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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Monroe County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2014, at 48.666%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 5.755%. The median was 9.682% and the figure for Ohio was 10.238%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.666Monroe County
Lowest5.755Shelby County
Median9.68288 counties
Ohio10.238History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 10.245 %Allen County: 11.66 %Ashland County: 7.29 %Ashtabula County: 11.044 %Athens County: 12.622 %Auglaize County: 5.972 %Belmont County: 12.034 %Brown County: 10.171 %Butler County: 9.903 %Carroll County: 16.236 %Champaign County: 6.09 %Clark County: 14.204 %Clermont County: 9.064 %Clinton County: 6.215 %Columbiana County: 9.454 %Coshocton County: 9.442 %Crawford County: 9.48 %Cuyahoga County: 9.745 %Darke County: 8.653 %Defiance County: 7.646 %Delaware County: 10.49 %Erie County: 8.904 %Fairfield County: 8.689 %Fayette County: 13.317 %Franklin County: 11.336 %Fulton County: 8.895 %Gallia County: 12.475 %Geauga County: 8.268 %Greene County: 10.312 %Guernsey County: 7.792 %Hamilton County: 10.552 %Hancock County: 6.921 %Hardin County: 6.99 %Harrison County: 12.844 %Henry County: 9.777 %Highland County: 9.699 %Hocking County: 10.379 %Holmes County: 8.514 %Huron County: 8.464 %Jackson County: 12.914 %Jefferson County: 8.649 %Knox County: 11.488 %Lake County: 8.997 %Lawrence County: 10.556 %Licking County: 9.787 %Logan County: 8.226 %Lorain County: 8.412 %Lucas County: 11.55 %Madison County: 5.998 %Mahoning County: 10.073 %Marion County: 9.248 %Medina County: 10.984 %Meigs County: 11.189 %Mercer County: 6.214 %Miami County: 8.108 %Monroe County: 48.666 %Montgomery County: 8.775 %Morgan County: 13.782 %Morrow County: 12.168 %Muskingum County: 12.539 %Noble County: 9.363 %Ottawa County: 9.695 %Paulding County: 14.837 %Perry County: 14.942 %Pickaway County: 11 %Pike County: 25.346 %Portage County: 10.608 %Preble County: 7.316 %Putnam County: 10.494 %Richland County: 8.585 %Ross County: 7.596 %Sandusky County: 6.732 %Scioto County: 9.668 %Seneca County: 8.962 %Shelby County: 5.755 %Stark County: 9.507 %Summit County: 10.531 %Trumbull County: 9.318 %Tuscarawas County: 10.26 %Union County: 32.909 %Van Wert County: 6.28 %Vinton County: 16.681 %Warren County: 11.072 %Washington County: 8.251 %Wayne County: 7.662 %Williams County: 8.741 %Wood County: 8.315 %Wyandot County: 7.441 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Monroe County: 48.666 %Monroe County48.666Union County: 32.909 %Union County32.909Pike County: 25.346 %Pike County25.346Vinton County: 16.681 %Vinton County16.681Carroll County: 16.236 %Carroll County16.236Perry County: 14.942 %Perry County14.942Paulding County: 14.837 %Paulding County14.837Clark County: 14.204 %Clark County14.204Morgan County: 13.782 %Morgan County13.782Fayette County: 13.317 %Fayette County13.317Jackson County: 12.914 %Jackson County12.914Harrison County: 12.844 %Harrison County12.844Athens County: 12.622 %Athens County12.622Muskingum County: 12.539 %Muskingum County12.539Gallia County: 12.475 %Gallia County12.475Morrow County: 12.168 %Morrow County12.168Belmont County: 12.034 %Belmont County12.034Allen County: 11.66 %Allen County11.66Lucas County: 11.55 %Lucas County11.55Knox County: 11.488 %Knox County11.488Franklin County: 11.336 %Franklin County11.336Meigs County: 11.189 %Meigs County11.189Warren County: 11.072 %Warren County11.072Ashtabula County: 11.044 %Ashtabula County11.044Pickaway County: 11 %Pickaway County11Medina County: 10.984 %Medina County10.984Portage County: 10.608 %Portage County10.608Lawrence County: 10.556 %Lawrence County10.556Hamilton County: 10.552 %Hamilton County10.552Summit County: 10.531 %Summit County10.531Putnam County: 10.494 %Putnam County10.494Delaware County: 10.49 %Delaware County10.49Hocking County: 10.379 %Hocking County10.379Greene County: 10.312 %Greene County10.312Tuscarawas County: 10.26 %Tuscarawas County10.26Adams County: 10.245 %Adams County10.245Brown County: 10.171 %Brown County10.171Mahoning County: 10.073 %Mahoning County10.073Butler County: 9.903 %Butler County9.903Licking County: 9.787 %Licking County9.787Monroe County: 48.666 %Monroe County48.666Union County: 32.909 %Union County32.909Pike County: 25.346 %Pike County25.346Vinton County: 16.681 %Vinton County16.681Carroll County: 16.236 %Carroll County16.236Perry County: 14.942 %Perry County14.942Paulding County: 