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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Sullivan County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 37.891%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 6.995%. The median was 10.404% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.839%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.891Sullivan County
Lowest6.995Fulton County
Median10.40467 counties
Pennsylvania10.839History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 14.768 %Allegheny County: 10.41 %Armstrong County: 12.849 %Beaver County: 11.549 %Bedford County: 9.81 %Berks County: 10.082 %Blair County: 9.833 %Bradford County: 11.503 %Bucks County: 12.172 %Butler County: 11.555 %Cambria County: 11.581 %Cameron County: 10.203 %Carbon County: 11.26 %Centre County: 11.308 %Chester County: 12.169 %Clarion County: 10.404 %Clearfield County: 9.552 %Clinton County: 10.713 %Columbia County: 10.398 %Crawford County: 10.448 %Cumberland County: 9.801 %Dauphin County: 9.825 %Delaware County: 10.863 %Elk County: 10.211 %Erie County: 10.29 %Fayette County: 12.179 %Forest County: 24.663 %Franklin County: 12.129 %Fulton County: 6.995 %Greene County: 16.823 %Huntingdon County: 7.904 %Indiana County: 12.585 %Jefferson County: 10.123 %Juniata County: 10.384 %Lackawanna County: 16.615 %Lancaster County: 9.979 %Lawrence County: 11.624 %Lebanon County: 8.456 %Lehigh County: 9.056 %Luzerne County: 10.086 %Lycoming County: 13.194 %McKean County: 10.835 %Mercer County: 9.838 %Mifflin County: 9.613 %Monroe County: 9.179 %Montgomery County: 11.106 %Montour County: 8.283 %Northampton County: 9.153 %Northumberland County: 11.357 %Perry County: 7.619 %Philadelphia County: 10.42 %Pike County: 10.217 %Potter County: 7.569 %Schuylkill County: 9.85 %Snyder County: 8.665 %Somerset County: 11.253 %Sullivan County: 37.891 %Susquehanna County: 14.972 %Tioga County: 17.34 %Union County: 7.719 %Venango County: 11.588 %Warren County: 10.246 %Washington County: 11.429 %Wayne County: 10.516 %Westmoreland County: 10.003 %Wyoming County: 9.181 %York County: 9.041 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Sullivan County: 37.891 %Sullivan County37.891Forest County: 24.663 %Forest County24.663Tioga County: 17.34 %Tioga County17.34Greene County: 16.823 %Greene County16.823Lackawanna County: 16.615 %Lackawanna County16.615Susquehanna County: 14.972 %Susquehanna County14.972Adams County: 14.768 %Adams County14.768Lycoming County: 13.194 %Lycoming County13.194Armstrong County: 12.849 %Armstrong County12.849Indiana County: 12.585 %Indiana County12.585Fayette County: 12.179 %Fayette County12.179Bucks County: 12.172 %Bucks County12.172Chester County: 12.169 %Chester County12.169Franklin County: 12.129 %Franklin County12.129Lawrence County: 11.624 %Lawrence County11.624Venango County: 11.588 %Venango County11.588Cambria County: 11.581 %Cambria County11.581Butler County: 11.555 %Butler County11.555Beaver County: 11.549 %Beaver County11.549Bradford County: 11.503 %Bradford County11.503Washington County: 11.429 %Washington County11.429Northumberland County: 11.357 %Northumberland County11.357Centre County: 11.308 %Centre County11.308Carbon County: 11.26 %Carbon County11.26Somerset County: 11.253 %Somerset County11.253Montgomery County: 11.106 %Montgomery County11.106Delaware County: 10.863 %Delaware County10.863McKean County: 10.835 %McKean County10.835Clinton County: 10.713 %Clinton County10.713Wayne County: 10.516 %Wayne County10.516Crawford County: 10.448 %Crawford County10.448Philadelphia County: 10.42 %Philadelphia County10.42Allegheny County: 10.41 %Allegheny County10.41Clarion County: 10.404 %Clarion County10.404Columbia County: 10.398 %Columbia County10.398Juniata County: 10.384 %Juniata County10.384Erie County: 10.29 %Erie County10.29Warren County: 10.246 %Warren County10.246Pike County: 10.217 %Pike County10.217Elk County: 10.211 %Elk County10.211Sullivan County: 37.891 %Sullivan County37.891Forest County: 24.663 %Forest County24.663Tioga County: 17.34 %Tioga County17.34Greene