Data / Rankings / Establishment entry rate / Counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Lake County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2016, at 15.107%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 4.933%. The median was 7.368% and the figure for Ohio was 8.408%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest15.107Lake County
Lowest4.933Putnam County
Median7.36888 counties
Ohio8.408History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 7.514 %Allen County: 5.073 %Ashland County: 8.29 %Ashtabula County: 8.305 %Athens County: 8.342 %Auglaize County: 7.379 %Belmont County: 6.255 %Brown County: 7.677 %Butler County: 8.671 %Carroll County: 8.774 %Champaign County: 6.966 %Clark County: 6.405 %Clermont County: 8.965 %Clinton County: 8.853 %Columbiana County: 7.082 %Coshocton County: 8.069 %Crawford County: 6.045 %Cuyahoga County: 10.002 %Darke County: 6.847 %Defiance County: 5.451 %Delaware County: 10.337 %Erie County: 6.534 %Fairfield County: 9.056 %Fayette County: 6.531 %Franklin County: 9.878 %Fulton County: 7.111 %Gallia County: 7.156 %Geauga County: 10.498 %Greene County: 7.68 %Guernsey County: 6.905 %Hamilton County: 7.903 %Hancock County: 6.477 %Hardin County: 7.666 %Harrison County: 5.906 %Henry County: 7.357 %Highland County: 7.625 %Hocking County: 7.473 %Holmes County: 8.055 %Huron County: 7.404 %Jackson County: 8.434 %Jefferson County: 7.21 %Knox County: 8.644 %Lake County: 15.107 %Lawrence County: 5.992 %Licking County: 8.216 %Logan County: 5.453 %Lorain County: 8.395 %Lucas County: 7.521 %Madison County: 8.173 %Mahoning County: 6.236 %Marion County: 6.626 %Medina County: 8.797 %Meigs County: 10.708 %Mercer County: 5.797 %Miami County: 6.088 %Monroe County: 7.489 %Montgomery County: 6.683 %Morgan County: 10.458 %Morrow County: 9.927 %Muskingum County: 7.217 %Noble County: 7.557 %Ottawa County: 7.032 %Paulding County: 5.036 %Perry County: 6.154 %Pickaway County: 8.077 %Pike County: 5.744 %Portage County: 8.896 %Preble County: 7.899 %Putnam County: 4.933 %Richland County: 6.519 %Ross County: 6.087 %Sandusky County: 6.095 %Scioto County: 5.837 %Seneca County: 6.34 %Shelby County: 5.534 %Stark County: 6.757 %Summit County: 8.722 %Trumbull County: 6.519 %Tuscarawas County: 7.219 %Union County: 9.293 %Van Wert County: 5.753 %Vinton County: 13.71 %Warren County: 10.617 %Washington County: 6.005 %Wayne County: 8.038 %Williams County: 5.465 %Wood County: 6.568 %Wyandot County: 5.01 %
  • Under 6
  • 6 to 6.6
  • 6.6 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 8.8
  • 8.8 and over
%, 2016. 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, 2016

