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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Delaware County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2014, at 11.413%. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 4.038%. The median was 7.173% and the figure for Ohio was 7.828%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.413Delaware County
Lowest4.038Van Wert County
Median7.17388 counties
Ohio7.828History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 4.819 %Allen County: 5.384 %Ashland County: 7.478 %Ashtabula County: 6.325 %Athens County: 5.953 %Auglaize County: 6.678 %Belmont County: 8.957 %Brown County: 7.536 %Butler County: 7.778 %Carroll County: 8.935 %Champaign County: 6.72 %Clark County: 5.881 %Clermont County: 8.7 %Clinton County: 7.578 %Columbiana County: 6.489 %Coshocton County: 6.408 %Crawford County: 4.577 %Cuyahoga County: 8.19 %Darke County: 5.195 %Defiance County: 6.618 %Delaware County: 11.413 %Erie County: 5.353 %Fairfield County: 9.31 %Fayette County: 6.958 %Franklin County: 9.122 %Fulton County: 5.378 %Gallia County: 9.1 %Geauga County: 8.333 %Greene County: 8.388 %Guernsey County: 8.62 %Hamilton County: 8.197 %Hancock County: 7.206 %Hardin County: 7.843 %Harrison County: 9.205 %Henry County: 7.171 %Highland County: 8.217 %Hocking County: 8.786 %Holmes County: 10.579 %Huron County: 4.563 %Jackson County: 7.188 %Jefferson County: 6.712 %Knox County: 8.392 %Lake County: 6.632 %Lawrence County: 7.242 %Licking County: 7.561 %Logan County: 6.041 %Lorain County: 7.825 %Lucas County: 8.065 %Madison County: 7.56 %Mahoning County: 7.089 %Marion County: 6.488 %Medina County: 8.156 %Meigs County: 7.609 %Mercer County: 5.983 %Miami County: 6.657 %Monroe County: 7.033 %Montgomery County: 7.11 %Morgan County: 6.329 %Morrow County: 11.239 %Muskingum County: 7.132 %Noble County: 6.667 %Ottawa County: 8.195 %Paulding County: 5.036 %Perry County: 4.731 %Pickaway County: 6.897 %Pike County: 7.926 %Portage County: 8.139 %Preble County: 7.959 %Putnam County: 5.357 %Richland County: 6.604 %Ross County: 5.593 %Sandusky County: 6.351 %Scioto County: 7.564 %Seneca County: 6.277 %Shelby County: 5.438 %Stark County: 7.175 %Summit County: 8.174 %Trumbull County: 6.564 %Tuscarawas County: 7.471 %Union County: 8.057 %Van Wert County: 4.038 %Vinton County: 8.264 %Warren County: 10.291 %Washington County: 6.134 %Wayne County: 6.034 %Williams County: 5.65 %Wood County: 7.318 %Wyandot County: 4.051 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Delaware County: 11.413 %Delaware County11.413Morrow County: 11.239 %Morrow County11.239Holmes County: 10.579 %Holmes County10.579Warren County: 10.291 %Warren County10.291Fairfield County: 9.31 %Fairfield County9.31Harrison County: 9.205 %Harrison County9.205Franklin County: 9.122 %Franklin County9.122Gallia County: 9.1 %Gallia County9.1Belmont County: 8.957 %Belmont County8.957Carroll County: 8.935 %Carroll County8.935Hocking County: 8.786 %Hocking County8.786Clermont County: 8.7 %Clermont County8.7Guernsey County: 8.62 %Guernsey County8.62Knox County: 8.392 %Knox County8.392Greene County: 8.388 %Greene County8.388Geauga County: 8.333 %Geauga County8.333Vinton County: 8.264 %Vinton County8.264Highland County: 8.217 %Highland County8.217Hamilton County: 8.197 %Hamilton County8.197Ottawa County: 8.195 %Ottawa County8.195Cuyahoga County: 8.19 %Cuyahoga County8.19Summit County: 8.174 %Summit County8.174Medina County: 8.156 %Medina County8.156Portage County: 8.139 %Portage County8.139Lucas County: 8.065 %Lucas County8.065Union County: 8.057 %Union County8.057Preble County: 7.959 %Preble County7.959Pike County: 7.926 %Pike County7.926Hardin County: 7.843 %Hardin County7.843Lorain County: 7.825 %Lorain County7.825Butler County: 7.778 %Butler County7.778Meigs County: 7.609 %Meigs County7.609Clinton County: 7.578 %Clinton County7.578Scioto County: 7.564 %Scioto County7.564Licking County: 7.561 %Licking County7.561Madison County: 7.56 %Madison County7.56Brown County: 7.536 %Brown County7.536Ashland County: 7.478 %Ashland County7.478Tuscarawas County: 7.471 %Tuscarawas County7.471Wood County: 7.318 %Wood County7.318Delaware County: 11.413 %Delaware County11.413Morrow County: 11.239 %Morrow County11.239Holmes County: 10.579 %Holmes County10.579Warren County: 10.291 %Warren County10.291Fairfield County: 9.31 %Fairfield County9.31Harrison County: 9.205 %Harrison County9.205Franklin County: 9.122 %Franklin County9.122Gallia County: 9.1 %Gallia County9.1Belmont County: 8.957 %Belmont County8.957Carroll County: 8.935 %Carroll County8.935Hocking County: 8.786 %Hocking County8.786Clermont County: 8.7 %Clermont County8.7Guernsey County: 8.62 %Guernsey County8.62Knox County: 8.392 %Knox County8.392Greene County: 8.388 %Greene County8.388Geauga County: 8.333 %Geauga County8.333Vinton County: 8.264 %Vinton County8.264Highland County: 8.217 %Highland County8.217Hamilton County: 8.197 %Hamilton County8.197Ottawa County: 8.195 %Ottawa County8.195Cuyahoga County: 8.19 %Cuyahoga County8.19Summit County: 8.174 %Summit County8.174Medina County: 8.156 %Medina County8.156Portage County: 8.139 %Portage County8.139Lucas County: 8.065 %Lucas County8.065Union County: 8.057 %Union County8.057Preble County: 7.959 %Preble County7.959Pike County: 7.926 %Pike County7.926Hardin County: 7.843 %Hardin County7.843Lorain County: 7.825 %Lorain County7.825Butler County: 7.778 %Butler County7.778Meigs County: 7.609 %Meigs County7.609Clinton County: 7.578 %Clinton County7.578Scioto County: 7.564 %Scioto County7.564Licking County: 7.561 %Licking County7.561Madison County: 7.56 %Madison County7.56Brown County: 7.536 %Brown County7.536Ashland County: 7.478 %Ashland County7.478Tuscarawas County: 7.471 %Tuscarawas County7.471Wood County: 7.318 %Wood County7.318
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Delaware County11.413+0.71 pts
2Morrow County11.239+3.44 pts
3Holmes County10.579+2.91 pts
4Warren County10.291-0.7 pts
5Fairfield County9.31+0.65 pts
6Harrison County9.205-3.59 pts
7Franklin County9.122-0.45 pts
8Gallia County9.1+2.46 pts
9Belmont County8.957+2.05 pts
10Carroll County8.935+4.28 pts
11Hocking County8.786+0.37 pts
12Clermont County8.7+0.18 pts
13Guernsey County8.62+2.33 pts
14Knox County8.392+0.44 pts
15Greene County8.388-0.74 pts
16Geauga County8.333-1.06 pts
17Vinton County8.264-2.35 pts
18Highland County8.217+2 pts
19Hamilton County8.197-0.1 pts
20Ottawa County8.195+1.36 pts
21Cuyahoga County8.19+0.12 pts
22Summit County8.174+0.75 pts
23Medina County8.156-0.44 pts
24Portage County8.139-0.5 pts
25Lucas County8.065+1.03 pts
26Union County8.057-0.79 pts
27Preble County7.959+0.51 pts
28Pike County7.926-0.58 pts
29Hardin County7.843+2.56 pts
30Lorain County7.825+0.63 pts
31Butler County7.778-0.76 pts
32Meigs County7.609+0.11 pts
33Clinton County7.578+1.34 pts
34Scioto County7.564+2.18 pts
35Licking County7.561-1.43 pts
36Madison County7.56-0.12 pts
37Brown County7.536-1.46 pts
38Ashland County7.478+1.34 pts
39Tuscarawas County7.471+0.31 pts
40Wood County7.318+0.35 pts
41Lawrence County7.242+1.79 pts
42Hancock County7.206+1.03 pts
43Jackson County7.188+1.66 pts
44Stark County7.175+0.17 pts
45Henry County7.171+3.14 pts
46Muskingum County7.132+0.97 pts
47Montgomery County7.11-1.04 pts
48Mahoning County7.089+0.63 pts
49Monroe County7.033-2.99 pts
50Fayette County6.958+0.17 pts
51Pickaway County6.897+0.22 pts
52Champaign County6.72+1.43 pts
53Jefferson County6.712+0.65 pts
54Auglaize County6.678+0.17 pts
55Noble County6.667+2.11 pts
56Miami County6.657+0.85 pts
57Lake County6.632-1.76 pts
58Defiance County6.618+1.21 pts
59Richland County6.604+0.28 pts
60Trumbull County6.564-0.1 pts
61Columbiana County6.489+0.1 pts
62Marion County6.488+0.35 pts
63Coshocton County6.408-0.79 pts
64Sandusky County6.351+0.44 pts
65Morgan County6.329-5.06 pts
66Ashtabula County6.325-0.67 pts
67Seneca County6.277-0.1 pts
68Washington County6.134+0.22 pts
69Logan County6.041+0.04 pts
70Wayne County6.034-0.29 pts
71Mercer County5.983+1.22 pts
72Athens County5.953-1.13 pts
73Clark County5.881-0.19 pts
74Williams County5.65-0.83 pts
75Ross County5.593-1.31 pts
76Shelby County5.438-1.03 pts
77Allen County5.384-0.91 pts
78Fulton County5.378-0.8 pts
79Putnam County5.357+2.23 pts
80Erie County5.353-1.13 pts
81Darke County5.195-2.57 pts
82Paulding County5.036-0.65 pts
83Adams County4.819-3.72 pts
84Perry County4.731-5.06 pts
85Crawford County4.577-1.84 pts
86Huron County4.563-1.21 pts
87Wyandot County4.051-2.85 pts
88Van Wert County4.038-2.09 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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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, 2014) [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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 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/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Delaware County, with 11.413% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Van Wert County, with 4.038% in 2014.

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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