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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Marion County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2021, at 22.025%. Union County had the lowest, at 7.867%. The median was 13.139% and the figure for Ohio was 14.41%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.025Marion County
Lowest7.867Union County
Median13.13988 counties
Ohio14.41History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 12.382 %Allen County: 11.584 %Ashland County: 11.203 %Ashtabula County: 14.055 %Athens County: 19.458 %Auglaize County: 10.32 %Belmont County: 16.253 %Brown County: 10.979 %Butler County: 13.95 %Carroll County: 20.529 %Champaign County: 17.006 %Clark County: 15.229 %Clermont County: 14.61 %Clinton County: 8.088 %Columbiana County: 14.427 %Coshocton County: 13.674 %Crawford County: 13.993 %Cuyahoga County: 16.3 %Darke County: 9.284 %Defiance County: 12.915 %Delaware County: 14.895 %Erie County: 13.371 %Fairfield County: 13.208 %Fayette County: 16.318 %Franklin County: 16.592 %Fulton County: 10.29 %Gallia County: 11.87 %Geauga County: 12.564 %Greene County: 14.162 %Guernsey County: 16.352 %Hamilton County: 14.06 %Hancock County: 12.677 %Hardin County: 13.191 %Harrison County: 15.845 %Henry County: 11.754 %Highland County: 9.866 %Hocking County: 9.582 %Holmes County: 10.205 %Huron County: 13.908 %Jackson County: 11.307 %Jefferson County: 12.008 %Knox County: 10.304 %Lake County: 14.258 %Lawrence County: 10.3 %Licking County: 12.004 %Logan County: 9.645 %Lorain County: 15.182 %Lucas County: 14.838 %Madison County: 8.623 %Mahoning County: 18.714 %Marion County: 22.025 %Medina County: 13.709 %Meigs County: 16.239 %Mercer County: 10.57 %Miami County: 10.432 %Monroe County: 16.475 %Montgomery County: 14.463 %Morgan County: 19.332 %Morrow County: 16.489 %Muskingum County: 11.184 %Noble County: 20.228 %Ottawa County: 10.155 %Paulding County: 12.609 %Perry County: 16.856 %Pickaway County: 10.49 %Pike County: 11.63 %Portage County: 13.223 %Preble County: 11.114 %Putnam County: 8.637 %Richland County: 15.392 %Ross County: 10.676 %Sandusky County: 9.553 %Scioto County: 11.45 %Seneca County: 13.087 %Shelby County: 11.205 %Stark County: 16.015 %Summit County: 14.389 %Trumbull County: 15.424 %Tuscarawas County: 11.514 %Union County: 7.867 %Van Wert County: 9.728 %Vinton County: 12.387 %Warren County: 15.033 %Washington County: 13.721 %Wayne County: 13.362 %Williams County: 12.706 %Wood County: 10.938 %Wyandot County: 12.183 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Marion County: 22.025 %Marion County22.025Carroll County: 20.529 %Carroll County20.529Noble County: 20.228 %Noble County20.228Athens County: 19.458 %Athens County19.458Morgan County: 19.332 %Morgan County19.332Mahoning County: 18.714 %Mahoning County18.714Champaign County: 17.006 %Champaign County17.006Perry County: 16.856 %Perry County16.856Franklin County: 16.592 %Franklin County16.592Morrow County: 16.489 %Morrow County16.489Monroe County: 16.475 %Monroe County16.475Guernsey County: 16.352 %Guernsey County16.352Fayette County: 16.318 %Fayette County16.318Cuyahoga County: 16.3 %Cuyahoga County16.3Belmont County: 16.253 %Belmont County16.253Meigs County: 16.239 %Meigs County16.239Stark County: 16.015 %Stark County16.015Harrison County: 15.845 %Harrison County15.845Trumbull County: 15.424 %Trumbull County15.424Richland County: 15.392 %Richland County15.392Clark County: 15.229 %Clark County15.229Lorain County: 15.182 %Lorain County15.182Warren County: 15.033 %Warren County15.033Delaware County: 14.895 %Delaware County14.895Lucas County: 14.838 %Lucas County14.838Clermont County: 14.61 %Clermont County14.61Montgomery County: 14.463 %Montgomery County14.463Columbiana County: 14.427 %Columbiana County14.427Summit County: 14.389 %Summit County14.389Lake County: 14.258 %Lake County14.258Greene County: 14.162 %Greene County14.162Hamilton County: 14.06 %Hamilton County14.06Ashtabula County: 14.055 %Ashtabula County14.055Crawford County: 13.993 %Crawford County13.993Butler County: 13.95 %Butler County13.95Huron County: 13.908 %Huron County13.908Washington County: 13.721 %Washington County13.721Medina County: 13.709 %Medina County13.709Coshocton County: 13.674 %Coshocton County13.674Erie County: 13.371 %Erie County13.371Marion County: 22.025 %Marion County22.025Carroll County: 20.529 %Carroll County20.529Noble County: 20.228 %Noble County20.228Athens County: 19.458 %Athens County19.458Morgan County: 19.332 %Morgan County19.332Mahoning