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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Montour County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 30.39%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 8.013%. The median was 15.355% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 15.69%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.39Montour County
Lowest8.013Cameron County
Median15.35567 counties
Pennsylvania15.69History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 19.521 %Allegheny County: 15.717 %Armstrong County: 12.249 %Beaver County: 13.89 %Bedford County: 12.422 %Berks County: 14.69 %Blair County: 15.115 %Bradford County: 13.845 %Bucks County: 15.772 %Butler County: 17.538 %Cambria County: 15.626 %Cameron County: 8.013 %Carbon County: 17.019 %Centre County: 18.041 %Chester County: 17.065 %Clarion County: 17.372 %Clearfield County: 11.973 %Clinton County: 14.64 %Columbia County: 18.582 %Crawford County: 15.864 %Cumberland County: 14.544 %Dauphin County: 16.412 %Delaware County: 17.41 %Elk County: 11.11 %Erie County: 15.012 %Fayette County: 15.533 %Forest County: 20.315 %Franklin County: 12.575 %Fulton County: 13.087 %Greene County: 15.871 %Huntingdon County: 15.64 %Indiana County: 20.802 %Jefferson County: 16.269 %Juniata County: 12.865 %Lackawanna County: 16.024 %Lancaster County: 15.355 %Lawrence County: 14.543 %Lebanon County: 12.842 %Lehigh County: 13.668 %Luzerne County: 15.994 %Lycoming County: 14.713 %McKean County: 11.81 %Mercer County: 15.449 %Mifflin County: 13.54 %Monroe County: 16.684 %Montgomery County: 14.726 %Montour County: 30.39 %Northampton County: 15.332 %Northumberland County: 12.685 %Perry County: 25.462 %Philadelphia County: 18.807 %Pike County: 18.602 %Potter County: 14.422 %Schuylkill County: 15.441 %Snyder County: 11.586 %Somerset County: 16.202 %Sullivan County: 18.559 %Susquehanna County: 16.532 %Tioga County: 14.178 %Union County: 15.194 %Venango County: 18.129 %Warren County: 14.426 %Washington County: 14.871 %Wayne County: 14.82 %Westmoreland County: 15.88 %Wyoming County: 9.842 %York County: 12.319 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Montour County: 30.39 %Montour County30.39Perry County: 25.462 %Perry County25.462Indiana County: 20.802 %Indiana County20.802Forest County: 20.315 %Forest County20.315Adams County: 19.521 %Adams County19.521Philadelphia County: 18.807 %Philadelphia County18.807Pike County: 18.602 %Pike County18.602Columbia County: 18.582 %Columbia County18.582Sullivan County: 18.559 %Sullivan County18.559Venango County: 18.129 %Venango County18.129Centre County: 18.041 %Centre County18.041Butler County: 17.538 %Butler County17.538Delaware County: 17.41 %Delaware County17.41Clarion County: 17.372 %Clarion County17.372Chester County: 17.065 %Chester County17.065Carbon County: 17.019 %Carbon County17.019Monroe County: 16.684 %Monroe County16.684Susquehanna County: 16.532 %Susquehanna County16.532Dauphin County: 16.412 %Dauphin County16.412Jefferson County: 16.269 %Jefferson County16.269Somerset County: 16.202 %Somerset County16.202Lackawanna County: 16.024 %Lackawanna County16.024Luzerne County: 15.994 %Luzerne County15.994Westmoreland County: 15.88 %Westmoreland County15.88Greene County: 15.871 %Greene County15.871Crawford County: 15.864 %Crawford County15.864Bucks County: 15.772 %Bucks County15.772Allegheny County: 15.717 %Allegheny County15.717Huntingdon County: 15.64 %Huntingdon County15.64Cambria County: 15.626 %Cambria County15.626Fayette County: 15.533 %Fayette County15.533Mercer County: 15.449 %Mercer County15.449Schuylkill County: 15.441 %Schuylkill County15.441Lancaster County: 15.355 %Lancaster County15.355Northampton County: 15.332 %Northampton County15.332Union County: 15.194 %Union County15.194Blair County: 15.115 %Blair County15.115Erie County: 15.012 %Erie County15.012Washington County: 14.871 %Washington County14.871Wayne County: 14.82 %Wayne County14.82Montour County: 30.39 %Montour County30.39Perry County: 25.462 %Perry County25.462Indiana County: 20.802 %Indiana