Lake County: 15.107 %Lake County15.107Vinton County: 13.71 %Vinton County13.71Meigs County: 10.708 %Meigs County10.708Warren County: 10.617 %Warren County10.617Geauga County: 10.498 %Geauga County10.498Morgan County: 10.458 %Morgan County10.458Delaware County: 10.337 %Delaware County10.337Cuyahoga County: 10.002 %Cuyahoga County10.002Morrow County: 9.927 %Morrow County9.927Franklin County: 9.878 %Franklin County9.878Union County: 9.293 %Union County9.293Fairfield County: 9.056 %Fairfield County9.056Clermont County: 8.965 %Clermont County8.965Portage County: 8.896 %Portage County8.896Clinton County: 8.853 %Clinton County8.853Medina County: 8.797 %Medina County8.797Carroll County: 8.774 %Carroll County8.774Summit County: 8.722 %Summit County8.722Butler County: 8.671 %Butler County8.671Knox County: 8.644 %Knox County8.644Jackson County: 8.434 %Jackson County8.434Lorain County: 8.395 %Lorain County8.395Athens County: 8.342 %Athens County8.342Ashtabula County: 8.305 %Ashtabula County8.305Ashland County: 8.29 %Ashland County8.29Licking County: 8.216 %Licking County8.216Madison County: 8.173 %Madison County8.173Pickaway County: 8.077 %Pickaway County8.077Coshocton County: 8.069 %Coshocton County8.069Holmes County: 8.055 %Holmes County8.055Wayne County: 8.038 %Wayne County8.038Hamilton County: 7.903 %Hamilton County7.903Preble County: 7.899 %Preble County7.899Greene County: 7.68 %Greene County7.68Brown County: 7.677 %Brown County7.677Hardin County: 7.666 %Hardin County7.666Highland County: 7.625 %Highland County7.625Noble County: 7.557 %Noble County7.557Lucas County: 7.521 %Lucas County7.521Adams County: 7.514 %Adams County7.514Lake County: 15.107 %Lake County15.107Vinton County: 13.71 %Vinton County13.71Meigs County: 10.708 %Meigs County10.708Warren County: 10.617 %Warren County10.617Geauga County: 10.498 %Geauga County10.498Morgan County: 10.458 %Morgan County10.458Delaware County: 10.337 %Delaware County10.337Cuyahoga County: 10.002 %Cuyahoga County10.002Morrow County: 9.927 %Morrow County9.927Franklin County: 9.878 %Franklin County9.878Union County: 9.293 %Union County9.293Fairfield County: 9.056 %Fairfield County9.056Clermont County: 8.965 %Clermont County8.965Portage County: 8.896 %Portage County8.896Clinton County: 8.853 %Clinton County8.853Medina County: 8.797 %Medina County8.797Carroll County: 8.774 %Carroll County8.774Summit County: 8.722 %Summit County8.722Butler County: 8.671 %Butler County8.671Knox County: 8.644 %Knox County8.644Jackson County: 8.434 %Jackson County8.434Lorain County: 8.395 %Lorain County8.395Athens County: 8.342 %Athens County8.342Ashtabula County: 8.305 %Ashtabula County8.305Ashland County: 8.29 %Ashland County8.29Licking County: 8.216 %Licking County8.216Madison County: 8.173 %Madison County8.173Pickaway County: 8.077 %Pickaway County8.077Coshocton County: 8.069 %Coshocton County8.069Holmes County: 8.055 %Holmes County8.055Wayne County: 8.038 %Wayne County8.038Hamilton County: 7.903 %Hamilton County7.903Preble County: 7.899 %Preble County7.899Greene County: 7.68 %Greene County7.68Brown County: 7.677 %Brown County7.677Hardin County: 7.666 %Hardin County7.666Highland County: 7.625 %Highland County7.625Noble County: 7.557 %Noble County7.557Lucas County: 7.521 %Lucas County7.521Adams County: 7.514 %Adams County7.514
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Lake County15.107+5.36 pts
2Vinton County13.71+2.97 pts
3Meigs County10.708+0.69 pts
4Warren County10.617-0.13 pts
5Geauga County10.498+1.12 pts
6Morgan County10.458+3.27 pts
7Delaware County10.337+0.22 pts
8Cuyahoga County10.002+0.99 pts
9Morrow County9.927+2.67 pts
10Franklin County9.878+0.16 pts
11Union County9.293+2.95 pts
12Fairfield County9.056+0.31 pts
13Clermont County8.965-0.56 pts
14Portage County8.896+1.48 pts
15Clinton County8.853+0.62 pts
16Medina County8.797-0.04 pts
17Carroll County8.774+0.36 pts
18Summit County8.722+0.21 pts
19Butler County8.671+0.18 pts
20Knox County8.644+1.59 pts
21Jackson County8.434-0.96 pts
22Lorain County8.395+0.76 pts
23Athens County8.342+1.24 pts
24Ashtabula County8.305+0.67 pts
25Ashland County8.29+2.08 pts
26Licking County8.216-1.7 pts
27Madison County8.173+2.18 pts
28Pickaway County8.077+0.23 pts
29Coshocton County8.069+2.76 pts
30Holmes County8.055-0.46 pts
31Wayne County8.038+0.45 pts
32Hamilton County7.903-0.42 pts
33Preble County7.899+0.76 pts
34Greene County7.68-1.47 pts
35Brown County7.677-1.12 pts
36Hardin County7.666+3.48 pts
37Highland County7.625+0.5 pts
38Noble County7.557-1.72 pts
39Lucas County7.521-0.65 pts
40Adams County7.514-3.93 pts
41Monroe County7.489-2.69 pts
42Hocking County7.473-1.34 pts
43Huron County7.404+1.37 pts
44Auglaize County7.379+2.16 pts
45Henry County7.357+2.13 pts
46Tuscarawas County7.219+0.19 pts
47Muskingum County7.217-0.39 pts
48Jefferson County7.21-0.22 pts
49Gallia County7.156+0.75 pts
50Fulton County7.111+0.26 pts
51Columbiana County7.082+1.34 pts
52Ottawa County7.032-0.23 pts
53Champaign County6.966+1.58 pts
54Guernsey County6.905-1.8 pts
55Darke County6.847+0.21 pts
56Stark County6.757+0.06 pts
57Montgomery County6.683-1.21 pts
58Marion County6.626-0.62 pts
59Wood County6.568-0.14 pts
60Erie County6.534-2.44 pts
61Fayette County6.531-0.07 pts
62Richland County6.519-1.17 pts
62Trumbull County6.519-0.13 pts
64Hancock County6.477-0.84 pts
65Clark County6.405-0.49 pts
66Seneca County6.34-0.71 pts
67Belmont County6.255-0.73 pts
68Mahoning County6.236-1 pts
69Perry County6.154-2.41 pts
70Sandusky County6.095-1.5 pts
71Miami County6.088-0.49 pts
72Ross County6.087-1.54 pts
73Crawford County6.045+0.98 pts
74Washington County6.005-0.75 pts
75Lawrence County5.992-1.4 pts
76Harrison County5.906-7.02 pts
77Scioto County5.837-2.33 pts
78Mercer County5.797-1.06 pts
79Van Wert County5.753+0.72 pts
80Pike County5.744-4.24 pts
81Shelby County5.534-0.02 pts
82Williams County5.465-0.14 pts
83Logan County5.453-2.52 pts
84Defiance County5.451-1.5 pts
85Allen County5.073-0.77 pts
86Paulding County5.036-0.38 pts
87Wyandot County5.01-3.02 pts
88Putnam County4.933+0.63 pts

Other periods

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_ohio_by_2016,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 2016}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate, 2016
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties?period=2016
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/ohio-counties?period=2016.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"establishment_entry_rate","level":"province","within":"Ohio","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=establishment_entry_rate&level=province&within=Ohio&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Lake County, with 15.107% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Putnam County, with 4.933% in 2016.

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.

Establishment entry rate: other rankings

Counties in Ohio: more rankings