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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Perry County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2020, at 24.941%. Auglaize County had the lowest, at 6.182%. The median was 10.545% and the figure for Ohio was 10.963%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.941Perry County
Lowest6.182Auglaize County
Median10.54588 counties
Ohio10.963History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 14.805 %Allen County: 9.849 %Ashland County: 11.496 %Ashtabula County: 10.63 %Athens County: 10.582 %Auglaize County: 6.182 %Belmont County: 13.752 %Brown County: 11.781 %Butler County: 10.597 %Carroll County: 10.934 %Champaign County: 8.354 %Clark County: 11.72 %Clermont County: 9.838 %Clinton County: 12.365 %Columbiana County: 10.366 %Coshocton County: 12.003 %Crawford County: 9.723 %Cuyahoga County: 10.011 %Darke County: 15.967 %Defiance County: 7.404 %Delaware County: 12.547 %Erie County: 10.702 %Fairfield County: 10.888 %Fayette County: 8.951 %Franklin County: 12.459 %Fulton County: 9.13 %Gallia County: 8.733 %Geauga County: 11.241 %Greene County: 12.505 %Guernsey County: 9.951 %Hamilton County: 11.383 %Hancock County: 8.071 %Hardin County: 10.656 %Harrison County: 22.013 %Henry County: 12.849 %Highland County: 10.397 %Hocking County: 9.7 %Holmes County: 7.263 %Huron County: 7.305 %Jackson County: 9.53 %Jefferson County: 9.847 %Knox County: 8.83 %Lake County: 10.332 %Lawrence County: 12.409 %Licking County: 9.79 %Logan County: 11.369 %Lorain County: 9.05 %Lucas County: 11.2 %Madison County: 6.578 %Mahoning County: 10.84 %Marion County: 6.344 %Medina County: 9.161 %Meigs County: 14.441 %Mercer County: 8.524 %Miami County: 8.554 %Monroe County: 12.38 %Montgomery County: 11.303 %Morgan County: 10.381 %Morrow County: 10.1 %Muskingum County: 10.507 %Noble County: 15.986 %Ottawa County: 12.625 %Paulding County: 11.059 %Perry County: 24.941 %Pickaway County: 18.393 %Pike County: 10.371 %Portage County: 10.944 %Preble County: 9.208 %Putnam County: 10.001 %Richland County: 9.538 %Ross County: 12.15 %Sandusky County: 11.747 %Scioto County: 8.921 %Seneca County: 8.936 %Shelby County: 9.872 %Stark County: 11.803 %Summit County: 11.28 %Trumbull County: 14.557 %Tuscarawas County: 10.716 %Union County: 8.44 %Van Wert County: 11.152 %Vinton County: 11.125 %Warren County: 10.117 %Washington County: 9.699 %Wayne County: 8.132 %Williams County: 9 %Wood County: 11.459 %Wyandot County: 8.63 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Perry County: 24.941 %Perry County24.941Harrison County: 22.013 %Harrison County22.013Pickaway County: 18.393 %Pickaway County18.393Noble County: 15.986 %Noble County15.986Darke County: 15.967 %Darke County15.967Adams County: 14.805 %Adams County14.805Trumbull County: 14.557 %Trumbull County14.557Meigs County: 14.441 %Meigs County14.441Belmont County: 13.752 %Belmont County13.752Henry County: 12.849 %Henry County12.849Ottawa County: 12.625 %Ottawa County12.625Delaware County: 12.547 %Delaware County12.547Greene County: 12.505 %Greene County12.505Franklin County: 12.459 %Franklin County12.459Lawrence County: 12.409 %Lawrence County12.409Monroe County: 12.38 %Monroe County12.38Clinton County: 12.365 %Clinton County12.365Ross County: 12.15 %Ross County12.15Coshocton County: 12.003 %Coshocton County12.003Stark County: 11.803 %Stark County11.803Brown County: 11.781 %Brown County11.781Sandusky County: 11.747 %Sandusky County11.747Clark County: 11.72 %Clark County11.72Ashland County: 11.496 %Ashland County11.496Wood County: 11.459 %Wood County11.459Hamilton County: 11.383 %Hamilton County11.383Logan County: 11.369 %Logan County11.369Montgomery County: 11.303 %Montgomery County11.303Summit County: 11.28 %Summit County11.28Geauga County: 11.241 %Geauga County11.241Lucas County: 11.2 %Lucas County11.2Van Wert County: 11.152 %Van Wert County11.152Vinton County: 11.125 %Vinton County11.125Paulding County: 11.059 %Paulding County11.059Portage County: 10.944 %Portage County10.944Carroll County: 10.934 %Carroll County10.934Fairfield County: 10.888 %Fairfield County10.888Mahoning County: 10.84 %Mahoning County10.84Tuscarawas County: 10.716 %Tuscarawas County10.716Erie County: 10.702 %Erie County10.702Perry County: 24.941 %Perry County24.941Harrison County: 22.013 %Harrison County22.013Pickaway County: 18.393 %Pickaway County18.393Noble County: 15.986 %Noble County15.986Darke County: 15.967 %Darke County15.967Adams