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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Susquehanna County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 16.776%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 3.567%. The median was 10.261% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.624%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.776Susquehanna County
Lowest3.567Fulton County
Median10.26167 counties
Pennsylvania10.624History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 10.767 %Allegheny County: 11.078 %Armstrong County: 9.571 %Beaver County: 10.696 %Bedford County: 9.614 %Berks County: 9.831 %Blair County: 9.528 %Bradford County: 12.866 %Bucks County: 11.131 %Butler County: 10.261 %Cambria County: 10.755 %Cameron County: 7.586 %Carbon County: 9.267 %Centre County: 13.016 %Chester County: 11.798 %Clarion County: 8.013 %Clearfield County: 9.588 %Clinton County: 10.984 %Columbia County: 11.262 %Crawford County: 7.868 %Cumberland County: 12.351 %Dauphin County: 10.558 %Delaware County: 10.439 %Elk County: 8.636 %Erie County: 10.23 %Fayette County: 10.861 %Forest County: 11.868 %Franklin County: 10.212 %Fulton County: 3.567 %Greene County: 7.07 %Huntingdon County: 8.267 %Indiana County: 10.861 %Jefferson County: 10.222 %Juniata County: 10.399 %Lackawanna County: 11.531 %Lancaster County: 10.44 %Lawrence County: 9.299 %Lebanon County: 9.188 %Lehigh County: 9.336 %Luzerne County: 9.898 %Lycoming County: 11.061 %McKean County: 11.407 %Mercer County: 10.271 %Mifflin County: 10.218 %Monroe County: 13.959 %Montgomery County: 12.278 %Montour County: 8.91 %Northampton County: 9.641 %Northumberland County: 11.867 %Perry County: 11.38 %Philadelphia County: 9.836 %Pike County: 12.257 %Potter County: 11.614 %Schuylkill County: 13.026 %Snyder County: 7.504 %Somerset County: 11.187 %Sullivan County: 8.394 %Susquehanna County: 16.776 %Tioga County: 8.369 %Union County: 8.632 %Venango County: 10.317 %Warren County: 9.131 %Washington County: 10.407 %Wayne County: 10.175 %Westmoreland County: 9.73 %Wyoming County: 9.62 %York County: 9.494 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Susquehanna County: 16.776 %Susquehanna County16.776Monroe County: 13.959 %Monroe County13.959Schuylkill County: 13.026 %Schuylkill County13.026Centre County: 13.016 %Centre County13.016Bradford County: 12.866 %Bradford County12.866Cumberland County: 12.351 %Cumberland County12.351Montgomery County: 12.278 %Montgomery County12.278Pike County: 12.257 %Pike County12.257Forest County: 11.868 %Forest County11.868Northumberland County: 11.867 %Northumberland County11.867Chester County: 11.798 %Chester County11.798Potter County: 11.614 %Potter County11.614Lackawanna County: 11.531 %Lackawanna County11.531McKean County: 11.407 %McKean County11.407Perry County: 11.38 %Perry County11.38Columbia County: 11.262 %Columbia County11.262Somerset County: 11.187 %Somerset County11.187Bucks County: 11.131 %Bucks County11.131Allegheny County: 11.078 %Allegheny County11.078Lycoming County: 11.061 %Lycoming County11.061Clinton County: 10.984 %Clinton County10.984Fayette County: 10.861 %Fayette County10.861Indiana County: 10.861 %Indiana County10.861Adams County: 10.767 %Adams County10.767Cambria County: 10.755 %Cambria County10.755Beaver County: 10.696 %Beaver County10.696Dauphin County: 10.558 %Dauphin County10.558Lancaster County: 10.44 %Lancaster County10.44Delaware County: 10.439 %Delaware County10.439Washington County: 10.407 %Washington County10.407Juniata County: 10.399 %Juniata County10.399Venango County: 10.317 %Venango County10.317Mercer County: 10.271 %Mercer County10.271Butler County: 10.261 %Butler County10.261Erie County: 10.23 %Erie County10.23Jefferson County: 10.222 %Jefferson County10.222Mifflin County: 10.218 %Mifflin County10.218Franklin County: 10.212 %Franklin County10.212Wayne County: 10.175 %Wayne County10.175Luzerne County: 9.898 %Luzerne County9.898Susquehanna County: 16.776 %Susquehanna County16.776Monroe County: 13.959 %Monroe County13.959Schuylkill County: 