Counties in Ohio by employer firms

Cuyahoga County had the highest employer firms of 88 counties in 2014, at 23,294. Vinton County had the lowest, at 113. The median was 926 and the figure for Ohio was 166,713. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23,294Cuyahoga County
Lowest113Vinton County
Median92688 counties
Ohio166,713History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 291 countAllen County: 1,972 countAshland County: 879 countAshtabula County: 1,515 countAthens County: 828 countAuglaize County: 837 countBelmont County: 1,156 countBrown County: 434 countButler County: 5,362 countCarroll County: 421 countChampaign County: 524 countClark County: 1,860 countClermont County: 2,738 countClinton County: 614 countColumbiana County: 1,622 countCoshocton County: 540 countCrawford County: 711 countCuyahoga County: 23,294 countDarke County: 966 countDefiance County: 681 countDelaware County: 3,378 countErie County: 1,506 countFairfield County: 2,121 countFayette County: 507 countFranklin County: 18,627 countFulton County: 790 countGallia County: 469 countGeauga County: 2,166 countGreene County: 2,346 countGuernsey County: 713 countHamilton County: 14,709 countHancock County: 1,391 countHardin County: 401 countHarrison County: 224 countHenry County: 477 countHighland County: 544 countHocking County: 403 countHolmes County: 1,060 countHuron County: 946 countJackson County: 493 countJefferson County: 1,028 countKnox County: 898 countLake County: 4,499 countLawrence County: 637 countLicking County: 2,273 countLogan County: 703 countLorain County: 4,329 countLucas County: 6,999 countMadison County: 574 countMahoning County: 4,421 countMarion County: 933 countMedina County: 3,170 countMeigs County: 248 countMercer County: 836 countMiami County: 1,767 countMonroe County: 218 countMontgomery County: 8,005 countMorgan County: 152 countMorrow County: 327 countMuskingum County: 1,382 countNoble County: 187 countOttawa County: 758 countPaulding County: 262 countPerry County: 332 countPickaway County: 669 countPike County: 336 countPortage County: 2,406 countPreble County: 552 countPutnam County: 622 countRichland County: 2,104 countRoss County: 977 countSandusky County: 1,064 countScioto County: 1,037 countSeneca County: 956 countShelby County: 819 countStark County: 6,283 countSummit County: 9,943 countTrumbull County: 3,233 countTuscarawas County: 1,777 countUnion County: 919 countVan Wert County: 488 countVinton County: 113 countWarren County: 3,147 countWashington County: 1,165 countWayne County: 1,999 countWilliams County: 695 countWood County: 2,182 countWyandot County: 431 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Cuyahoga County: 23,294 countCuyahoga County23,294Franklin County: 18,627 countFranklin County18,627Hamilton County: 14,709 countHamilton County14,709Summit County: 9,943 countSummit County9,943Montgomery County: 8,005 countMontgomery County8,005Lucas County: 6,999 countLucas County6,999Stark County: 6,283 countStark County6,283Butler County: 5,362 countButler County5,362Lake County: 4,499 countLake County4,499Mahoning County: 4,421 countMahoning County4,421Lorain County: 4,329 countLorain County4,329Delaware County: 3,378 countDelaware County3,378Trumbull County: 3,233 countTrumbull County3,233Medina County: 3,170 countMedina County3,170Warren County: 3,147 countWarren County3,147Clermont County: 2,738 countClermont County2,738Portage County: 2,406 countPortage County2,406Greene County: 2,346 countGreene County2,346Licking County: 2,273 countLicking County2,273Wood County: 2,182 countWood County2,182Geauga County: 2,166 countGeauga County2,166Fairfield County: 2,121 countFairfield County2,121Richland County: 2,104 countRichland County2,104Wayne County: 1,999 countWayne County1,999Allen County: 1,972 countAllen County1,972Clark County: 1,860 countClark County1,860Tuscarawas County: 1,777 countTuscarawas County1,777Miami County: 1,767 countMiami County1,767Columbiana County: 1,622 countColumbiana County1,622Ashtabula County: 1,515 countAshtabula County1,515Erie County: 1,506 countErie County1,506Hancock County: 1,391 countHancock County1,391Muskingum County: 1,382 countMuskingum County1,382Washington County: 1,165 countWashington County1,165Belmont County: 1,156 countBelmont County1,156Sandusky County: 1,064 countSandusky County1,064Holmes County: 1,060 countHolmes County1,060Scioto County: 1,037 countScioto County1,037Jefferson County: 1,028 countJefferson County1,028Ross County: 977 countRoss County977Cuyahoga County: 23,294 