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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Greene County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 25.12%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 2.414%. The median was 10.019% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.284%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.12Greene County
Lowest2.414Fulton County
Median10.01967 counties
Pennsylvania10.284History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 7.914 %Allegheny County: 10.095 %Armstrong County: 14.1 %Beaver County: 12.463 %Bedford County: 10.647 %Berks County: 9.386 %Blair County: 10.019 %Bradford County: 16.308 %Bucks County: 12.579 %Butler County: 10.179 %Cambria County: 9.564 %Cameron County: 6.97 %Carbon County: 11.043 %Centre County: 10.368 %Chester County: 10.675 %Clarion County: 8.238 %Clearfield County: 11.232 %Clinton County: 10.227 %Columbia County: 9.375 %Crawford County: 8.593 %Cumberland County: 9.724 %Dauphin County: 9.354 %Delaware County: 11.423 %Elk County: 11.464 %Erie County: 8.105 %Fayette County: 13.856 %Forest County: 7.407 %Franklin County: 9.471 %Fulton County: 2.414 %Greene County: 25.12 %Huntingdon County: 9.354 %Indiana County: 12.808 %Jefferson County: 11.661 %Juniata County: 15.349 %Lackawanna County: 8.981 %Lancaster County: 8.98 %Lawrence County: 11.629 %Lebanon County: 7.061 %Lehigh County: 9.751 %Luzerne County: 8.516 %Lycoming County: 11.378 %McKean County: 13.008 %Mercer County: 9.469 %Mifflin County: 7.805 %Monroe County: 9.263 %Montgomery County: 10.373 %Montour County: 6.363 %Northampton County: 8.255 %Northumberland County: 9.09 %Perry County: 10.059 %Philadelphia County: 10.316 %Pike County: 8.547 %Potter County: 10.233 %Schuylkill County: 9.015 %Snyder County: 8.282 %Somerset County: 13.536 %Sullivan County: 8.763 %Susquehanna County: 17.689 %Tioga County: 11.545 %Union County: 5.464 %Venango County: 11.179 %Warren County: 9.171 %Washington County: 13.273 %Wayne County: 11.84 %Westmoreland County: 9.421 %Wyoming County: 8.816 %York County: 10.909 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Greene County: 25.12 %Greene County25.12Susquehanna County: 17.689 %Susquehanna County17.689Bradford County: 16.308 %Bradford County16.308Juniata County: 15.349 %Juniata County15.349Armstrong County: 14.1 %Armstrong County14.1Fayette County: 13.856 %Fayette County13.856Somerset County: 13.536 %Somerset County13.536Washington County: 13.273 %Washington County13.273McKean County: 13.008 %McKean County13.008Indiana County: 12.808 %Indiana County12.808Bucks County: 12.579 %Bucks County12.579Beaver County: 12.463 %Beaver County12.463Wayne County: 11.84 %Wayne County11.84Jefferson County: 11.661 %Jefferson County11.661Lawrence County: 11.629 %Lawrence County11.629Tioga County: 11.545 %Tioga County11.545Elk County: 11.464 %Elk County11.464Delaware County: 11.423 %Delaware County11.423Lycoming County: 11.378 %Lycoming County11.378Clearfield County: 11.232 %Clearfield County11.232Venango County: 11.179 %Venango County11.179Carbon County: 11.043 %Carbon County11.043York County: 10.909 %York County10.909Chester County: 10.675 %Chester County10.675Bedford County: 10.647 %Bedford County10.647Montgomery County: 10.373 %Montgomery County10.373Centre County: 10.368 %Centre County10.368Philadelphia County: 10.316 %Philadelphia County10.316Potter County: 10.233 %Potter County10.233Clinton County: 10.227 %Clinton County10.227Butler County: 10.179 %Butler County10.179Allegheny County: 10.095 %Allegheny County10.095Perry County: 10.059 %Perry County10.059Blair County: 10.019 %Blair County10.019Lehigh County: 9.751 %Lehigh County9.751Cumberland County: 9.724 %Cumberland County9.724Cambria County: 9.564 %Cambria County9.564Franklin County: 9.471 %Franklin County9.471Mercer County: 9.469 %Mercer County9.469Westmoreland County: 9.421 %Westmoreland County9.421Greene County: 25.12 %Greene County25.12Susquehanna County: 17.689 %Susquehanna County17.689Bradford County: 16.308 %Bradford County16.308Juniata