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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Snyder County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 18.667%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.097%. The median was 9.934% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.338%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.667Snyder County
Lowest3.097Montour County
Median9.93467 counties
Pennsylvania10.338History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 9.587 %Allegheny County: 9.129 %Armstrong County: 10.181 %Beaver County: 11.619 %Bedford County: 8.858 %Berks County: 10.286 %Blair County: 8.972 %Bradford County: 9.74 %Bucks County: 11.679 %Butler County: 9.678 %Cambria County: 9.537 %Cameron County: 17.898 %Carbon County: 15.728 %Centre County: 12.804 %Chester County: 10.795 %Clarion County: 10.702 %Clearfield County: 8.504 %Clinton County: 12.708 %Columbia County: 10.428 %Crawford County: 9.934 %Cumberland County: 10.621 %Dauphin County: 11.231 %Delaware County: 11.226 %Elk County: 13.354 %Erie County: 10.42 %Fayette County: 12.232 %Forest County: 9.475 %Franklin County: 7.055 %Fulton County: 3.458 %Greene County: 16.203 %Huntingdon County: 10.447 %Indiana County: 8.896 %Jefferson County: 13.241 %Juniata County: 7.907 %Lackawanna County: 11.144 %Lancaster County: 9.272 %Lawrence County: 10.322 %Lebanon County: 8.987 %Lehigh County: 8.754 %Luzerne County: 11.029 %Lycoming County: 9.295 %McKean County: 8.386 %Mercer County: 8.92 %Mifflin County: 9.447 %Monroe County: 13.246 %Montgomery County: 9.725 %Montour County: 3.097 %Northampton County: 8.781 %Northumberland County: 10.442 %Perry County: 7.741 %Philadelphia County: 11.526 %Pike County: 12.147 %Potter County: 8.966 %Schuylkill County: 7.638 %Snyder County: 18.667 %Somerset County: 11.371 %Sullivan County: 13.745 %Susquehanna County: 11.819 %Tioga County: 10.758 %Union County: 9.336 %Venango County: 8.721 %Warren County: 8.861 %Washington County: 12.746 %Wayne County: 9.87 %Westmoreland County: 9.026 %Wyoming County: 8.113 %York County: 9.699 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Snyder County: 18.667 %Snyder County18.667Cameron County: 17.898 %Cameron County17.898Greene County: 16.203 %Greene County16.203Carbon County: 15.728 %Carbon County15.728Sullivan County: 13.745 %Sullivan County13.745Elk County: 13.354 %Elk County13.354Monroe County: 13.246 %Monroe County13.246Jefferson County: 13.241 %Jefferson County13.241Centre County: 12.804 %Centre County12.804Washington County: 12.746 %Washington County12.746Clinton County: 12.708 %Clinton County12.708Fayette County: 12.232 %Fayette County12.232Pike County: 12.147 %Pike County12.147Susquehanna County: 11.819 %Susquehanna County11.819Bucks County: 11.679 %Bucks County11.679Beaver County: 11.619 %Beaver County11.619Philadelphia County: 11.526 %Philadelphia County11.526Somerset County: 11.371 %Somerset County11.371Dauphin County: 11.231 %Dauphin County11.231Delaware County: 11.226 %Delaware County11.226Lackawanna County: 11.144 %Lackawanna County11.144Luzerne County: 11.029 %Luzerne County11.029Chester County: 10.795 %Chester County10.795Tioga County: 10.758 %Tioga County10.758Clarion County: 10.702 %Clarion County10.702Cumberland County: 10.621 %Cumberland County10.621Huntingdon County: 10.447 %Huntingdon County10.447Northumberland County: 10.442 %Northumberland County10.442Columbia County: 10.428 %Columbia County10.428Erie County: 10.42 %Erie County10.42Lawrence County: 10.322 %Lawrence County10.322Berks County: 10.286 %Berks County10.286Armstrong County: 10.181 %Armstrong County10.181Crawford County: 9.934 %Crawford County9.934Wayne County: 9.87 %Wayne County9.87Bradford County: 9.74 %Bradford County9.74Montgomery County: 9.725 %Montgomery County9.725York County: 9.699 %York County9.699Butler County: 9.678 %Butler County9.678Adams County: 9.587 %Adams County9.587Snyder County: 18.667 %Snyder County18.667Cameron County: 17.898 %Cameron County17.898Greene County: 16.203 %Greene County16.203Carbon County: 15.728 %Carbon County15.728Sullivan