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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Indiana County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 21.765%. Montour County had the lowest, at 4.71%. The median was 10.816% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.212%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.765Indiana County
Lowest4.71Montour County
Median10.81667 counties
Pennsylvania11.212History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 9.289 %Allegheny County: 11.272 %Armstrong County: 11.941 %Beaver County: 9.935 %Bedford County: 11.858 %Berks County: 9.188 %Blair County: 10.102 %Bradford County: 16.948 %Bucks County: 12.685 %Butler County: 9.984 %Cambria County: 13.466 %Cameron County: 10.328 %Carbon County: 13.462 %Centre County: 12.303 %Chester County: 10.264 %Clarion County: 11.054 %Clearfield County: 10.997 %Clinton County: 11.779 %Columbia County: 10.929 %Crawford County: 8.672 %Cumberland County: 10.415 %Dauphin County: 10.837 %Delaware County: 12.162 %Elk County: 15.254 %Erie County: 12.123 %Fayette County: 12.846 %Forest County: 15.487 %Franklin County: 10.728 %Fulton County: 6.001 %Greene County: 13.221 %Huntingdon County: 13.399 %Indiana County: 21.765 %Jefferson County: 9.737 %Juniata County: 9.128 %Lackawanna County: 10.116 %Lancaster County: 9.393 %Lawrence County: 11.751 %Lebanon County: 10.52 %Lehigh County: 12.18 %Luzerne County: 10.219 %Lycoming County: 11.824 %McKean County: 10.302 %Mercer County: 12.004 %Mifflin County: 8.971 %Monroe County: 9.927 %Montgomery County: 10.816 %Montour County: 4.71 %Northampton County: 10.654 %Northumberland County: 10.815 %Perry County: 9.24 %Philadelphia County: 12.709 %Pike County: 10.621 %Potter County: 10.026 %Schuylkill County: 11.158 %Snyder County: 8.016 %Somerset County: 13.481 %Sullivan County: 19.501 %Susquehanna County: 17.514 %Tioga County: 15.181 %Union County: 7.055 %Venango County: 11.63 %Warren County: 9.058 %Washington County: 14.367 %Wayne County: 10.175 %Westmoreland County: 9.681 %Wyoming County: 8.027 %York County: 9.757 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Indiana County: 21.765 %Indiana County21.765Sullivan County: 19.501 %Sullivan County19.501Susquehanna County: 17.514 %Susquehanna County17.514Bradford County: 16.948 %Bradford County16.948Forest County: 15.487 %Forest County15.487Elk County: 15.254 %Elk County15.254Tioga County: 15.181 %Tioga County15.181Washington County: 14.367 %Washington County14.367Somerset County: 13.481 %Somerset County13.481Cambria County: 13.466 %Cambria County13.466Carbon County: 13.462 %Carbon County13.462Huntingdon County: 13.399 %Huntingdon County13.399Greene County: 13.221 %Greene County13.221Fayette County: 12.846 %Fayette County12.846Philadelphia County: 12.709 %Philadelphia County12.709Bucks County: 12.685 %Bucks County12.685Centre County: 12.303 %Centre County12.303Lehigh County: 12.18 %Lehigh County12.18Delaware County: 12.162 %Delaware County12.162Erie County: 12.123 %Erie County12.123Mercer County: 12.004 %Mercer County12.004Armstrong County: 11.941 %Armstrong County11.941Bedford County: 11.858 %Bedford County11.858Lycoming County: 11.824 %Lycoming County11.824Clinton County: 11.779 %Clinton County11.779Lawrence County: 11.751 %Lawrence County11.751Venango County: 11.63 %Venango County11.63Allegheny County: 11.272 %Allegheny County11.272Schuylkill County: 11.158 %Schuylkill County11.158Clarion County: 11.054 %Clarion County11.054Clearfield County: 10.997 %Clearfield County10.997Columbia County: 10.929 %Columbia County10.929Dauphin County: 10.837 %Dauphin County10.837Montgomery County: 10.816 %Montgomery County10.816Northumberland County: 10.815 %Northumberland County10.815Franklin County: 10.728 %Franklin County10.728Northampton County: 10.654 %Northampton County10.654Pike County: 10.621 %Pike County10.621Lebanon County: 10.52 %Lebanon County10.52Cumberland County: 10.415 %Cumberland County10.415Indiana County: 21.765 %Indiana County21.765Sullivan County: 19.501 %Sullivan County19.501Susquehanna County: 17.514 %Susquehanna County17.514Bradford