14.837 %Paulding County14.837Clark County: 14.204 %Clark County14.204Morgan County: 13.782 %Morgan County13.782Fayette County: 13.317 %Fayette County13.317Jackson County: 12.914 %Jackson County12.914Harrison County: 12.844 %Harrison County12.844Athens County: 12.622 %Athens County12.622Muskingum County: 12.539 %Muskingum County12.539Gallia County: 12.475 %Gallia County12.475Morrow County: 12.168 %Morrow County12.168Belmont County: 12.034 %Belmont County12.034Allen County: 11.66 %Allen County11.66Lucas County: 11.55 %Lucas County11.55Knox County: 11.488 %Knox County11.488Franklin County: 11.336 %Franklin County11.336Meigs County: 11.189 %Meigs County11.189Warren County: 11.072 %Warren County11.072Ashtabula County: 11.044 %Ashtabula County11.044Pickaway County: 11 %Pickaway County11Medina County: 10.984 %Medina County10.984Portage County: 10.608 %Portage County10.608Lawrence County: 10.556 %Lawrence County10.556Hamilton County: 10.552 %Hamilton County10.552Summit County: 10.531 %Summit County10.531Putnam County: 10.494 %Putnam County10.494Delaware County: 10.49 %Delaware County10.49Hocking County: 10.379 %Hocking County10.379Greene County: 10.312 %Greene County10.312Tuscarawas County: 10.26 %Tuscarawas County10.26Adams County: 10.245 %Adams County10.245Brown County: 10.171 %Brown County10.171Mahoning County: 10.073 %Mahoning County10.073Butler County: 9.903 %Butler County9.903Licking County: 9.787 %Licking County9.787
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Monroe County48.666+37.28 pts
2Union County32.909+26.45 pts
3Pike County25.346+16.53 pts
4Vinton County16.681+3.32 pts
5Carroll County16.236+8.32 pts
6Perry County14.942+5.66 pts
7Paulding County14.837+6.64 pts
8Clark County14.204+2.35 pts
9Morgan County13.782+3.29 pts
10Fayette County13.317+4.78 pts
11Jackson County12.914+1.97 pts
12Harrison County12.844+0.98 pts
13Athens County12.622+1.71 pts
14Muskingum County12.539-0.14 pts
15Gallia County12.475+1.89 pts
16Morrow County12.168+4.1 pts
17Belmont County12.034+1.29 pts
18Allen County11.66+0.21 pts
19Lucas County11.55+0.97 pts
20Knox County11.488+1.28 pts
21Franklin County11.336-1.33 pts
22Meigs County11.189+0.18 pts
23Warren County11.072-0.36 pts
24Ashtabula County11.044-2.08 pts
25Pickaway County11+2.53 pts
26Medina County10.984-0.66 pts
27Portage County10.608+0.48 pts
28Lawrence County10.556-3.64 pts
29Hamilton County10.552-3.27 pts
30Summit County10.531-0.03 pts
31Putnam County10.494+2.26 pts
32Delaware County10.49-0.43 pts
33Hocking County10.379-0.07 pts
34Greene County10.312-3.99 pts
35Tuscarawas County10.26-0.6 pts
36Adams County10.245+0.95 pts
37Brown County10.171-1.25 pts
38Mahoning County10.073-1.45 pts
39Butler County9.903-2.92 pts
40Licking County9.787-5.96 pts
41Henry County9.777+0.91 pts
42Cuyahoga County9.745-1 pts
43Highland County9.699+0.6 pts
44Ottawa County9.695+0.2 pts
45Scioto County9.668-3.92 pts
46Stark County9.507-0.92 pts
47Crawford County9.48-0.97 pts
48Columbiana County9.454+0.53 pts
49Coshocton County9.442+1.68 pts
50Noble County9.363-6.22 pts
51Trumbull County9.318-10.2 pts
52Marion County9.248+1.1 pts
53Clermont County9.064-3.08 pts
54Lake County8.997-0.62 pts
55Seneca County8.962-2.81 pts
56Erie County8.904-1.13 pts
57Fulton County8.895+1.97 pts
58Montgomery County8.775-2.64 pts
59Williams County8.741+0.26 pts
60Fairfield County8.689-1.57 pts
61Darke County8.653+0.53 pts
62Jefferson County8.649-2.09 pts
63Richland County8.585-0.2 pts
64Holmes County8.514+1.01 pts
65Huron County8.464-2.47 pts
66Lorain County8.412-2.49 pts
67Wood County8.315-2.73 pts
68Geauga County8.268-2.63 pts
69Washington County8.251-1.8 pts
70Logan County8.226-0.54 pts
71Miami County8.108+0.5 pts
72Guernsey County7.792+0.07 pts
73Wayne County7.662-0.15 pts
74Defiance County7.646-2.64 pts
75Ross County7.596-4.28 pts
76Wyandot County7.441+1.23 pts
77Preble County7.316-0.18 pts
78Ashland County7.29-3.24 pts
79Hardin County6.99-0.54 pts
80Hancock County6.921-1.99 pts
81Sandusky County6.732-1.32 pts
82Van Wert County6.28-4.67 pts
83Clinton County6.215-1.93 pts
84Mercer County6.214-0.63 pts
85Champaign County6.09-4.27 pts
86Madison County5.998+0.02 pts
87Auglaize County5.972-0.46 pts
88Shelby County5.755-3.2 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.

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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Monroe County, with 48.666% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Shelby County, with 5.755% in 2014.

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