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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Vinton County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2015, at 23.115%. Auglaize County had the lowest, at 4.974%. The median was 9.174% and the figure for Ohio was 10.522%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.115Vinton County
Lowest4.974Auglaize County
Median9.17488 counties
Ohio10.522History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 10.214 %Allen County: 7.843 %Ashland County: 10.595 %Ashtabula County: 10.558 %Athens County: 12.197 %Auglaize County: 4.974 %Belmont County: 11.47 %Brown County: 15.55 %Butler County: 10.062 %Carroll County: 9.124 %Champaign County: 11.877 %Clark County: 7.859 %Clermont County: 10.9 %Clinton County: 6.429 %Columbiana County: 8.95 %Coshocton County: 9.74 %Crawford County: 11.617 %Cuyahoga County: 10.458 %Darke County: 5.801 %Defiance County: 6.133 %Delaware County: 12.046 %Erie County: 10.55 %Fairfield County: 9.466 %Fayette County: 8.539 %Franklin County: 11.61 %Fulton County: 5.515 %Gallia County: 12.101 %Geauga County: 8.69 %Greene County: 10.176 %Guernsey County: 7.413 %Hamilton County: 12.626 %Hancock County: 6.426 %Hardin County: 6.045 %Harrison County: 8.012 %Henry County: 6.831 %Highland County: 8.205 %Hocking County: 10.885 %Holmes County: 10.054 %Huron County: 6.849 %Jackson County: 8.185 %Jefferson County: 9.223 %Knox County: 9.845 %Lake County: 9.953 %Lawrence County: 10.202 %Licking County: 8.351 %Logan County: 6.634 %Lorain County: 9.486 %Lucas County: 9.629 %Madison County: 6.766 %Mahoning County: 16.323 %Marion County: 10.649 %Medina County: 10.562 %Meigs County: 18.755 %Mercer County: 6.071 %Miami County: 6.922 %Monroe County: 21.216 %Montgomery County: 8.812 %Morgan County: 8.113 %Morrow County: 7.464 %Muskingum County: 15.042 %Noble County: 11.023 %Ottawa County: 9.358 %Paulding County: 7.484 %Perry County: 10.222 %Pickaway County: 7.848 %Pike County: 6.411 %Portage County: 8.426 %Preble County: 7.939 %Putnam County: 5.863 %Richland County: 12.398 %Ross County: 9.032 %Sandusky County: 8.87 %Scioto County: 9.465 %Seneca County: 5.955 %Shelby County: 5.859 %Stark County: 9.037 %Summit County: 11.232 %Trumbull County: 13.893 %Tuscarawas County: 7.995 %Union County: 13.379 %Van Wert County: 7.578 %Vinton County: 23.115 %Warren County: 12.268 %Washington County: 10.015 %Wayne County: 6.834 %Williams County: 6.986 %Wood County: 9.071 %Wyandot County: 7.138 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Vinton County: 23.115 %Vinton County23.115Monroe County: 21.216 %Monroe County21.216Meigs County: 18.755 %Meigs County18.755Mahoning County: 16.323 %Mahoning County16.323Brown County: 15.55 %Brown County15.55Muskingum County: 15.042 %Muskingum County15.042Trumbull County: 13.893 %Trumbull County13.893Union County: 13.379 %Union County13.379Hamilton County: 12.626 %Hamilton County12.626Richland County: 12.398 %Richland County12.398Warren County: 12.268 %Warren County12.268Athens County: 12.197 %Athens County12.197Gallia County: 12.101 %Gallia County12.101Delaware County: 12.046 %Delaware County12.046Champaign County: 11.877 %Champaign County11.877Crawford County: 11.617 %Crawford County11.617Franklin County: 11.61 %Franklin County11.61Belmont County: 11.47 %Belmont County11.47Summit County: 11.232 %Summit County11.232Noble County: 11.023 %Noble County11.023Clermont County: 10.9 %Clermont County10.9Hocking County: 10.885 %Hocking County10.885Marion County: 10.649 %Marion County10.649Ashland County: 10.595 %Ashland County10.595Medina County: 10.562 %Medina County10.562Ashtabula County: 10.558 %Ashtabula County10.558Erie County: 10.55 %Erie County10.55Cuyahoga County: 10.458 %Cuyahoga County10.458Perry County: 10.222 %Perry County10.222Adams County: 10.214 %Adams County10.214Lawrence County: 10.202 %Lawrence County10.202Greene County: 10.176 %Greene County10.176Butler County: 10.062 %Butler County10.062Holmes County: 10.054 %Holmes County10.054Washington County: 10.015 %Washington County10.015Lake County: 9.953 %Lake County9.953Knox County: 9.845 %Knox County9.845Coshocton County: 9.74 %Coshocton County9.74Lucas County: 9.629 %Lucas County9.629Lorain County: 9.486 %Lorain County9.486Vinton County: 23.115 %Vinton County23.115Monroe County: 21.216 %Monroe County21.216Meigs County: 18.755 %Meigs County18.755Mahoning County: 16.323 %Mahoning County16.323Brown County: 15.55 %Brown County15.55Muskingum