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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Noble County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2017, at 24.645%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 6.471%. The median was 10.727% and the figure for Ohio was 11.747%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.645Noble County
Lowest6.471Fulton County
Median10.72788 counties
Ohio11.747History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 13.109 %Allen County: 10.401 %Ashland County: 9.466 %Ashtabula County: 10.216 %Athens County: 11.578 %Auglaize County: 8.188 %Belmont County: 16.562 %Brown County: 12.698 %Butler County: 10.798 %Carroll County: 10.626 %Champaign County: 8.957 %Clark County: 11.296 %Clermont County: 13.025 %Clinton County: 8.251 %Columbiana County: 10.211 %Coshocton County: 12.537 %Crawford County: 10.493 %Cuyahoga County: 13.048 %Darke County: 10.111 %Defiance County: 7.171 %Delaware County: 10.56 %Erie County: 13.432 %Fairfield County: 12.527 %Fayette County: 9.901 %Franklin County: 12.648 %Fulton County: 6.471 %Gallia County: 7.627 %Geauga County: 11.015 %Greene County: 14.04 %Guernsey County: 10.251 %Hamilton County: 10.58 %Hancock County: 12.767 %Hardin County: 11.339 %Harrison County: 21.253 %Henry County: 8.413 %Highland County: 10.137 %Hocking County: 12.506 %Holmes County: 10.301 %Huron County: 8.96 %Jackson County: 10.12 %Jefferson County: 11.953 %Knox County: 10.656 %Lake County: 12.411 %Lawrence County: 14.939 %Licking County: 9.479 %Logan County: 12.216 %Lorain County: 10.996 %Lucas County: 11.304 %Madison County: 8.472 %Mahoning County: 11.448 %Marion County: 8.936 %Medina County: 12.535 %Meigs County: 14.402 %Mercer County: 7.92 %Miami County: 12.752 %Monroe County: 15.226 %Montgomery County: 12.098 %Morgan County: 10.29 %Morrow County: 8.859 %Muskingum County: 9.315 %Noble County: 24.645 %Ottawa County: 11.52 %Paulding County: 6.571 %Perry County: 11.535 %Pickaway County: 11.477 %Pike County: 11.675 %Portage County: 11.29 %Preble County: 7.719 %Putnam County: 9.929 %Richland County: 10.135 %Ross County: 7.814 %Sandusky County: 9.619 %Scioto County: 11.024 %Seneca County: 9.667 %Shelby County: 8.293 %Stark County: 11.84 %Summit County: 12.551 %Trumbull County: 14.817 %Tuscarawas County: 15.892 %Union County: 8.471 %Van Wert County: 8.287 %Vinton County: 19.063 %Warren County: 10.65 %Washington County: 9.504 %Wayne County: 9.768 %Williams County: 12.218 %Wood County: 11.765 %Wyandot County: 10.11 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Noble County: 24.645 %Noble County24.645Harrison County: 21.253 %Harrison County21.253Vinton County: 19.063 %Vinton County19.063Belmont County: 16.562 %Belmont County16.562Tuscarawas County: 15.892 %Tuscarawas County15.892Monroe County: 15.226 %Monroe County15.226Lawrence County: 14.939 %Lawrence County14.939Trumbull County: 14.817 %Trumbull County14.817Meigs County: 14.402 %Meigs County14.402Greene County: 14.04 %Greene County14.04Erie County: 13.432 %Erie County13.432Adams County: 13.109 %Adams County13.109Cuyahoga County: 13.048 %Cuyahoga County13.048Clermont County: 13.025 %Clermont County13.025Hancock County: 12.767 %Hancock County12.767Miami County: 12.752 %Miami County12.752Brown County: 12.698 %Brown County12.698Franklin County: 12.648 %Franklin County12.648Summit County: 12.551 %Summit County12.551Coshocton County: 12.537 %Coshocton County12.537Medina County: 12.535 %Medina County12.535Fairfield County: 12.527 %Fairfield County12.527Hocking County: 12.506 %Hocking County12.506Lake County: 12.411 %Lake County12.411Williams County: 12.218 %Williams County12.218Logan County: 12.216 %Logan County12.216Montgomery County: 12.098 %Montgomery County12.098Jefferson County: 11.953 %Jefferson County11.953Stark County: 11.84 %Stark County11.84Wood County: 11.765 %Wood County11.765Pike County: 11.675 %Pike County11.675Athens County: 11.578 %Athens County11.578Perry County: 11.535 %Perry County11.535Ottawa County: 11.52 %Ottawa County11.52Pickaway County: 11.477 %Pickaway County11.477Mahoning County: 11.448 %Mahoning County11.448Hardin County: 11.339 %Hardin County11.339Lucas County: 11.304 %Lucas County11.304Clark County: 11.296 %Clark County11.296Portage County: 11.29 %Portage County11.29Noble County: 24.645 %Noble County24.645Harrison County: 21.253 %Harrison County21.253Vinton County: 19.063 %Vinton County19.063Belmont County: 16.562 %Belmont County16.562Tuscarawas County: 15.892 %Tuscarawas