County: 14.805 %Adams County14.805Trumbull County: 14.557 %Trumbull County14.557Meigs County: 14.441 %Meigs County14.441Belmont County: 13.752 %Belmont County13.752Henry County: 12.849 %Henry County12.849Ottawa County: 12.625 %Ottawa County12.625Delaware County: 12.547 %Delaware County12.547Greene County: 12.505 %Greene County12.505Franklin County: 12.459 %Franklin County12.459Lawrence County: 12.409 %Lawrence County12.409Monroe County: 12.38 %Monroe County12.38Clinton County: 12.365 %Clinton County12.365Ross County: 12.15 %Ross County12.15Coshocton County: 12.003 %Coshocton County12.003Stark County: 11.803 %Stark County11.803Brown County: 11.781 %Brown County11.781Sandusky County: 11.747 %Sandusky County11.747Clark County: 11.72 %Clark County11.72Ashland County: 11.496 %Ashland County11.496Wood County: 11.459 %Wood County11.459Hamilton County: 11.383 %Hamilton County11.383Logan County: 11.369 %Logan County11.369Montgomery County: 11.303 %Montgomery County11.303Summit County: 11.28 %Summit County11.28Geauga County: 11.241 %Geauga County11.241Lucas County: 11.2 %Lucas County11.2Van Wert County: 11.152 %Van Wert County11.152Vinton County: 11.125 %Vinton County11.125Paulding County: 11.059 %Paulding County11.059Portage County: 10.944 %Portage County10.944Carroll County: 10.934 %Carroll County10.934Fairfield County: 10.888 %Fairfield County10.888Mahoning County: 10.84 %Mahoning County10.84Tuscarawas County: 10.716 %Tuscarawas County10.716Erie County: 10.702 %Erie County10.702
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Perry County24.941+17.01 pts
2Harrison County22.013+8.34 pts
3Pickaway County18.393+5.81 pts
4Noble County15.986+2.94 pts
5Darke County15.967+7.88 pts
6Adams County14.805-1.28 pts
7Trumbull County14.557+2.06 pts
8Meigs County14.441+4.23 pts
9Belmont County13.752+3.17 pts
10Henry County12.849-2.12 pts
11Ottawa County12.625+3.13 pts
12Delaware County12.547+3.6 pts
13Greene County12.505+1.9 pts
14Franklin County12.459+1.65 pts
15Lawrence County12.409+2.45 pts
16Monroe County12.38+2.28 pts
17Clinton County12.365+6.11 pts
18Ross County12.15+5.83 pts
19Coshocton County12.003+2.44 pts
20Stark County11.803+3.36 pts
21Brown County11.781-3.74 pts
22Sandusky County11.747+2.53 pts
23Clark County11.72+3.14 pts
24Ashland County11.496+4.48 pts
25Wood County11.459-1.06 pts
26Hamilton County11.383+2.36 pts
27Logan County11.369+3.1 pts
28Montgomery County11.303+1.25 pts
29Summit County11.28+0.88 pts
30Geauga County11.241+1.89 pts
31Lucas County11.2+0.5 pts
32Van Wert County11.152+5.35 pts
33Vinton County11.125+2.99 pts
34Paulding County11.059+2.55 pts
35Portage County10.944+1.91 pts
36Carroll County10.934-13.33 pts
37Fairfield County10.888+1.99 pts
38Mahoning County10.84+0.06 pts
39Tuscarawas County10.716+2.5 pts
40Erie County10.702+3.71 pts
41Hardin County10.656+3.05 pts
42Ashtabula County10.63+1 pts
43Butler County10.597-1.07 pts
44Athens County10.582+0.8 pts
45Muskingum County10.507+1.05 pts
46Highland County10.397-0.83 pts
47Morgan County10.381+3.73 pts
48Pike County10.371-1.94 pts
49Columbiana County10.366+1.95 pts
50Lake County10.332+0.91 pts
51Warren County10.117-1.37 pts
52Morrow County10.1-2.1 pts
53Cuyahoga County10.011+0.29 pts
54Putnam County10.001+3.32 pts
55Guernsey County9.951+0.68 pts
56Shelby County9.872+3.63 pts
57Allen County9.849+1.03 pts
58Jefferson County9.847+1.18 pts
59Clermont County9.838-0.01 pts
60Licking County9.79-0.51 pts
61Crawford County9.723-0.27 pts
62Hocking County9.7-3.81 pts
63Washington County9.699+2.77 pts
64Richland County9.538+0.09 pts
65Jackson County9.53-0.27 pts
66Preble County9.208+1.48 pts
67Medina County9.161-0.66 pts
68Fulton County9.13+1.16 pts
69Lorain County9.05+1.46 pts
70Williams County9+1.64 pts
71Fayette County8.951-2.16 pts
72Seneca County8.936+0.19 pts
73Scioto County8.921-2.59 pts
74Knox County8.83-1.55 pts
75Gallia County8.733+0.89 pts
76Wyandot County8.63-2.77 pts
77Miami County8.554-0.07 pts
78Mercer County8.524+2.23 pts
79Union County8.44-0.7 pts
80Champaign County8.354-3.95 pts
81Wayne County8.132-0.58 pts
82Hancock County8.071-0.23 pts
83Defiance County7.404-1.35 pts
84Huron County7.305-2.24 pts
85Holmes County7.263-3.07 pts
86Madison County6.578-3.01 pts
87Marion County6.344-1.38 pts
88Auglaize County6.182+1.55 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Perry County, with 24.941% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Auglaize County, with 6.182% in 2020.

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