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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2023

Sullivan County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 19.102%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 3.185%. The median was 9.986% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.013%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.102Sullivan County
Lowest3.185Fulton County
Median9.98667 counties
Pennsylvania10.013History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 10.584 %Allegheny County: 9.038 %Armstrong County: 9.822 %Beaver County: 13.635 %Bedford County: 9.099 %Berks County: 8.685 %Blair County: 10.749 %Bradford County: 7.575 %Bucks County: 11.884 %Butler County: 12.449 %Cambria County: 9.332 %Cameron County: 8.39 %Carbon County: 10.753 %Centre County: 10.184 %Chester County: 8.782 %Clarion County: 10.88 %Clearfield County: 7.492 %Clinton County: 9.485 %Columbia County: 8.579 %Crawford County: 9.864 %Cumberland County: 12.791 %Dauphin County: 9.947 %Delaware County: 9.596 %Elk County: 9.583 %Erie County: 8.486 %Fayette County: 10.008 %Forest County: 8.209 %Franklin County: 9.986 %Fulton County: 3.185 %Greene County: 7.891 %Huntingdon County: 7.28 %Indiana County: 10.681 %Jefferson County: 12.57 %Juniata County: 13.123 %Lackawanna County: 10.541 %Lancaster County: 9.432 %Lawrence County: 8.476 %Lebanon County: 8.654 %Lehigh County: 10.253 %Luzerne County: 9.576 %Lycoming County: 9.008 %McKean County: 8.068 %Mercer County: 9.164 %Mifflin County: 10.39 %Monroe County: 11.586 %Montgomery County: 10.607 %Montour County: 4.78 %Northampton County: 9.997 %Northumberland County: 9.615 %Perry County: 10.986 %Philadelphia County: 9.817 %Pike County: 11.911 %Potter County: 10.412 %Schuylkill County: 10.04 %Snyder County: 7.019 %Somerset County: 14.827 %Sullivan County: 19.102 %Susquehanna County: 11.783 %Tioga County: 11.392 %Union County: 8.566 %Venango County: 10.487 %Warren County: 10.262 %Washington County: 10.992 %Wayne County: 10.96 %Westmoreland County: 11.143 %Wyoming County: 11.385 %York County: 9.27 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Sullivan County: 19.102 %Sullivan County19.102Somerset County: 14.827 %Somerset County14.827Beaver County: 13.635 %Beaver County13.635Juniata County: 13.123 %Juniata County13.123Cumberland County: 12.791 %Cumberland County12.791Jefferson County: 12.57 %Jefferson County12.57Butler County: 12.449 %Butler County12.449Pike County: 11.911 %Pike County11.911Bucks County: 11.884 %Bucks County11.884Susquehanna County: 11.783 %Susquehanna County11.783Monroe County: 11.586 %Monroe County11.586Tioga County: 11.392 %Tioga County11.392Wyoming County: 11.385 %Wyoming County11.385Westmoreland County: 11.143 %Westmoreland County11.143Washington County: 10.992 %Washington County10.992Perry County: 10.986 %Perry County10.986Wayne County: 10.96 %Wayne County10.96Clarion County: 10.88 %Clarion County10.88Carbon County: 10.753 %Carbon County10.753Blair County: 10.749 %Blair County10.749Indiana County: 10.681 %Indiana County10.681Montgomery County: 10.607 %Montgomery County10.607Adams County: 10.584 %Adams County10.584Lackawanna County: 10.541 %Lackawanna County10.541Venango County: 10.487 %Venango County10.487Potter County: 10.412 %Potter County10.412Mifflin County: 10.39 %Mifflin County10.39Warren County: 10.262 %Warren County10.262Lehigh County: 10.253 %Lehigh County10.253Centre County: 10.184 %Centre County10.184Schuylkill County: 10.04 %Schuylkill County10.04Fayette County: 10.008 %Fayette County10.008Northampton County: 9.997 %Northampton County9.997Franklin County: 9.986 %Franklin County9.986Dauphin County: 9.947 %Dauphin County9.947Crawford County: 9.864 %Crawford County9.864Armstrong County: 9.822 %Armstrong County9.822Philadelphia County: 9.817 %Philadelphia County9.817Northumberland County: 9.615 %Northumberland County9.615Delaware County: 9.596 %Delaware County9.596Sullivan County: 19.102 %Sullivan County19.102Somerset County: 14.827 %Somerset County14.827Beaver County: 13.635 %Beaver County13.635Juniata County: 13.123 %Juniata County13.123Cumberland County: 12.791 %Cumberland County12.791Jefferson County: 12.57 %Jefferson County12.57Butler County: 12.449 %Butler County12.449Pike County: 11.911 %Pike County11.911Bucks County: 11.884 %Bucks County11.884Susquehanna County: 11.783 %Susquehanna County11.783Monroe County: 11.586 %Monroe County11.586Tioga County: 11.392 %Tioga County11.392Wyoming County: 11.385 %Wyoming County11.385Westmoreland County: 11.143 %Westmoreland County11.143Washington County: 10.992 %Washington County10.992Perry County: 10.986 %Perry County10.986Wayne County: 10.96 %Wayne County10.96Clarion County: 10.88 %Clarion County10.88Carbon County: 10.753 %Carbon County10.753Blair County: 10.749 %Blair County10.749Indiana County: 10.681 %Indiana County10.681Montgomery County: 10.607 %Montgomery County10.607Adams County: 10.584 %Adams County10.584Lackawanna County: 10.541 %Lackawanna County10.541Venango County: 10.487 %Venango County10.487Potter County: 10.412 %Potter County10.412Mifflin County: 10.39 %Mifflin County10.39Warren County: 10.262 %Warren County10.262Lehigh County: 10.253 %Lehigh County10.253Centre County: 10.184 %Centre County10.184Schuylkill County: 10.04 %Schuylkill County10.04Fayette County: 10.008 %Fayette County10.008Northampton County: 9.997 %Northampton County9.997Franklin County: 9.986 %Franklin County9.986Dauphin County: 9.947 %Dauphin County9.947Crawford County: 9.864 %Crawford County9.864Armstrong County: 9.822 %Armstrong County9.822Philadelphia County: 9.817 %Philadelphia County9.817Northumberland County: 9.615 %Northumberland County9.615Delaware County: 9.596 %Delaware County9.596
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sullivan County19.102+5.57 pts
2Somerset County14.827+5.08 pts
3Beaver County13.635-3.31 pts
4Juniata County13.123+4.44 pts
5Cumberland County12.791+1.88 pts
6Jefferson County12.57+1.4 pts
7Butler County12.449+2.37 pts
8Pike County11.911-2.01 pts
9Bucks County11.884+1.05 pts
10Susquehanna County11.783+0.13 pts
11Monroe County11.586-0.63 pts
12Tioga County11.392+2.35 pts
13Wyoming County11.385-18.91 pts
14Westmoreland County11.143+1.64 pts
15Washington County10.992-0.58 pts
16Perry County10.986-1.13 pts
17Wayne County10.96+3.61 pts
18Clarion County10.88+0.11 pts
19Carbon County10.753-9.23 pts
20Blair County10.749+2.08 pts
21Indiana County10.681+1.88 pts
22Montgomery County10.607+1.15 pts
23Adams County10.584+0.78 pts
24Lackawanna County10.541+1.21 pts
25Venango County10.487+0.65 pts
26Potter County10.412+2.14 pts
27Mifflin County10.39+0.69 pts
28Warren County10.262+3.53 pts
29Lehigh County10.253-1.07 pts
30Centre County10.184-0.63 pts
31Schuylkill County10.04+0.56 pts
32Fayette County10.008-3.36 pts
33Northampton County9.997+0.82 pts
34Franklin County9.986-1.21 pts
35Dauphin County9.947+0.87 pts
36Crawford County9.864+1.02 pts
37Armstrong County9.822-1.03 pts
38Philadelphia County9.817+1.63 pts
39Northumberland County9.615-0.89 pts
40Delaware County9.596+1.22 pts
41Elk County9.583+0.37 pts
42Luzerne County9.576-0.21 pts
43Clinton County9.485-1.94 pts
44Lancaster County9.432+0.26 pts
45Cambria County9.332-0.22 pts
46York County9.27-0.73 pts
47Mercer County9.164-0.13 pts
48Bedford County9.099+0.54 pts
49Allegheny County9.038-0.26 pts
50Lycoming County9.008-0.94 pts
51Chester County8.782-1.14 pts
52Berks County8.685-0.08 pts
53Lebanon County8.654-0.33 pts
54Columbia County8.579+0.22 pts
55Union County8.566+1.96 pts
56Erie County8.486-0.54 pts
57Lawrence County8.476-3.85 pts
58Cameron County8.39-13.31 pts
59Forest County8.209-27 pts
60McKean County8.068-1.74 pts
61Greene County7.891-9.2 pts
62Bradford County7.575+1.03 pts
63Clearfield County7.492-2.95 pts
64Huntingdon County7.28-3.04 pts
65Snyder County7.019-0.24 pts
66Montour County4.78-4.81 pts
67Fulton County3.185-0.96 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.

How to cite

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 Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/pennsylvania-counties. 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 Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/pennsylvania-counties.

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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 Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sullivan County, with 19.102% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fulton County, with 3.185% in 2023.

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