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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Pike County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2016, at 20.956%. Logan County had the lowest, at 5.048%. The median was 9.217% and the figure for Ohio was 9.913%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.956Pike County
Lowest5.048Logan County
Median9.21788 counties
Ohio9.913History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 7.86 %Allen County: 6.989 %Ashland County: 8.254 %Ashtabula County: 8.05 %Athens County: 9.404 %Auglaize County: 5.698 %Belmont County: 13.37 %Brown County: 7.678 %Butler County: 10.661 %Carroll County: 10.117 %Champaign County: 7.023 %Clark County: 10.464 %Clermont County: 9.172 %Clinton County: 14.05 %Columbiana County: 10.176 %Coshocton County: 15.918 %Crawford County: 9.865 %Cuyahoga County: 11.29 %Darke County: 7.397 %Defiance County: 8.496 %Delaware County: 8.507 %Erie County: 7.735 %Fairfield County: 11.105 %Fayette County: 8.734 %Franklin County: 10.054 %Fulton County: 5.933 %Gallia County: 7.302 %Geauga County: 8.405 %Greene County: 9.514 %Guernsey County: 12.899 %Hamilton County: 9.8 %Hancock County: 9.653 %Hardin County: 6.08 %Harrison County: 20.653 %Henry County: 7.921 %Highland County: 11.013 %Hocking County: 6.097 %Holmes County: 7.803 %Huron County: 6.678 %Jackson County: 8.174 %Jefferson County: 9.716 %Knox County: 9.091 %Lake County: 8.917 %Lawrence County: 12.421 %Licking County: 8.914 %Logan County: 5.048 %Lorain County: 9.009 %Lucas County: 8.658 %Madison County: 7.314 %Mahoning County: 10.336 %Marion County: 8.682 %Medina County: 9.289 %Meigs County: 9.532 %Mercer County: 9.868 %Miami County: 17.014 %Monroe County: 19.106 %Montgomery County: 9.49 %Morgan County: 13.996 %Morrow County: 8.51 %Muskingum County: 9.378 %Noble County: 10.104 %Ottawa County: 6.853 %Paulding County: 8.332 %Perry County: 14.865 %Pickaway County: 12.083 %Pike County: 20.956 %Portage County: 7.81 %Preble County: 7.95 %Putnam County: 8.133 %Richland County: 10.325 %Ross County: 9.842 %Sandusky County: 9.262 %Scioto County: 8.463 %Seneca County: 8.97 %Shelby County: 5.682 %Stark County: 10.084 %Summit County: 9.75 %Trumbull County: 9.663 %Tuscarawas County: 12.597 %Union County: 6.428 %Van Wert County: 8.06 %Vinton County: 13.296 %Warren County: 9.425 %Washington County: 12.094 %Wayne County: 10.694 %Williams County: 7.05 %Wood County: 8.12 %Wyandot County: 5.153 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Pike County: 20.956 %Pike County20.956Harrison County: 20.653 %Harrison County20.653Monroe County: 19.106 %Monroe County19.106Miami County: 17.014 %Miami County17.014Coshocton County: 15.918 %Coshocton County15.918Perry County: 14.865 %Perry County14.865Clinton County: 14.05 %Clinton County14.05Morgan County: 13.996 %Morgan County13.996Belmont County: 13.37 %Belmont County13.37Vinton County: 13.296 %Vinton County13.296Guernsey County: 12.899 %Guernsey County12.899Tuscarawas County: 12.597 %Tuscarawas County12.597Lawrence County: 12.421 %Lawrence County12.421Washington County: 12.094 %Washington County12.094Pickaway County: 12.083 %Pickaway County12.083Cuyahoga County: 11.29 %Cuyahoga County11.29Fairfield County: 11.105 %Fairfield County11.105Highland County: 11.013 %Highland County11.013Wayne County: 10.694 %Wayne County10.694Butler County: 10.661 %Butler County10.661Clark County: 10.464 %Clark County10.464Mahoning County: 10.336 %Mahoning County10.336Richland County: 10.325 %Richland County10.325Columbiana County: 10.176 %Columbiana County10.176Carroll County: 10.117 %Carroll County10.117Noble County: 10.104 %Noble County10.104Stark County: 10.084 %Stark County10.084Franklin County: 10.054 %Franklin County10.054Mercer County: 9.868 %Mercer County9.868Crawford County: 9.865 %Crawford County9.865Ross County: 9.842 %Ross County9.842Hamilton County: 9.8 %Hamilton County9.8Summit County: 9.75 %Summit County9.75Jefferson County: 9.716 %Jefferson County9.716Trumbull County: 9.663 %Trumbull County9.663Hancock County: 9.653 %Hancock County9.653Meigs County: 9.532 %Meigs County9.532Greene County: 9.514 %Greene County9.514Montgomery County: 9.49 %Montgomery County9.49Warren County: 9.425 %Warren County9.425Pike County: 20.956 %Pike County20.956Harrison County: 20.653 %Harrison County20.653Monroe County: 19.106 %Monroe County19.106Miami County: 17.014 %Miami County17.014Coshocton County: 15.918 %Coshocton County15.918Perry County: 14.865 %Perry