County: 16.823 %Greene County16.823Lackawanna County: 16.615 %Lackawanna County16.615Susquehanna County: 14.972 %Susquehanna County14.972Adams County: 14.768 %Adams County14.768Lycoming County: 13.194 %Lycoming County13.194Armstrong County: 12.849 %Armstrong County12.849Indiana County: 12.585 %Indiana County12.585Fayette County: 12.179 %Fayette County12.179Bucks County: 12.172 %Bucks County12.172Chester County: 12.169 %Chester County12.169Franklin County: 12.129 %Franklin County12.129Lawrence County: 11.624 %Lawrence County11.624Venango County: 11.588 %Venango County11.588Cambria County: 11.581 %Cambria County11.581Butler County: 11.555 %Butler County11.555Beaver County: 11.549 %Beaver County11.549Bradford County: 11.503 %Bradford County11.503Washington County: 11.429 %Washington County11.429Northumberland County: 11.357 %Northumberland County11.357Centre County: 11.308 %Centre County11.308Carbon County: 11.26 %Carbon County11.26Somerset County: 11.253 %Somerset County11.253Montgomery County: 11.106 %Montgomery County11.106Delaware County: 10.863 %Delaware County10.863McKean County: 10.835 %McKean County10.835Clinton County: 10.713 %Clinton County10.713Wayne County: 10.516 %Wayne County10.516Crawford County: 10.448 %Crawford County10.448Philadelphia County: 10.42 %Philadelphia County10.42Allegheny County: 10.41 %Allegheny County10.41Clarion County: 10.404 %Clarion County10.404Columbia County: 10.398 %Columbia County10.398Juniata County: 10.384 %Juniata County10.384Erie County: 10.29 %Erie County10.29Warren County: 10.246 %Warren County10.246Pike County: 10.217 %Pike County10.217Elk County: 10.211 %Elk County10.211
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Sullivan County37.891+29.13 pts
2Forest County24.663+17.26 pts
3Tioga County17.34+5.79 pts
4Greene County16.823-8.3 pts
5Lackawanna County16.615+7.63 pts
6Susquehanna County14.972-2.72 pts
7Adams County14.768+6.85 pts
8Lycoming County13.194+1.82 pts
9Armstrong County12.849-1.25 pts
10Indiana County12.585-0.22 pts
11Fayette County12.179-1.68 pts
12Bucks County12.172-0.41 pts
13Chester County12.169+1.49 pts
14Franklin County12.129+2.66 pts
15Lawrence County11.624-0 pts
16Venango County11.588+0.41 pts
17Cambria County11.581+2.02 pts
18Butler County11.555+1.38 pts
19Beaver County11.549-0.91 pts
20Bradford County11.503-4.8 pts
21Washington County11.429-1.84 pts
22Northumberland County11.357+2.27 pts
23Centre County11.308+0.94 pts
24Carbon County11.26+0.22 pts
25Somerset County11.253-2.28 pts
26Montgomery County11.106+0.73 pts
27Delaware County10.863-0.56 pts
28McKean County10.835-2.17 pts
29Clinton County10.713+0.49 pts
30Wayne County10.516-1.32 pts
31Crawford County10.448+1.86 pts
32Philadelphia County10.42+0.1 pts
33Allegheny County10.41+0.31 pts
34Clarion County10.404+2.17 pts
35Columbia County10.398+1.02 pts
36Juniata County10.384-4.96 pts
37Erie County10.29+2.18 pts
38Warren County10.246+1.08 pts
39Pike County10.217+1.67 pts
40Elk County10.211-1.25 pts
41Cameron County10.203+3.23 pts
42Jefferson County10.123-1.54 pts
43Luzerne County10.086+1.57 pts
44Berks County10.082+0.7 pts
45Westmoreland County10.003+0.58 pts
46Lancaster County9.979+1 pts
47Schuylkill County9.85+0.83 pts
48Mercer County9.838+0.37 pts
49Blair County9.833-0.19 pts
50Dauphin County9.825+0.47 pts
51Bedford County9.81-0.84 pts
52Cumberland County9.801+0.08 pts
53Mifflin County9.613+1.81 pts
54Clearfield County9.552-1.68 pts
55Wyoming County9.181+0.36 pts
56Monroe County9.179-0.08 pts
57Northampton County9.153+0.9 pts
58Lehigh County9.056-0.7 pts
59York County9.041-1.87 pts
60Snyder County8.665+0.38 pts
61Lebanon County8.456+1.39 pts
62Montour County8.283+1.92 pts
63Huntingdon County7.904-1.45 pts
64Union County7.719+2.25 pts
65Perry County7.619-2.44 pts
66Potter County7.569-2.66 pts
67Fulton County6.995+4.58 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sullivan County, with 37.891% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fulton County, with 6.995% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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