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Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate

Fayette County had the highest job destruction rate of 92 counties in 2022, at 22.443%. Fountain County had the lowest, at 5.251%. The median was 10.52% and the figure for Indiana was 10.804%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.443Fayette County
Lowest5.251Fountain County
Median10.5292 counties
Indiana10.804History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.309 %Allen County: 10.262 %Bartholomew County: 16.139 %Benton County: 12.777 %Blackford County: 12.191 %Boone County: 7.681 %Brown County: 12.839 %Carroll County: 11.651 %Cass County: 8.168 %Clark County: 11.493 %Clay County: 6.035 %Clinton County: 7.256 %Crawford County: 7.234 %Daviess County: 8.176 %Dearborn County: 10.754 %Decatur County: 7.599 %DeKalb County: 7.008 %Delaware County: 11.353 %Dubois County: 7.264 %Elkhart County: 10.288 %Fayette County: 22.443 %Floyd County: 9.757 %Fountain County: 5.251 %Franklin County: 8.236 %Fulton County: 10.293 %Gibson County: 8.729 %Grant County: 8.46 %Greene County: 10.549 %Hamilton County: 12.346 %Hancock County: 12.165 %Harrison County: 9.658 %Hendricks County: 13.04 %Henry County: 12.106 %Howard County: 8.326 %Huntington County: 8.799 %Jackson County: 6.491 %Jasper County: 12.874 %Jay County: 13.056 %Jefferson County: 8.69 %Jennings County: 12.655 %Johnson County: 12.944 %Knox County: 11.597 %Kosciusko County: 7.97 %LaGrange County: 21.992 %Lake County: 12.122 %LaPorte County: 10.516 %Lawrence County: 10.924 %Madison County: 11.686 %Marion County: 11.524 %Marshall County: 11.772 %Martin County: 21.321 %Miami County: 15.851 %Monroe County: 11.582 %Montgomery County: 10.202 %Morgan County: 15.904 %Newton County: 18.501 %Noble County: 14.398 %Ohio County: 7.802 %Orange County: 13.324 %Owen County: 9.792 %Parke County: 15.426 %Perry County: 9.161 %Pike County: 13.783 %Porter County: 10.451 %Posey County: 5.769 %Pulaski County: 8.439 %Putnam County: 7.03 %Randolph County: 12.47 %Ripley County: 5.865 %Rush County: 12.364 %St. Joseph County: 9.663 %Scott County: 10.936 %Shelby County: 10.754 %Spencer County: 10.844 %Starke County: 14.082 %Steuben County: 11.287 %Sullivan County: 10.518 %Switzerland County: 9.506 %Tippecanoe County: 8.884 %Tipton County: 8.983 %Union County: 10.92 %Vanderburgh County: 9.573 %Vermillion County: 6.708 %Vigo County: 11.038 %Wabash County: 11.663 %Warren County: 11.064 %Warrick County: 9.613 %Washington County: 10.522 %Wayne County: 10.24 %Wells County: 9.826 %White County: 8.93 %Whitley County: 10.256 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Fayette County: 22.443 %Fayette County22.443LaGrange County: 21.992 %LaGrange County21.992Martin County: 21.321 %Martin County21.321Newton County: 18.501 %Newton County18.501Bartholomew County: 16.139 %Bartholomew County16.139Morgan County: 15.904 %Morgan County15.904Miami County: 15.851 %Miami County15.851Parke County: 15.426 %Parke County15.426Noble County: 14.398 %Noble County14.398Starke County: 14.082 %Starke County14.082Pike County: 13.783 %Pike County13.783Orange County: 13.324 %Orange County13.324Jay County: 13.056 %Jay County13.056Hendricks County: 13.04 %Hendricks County13.04Johnson County: 12.944 %Johnson County12.944Jasper County: 12.874 %Jasper County12.874Brown County: 12.839 %Brown County12.839Benton County: 12.777 %Benton County12.777Jennings County: 12.655 %Jennings County12.655Randolph County: 12.47 %Randolph County12.47Rush County: 12.364 %Rush County12.364Hamilton County: 12.346 %Hamilton County12.346Blackford County: 12.191 %Blackford County12.191Hancock County: 12.165 %Hancock County12.165Lake County: 12.122 %Lake County12.122Henry County: 12.106 %Henry County12.106Marshall County: 11.772 %Marshall County11.772Madison County: 11.686 %Madison County11.686Wabash County: 11.663 %Wabash County11.663Carroll County: 11.651 %Carroll County11.651Knox County: 11.597 %Knox County11.597Monroe County: 11.582 %Monroe County11.582Marion County: 11.524 %Marion County11.524Clark County: 11.493 %Clark County11.493Delaware County: 11.353 %Delaware County11.353Steuben County: 11.287 %Steuben County11.287Warren County: 11.064 %Warren County11.064Vigo County: 11.038 %Vigo County11.038Scott County: 10.936 %Scott County10.936Lawrence County: 10.924 %Lawrence County10.924Fayette County: 22.443 %Fayette County22.443LaGrange County: 21.992 %LaGrange County21.992Martin County: 21.321 %Martin County21.321Newton County: 18.501 %Newton County18.501Bartholomew County: 16.139 %Bartholomew County16.139Morgan County: 15.904 %Morgan