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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Harrison County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2015, at 12.929%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 4.191%. The median was 7.424% and the figure for Ohio was 8.325%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.929Harrison County
Lowest4.191Hardin County
Median7.42488 counties
Ohio8.325History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 11.446 %Allen County: 5.839 %Ashland County: 6.211 %Ashtabula County: 7.637 %Athens County: 7.106 %Auglaize County: 5.217 %Belmont County: 6.98 %Brown County: 8.793 %Butler County: 8.493 %Carroll County: 8.409 %Champaign County: 5.381 %Clark County: 6.897 %Clermont County: 9.528 %Clinton County: 8.229 %Columbiana County: 5.742 %Coshocton County: 5.313 %Crawford County: 5.062 %Cuyahoga County: 9.011 %Darke County: 6.635 %Defiance County: 6.955 %Delaware County: 10.115 %Erie County: 8.971 %Fairfield County: 8.744 %Fayette County: 6.601 %Franklin County: 9.716 %Fulton County: 6.853 %Gallia County: 6.403 %Geauga County: 9.382 %Greene County: 9.149 %Guernsey County: 8.706 %Hamilton County: 8.326 %Hancock County: 7.316 %Hardin County: 4.191 %Harrison County: 12.929 %Henry County: 5.227 %Highland County: 7.12 %Hocking County: 8.814 %Holmes County: 8.52 %Huron County: 6.037 %Jackson County: 9.389 %Jefferson County: 7.43 %Knox County: 7.054 %Lake County: 9.748 %Lawrence County: 7.393 %Licking County: 9.911 %Logan County: 7.969 %Lorain County: 7.632 %Lucas County: 8.169 %Madison County: 5.995 %Mahoning County: 7.241 %Marion County: 7.244 %Medina County: 8.84 %Meigs County: 10.018 %Mercer County: 6.855 %Miami County: 6.581 %Monroe County: 10.177 %Montgomery County: 7.894 %Morgan County: 7.19 %Morrow County: 7.257 %Muskingum County: 7.607 %Noble County: 9.278 %Ottawa County: 7.26 %Paulding County: 5.415 %Perry County: 8.56 %Pickaway County: 7.846 %Pike County: 9.987 %Portage County: 7.418 %Preble County: 7.137 %Putnam County: 4.299 %Richland County: 7.688 %Ross County: 7.631 %Sandusky County: 7.595 %Scioto County: 8.163 %Seneca County: 7.048 %Shelby County: 5.553 %Stark County: 6.692 %Summit County: 8.517 %Trumbull County: 6.644 %Tuscarawas County: 7.029 %Union County: 6.346 %Van Wert County: 5.034 %Vinton County: 10.744 %Warren County: 10.746 %Washington County: 6.758 %Wayne County: 7.592 %Williams County: 5.603 %Wood County: 6.705 %Wyandot County: 8.025 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Harrison County: 12.929 %Harrison County12.929Adams County: 11.446 %Adams County11.446Warren County: 10.746 %Warren County10.746Vinton County: 10.744 %Vinton County10.744Monroe County: 10.177 %Monroe County10.177Delaware County: 10.115 %Delaware County10.115Meigs County: 10.018 %Meigs County10.018Pike County: 9.987 %Pike County9.987Licking County: 9.911 %Licking County9.911Lake County: 9.748 %Lake County9.748Franklin County: 9.716 %Franklin County9.716Clermont County: 9.528 %Clermont County9.528Jackson County: 9.389 %Jackson County9.389Geauga County: 9.382 %Geauga County9.382Noble County: 9.278 %Noble County9.278Greene County: 9.149 %Greene County9.149Cuyahoga County: 9.011 %Cuyahoga County9.011Erie County: 8.971 %Erie County8.971Medina County: 8.84 %Medina County8.84Hocking County: 8.814 %Hocking County8.814Brown County: 8.793 %Brown County8.793Fairfield County: 8.744 %Fairfield County8.744Guernsey County: 8.706 %Guernsey County8.706Perry County: 8.56 %Perry County8.56Holmes County: 8.52 %Holmes County8.52Summit County: 8.517 %Summit County8.517Butler County: 8.493 %Butler County8.493Carroll County: 8.409 %Carroll County8.409Hamilton County: 8.326 %Hamilton County8.326Clinton County: 8.229 %Clinton County8.229Lucas County: 8.169 %Lucas County8.169Scioto County: 8.163 %Scioto County8.163Wyandot County: 8.025 %Wyandot County8.025Logan County: 7.969 %Logan County7.969Montgomery County: 7.894 %Montgomery County7.894Pickaway County: 7.846 %Pickaway County7.846Richland County: 7.688 %Richland County7.688Ashtabula County: 7.637 %Ashtabula County7.637Lorain County: 7.632 %Lorain County7.632Ross County: 7.631 %Ross County7.631Harrison County: 12.929 %Harrison County12.929Adams County: 11.446 %Adams County11.446Warren County: 10.746 %Warren County10.746Vinton County: 10.744 %Vinton County10.744Monroe County: 10.177 %Monroe County10.177Delaware County: 10.115 %Delaware County10.115Meigs County: 10.018 %Meigs County10.018Pike County: 9.987 %Pike County9.987Licking County: 9.911 %Licking County9.911Lake County: 9.748 %Lake County9.748Franklin County: 9.716 %Franklin County9.716Clermont County: 9.528 %Clermont County9.528Jackson County: 9.389 %Jackson County9.389Geauga County: 9.382 %Geauga County9.382Noble County: 9.278 %Noble County9.278Greene County: 9.149 %Greene County9.149Cuyahoga County: 9.011 %Cuyahoga County9.011Erie County: 8.971 %Erie County8.971Medina County: 8.84 %Medina County8.84Hocking County: 8.814 %Hocking County8.814Brown County: 8.793 %Brown County8.793Fairfield County: 8.744 %Fairfield County8.744Guernsey County: 8.706 %Guernsey County8.706Perry County: 8.56 %Perry County8.56Holmes County: 8.52 %Holmes County8.52Summit County: 8.517 %Summit County8.517Butler County: 8.493 %Butler County8.493Carroll County: 8.409 %Carroll County8.409Hamilton County: 8.326 %Hamilton County8.326Clinton County: 8.229 %Clinton County8.229Lucas County: 8.169 %Lucas County8.169Scioto County: 8.163 %Scioto County8.163Wyandot County: 8.025 %Wyandot County8.025Logan County: 7.969 %Logan County7.969Montgomery County: 7.894 %Montgomery County7.894Pickaway County: 7.846 %Pickaway County7.846Richland County: 7.688 %Richland County7.688Ashtabula County: 7.637 %Ashtabula County7.637Lorain County: 7.632 %Lorain County7.632Ross County: 7.631 %Ross County7.631
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Harrison County12.929+3.72 pts
2Adams County11.446+6.63 pts
3Warren County10.746+0.46 pts
4Vinton County10.744+2.48 pts
5Monroe County10.177+3.14 pts
6Delaware County10.115-1.3 pts
7Meigs County10.018+2.41 pts
8Pike County9.987+2.06 pts
9Licking County9.911+2.35 pts
10Lake County9.748+3.12 pts
11Franklin County9.716+0.59 pts
12Clermont County9.528+0.83 pts
13Jackson County9.389+2.2 pts
14Geauga County9.382+1.05 pts
15Noble County9.278+2.61 pts
16Greene County9.149+0.76 pts
17Cuyahoga County9.011+0.82 pts
18Erie County8.971+3.62 pts
19Medina County8.84+0.68 pts
20Hocking County8.814+0.03 pts
21Brown County8.793+1.26 pts
22Fairfield County8.744-0.57 pts
23Guernsey County8.706+0.09 pts
24Perry County8.56+3.83 pts
25Holmes County8.52-2.06 pts
26Summit County8.517+0.34 pts
27Butler County8.493+0.72 pts
28Carroll County8.409-0.53 pts
29Hamilton County8.326+0.13 pts
30Clinton County8.229+0.65 pts
31Lucas County8.169+0.1 pts
32Scioto County8.163+0.6 pts
33Wyandot County8.025+3.97 pts
34Logan County7.969+1.93 pts
35Montgomery County7.894+0.78 pts
36Pickaway County7.846+0.95 pts
37Richland County7.688+1.08 pts
38Ashtabula County7.637+1.31 pts
39Lorain County7.632-0.19 pts
40Ross County7.631+2.04 pts
41Muskingum County7.607+0.48 pts
42Sandusky County7.595+1.24 pts
43Wayne County7.592+1.56 pts
44Jefferson County7.43+0.72 pts
45Portage County7.418-0.72 pts
46Lawrence County7.393+0.15 pts
47Hancock County7.316+0.11 pts
48Ottawa County7.26-0.94 pts
49Morrow County7.257-3.98 pts
50Marion County7.244+0.76 pts
51Mahoning County7.241+0.15 pts
52Morgan County7.19+0.86 pts
53Preble County7.137-0.82 pts
54Highland County7.12-1.1 pts
55Athens County7.106+1.15 pts
56Knox County7.054-1.34 pts
57Seneca County7.048+0.77 pts
58Tuscarawas County7.029-0.44 pts
59Belmont County6.98-1.98 pts
60Defiance County6.955+0.34 pts
61Clark County6.897+1.02 pts
62Mercer County6.855+0.87 pts
63Fulton County6.853+1.47 pts
64Washington County6.758+0.62 pts
65Wood County6.705-0.61 pts
66Stark County6.692-0.48 pts
67Trumbull County6.644+0.08 pts
68Darke County6.635+1.44 pts
69Fayette County6.601-0.36 pts
70Miami County6.581-0.08 pts
71Gallia County6.403-2.7 pts
72Union County6.346-1.71 pts
73Ashland County6.211-1.27 pts
74Huron County6.037+1.47 pts
75Madison County5.995-1.56 pts
76Allen County5.839+0.46 pts
77Columbiana County5.742-0.75 pts
78Williams County5.603-0.05 pts
79Shelby County5.553+0.12 pts
80Paulding County5.415+0.38 pts
81Champaign County5.381-1.34 pts
82Coshocton County5.313-1.1 pts
83Henry County5.227-1.94 pts
84Auglaize County5.217-1.46 pts
85Crawford County5.062+0.49 pts
86Van Wert County5.034+1 pts
87Putnam County4.299-1.06 pts
88Hardin County4.191-3.65 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Harrison County, with 12.929% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hardin County, with 4.191% in 2015.

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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