Counties in Ohio by business establishments (QCEW)

Cuyahoga County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 88 counties in 2014, at 35,397. Vinton County had the lowest, at 213. The median was 1,185 and the figure for Ohio was 288,995. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest35,397Cuyahoga County
Lowest213Vinton County
Median1,18588 counties
Ohio288,995History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 515 countAllen County: 2,487 countAshland County: 1,091 countAshtabula County: 2,053 countAthens County: 1,177 countAuglaize County: 1,036 countBelmont County: 1,568 countBrown County: 643 countButler County: 7,498 countCarroll County: 548 countChampaign County: 664 countClark County: 2,528 countClermont County: 3,778 countClinton County: 815 countColumbiana County: 2,182 countCoshocton County: 716 countCrawford County: 928 countCuyahoga County: 35,397 countDarke County: 1,223 countDefiance County: 857 countDelaware County: 4,664 countErie County: 1,988 countFairfield County: 2,784 countFayette County: 668 countFranklin County: 30,148 countFulton County: 1,053 countGallia County: 692 countGeauga County: 2,908 countGreene County: 3,308 countGuernsey County: 952 countHamilton County: 23,189 countHancock County: 1,811 countHardin County: 541 countHarrison County: 348 countHenry County: 653 countHighland County: 760 countHocking County: 525 countHolmes County: 1,256 countHuron County: 1,276 countJackson County: 726 countJefferson County: 1,414 countKnox County: 1,152 countLake County: 6,279 countLawrence County: 965 countLicking County: 3,179 countLogan County: 897 countLorain County: 6,041 countLucas County: 10,004 countMadison County: 839 countMahoning County: 5,909 countMarion County: 1,237 countMedina County: 4,389 countMeigs County: 337 countMercer County: 1,072 countMiami County: 2,272 countMonroe County: 339 countMontgomery County: 11,932 countMorgan County: 218 countMorrow County: 444 countMuskingum County: 1,840 countNoble County: 290 countOttawa County: 1,094 countPaulding County: 383 countPerry County: 526 countPickaway County: 886 countPike County: 495 countPortage County: 3,187 countPreble County: 727 countPutnam County: 805 countRichland County: 2,757 countRoss County: 1,361 countSandusky County: 1,417 countScioto County: 1,440 countSeneca County: 1,192 countShelby County: 1,047 countStark County: 8,730 countSummit County: 14,026 countTrumbull County: 4,311 countTuscarawas County: 2,282 countUnion County: 1,140 countVan Wert County: 611 countVinton County: 213 countWarren County: 4,445 countWashington County: 1,581 countWayne County: 2,616 countWilliams County: 879 countWood County: 2,914 countWyandot County: 577 count
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count, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Cuyahoga County: 35,397 countCuyahoga County35,397Franklin County: 30,148 countFranklin County30,148Hamilton County: 23,189 countHamilton County23,189Summit County: 14,026 countSummit County14,026Montgomery County: 11,932 countMontgomery County11,932Lucas County: 10,004 countLucas County10,004Stark County: 8,730 countStark County8,730Butler County: 7,498 countButler County7,498Lake County: 6,279 countLake County6,279Lorain County: 6,041 countLorain County6,041Mahoning County: 5,909 countMahoning County5,909Delaware County: 4,664 countDelaware County4,664Warren County: 4,445 countWarren County4,445Medina County: 4,389 countMedina County4,389Trumbull County: 4,311 countTrumbull County4,311Clermont County: 3,778 countClermont County3,778Greene County: 3,308 countGreene County3,308Portage County: 3,187 countPortage County3,187Licking County: 3,179 countLicking County3,179Wood County: 2,914 countWood County2,914Geauga County: 2,908 countGeauga County2,908Fairfield County: 2,784 countFairfield County2,784Richland County: 2,757 countRichland County2,757Wayne County: 2,616 countWayne County2,616Clark County: 2,528 countClark County2,528Allen County: 2,487 countAllen County2,487Tuscarawas County: 2,282 countTuscarawas County2,282Miami County: 2,272 countMiami County2,272Columbiana County: 2,182 countColumbiana County2,182Ashtabula County: 2,053 countAshtabula County2,053Erie County: 1,988 countErie County1,988Muskingum County: 1,840 countMuskingum County1,840Hancock County: 1,811 countHancock County1,811Washington County: 1,581 countWashington County1,581Belmont County: 1,568 countBelmont County1,568Scioto County: 1,440 countScioto County1,440Sandusky County: 1,417 countSandusky County1,417Jefferson County: 1,414 countJefferson County1,414Ross County: 1,361 countRoss