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Counties in Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW)

Allegheny County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2022, at 36,435. Forest County had the lowest, at 152. The median was 2,037 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 384,170. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest36,435Allegheny County
Lowest152Forest County
Median2,03767 counties
Pennsylvania384,170History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 2,175 countAllegheny County: 36,435 countArmstrong County: 1,495 countBeaver County: 3,694 countBedford County: 1,219 countBerks County: 8,922 countBlair County: 3,508 countBradford County: 1,573 countBucks County: 20,974 countButler County: 5,229 countCambria County: 3,367 countCameron County: 158 countCarbon County: 1,294 countCentre County: 3,637 countChester County: 16,254 countClarion County: 1,087 countClearfield County: 2,118 countClinton County: 915 countColumbia County: 1,573 countCrawford County: 2,148 countCumberland County: 6,922 countDauphin County: 7,616 countDelaware County: 14,371 countElk County: 994 countErie County: 6,866 countFayette County: 2,827 countForest County: 152 countFranklin County: 3,393 countFulton County: 315 countGreene County: 815 countHuntingdon County: 1,010 countIndiana County: 1,988 countJefferson County: 1,214 countJuniata County: 563 countLackawanna County: 5,560 countLancaster County: 14,387 countLawrence County: 2,037 countLebanon County: 2,908 countLehigh County: 8,980 countLuzerne County: 7,487 countLycoming County: 3,092 countMcKean County: 1,108 countMercer County: 2,858 countMifflin County: 1,082 countMonroe County: 3,635 countMontgomery County: 28,784 countMontour County: 495 countNorthampton County: 6,998 countNorthumberland County: 1,845 countPerry County: 910 countPhiladelphia County: 34,836 countPike County: 1,119 countPotter County: 467 countSchuylkill County: 3,040 countSnyder County: 985 countSomerset County: 1,835 countSullivan County: 192 countSusquehanna County: 993 countTioga County: 1,020 countUnion County: 1,036 countVenango County: 1,266 countWarren County: 980 countWashington County: 5,672 countWayne County: 1,438 countWestmoreland County: 9,184 countWyoming County: 712 countYork County: 9,387 count
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  • 1,000 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 7,600
  • 7,600 and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

Allegheny County: 36,435 countAllegheny County36,435Philadelphia County: 34,836 countPhiladelphia County34,836Montgomery County: 28,784 countMontgomery County28,784Bucks County: 20,974 countBucks County20,974Chester County: 16,254 countChester County16,254Lancaster County: 14,387 countLancaster County14,387Delaware County: 14,371 countDelaware County14,371York County: 9,387 countYork County9,387Westmoreland County: 9,184 countWestmoreland County9,184Lehigh County: 8,980 countLehigh County8,980Berks County: 8,922 countBerks County8,922Dauphin County: 7,616 countDauphin County7,616Luzerne County: 7,487 countLuzerne County7,487Northampton County: 6,998 countNorthampton County6,998Cumberland County: 6,922 countCumberland County6,922Erie County: 6,866 countErie County6,866Washington County: 5,672 countWashington County5,672Lackawanna County: 5,560 countLackawanna County5,560Butler County: 5,229 countButler County5,229Beaver County: 3,694 countBeaver County3,694Centre County: 3,637 countCentre County3,637Monroe County: 3,635 countMonroe County3,635Blair County: 3,508 countBlair County3,508Franklin County: 3,393 countFranklin County3,393Cambria County: 3,367 countCambria County3,367Lycoming County: 3,092 countLycoming County3,092Schuylkill County: 3,040 countSchuylkill County3,040Lebanon County: 2,908 countLebanon County2,908Mercer County: 2,858 countMercer County2,858Fayette County: 2,827 countFayette County2,827Adams County: 2,175 countAdams County2,175Crawford County: 2,148 countCrawford County2,148Clearfield County: 2,118 countClearfield County2,118Lawrence County: 2,037 countLawrence County2,037Indiana County: 1,988 countIndiana County1,988Northumberland County: 1,845 countNorthumberland County1,845Somerset County: 1,835 countSomerset County1,835Bradford County: 1,573 countBradford County1,573Columbia County: 1,573 countColumbia County1,573Armstrong County: 1,495 countArmstrong County1,495Allegheny County: 36,435 countAllegheny County36,435Philadelphia County: 34,836 countPhiladelphia County34,836Montgomery County: 28,784 countMontgomery County28,784Bucks County: 20,974 countBucks County20,974Chester County: 16,254 countChester County16,254Lancaster County: 14,387 countLancaster County14,387Delaware County: 14,371 countDelaware County14,371York County: 9,387 countYork County9,387Westmoreland County: 9,184 countWestmoreland County9,184Lehigh County: 8,980 countLehigh County8,980Berks County: 8,922 countBerks County8,922Dauphin County: 7,616 countDauphin County7,616Luzerne County: 7,487 countLuzerne County7,487Northampton County: 6,998 countNorthampton County6,998Cumberland County: 6,922 countCumberland County6,922Erie County: 6,866 countErie County6,866Washington County: 5,672 countWashington County5,672Lackawanna County: 5,560 countLackawanna County5,560Butler County: 5,229 countButler County5,229Beaver County: 3,694 countBeaver County3,694Centre County: 3,637 countCentre County3,637Monroe County: 3,635 countMonroe County3,635Blair County: 3,508 countBlair County3,508Franklin County: 3,393 countFranklin County3,393Cambria County: 3,367 countCambria County3,367Lycoming County: 3,092 countLycoming County3,092Schuylkill County: 3,040 countSchuylkill County3,040Lebanon County: 2,908 countLebanon County2,908Mercer County: 2,858 countMercer County2,858Fayette County: 2,827 countFayette County2,827Adams County: 2,175 countAdams County2,175Crawford County: 2,148 countCrawford County2,148Clearfield County: 2,118 countClearfield County2,118Lawrence County: 2,037 countLawrence County2,037Indiana County: 1,988 countIndiana County1,988Northumberland County: 1,845 countNorthumberland County1,845Somerset County: 1,835 countSomerset County1,835Bradford County: 1,573 countBradford County1,573Columbia County: 1,573 countColumbia County1,573Armstrong County: 1,495 countArmstrong County1,495
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