countCuyahoga County23,294Franklin County: 18,627 countFranklin County18,627Hamilton County: 14,709 countHamilton County14,709Summit County: 9,943 countSummit County9,943Montgomery County: 8,005 countMontgomery County8,005Lucas County: 6,999 countLucas County6,999Stark County: 6,283 countStark County6,283Butler County: 5,362 countButler County5,362Lake County: 4,499 countLake County4,499Mahoning County: 4,421 countMahoning County4,421Lorain County: 4,329 countLorain County4,329Delaware County: 3,378 countDelaware County3,378Trumbull County: 3,233 countTrumbull County3,233Medina County: 3,170 countMedina County3,170Warren County: 3,147 countWarren County3,147Clermont County: 2,738 countClermont County2,738Portage County: 2,406 countPortage County2,406Greene County: 2,346 countGreene County2,346Licking County: 2,273 countLicking County2,273Wood County: 2,182 countWood County2,182Geauga County: 2,166 countGeauga County2,166Fairfield County: 2,121 countFairfield County2,121Richland County: 2,104 countRichland County2,104Wayne County: 1,999 countWayne County1,999Allen County: 1,972 countAllen County1,972Clark County: 1,860 countClark County1,860Tuscarawas County: 1,777 countTuscarawas County1,777Miami County: 1,767 countMiami County1,767Columbiana County: 1,622 countColumbiana County1,622Ashtabula County: 1,515 countAshtabula County1,515Erie County: 1,506 countErie County1,506Hancock County: 1,391 countHancock County1,391Muskingum County: 1,382 countMuskingum County1,382Washington County: 1,165 countWashington County1,165Belmont County: 1,156 countBelmont County1,156Sandusky County: 1,064 countSandusky County1,064Holmes County: 1,060 countHolmes County1,060Scioto County: 1,037 countScioto County1,037Jefferson County: 1,028 countJefferson County1,028Ross County: 977 countRoss County977
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Cuyahoga County23,294-0.2%
2Franklin County18,627+0.6%
3Hamilton County14,709-0%
4Summit County9,943-0.1%
5Montgomery County8,005-0.8%
6Lucas County6,999-1.4%
7Stark County6,283-0.8%
8Butler County5,362-0.3%
9Lake County4,499-1%
10Mahoning County4,421-1%
11Lorain County4,329-0.4%
12Delaware County3,378+1.7%
13Trumbull County3,233-1.4%
14Medina County3,170-1%
15Warren County3,147+1.4%
16Clermont County2,738-0.7%
17Portage County2,406+1.3%
18Greene County2,346+0.8%
19Licking County2,273-2.3%
20Wood County2,182+0.6%
21Geauga County2,166-1.2%
22Fairfield County2,121+0.9%
23Richland County2,104-2.6%
24Wayne County1,999-0.1%
25Allen County1,972-1.3%
26Clark County1,860-2.2%
27Tuscarawas County1,777+1.2%
28Miami County1,767+0.9%
29Columbiana County1,622-0.1%
30Ashtabula County1,515-0.3%
31Erie County1,506-1.6%
32Hancock County1,391-0.3%
33Muskingum County1,382+0.7%
34Washington County1,165-0.2%
35Belmont County1,156-0.6%
36Sandusky County1,064-0.1%
37Holmes County1,060+4.1%
38Scioto County1,037+1.1%
39Jefferson County1,028-1%
40Ross County977-0.7%
41Darke County966-1.5%
42Seneca County956+0.1%
43Huron County946-2.4%
44Marion County933-0.7%
45Union County919-0.5%
46Knox County898+1.2%
47Ashland County8790%
48Auglaize County837+2.2%
49Mercer County836+1.7%
50Athens County828-1.2%
51Shelby County819-1.2%
52Fulton County790-1%
53Ottawa County758-0.9%
54Guernsey County713+1%
55Crawford County711-1%
56Logan County703-2%
57Williams County695+1.9%
58Defiance County681-0.6%
59Pickaway County669-0.7%
60Lawrence County637+0.3%
61Putnam County622+0.6%
62Clinton County614+0.5%
63Madison County574+1.1%
64Preble County552-0.4%
65Highland County544+1.9%
66Coshocton County540-0.9%
67Champaign County524-0.2%
68Fayette County5070%
69Jackson County493+0.8%
70Van Wert County488-1.2%
71Henry County477+0.2%
72Gallia County469+0.4%
73Brown County434-2.7%
74Wyandot County431-0.5%
75Carroll County421+2.2%
76Hocking County403+1.5%
77Hardin County4010%
78Pike County336-0.9%
79Perry County332-1.8%
80Morrow County327+0.3%
81Adams County291-3.6%
82Paulding County262-2.6%
83Meigs County248+0.8%
84Harrison County224+1.8%
85Monroe County218-2.7%
86Noble County187-3.1%
87Morgan County152-4.4%
88Vinton County113-3.4%

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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.

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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Ohio by employer firms, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Cuyahoga County, with 23,294 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Vinton County, with 113 in 2014.

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