Counties in Ohio by employer firms

Cuyahoga County had the highest employer firms of 88 counties in 2013, at 23,334. Vinton County had the lowest, at 117. The median was 932 and the figure for Ohio was 167,458. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23,334Cuyahoga County
Lowest117Vinton County
Median93288 counties
Ohio167,458History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 302 countAllen County: 1,997 countAshland County: 879 countAshtabula County: 1,519 countAthens County: 838 countAuglaize County: 819 countBelmont County: 1,163 countBrown County: 446 countButler County: 5,379 countCarroll County: 412 countChampaign County: 525 countClark County: 1,902 countClermont County: 2,756 countClinton County: 611 countColumbiana County: 1,623 countCoshocton County: 545 countCrawford County: 718 countCuyahoga County: 23,334 countDarke County: 981 countDefiance County: 685 countDelaware County: 3,322 countErie County: 1,530 countFairfield County: 2,103 countFayette County: 507 countFranklin County: 18,523 countFulton County: 798 countGallia County: 467 countGeauga County: 2,192 countGreene County: 2,328 countGuernsey County: 706 countHamilton County: 14,715 countHancock County: 1,395 countHardin County: 401 countHarrison County: 220 countHenry County: 476 countHighland County: 534 countHocking County: 397 countHolmes County: 1,018 countHuron County: 969 countJackson County: 489 countJefferson County: 1,038 countKnox County: 887 countLake County: 4,543 countLawrence County: 635 countLicking County: 2,327 countLogan County: 717 countLorain County: 4,345 countLucas County: 7,096 countMadison County: 568 countMahoning County: 4,466 countMarion County: 940 countMedina County: 3,203 countMeigs County: 246 countMercer County: 822 countMiami County: 1,752 countMonroe County: 224 countMontgomery County: 8,069 countMorgan County: 159 countMorrow County: 326 countMuskingum County: 1,373 countNoble County: 193 countOttawa County: 765 countPaulding County: 269 countPerry County: 338 countPickaway County: 674 countPike County: 339 countPortage County: 2,375 countPreble County: 554 countPutnam County: 618 countRichland County: 2,161 countRoss County: 984 countSandusky County: 1,065 countScioto County: 1,026 countSeneca County: 955 countShelby County: 829 countStark County: 6,332 countSummit County: 9,957 countTrumbull County: 3,279 countTuscarawas County: 1,756 countUnion County: 924 countVan Wert County: 494 countVinton County: 117 countWarren County: 3,103 countWashington County: 1,167 countWayne County: 2,001 countWilliams County: 682 countWood County: 2,168 countWyandot County: 433 count
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count, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Cuyahoga County: 23,334 countCuyahoga County23,334Franklin County: 18,523 countFranklin County18,523Hamilton County: 14,715 countHamilton County14,715Summit County: 9,957 countSummit County9,957Montgomery County: 8,069 countMontgomery County8,069Lucas County: 7,096 countLucas County7,096Stark County: 6,332 countStark County6,332Butler County: 5,379 countButler County5,379Lake County: 4,543 countLake County4,543Mahoning County: 4,466 countMahoning County4,466Lorain County: 4,345 countLorain County4,345Delaware County: 3,322 countDelaware County3,322Trumbull County: 3,279 countTrumbull County3,279Medina County: 3,203 countMedina County3,203Warren County: 3,103 countWarren County3,103Clermont County: 2,756 countClermont County2,756Portage County: 2,375 countPortage County2,375Greene County: 2,328 countGreene County2,328Licking County: 2,327 countLicking County2,327Geauga County: 2,192 countGeauga County2,192Wood County: 2,168 countWood County2,168Richland County: 2,161 countRichland County2,161Fairfield County: 2,103 countFairfield County2,103Wayne County: 2,001 countWayne County2,001Allen County: 1,997 countAllen County1,997Clark County: 1,902 countClark County1,902Tuscarawas County: 1,756 countTuscarawas County1,756Miami County: 1,752 countMiami County1,752Columbiana County: 1,623 countColumbiana County1,623Erie County: 1,530 countErie County1,530Ashtabula County: 1,519 countAshtabula County1,519Hancock County: 1,395 countHancock County1,395Muskingum County: 1,373 countMuskingum County1,373Washington County: 1,167 countWashington County1,167Belmont County: 1,163 countBelmont County1,163Sandusky County: 1,065 countSandusky County1,065Jefferson County: 1,038 countJefferson County1,038Scioto County: 1,026 countScioto County1,026Holmes County: 1,018 countHolmes County1,018Ross County: 984 countRoss