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Allegheny County36,435+1%
2Philadelphia County34,836+0.9%
3Montgomery County28,784+2.3%
4Bucks County20,974+2.7%
5Chester County16,254+2.2%
6Lancaster County14,387+2.5%
7Delaware County14,371+1.5%
8York County9,387+2%
9Westmoreland County9,184+0.7%
10Lehigh County8,980+1.7%
11Berks County8,922+1.6%
12Dauphin County7,616+1.4%
13Luzerne County7,487+1.1%
14Northampton County6,998+2.1%
15Cumberland County6,922+2.7%
16Erie County6,866+1%
17Washington County5,672+2.3%
18Lackawanna County5,560+0.9%
19Butler County5,229+1.7%
20Beaver County3,694+0.9%
21Centre County3,637+0.5%
22Monroe County3,635+1.9%
23Blair County3,508+1%
24Franklin County3,393+0.8%
25Cambria County3,367+1.1%
26Lycoming County3,0920%
27Schuylkill County3,040+0.6%
28Lebanon County2,908+1.7%
29Mercer County2,858-0.9%
30Fayette County2,827+1.2%
31Adams County2,175+1.3%
32Crawford County2,148+0.5%
33Clearfield County2,118+0.7%
34Lawrence County2,037+1.7%
35Indiana County1,988+1.8%
36Northumberland County1,845-0.6%
37Somerset County1,835+0.1%
38Bradford County1,573-0.3%
38Columbia County1,573+0.6%
40Armstrong County1,495+1.6%
41Wayne County1,438+3.6%
42Carbon County1,294+1.9%
43Venango County1,266+1.9%
44Bedford County1,219+1.8%
45Jefferson County1,214+1.7%
46Pike County1,119+2.3%
47McKean County1,108-0.4%
48Clarion County1,087+0.6%
49Mifflin County1,082+1.1%
50Union County1,036+2.6%
51Tioga County1,020-0.9%
52Huntingdon County1,010+1.2%
53Elk County994+1.8%
54Susquehanna County993+2.4%
55Snyder County985+1.5%
56Warren County980-1.3%
57Clinton County915+0.7%
58Perry County910+1.6%
59Greene County815+2.5%
60Wyoming County712+1.1%
61Juniata County563+2.2%
62Montour County495+2.1%
63Potter County467+1.1%
64Fulton County315+0.3%
65Sullivan County192-1.5%
66Cameron County158+1.3%
67Forest County1520%

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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.

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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/2022/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 Pennsylvania by business establishments (QCEW), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022.

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Allegheny County, with 36,435 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Forest County, with 152 in 2022.

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