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Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2023

Cuyahoga County had the highest employer firms of 88 counties in 2023, at 22,503. Vinton County had the lowest, at 119. The median was 897 and the figure for Ohio was 167,526. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22,503Cuyahoga County
Lowest119Vinton County
Median89788 counties
Ohio167,526History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cuyahoga County: 22,503 countCuyahoga County22,503Franklin County: 21,012 countFranklin County21,012Hamilton County: 14,961 countHamilton County14,961Summit County: 9,793 countSummit County9,793Montgomery County: 7,909 countMontgomery County7,909Lucas County: 6,740 countLucas County6,740Stark County: 6,044 countStark County6,044Butler County: 5,631 countButler County5,631Lake County: 4,277 countLake County4,277Mahoning County: 4,224 countMahoning County4,224Lorain County: 4,221 countLorain County4,221Delaware County: 4,150 countDelaware County4,150Warren County: 3,743 countWarren County3,743Medina County: 3,267 countMedina County3,267Clermont County: 2,955 countClermont County2,955Trumbull County: 2,942 countTrumbull County2,942Licking County: 2,510 countLicking County2,510Greene County: 2,458 countGreene County2,458Portage County: 2,379 countPortage County2,379Fairfield County: 2,312 countFairfield County2,312Geauga County: 2,256 countGeauga County2,256Wood County: 2,214 countWood County2,214Richland County: 2,109 countRichland County2,109Wayne County: 2,084 countWayne County2,084Allen County: 1,818 countAllen County1,818Miami County: 1,804 countMiami County1,804Clark County: 1,784 countClark County1,784Tuscarawas County: 1,706 countTuscarawas County1,706Columbiana County: 1,490 countColumbiana County1,490Ashtabula County: 1,462 countAshtabula County1,462Erie County: 1,424 countErie County1,424Muskingum County: 1,364 countMuskingum County1,364Hancock County: 1,355 countHancock County1,355Holmes County: 1,259 countHolmes County1,259Washington County: 1,106 countWashington County1,106Belmont County: 1,068 countBelmont County1,068Union County: 1,032 countUnion County1,032Ross County: 1,002 countRoss County1,002Scioto County: 995 countScioto County995Sandusky County: 967 countSandusky County967
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Cuyahoga County22,503-0.2%
2Franklin County21,012+1%
3Hamilton County14,961+0.2%
4Summit County9,793-0.4%
5Montgomery County7,909+0.8%
6Lucas County6,740-0.6%
7Stark County6,044-0.4%
8Butler County5,631+1.1%
9Lake County4,277-1.1%
10Mahoning County4,224+1%
11Lorain County4,221-1.2%
12Delaware County4,150+3.2%
13Warren County3,743+3.2%
14Medina County3,267+1%
15Clermont County2,955+1.8%
16Trumbull County2,942-0.3%
17Licking County2,510+1.5%
18Greene County2,458+0.9%
19Portage County2,379-0.5%
20Fairfield County2,312+2.4%
21Geauga County2,256+1.2%
22Wood County2,214+0.6%
23Richland County2,109+1.5%
24Wayne County2,084+0.1%
25Allen County1,818-0.1%
26Miami County1,804+1.8%
27Clark County1,784-1.2%
28Tuscarawas County1,706+0.7%
29Columbiana County1,490+0.1%
30Ashtabula County1,462-0.3%
31Erie County1,424-0.8%
32Muskingum County1,364+0.7%
33Hancock County1,355+1.3%
34Holmes County1,259+1.7%
35Washington County1,106-0.3%
36Belmont County1,068-1.9%
37Union County1,032+2%
38Ross County1,002+0.9%
39Scioto County995+0.9%
40Sandusky County967-1.7%
41Darke County963+0.2%
42Jefferson County938-0.3%
43Knox County918+0.4%
44Huron County902-0.2%
45Mercer County891-1.7%
46Seneca County887+0.7%
47Marion County869-0.6%
48Ashland County846-2.9%
49Auglaize County834+0.1%
50Athens County825-0.1%
51Shelby County817+0.1%
52Fulton County784-0.1%
53Ottawa County782-0.9%
54Pickaway County729+2.5%
55Logan County726+3.3%
56Guernsey County687-0.7%
57Defiance County685+0.4%
58Williams County680+2.4%
59Crawford County676+0.1%
60Madison County623+0.8%
61Putnam County611+1.3%
62Clinton County591+0.9%
63Highland County587+1.4%
64Lawrence County579-3.2%
65Preble County558+0.4%
66Coshocton County528+3.3%
67Fayette County509+2.4%
68Champaign County495-0.6%
69Jackson County473+1.9%
70Henry County469-1.5%
71Gallia County463+4%
72Van Wert County457+0.2%
73Brown County452-1.5%
74Hocking County423+1.7%
75Wyandot County419+0.2%
76Carroll County417+3%
77Morrow County386-0.8%
78Hardin County363-1.6%
79Perry County351+4.5%
80Adams County333-0.3%
81Pike County331+3.8%
82Paulding County263-1.1%
83Meigs County252-1.6%
84Harrison County211+2.4%
85Monroe County210-1.9%
86Noble County199+1.5%
87Morgan County150+4.9%
88Vinton County119-1.7%

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About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2023. 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/employer-firms/ohio-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/ohio-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/ohio-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Cuyahoga County, with 22,503 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Vinton County, with 119 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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