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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Carroll County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2019, at 24.267%. Auglaize County had the lowest, at 4.637%. The median was 9.454% and the figure for Ohio was 9.842%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.267Carroll County
Lowest4.637Auglaize County
Median9.45488 counties
Ohio9.842History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 16.082 %Allen County: 8.821 %Ashland County: 7.018 %Ashtabula County: 9.627 %Athens County: 9.78 %Auglaize County: 4.637 %Belmont County: 10.58 %Brown County: 15.517 %Butler County: 11.662 %Carroll County: 24.267 %Champaign County: 12.306 %Clark County: 8.583 %Clermont County: 9.844 %Clinton County: 6.259 %Columbiana County: 8.417 %Coshocton County: 9.563 %Crawford County: 9.992 %Cuyahoga County: 9.717 %Darke County: 8.088 %Defiance County: 8.752 %Delaware County: 8.947 %Erie County: 6.987 %Fairfield County: 8.901 %Fayette County: 11.112 %Franklin County: 10.806 %Fulton County: 7.975 %Gallia County: 7.842 %Geauga County: 9.351 %Greene County: 10.606 %Guernsey County: 9.27 %Hamilton County: 9.022 %Hancock County: 8.297 %Hardin County: 7.604 %Harrison County: 13.675 %Henry County: 14.964 %Highland County: 11.231 %Hocking County: 13.51 %Holmes County: 10.335 %Huron County: 9.544 %Jackson County: 9.799 %Jefferson County: 8.664 %Knox County: 10.381 %Lake County: 9.42 %Lawrence County: 9.959 %Licking County: 10.3 %Logan County: 8.272 %Lorain County: 7.587 %Lucas County: 10.701 %Madison County: 9.584 %Mahoning County: 10.777 %Marion County: 7.725 %Medina County: 9.816 %Meigs County: 10.211 %Mercer County: 6.289 %Miami County: 8.625 %Monroe County: 10.097 %Montgomery County: 10.05 %Morgan County: 6.648 %Morrow County: 12.199 %Muskingum County: 9.457 %Noble County: 13.046 %Ottawa County: 9.5 %Paulding County: 8.513 %Perry County: 7.932 %Pickaway County: 12.587 %Pike County: 12.315 %Portage County: 9.039 %Preble County: 7.726 %Putnam County: 6.68 %Richland County: 9.45 %Ross County: 6.321 %Sandusky County: 9.221 %Scioto County: 11.515 %Seneca County: 8.746 %Shelby County: 6.239 %Stark County: 8.445 %Summit County: 10.399 %Trumbull County: 12.5 %Tuscarawas County: 8.215 %Union County: 9.137 %Van Wert County: 5.799 %Vinton County: 8.137 %Warren County: 11.491 %Washington County: 6.93 %Wayne County: 8.716 %Williams County: 7.356 %Wood County: 12.52 %Wyandot County: 11.4 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Carroll County: 24.267 %Carroll County24.267Adams County: 16.082 %Adams County16.082Brown County: 15.517 %Brown County15.517Henry County: 14.964 %Henry County14.964Harrison County: 13.675 %Harrison County13.675Hocking County: 13.51 %Hocking County13.51Noble County: 13.046 %Noble County13.046Pickaway County: 12.587 %Pickaway County12.587Wood County: 12.52 %Wood County12.52Trumbull County: 12.5 %Trumbull County12.5Pike County: 12.315 %Pike County12.315Champaign County: 12.306 %Champaign County12.306Morrow County: 12.199 %Morrow County12.199Butler County: 11.662 %Butler County11.662Scioto County: 11.515 %Scioto County11.515Warren County: 11.491 %Warren County11.491Wyandot County: 11.4 %Wyandot County11.4Highland County: 11.231 %Highland County11.231Fayette County: 11.112 %Fayette County11.112Franklin County: 10.806 %Franklin County10.806Mahoning County: 10.777 %Mahoning County10.777Lucas County: 10.701 %Lucas County10.701Greene County: 10.606 %Greene County10.606Belmont County: 10.58 %Belmont County10.58Summit County: 10.399 %Summit County10.399Knox County: 10.381 %Knox County10.381Holmes County: 10.335 %Holmes County10.335Licking County: 10.3 %Licking County10.3Meigs County: 10.211 %Meigs County10.211Monroe County: 10.097 %Monroe County10.097Montgomery County: 10.05 %Montgomery County10.05Crawford County: 9.992 %Crawford County9.992Lawrence County: 9.959 %Lawrence County9.959Clermont County: 9.844 %Clermont County9.844Medina County: 9.816 %Medina County9.816Jackson County: 9.799 %Jackson County9.799Athens County: 9.78 %Athens County9.78Cuyahoga County: 9.717 %Cuyahoga County9.717Ashtabula County: 9.627 %Ashtabula County9.627Madison County: 9.584 %Madison County9.584Carroll County: 24.267 %Carroll County24.267Adams County: 16.082 %Adams County16.082Brown County: 15.517 %Brown County15.517Henry County: 14.964 %Henry County14.964Harrison County: 13.675 %Harrison County13.675Hocking