County15.892Monroe County: 15.226 %Monroe County15.226Lawrence County: 14.939 %Lawrence County14.939Trumbull County: 14.817 %Trumbull County14.817Meigs County: 14.402 %Meigs County14.402Greene County: 14.04 %Greene County14.04Erie County: 13.432 %Erie County13.432Adams County: 13.109 %Adams County13.109Cuyahoga County: 13.048 %Cuyahoga County13.048Clermont County: 13.025 %Clermont County13.025Hancock County: 12.767 %Hancock County12.767Miami County: 12.752 %Miami County12.752Brown County: 12.698 %Brown County12.698Franklin County: 12.648 %Franklin County12.648Summit County: 12.551 %Summit County12.551Coshocton County: 12.537 %Coshocton County12.537Medina County: 12.535 %Medina County12.535Fairfield County: 12.527 %Fairfield County12.527Hocking County: 12.506 %Hocking County12.506Lake County: 12.411 %Lake County12.411Williams County: 12.218 %Williams County12.218Logan County: 12.216 %Logan County12.216Montgomery County: 12.098 %Montgomery County12.098Jefferson County: 11.953 %Jefferson County11.953Stark County: 11.84 %Stark County11.84Wood County: 11.765 %Wood County11.765Pike County: 11.675 %Pike County11.675Athens County: 11.578 %Athens County11.578Perry County: 11.535 %Perry County11.535Ottawa County: 11.52 %Ottawa County11.52Pickaway County: 11.477 %Pickaway County11.477Mahoning County: 11.448 %Mahoning County11.448Hardin County: 11.339 %Hardin County11.339Lucas County: 11.304 %Lucas County11.304Clark County: 11.296 %Clark County11.296Portage County: 11.29 %Portage County11.29
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Noble County24.645+14.54 pts
2Harrison County21.253+0.6 pts
3Vinton County19.063+5.77 pts
4Belmont County16.562+3.19 pts
5Tuscarawas County15.892+3.29 pts
6Monroe County15.226-3.88 pts
7Lawrence County14.939+2.52 pts
8Trumbull County14.817+5.15 pts
9Meigs County14.402+4.87 pts
10Greene County14.04+4.53 pts
11Erie County13.432+5.7 pts
12Adams County13.109+5.25 pts
13Cuyahoga County13.048+1.76 pts
14Clermont County13.025+3.85 pts
15Hancock County12.767+3.11 pts
16Miami County12.752-4.26 pts
17Brown County12.698+5.02 pts
18Franklin County12.648+2.59 pts
19Summit County12.551+2.8 pts
20Coshocton County12.537-3.38 pts
21Medina County12.535+3.25 pts
22Fairfield County12.527+1.42 pts
23Hocking County12.506+6.41 pts
24Lake County12.411+3.49 pts
25Williams County12.218+5.17 pts
26Logan County12.216+7.17 pts
27Montgomery County12.098+2.61 pts
28Jefferson County11.953+2.24 pts
29Stark County11.84+1.76 pts
30Wood County11.765+3.65 pts
31Pike County11.675-9.28 pts
32Athens County11.578+2.17 pts
33Perry County11.535-3.33 pts
34Ottawa County11.52+4.67 pts
35Pickaway County11.477-0.61 pts
36Mahoning County11.448+1.11 pts
37Hardin County11.339+5.26 pts
38Lucas County11.304+2.65 pts
39Clark County11.296+0.83 pts
40Portage County11.29+3.48 pts
41Scioto County11.024+2.56 pts
42Geauga County11.015+2.61 pts
43Lorain County10.996+1.99 pts
44Butler County10.798+0.14 pts
45Knox County10.656+1.57 pts
46Warren County10.65+1.22 pts
47Carroll County10.626+0.51 pts
48Hamilton County10.58+0.78 pts
49Delaware County10.56+2.05 pts
50Crawford County10.493+0.63 pts
51Allen County10.401+3.41 pts
52Holmes County10.301+2.5 pts
53Morgan County10.29-3.71 pts
54Guernsey County10.251-2.65 pts
55Ashtabula County10.216+2.17 pts
56Columbiana County10.211+0.04 pts
57Highland County10.137-0.88 pts
58Richland County10.135-0.19 pts
59Jackson County10.12+1.95 pts
60Darke County10.111+2.71 pts
61Wyandot County10.11+4.96 pts
62Putnam County9.929+1.8 pts
63Fayette County9.901+1.17 pts
64Wayne County9.768-0.93 pts
65Seneca County9.667+0.7 pts
66Sandusky County9.619+0.36 pts
67Washington County9.504-2.59 pts
68Licking County9.479+0.56 pts
69Ashland County9.466+1.21 pts
70Muskingum County9.315-0.06 pts
71Huron County8.96+2.28 pts
72Champaign County8.957+1.93 pts
73Marion County8.936+0.25 pts
74Morrow County8.859+0.35 pts
75Madison County8.472+1.16 pts
76Union County8.471+2.04 pts
77Henry County8.413+0.49 pts
78Shelby County8.293+2.61 pts
79Van Wert County8.287+0.23 pts
80Clinton County8.251-5.8 pts
81Auglaize County8.188+2.49 pts
82Mercer County7.92-1.95 pts
83Ross County7.814-2.03 pts
84Preble County7.719-0.23 pts
85Gallia County7.627+0.33 pts
86Defiance County7.171-1.33 pts
87Paulding County6.571-1.76 pts
88Fulton County6.471+0.54 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Noble County, with 24.645% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fulton County, with 6.471% in 2017.

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