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Counties in Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

Allegheny County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2025, at 36,462. Forest County had the lowest, at 142. The median was 2,006 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 389,774. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest36,462Allegheny County
Lowest142Forest County
Median2,00667 counties
Pennsylvania389,774History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 2,252 countAllegheny County: 36,462 countArmstrong County: 1,445 countBeaver County: 3,590 countBedford County: 1,243 countBerks County: 8,908 countBlair County: 3,477 countBradford County: 1,506 countBucks County: 21,408 countButler County: 5,494 countCambria County: 3,260 countCameron County: 156 countCarbon County: 1,321 countCentre County: 3,637 countChester County: 16,708 countClarion County: 1,064 countClearfield County: 2,008 countClinton County: 918 countColumbia County: 1,570 countCrawford County: 2,106 countCumberland County: 7,073 countDauphin County: 7,521 countDelaware County: 14,501 countElk County: 940 countErie County: 6,700 countFayette County: 2,718 countForest County: 142 countFranklin County: 3,534 countFulton County: 324 countGreene County: 786 countHuntingdon County: 1,036 countIndiana County: 1,904 countJefferson County: 1,182 countJuniata County: 579 countLackawanna County: 5,560 countLancaster County: 14,695 countLawrence County: 2,006 countLebanon County: 2,978 countLehigh County: 9,054 countLuzerne County: 7,538 countLycoming County: 3,006 countMcKean County: 1,052 countMercer County: 2,839 countMifflin County: 1,093 countMonroe County: 3,715 countMontgomery County: 29,022 countMontour County: 490 countNorthampton County: 7,118 countNorthumberland County: 1,832 countPerry County: 899 countPhiladelphia County: 33,456 countPike County: 1,143 countPotter County: 472 countSchuylkill County: 2,955 countSnyder County: 1,028 countSomerset County: 1,847 countSullivan County: 176 countSusquehanna County: 962 countTioga County: 998 countUnion County: 1,020 countVenango County: 1,206 countWarren County: 904 countWashington County: 5,751 countWayne County: 1,464 countWestmoreland County: 9,071 countWyoming County: 719 countYork County: 9,419 count
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  • 900 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 7,500
  • 7,500 and over
count, 2025. 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, 2025

Allegheny County: 36,462 countAllegheny County36,462Philadelphia County: 33,456 countPhiladelphia County33,456Montgomery County: 29,022 countMontgomery County29,022Bucks County: 21,408 countBucks County21,408Chester County: 16,708 countChester County16,708Lancaster County: 14,695 countLancaster County14,695Delaware County: 14,501 countDelaware County14,501York County: 9,419 countYork County9,419Westmoreland County: 9,071 countWestmoreland County9,071Lehigh County: 9,054 countLehigh County9,054Berks County: 8,908 countBerks County8,908Luzerne County: 7,538 countLuzerne County7,538Dauphin County: 7,521 countDauphin County7,521Northampton County: 7,118 countNorthampton County7,118Cumberland County: 7,073 countCumberland County7,073Erie County: 6,700 countErie County6,700Washington County: 5,751 countWashington County5,751Lackawanna County: 5,560 countLackawanna County5,560Butler County: 5,494 countButler County5,494Monroe County: 3,715 countMonroe County3,715Centre County: 3,637 countCentre County3,637Beaver County: 3,590 countBeaver County3,590Franklin County: 3,534 countFranklin County3,534Blair County: 3,477 countBlair County3,477Cambria County: 3,260 countCambria County3,260Lycoming County: 3,006 countLycoming County3,006Lebanon County: 2,978 countLebanon County2,978Schuylkill County: 2,955 countSchuylkill County2,955Mercer County: 2,839 countMercer County2,839Fayette County: 2,718 countFayette County2,718Adams County: 2,252 countAdams County2,252Crawford County: 2,106 countCrawford County2,106Clearfield County: 2,008 countClearfield County2,008Lawrence County: 2,006 countLawrence County2,006Indiana County: 1,904 countIndiana County1,904Somerset County: 1,847 countSomerset County1,847Northumberland County: 1,832 countNorthumberland County1,832Columbia County: 1,570 countColumbia County1,570Bradford County: 1,506 countBradford County1,506Wayne County: 1,464 countWayne County1,464Allegheny County: 36,462 countAllegheny County36,462Philadelphia County: 33,456 countPhiladelphia County33,456Montgomery County: 29,022 countMontgomery County29,022Bucks County: 21,408 countBucks County21,408Chester County: 16,708 countChester County16,708Lancaster County: 14,695 countLancaster County14,695Delaware County: 14,501 countDelaware County14,501York County: 9,419 countYork County9,419Westmoreland County: 9,071 countWestmoreland County9,071Lehigh County: 9,054 countLehigh County9,054Berks County: 8,908 countBerks County8,908Luzerne County: 7,538 countLuzerne County7,538Dauphin County: 7,521 countDauphin County7,521Northampton County: 7,118 countNorthampton County7,118Cumberland County: 7,073 countCumberland County7,073Erie County: 6,700 countErie County6,700Washington County: 5,751 countWashington County5,751Lackawanna County: 5,560 countLackawanna County5,560Butler County: 5,494 countButler County5,494Monroe County: 3,715 countMonroe County3,715Centre County: 3,637 countCentre County3,637Beaver County: 3,590 countBeaver County3,590Franklin County: 3,534 countFranklin County3,534Blair County: 3,477 countBlair County3,477Cambria County: 3,260 countCambria County3,260Lycoming County: 3,006 countLycoming County3,006Lebanon County: 2,978 countLebanon County2,978Schuylkill County: 2,955 countSchuylkill County2,955Mercer County: 2,839 countMercer County2,839Fayette County: 2,718 countFayette County2,718Adams County: 2,252 countAdams County2,252Crawford County: 2,106 countCrawford County2,106Clearfield County: 2,008 countClearfield County2,008Lawrence County: 2,006 countLawrence County2,006Indiana County: 1,904 countIndiana County1,904Somerset County: 1,847 countSomerset County1,847Northumberland County: 1,832 countNorthumberland County1,832Columbia County: 1,570 countColumbia County1,570Bradford County: 1,506 countBradford County1,506Wayne County: 1,464 countWayne County1,464
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

