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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Greene County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 14.295%. Montour County had the lowest, at 2.598%. The median was 9.553% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.816%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.295Greene County
Lowest2.598Montour County
Median9.55367 counties
Pennsylvania9.816History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 8.909 %Allegheny County: 10.549 %Armstrong County: 9.111 %Beaver County: 9.483 %Bedford County: 8.789 %Berks County: 9.298 %Blair County: 9.775 %Bradford County: 12.174 %Bucks County: 10.744 %Butler County: 10.063 %Cambria County: 9.66 %Cameron County: 7.744 %Carbon County: 9.325 %Centre County: 9.929 %Chester County: 9.32 %Clarion County: 7.593 %Clearfield County: 9.791 %Clinton County: 11.061 %Columbia County: 7.51 %Crawford County: 9.571 %Cumberland County: 10.365 %Dauphin County: 12.126 %Delaware County: 10.556 %Elk County: 7.872 %Erie County: 9.764 %Fayette County: 12.545 %Forest County: 6.082 %Franklin County: 8.887 %Fulton County: 5.117 %Greene County: 14.295 %Huntingdon County: 12.289 %Indiana County: 9.269 %Jefferson County: 8.214 %Juniata County: 10.619 %Lackawanna County: 13.17 %Lancaster County: 8.663 %Lawrence County: 7.713 %Lebanon County: 7.79 %Lehigh County: 8.181 %Luzerne County: 9.553 %Lycoming County: 9.815 %McKean County: 12.232 %Mercer County: 8.158 %Mifflin County: 9.687 %Monroe County: 9.608 %Montgomery County: 10.1 %Montour County: 2.598 %Northampton County: 9.274 %Northumberland County: 8.041 %Perry County: 9.462 %Philadelphia County: 8.899 %Pike County: 13.854 %Potter County: 9.865 %Schuylkill County: 10.21 %Snyder County: 6.977 %Somerset County: 9.177 %Sullivan County: 13.292 %Susquehanna County: 11.742 %Tioga County: 12.381 %Union County: 6.862 %Venango County: 10.304 %Warren County: 7.214 %Washington County: 10.966 %Wayne County: 7.797 %Westmoreland County: 9.873 %Wyoming County: 7.753 %York County: 8.347 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Greene County: 14.295 %Greene County14.295Pike County: 13.854 %Pike County13.854Sullivan County: 13.292 %Sullivan County13.292Lackawanna County: 13.17 %Lackawanna County13.17Fayette County: 12.545 %Fayette County12.545Tioga County: 12.381 %Tioga County12.381Huntingdon County: 12.289 %Huntingdon County12.289McKean County: 12.232 %McKean County12.232Bradford County: 12.174 %Bradford County12.174Dauphin County: 12.126 %Dauphin County12.126Susquehanna County: 11.742 %Susquehanna County11.742Clinton County: 11.061 %Clinton County11.061Washington County: 10.966 %Washington County10.966Bucks County: 10.744 %Bucks County10.744Juniata County: 10.619 %Juniata County10.619Delaware County: 10.556 %Delaware County10.556Allegheny County: 10.549 %Allegheny County10.549Cumberland County: 10.365 %Cumberland County10.365Venango County: 10.304 %Venango County10.304Schuylkill County: 10.21 %Schuylkill County10.21Montgomery County: 10.1 %Montgomery County10.1Butler County: 10.063 %Butler County10.063Centre County: 9.929 %Centre County9.929Westmoreland County: 9.873 %Westmoreland County9.873Potter County: 9.865 %Potter County9.865Lycoming County: 9.815 %Lycoming County9.815Clearfield County: 9.791 %Clearfield County9.791Blair County: 9.775 %Blair County9.775Erie County: 9.764 %Erie County9.764Mifflin County: 9.687 %Mifflin County9.687Cambria County: 9.66 %Cambria County9.66Monroe County: 9.608 %Monroe County9.608Crawford County: 9.571 %Crawford County9.571Luzerne County: 9.553 %Luzerne County9.553Beaver County: 9.483 %Beaver County9.483Perry County: 9.462 %Perry County9.462Carbon County: 9.325 %Carbon County9.325Chester County: 9.32 %Chester County9.32Berks County: 9.298 %Berks County9.298Northampton County: 9.274 %Northampton County9.274Greene County: 14.295 %Greene County14.295Pike County: 13.854 %Pike County13.854Sullivan County: 13.292 %Sullivan County13.292Lackawanna