County20.802Forest County: 20.315 %Forest County20.315Adams County: 19.521 %Adams County19.521Philadelphia County: 18.807 %Philadelphia County18.807Pike County: 18.602 %Pike County18.602Columbia County: 18.582 %Columbia County18.582Sullivan County: 18.559 %Sullivan County18.559Venango County: 18.129 %Venango County18.129Centre County: 18.041 %Centre County18.041Butler County: 17.538 %Butler County17.538Delaware County: 17.41 %Delaware County17.41Clarion County: 17.372 %Clarion County17.372Chester County: 17.065 %Chester County17.065Carbon County: 17.019 %Carbon County17.019Monroe County: 16.684 %Monroe County16.684Susquehanna County: 16.532 %Susquehanna County16.532Dauphin County: 16.412 %Dauphin County16.412Jefferson County: 16.269 %Jefferson County16.269Somerset County: 16.202 %Somerset County16.202Lackawanna County: 16.024 %Lackawanna County16.024Luzerne County: 15.994 %Luzerne County15.994Westmoreland County: 15.88 %Westmoreland County15.88Greene County: 15.871 %Greene County15.871Crawford County: 15.864 %Crawford County15.864Bucks County: 15.772 %Bucks County15.772Allegheny County: 15.717 %Allegheny County15.717Huntingdon County: 15.64 %Huntingdon County15.64Cambria County: 15.626 %Cambria County15.626Fayette County: 15.533 %Fayette County15.533Mercer County: 15.449 %Mercer County15.449Schuylkill County: 15.441 %Schuylkill County15.441Lancaster County: 15.355 %Lancaster County15.355Northampton County: 15.332 %Northampton County15.332Union County: 15.194 %Union County15.194Blair County: 15.115 %Blair County15.115Erie County: 15.012 %Erie County15.012Washington County: 14.871 %Washington County14.871Wayne County: 14.82 %Wayne County14.82
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Montour County30.39+27.29 pts
2Perry County25.462+17.72 pts
3Indiana County20.802+11.91 pts
4Forest County20.315+10.84 pts
5Adams County19.521+9.93 pts
6Philadelphia County18.807+7.28 pts
7Pike County18.602+6.46 pts
8Columbia County18.582+8.15 pts
9Sullivan County18.559+4.81 pts
10Venango County18.129+9.41 pts
11Centre County18.041+5.24 pts
12Butler County17.538+7.86 pts
13Delaware County17.41+6.18 pts
14Clarion County17.372+6.67 pts
15Chester County17.065+6.27 pts
16Carbon County17.019+1.29 pts
17Monroe County16.684+3.44 pts
18Susquehanna County16.532+4.71 pts
19Dauphin County16.412+5.18 pts
20Jefferson County16.269+3.03 pts
21Somerset County16.202+4.83 pts
22Lackawanna County16.024+4.88 pts
23Luzerne County15.994+4.96 pts
24Westmoreland County15.88+6.85 pts
25Greene County15.871-0.33 pts
26Crawford County15.864+5.93 pts
27Bucks County15.772+4.09 pts
28Allegheny County15.717+6.59 pts
29Huntingdon County15.64+5.19 pts
30Cambria County15.626+6.09 pts
31Fayette County15.533+3.3 pts
32Mercer County15.449+6.53 pts
33Schuylkill County15.441+7.8 pts
34Lancaster County15.355+6.08 pts
35Northampton County15.332+6.55 pts
36Union County15.194+5.86 pts
37Blair County15.115+6.14 pts
38Erie County15.012+4.59 pts
39Washington County14.871+2.13 pts
40Wayne County14.82+4.95 pts
41Montgomery County14.726+5 pts
42Lycoming County14.713+5.42 pts
43Berks County14.69+4.4 pts
44Clinton County14.64+1.93 pts
45Cumberland County14.544+3.92 pts
46Lawrence County14.543+4.22 pts
47Warren County14.426+5.56 pts
48Potter County14.422+5.46 pts
49Tioga County14.178+3.42 pts
50Beaver County13.89+2.27 pts
51Bradford County13.845+4.11 pts
52Lehigh County13.668+4.91 pts
53Mifflin County13.54+4.09 pts
54Fulton County13.087+9.63 pts
55Juniata County12.865+4.96 pts
56Lebanon County12.842+3.86 pts
57Northumberland County12.685+2.24 pts
58Franklin County12.575+5.52 pts
59Bedford County12.422+3.56 pts
60York County12.319+2.62 pts
61Armstrong County12.249+2.07 pts
62Clearfield County11.973+3.47 pts
63McKean County11.81+3.42 pts
64Snyder County11.586-7.08 pts
65Elk County11.11-2.24 pts
66Wyoming County9.842+1.73 pts
67Cameron County8.013-9.88 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Montour County, with 30.39% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Cameron County, with 8.013% in 2021.

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