County: 15.042 %Muskingum County15.042Trumbull County: 13.893 %Trumbull County13.893Union County: 13.379 %Union County13.379Hamilton County: 12.626 %Hamilton County12.626Richland County: 12.398 %Richland County12.398Warren County: 12.268 %Warren County12.268Athens County: 12.197 %Athens County12.197Gallia County: 12.101 %Gallia County12.101Delaware County: 12.046 %Delaware County12.046Champaign County: 11.877 %Champaign County11.877Crawford County: 11.617 %Crawford County11.617Franklin County: 11.61 %Franklin County11.61Belmont County: 11.47 %Belmont County11.47Summit County: 11.232 %Summit County11.232Noble County: 11.023 %Noble County11.023Clermont County: 10.9 %Clermont County10.9Hocking County: 10.885 %Hocking County10.885Marion County: 10.649 %Marion County10.649Ashland County: 10.595 %Ashland County10.595Medina County: 10.562 %Medina County10.562Ashtabula County: 10.558 %Ashtabula County10.558Erie County: 10.55 %Erie County10.55Cuyahoga County: 10.458 %Cuyahoga County10.458Perry County: 10.222 %Perry County10.222Adams County: 10.214 %Adams County10.214Lawrence County: 10.202 %Lawrence County10.202Greene County: 10.176 %Greene County10.176Butler County: 10.062 %Butler County10.062Holmes County: 10.054 %Holmes County10.054Washington County: 10.015 %Washington County10.015Lake County: 9.953 %Lake County9.953Knox County: 9.845 %Knox County9.845Coshocton County: 9.74 %Coshocton County9.74Lucas County: 9.629 %Lucas County9.629Lorain County: 9.486 %Lorain County9.486
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Vinton County23.115+6.43 pts
2Monroe County21.216-27.45 pts
3Meigs County18.755+7.57 pts
4Mahoning County16.323+6.25 pts
5Brown County15.55+5.38 pts
6Muskingum County15.042+2.5 pts
7Trumbull County13.893+4.58 pts
8Union County13.379-19.53 pts
9Hamilton County12.626+2.07 pts
10Richland County12.398+3.81 pts
11Warren County12.268+1.2 pts
12Athens County12.197-0.43 pts
13Gallia County12.101-0.37 pts
14Delaware County12.046+1.56 pts
15Champaign County11.877+5.79 pts
16Crawford County11.617+2.14 pts
17Franklin County11.61+0.27 pts
18Belmont County11.47-0.56 pts
19Summit County11.232+0.7 pts
20Noble County11.023+1.66 pts
21Clermont County10.9+1.84 pts
22Hocking County10.885+0.51 pts
23Marion County10.649+1.4 pts
24Ashland County10.595+3.31 pts
25Medina County10.562-0.42 pts
26Ashtabula County10.558-0.49 pts
27Erie County10.55+1.65 pts
28Cuyahoga County10.458+0.71 pts
29Perry County10.222-4.72 pts
30Adams County10.214-0.03 pts
31Lawrence County10.202-0.35 pts
32Greene County10.176-0.14 pts
33Butler County10.062+0.16 pts
34Holmes County10.054+1.54 pts
35Washington County10.015+1.76 pts
36Lake County9.953+0.96 pts
37Knox County9.845-1.64 pts
38Coshocton County9.74+0.3 pts
39Lucas County9.629-1.92 pts
40Lorain County9.486+1.07 pts
41Fairfield County9.466+0.78 pts
42Scioto County9.465-0.2 pts
43Ottawa County9.358-0.34 pts
44Jefferson County9.223+0.57 pts
45Carroll County9.124-7.11 pts
46Wood County9.071+0.76 pts
47Stark County9.037-0.47 pts
48Ross County9.032+1.44 pts
49Columbiana County8.95-0.5 pts
50Sandusky County8.87+2.14 pts
51Montgomery County8.812+0.04 pts
52Geauga County8.69+0.42 pts
53Fayette County8.539-4.78 pts
54Portage County8.426-2.18 pts
55Licking County8.351-1.44 pts
56Highland County8.205-1.49 pts
57Jackson County8.185-4.73 pts
58Morgan County8.113-5.67 pts
59Harrison County8.012-4.83 pts
60Tuscarawas County7.995-2.26 pts
61Preble County7.939+0.62 pts
62Clark County7.859-6.35 pts
63Pickaway County7.848-3.15 pts
64Allen County7.843-3.82 pts
65Van Wert County7.578+1.3 pts
66Paulding County7.484-7.35 pts
67Morrow County7.464-4.7 pts
68Guernsey County7.413-0.38 pts
69Wyandot County7.138-0.3 pts
70Williams County6.986-1.75 pts
71Miami County6.922-1.19 pts
72Huron County6.849-1.62 pts
73Wayne County6.834-0.83 pts
74Henry County6.831-2.95 pts
75Madison County6.766+0.77 pts
76Logan County6.634-1.59 pts
77Clinton County6.429+0.21 pts
78Hancock County6.426-0.5 pts
79Pike County6.411-18.94 pts
80Defiance County6.133-1.51 pts
81Mercer County6.071-0.14 pts
82Hardin County6.045-0.95 pts
83Seneca County5.955-3.01 pts
84Putnam County5.863-4.63 pts
85Shelby County5.859+0.1 pts
86Darke County5.801-2.85 pts
87Fulton County5.515-3.38 pts
88Auglaize County4.974-1 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Vinton County, with 23.115% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Auglaize County, with 4.974% in 2015.

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