County984Cuyahoga County: 23,334 countCuyahoga County23,334Franklin County: 18,523 countFranklin County18,523Hamilton County: 14,715 countHamilton County14,715Summit County: 9,957 countSummit County9,957Montgomery County: 8,069 countMontgomery County8,069Lucas County: 7,096 countLucas County7,096Stark County: 6,332 countStark County6,332Butler County: 5,379 countButler County5,379Lake County: 4,543 countLake County4,543Mahoning County: 4,466 countMahoning County4,466Lorain County: 4,345 countLorain County4,345Delaware County: 3,322 countDelaware County3,322Trumbull County: 3,279 countTrumbull County3,279Medina County: 3,203 countMedina County3,203Warren County: 3,103 countWarren County3,103Clermont County: 2,756 countClermont County2,756Portage County: 2,375 countPortage County2,375Greene County: 2,328 countGreene County2,328Licking County: 2,327 countLicking County2,327Geauga County: 2,192 countGeauga County2,192Wood County: 2,168 countWood County2,168Richland County: 2,161 countRichland County2,161Fairfield County: 2,103 countFairfield County2,103Wayne County: 2,001 countWayne County2,001Allen County: 1,997 countAllen County1,997Clark County: 1,902 countClark County1,902Tuscarawas County: 1,756 countTuscarawas County1,756Miami County: 1,752 countMiami County1,752Columbiana County: 1,623 countColumbiana County1,623Erie County: 1,530 countErie County1,530Ashtabula County: 1,519 countAshtabula County1,519Hancock County: 1,395 countHancock County1,395Muskingum County: 1,373 countMuskingum County1,373Washington County: 1,167 countWashington County1,167Belmont County: 1,163 countBelmont County1,163Sandusky County: 1,065 countSandusky County1,065Jefferson County: 1,038 countJefferson County1,038Scioto County: 1,026 countScioto County1,026Holmes County: 1,018 countHolmes County1,018Ross County: 984 countRoss County984
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Cuyahoga County23,334-1%
2Franklin County18,523+1.3%
3Hamilton County14,715-0.4%
4Summit County9,957-0.6%
5Montgomery County8,069-0.9%
6Lucas County7,096-1.4%
7Stark County6,332-0.4%
8Butler County5,379-0.1%
9Lake County4,543-1.5%
10Mahoning County4,466-1.1%
11Lorain County4,345-1.3%
12Delaware County3,322+2.3%
13Trumbull County3,279-0.7%
14Medina County3,203+1%
15Warren County3,103+0.4%
16Clermont County2,756-0.9%
17Portage County2,375+0.7%
18Greene County2,328-1.7%
19Licking County2,327+0.7%
20Geauga County2,192-0.7%
21Wood County2,168-0.3%
22Richland County2,161-0.4%
23Fairfield County2,103-0.1%
24Wayne County2,001-0.1%
25Allen County1,997-1.9%
26Clark County1,902-1%
27Tuscarawas County1,756-0.6%
28Miami County1,752-0.2%
29Columbiana County1,623-1.9%
30Erie County1,530-0.9%
31Ashtabula County1,519-0.7%
32Hancock County1,395-1.8%
33Muskingum County1,373-1.4%
34Washington County1,167-1.3%
35Belmont County1,163+0.3%
36Sandusky County1,065-2.4%
37Jefferson County1,038-1.5%
38Scioto County1,026-3%
39Holmes County1,018+0.6%
40Ross County984-2.9%
41Darke County981+0.6%
42Huron County969-1.4%
43Seneca County955-3.7%
44Marion County940-1.1%
45Union County924+1.4%
46Knox County8870%
47Ashland County8790%
48Athens County838-2.2%
49Shelby County829-1.2%
50Mercer County822-1.9%
51Auglaize County819-1%
52Fulton County798+0.6%
53Ottawa County765-1%
54Crawford County718+0.4%
55Logan County717-3.5%
56Guernsey County706-1.4%
57Defiance County685-1.3%
58Williams County682-0.6%
59Pickaway County674-1.6%
60Lawrence County635-4.9%
61Putnam County618-0.6%
62Clinton County611-1.3%
63Madison County568+2.2%
64Preble County554+0.7%
65Coshocton County545-0.2%
66Highland County534-2.6%
67Champaign County525-1.9%
68Fayette County507-0.6%
69Van Wert County494+0.6%
70Jackson County489-2.8%
71Henry County476-2.7%
72Gallia County467-1.3%
73Brown County446-1.5%
74Wyandot County433+0.7%
75Carroll County4120%
76Hardin County401-0.7%
77Hocking County3970%
78Pike County339+2.4%
79Perry County338+1.2%
80Morrow County326-0.3%
81Adams County302-2.3%
82Paulding County269-0.7%
83Meigs County246-3.1%
84Monroe County224+1.8%
85Harrison County220+2.3%
86Noble County193-1%
87Morgan County159+6.7%
88Vinton County117-0.8%

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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.

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2013. 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?period=2013. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Cuyahoga County, with 23,334 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Vinton County, with 117 in 2013.

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