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Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate

Fayette County had the highest job destruction rate of 92 counties in 2020, at 18.593%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 5.521%. The median was 10.346% and the figure for Indiana was 10.937%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.593Fayette County
Lowest5.521Crawford County
Median10.34692 counties
Indiana10.937History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 9.378 %Allen County: 10.351 %Bartholomew County: 7.99 %Benton County: 13.834 %Blackford County: 16.111 %Boone County: 12.075 %Brown County: 16.008 %Carroll County: 6.735 %Cass County: 10.594 %Clark County: 11.111 %Clay County: 10.34 %Clinton County: 14.564 %Crawford County: 5.521 %Daviess County: 8.41 %Dearborn County: 9.833 %Decatur County: 8.475 %DeKalb County: 12.435 %Delaware County: 12.85 %Dubois County: 8.412 %Elkhart County: 10.169 %Fayette County: 18.593 %Floyd County: 12.912 %Fountain County: 7.366 %Franklin County: 8.533 %Fulton County: 7.815 %Gibson County: 10.677 %Grant County: 7.844 %Greene County: 16.264 %Hamilton County: 11.073 %Hancock County: 8.652 %Harrison County: 9.928 %Hendricks County: 9.408 %Henry County: 8.017 %Howard County: 11.715 %Huntington County: 10.999 %Jackson County: 11.426 %Jasper County: 10.363 %Jay County: 12.484 %Jefferson County: 8.42 %Jennings County: 6.106 %Johnson County: 10.477 %Knox County: 9.941 %Kosciusko County: 12.933 %LaGrange County: 9.832 %Lake County: 9.46 %LaPorte County: 9.119 %Lawrence County: 15.159 %Madison County: 10.06 %Marion County: 12.674 %Marshall County: 9.121 %Martin County: 15.988 %Miami County: 15.462 %Monroe County: 11.487 %Montgomery County: 9.983 %Morgan County: 11.288 %Newton County: 18.134 %Noble County: 9.132 %Ohio County: 12.867 %Orange County: 10.321 %Owen County: 10.648 %Parke County: 17.211 %Perry County: 11.248 %Pike County: 7.591 %Porter County: 9.596 %Posey County: 6.798 %Pulaski County: 9.955 %Putnam County: 13.599 %Randolph County: 11.514 %Ripley County: 9.416 %Rush County: 11.867 %St. Joseph County: 9.186 %Scott County: 8.351 %Shelby County: 11.222 %Spencer County: 8.888 %Starke County: 16.588 %Steuben County: 9.222 %Sullivan County: 11.36 %Switzerland County: 9.236 %Tippecanoe County: 12.477 %Tipton County: 10.966 %Union County: 8.63 %Vanderburgh County: 10.834 %Vermillion County: 7.373 %Vigo County: 10.055 %Wabash County: 10.049 %Warren County: 11.327 %Warrick County: 8.189 %Washington County: 12.166 %Wayne County: 9.333 %Wells County: 10.385 %White County: 12.265 %Whitley County: 6.478 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Fayette County: 18.593 %Fayette County18.593Newton County: 18.134 %Newton County18.134Parke County: 17.211 %Parke County17.211Starke County: 16.588 %Starke County16.588Greene County: 16.264 %Greene County16.264Blackford County: 16.111 %Blackford County16.111Brown County: 16.008 %Brown County16.008Martin County: 15.988 %Martin County15.988Miami County: 15.462 %Miami County15.462Lawrence County: 15.159 %Lawrence County15.159Clinton County: 14.564 %Clinton County14.564Benton County: 13.834 %Benton County13.834Putnam County: 13.599 %Putnam County13.599Kosciusko County: 12.933 %Kosciusko County12.933Floyd County: 12.912 %Floyd County12.912Ohio County: 12.867 %Ohio County12.867Delaware County: 12.85 %Delaware County12.85Marion County: 12.674 %Marion County12.674Jay County: 12.484 %Jay County12.484Tippecanoe County: 12.477 %Tippecanoe County12.477DeKalb County: 12.435 %DeKalb County12.435White County: 12.265 %White County12.265Washington County: 12.166 %Washington County12.166Boone County: 12.075 %Boone County12.075Rush County: 11.867 %Rush County11.867Howard County: 11.715 %Howard County11.715Randolph County: 11.514 %Randolph County11.514Monroe County: 11.487 %Monroe County11.487Jackson County: 11.426 %Jackson County11.426Sullivan County: 11.36 %Sullivan County11.36Warren County: 11.327 %Warren County11.327Morgan County: 11.288 %Morgan County11.288Perry County: 11.248 %Perry County11.248Shelby County: 11.222 %Shelby County11.222Clark County: 11.111 %Clark County11.111Hamilton County: 11.073 %Hamilton County11.073Huntington County: 10.999 %Huntington County10.999Tipton County: 10.966 %Tipton County10.966Vanderburgh County: 10.834 %Vanderburgh County10.834Gibson County: 10.677 %Gibson County10.677Fayette County: 18.593 %Fayette County18.593Newton County: 18.134 %Newton County18.134Parke County: 17.211 %Parke County17.211Starke County: 16.588 %Starke County16.588Greene County: 16.264 %Greene County16.264Blackford County: 16.111 %Blackford County16.111Brown County: 16.008 %Brown County16.008Martin County: 15.988 %Martin County15.988Miami County: 15.462 %Miami County15.462Lawrence County: 15.159 %Lawrence County15.159Clinton County: 14.564 %Clinton County14.564Benton County: 13.834 %Benton County13.834Putnam County: 13.599 %Putnam County13.599Kosciusko County: 12.933 %Kosciusko County12.933Floyd County: 12.912 %Floyd County12.912Ohio County: 12.867 %Ohio County12.867Delaware County: 12.85 %Delaware County12.85Marion County: 12.674 %Marion County12.674Jay County: 12.484 %Jay County12.484Tippecanoe County: 12.477 %Tippecanoe County12.477DeKalb County: 12.435 %DeKalb County12.435White County: 12.265 %White County12.265Washington County: 12.166 %Washington County12.166Boone County: 12.075 %Boone County12.075Rush County: 11.867 %Rush County11.867Howard County: 11.715 %Howard County11.715Randolph County: 11.514 %Randolph County11.514Monroe County: 11.487 %Monroe County11.487Jackson County: 11.426 %Jackson County11.426Sullivan County: 11.36 %Sullivan County11.36Warren County: 11.327 %Warren County11.327Morgan County: 11.288 %Morgan County11.288Perry County: 11.248 %Perry County11.248Shelby County: 11.222 %Shelby County11.222Clark County: 11.111 %Clark County11.111Hamilton County: 11.073 %Hamilton County11.073Huntington County: 10.999 %Huntington County10.999Tipton County: 10.966 %Tipton County10.966Vanderburgh County: 10.834 %Vanderburgh County10.834Gibson County: 10.677 %Gibson County10.677
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Fayette County18.593+7.93 pts
2Newton County18.134+9.68 pts
3Parke County17.211+9.53 pts
4Starke County16.588+3.46 pts
5Greene County16.264+4.57 pts
6Blackford County16.111+9.22 pts
7Brown County16.008-20.2 pts
8Martin County15.988+1.7 pts
9Miami County15.462+7.8 pts
10Lawrence County15.159+6.86 pts
11Clinton County14.564+8.18 pts
12Benton County13.834-2.75 pts
13Putnam County13.599+7.64 pts
14Kosciusko County12.933+3.33 pts
15Floyd County12.912+4.38 pts
16Ohio County12.867-4.95 pts
17Delaware County12.85+2.2 pts
18Marion County12.674+3.21 pts
19Jay County12.484-3.5 pts
20Tippecanoe County12.477+4.72 pts
21DeKalb County12.435-2.47 pts
22White County12.265+5.79 pts
23Washington County12.166+1.18 pts
24Boone County12.075+3.64 pts
25Rush County11.867+2.81 pts
26Howard County11.715+1.15 pts
27Randolph County11.514-2.08 pts
28Monroe County11.487+1.78 pts
29Jackson County11.426+6.81 pts
30Sullivan County11.36+4.5 pts
31Warren County11.327+2.93 pts
32Morgan County11.288+0.64 pts
33Perry County11.248+1.46 pts
34Shelby County11.222+1.92 pts
35Clark County11.111-0.32 pts
36Hamilton County11.073+0.83 pts
37Huntington County10.999+2.76 pts
38Tipton County10.966+4.5 pts
39Vanderburgh County10.834+1.21 pts
40Gibson County10.677+2.82 pts
41Owen County10.648+3.41 pts
42Cass County10.594+3.48 pts
43Johnson County10.477+1.12 pts
44Wells County10.385+5.31 pts
45Jasper County10.363+1.68 pts
46Allen County10.351+2.68 pts
47Clay County10.34+2.14 pts
48Orange County10.321-0.4 pts
49Elkhart County10.169-2.81 pts
50Madison County10.06+0.32 pts
51Vigo County10.055-1.69 pts
52Wabash County10.049+2.82 pts
53Montgomery County9.983+4 pts
54Pulaski County9.955+5.59 pts
55Knox County9.941-0.41 pts
56Harrison County9.928+1.79 pts
57Dearborn County9.833+0.21 pts
58LaGrange County9.832-1.1 pts
59Porter County9.596+1.44 pts
60Lake County9.46+0.87 pts
61Ripley County9.416+3.57 pts
62Hendricks County9.408+1.93 pts
63Adams County9.378+3.48 pts
64Wayne County9.333-0.13 pts
65Switzerland County9.236+0.19 pts
66Steuben County9.222+2.5 pts
67St. Joseph County9.186+1.6 pts
68Noble County9.132+2.4 pts
69Marshall County9.121+0.68 pts
70LaPorte County9.119-1.73 pts
71Spencer County8.888-2.14 pts
72Hancock County8.652+0.36 pts
73Union County8.63+2.3 pts
74Franklin County8.533+2.78 pts
75Decatur County8.475-1.72 pts
76Jefferson County8.42+1.14 pts
77Dubois County8.412+0.99 pts
78Daviess County8.41+0.5 pts
79Scott County8.351-1.8 pts
80Warrick County8.189-3.36 pts
81Henry County8.017+0.13 pts
82Bartholomew County7.99-2.81 pts
83Grant County7.844+1.37 pts
84Fulton County7.815+1.17 pts
85Pike County7.591-2.28 pts
86Vermillion County7.373-2.06 pts
87Fountain County7.366-2.38 pts
88Posey County6.798-0.15 pts
89Carroll County6.735+1.72 pts
90Whitley County6.478-0.31 pts
91Jennings County6.106-3.91 pts
92Crawford County5.521-4.17 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Fayette County, with 18.593% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crawford County, with 5.521% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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