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Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate

Martin County had the highest job destruction rate of 92 counties in 2016, at 16.641%. Union County had the lowest, at 4.376%. The median was 8.927% and the figure for Indiana was 9.752%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.641Martin County
Lowest4.376Union County
Median8.92792 counties
Indiana9.752History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 9.03 %Allen County: 8.018 %Bartholomew County: 8.136 %Benton County: 13.686 %Blackford County: 13.238 %Boone County: 9.269 %Brown County: 13.247 %Carroll County: 7.884 %Cass County: 8.389 %Clark County: 8.698 %Clay County: 6.419 %Clinton County: 9.51 %Crawford County: 10.697 %Daviess County: 10.007 %Dearborn County: 7.738 %Decatur County: 5.985 %DeKalb County: 7.592 %Delaware County: 10.014 %Dubois County: 6.893 %Elkhart County: 8.3 %Fayette County: 6.575 %Floyd County: 8.668 %Fountain County: 11.169 %Franklin County: 7.989 %Fulton County: 12.921 %Gibson County: 6.373 %Grant County: 7.962 %Greene County: 15.248 %Hamilton County: 9.206 %Hancock County: 8.958 %Harrison County: 8.659 %Hendricks County: 10.145 %Henry County: 6.892 %Howard County: 6.962 %Huntington County: 7.543 %Jackson County: 6.459 %Jasper County: 8.294 %Jay County: 11.999 %Jefferson County: 6.924 %Jennings County: 10.69 %Johnson County: 9.487 %Knox County: 12.649 %Kosciusko County: 11.2 %LaGrange County: 8.597 %Lake County: 11.775 %LaPorte County: 8.257 %Lawrence County: 12.752 %Madison County: 12 %Marion County: 11.752 %Marshall County: 9.12 %Martin County: 16.641 %Miami County: 11.844 %Monroe County: 12.196 %Montgomery County: 9.13 %Morgan County: 11.404 %Newton County: 11.418 %Noble County: 8.118 %Ohio County: 7.611 %Orange County: 11.628 %Owen County: 6.101 %Parke County: 6.777 %Perry County: 8.471 %Pike County: 10.007 %Porter County: 9.927 %Posey County: 5.505 %Pulaski County: 9.758 %Putnam County: 5.619 %Randolph County: 14.33 %Ripley County: 7.196 %Rush County: 10.674 %St. Joseph County: 8.576 %Scott County: 8.51 %Shelby County: 7.42 %Spencer County: 9.681 %Starke County: 8.463 %Steuben County: 8.896 %Sullivan County: 11.022 %Switzerland County: 5.563 %Tippecanoe County: 8.03 %Tipton County: 14.124 %Union County: 4.376 %Vanderburgh County: 8.792 %Vermillion County: 7.338 %Vigo County: 10.665 %Wabash County: 8.707 %Warren County: 10.714 %Warrick County: 10.06 %Washington County: 6.997 %Wayne County: 10.347 %Wells County: 8.746 %White County: 12.451 %Whitley County: 11.004 %
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%, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Martin County: 16.641 %Martin County16.641Greene County: 15.248 %Greene County15.248Randolph County: 14.33 %Randolph County14.33Tipton County: 14.124 %Tipton County14.124Benton County: 13.686 %Benton County13.686Brown County: 13.247 %Brown County13.247Blackford County: 13.238 %Blackford County13.238Fulton County: 12.921 %Fulton County12.921Lawrence County: 12.752 %Lawrence County12.752Knox County: 12.649 %Knox County12.649White County: 12.451 %White County12.451Monroe County: 12.196 %Monroe County12.196Madison County: 12 %Madison County12Jay County: 11.999 %Jay County11.999Miami County: 11.844 %Miami County11.844Lake County: 11.775 %Lake County11.775Marion County: 11.752 %Marion County11.752Orange County: 11.628 %Orange County11.628Newton County: 11.418 %Newton County11.418Morgan County: 11.404 %Morgan County11.404Kosciusko County: 11.2 %Kosciusko County11.2Fountain County: 11.169 %Fountain County11.169Sullivan County: 11.022 %Sullivan County11.022Whitley County: 11.004 %Whitley County11.004Warren County: 10.714 %Warren County10.714Crawford County: 10.697 %Crawford County10.697Jennings County: 10.69 %Jennings County10.69Rush County: 10.674 %Rush County10.674Vigo County: 10.665 %Vigo County10.665Wayne County: 10.347 %Wayne County10.347Hendricks County: 10.145 %Hendricks County10.145Warrick County: 10.06 %Warrick County10.06Delaware County: 10.014 %Delaware County10.014Daviess County: 10.007 %Daviess County10.007Pike County: 10.007 %Pike County10.007Porter County: 9.927 %Porter County9.927Pulaski County: 9.758 %Pulaski County9.758Spencer County: 9.681 %Spencer County9.681Clinton County: 9.51 %Clinton County9.51Johnson County: 9.487 %Johnson County9.487Martin County: 16.641 %Martin County16.641Greene County: 15.248 %Greene County15.248Randolph County: 14.33 %Randolph County14.33Tipton County: 14.124 %Tipton County14.124Benton County: 13.686 %Benton County13.686Brown County: 13.247 %Brown County13.247Blackford County: 13.238 %Blackford County13.238Fulton