Counties in Maryland by job destruction rate

Prince George's County had the highest job destruction rate of 24 counties in 2021, at 18.509%. Cecil County had the lowest, at 10.255%. The median was 14.769% and the figure for Maryland was 16.11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.509Prince George's County

Lowest10.255Cecil County

Median14.76924 counties

Maryland16.11History

Map of counties, 2021

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13 to 15
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16 and over

%, 2021. 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, 2021

%. 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

Rank	Counties	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Prince George's County	18.509	+6.01 pts
2	Allegany County	18.262	+6.08 pts
3	Montgomery County	18.232	+8.42 pts
4	Anne Arundel County	16.984	+5.32 pts
5	Charles County	16.6	+6.56 pts
6	Washington County	16.179	+6.56 pts
7	Howard County	15.984	+5.39 pts
8	Kent County	15.779	+4.76 pts
9	Baltimore County	15.695	+4.21 pts
10	Wicomico County	15.342	+3.89 pts
11	Frederick County	15.296	+4.64 pts
12	Queen Anne's County	14.812	+2.45 pts
13	Worcester County	14.726	+3.15 pts
14	Harford County	14.687	+4.06 pts
15	Calvert County	14.635	+5.02 pts
16	Baltimore city	14.032	+5.69 pts
17	Carroll County	13.858	+4.8 pts
18	Somerset County	13.75	+1.74 pts
19	Talbot County	13.657	+3.4 pts
20	St. Mary's County	13.131	+5.18 pts
21	Dorchester County	13.059	+6.62 pts
22	Garrett County	12.95	+0.67 pts
23	Caroline County	11.853	+2.02 pts
24	Cecil County	10.255	-1.16 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Maryland by job destruction rate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Maryland by job destruction rate, 2021. 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/maryland-counties?period=2021. 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 Maryland by job destruction rate, 2021. 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/maryland-counties?period=2021.

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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 Maryland by job destruction rate, 2021 [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/maryland-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Prince George's County, with 18.509% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Cecil County, with 10.255% in 2021.

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.