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Counties in Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW)

Allegheny County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2014, at 34,877. Cameron County had the lowest, at 152. The median was 2,081 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 346,303. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest34,877Allegheny County
Lowest152Cameron County
Median2,08167 counties
Pennsylvania346,303History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 2,119 countAllegheny County: 34,877 countArmstrong County: 1,520 countBeaver County: 3,682 countBedford County: 1,180 countBerks County: 8,805 countBlair County: 3,384 countBradford County: 1,622 countBucks County: 19,436 countButler County: 4,948 countCambria County: 3,590 countCameron County: 152 countCarbon County: 1,248 countCentre County: 3,438 countChester County: 15,005 countClarion County: 1,105 countClearfield County: 2,137 countClinton County: 894 countColumbia County: 1,528 countCrawford County: 2,236 countCumberland County: 6,096 countDauphin County: 7,239 countDelaware County: 13,632 countElk County: 952 countErie County: 7,110 countFayette County: 2,828 countForest County: 174 countFranklin County: 3,201 countFulton County: 313 countGreene County: 832 countHuntingdon County: 958 countIndiana County: 2,060 countJefferson County: 1,232 countJuniata County: 516 countLackawanna County: 5,810 countLancaster County: 12,845 countLawrence County: 2,081 countLebanon County: 2,767 countLehigh County: 8,497 countLuzerne County: 7,469 countLycoming County: 3,216 countMcKean County: 1,213 countMercer County: 2,954 countMifflin County: 1,058 countMonroe County: 3,563 countMontgomery County: 27,031 countMontour County: 443 countNorthampton County: 6,520 countNorthumberland County: 1,891 countPerry County: 876 countPhiladelphia County: 34,258 countPike County: 1,017 countPotter County: 458 countSchuylkill County: 3,144 countSnyder County: 969 countSomerset County: 1,898 countSullivan County: 201 countSusquehanna County: 1,048 countTioga County: 1,092 countUnion County: 983 countVenango County: 1,296 countWarren County: 1,131 countWashington County: 5,297 countWayne County: 1,444 countWestmoreland County: 9,238 countWyoming County: 740 countYork County: 8,872 count
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  • 1,000 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,100
  • 2,100 to 3,400
  • 3,400 to 7,500
  • 7,500 and over
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