County14.865Clinton County: 14.05 %Clinton County14.05Morgan County: 13.996 %Morgan County13.996Belmont County: 13.37 %Belmont County13.37Vinton County: 13.296 %Vinton County13.296Guernsey County: 12.899 %Guernsey County12.899Tuscarawas County: 12.597 %Tuscarawas County12.597Lawrence County: 12.421 %Lawrence County12.421Washington County: 12.094 %Washington County12.094Pickaway County: 12.083 %Pickaway County12.083Cuyahoga County: 11.29 %Cuyahoga County11.29Fairfield County: 11.105 %Fairfield County11.105Highland County: 11.013 %Highland County11.013Wayne County: 10.694 %Wayne County10.694Butler County: 10.661 %Butler County10.661Clark County: 10.464 %Clark County10.464Mahoning County: 10.336 %Mahoning County10.336Richland County: 10.325 %Richland County10.325Columbiana County: 10.176 %Columbiana County10.176Carroll County: 10.117 %Carroll County10.117Noble County: 10.104 %Noble County10.104Stark County: 10.084 %Stark County10.084Franklin County: 10.054 %Franklin County10.054Mercer County: 9.868 %Mercer County9.868Crawford County: 9.865 %Crawford County9.865Ross County: 9.842 %Ross County9.842Hamilton County: 9.8 %Hamilton County9.8Summit County: 9.75 %Summit County9.75Jefferson County: 9.716 %Jefferson County9.716Trumbull County: 9.663 %Trumbull County9.663Hancock County: 9.653 %Hancock County9.653Meigs County: 9.532 %Meigs County9.532Greene County: 9.514 %Greene County9.514Montgomery County: 9.49 %Montgomery County9.49Warren County: 9.425 %Warren County9.425
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Pike County20.956+14.54 pts
2Harrison County20.653+12.64 pts
3Monroe County19.106-2.11 pts
4Miami County17.014+10.09 pts
5Coshocton County15.918+6.18 pts
6Perry County14.865+4.64 pts
7Clinton County14.05+7.62 pts
8Morgan County13.996+5.88 pts
9Belmont County13.37+1.9 pts
10Vinton County13.296-9.82 pts
11Guernsey County12.899+5.49 pts
12Tuscarawas County12.597+4.6 pts
13Lawrence County12.421+2.22 pts
14Washington County12.094+2.08 pts
15Pickaway County12.083+4.24 pts
16Cuyahoga County11.29+0.83 pts
17Fairfield County11.105+1.64 pts
18Highland County11.013+2.81 pts
19Wayne County10.694+3.86 pts
20Butler County10.661+0.6 pts
21Clark County10.464+2.61 pts
22Mahoning County10.336-5.99 pts
23Richland County10.325-2.07 pts
24Columbiana County10.176+1.23 pts
25Carroll County10.117+0.99 pts
26Noble County10.104-0.92 pts
27Stark County10.084+1.05 pts
28Franklin County10.054-1.56 pts
29Mercer County9.868+3.8 pts
30Crawford County9.865-1.75 pts
31Ross County9.842+0.81 pts
32Hamilton County9.8-2.83 pts
33Summit County9.75-1.48 pts
34Jefferson County9.716+0.49 pts
35Trumbull County9.663-4.23 pts
36Hancock County9.653+3.23 pts
37Meigs County9.532-9.22 pts
38Greene County9.514-0.66 pts
39Montgomery County9.49+0.68 pts
40Warren County9.425-2.84 pts
41Athens County9.404-2.79 pts
42Muskingum County9.378-5.66 pts
43Medina County9.289-1.27 pts
44Sandusky County9.262+0.39 pts
45Clermont County9.172-1.73 pts
46Knox County9.091-0.75 pts
47Lorain County9.009-0.48 pts
48Seneca County8.97+3.02 pts
49Lake County8.917-1.04 pts
50Licking County8.914+0.56 pts
51Fayette County8.734+0.2 pts
52Marion County8.682-1.97 pts
53Lucas County8.658-0.97 pts
54Morrow County8.51+1.05 pts
55Delaware County8.507-3.54 pts
56Defiance County8.496+2.36 pts
57Scioto County8.463-1 pts
58Geauga County8.405-0.29 pts
59Paulding County8.332+0.85 pts
60Ashland County8.254-2.34 pts
61Jackson County8.174-0.01 pts
62Putnam County8.133+2.27 pts
63Wood County8.12-0.95 pts
64Van Wert County8.06+0.48 pts
65Ashtabula County8.05-2.51 pts
66Preble County7.95+0.01 pts
67Henry County7.921+1.09 pts
68Adams County7.86-2.35 pts
69Portage County7.81-0.62 pts
70Holmes County7.803-2.25 pts
71Erie County7.735-2.82 pts
72Brown County7.678-7.87 pts
73Darke County7.397+1.6 pts
74Madison County7.314+0.55 pts
75Gallia County7.302-4.8 pts
76Williams County7.05+0.06 pts
77Champaign County7.023-4.85 pts
78Allen County6.989-0.85 pts
79Ottawa County6.853-2.51 pts
80Huron County6.678-0.17 pts
81Union County6.428-6.95 pts
82Hocking County6.097-4.79 pts
83Hardin County6.08+0.04 pts
84Fulton County5.933+0.42 pts
85Auglaize County5.698+0.72 pts
86Shelby County5.682-0.18 pts
87Wyandot County5.153-1.99 pts
88Logan County5.048-1.59 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pike County, with 20.956% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Logan County, with 5.048% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

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