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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate, 2023

Crawford County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2023, at 22.623%. Madison County had the lowest, at 4.732%. The median was 10.098% and the figure for Ohio was 10.696%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.623Crawford County
Lowest4.732Madison County
Median10.09888 counties
Ohio10.696History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 10.114 %Allen County: 8.364 %Ashland County: 13.462 %Ashtabula County: 10.362 %Athens County: 11.504 %Auglaize County: 6.282 %Belmont County: 12.247 %Brown County: 17.872 %Butler County: 10.309 %Carroll County: 8.477 %Champaign County: 8.929 %Clark County: 9.501 %Clermont County: 8.798 %Clinton County: 11.276 %Columbiana County: 10.343 %Coshocton County: 9.638 %Crawford County: 22.623 %Cuyahoga County: 9.885 %Darke County: 7.614 %Defiance County: 13.183 %Delaware County: 14.866 %Erie County: 9.045 %Fairfield County: 9.365 %Fayette County: 10.762 %Franklin County: 11.702 %Fulton County: 9.679 %Gallia County: 7.891 %Geauga County: 10.288 %Greene County: 10.171 %Guernsey County: 12.83 %Hamilton County: 9.239 %Hancock County: 9.13 %Hardin County: 8.961 %Harrison County: 11.636 %Henry County: 12.695 %Highland County: 7.271 %Hocking County: 10.081 %Holmes County: 8.827 %Huron County: 7.289 %Jackson County: 7.314 %Jefferson County: 17.516 %Knox County: 11.348 %Lake County: 10.714 %Lawrence County: 17.369 %Licking County: 8.794 %Logan County: 6.942 %Lorain County: 11.003 %Lucas County: 10.068 %Madison County: 4.732 %Mahoning County: 12.006 %Marion County: 10.5 %Medina County: 10.153 %Meigs County: 11.203 %Mercer County: 7.976 %Miami County: 10.87 %Monroe County: 8.624 %Montgomery County: 9.333 %Morgan County: 19.34 %Morrow County: 22.245 %Muskingum County: 7.305 %Noble County: 9.338 %Ottawa County: 9.515 %Paulding County: 14.115 %Perry County: 9.103 %Pickaway County: 13.239 %Pike County: 10.256 %Portage County: 8.349 %Preble County: 9.927 %Putnam County: 8.497 %Richland County: 11.134 %Ross County: 7.478 %Sandusky County: 10.79 %Scioto County: 9.819 %Seneca County: 11.483 %Shelby County: 11.692 %Stark County: 10.973 %Summit County: 13.587 %Trumbull County: 11.232 %Tuscarawas County: 8.649 %Union County: 6.244 %Van Wert County: 6.372 %Vinton County: 7.262 %Warren County: 9.359 %Washington County: 8.579 %Wayne County: 10.224 %Williams County: 7.2 %Wood County: 11.505 %Wyandot County: 12.207 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Crawford County: 22.623 %Crawford County22.623Morrow County: 22.245 %Morrow County22.245Morgan County: 19.34 %Morgan County19.34Brown County: 17.872 %Brown County17.872Jefferson County: 17.516 %Jefferson County17.516Lawrence County: 17.369 %Lawrence County17.369Delaware County: 14.866 %Delaware County14.866Paulding County: 14.115 %Paulding County14.115Summit County: 13.587 %Summit County13.587Ashland County: 13.462 %Ashland County13.462Pickaway County: 13.239 %Pickaway County13.239Defiance County: 13.183 %Defiance County13.183Guernsey County: 12.83 %Guernsey County12.83Henry County: 12.695 %Henry County12.695Belmont County: 12.247 %Belmont County12.247Wyandot County: 12.207 %Wyandot County12.207Mahoning County: 12.006 %Mahoning County12.006Franklin County: 11.702 %Franklin County11.702Shelby County: 11.692 %Shelby County11.692Harrison County: 11.636 %Harrison County11.636Wood County: 11.505 %Wood County11.505Athens County: 11.504 %Athens County11.504Seneca County: 11.483 %Seneca County11.483Knox County: 11.348 %Knox County11.348Clinton County: 11.276 %Clinton County11.276Trumbull County: 11.232 %Trumbull County11.232Meigs County: 11.203 %Meigs County11.203Richland County: 11.134 %Richland County11.134Lorain County: 11.003 %Lorain County11.003Stark County: 10.973 %Stark County10.973Miami County: 10.87 %Miami County10.87Sandusky County: 10.79 %Sandusky County10.79Fayette County: 10.762 %Fayette County10.762Lake County: 10.714 %Lake County10.714Marion County: 10.5 %Marion County10.5Ashtabula County: 10.362 %Ashtabula County10.362Columbiana County: 10.343 %Columbiana County10.343Butler County: 10.309 %Butler County10.309Geauga County: 10.288 %Geauga County10.288Pike County: 10.256 %Pike County10.256Crawford County: 22.623 %Crawford County22.623Morrow County: 22.245 %Morrow County22.245Morgan County: 19.34 %Morgan County19.34Brown County: 17.872 %Brown County17.872Jefferson County: 17.516 %Jefferson County17.516Lawrence County: 17.369 %Lawrence County17.369Delaware County: 14.866 %Delaware County14.866Paulding County: 14.115 %Paulding County14.115Summit County: 13.587 %Summit County13.587Ashland County: 13.462 %Ashland County13.462Pickaway County: 13.239 %Pickaway County13.239Defiance County: 13.183 %Defiance