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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Pike County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2012, at 21.89%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.221%. The median was 10.307% and the figure for Ohio was 10.958%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.89Pike County
Lowest5.221Union County
Median10.30788 counties
Ohio10.958History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 10.759 %Allen County: 12.462 %Ashland County: 10.888 %Ashtabula County: 10.983 %Athens County: 12.585 %Auglaize County: 6.697 %Belmont County: 10.907 %Brown County: 12.653 %Butler County: 14.19 %Carroll County: 7.683 %Champaign County: 7.242 %Clark County: 9.819 %Clermont County: 11.696 %Clinton County: 13.289 %Columbiana County: 8.409 %Coshocton County: 9.542 %Crawford County: 8.64 %Cuyahoga County: 11.619 %Darke County: 8.315 %Defiance County: 8.376 %Delaware County: 9.05 %Erie County: 9.865 %Fairfield County: 11.006 %Fayette County: 11.616 %Franklin County: 10.598 %Fulton County: 7.034 %Gallia County: 12.839 %Geauga County: 11.003 %Greene County: 12.96 %Guernsey County: 7.947 %Hamilton County: 11.005 %Hancock County: 8.652 %Hardin County: 6.601 %Harrison County: 15.369 %Henry County: 6.801 %Highland County: 10.703 %Hocking County: 10.645 %Holmes County: 8.277 %Huron County: 12.689 %Jackson County: 6.213 %Jefferson County: 7.895 %Knox County: 10.21 %Lake County: 10.686 %Lawrence County: 11.873 %Licking County: 8.552 %Logan County: 7.664 %Lorain County: 8.948 %Lucas County: 16.501 %Madison County: 6.866 %Mahoning County: 11.323 %Marion County: 10.493 %Medina County: 14.037 %Meigs County: 14.212 %Mercer County: 7.52 %Miami County: 7.384 %Monroe County: 5.956 %Montgomery County: 12.039 %Morgan County: 10.334 %Morrow County: 8.731 %Muskingum County: 10.842 %Noble County: 9.197 %Ottawa County: 8.043 %Paulding County: 14.987 %Perry County: 10.928 %Pickaway County: 8.749 %Pike County: 21.89 %Portage County: 9.223 %Preble County: 11.001 %Putnam County: 13.246 %Richland County: 9.351 %Ross County: 8.951 %Sandusky County: 9.906 %Scioto County: 13.254 %Seneca County: 7.786 %Shelby County: 5.582 %Stark County: 10.28 %Summit County: 11.218 %Trumbull County: 8.449 %Tuscarawas County: 9.971 %Union County: 5.221 %Van Wert County: 7.021 %Vinton County: 16.825 %Warren County: 13.56 %Washington County: 11.399 %Wayne County: 10.805 %Williams County: 12.048 %Wood County: 9.442 %Wyandot County: 7.551 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Pike County: 21.89 %Pike County21.89Vinton County: 16.825 %Vinton County16.825Lucas County: 16.501 %Lucas County16.501Harrison County: 15.369 %Harrison County15.369Paulding County: 14.987 %Paulding County14.987Meigs County: 14.212 %Meigs County14.212Butler County: 14.19 %Butler County14.19Medina County: 14.037 %Medina County14.037Warren County: 13.56 %Warren County13.56Clinton County: 13.289 %Clinton County13.289Scioto County: 13.254 %Scioto County13.254Putnam County: 13.246 %Putnam County13.246Greene County: 12.96 %Greene County12.96Gallia County: 12.839 %Gallia County12.839Huron County: 12.689 %Huron County12.689Brown County: 12.653 %Brown County12.653Athens County: 12.585 %Athens County12.585Allen County: 12.462 %Allen County12.462Williams County: 12.048 %Williams County12.048Montgomery County: 12.039 %Montgomery County12.039Lawrence County: 11.873 %Lawrence County11.873Clermont County: 11.696 %Clermont County11.696Cuyahoga County: 11.619 %Cuyahoga County11.619Fayette County: 11.616 %Fayette County11.616Washington County: 11.399 %Washington County11.399Mahoning County: 11.323 %Mahoning County11.323Summit County: 11.218 %Summit County11.218Fairfield County: 11.006 %Fairfield County11.006Hamilton County: 11.005 %Hamilton County11.005Geauga County: 11.003 %Geauga County11.003Preble County: 11.001 %Preble County11.001Ashtabula County: 10.983 %Ashtabula County10.983Perry County: 10.928 %Perry County10.928Belmont County: 10.907 %Belmont County10.907Ashland County: 10.888 %Ashland County10.888Muskingum County: 10.842 %Muskingum County10.842Wayne County: 10.805 %Wayne County10.805Adams County: 10.759 %Adams County10.759Highland County: 10.703 %Highland County10.703Lake County: 10.686 %Lake County10.686Pike County: 21.89 %Pike County21.89Vinton County: 16.825 %Vinton County16.825Lucas County: 16.501 %Lucas County16.501Harrison County: 15.369 %Harrison County15.369Paulding County: 14.987 %Paulding County14.987Meigs County: 14.212 %Meigs County14.212Butler