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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Brown County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2018, at 19.243%. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 6.001%. The median was 10.366% and the figure for Ohio was 10.76%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.243Brown County
Lowest6.001Van Wert County
Median10.36688 counties
Ohio10.76History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 13.749 %Allen County: 11.225 %Ashland County: 8.878 %Ashtabula County: 12.78 %Athens County: 11.828 %Auglaize County: 6.809 %Belmont County: 13.033 %Brown County: 19.243 %Butler County: 10.901 %Carroll County: 8.355 %Champaign County: 15.385 %Clark County: 12.003 %Clermont County: 9.554 %Clinton County: 16.134 %Columbiana County: 12.741 %Coshocton County: 17.41 %Crawford County: 8.737 %Cuyahoga County: 9.9 %Darke County: 11.963 %Defiance County: 9.11 %Delaware County: 9.6 %Erie County: 8.457 %Fairfield County: 11.212 %Fayette County: 9.287 %Franklin County: 11.473 %Fulton County: 6.963 %Gallia County: 11.261 %Geauga County: 11.387 %Greene County: 13.357 %Guernsey County: 9.641 %Hamilton County: 10.736 %Hancock County: 7.827 %Hardin County: 8.219 %Harrison County: 10.338 %Henry County: 8.494 %Highland County: 10.107 %Hocking County: 13.931 %Holmes County: 10.907 %Huron County: 9.29 %Jackson County: 14.47 %Jefferson County: 10.743 %Knox County: 8.903 %Lake County: 11.07 %Lawrence County: 10.852 %Licking County: 7.545 %Logan County: 8.521 %Lorain County: 11.133 %Lucas County: 12.492 %Madison County: 7.674 %Mahoning County: 12.824 %Marion County: 9.17 %Medina County: 11.814 %Meigs County: 9.628 %Mercer County: 6.551 %Miami County: 9.955 %Monroe County: 10.856 %Montgomery County: 11.641 %Morgan County: 15.063 %Morrow County: 8.515 %Muskingum County: 9.125 %Noble County: 10.616 %Ottawa County: 9.767 %Paulding County: 9.953 %Perry County: 12.265 %Pickaway County: 13.147 %Pike County: 8.906 %Portage County: 10.85 %Preble County: 13.514 %Putnam County: 6.929 %Richland County: 10.96 %Ross County: 12.637 %Sandusky County: 8.443 %Scioto County: 11.986 %Seneca County: 8.293 %Shelby County: 6.684 %Stark County: 10.365 %Summit County: 11.502 %Trumbull County: 11.516 %Tuscarawas County: 11.839 %Union County: 6.448 %Van Wert County: 6.001 %Vinton County: 9.657 %Warren County: 10.367 %Washington County: 9.549 %Wayne County: 8.837 %Williams County: 7.455 %Wood County: 8.665 %Wyandot County: 6.302 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Brown County: 19.243 %Brown County19.243Coshocton County: 17.41 %Coshocton County17.41Clinton County: 16.134 %Clinton County16.134Champaign County: 15.385 %Champaign County15.385Morgan County: 15.063 %Morgan County15.063Jackson County: 14.47 %Jackson County14.47Hocking County: 13.931 %Hocking County13.931Adams County: 13.749 %Adams County13.749Preble County: 13.514 %Preble County13.514Greene County: 13.357 %Greene County13.357Pickaway County: 13.147 %Pickaway County13.147Belmont County: 13.033 %Belmont County13.033Mahoning County: 12.824 %Mahoning County12.824Ashtabula County: 12.78 %Ashtabula County12.78Columbiana County: 12.741 %Columbiana County12.741Ross County: 12.637 %Ross County12.637Lucas County: 12.492 %Lucas County12.492Perry County: 12.265 %Perry County12.265Clark County: 12.003 %Clark County12.003Scioto County: 11.986 %Scioto County11.986Darke County: 11.963 %Darke County11.963Tuscarawas County: 11.839 %Tuscarawas County11.839Athens County: 11.828 %Athens County11.828Medina County: 11.814 %Medina County11.814Montgomery County: 11.641 %Montgomery County11.641Trumbull County: 11.516 %Trumbull County11.516Summit County: 11.502 %Summit County11.502Franklin County: 11.473 %Franklin County11.473Geauga County: 11.387 %Geauga County11.387Gallia County: 11.261 %Gallia County11.261Allen County: 11.225 %Allen County11.225Fairfield County: 11.212 %Fairfield County11.212Lorain County: 11.133 %Lorain County11.133Lake County: 11.07 %Lake County11.07Richland County: 10.96 %Richland County10.96Holmes County: 10.907 %Holmes County10.907Butler County: 10.901 %Butler County10.901Monroe County: 10.856 %Monroe County10.856Lawrence County: 10.852 %Lawrence County10.852Portage County: 10.85 %Portage County10.85Brown County: 19.243 %Brown County19.243Coshocton County: 17.41 %Coshocton County17.41Clinton County: 16.134 %Clinton County16.134Champaign County: 15.385 %Champaign County15.385Morgan County: 15.063 %Morgan