County: 13.745 %Sullivan County13.745Elk County: 13.354 %Elk County13.354Monroe County: 13.246 %Monroe County13.246Jefferson County: 13.241 %Jefferson County13.241Centre County: 12.804 %Centre County12.804Washington County: 12.746 %Washington County12.746Clinton County: 12.708 %Clinton County12.708Fayette County: 12.232 %Fayette County12.232Pike County: 12.147 %Pike County12.147Susquehanna County: 11.819 %Susquehanna County11.819Bucks County: 11.679 %Bucks County11.679Beaver County: 11.619 %Beaver County11.619Philadelphia County: 11.526 %Philadelphia County11.526Somerset County: 11.371 %Somerset County11.371Dauphin County: 11.231 %Dauphin County11.231Delaware County: 11.226 %Delaware County11.226Lackawanna County: 11.144 %Lackawanna County11.144Luzerne County: 11.029 %Luzerne County11.029Chester County: 10.795 %Chester County10.795Tioga County: 10.758 %Tioga County10.758Clarion County: 10.702 %Clarion County10.702Cumberland County: 10.621 %Cumberland County10.621Huntingdon County: 10.447 %Huntingdon County10.447Northumberland County: 10.442 %Northumberland County10.442Columbia County: 10.428 %Columbia County10.428Erie County: 10.42 %Erie County10.42Lawrence County: 10.322 %Lawrence County10.322Berks County: 10.286 %Berks County10.286Armstrong County: 10.181 %Armstrong County10.181Crawford County: 9.934 %Crawford County9.934Wayne County: 9.87 %Wayne County9.87Bradford County: 9.74 %Bradford County9.74Montgomery County: 9.725 %Montgomery County9.725York County: 9.699 %York County9.699Butler County: 9.678 %Butler County9.678Adams County: 9.587 %Adams County9.587
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Snyder County18.667+9.07 pts
2Cameron County17.898+10.95 pts
3Greene County16.203+4.71 pts
4Carbon County15.728+3.91 pts
5Sullivan County13.745+2.9 pts
6Elk County13.354+5.6 pts
7Monroe County13.246+3.56 pts
8Jefferson County13.241+5.98 pts
9Centre County12.804+3.24 pts
10Washington County12.746+1.66 pts
11Clinton County12.708+2.35 pts
12Fayette County12.232+3.02 pts
13Pike County12.147-2.75 pts
14Susquehanna County11.819+2.33 pts
15Bucks County11.679+1.65 pts
16Beaver County11.619+1.45 pts
17Philadelphia County11.526+3.47 pts
18Somerset County11.371+1.4 pts
19Dauphin County11.231+2.55 pts
20Delaware County11.226+3.47 pts
21Lackawanna County11.144+2.83 pts
22Luzerne County11.029+1.49 pts
23Chester County10.795+1.6 pts
24Tioga County10.758+0.02 pts
25Clarion County10.702-0.84 pts
26Cumberland County10.621+2.01 pts
27Huntingdon County10.447+2.46 pts
28Northumberland County10.442+0.56 pts
29Columbia County10.428+2.01 pts
30Erie County10.42+0.34 pts
31Lawrence County10.322+1.37 pts
32Berks County10.286+2.92 pts
33Armstrong County10.181+0.73 pts
34Crawford County9.934+1.4 pts
35Wayne County9.87+1.05 pts
36Bradford County9.74+1.37 pts
37Montgomery County9.725+1.09 pts
38York County9.699+0.15 pts
39Butler County9.678+0.06 pts
40Adams County9.587+1.08 pts
41Cambria County9.537+1.42 pts
42Forest County9.475+2.57 pts
43Mifflin County9.447+1.05 pts
44Union County9.336+3.28 pts
45Lycoming County9.295+0.21 pts
46Lancaster County9.272+0.59 pts
47Allegheny County9.129-1.69 pts
48Westmoreland County9.026-0.26 pts
49Lebanon County8.987+1.8 pts
50Blair County8.972+0.04 pts
51Potter County8.966+1.61 pts
52Mercer County8.92-0.36 pts
53Indiana County8.896-0.42 pts
54Warren County8.861+1.93 pts
55Bedford County8.858+0.29 pts
56Northampton County8.781-2.13 pts
57Lehigh County8.754-0.55 pts
58Venango County8.721+1.28 pts
59Clearfield County8.504+0.65 pts
60McKean County8.386-0.81 pts
61Wyoming County8.113+0.21 pts
62Juniata County7.907+1.34 pts
63Perry County7.741-1.85 pts
64Schuylkill County7.638-2.12 pts
65Franklin County7.055-1.34 pts
66Fulton County3.458+0.08 pts
67Montour County3.097+0.36 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Snyder County, with 18.667% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Montour County, with 3.097% in 2020.

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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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