County: 16.948 %Bradford County16.948Forest County: 15.487 %Forest County15.487Elk County: 15.254 %Elk County15.254Tioga County: 15.181 %Tioga County15.181Washington County: 14.367 %Washington County14.367Somerset County: 13.481 %Somerset County13.481Cambria County: 13.466 %Cambria County13.466Carbon County: 13.462 %Carbon County13.462Huntingdon County: 13.399 %Huntingdon County13.399Greene County: 13.221 %Greene County13.221Fayette County: 12.846 %Fayette County12.846Philadelphia County: 12.709 %Philadelphia County12.709Bucks County: 12.685 %Bucks County12.685Centre County: 12.303 %Centre County12.303Lehigh County: 12.18 %Lehigh County12.18Delaware County: 12.162 %Delaware County12.162Erie County: 12.123 %Erie County12.123Mercer County: 12.004 %Mercer County12.004Armstrong County: 11.941 %Armstrong County11.941Bedford County: 11.858 %Bedford County11.858Lycoming County: 11.824 %Lycoming County11.824Clinton County: 11.779 %Clinton County11.779Lawrence County: 11.751 %Lawrence County11.751Venango County: 11.63 %Venango County11.63Allegheny County: 11.272 %Allegheny County11.272Schuylkill County: 11.158 %Schuylkill County11.158Clarion County: 11.054 %Clarion County11.054Clearfield County: 10.997 %Clearfield County10.997Columbia County: 10.929 %Columbia County10.929Dauphin County: 10.837 %Dauphin County10.837Montgomery County: 10.816 %Montgomery County10.816Northumberland County: 10.815 %Northumberland County10.815Franklin County: 10.728 %Franklin County10.728Northampton County: 10.654 %Northampton County10.654Pike County: 10.621 %Pike County10.621Lebanon County: 10.52 %Lebanon County10.52Cumberland County: 10.415 %Cumberland County10.415
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Indiana County21.765+10.9 pts
2Sullivan County19.501+11.11 pts
3Susquehanna County17.514+0.74 pts
4Bradford County16.948+4.08 pts
5Forest County15.487+3.62 pts
6Elk County15.254+6.62 pts
7Tioga County15.181+6.81 pts
8Washington County14.367+3.96 pts
9Somerset County13.481+2.29 pts
10Cambria County13.466+2.71 pts
11Carbon County13.462+4.2 pts
12Huntingdon County13.399+5.13 pts
13Greene County13.221+6.15 pts
14Fayette County12.846+1.98 pts
15Philadelphia County12.709+2.87 pts
16Bucks County12.685+1.55 pts
17Centre County12.303-0.71 pts
18Lehigh County12.18+2.84 pts
19Delaware County12.162+1.72 pts
20Erie County12.123+1.89 pts
21Mercer County12.004+1.73 pts
22Armstrong County11.941+2.37 pts
23Bedford County11.858+2.24 pts
24Lycoming County11.824+0.76 pts
25Clinton County11.779+0.79 pts
26Lawrence County11.751+2.45 pts
27Venango County11.63+1.31 pts
28Allegheny County11.272+0.19 pts
29Schuylkill County11.158-1.87 pts
30Clarion County11.054+3.04 pts
31Clearfield County10.997+1.41 pts
32Columbia County10.929-0.33 pts
33Dauphin County10.837+0.28 pts
34Montgomery County10.816-1.46 pts
35Northumberland County10.815-1.05 pts
36Franklin County10.728+0.52 pts
37Northampton County10.654+1.01 pts
38Pike County10.621-1.64 pts
39Lebanon County10.52+1.33 pts
40Cumberland County10.415-1.94 pts
41Cameron County10.328+2.74 pts
42McKean County10.302-1.11 pts
43Chester County10.264-1.53 pts
44Luzerne County10.219+0.32 pts
45Wayne County10.1750 pts
46Lackawanna County10.116-1.42 pts
47Blair County10.102+0.57 pts
48Potter County10.026-1.59 pts
49Butler County9.984-0.28 pts
50Beaver County9.935-0.76 pts
51Monroe County9.927-4.03 pts
52York County9.757+0.26 pts
53Jefferson County9.737-0.48 pts
54Westmoreland County9.681-0.05 pts
55Lancaster County9.393-1.05 pts
56Adams County9.289-1.48 pts
57Perry County9.24-2.14 pts
58Berks County9.188-0.64 pts
59Juniata County9.128-1.27 pts
60Warren County9.058-0.07 pts
61Mifflin County8.971-1.25 pts
62Crawford County8.672+0.8 pts
63Wyoming County8.027-1.59 pts
64Snyder County8.016+0.51 pts
65Union County7.055-1.58 pts
66Fulton County6.001+2.43 pts
67Montour County4.71-4.2 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Indiana County, with 21.765% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Montour County, with 4.71% in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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