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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Pike County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 14.9%. Montour County had the lowest, at 2.741%. The median was 8.951% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.209%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.9Pike County
Lowest2.741Montour County
Median8.95167 counties
Pennsylvania9.209History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 8.508 %Allegheny County: 10.821 %Armstrong County: 9.453 %Beaver County: 10.171 %Bedford County: 8.566 %Berks County: 7.363 %Blair County: 8.928 %Bradford County: 8.372 %Bucks County: 10.028 %Butler County: 9.615 %Cambria County: 8.114 %Cameron County: 6.951 %Carbon County: 11.818 %Centre County: 9.566 %Chester County: 9.196 %Clarion County: 11.538 %Clearfield County: 7.855 %Clinton County: 10.361 %Columbia County: 8.421 %Crawford County: 8.534 %Cumberland County: 8.613 %Dauphin County: 8.676 %Delaware County: 7.753 %Elk County: 7.755 %Erie County: 10.083 %Fayette County: 9.211 %Forest County: 6.904 %Franklin County: 8.397 %Fulton County: 3.38 %Greene County: 11.496 %Huntingdon County: 7.983 %Indiana County: 9.321 %Jefferson County: 7.26 %Juniata County: 6.568 %Lackawanna County: 8.318 %Lancaster County: 8.682 %Lawrence County: 8.951 %Lebanon County: 7.186 %Lehigh County: 9.301 %Luzerne County: 9.537 %Lycoming County: 9.083 %McKean County: 9.193 %Mercer County: 9.284 %Mifflin County: 8.394 %Monroe County: 9.682 %Montgomery County: 8.637 %Montour County: 2.741 %Northampton County: 10.914 %Northumberland County: 9.883 %Perry County: 9.59 %Philadelphia County: 8.054 %Pike County: 14.9 %Potter County: 7.355 %Schuylkill County: 9.756 %Snyder County: 9.601 %Somerset County: 9.967 %Sullivan County: 10.843 %Susquehanna County: 9.486 %Tioga County: 10.733 %Union County: 6.054 %Venango County: 7.445 %Warren County: 6.93 %Washington County: 11.083 %Wayne County: 8.815 %Westmoreland County: 9.281 %Wyoming County: 7.904 %York County: 9.549 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Pike County: 14.9 %Pike County14.9Carbon County: 11.818 %Carbon County11.818Clarion County: 11.538 %Clarion County11.538Greene County: 11.496 %Greene County11.496Washington County: 11.083 %Washington County11.083Northampton County: 10.914 %Northampton County10.914Sullivan County: 10.843 %Sullivan County10.843Allegheny County: 10.821 %Allegheny County10.821Tioga County: 10.733 %Tioga County10.733Clinton County: 10.361 %Clinton County10.361Beaver County: 10.171 %Beaver County10.171Erie County: 10.083 %Erie County10.083Bucks County: 10.028 %Bucks County10.028Somerset County: 9.967 %Somerset County9.967Northumberland County: 9.883 %Northumberland County9.883Schuylkill County: 9.756 %Schuylkill County9.756Monroe County: 9.682 %Monroe County9.682Butler County: 9.615 %Butler County9.615Snyder County: 9.601 %Snyder County9.601Perry County: 9.59 %Perry County9.59Centre County: 9.566 %Centre County9.566York County: 9.549 %York County9.549Luzerne County: 9.537 %Luzerne County9.537Susquehanna County: 9.486 %Susquehanna County9.486Armstrong County: 9.453 %Armstrong County9.453Indiana County: 9.321 %Indiana County9.321Lehigh County: 9.301 %Lehigh County9.301Mercer County: 9.284 %Mercer County9.284Westmoreland County: 9.281 %Westmoreland County9.281Fayette County: 9.211 %Fayette County9.211Chester County: 9.196 %Chester County9.196McKean County: 9.193 %McKean County9.193Lycoming County: 9.083 %Lycoming County9.083Lawrence County: 8.951 %Lawrence County8.951Blair County: 8.928 %Blair County8.928Wayne County: 8.815 %Wayne County8.815Lancaster County: 8.682 %Lancaster County8.682Dauphin County: 8.676 %Dauphin County8.676Montgomery County: 8.637 %Montgomery County8.637Cumberland County: 8.613 %Cumberland County8.613Pike County: 14.9 %Pike County14.9Carbon County: 11.818 %Carbon County11.818Clarion County: 11.538 %Clarion County11.538Greene