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Allegheny County36,462+0.4%
2Philadelphia County33,456-0.5%
3Montgomery County29,022+0.3%
4Bucks County21,408+0.6%
5Chester County16,708+0.7%
6Lancaster County14,695+0.6%
7Delaware County14,501+0.5%
8York County9,419+0.3%
9Westmoreland County9,071-0.7%
10Lehigh County9,054+1.1%
11Berks County8,908-0.1%
12Luzerne County7,538+0.9%
13Dauphin County7,521-0.4%
14Northampton County7,118+0.4%
15Cumberland County7,073+1.1%
16Erie County6,700-0.5%
17Washington County5,751+0.9%
18Lackawanna County5,560-0.1%
19Butler County5,494+1.4%
20Monroe County3,715+0.8%
21Centre County3,637+0.7%
22Beaver County3,590+0.1%
23Franklin County3,534+2%
24Blair County3,477+1.4%
25Cambria County3,260-1.3%
26Lycoming County3,006-0.9%
27Lebanon County2,978+1.4%
28Schuylkill County2,955-0.2%
29Mercer County2,839-0.6%
30Fayette County2,718-0.6%
31Adams County2,252+0.7%
32Crawford County2,106-1.1%
33Clearfield County2,008-2.6%
34Lawrence County2,006+0.3%
35Indiana County1,904-0.9%
36Somerset County1,847-0.8%
37Northumberland County1,832+1%
38Columbia County1,570-0.1%
39Bradford County1,506-1.2%
40Wayne County1,464+1.3%
41Armstrong County1,445-0.3%
42Carbon County1,321+1.2%
43Bedford County1,243-0.2%
44Venango County1,206-0.2%
45Jefferson County1,182-1.7%
46Pike County1,143-0.1%
47Mifflin County1,0930%
48Clarion County1,064-0.9%
49McKean County1,052-0.8%
50Huntingdon County1,036+1.4%
51Snyder County1,028+2.6%
52Union County1,020+0.2%
53Tioga County998+0.4%
54Susquehanna County962-2.8%
55Elk County940-2.1%
56Clinton County918+0.1%
57Warren County904-0.7%
58Perry County899+0.3%
59Greene County786-1.8%
60Wyoming County719+0.7%
61Juniata County579-0.3%
62Montour County4900%
63Potter County472+1.3%
64Fulton County324+2.9%
65Sullivan County176-2.8%
66Cameron County156-1.3%
67Forest County142-1.4%

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About this ranking

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/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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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 Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/pennsylvania-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/pennsylvania-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Allegheny County, with 36,462 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Forest County, with 142 in 2025.

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