County: 13.17 %Lackawanna County13.17Fayette County: 12.545 %Fayette County12.545Tioga County: 12.381 %Tioga County12.381Huntingdon County: 12.289 %Huntingdon County12.289McKean County: 12.232 %McKean County12.232Bradford County: 12.174 %Bradford County12.174Dauphin County: 12.126 %Dauphin County12.126Susquehanna County: 11.742 %Susquehanna County11.742Clinton County: 11.061 %Clinton County11.061Washington County: 10.966 %Washington County10.966Bucks County: 10.744 %Bucks County10.744Juniata County: 10.619 %Juniata County10.619Delaware County: 10.556 %Delaware County10.556Allegheny County: 10.549 %Allegheny County10.549Cumberland County: 10.365 %Cumberland County10.365Venango County: 10.304 %Venango County10.304Schuylkill County: 10.21 %Schuylkill County10.21Montgomery County: 10.1 %Montgomery County10.1Butler County: 10.063 %Butler County10.063Centre County: 9.929 %Centre County9.929Westmoreland County: 9.873 %Westmoreland County9.873Potter County: 9.865 %Potter County9.865Lycoming County: 9.815 %Lycoming County9.815Clearfield County: 9.791 %Clearfield County9.791Blair County: 9.775 %Blair County9.775Erie County: 9.764 %Erie County9.764Mifflin County: 9.687 %Mifflin County9.687Cambria County: 9.66 %Cambria County9.66Monroe County: 9.608 %Monroe County9.608Crawford County: 9.571 %Crawford County9.571Luzerne County: 9.553 %Luzerne County9.553Beaver County: 9.483 %Beaver County9.483Perry County: 9.462 %Perry County9.462Carbon County: 9.325 %Carbon County9.325Chester County: 9.32 %Chester County9.32Berks County: 9.298 %Berks County9.298Northampton County: 9.274 %Northampton County9.274
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Greene County14.295+1.07 pts
2Pike County13.854+3.23 pts
3Sullivan County13.292-6.21 pts
4Lackawanna County13.17+3.05 pts
5Fayette County12.545-0.3 pts
6Tioga County12.381-2.8 pts
7Huntingdon County12.289-1.11 pts
8McKean County12.232+1.93 pts
9Bradford County12.174-4.77 pts
10Dauphin County12.126+1.29 pts
11Susquehanna County11.742-5.77 pts
12Clinton County11.061-0.72 pts
13Washington County10.966-3.4 pts
14Bucks County10.744-1.94 pts
15Juniata County10.619+1.49 pts
16Delaware County10.556-1.61 pts
17Allegheny County10.549-0.72 pts
18Cumberland County10.365-0.05 pts
19Venango County10.304-1.33 pts
20Schuylkill County10.21-0.95 pts
21Montgomery County10.1-0.72 pts
22Butler County10.063+0.08 pts
23Centre County9.929-2.37 pts
24Westmoreland County9.873+0.19 pts
25Potter County9.865-0.16 pts
26Lycoming County9.815-2.01 pts
27Clearfield County9.791-1.21 pts
28Blair County9.775-0.33 pts
29Erie County9.764-2.36 pts
30Mifflin County9.687+0.72 pts
31Cambria County9.66-3.81 pts
32Monroe County9.608-0.32 pts
33Crawford County9.571+0.9 pts
34Luzerne County9.553-0.67 pts
35Beaver County9.483-0.45 pts
36Perry County9.462+0.22 pts
37Carbon County9.325-4.14 pts
38Chester County9.32-0.94 pts
39Berks County9.298+0.11 pts
40Northampton County9.274-1.38 pts
41Indiana County9.269-12.5 pts
42Somerset County9.177-4.3 pts
43Armstrong County9.111-2.83 pts
44Adams County8.909-0.38 pts
45Philadelphia County8.899-3.81 pts
46Franklin County8.887-1.84 pts
47Bedford County8.789-3.07 pts
48Lancaster County8.663-0.73 pts
49York County8.347-1.41 pts
50Jefferson County8.214-1.52 pts
51Lehigh County8.181-4 pts
52Mercer County8.158-3.85 pts
53Northumberland County8.041-2.77 pts
54Elk County7.872-7.38 pts
55Wayne County7.797-2.38 pts
56Lebanon County7.79-2.73 pts
57Wyoming County7.753-0.27 pts
58Cameron County7.744-2.58 pts
59Lawrence County7.713-4.04 pts
60Clarion County7.593-3.46 pts
61Columbia County7.51-3.42 pts
62Warren County7.214-1.84 pts
63Snyder County6.977-1.04 pts
64Union County6.862-0.19 pts
65Forest County6.082-9.41 pts
66Fulton County5.117-0.88 pts
67Montour County2.598-2.11 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Greene County, with 14.295% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Montour County, with 2.598% in 2014.

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