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Counties in Ohio by job destruction rate

Licking County had the highest job destruction rate of 88 counties in 2022, at 22.153%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 6.41%. The median was 10.528% and the figure for Ohio was 12.26%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.153Licking County
Lowest6.41Putnam County
Median10.52888 counties
Ohio12.26History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 15.409 %Allen County: 11.419 %Ashland County: 9.448 %Ashtabula County: 11.482 %Athens County: 10.019 %Auglaize County: 7.237 %Belmont County: 13.604 %Brown County: 13.153 %Butler County: 10.728 %Carroll County: 13.986 %Champaign County: 9.828 %Clark County: 10.756 %Clermont County: 11.211 %Clinton County: 6.887 %Columbiana County: 10.836 %Coshocton County: 9.581 %Crawford County: 9.275 %Cuyahoga County: 11.377 %Darke County: 12.01 %Defiance County: 10.547 %Delaware County: 11.583 %Erie County: 14.508 %Fairfield County: 10.61 %Fayette County: 9.588 %Franklin County: 13.436 %Fulton County: 8.966 %Gallia County: 12.161 %Geauga County: 12.604 %Greene County: 14.217 %Guernsey County: 11.235 %Hamilton County: 10.69 %Hancock County: 10.906 %Hardin County: 7.631 %Harrison County: 10.473 %Henry County: 8.462 %Highland County: 9.545 %Hocking County: 12.231 %Holmes County: 8.504 %Huron County: 7.64 %Jackson County: 9.777 %Jefferson County: 10.72 %Knox County: 10.631 %Lake County: 12.303 %Lawrence County: 12.939 %Licking County: 22.153 %Logan County: 8.197 %Lorain County: 9.014 %Lucas County: 10.452 %Madison County: 8.413 %Mahoning County: 13.263 %Marion County: 8.588 %Medina County: 11.621 %Meigs County: 12.946 %Mercer County: 8.216 %Miami County: 10.071 %Monroe County: 10.31 %Montgomery County: 12.056 %Morgan County: 9.47 %Morrow County: 10.278 %Muskingum County: 10.152 %Noble County: 12.55 %Ottawa County: 9.309 %Paulding County: 6.902 %Perry County: 13.451 %Pickaway County: 10.508 %Pike County: 8.336 %Portage County: 15.151 %Preble County: 11.496 %Putnam County: 6.41 %Richland County: 10.675 %Ross County: 10.266 %Sandusky County: 11.089 %Scioto County: 8.594 %Seneca County: 8.002 %Shelby County: 7.599 %Stark County: 11.953 %Summit County: 11.8 %Trumbull County: 11.662 %Tuscarawas County: 10.145 %Union County: 20.956 %Van Wert County: 8.873 %Vinton County: 9.676 %Warren County: 16.252 %Washington County: 9.182 %Wayne County: 9.295 %Williams County: 9.482 %Wood County: 8.375 %Wyandot County: 7.302 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Licking County: 22.153 %Licking County22.153Union County: 20.956 %Union County20.956Warren County: 16.252 %Warren County16.252Adams County: 15.409 %Adams County15.409Portage County: 15.151 %Portage County15.151Erie County: 14.508 %Erie County14.508Greene County: 14.217 %Greene County14.217Carroll County: 13.986 %Carroll County13.986Belmont County: 13.604 %Belmont County13.604Perry County: 13.451 %Perry County13.451Franklin County: 13.436 %Franklin County13.436Mahoning County: 13.263 %Mahoning County13.263Brown County: 13.153 %Brown County13.153Meigs County: 12.946 %Meigs County12.946Lawrence County: 12.939 %Lawrence County12.939Geauga County: 12.604 %Geauga County12.604Noble County: 12.55 %Noble County12.55Lake County: 12.303 %Lake County12.303Hocking County: 12.231 %Hocking County12.231Gallia County: 12.161 %Gallia County12.161Montgomery County: 12.056 %Montgomery County12.056Darke County: 12.01 %Darke County12.01Stark County: 11.953 %Stark County11.953Summit County: 11.8 %Summit County11.8Trumbull County: 11.662 %Trumbull County11.662Medina County: 11.621 %Medina County11.621Delaware County: 11.583 %Delaware County11.583Preble County: 11.496 %Preble County11.496Ashtabula County: 11.482 %Ashtabula County11.482Allen County: 11.419 %Allen County11.419Cuyahoga County: 11.377 %Cuyahoga County11.377Guernsey County: 11.235 %Guernsey County11.235Clermont County: 11.211 %Clermont County11.211Sandusky County: 11.089 %Sandusky County11.089Hancock County: 10.906 %Hancock County10.906Columbiana County: 10.836 %Columbiana County10.836Clark County: 10.756 %Clark County10.756Butler County: 10.728 %Butler County10.728Jefferson County: 10.72 %Jefferson County10.72Hamilton County: 10.69 %Hamilton County10.69Licking County: 22.153 %Licking County22.153Union County: 20.956 %Union County20.956Warren County: 16.252 %Warren County16.252Adams County: 15.409 %Adams County15.409Portage County: 15.151 %Portage County15.151Erie County: 