County: 14.19 %Butler County14.19Medina County: 14.037 %Medina County14.037Warren County: 13.56 %Warren County13.56Clinton County: 13.289 %Clinton County13.289Scioto County: 13.254 %Scioto County13.254Putnam County: 13.246 %Putnam County13.246Greene County: 12.96 %Greene County12.96Gallia County: 12.839 %Gallia County12.839Huron County: 12.689 %Huron County12.689Brown County: 12.653 %Brown County12.653Athens County: 12.585 %Athens County12.585Allen County: 12.462 %Allen County12.462Williams County: 12.048 %Williams County12.048Montgomery County: 12.039 %Montgomery County12.039Lawrence County: 11.873 %Lawrence County11.873Clermont County: 11.696 %Clermont County11.696Cuyahoga County: 11.619 %Cuyahoga County11.619Fayette County: 11.616 %Fayette County11.616Washington County: 11.399 %Washington County11.399Mahoning County: 11.323 %Mahoning County11.323Summit County: 11.218 %Summit County11.218Fairfield County: 11.006 %Fairfield County11.006Hamilton County: 11.005 %Hamilton County11.005Geauga County: 11.003 %Geauga County11.003Preble County: 11.001 %Preble County11.001Ashtabula County: 10.983 %Ashtabula County10.983Perry County: 10.928 %Perry County10.928Belmont County: 10.907 %Belmont County10.907Ashland County: 10.888 %Ashland County10.888Muskingum County: 10.842 %Muskingum County10.842Wayne County: 10.805 %Wayne County10.805Adams County: 10.759 %Adams County10.759Highland County: 10.703 %Highland County10.703Lake County: 10.686 %Lake County10.686
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Pike County21.89+9.27 pts
2Vinton County16.825+9.24 pts
3Lucas County16.501+6.83 pts
4Harrison County15.369+5.1 pts
5Paulding County14.987+7.24 pts
6Meigs County14.212+4.81 pts
7Butler County14.19+3.36 pts
8Medina County14.037+4.77 pts
9Warren County13.56-1.58 pts
10Clinton County13.289+0.96 pts
11Scioto County13.254+3.38 pts
12Putnam County13.246+6.49 pts
13Greene County12.96-2.1 pts
14Gallia County12.839+5.37 pts
15Huron County12.689+1.9 pts
16Brown County12.653+1.72 pts
17Athens County12.585+2.01 pts
18Allen County12.462+2.14 pts
19Williams County12.048+2.37 pts
20Montgomery County12.039+1.45 pts
21Lawrence County11.873+0.1 pts
22Clermont County11.696-0.51 pts
23Cuyahoga County11.619+0.92 pts
24Fayette County11.616+2.24 pts
25Washington County11.399+2.7 pts
26Mahoning County11.323+0.57 pts
27Summit County11.218+1.59 pts
28Fairfield County11.006+1.1 pts
29Hamilton County11.005+0.12 pts
30Geauga County11.003-7.77 pts
31Preble County11.001+0.87 pts
32Ashtabula County10.983+0.37 pts
33Perry County10.928+1.68 pts
34Belmont County10.907+3.29 pts
35Ashland County10.888+3.27 pts
36Muskingum County10.842+0.97 pts
37Wayne County10.805+2.32 pts
38Adams County10.759+2.18 pts
39Highland County10.703-0.97 pts
40Lake County10.686-0.42 pts
41Hocking County10.645+3.75 pts
42Franklin County10.598-1.69 pts
43Marion County10.493+1.22 pts
44Morgan County10.334-0.72 pts
45Stark County10.28+0.53 pts
46Knox County10.21+2.04 pts
47Tuscarawas County9.971+0.56 pts
48Sandusky County9.906+0.64 pts
49Erie County9.865-0.09 pts
50Clark County9.819+0.18 pts
51Coshocton County9.542-1.07 pts
52Wood County9.442+0.19 pts
53Richland County9.351-1.92 pts
54Portage County9.223-1.31 pts
55Noble County9.197-0.39 pts
56Delaware County9.05-0.17 pts
57Ross County8.951-0.63 pts
58Lorain County8.948-2.03 pts
59Pickaway County8.749-1.6 pts
60Morrow County8.731-1.49 pts
61Hancock County8.652+1.33 pts
62Crawford County8.64-0.13 pts
63Licking County8.552-2.93 pts
64Trumbull County8.449-0.81 pts
65Columbiana County8.409-0.96 pts
66Defiance County8.376-1.53 pts
67Darke County8.315-0.95 pts
68Holmes County8.277-1.48 pts
69Ottawa County8.043-2.5 pts
70Guernsey County7.947-0.63 pts
71Jefferson County7.895-0.7 pts
72Seneca County7.786-8.85 pts
73Carroll County7.683-5.03 pts
74Logan County7.664+0.88 pts
75Wyandot County7.551-0.71 pts
76Mercer County7.52+1.33 pts
77Miami County7.384+0.06 pts
78Champaign County7.242-2.73 pts
79Fulton County7.034-2.98 pts
80Van Wert County7.021-2.21 pts
81Madison County6.866-3.7 pts
82Henry County6.801+2.12 pts
83Auglaize County6.697+0.07 pts
84Hardin County6.601+0.48 pts
85Jackson County6.213-4.19 pts
86Monroe County5.956-1.85 pts
87Shelby County5.582-4.35 pts
88Union County5.221-1.16 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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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pike County, with 21.89% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 5.221% in 2012.

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