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Counties in Maine by job destruction rate

Somerset County had the highest job destruction rate of 16 counties in 2017, at 14.823%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 7.494%. The median was 10.639% and the figure for Maine was 10.921%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.823Somerset County
Lowest7.494Franklin County
Median10.63916 counties
Maine10.921History

Map of counties, 2017

Androscoggin County: 10.784 %Aroostook County: 10.494 %Cumberland County: 10.901 %Franklin County: 7.494 %Hancock County: 10.467 %Kennebec County: 9.002 %Knox County: 11.18 %Lincoln County: 11.752 %Oxford County: 9.94 %Penobscot County: 11.78 %Piscataquis County: 9.108 %Sagadahoc County: 8.708 %Somerset County: 14.823 %Waldo County: 11.139 %Washington County: 10.458 %York County: 12.41 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Somerset County: 14.823 %Somerset County14.823York County: 12.41 %York County12.41Penobscot County: 11.78 %Penobscot County11.78Lincoln County: 11.752 %Lincoln County11.752Knox County: 11.18 %Knox County11.18Waldo County: 11.139 %Waldo County11.139Cumberland County: 10.901 %Cumberland County10.901Androscoggin County: 10.784 %Androscoggin County10.784Aroostook County: 10.494 %Aroostook County10.494Hancock County: 10.467 %Hancock County10.467Washington County: 10.458 %Washington County10.458Oxford County: 9.94 %Oxford County9.94Piscataquis County: 9.108 %Piscataquis County9.108Kennebec County: 9.002 %Kennebec County9.002Sagadahoc County: 8.708 %Sagadahoc County8.708Franklin County: 7.494 %Franklin County7.494Somerset County: 14.823 %Somerset County14.823York County: 12.41 %York County12.41Penobscot County: 11.78 %Penobscot County11.78Lincoln County: 11.752 %Lincoln County11.752Knox County: 11.18 %Knox County11.18Waldo County: 11.139 %Waldo County11.139Cumberland County: 10.901 %Cumberland County10.901Androscoggin County: 10.784 %Androscoggin County10.784Aroostook County: 10.494 %Aroostook County10.494Hancock County: 10.467 %Hancock County10.467Washington County: 10.458 %Washington County10.458Oxford County: 9.94 %Oxford County9.94Piscataquis County: 9.108 %Piscataquis County9.108Kennebec County: 9.002 %Kennebec County9.002Sagadahoc County: 8.708 %Sagadahoc County8.708Franklin County: 7.494 %Franklin County7.494
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Somerset County14.823+5.87 pts
2York County12.41+3.62 pts
3Penobscot County11.78+2.29 pts
4Lincoln County11.752+3.69 pts
5Knox County11.18+1.45 pts
6Waldo County11.139-1.56 pts
7Cumberland County10.901+1.4 pts
8Androscoggin County10.784+2.94 pts
9Aroostook County10.494+0.21 pts
10Hancock County10.467-0.9 pts
11Washington County10.458+1.2 pts
12Oxford County9.94+0.77 pts
13Piscataquis County9.108+2.27 pts
14Kennebec County9.002+1.16 pts
15Sagadahoc County8.708+1.11 pts
16Franklin County7.494-6.24 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Somerset County, with 14.823% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Franklin County, with 7.494% in 2017.

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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