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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Greene County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 23.969%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 3.013%. The median was 9.463% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.49%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.969Greene County
Lowest3.013Fulton County
Median9.46367 counties
Pennsylvania10.49History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8.217 %Allegheny County: 11.019 %Armstrong County: 10.756 %Beaver County: 11.843 %Bedford County: 7.029 %Berks County: 8.327 %Blair County: 8.775 %Bradford County: 10.715 %Bucks County: 10.165 %Butler County: 11.505 %Cambria County: 9.451 %Cameron County: 8.629 %Carbon County: 18.013 %Centre County: 11.852 %Chester County: 11.1 %Clarion County: 7.875 %Clearfield County: 8.95 %Clinton County: 8.698 %Columbia County: 12.086 %Crawford County: 7.44 %Cumberland County: 11.631 %Dauphin County: 8.848 %Delaware County: 12.837 %Elk County: 7.401 %Erie County: 7.691 %Fayette County: 9.167 %Forest County: 19.107 %Franklin County: 9.144 %Fulton County: 3.013 %Greene County: 23.969 %Huntingdon County: 10.214 %Indiana County: 9.53 %Jefferson County: 6.344 %Juniata County: 7.658 %Lackawanna County: 14.033 %Lancaster County: 8.045 %Lawrence County: 10.777 %Lebanon County: 8.862 %Lehigh County: 7.902 %Luzerne County: 9.678 %Lycoming County: 8.926 %McKean County: 7.886 %Mercer County: 10.214 %Mifflin County: 13.084 %Monroe County: 15.338 %Montgomery County: 13.392 %Montour County: 18.66 %Northampton County: 9.939 %Northumberland County: 10.285 %Perry County: 9.071 %Philadelphia County: 9.88 %Pike County: 12.261 %Potter County: 8.048 %Schuylkill County: 7.615 %Snyder County: 10.342 %Somerset County: 9.237 %Sullivan County: 12.538 %Susquehanna County: 14.303 %Tioga County: 7.871 %Union County: 8.124 %Venango County: 9.463 %Warren County: 9.21 %Washington County: 11.494 %Wayne County: 9.447 %Westmoreland County: 8.909 %Wyoming County: 12.997 %York County: 9.183 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Greene County: 23.969 %Greene County23.969Forest County: 19.107 %Forest County19.107Montour County: 18.66 %Montour County18.66Carbon County: 18.013 %Carbon County18.013Monroe County: 15.338 %Monroe County15.338Susquehanna County: 14.303 %Susquehanna County14.303Lackawanna County: 14.033 %Lackawanna County14.033Montgomery County: 13.392 %Montgomery County13.392Mifflin County: 13.084 %Mifflin County13.084Wyoming County: 12.997 %Wyoming County12.997Delaware County: 12.837 %Delaware County12.837Sullivan County: 12.538 %Sullivan County12.538Pike County: 12.261 %Pike County12.261Columbia County: 12.086 %Columbia County12.086Centre County: 11.852 %Centre County11.852Beaver County: 11.843 %Beaver County11.843Cumberland County: 11.631 %Cumberland County11.631Butler County: 11.505 %Butler County11.505Washington County: 11.494 %Washington County11.494Chester County: 11.1 %Chester County11.1Allegheny County: 11.019 %Allegheny County11.019Lawrence County: 10.777 %Lawrence County10.777Armstrong County: 10.756 %Armstrong County10.756Bradford County: 10.715 %Bradford County10.715Snyder County: 10.342 %Snyder County10.342Northumberland County: 10.285 %Northumberland County10.285Huntingdon County: 10.214 %Huntingdon County10.214Mercer County: 10.214 %Mercer County10.214Bucks County: 10.165 %Bucks County10.165Northampton County: 9.939 %Northampton County9.939Philadelphia County: 9.88 %Philadelphia County9.88Luzerne County: 9.678 %Luzerne County9.678Indiana County: 9.53 %Indiana County9.53Venango County: 9.463 %Venango County9.463Cambria County: 9.451 %Cambria County9.451Wayne County: 9.447 %Wayne County9.447Somerset County: 9.237 %Somerset County9.237Warren County: 9.21 %Warren County9.21York County: 9.183 %York County9.183Fayette County: 9.167 %Fayette County9.167Greene County: 23.969 %Greene County23.969Forest County: 19.107 %Forest County19.107Montour County: 18.66 %Montour