Allegheny County: 34,877 countAllegheny County34,877Philadelphia County: 34,258 countPhiladelphia County34,258Montgomery County: 27,031 countMontgomery County27,031Bucks County: 19,436 countBucks County19,436Chester County: 15,005 countChester County15,005Delaware County: 13,632 countDelaware County13,632Lancaster County: 12,845 countLancaster County12,845Westmoreland County: 9,238 countWestmoreland County9,238York County: 8,872 countYork County8,872Berks County: 8,805 countBerks County8,805Lehigh County: 8,497 countLehigh County8,497Luzerne County: 7,469 countLuzerne County7,469Dauphin County: 7,239 countDauphin County7,239Erie County: 7,110 countErie County7,110Northampton County: 6,520 countNorthampton County6,520Cumberland County: 6,096 countCumberland County6,096Lackawanna County: 5,810 countLackawanna County5,810Washington County: 5,297 countWashington County5,297Butler County: 4,948 countButler County4,948Beaver County: 3,682 countBeaver County3,682Cambria County: 3,590 countCambria County3,590Monroe County: 3,563 countMonroe County3,563Centre County: 3,438 countCentre County3,438Blair County: 3,384 countBlair County3,384Lycoming County: 3,216 countLycoming County3,216Franklin County: 3,201 countFranklin County3,201Schuylkill County: 3,144 countSchuylkill County3,144Mercer County: 2,954 countMercer County2,954Fayette County: 2,828 countFayette County2,828Lebanon County: 2,767 countLebanon County2,767Crawford County: 2,236 countCrawford County2,236Clearfield County: 2,137 countClearfield County2,137Adams County: 2,119 countAdams County2,119Lawrence County: 2,081 countLawrence County2,081Indiana County: 2,060 countIndiana County2,060Somerset County: 1,898 countSomerset County1,898Northumberland County: 1,891 countNorthumberland County1,891Bradford County: 1,622 countBradford County1,622Columbia County: 1,528 countColumbia County1,528Armstrong County: 1,520 countArmstrong County1,520Allegheny County: 34,877 countAllegheny County34,877Philadelphia County: 34,258 countPhiladelphia County34,258Montgomery County: 27,031 countMontgomery County27,031Bucks County: 19,436 countBucks County19,436Chester County: 15,005 countChester County15,005Delaware County: 13,632 countDelaware County13,632Lancaster County: 12,845 countLancaster County12,845Westmoreland County: 9,238 countWestmoreland County9,238York County: 8,872 countYork County8,872Berks County: 8,805 countBerks County8,805Lehigh County: 8,497 countLehigh County8,497Luzerne County: 7,469 countLuzerne County7,469Dauphin County: 7,239 countDauphin County7,239Erie County: 7,110 countErie County7,110Northampton County: 6,520 countNorthampton County6,520Cumberland County: 6,096 countCumberland County6,096Lackawanna County: 5,810 countLackawanna County5,810Washington County: 5,297 countWashington County5,297Butler County: 4,948 countButler County4,948Beaver County: 3,682 countBeaver County3,682Cambria County: 3,590 countCambria County3,590Monroe County: 3,563 countMonroe County3,563Centre County: 3,438 countCentre County3,438Blair County: 3,384 countBlair County3,384Lycoming County: 3,216 countLycoming County3,216Franklin County: 3,201 countFranklin County3,201Schuylkill County: 3,144 countSchuylkill County3,144Mercer County: 2,954 countMercer County2,954Fayette County: 2,828 countFayette County2,828Lebanon County: 2,767 countLebanon County2,767Crawford County: 2,236 countCrawford County2,236Clearfield County: 2,137 countClearfield County2,137Adams County: 2,119 countAdams County2,119Lawrence County: 2,081 countLawrence County2,081Indiana County: 2,060 countIndiana County2,060Somerset County: 1,898 countSomerset County1,898Northumberland County: 1,891 countNorthumberland County1,891Bradford County: 1,622 countBradford County1,622Columbia County: 1,528 countColumbia County1,528Armstrong County: 1,520 countArmstrong County1,520
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
1Allegheny County34,877+1.5%
2Philadelphia County34,258+1.6%
3Montgomery County27,031+1.3%
4Bucks County19,436+1.3%
5Chester County15,005+1.4%
6Delaware County13,632+1.6%
7Lancaster County12,845+1.7%
8Westmoreland County9,238+0.7%
9York County8,872+1%
10Berks County8,805+0.5%
11Lehigh County8,497+0.6%
12Luzerne County7,469+0.4%
13Dauphin County7,239+0.4%
14Erie County7,110+1.1%
15Northampton County6,520+1.2%
16Cumberland County6,096+1.5%
17Lackawanna County5,810+1.2%
18Washington County5,297+0.6%
19Butler County4,948+2.4%
20Beaver County3,682+0.2%
21Cambria County3,590-0.5%
22Monroe County3,563-0%
23Centre County3,438+1.6%
24Blair County3,384+0.1%
25Lycoming County3,216+0.8%
26Franklin County3,201+0.8%
27Schuylkill County3,144-1.3%
28Mercer County2,954+1.1%
29Fayette County2,828+0.4%
30Lebanon County2,767+1.1%
31Crawford County2,236-0.1%
32Clearfield County2,137+1.2%
33Adams County2,119+1.9%
34Lawrence County2,081+0.2%
35Indiana County2,060+0.1%
36Somerset County1,898+0.9%
37Northumberland County1,8910%
38Bradford County1,622+0.1%
39Columbia County1,528+3.5%
40Armstrong County1,520+0.1%
41Wayne County1,444+1.5%
42Venango County1,296+0.8%
43Carbon County1,248+0.3%
44Jefferson County1,232+0.9%
45McKean County1,213-1.1%
46Bedford County1,180-0.1%
47Warren County1,131+0.4%
48Clarion County1,105+0.6%
49Tioga County1,092+0.5%
50Mifflin County1,058+2.9%
51Susquehanna County1,048+0.3%
52Pike County1,0170%
53Union County983+1.5%
54Snyder County969+2.8%
55Huntingdon County958+1.2%
56Elk County952-0.4%
57Clinton County894+1%
58Perry County876-0.3%
59Greene County832+1.8%
60Wyoming County740+1.6%
61Juniata County516+1.2%
62Potter County458+1.3%
63Montour County443+5.5%
64Fulton County313-2.8%
65Sullivan County201+2%
66Forest County174+4.2%
67Cameron County152+0.7%

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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/2014/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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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), 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/pennsylvania-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Allegheny County, with 34,877 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Cameron County, with 152 in 2014.

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