County13.183Guernsey County: 12.83 %Guernsey County12.83Henry County: 12.695 %Henry County12.695Belmont County: 12.247 %Belmont County12.247Wyandot County: 12.207 %Wyandot County12.207Mahoning County: 12.006 %Mahoning County12.006Franklin County: 11.702 %Franklin County11.702Shelby County: 11.692 %Shelby County11.692Harrison County: 11.636 %Harrison County11.636Wood County: 11.505 %Wood County11.505Athens County: 11.504 %Athens County11.504Seneca County: 11.483 %Seneca County11.483Knox County: 11.348 %Knox County11.348Clinton County: 11.276 %Clinton County11.276Trumbull County: 11.232 %Trumbull County11.232Meigs County: 11.203 %Meigs County11.203Richland County: 11.134 %Richland County11.134Lorain County: 11.003 %Lorain County11.003Stark County: 10.973 %Stark County10.973Miami County: 10.87 %Miami County10.87Sandusky County: 10.79 %Sandusky County10.79Fayette County: 10.762 %Fayette County10.762Lake County: 10.714 %Lake County10.714Marion County: 10.5 %Marion County10.5Ashtabula County: 10.362 %Ashtabula County10.362Columbiana County: 10.343 %Columbiana County10.343Butler County: 10.309 %Butler County10.309Geauga County: 10.288 %Geauga County10.288Pike County: 10.256 %Pike County10.256
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Crawford County22.623+13.35 pts
2Morrow County22.245+11.97 pts
3Morgan County19.34+9.87 pts
4Brown County17.872+4.72 pts
5Jefferson County17.516+6.8 pts
6Lawrence County17.369+4.43 pts
7Delaware County14.866+3.28 pts
8Paulding County14.115+7.21 pts
9Summit County13.587+1.79 pts
10Ashland County13.462+4.01 pts
11Pickaway County13.239+2.73 pts
12Defiance County13.183+2.64 pts
13Guernsey County12.83+1.6 pts
14Henry County12.695+4.23 pts
15Belmont County12.247-1.36 pts
16Wyandot County12.207+4.91 pts
17Mahoning County12.006-1.26 pts
18Franklin County11.702-1.73 pts
19Shelby County11.692+4.09 pts
20Harrison County11.636+1.16 pts
21Wood County11.505+3.13 pts
22Athens County11.504+1.48 pts
23Seneca County11.483+3.48 pts
24Knox County11.348+0.72 pts
25Clinton County11.276+4.39 pts
26Trumbull County11.232-0.43 pts
27Meigs County11.203-1.74 pts
28Richland County11.134+0.46 pts
29Lorain County11.003+1.99 pts
30Stark County10.973-0.98 pts
31Miami County10.87+0.8 pts
32Sandusky County10.79-0.3 pts
33Fayette County10.762+1.17 pts
34Lake County10.714-1.59 pts
35Marion County10.5+1.91 pts
36Ashtabula County10.362-1.12 pts
37Columbiana County10.343-0.49 pts
38Butler County10.309-0.42 pts
39Geauga County10.288-2.32 pts
40Pike County10.256+1.92 pts
41Wayne County10.224+0.93 pts
42Greene County10.171-4.05 pts
43Medina County10.153-1.47 pts
44Adams County10.114-5.29 pts
45Hocking County10.081-2.15 pts
46Lucas County10.068-0.38 pts
47Preble County9.927-1.57 pts
48Cuyahoga County9.885-1.49 pts
49Scioto County9.819+1.23 pts
50Fulton County9.679+0.71 pts
51Coshocton County9.638+0.06 pts
52Ottawa County9.515+0.21 pts
53Clark County9.501-1.26 pts
54Fairfield County9.365-1.24 pts
55Warren County9.359-6.89 pts
56Noble County9.338-3.21 pts
57Montgomery County9.333-2.72 pts
58Hamilton County9.239-1.45 pts
59Hancock County9.13-1.78 pts
60Perry County9.103-4.35 pts
61Erie County9.045-5.46 pts
62Hardin County8.961+1.33 pts
63Champaign County8.929-0.9 pts
64Holmes County8.827+0.32 pts
65Clermont County8.798-2.41 pts
66Licking County8.794-13.36 pts
67Tuscarawas County8.649-1.5 pts
68Monroe County8.624-1.69 pts
69Washington County8.579-0.6 pts
70Putnam County8.497+2.09 pts
71Carroll County8.477-5.51 pts
72Allen County8.364-3.05 pts
73Portage County8.349-6.8 pts
74Mercer County7.976-0.24 pts
75Gallia County7.891-4.27 pts
76Darke County7.614-4.4 pts
77Ross County7.478-2.79 pts
78Jackson County7.314-2.46 pts
79Muskingum County7.305-2.85 pts
80Huron County7.289-0.35 pts
81Highland County7.271-2.27 pts
82Vinton County7.262-2.41 pts
83Williams County7.2-2.28 pts
84Logan County6.942-1.25 pts
85Van Wert County6.372-2.5 pts
86Auglaize County6.282-0.96 pts
87Union County6.244-14.71 pts
88Madison County4.732-3.68 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.

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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 Ohio by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Ohio by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/ohio-counties. 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 Ohio by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/ohio-counties.

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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 Ohio by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/ohio-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Crawford County, with 22.623% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Madison County, with 4.732% in 2023.

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