County1,361Huron County: 1,276 countHuron County1,276Cuyahoga County: 35,397 countCuyahoga County35,397Franklin County: 30,148 countFranklin County30,148Hamilton County: 23,189 countHamilton County23,189Summit County: 14,026 countSummit County14,026Montgomery County: 11,932 countMontgomery County11,932Lucas County: 10,004 countLucas County10,004Stark County: 8,730 countStark County8,730Butler County: 7,498 countButler County7,498Lake County: 6,279 countLake County6,279Lorain County: 6,041 countLorain County6,041Mahoning County: 5,909 countMahoning County5,909Delaware County: 4,664 countDelaware County4,664Warren County: 4,445 countWarren County4,445Medina County: 4,389 countMedina County4,389Trumbull County: 4,311 countTrumbull County4,311Clermont County: 3,778 countClermont County3,778Greene County: 3,308 countGreene County3,308Portage County: 3,187 countPortage County3,187Licking County: 3,179 countLicking County3,179Wood County: 2,914 countWood County2,914Geauga County: 2,908 countGeauga County2,908Fairfield County: 2,784 countFairfield County2,784Richland County: 2,757 countRichland County2,757Wayne County: 2,616 countWayne County2,616Clark County: 2,528 countClark County2,528Allen County: 2,487 countAllen County2,487Tuscarawas County: 2,282 countTuscarawas County2,282Miami County: 2,272 countMiami County2,272Columbiana County: 2,182 countColumbiana County2,182Ashtabula County: 2,053 countAshtabula County2,053Erie County: 1,988 countErie County1,988Muskingum County: 1,840 countMuskingum County1,840Hancock County: 1,811 countHancock County1,811Washington County: 1,581 countWashington County1,581Belmont County: 1,568 countBelmont County1,568Scioto County: 1,440 countScioto County1,440Sandusky County: 1,417 countSandusky County1,417Jefferson County: 1,414 countJefferson County1,414Ross County: 1,361 countRoss County1,361Huron County: 1,276 countHuron County1,276
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Cuyahoga County35,397-0.9%
2Franklin County30,148+0.8%
3Hamilton County23,189-0.2%
4Summit County14,026-0.8%
5Montgomery County11,932-0.4%
6Lucas County10,004-0.7%
7Stark County8,730-0.6%
8Butler County7,498+0.5%
9Lake County6,279-1%
10Lorain County6,041-0.1%
11Mahoning County5,909-1.2%
12Delaware County4,664+3.4%
13Warren County4,445+2.6%
14Medina County4,389+0.6%
15Trumbull County4,311-0.8%
16Clermont County3,778-0.8%
17Greene County3,308+1.3%
18Portage County3,187-0.6%
19Licking County3,179+1%
20Wood County2,914+0.4%
21Geauga County2,908-0.3%
22Fairfield County2,784+0.8%
23Richland County2,757+0.6%
24Wayne County2,6160%
25Clark County2,528-1.1%
26Allen County2,487-1.6%
27Tuscarawas County2,282-0.8%
28Miami County2,272+0.7%
29Columbiana County2,182-1%
30Ashtabula County2,053-1.6%
31Erie County1,988-0.6%
32Muskingum County1,840-0.4%
33Hancock County1,811-0.7%
34Washington County1,581-0.7%
35Belmont County1,568-1.3%
36Scioto County1,440-0.5%
37Sandusky County1,417-0.6%
38Jefferson County1,414-2%
39Ross County1,361-0.4%
40Huron County1,276-1.8%
41Holmes County1,256+8.6%
42Marion County1,237-0.8%
43Darke County1,223-0.6%
44Seneca County1,192-1.6%
45Athens County1,177-0.7%
46Knox County1,152-0.2%
47Union County1,140+1.8%
48Ottawa County1,094+0.3%
49Ashland County1,091+0.1%
50Mercer County1,072+2%
51Fulton County1,053+1.4%
52Shelby County1,047-0.9%
53Auglaize County1,036+0.3%
54Lawrence County965-0.1%
55Guernsey County952+2%
56Crawford County928-1.5%
57Logan County897-0.2%
58Pickaway County886+1.6%
59Williams County879+0.6%
60Defiance County857-0.5%
61Madison County839+0.5%
62Clinton County815-2.2%
63Putnam County805-0.6%
64Highland County760+1.1%
65Preble County727+1.1%
66Jackson County726+0.6%
67Coshocton County716-0.6%
68Gallia County692-2%
69Fayette County668+1.2%
70Champaign County664-0.9%
71Henry County653-0.9%
72Brown County643+0.8%
73Van Wert County611+0.2%
74Wyandot County577+0.9%
75Carroll County5480%
76Hardin County541+0.4%
77Perry County526+0.8%
78Hocking County525-0.8%
79Adams County515+3.2%
80Pike County495-1.6%
81Morrow County444-0.9%
82Paulding County383+1.1%
83Harrison County348+3.3%
84Monroe County339+0.6%
85Meigs County337-2.3%
86Noble County290+1.4%
87Morgan County218-0.5%
88Vinton County213-1.8%

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Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Ohio by business establishments (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/ohio-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Cuyahoga County, with 35,397 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Vinton County, with 213 in 2014.

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