County15.063Jackson County: 14.47 %Jackson County14.47Hocking County: 13.931 %Hocking County13.931Adams County: 13.749 %Adams County13.749Preble County: 13.514 %Preble County13.514Greene County: 13.357 %Greene County13.357Pickaway County: 13.147 %Pickaway County13.147Belmont County: 13.033 %Belmont County13.033Mahoning County: 12.824 %Mahoning County12.824Ashtabula County: 12.78 %Ashtabula County12.78Columbiana County: 12.741 %Columbiana County12.741Ross County: 12.637 %Ross County12.637Lucas County: 12.492 %Lucas County12.492Perry County: 12.265 %Perry County12.265Clark County: 12.003 %Clark County12.003Scioto County: 11.986 %Scioto County11.986Darke County: 11.963 %Darke County11.963Tuscarawas County: 11.839 %Tuscarawas County11.839Athens County: 11.828 %Athens County11.828Medina County: 11.814 %Medina County11.814Montgomery County: 11.641 %Montgomery County11.641Trumbull County: 11.516 %Trumbull County11.516Summit County: 11.502 %Summit County11.502Franklin County: 11.473 %Franklin County11.473Geauga County: 11.387 %Geauga County11.387Gallia County: 11.261 %Gallia County11.261Allen County: 11.225 %Allen County11.225Fairfield County: 11.212 %Fairfield County11.212Lorain County: 11.133 %Lorain County11.133Lake County: 11.07 %Lake County11.07Richland County: 10.96 %Richland County10.96Holmes County: 10.907 %Holmes County10.907Butler County: 10.901 %Butler County10.901Monroe County: 10.856 %Monroe County10.856Lawrence County: 10.852 %Lawrence County10.852Portage County: 10.85 %Portage County10.85
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Brown County19.243+6.54 pts
2Coshocton County17.41+4.87 pts
3Clinton County16.134+7.88 pts
4Champaign County15.385+6.43 pts
5Morgan County15.063+4.77 pts
6Jackson County14.47+4.35 pts
7Hocking County13.931+1.42 pts
8Adams County13.749+0.64 pts
9Preble County13.514+5.79 pts
10Greene County13.357-0.68 pts
11Pickaway County13.147+1.67 pts
12Belmont County13.033-3.53 pts
13Mahoning County12.824+1.38 pts
14Ashtabula County12.78+2.56 pts
15Columbiana County12.741+2.53 pts
16Ross County12.637+4.82 pts
17Lucas County12.492+1.19 pts
18Perry County12.265+0.73 pts
19Clark County12.003+0.71 pts
20Scioto County11.986+0.96 pts
21Darke County11.963+1.85 pts
22Tuscarawas County11.839-4.05 pts
23Athens County11.828+0.25 pts
24Medina County11.814-0.72 pts
25Montgomery County11.641-0.46 pts
26Trumbull County11.516-3.3 pts
27Summit County11.502-1.05 pts
28Franklin County11.473-1.17 pts
29Geauga County11.387+0.37 pts
30Gallia County11.261+3.63 pts
31Allen County11.225+0.82 pts
32Fairfield County11.212-1.31 pts
33Lorain County11.133+0.14 pts
34Lake County11.07-1.34 pts
35Richland County10.96+0.83 pts
36Holmes County10.907+0.61 pts
37Butler County10.901+0.1 pts
38Monroe County10.856-4.37 pts
39Lawrence County10.852-4.09 pts
40Portage County10.85-0.44 pts
41Jefferson County10.743-1.21 pts
42Hamilton County10.736+0.16 pts
43Noble County10.616-14.03 pts
44Warren County10.367-0.28 pts
45Stark County10.365-1.47 pts
46Harrison County10.338-10.92 pts
47Highland County10.107-0.03 pts
48Miami County9.955-2.8 pts
49Paulding County9.953+3.38 pts
50Cuyahoga County9.9-3.15 pts
51Ottawa County9.767-1.75 pts
52Vinton County9.657-9.41 pts
53Guernsey County9.641-0.61 pts
54Meigs County9.628-4.77 pts
55Delaware County9.6-0.96 pts
56Clermont County9.554-3.47 pts
57Washington County9.549+0.04 pts
58Huron County9.29+0.33 pts
59Fayette County9.287-0.61 pts
60Marion County9.17+0.23 pts
61Muskingum County9.125-0.19 pts
62Defiance County9.11+1.94 pts
63Pike County8.906-2.77 pts
64Knox County8.903-1.75 pts
65Ashland County8.878-0.59 pts
66Wayne County8.837-0.93 pts
67Crawford County8.737-1.76 pts
68Wood County8.665-3.1 pts
69Logan County8.521-3.69 pts
70Morrow County8.515-0.34 pts
71Henry County8.494+0.08 pts
72Erie County8.457-4.97 pts
73Sandusky County8.443-1.18 pts
74Carroll County8.355-2.27 pts
75Seneca County8.293-1.37 pts
76Hardin County8.219-3.12 pts
77Hancock County7.827-4.94 pts
78Madison County7.674-0.8 pts
79Licking County7.545-1.93 pts
80Williams County7.455-4.76 pts
81Fulton County6.963+0.49 pts
82Putnam County6.929-3 pts
83Auglaize County6.809-1.38 pts
84Shelby County6.684-1.61 pts
85Mercer County6.551-1.37 pts
86Union County6.448-2.02 pts
87Wyandot County6.302-3.81 pts
88Van Wert County6.001-2.29 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Brown County, with 19.243% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Van Wert County, with 6.001% in 2018.

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