County: 15.349 %Juniata County15.349Armstrong County: 14.1 %Armstrong County14.1Fayette County: 13.856 %Fayette County13.856Somerset County: 13.536 %Somerset County13.536Washington County: 13.273 %Washington County13.273McKean County: 13.008 %McKean County13.008Indiana County: 12.808 %Indiana County12.808Bucks County: 12.579 %Bucks County12.579Beaver County: 12.463 %Beaver County12.463Wayne County: 11.84 %Wayne County11.84Jefferson County: 11.661 %Jefferson County11.661Lawrence County: 11.629 %Lawrence County11.629Tioga County: 11.545 %Tioga County11.545Elk County: 11.464 %Elk County11.464Delaware County: 11.423 %Delaware County11.423Lycoming County: 11.378 %Lycoming County11.378Clearfield County: 11.232 %Clearfield County11.232Venango County: 11.179 %Venango County11.179Carbon County: 11.043 %Carbon County11.043York County: 10.909 %York County10.909Chester County: 10.675 %Chester County10.675Bedford County: 10.647 %Bedford County10.647Montgomery County: 10.373 %Montgomery County10.373Centre County: 10.368 %Centre County10.368Philadelphia County: 10.316 %Philadelphia County10.316Potter County: 10.233 %Potter County10.233Clinton County: 10.227 %Clinton County10.227Butler County: 10.179 %Butler County10.179Allegheny County: 10.095 %Allegheny County10.095Perry County: 10.059 %Perry County10.059Blair County: 10.019 %Blair County10.019Lehigh County: 9.751 %Lehigh County9.751Cumberland County: 9.724 %Cumberland County9.724Cambria County: 9.564 %Cambria County9.564Franklin County: 9.471 %Franklin County9.471Mercer County: 9.469 %Mercer County9.469Westmoreland County: 9.421 %Westmoreland County9.421
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Greene County25.12+1.15 pts
2Susquehanna County17.689+3.39 pts
3Bradford County16.308+5.59 pts
4Juniata County15.349+7.69 pts
5Armstrong County14.1+3.34 pts
6Fayette County13.856+4.69 pts
7Somerset County13.536+4.3 pts
8Washington County13.273+1.78 pts
9McKean County13.008+5.12 pts
10Indiana County12.808+3.28 pts
11Bucks County12.579+2.41 pts
12Beaver County12.463+0.62 pts
13Wayne County11.84+2.39 pts
14Jefferson County11.661+5.32 pts
15Lawrence County11.629+0.85 pts
16Tioga County11.545+3.67 pts
17Elk County11.464+4.06 pts
18Delaware County11.423-1.41 pts
19Lycoming County11.378+2.45 pts
20Clearfield County11.232+2.28 pts
21Venango County11.179+1.72 pts
22Carbon County11.043-6.97 pts
23York County10.909+1.73 pts
24Chester County10.675-0.42 pts
25Bedford County10.647+3.62 pts
26Montgomery County10.373-3.02 pts
27Centre County10.368-1.48 pts
28Philadelphia County10.316+0.44 pts
29Potter County10.233+2.19 pts
30Clinton County10.227+1.53 pts
31Butler County10.179-1.33 pts
32Allegheny County10.095-0.92 pts
33Perry County10.059+0.99 pts
34Blair County10.019+1.24 pts
35Lehigh County9.751+1.85 pts
36Cumberland County9.724-1.91 pts
37Cambria County9.564+0.11 pts
38Franklin County9.471+0.33 pts
39Mercer County9.469-0.75 pts
40Westmoreland County9.421+0.51 pts
41Berks County9.386+1.06 pts
42Columbia County9.375-2.71 pts
43Dauphin County9.354+0.51 pts
43Huntingdon County9.354-0.86 pts
45Monroe County9.263-6.07 pts
46Warren County9.171-0.04 pts
47Northumberland County9.09-1.2 pts
48Schuylkill County9.015+1.4 pts
49Lackawanna County8.981-5.05 pts
50Lancaster County8.98+0.94 pts
51Wyoming County8.816-4.18 pts
52Sullivan County8.763-3.78 pts
53Crawford County8.593+1.15 pts
54Pike County8.547-3.71 pts
55Luzerne County8.516-1.16 pts
56Snyder County8.282-2.06 pts
57Northampton County8.255-1.68 pts
58Clarion County8.238+0.36 pts
59Erie County8.105+0.41 pts
60Adams County7.914-0.3 pts
61Mifflin County7.805-5.28 pts
62Forest County7.407-11.7 pts
63Lebanon County7.061-1.8 pts
64Cameron County6.97-1.66 pts
65Montour County6.363-12.3 pts
66Union County5.464-2.66 pts
67Fulton County2.414-0.6 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.

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Greene County, with 25.12% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fulton County, with 2.414% in 2016.

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