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Counties in Maine by job destruction rate

Piscataquis County had the highest job destruction rate of 16 counties in 2013, at 18.245%. Sagadahoc County had the lowest, at 8.157%. The median was 11.082% and the figure for Maine was 11.293%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.245Piscataquis County
Lowest8.157Sagadahoc County
Median11.08216 counties
Maine11.293History

Map of counties, 2013

Androscoggin County: 10.097 %Aroostook County: 8.976 %Cumberland County: 11.68 %Franklin County: 9.643 %Hancock County: 12.223 %Kennebec County: 10.133 %Knox County: 13.082 %Lincoln County: 11.38 %Oxford County: 8.667 %Penobscot County: 10.884 %Piscataquis County: 18.245 %Sagadahoc County: 8.157 %Somerset County: 8.213 %Waldo County: 11.279 %Washington County: 13.565 %York County: 14.192 %
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%, 2013. 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.

All counties, 2013

Piscataquis County: 18.245 %Piscataquis County18.245York County: 14.192 %York County14.192Washington County: 13.565 %Washington County13.565Knox County: 13.082 %Knox County13.082Hancock County: 12.223 %Hancock County12.223Cumberland County: 11.68 %Cumberland County11.68Lincoln County: 11.38 %Lincoln County11.38Waldo County: 11.279 %Waldo County11.279Penobscot County: 10.884 %Penobscot County10.884Kennebec County: 10.133 %Kennebec County10.133Androscoggin County: 10.097 %Androscoggin County10.097Franklin County: 9.643 %Franklin County9.643Aroostook County: 8.976 %Aroostook County8.976Oxford County: 8.667 %Oxford County8.667Somerset County: 8.213 %Somerset County8.213Sagadahoc County: 8.157 %Sagadahoc County8.157Piscataquis County: 18.245 %Piscataquis County18.245York County: 14.192 %York County14.192Washington County: 13.565 %Washington County13.565Knox County: 13.082 %Knox County13.082Hancock County: 12.223 %Hancock County12.223Cumberland County: 11.68 %Cumberland County11.68Lincoln County: 11.38 %Lincoln County11.38Waldo County: 11.279 %Waldo County11.279Penobscot County: 10.884 %Penobscot County10.884Kennebec County: 10.133 %Kennebec County10.133Androscoggin County: 10.097 %Androscoggin County10.097Franklin County: 9.643 %Franklin County9.643Aroostook County: 8.976 %Aroostook County8.976Oxford County: 8.667 %Oxford County8.667Somerset County: 8.213 %Somerset County8.213Sagadahoc County: 8.157 %Sagadahoc County8.157
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Piscataquis County18.245+9.22 pts
2York County14.192+3.19 pts
3Washington County13.565+2.47 pts
4Knox County13.082-1.43 pts
5Hancock County12.223+1.42 pts
6Cumberland County11.68+0.87 pts
7Lincoln County11.38-0.37 pts
8Waldo County11.279-4.46 pts
9Penobscot County10.884+1.12 pts
10Kennebec County10.133-0.28 pts
11Androscoggin County10.097+0.84 pts
12Franklin County9.643-0.41 pts
13Aroostook County8.976-1.55 pts
14Oxford County8.667-2.93 pts
15Somerset County8.213-3.21 pts
16Sagadahoc County8.157+1.09 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Maine by job destruction rate, 2013) [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 Maine by job destruction rate, 2013. 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/maine-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Maine by job destruction rate, 2013. 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/maine-counties?period=2013.

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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 Maine by job destruction rate, 2013 [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/maine-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Piscataquis County, with 18.245% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sagadahoc County, with 8.157% in 2013.

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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