County: 13.51 %Hocking County13.51Noble County: 13.046 %Noble County13.046Pickaway County: 12.587 %Pickaway County12.587Wood County: 12.52 %Wood County12.52Trumbull County: 12.5 %Trumbull County12.5Pike County: 12.315 %Pike County12.315Champaign County: 12.306 %Champaign County12.306Morrow County: 12.199 %Morrow County12.199Butler County: 11.662 %Butler County11.662Scioto County: 11.515 %Scioto County11.515Warren County: 11.491 %Warren County11.491Wyandot County: 11.4 %Wyandot County11.4Highland County: 11.231 %Highland County11.231Fayette County: 11.112 %Fayette County11.112Franklin County: 10.806 %Franklin County10.806Mahoning County: 10.777 %Mahoning County10.777Lucas County: 10.701 %Lucas County10.701Greene County: 10.606 %Greene County10.606Belmont County: 10.58 %Belmont County10.58Summit County: 10.399 %Summit County10.399Knox County: 10.381 %Knox County10.381Holmes County: 10.335 %Holmes County10.335Licking County: 10.3 %Licking County10.3Meigs County: 10.211 %Meigs County10.211Monroe County: 10.097 %Monroe County10.097Montgomery County: 10.05 %Montgomery County10.05Crawford County: 9.992 %Crawford County9.992Lawrence County: 9.959 %Lawrence County9.959Clermont County: 9.844 %Clermont County9.844Medina County: 9.816 %Medina County9.816Jackson County: 9.799 %Jackson County9.799Athens County: 9.78 %Athens County9.78Cuyahoga County: 9.717 %Cuyahoga County9.717Ashtabula County: 9.627 %Ashtabula County9.627Madison County: 9.584 %Madison County9.584
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Carroll County24.267+15.91 pts
2Adams County16.082+2.33 pts
3Brown County15.517-3.73 pts
4Henry County14.964+6.47 pts
5Harrison County13.675+3.34 pts
6Hocking County13.51-0.42 pts
7Noble County13.046+2.43 pts
8Pickaway County12.587-0.56 pts
9Wood County12.52+3.86 pts
10Trumbull County12.5+0.98 pts
11Pike County12.315+3.41 pts
12Champaign County12.306-3.08 pts
13Morrow County12.199+3.68 pts
14Butler County11.662+0.76 pts
15Scioto County11.515-0.47 pts
16Warren County11.491+1.12 pts
17Wyandot County11.4+5.1 pts
18Highland County11.231+1.12 pts
19Fayette County11.112+1.82 pts
20Franklin County10.806-0.67 pts
21Mahoning County10.777-2.05 pts
22Lucas County10.701-1.79 pts
23Greene County10.606-2.75 pts
24Belmont County10.58-2.45 pts
25Summit County10.399-1.1 pts
26Knox County10.381+1.48 pts
27Holmes County10.335-0.57 pts
28Licking County10.3+2.76 pts
29Meigs County10.211+0.58 pts
30Monroe County10.097-0.76 pts
31Montgomery County10.05-1.59 pts
32Crawford County9.992+1.26 pts
33Lawrence County9.959-0.89 pts
34Clermont County9.844+0.29 pts
35Medina County9.816-2 pts
36Jackson County9.799-4.67 pts
37Athens County9.78-2.05 pts
38Cuyahoga County9.717-0.18 pts
39Ashtabula County9.627-3.15 pts
40Madison County9.584+1.91 pts
41Coshocton County9.563-7.85 pts
42Huron County9.544+0.25 pts
43Ottawa County9.5-0.27 pts
44Muskingum County9.457+0.33 pts
45Richland County9.45-1.51 pts
46Lake County9.42-1.65 pts
47Geauga County9.351-2.04 pts
48Guernsey County9.27-0.37 pts
49Sandusky County9.221+0.78 pts
50Union County9.137+2.69 pts
51Portage County9.039-1.81 pts
52Hamilton County9.022-1.71 pts
53Delaware County8.947-0.65 pts
54Fairfield County8.901-2.31 pts
55Allen County8.821-2.4 pts
56Defiance County8.752-0.36 pts
57Seneca County8.746+0.45 pts
58Wayne County8.716-0.12 pts
59Jefferson County8.664-2.08 pts
60Miami County8.625-1.33 pts
61Clark County8.583-3.42 pts
62Paulding County8.513-1.44 pts
63Stark County8.445-1.92 pts
64Columbiana County8.417-4.32 pts
65Hancock County8.297+0.47 pts
66Logan County8.272-0.25 pts
67Tuscarawas County8.215-3.62 pts
68Vinton County8.137-1.52 pts
69Darke County8.088-3.88 pts
70Fulton County7.975+1.01 pts
71Perry County7.932-4.33 pts
72Gallia County7.842-3.42 pts
73Preble County7.726-5.79 pts
74Marion County7.725-1.45 pts
75Hardin County7.604-0.61 pts
76Lorain County7.587-3.55 pts
77Williams County7.356-0.1 pts
78Ashland County7.018-1.86 pts
79Erie County6.987-1.47 pts
80Washington County6.93-2.62 pts
81Putnam County6.68-0.25 pts
82Morgan County6.648-8.42 pts
83Ross County6.321-6.32 pts
84Mercer County6.289-0.26 pts
85Clinton County6.259-9.88 pts
86Shelby County6.239-0.45 pts
87Van Wert County5.799-0.2 pts
88Auglaize County4.637-2.17 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Carroll County, with 24.267% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Auglaize County, with 4.637% in 2019.

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