County18.66Carbon County: 18.013 %Carbon County18.013Monroe County: 15.338 %Monroe County15.338Susquehanna County: 14.303 %Susquehanna County14.303Lackawanna County: 14.033 %Lackawanna County14.033Montgomery County: 13.392 %Montgomery County13.392Mifflin County: 13.084 %Mifflin County13.084Wyoming County: 12.997 %Wyoming County12.997Delaware County: 12.837 %Delaware County12.837Sullivan County: 12.538 %Sullivan County12.538Pike County: 12.261 %Pike County12.261Columbia County: 12.086 %Columbia County12.086Centre County: 11.852 %Centre County11.852Beaver County: 11.843 %Beaver County11.843Cumberland County: 11.631 %Cumberland County11.631Butler County: 11.505 %Butler County11.505Washington County: 11.494 %Washington County11.494Chester County: 11.1 %Chester County11.1Allegheny County: 11.019 %Allegheny County11.019Lawrence County: 10.777 %Lawrence County10.777Armstrong County: 10.756 %Armstrong County10.756Bradford County: 10.715 %Bradford County10.715Snyder County: 10.342 %Snyder County10.342Northumberland County: 10.285 %Northumberland County10.285Huntingdon County: 10.214 %Huntingdon County10.214Mercer County: 10.214 %Mercer County10.214Bucks County: 10.165 %Bucks County10.165Northampton County: 9.939 %Northampton County9.939Philadelphia County: 9.88 %Philadelphia County9.88Luzerne County: 9.678 %Luzerne County9.678Indiana County: 9.53 %Indiana County9.53Venango County: 9.463 %Venango County9.463Cambria County: 9.451 %Cambria County9.451Wayne County: 9.447 %Wayne County9.447Somerset County: 9.237 %Somerset County9.237Warren County: 9.21 %Warren County9.21York County: 9.183 %York County9.183Fayette County: 9.167 %Fayette County9.167
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Greene County23.969+9.67 pts
2Forest County19.107+13.02 pts
3Montour County18.66+16.06 pts
4Carbon County18.013+8.69 pts
5Monroe County15.338+5.73 pts
6Susquehanna County14.303+2.56 pts
7Lackawanna County14.033+0.86 pts
8Montgomery County13.392+3.29 pts
9Mifflin County13.084+3.4 pts
10Wyoming County12.997+5.24 pts
11Delaware County12.837+2.28 pts
12Sullivan County12.538-0.75 pts
13Pike County12.261-1.59 pts
14Columbia County12.086+4.58 pts
15Centre County11.852+1.92 pts
16Beaver County11.843+2.36 pts
17Cumberland County11.631+1.27 pts
18Butler County11.505+1.44 pts
19Washington County11.494+0.53 pts
20Chester County11.1+1.78 pts
21Allegheny County11.019+0.47 pts
22Lawrence County10.777+3.06 pts
23Armstrong County10.756+1.64 pts
24Bradford County10.715-1.46 pts
25Snyder County10.342+3.37 pts
26Northumberland County10.285+2.24 pts
27Huntingdon County10.214-2.07 pts
27Mercer County10.214+2.06 pts
29Bucks County10.165-0.58 pts
30Northampton County9.939+0.67 pts
31Philadelphia County9.88+0.98 pts
32Luzerne County9.678+0.13 pts
33Indiana County9.53+0.26 pts
34Venango County9.463-0.84 pts
35Cambria County9.451-0.21 pts
36Wayne County9.447+1.65 pts
37Somerset County9.237+0.06 pts
38Warren County9.21+2 pts
39York County9.183+0.84 pts
40Fayette County9.167-3.38 pts
41Franklin County9.144+0.26 pts
42Perry County9.071-0.39 pts
43Clearfield County8.95-0.84 pts
44Lycoming County8.926-0.89 pts
45Westmoreland County8.909-0.96 pts
46Lebanon County8.862+1.07 pts
47Dauphin County8.848-3.28 pts
48Blair County8.775-1 pts
49Clinton County8.698-2.36 pts
50Cameron County8.629+0.88 pts
51Berks County8.327-0.97 pts
52Adams County8.217-0.69 pts
53Union County8.124+1.26 pts
54Potter County8.048-1.82 pts
55Lancaster County8.045-0.62 pts
56Lehigh County7.902-0.28 pts
57McKean County7.886-4.35 pts
58Clarion County7.875+0.28 pts
59Tioga County7.871-4.51 pts
60Erie County7.691-2.07 pts
61Juniata County7.658-2.96 pts
62Schuylkill County7.615-2.6 pts
63Crawford County7.44-2.13 pts
64Elk County7.401-0.47 pts
65Bedford County7.029-1.76 pts
66Jefferson County6.344-1.87 pts
67Fulton County3.013-2.1 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Greene County, with 23.969% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fulton County, with 3.013% in 2015.

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