County: 18.714 %Mahoning County18.714Champaign County: 17.006 %Champaign County17.006Perry County: 16.856 %Perry County16.856Franklin County: 16.592 %Franklin County16.592Morrow County: 16.489 %Morrow County16.489Monroe County: 16.475 %Monroe County16.475Guernsey County: 16.352 %Guernsey County16.352Fayette County: 16.318 %Fayette County16.318Cuyahoga County: 16.3 %Cuyahoga County16.3Belmont County: 16.253 %Belmont County16.253Meigs County: 16.239 %Meigs County16.239Stark County: 16.015 %Stark County16.015Harrison County: 15.845 %Harrison County15.845Trumbull County: 15.424 %Trumbull County15.424Richland County: 15.392 %Richland County15.392Clark County: 15.229 %Clark County15.229Lorain County: 15.182 %Lorain County15.182Warren County: 15.033 %Warren County15.033Delaware County: 14.895 %Delaware County14.895Lucas County: 14.838 %Lucas County14.838Clermont County: 14.61 %Clermont County14.61Montgomery County: 14.463 %Montgomery County14.463Columbiana County: 14.427 %Columbiana County14.427Summit County: 14.389 %Summit County14.389Lake County: 14.258 %Lake County14.258Greene County: 14.162 %Greene County14.162Hamilton County: 14.06 %Hamilton County14.06Ashtabula County: 14.055 %Ashtabula County14.055Crawford County: 13.993 %Crawford County13.993Butler County: 13.95 %Butler County13.95Huron County: 13.908 %Huron County13.908Washington County: 13.721 %Washington County13.721Medina County: 13.709 %Medina County13.709Coshocton County: 13.674 %Coshocton County13.674Erie County: 13.371 %Erie County13.371
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Marion County22.025+15.68 pts
2Carroll County20.529+9.6 pts
3Noble County20.228+4.24 pts
4Athens County19.458+8.88 pts
5Morgan County19.332+8.95 pts
6Mahoning County18.714+7.87 pts
7Champaign County17.006+8.65 pts
8Perry County16.856-8.08 pts
9Franklin County16.592+4.13 pts
10Morrow County16.489+6.39 pts
11Monroe County16.475+4.1 pts
12Guernsey County16.352+6.4 pts
13Fayette County16.318+7.37 pts
14Cuyahoga County16.3+6.29 pts
15Belmont County16.253+2.5 pts
16Meigs County16.239+1.8 pts
17Stark County16.015+4.21 pts
18Harrison County15.845-6.17 pts
19Trumbull County15.424+0.87 pts
20Richland County15.392+5.85 pts
21Clark County15.229+3.51 pts
22Lorain County15.182+6.13 pts
23Warren County15.033+4.92 pts
24Delaware County14.895+2.35 pts
25Lucas County14.838+3.64 pts
26Clermont County14.61+4.77 pts
27Montgomery County14.463+3.16 pts
28Columbiana County14.427+4.06 pts
29Summit County14.389+3.11 pts
30Lake County14.258+3.93 pts
31Greene County14.162+1.66 pts
32Hamilton County14.06+2.68 pts
33Ashtabula County14.055+3.42 pts
34Crawford County13.993+4.27 pts
35Butler County13.95+3.35 pts
36Huron County13.908+6.6 pts
37Washington County13.721+4.02 pts
38Medina County13.709+4.55 pts
39Coshocton County13.674+1.67 pts
40Erie County13.371+2.67 pts
41Wayne County13.362+5.23 pts
42Portage County13.223+2.28 pts
43Fairfield County13.208+2.32 pts
44Hardin County13.191+2.54 pts
45Seneca County13.087+4.15 pts
46Defiance County12.915+5.51 pts
47Williams County12.706+3.71 pts
48Hancock County12.677+4.61 pts
49Paulding County12.609+1.55 pts
50Geauga County12.564+1.32 pts
51Vinton County12.387+1.26 pts
52Adams County12.382-2.42 pts
53Wyandot County12.183+3.55 pts
54Jefferson County12.008+2.16 pts
55Licking County12.004+2.21 pts
56Gallia County11.87+3.14 pts
57Henry County11.754-1.1 pts
58Pike County11.63+1.26 pts
59Allen County11.584+1.73 pts
60Tuscarawas County11.514+0.8 pts
61Scioto County11.45+2.53 pts
62Jackson County11.307+1.78 pts
63Shelby County11.205+1.33 pts
64Ashland County11.203-0.29 pts
65Muskingum County11.184+0.68 pts
66Preble County11.114+1.91 pts
67Brown County10.979-0.8 pts
68Wood County10.938-0.52 pts
69Ross County10.676-1.47 pts
70Mercer County10.57+2.05 pts
71Pickaway County10.49-7.9 pts
72Miami County10.432+1.88 pts
73Auglaize County10.32+4.14 pts
74Knox County10.304+1.47 pts
75Lawrence County10.3-2.11 pts
76Fulton County10.29+1.16 pts
77Holmes County10.205+2.94 pts
78Ottawa County10.155-2.47 pts
79Highland County9.866-0.53 pts
80Van Wert County9.728-1.42 pts
81Logan County9.645-1.72 pts
82Hocking County9.582-0.12 pts
83Sandusky County9.553-2.19 pts
84Darke County9.284-6.68 pts
85Putnam County8.637-1.36 pts
86Madison County8.623+2.04 pts
87Clinton County8.088-4.28 pts
88Union County7.867-0.57 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Marion County, with 22.025% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 7.867% in 2021.

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