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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Vinton County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2012, at 13.061%. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 4.419%. The median was 7.377% and the figure for Ohio was 8.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.061Vinton County
Lowest4.419Van Wert County
Median7.37788 counties
Ohio8.2History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 6.471 %Allen County: 6.715 %Ashland County: 7.745 %Ashtabula County: 8.525 %Athens County: 9.64 %Auglaize County: 5.607 %Belmont County: 6.489 %Brown County: 9.447 %Butler County: 9.04 %Carroll County: 8.14 %Champaign County: 6.066 %Clark County: 5.911 %Clermont County: 9.142 %Clinton County: 6.589 %Columbiana County: 7.281 %Coshocton County: 6.03 %Crawford County: 6.16 %Cuyahoga County: 8.869 %Darke County: 7.881 %Defiance County: 6.829 %Delaware County: 11.375 %Erie County: 7.011 %Fairfield County: 8.657 %Fayette County: 5.784 %Franklin County: 9.604 %Fulton County: 5.014 %Gallia County: 7.19 %Geauga County: 9.834 %Greene County: 9.498 %Guernsey County: 6.978 %Hamilton County: 7.816 %Hancock County: 7.123 %Hardin County: 6.881 %Harrison County: 11.329 %Henry County: 7.648 %Highland County: 8.49 %Hocking County: 8.14 %Holmes County: 7.065 %Huron County: 7.097 %Jackson County: 7.447 %Jefferson County: 7.294 %Knox County: 7.952 %Lake County: 9.211 %Lawrence County: 8.863 %Licking County: 9.411 %Logan County: 8.359 %Lorain County: 7.656 %Lucas County: 7.473 %Madison County: 6.376 %Mahoning County: 7.63 %Marion County: 6.03 %Medina County: 9.073 %Meigs County: 5.802 %Mercer County: 4.717 %Miami County: 6.447 %Monroe County: 12.108 %Montgomery County: 7.62 %Morgan County: 5.195 %Morrow County: 11.765 %Muskingum County: 7.36 %Noble County: 11.429 %Ottawa County: 9.15 %Paulding County: 7.394 %Perry County: 6.341 %Pickaway County: 6.452 %Pike County: 8.454 %Portage County: 9.345 %Preble County: 6.897 %Putnam County: 7.154 %Richland County: 6.952 %Ross County: 8.779 %Sandusky County: 7.329 %Scioto County: 6.174 %Seneca County: 6.446 %Shelby County: 6.227 %Stark County: 7.647 %Summit County: 7.871 %Trumbull County: 7.07 %Tuscarawas County: 6.924 %Union County: 8.601 %Van Wert County: 4.419 %Vinton County: 13.061 %Warren County: 9.78 %Washington County: 6.478 %Wayne County: 7.854 %Williams County: 4.551 %Wood County: 7.29 %Wyandot County: 6.964 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Vinton County: 13.061 %Vinton County13.061Monroe County: 12.108 %Monroe County12.108Morrow County: 11.765 %Morrow County11.765Noble County: 11.429 %Noble County11.429Delaware County: 11.375 %Delaware County11.375Harrison County: 11.329 %Harrison County11.329Geauga County: 9.834 %Geauga County9.834Warren County: 9.78 %Warren County9.78Athens County: 9.64 %Athens County9.64Franklin County: 9.604 %Franklin County9.604Greene County: 9.498 %Greene County9.498Brown County: 9.447 %Brown County9.447Licking County: 9.411 %Licking County9.411Portage County: 9.345 %Portage County9.345Lake County: 9.211 %Lake County9.211Ottawa County: 9.15 %Ottawa County9.15Clermont County: 9.142 %Clermont County9.142Medina County: 9.073 %Medina County9.073Butler County: 9.04 %Butler County9.04Cuyahoga County: 8.869 %Cuyahoga County8.869Lawrence County: 8.863 %Lawrence County8.863Ross County: 8.779 %Ross County8.779Fairfield County: 8.657 %Fairfield County8.657Union County: 8.601 %Union County8.601Ashtabula County: 8.525 %Ashtabula County8.525Highland County: 8.49 %Highland County8.49Pike County: 8.454 %Pike County8.454Logan County: 8.359 %Logan County8.359Carroll County: 8.14 %Carroll County8.14Hocking County: 8.14 %Hocking County8.14Knox County: 7.952 %Knox County7.952Darke County: 7.881 %Darke County7.881Summit County: 7.871 %Summit County7.871Wayne County: 7.854 %Wayne County7.854Hamilton County: 7.816 %Hamilton County7.816Ashland County: 7.745 %Ashland County7.745Lorain County: 7.656 %Lorain County7.656Henry County: 7.648 %Henry County7.648Stark County: 7.647 %Stark County7.647Mahoning County: 7.63 %Mahoning County7.63Vinton County: 13.061 %Vinton County13.061Monroe County: 12.108 %Monroe County12.108Morrow County: 11.765 %Morrow County11.765Noble County: 11.429 %Noble County11.429Delaware County: 11.375 %Delaware County11.375Harrison County: 11.329 %Harrison County11.329Geauga County: 9.834 %Geauga County9.834Warren County: 9.78 %Warren County9.78Athens County: 9.64 %Athens County9.64Franklin County: 9.604 %Franklin County9.604Greene County: 9.498 %Greene County9.498Brown County: 9.447 %Brown County9.447Licking County: 9.411 %Licking County9.411Portage County: 9.345 %Portage County9.345Lake County: 9.211 %Lake County9.211Ottawa County: 9.15 %Ottawa County9.15Clermont County: 9.142 %Clermont County9.142Medina County: 9.073 %Medina County9.073Butler County: 9.04 %Butler County9.04Cuyahoga County: 8.869 %Cuyahoga County8.869Lawrence County: 8.863 %Lawrence County8.863Ross County: 8.779 %Ross County8.779Fairfield County: 8.657 %Fairfield County8.657Union County: 8.601 %Union County8.601Ashtabula County: 8.525 %Ashtabula County8.525Highland County: 8.49 %Highland County8.49Pike County: 8.454 %Pike County8.454Logan County: 8.359 %Logan County8.359Carroll County: 8.14 %Carroll County8.14Hocking County: 8.14 %Hocking County8.14Knox County: 7.952 %Knox County7.952Darke County: 7.881 %Darke County7.881Summit County: 7.871 %Summit County7.871Wayne County: 7.854 %Wayne County7.854Hamilton County: 7.816 %Hamilton County7.816Ashland County: 7.745 %Ashland County7.745Lorain County: 7.656 %Lorain County7.656Henry County: 7.648 %Henry County7.648Stark County: 7.647 %Stark County7.647Mahoning County: 7.63 %Mahoning County7.63
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Vinton County13.061+5.83 pts
2Monroe County12.108+7.74 pts
3Morrow County11.765+1.54 pts
4Noble County11.429+5.06 pts
5Delaware County11.375+1.12 pts
6Harrison County11.329+3.65 pts
7Geauga County9.834+0.34 pts
8Warren County9.78+0.42 pts
9Athens County9.64+2.55 pts
10Franklin County9.604+0.28 pts
11Greene County9.498+0.71 pts
12Brown County9.447-0.09 pts
13Licking County9.411+0.56 pts
14Portage County9.345+0.66 pts
15Lake County9.211+0.68 pts
16Ottawa County9.15+2.21 pts
17Clermont County9.142+0.19 pts
18Medina County9.073-0.56 pts
19Butler County9.04+0.94 pts
20Cuyahoga County8.869+0.63 pts
21Lawrence County8.863+3.24 pts
22Ross County8.779+1.35 pts
23Fairfield County8.657-0.61 pts
24Union County8.601+0.77 pts
25Ashtabula County8.525+2.85 pts
26Highland County8.49+3 pts
27Pike County8.454+2.06 pts
28Logan County8.359+1.12 pts
29Carroll County8.14+0.61 pts
29Hocking County8.14+1.78 pts
31Knox County7.952-0.66 pts
32Darke County7.881-0.1 pts
33Summit County7.871-0.31 pts
34Wayne County7.854+0.68 pts
35Hamilton County7.816+0.12 pts
36Ashland County7.745+0.68 pts
37Lorain County7.656-0.74 pts
38Henry County7.648+2.66 pts
39Stark County7.647+0.49 pts
40Mahoning County7.63+1.03 pts
41Montgomery County7.62+0.84 pts
42Lucas County7.473-0.14 pts
43Jackson County7.447+0.27 pts
44Paulding County7.394+0.75 pts
45Muskingum County7.36+1.62 pts
46Sandusky County7.329+0.79 pts
47Jefferson County7.294+2.02 pts
48Wood County7.29-0.2 pts
49Columbiana County7.281+1.34 pts
50Gallia County7.19+0.16 pts
51Putnam County7.154+0.06 pts
52Hancock County7.123+0.34 pts
53Huron County7.097+0.88 pts
54Trumbull County7.07+0.53 pts
55Holmes County7.065-0.11 pts
56Erie County7.011-0.7 pts
57Guernsey County6.978-0.14 pts
58Wyandot County6.964+0.94 pts
59Richland County6.952-0.29 pts
60Tuscarawas County6.924+1.94 pts
61Preble County6.897-2.64 pts
62Hardin County6.881+1.56 pts
63Defiance County6.829+0.83 pts
64Allen County6.715+0.6 pts
65Clinton County6.589-0.02 pts
66Belmont County6.489-0.73 pts
67Washington County6.478-0.46 pts
68Adams County6.471-1.68 pts
69Pickaway County6.452-3.27 pts
70Miami County6.447-0.28 pts
71Seneca County6.446-0.43 pts
72Madison County6.376-0.03 pts
73Perry County6.341+0.1 pts
74Shelby County6.227+0.1 pts
75Scioto County6.174-0.01 pts
76Crawford County6.16+0.05 pts
77Champaign County6.066+1.5 pts
78Coshocton County6.03-1.56 pts
78Marion County6.03-0.13 pts
80Clark County5.911-0.86 pts
81Meigs County5.802-3.95 pts
82Fayette County5.784-1.38 pts
83Auglaize County5.607-0.19 pts
84Morgan County5.195+0.13 pts
85Fulton County5.014-2.18 pts
86Mercer County4.7170 pts
87Williams County4.551-1.23 pts
88Van Wert County4.419-0.14 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.

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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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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Vinton County, with 13.061% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Van Wert County, with 4.419% in 2012.

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