County15.904Miami County: 15.851 %Miami County15.851Parke County: 15.426 %Parke County15.426Noble County: 14.398 %Noble County14.398Starke County: 14.082 %Starke County14.082Pike County: 13.783 %Pike County13.783Orange County: 13.324 %Orange County13.324Jay County: 13.056 %Jay County13.056Hendricks County: 13.04 %Hendricks County13.04Johnson County: 12.944 %Johnson County12.944Jasper County: 12.874 %Jasper County12.874Brown County: 12.839 %Brown County12.839Benton County: 12.777 %Benton County12.777Jennings County: 12.655 %Jennings County12.655Randolph County: 12.47 %Randolph County12.47Rush County: 12.364 %Rush County12.364Hamilton County: 12.346 %Hamilton County12.346Blackford County: 12.191 %Blackford County12.191Hancock County: 12.165 %Hancock County12.165Lake County: 12.122 %Lake County12.122Henry County: 12.106 %Henry County12.106Marshall County: 11.772 %Marshall County11.772Madison County: 11.686 %Madison County11.686Wabash County: 11.663 %Wabash County11.663Carroll County: 11.651 %Carroll County11.651Knox County: 11.597 %Knox County11.597Monroe County: 11.582 %Monroe County11.582Marion County: 11.524 %Marion County11.524Clark County: 11.493 %Clark County11.493Delaware County: 11.353 %Delaware County11.353Steuben County: 11.287 %Steuben County11.287Warren County: 11.064 %Warren County11.064Vigo County: 11.038 %Vigo County11.038Scott County: 10.936 %Scott County10.936Lawrence County: 10.924 %Lawrence County10.924
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fayette County22.443+13.66 pts
2LaGrange County21.992+12.99 pts
3Martin County21.321+6.79 pts
4Newton County18.501+8.09 pts
5Bartholomew County16.139+3.49 pts
6Morgan County15.904+3.34 pts
7Miami County15.851+4.18 pts
8Parke County15.426+4.12 pts
9Noble County14.398-1.71 pts
10Starke County14.082-1.16 pts
11Pike County13.783+1.18 pts
12Orange County13.324-2.88 pts
13Jay County13.056+1.04 pts
14Hendricks County13.04-1.27 pts
15Johnson County12.944+0.99 pts
16Jasper County12.874-0.37 pts
17Brown County12.839-4.88 pts
18Benton County12.777+2.18 pts
19Jennings County12.655+3.83 pts
20Randolph County12.47+3.02 pts
21Rush County12.364-9.97 pts
22Hamilton County12.346-3.13 pts
23Blackford County12.191-1.26 pts
24Hancock County12.165+1.03 pts
25Lake County12.122-3 pts
26Henry County12.106+1.69 pts
27Marshall County11.772+0.5 pts
28Madison County11.686-3.89 pts
29Wabash County11.663-0.78 pts
30Carroll County11.651+0.71 pts
31Knox County11.597-0.52 pts
32Monroe County11.582-4.54 pts
33Marion County11.524-3.21 pts
34Clark County11.493-2.36 pts
35Delaware County11.353-5.22 pts
36Steuben County11.287-3.47 pts
37Warren County11.064-8.3 pts
38Vigo County11.038-3.31 pts
39Scott County10.936-2.91 pts
40Lawrence County10.924-0.62 pts
41Union County10.92-3.28 pts
42Spencer County10.844-1.32 pts
43Dearborn County10.754-4.38 pts
43Shelby County10.754-0.78 pts
45Greene County10.549-1.21 pts
46Washington County10.522-0.79 pts
47Sullivan County10.518-3.01 pts
48LaPorte County10.516-5.54 pts
49Porter County10.451-2.08 pts
50Fulton County10.293-0.63 pts
51Elkhart County10.288-0.2 pts
52Allen County10.262-1.38 pts
53Whitley County10.256-0.99 pts
54Wayne County10.24-3.71 pts
55Montgomery County10.202-0.23 pts
56Wells County9.826-4.13 pts
57Owen County9.792-1.04 pts
58Floyd County9.757-2.71 pts
59St. Joseph County9.663-4.31 pts
60Harrison County9.658-2.57 pts
61Warrick County9.613-6.66 pts
62Vanderburgh County9.573-3.95 pts
63Switzerland County9.506-12.46 pts
64Adams County9.309+0.75 pts
65Perry County9.161-1.76 pts
66Tipton County8.983-0.42 pts
67White County8.93-4.78 pts
68Tippecanoe County8.884-5.37 pts
69Huntington County8.799-5.68 pts
70Gibson County8.729+2.05 pts
71Jefferson County8.69-1.6 pts
72Grant County8.46-4.07 pts
73Pulaski County8.439-1.3 pts
74Howard County8.326-1.34 pts
75Franklin County8.236-1.51 pts
76Daviess County8.176-3.36 pts
77Cass County8.168-3.41 pts
78Kosciusko County7.97-1.28 pts
79Ohio County7.802-16.36 pts
80Boone County7.681-3.19 pts
81Decatur County7.599-2.33 pts
82Dubois County7.264-2.03 pts
83Clinton County7.256-5.96 pts
84Crawford County7.234-13.46 pts
85Putnam County7.03-7.91 pts
86DeKalb County7.008-2.32 pts
87Vermillion County6.708-2.12 pts
88Jackson County6.491-1.46 pts
89Clay County6.035-8.93 pts
90Ripley County5.865-3.85 pts
91Posey County5.769-5.16 pts
92Fountain County5.251-3.37 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Fayette County, with 22.443% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fountain County, with 5.251% in 2022.

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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