County: 12.921 %Fulton County12.921Lawrence County: 12.752 %Lawrence County12.752Knox County: 12.649 %Knox County12.649White County: 12.451 %White County12.451Monroe County: 12.196 %Monroe County12.196Madison County: 12 %Madison County12Jay County: 11.999 %Jay County11.999Miami County: 11.844 %Miami County11.844Lake County: 11.775 %Lake County11.775Marion County: 11.752 %Marion County11.752Orange County: 11.628 %Orange County11.628Newton County: 11.418 %Newton County11.418Morgan County: 11.404 %Morgan County11.404Kosciusko County: 11.2 %Kosciusko County11.2Fountain County: 11.169 %Fountain County11.169Sullivan County: 11.022 %Sullivan County11.022Whitley County: 11.004 %Whitley County11.004Warren County: 10.714 %Warren County10.714Crawford County: 10.697 %Crawford County10.697Jennings County: 10.69 %Jennings County10.69Rush County: 10.674 %Rush County10.674Vigo County: 10.665 %Vigo County10.665Wayne County: 10.347 %Wayne County10.347Hendricks County: 10.145 %Hendricks County10.145Warrick County: 10.06 %Warrick County10.06Delaware County: 10.014 %Delaware County10.014Daviess County: 10.007 %Daviess County10.007Pike County: 10.007 %Pike County10.007Porter County: 9.927 %Porter County9.927Pulaski County: 9.758 %Pulaski County9.758Spencer County: 9.681 %Spencer County9.681Clinton County: 9.51 %Clinton County9.51Johnson County: 9.487 %Johnson County9.487
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Martin County16.641+5.06 pts
2Greene County15.248-0.41 pts
3Randolph County14.33+0.09 pts
4Tipton County14.124+6.24 pts
5Benton County13.686+4.73 pts
6Brown County13.247+0.85 pts
7Blackford County13.238+4.38 pts
8Fulton County12.921+3.6 pts
9Lawrence County12.752+0.27 pts
10Knox County12.649-0.65 pts
11White County12.451+3.2 pts
12Monroe County12.196+2.3 pts
13Madison County12+2.41 pts
14Jay County11.999+3.91 pts
15Miami County11.844+2.27 pts
16Lake County11.775+1.6 pts
17Marion County11.752+0.75 pts
18Orange County11.628-1.88 pts
19Newton County11.418-2.24 pts
20Morgan County11.404+0.53 pts
21Kosciusko County11.2+2.24 pts
22Fountain County11.169-1.75 pts
23Sullivan County11.022+4.15 pts
24Whitley County11.004+3.84 pts
25Warren County10.714+1.79 pts
26Crawford County10.697+3.75 pts
27Jennings County10.69+1 pts
28Rush County10.674-5.17 pts
29Vigo County10.665-1.98 pts
30Wayne County10.347+1.97 pts
31Hendricks County10.145-2.22 pts
32Warrick County10.06+1.74 pts
33Delaware County10.014-0.62 pts
34Daviess County10.007-1.33 pts
34Pike County10.007-14.11 pts
36Porter County9.927+0.61 pts
37Pulaski County9.758+1.08 pts
38Spencer County9.681-0.22 pts
39Clinton County9.51+2.05 pts
40Johnson County9.487+0.53 pts
41Boone County9.269-1.55 pts
42Hamilton County9.206-1.88 pts
43Montgomery County9.13+1.36 pts
44Marshall County9.12+1.57 pts
45Adams County9.03+2.97 pts
46Hancock County8.958+0.84 pts
47Steuben County8.896-0.62 pts
48Vanderburgh County8.792-1.03 pts
49Wells County8.746-17.31 pts
50Wabash County8.707-4.71 pts
51Clark County8.698-1.87 pts
52Floyd County8.668-0.43 pts
53Harrison County8.659-0.64 pts
54LaGrange County8.597-2.2 pts
55St. Joseph County8.576+0.1 pts
56Scott County8.51-3.18 pts
57Perry County8.471-4.98 pts
58Starke County8.463-3.03 pts
59Cass County8.389+2.4 pts
60Elkhart County8.3-0.37 pts
61Jasper County8.294-1.36 pts
62LaPorte County8.257-2.11 pts
63Bartholomew County8.136+0.4 pts
64Noble County8.118+1.04 pts
65Tippecanoe County8.03-0.93 pts
66Allen County8.018-3.42 pts
67Franklin County7.989-6.92 pts
68Grant County7.962-1.29 pts
69Carroll County7.884+1.11 pts
70Dearborn County7.738-1.13 pts
71Ohio County7.611-4.49 pts
72DeKalb County7.592+1.06 pts
73Huntington County7.543-0.75 pts
74Shelby County7.42-1.25 pts
75Vermillion County7.338-1.39 pts
76Ripley County7.196-1.67 pts
77Washington County6.997-2.34 pts
78Howard County6.962-1.3 pts
79Jefferson County6.924+1.24 pts
80Dubois County6.893+0.59 pts
81Henry County6.892-2.73 pts
82Parke County6.777-2.62 pts
83Fayette County6.575-2.16 pts
84Jackson County6.459-1.3 pts
85Clay County6.419-5.83 pts
86Gibson County6.373+0.75 pts
87Owen County6.101-7.56 pts
88Decatur County5.985-1.46 pts
89Putnam County5.619-6.35 pts
90Switzerland County5.563-13.5 pts
91Posey County5.505-0.29 pts
92Union County4.376-6.02 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/indiana-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/indiana-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/indiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Martin County, with 16.641% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 4.376% in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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