14.508 %Erie County14.508Greene County: 14.217 %Greene County14.217Carroll County: 13.986 %Carroll County13.986Belmont County: 13.604 %Belmont County13.604Perry County: 13.451 %Perry County13.451Franklin County: 13.436 %Franklin County13.436Mahoning County: 13.263 %Mahoning County13.263Brown County: 13.153 %Brown County13.153Meigs County: 12.946 %Meigs County12.946Lawrence County: 12.939 %Lawrence County12.939Geauga County: 12.604 %Geauga County12.604Noble County: 12.55 %Noble County12.55Lake County: 12.303 %Lake County12.303Hocking County: 12.231 %Hocking County12.231Gallia County: 12.161 %Gallia County12.161Montgomery County: 12.056 %Montgomery County12.056Darke County: 12.01 %Darke County12.01Stark County: 11.953 %Stark County11.953Summit County: 11.8 %Summit County11.8Trumbull County: 11.662 %Trumbull County11.662Medina County: 11.621 %Medina County11.621Delaware County: 11.583 %Delaware County11.583Preble County: 11.496 %Preble County11.496Ashtabula County: 11.482 %Ashtabula County11.482Allen County: 11.419 %Allen County11.419Cuyahoga County: 11.377 %Cuyahoga County11.377Guernsey County: 11.235 %Guernsey County11.235Clermont County: 11.211 %Clermont County11.211Sandusky County: 11.089 %Sandusky County11.089Hancock County: 10.906 %Hancock County10.906Columbiana County: 10.836 %Columbiana County10.836Clark County: 10.756 %Clark County10.756Butler County: 10.728 %Butler County10.728Jefferson County: 10.72 %Jefferson County10.72Hamilton County: 10.69 %Hamilton County10.69
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Licking County22.153+10.15 pts
2Union County20.956+13.09 pts
3Warren County16.252+1.22 pts
4Adams County15.409+3.03 pts
5Portage County15.151+1.93 pts
6Erie County14.508+1.14 pts
7Greene County14.217+0.05 pts
8Carroll County13.986-6.54 pts
9Belmont County13.604-2.65 pts
10Perry County13.451-3.41 pts
11Franklin County13.436-3.16 pts
12Mahoning County13.263-5.45 pts
13Brown County13.153+2.17 pts
14Meigs County12.946-3.29 pts
15Lawrence County12.939+2.64 pts
16Geauga County12.604+0.04 pts
17Noble County12.55-7.68 pts
18Lake County12.303-1.95 pts
19Hocking County12.231+2.65 pts
20Gallia County12.161+0.29 pts
21Montgomery County12.056-2.41 pts
22Darke County12.01+2.73 pts
23Stark County11.953-4.06 pts
24Summit County11.8-2.59 pts
25Trumbull County11.662-3.76 pts
26Medina County11.621-2.09 pts
27Delaware County11.583-3.31 pts
28Preble County11.496+0.38 pts
29Ashtabula County11.482-2.57 pts
30Allen County11.419-0.16 pts
31Cuyahoga County11.377-4.92 pts
32Guernsey County11.235-5.12 pts
33Clermont County11.211-3.4 pts
34Sandusky County11.089+1.54 pts
35Hancock County10.906-1.77 pts
36Columbiana County10.836-3.59 pts
37Clark County10.756-4.47 pts
38Butler County10.728-3.22 pts
39Jefferson County10.72-1.29 pts
40Hamilton County10.69-3.37 pts
41Richland County10.675-4.72 pts
42Knox County10.631+0.33 pts
43Fairfield County10.61-2.6 pts
44Defiance County10.547-2.37 pts
45Pickaway County10.508+0.02 pts
46Harrison County10.473-5.37 pts
47Lucas County10.452-4.39 pts
48Monroe County10.31-6.17 pts
49Morrow County10.278-6.21 pts
50Ross County10.266-0.41 pts
51Muskingum County10.152-1.03 pts
52Tuscarawas County10.145-1.37 pts
53Miami County10.071-0.36 pts
54Athens County10.019-9.44 pts
55Champaign County9.828-7.18 pts
56Jackson County9.777-1.53 pts
57Vinton County9.676-2.71 pts
58Fayette County9.588-6.73 pts
59Coshocton County9.581-4.09 pts
60Highland County9.545-0.32 pts
61Williams County9.482-3.22 pts
62Morgan County9.47-9.86 pts
63Ashland County9.448-1.75 pts
64Ottawa County9.309-0.85 pts
65Wayne County9.295-4.07 pts
66Crawford County9.275-4.72 pts
67Washington County9.182-4.54 pts
68Lorain County9.014-6.17 pts
69Fulton County8.966-1.32 pts
70Van Wert County8.873-0.86 pts
71Scioto County8.594-2.86 pts
72Marion County8.588-13.44 pts
73Holmes County8.504-1.7 pts
74Henry County8.462-3.29 pts
75Madison County8.413-0.21 pts
76Wood County8.375-2.56 pts
77Pike County8.336-3.29 pts
78Mercer County8.216-2.35 pts
79Logan County8.197-1.45 pts
80Seneca County8.002-5.08 pts
81Huron County7.64-6.27 pts
82Hardin County7.631-5.56 pts
83Shelby County7.599-3.61 pts
84Wyandot County7.302-4.88 pts
85Auglaize County7.237-3.08 pts
86Paulding County6.902-5.71 pts
87Clinton County6.887-1.2 pts
88Putnam County6.41-2.23 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Licking County, with 22.153% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Putnam County, with 6.41% in 2022.

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