County: 11.496 %Greene County11.496Washington County: 11.083 %Washington County11.083Northampton County: 10.914 %Northampton County10.914Sullivan County: 10.843 %Sullivan County10.843Allegheny County: 10.821 %Allegheny County10.821Tioga County: 10.733 %Tioga County10.733Clinton County: 10.361 %Clinton County10.361Beaver County: 10.171 %Beaver County10.171Erie County: 10.083 %Erie County10.083Bucks County: 10.028 %Bucks County10.028Somerset County: 9.967 %Somerset County9.967Northumberland County: 9.883 %Northumberland County9.883Schuylkill County: 9.756 %Schuylkill County9.756Monroe County: 9.682 %Monroe County9.682Butler County: 9.615 %Butler County9.615Snyder County: 9.601 %Snyder County9.601Perry County: 9.59 %Perry County9.59Centre County: 9.566 %Centre County9.566York County: 9.549 %York County9.549Luzerne County: 9.537 %Luzerne County9.537Susquehanna County: 9.486 %Susquehanna County9.486Armstrong County: 9.453 %Armstrong County9.453Indiana County: 9.321 %Indiana County9.321Lehigh County: 9.301 %Lehigh County9.301Mercer County: 9.284 %Mercer County9.284Westmoreland County: 9.281 %Westmoreland County9.281Fayette County: 9.211 %Fayette County9.211Chester County: 9.196 %Chester County9.196McKean County: 9.193 %McKean County9.193Lycoming County: 9.083 %Lycoming County9.083Lawrence County: 8.951 %Lawrence County8.951Blair County: 8.928 %Blair County8.928Wayne County: 8.815 %Wayne County8.815Lancaster County: 8.682 %Lancaster County8.682Dauphin County: 8.676 %Dauphin County8.676Montgomery County: 8.637 %Montgomery County8.637Cumberland County: 8.613 %Cumberland County8.613
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Pike County14.9+7 pts
2Carbon County11.818+3.13 pts
3Clarion County11.538+0.64 pts
4Greene County11.496+0.7 pts
5Washington County11.083-0.67 pts
6Northampton County10.914+1.86 pts
7Sullivan County10.843+2.66 pts
8Allegheny County10.821+0.33 pts
9Tioga County10.733+1.07 pts
10Clinton County10.361+0.36 pts
11Beaver County10.171+0.54 pts
12Erie County10.083+0.38 pts
13Bucks County10.028-0.78 pts
14Somerset County9.967+0.83 pts
15Northumberland County9.883-3.24 pts
16Schuylkill County9.756+1.25 pts
17Monroe County9.682-4.88 pts
18Butler County9.615-1.25 pts
19Snyder County9.601+0.1 pts
20Perry County9.59-3.19 pts
21Centre County9.566-0.65 pts
22York County9.549+1.01 pts
23Luzerne County9.537-0.39 pts
24Susquehanna County9.486-2.38 pts
25Armstrong County9.453+0.94 pts
26Indiana County9.321+0.1 pts
27Lehigh County9.301-0.43 pts
28Mercer County9.284-1.28 pts
29Westmoreland County9.281-1.7 pts
30Fayette County9.211-3.57 pts
31Chester County9.196-0.9 pts
32McKean County9.193+0.55 pts
33Lycoming County9.083+0.21 pts
34Lawrence County8.951-1.79 pts
35Blair County8.928-0.23 pts
36Wayne County8.815-0.65 pts
37Lancaster County8.682-0.27 pts
38Dauphin County8.676-0.81 pts
39Montgomery County8.637-3.53 pts
40Cumberland County8.613-0.38 pts
41Bedford County8.566-1.39 pts
42Crawford County8.534-0.26 pts
43Adams County8.508-0.13 pts
44Columbia County8.421-2.9 pts
45Franklin County8.397-2.66 pts
46Mifflin County8.394+0.4 pts
47Bradford County8.372+0.41 pts
48Lackawanna County8.318-1.52 pts
49Cambria County8.114-1.01 pts
50Philadelphia County8.054-1.59 pts
51Huntingdon County7.983-2.04 pts
52Wyoming County7.904+0.25 pts
53Clearfield County7.855-4.48 pts
54Elk County7.755-0.07 pts
55Delaware County7.753-2.62 pts
56Venango County7.445-0.31 pts
57Berks County7.363-2 pts
58Potter County7.355-3.68 pts
59Jefferson County7.26-0.9 pts
60Lebanon County7.186-0.77 pts
61Cameron County6.951+1.11 pts
62Warren County6.93-4.73 pts
63Forest County6.904+1.04 pts
64Juniata County6.568-0.46 pts
65Union County6.054+0.28 pts
66Fulton County3.38-1.66 pts
67Montour County2.741-1.02 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pike County, with 14.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Montour County, with 2.741% in 2019.

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