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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 2023

Morgan County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2023, at 15.789%. Henry County had the lowest, at 5.577%. The median was 8.102% and the figure for Ohio was 8.707%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.789Morgan County
Lowest5.577Henry County
Median8.10288 counties
Ohio8.707History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Morgan County: 15.789 %Morgan County15.789Pike County: 12.073 %Pike County12.073Perry County: 11.779 %Perry County11.779Delaware County: 11.692 %Delaware County11.692Gallia County: 11.143 %Gallia County11.143Union County: 11 %Union County11Warren County: 10.616 %Warren County10.616Hocking County: 10.503 %Hocking County10.503Fairfield County: 10.474 %Fairfield County10.474Morrow County: 10.437 %Morrow County10.437Fayette County: 10.43 %Fayette County10.43Logan County: 10.375 %Logan County10.375Madison County: 10.368 %Madison County10.368Paulding County: 9.877 %Paulding County9.877Licking County: 9.834 %Licking County9.834Clermont County: 9.82 %Clermont County9.82Franklin County: 9.802 %Franklin County9.802Coshocton County: 9.643 %Coshocton County9.643Butler County: 9.615 %Butler County9.615Knox County: 9.427 %Knox County9.427Geauga County: 9.397 %Geauga County9.397Medina County: 9.28 %Medina County9.28Pickaway County: 9.19 %Pickaway County9.19Harrison County: 9.17 %Harrison County9.17Adams County: 9.164 %Adams County9.164Carroll County: 9.122 %Carroll County9.122Greene County: 9.026 %Greene County9.026Miami County: 9.026 %Miami County9.026Lorain County: 8.851 %Lorain County8.851Cuyahoga County: 8.793 %Cuyahoga County8.793Summit County: 8.593 %Summit County8.593Montgomery County: 8.586 %Montgomery County8.586Hamilton County: 8.519 %Hamilton County8.519Clinton County: 8.453 %Clinton County8.453Athens County: 8.424 %Athens County8.424Noble County: 8.313 %Noble County8.313Preble County: 8.285 %Preble County8.285Lucas County: 8.219 %Lucas County8.219Mahoning County: 8.217 %Mahoning County8.217Belmont County: 8.213 %Belmont County8.213
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Morgan County15.789+7.06 pts
2Pike County12.073+3.99 pts
3Perry County11.779+3.59 pts
4Delaware County11.692+0.57 pts
5Gallia County11.143+4.48 pts
6Union County11+0.59 pts
7Warren County10.616+0.23 pts
8Hocking County10.503+2.11 pts
9Fairfield County10.474-0.48 pts
10Morrow County10.437-2.45 pts
11Fayette County10.43+1.13 pts
12Logan County10.375+2.18 pts
13Madison County10.368+2.09 pts
14Paulding County9.877+3.53 pts
15Licking County9.834-1.33 pts
16Clermont County9.82+0.73 pts
17Franklin County9.802-0.96 pts
18Coshocton County9.643+1.47 pts
19Butler County9.615+0.6 pts
20Knox County9.427+0.92 pts
21Geauga County9.397-1.02 pts
22Medina County9.28-1.03 pts
23Pickaway County9.19-2.95 pts
24Harrison County9.17+2.63 pts
25Adams County9.164-1.73 pts
26Carroll County9.122+2.31 pts
27Greene County9.026-0.04 pts
27Miami County9.026-1.1 pts
29Lorain County8.851-0.29 pts
30Cuyahoga County8.793-1.01 pts
31Summit County8.593-1.07 pts
32Montgomery County8.586+0.17 pts
33Hamilton County8.519-0.8 pts
34Clinton County8.453+2.37 pts
35Athens County8.424-2.18 pts
36Noble County8.313+0.94 pts
37Preble County8.285-0.5 pts
38Lucas County8.219-0.42 pts
39Mahoning County8.217-0.69 pts
40Belmont County8.213+0.61 pts
41Highland County8.176+1.61 pts
42Portage County8.16-2.67 pts
43Williams County8.136-0.43 pts
44Stark County8.102-1.05 pts
45Jackson County8.101+2.4 pts
46Seneca County8.024+0.86 pts
47Trumbull County8.016-0.47 pts
48Scioto County8+0.22 pts
49Ashtabula County7.954-1.65 pts
50Wayne County7.882-1.21 pts
51Auglaize County7.865+0.87 pts
52Lake County7.806-1.24 pts
53Hancock County7.802+0.33 pts
54Clark County7.791-1.47 pts
55Marion County7.79+0.58 pts
56Vinton County7.782-1.45 pts
57Ross County7.722-0.47 pts
58Muskingum County7.7-0.26 pts
59Lawrence County7.682+0.31 pts
60Fulton County7.639-0.01 pts
61Wood County7.638-1.07 pts
62Guernsey County7.628-0.13 pts
63Defiance County7.592-0.67 pts
64Tuscarawas County7.575+0.28 pts
65Richland County7.457-1.56 pts
66Erie County7.29-2.02 pts
67Jefferson County7.21-1.76 pts
68Putnam County7.1+0.71 pts
69Sandusky County7.082-1.27 pts
70Brown County7.081-1.92 pts
71Shelby County7.077+1.23 pts
72Hardin County6.957-3.06 pts
73Champaign County6.922-2.66 pts
74Holmes County6.904-2.33 pts
75Ottawa County6.897-1.63 pts
76Van Wert County6.839-0.29 pts
77Monroe County6.772-2.67 pts
78Huron County6.703-1.03 pts
79Darke County6.66-0.62 pts
80Columbiana County6.602-1.94 pts
81Meigs County6.36-3.05 pts
82Wyandot County6.325-0.68 pts
83Ashland County6.243-1.33 pts
84Allen County6.231+0.2 pts
85Washington County6.096-1.95 pts
86Crawford County6.044-0.53 pts
87Mercer County5.656-3.35 pts
88Henry County5.577-1.86 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 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/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 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/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Morgan County, with 15.789% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Henry County, with 5.577% 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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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