13.026 %Schuylkill County13.026Centre County: 13.016 %Centre County13.016Bradford County: 12.866 %Bradford County12.866Cumberland County: 12.351 %Cumberland County12.351Montgomery County: 12.278 %Montgomery County12.278Pike County: 12.257 %Pike County12.257Forest County: 11.868 %Forest County11.868Northumberland County: 11.867 %Northumberland County11.867Chester County: 11.798 %Chester County11.798Potter County: 11.614 %Potter County11.614Lackawanna County: 11.531 %Lackawanna County11.531McKean County: 11.407 %McKean County11.407Perry County: 11.38 %Perry County11.38Columbia County: 11.262 %Columbia County11.262Somerset County: 11.187 %Somerset County11.187Bucks County: 11.131 %Bucks County11.131Allegheny County: 11.078 %Allegheny County11.078Lycoming County: 11.061 %Lycoming County11.061Clinton County: 10.984 %Clinton County10.984Fayette County: 10.861 %Fayette County10.861Indiana County: 10.861 %Indiana County10.861Adams County: 10.767 %Adams County10.767Cambria County: 10.755 %Cambria County10.755Beaver County: 10.696 %Beaver County10.696Dauphin County: 10.558 %Dauphin County10.558Lancaster County: 10.44 %Lancaster County10.44Delaware County: 10.439 %Delaware County10.439Washington County: 10.407 %Washington County10.407Juniata County: 10.399 %Juniata County10.399Venango County: 10.317 %Venango County10.317Mercer County: 10.271 %Mercer County10.271Butler County: 10.261 %Butler County10.261Erie County: 10.23 %Erie County10.23Jefferson County: 10.222 %Jefferson County10.222Mifflin County: 10.218 %Mifflin County10.218Franklin County: 10.212 %Franklin County10.212Wayne County: 10.175 %Wayne County10.175Luzerne County: 9.898 %Luzerne County9.898
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Susquehanna County16.776+3.03 pts
2Monroe County13.959+1.02 pts
3Schuylkill County13.026+4.31 pts
4Centre County13.016+2.22 pts
5Bradford County12.866+2.75 pts
6Cumberland County12.351+1.41 pts
7Montgomery County12.278+1.42 pts
8Pike County12.257-1.87 pts
9Forest County11.868+3.88 pts
10Northumberland County11.867+0.34 pts
11Chester County11.798+1.39 pts
12Potter County11.614+3.61 pts
13Lackawanna County11.531-0.62 pts
14McKean County11.407+3.64 pts
15Perry County11.38-1.33 pts
16Columbia County11.262+1.79 pts
17Somerset County11.187-3.2 pts
18Bucks County11.131-0.77 pts
19Allegheny County11.078-0.33 pts
20Lycoming County11.061+2.43 pts
21Clinton County10.984-1.61 pts
22Fayette County10.861-0.62 pts
22Indiana County10.861-0.77 pts
24Adams County10.767+2.47 pts
25Cambria County10.755+1.39 pts
26Beaver County10.696+1.07 pts
27Dauphin County10.558-0.68 pts
28Lancaster County10.44+1.52 pts
29Delaware County10.439-0.71 pts
30Washington County10.407-1.35 pts
31Juniata County10.399-3.31 pts
32Venango County10.317+0.25 pts
33Mercer County10.271+1.64 pts
34Butler County10.261+1.75 pts
35Erie County10.23+1.29 pts
36Jefferson County10.222-0.71 pts
37Mifflin County10.218+0.64 pts
38Franklin County10.212-0.49 pts
39Wayne County10.175-0.28 pts
40Luzerne County9.898-1.55 pts
41Philadelphia County9.836+0.37 pts
42Berks County9.831+1.2 pts
43Westmoreland County9.73-0.54 pts
44Northampton County9.641-0.69 pts
45Wyoming County9.62-1.6 pts
46Bedford County9.614-3.41 pts
47Clearfield County9.588-0.86 pts
48Armstrong County9.571-1.08 pts
49Blair County9.528-0.7 pts
50York County9.494+0.44 pts
51Lehigh County9.336-0.32 pts
52Lawrence County9.299-1.33 pts
53Carbon County9.267-1.55 pts
54Lebanon County9.188+0.35 pts
55Warren County9.131-3.97 pts
56Montour County8.91+4.45 pts
57Elk County8.636+2.91 pts
58Union County8.632+1.34 pts
59Sullivan County8.394-5.52 pts
60Tioga County8.369-2.1 pts
61Huntingdon County8.267-2.45 pts
62Clarion County8.013-6.75 pts
63Crawford County7.868-1.03 pts
64Cameron County7.586+1.13 pts
65Snyder County7.504-3.26 pts
66Greene County7.07+0.82 pts
67Fulton County3.567-1.18 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Susquehanna County, with 16.776% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fulton County, with 3.567% in 2012.

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