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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Delaware County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2017, at 12.092%. Auglaize County had the lowest, at 4.578%. The median was 7.017% and the figure for Ohio was 7.615%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.092Delaware County
Lowest4.578Auglaize County
Median7.01788 counties
Ohio7.615History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 7.334 %Allen County: 5.519 %Ashland County: 8.394 %Ashtabula County: 6.569 %Athens County: 7.911 %Auglaize County: 4.578 %Belmont County: 7.021 %Brown County: 5.876 %Butler County: 8.322 %Carroll County: 7.119 %Champaign County: 5.355 %Clark County: 6.375 %Clermont County: 7.456 %Clinton County: 8.538 %Columbiana County: 6.721 %Coshocton County: 7.301 %Crawford County: 5.03 %Cuyahoga County: 7.498 %Darke County: 6.283 %Defiance County: 5.879 %Delaware County: 12.092 %Erie County: 7.013 %Fairfield County: 8.812 %Fayette County: 7.511 %Franklin County: 9.228 %Fulton County: 5.916 %Gallia County: 5.871 %Geauga County: 8.208 %Greene County: 8.162 %Guernsey County: 5.843 %Hamilton County: 7.578 %Hancock County: 5.886 %Hardin County: 5.122 %Harrison County: 8.016 %Henry County: 6.897 %Highland County: 6.457 %Hocking County: 6.979 %Holmes County: 9.619 %Huron County: 4.789 %Jackson County: 6.61 %Jefferson County: 6.684 %Knox County: 7.476 %Lake County: 6.084 %Lawrence County: 6.542 %Licking County: 8.058 %Logan County: 8.392 %Lorain County: 7.107 %Lucas County: 7.636 %Madison County: 8.525 %Mahoning County: 6.744 %Marion County: 6.464 %Medina County: 7.156 %Meigs County: 5.792 %Mercer County: 6.767 %Miami County: 7.294 %Monroe County: 6.55 %Montgomery County: 7.245 %Morgan County: 7.213 %Morrow County: 8.43 %Muskingum County: 6.057 %Noble County: 6.122 %Ottawa County: 7.666 %Paulding County: 7.857 %Perry County: 9.487 %Pickaway County: 8.761 %Pike County: 8.594 %Portage County: 7.913 %Preble County: 7.475 %Putnam County: 6.006 %Richland County: 7.765 %Ross County: 6.948 %Sandusky County: 8.499 %Scioto County: 5.658 %Seneca County: 6.167 %Shelby County: 5.495 %Stark County: 6.404 %Summit County: 7.09 %Trumbull County: 6.784 %Tuscarawas County: 6.217 %Union County: 8.942 %Van Wert County: 5.172 %Vinton County: 10.442 %Warren County: 10.337 %Washington County: 6.348 %Wayne County: 6.747 %Williams County: 6.136 %Wood County: 7.651 %Wyandot County: 5.079 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Delaware County: 12.092 %Delaware County12.092Vinton County: 10.442 %Vinton County10.442Warren County: 10.337 %Warren County10.337Holmes County: 9.619 %Holmes County9.619Perry County: 9.487 %Perry County9.487Franklin County: 9.228 %Franklin County9.228Union County: 8.942 %Union County8.942Fairfield County: 8.812 %Fairfield County8.812Pickaway County: 8.761 %Pickaway County8.761Pike County: 8.594 %Pike County8.594Clinton County: 8.538 %Clinton County8.538Madison County: 8.525 %Madison County8.525Sandusky County: 8.499 %Sandusky County8.499Morrow County: 8.43 %Morrow County8.43Ashland County: 8.394 %Ashland County8.394Logan County: 8.392 %Logan County8.392Butler County: 8.322 %Butler County8.322Geauga County: 8.208 %Geauga County8.208Greene County: 8.162 %Greene County8.162Licking County: 8.058 %Licking County8.058Harrison County: 8.016 %Harrison County8.016Portage County: 7.913 %Portage County7.913Athens County: 7.911 %Athens County7.911Paulding County: 7.857 %Paulding County7.857Richland County: 7.765 %Richland County7.765Ottawa County: 7.666 %Ottawa County7.666Wood County: 7.651 %Wood County7.651Lucas County: 7.636 %Lucas County7.636Hamilton County: 7.578 %Hamilton County7.578Fayette County: 7.511 %Fayette County7.511Cuyahoga County: 7.498 %Cuyahoga County7.498Knox County: 7.476 %Knox County7.476Preble County: 7.475 %Preble County7.475Clermont County: 7.456 %Clermont County7.456Adams County: 7.334 %Adams County7.334Coshocton County: 7.301 %Coshocton County7.301Miami County: 7.294 %Miami County7.294Montgomery County: 7.245 %Montgomery County7.245Morgan County: 7.213 %Morgan County7.213Medina County: 7.156 %Medina County7.156Delaware County: 12.092 %Delaware County12.092Vinton County: 10.442 %Vinton County10.442Warren County: 10.337 %Warren County10.337Holmes County: 9.619 %Holmes County9.619Perry County: 9.487 %Perry County9.487Franklin County: 9.228 %Franklin County9.228Union County: 8.942 %Union County8.942Fairfield County: 8.812 %Fairfield County8.812Pickaway County: 8.761 %Pickaway County8.761Pike County: 8.594 %Pike County8.594Clinton County: 8.538 %Clinton County8.538Madison County: 8.525 %Madison County8.525Sandusky County: 8.499 %Sandusky County8.499Morrow County: 8.43 %Morrow County8.43Ashland County: 8.394 %Ashland County8.394Logan County: 8.392 %Logan County8.392Butler County: 8.322 %Butler County8.322Geauga County: 8.208 %Geauga County8.208Greene County: 8.162 %Greene County8.162Licking County: 8.058 %Licking County8.058Harrison County: 8.016 %Harrison County8.016Portage County: 7.913 %Portage County7.913Athens County: 7.911 %Athens County7.911Paulding County: 7.857 %Paulding County7.857Richland County: 7.765 %Richland County7.765Ottawa County: 7.666 %Ottawa County7.666Wood County: 7.651 %Wood County7.651Lucas County: 7.636 %Lucas County7.636Hamilton County: 7.578 %Hamilton County7.578Fayette County: 7.511 %Fayette County7.511Cuyahoga County: 7.498 %Cuyahoga County7.498Knox County: 7.476 %Knox County7.476Preble County: 7.475 %Preble County7.475Clermont County: 7.456 %Clermont County7.456Adams County: 7.334 %Adams County7.334Coshocton County: 7.301 %Coshocton County7.301Miami County: 7.294 %Miami County7.294Montgomery County: 7.245 %Montgomery County7.245Morgan County: 7.213 %Morgan County7.213Medina County: 7.156 %Medina County7.156
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Delaware County12.092+1.76 pts
2Vinton County10.442-3.27 pts
3Warren County10.337-0.28 pts
4Holmes County9.619+1.56 pts
5Perry County9.487+3.33 pts
6Franklin County9.228-0.65 pts
7Union County8.942-0.35 pts
8Fairfield County8.812-0.24 pts
9Pickaway County8.761+0.68 pts
10Pike County8.594+2.85 pts
11Clinton County8.538-0.31 pts
12Madison County8.525+0.35 pts
13Sandusky County8.499+2.4 pts
14Morrow County8.43-1.5 pts
15Ashland County8.394+0.1 pts
16Logan County8.392+2.94 pts
17Butler County8.322-0.35 pts
18Geauga County8.208-2.29 pts
19Greene County8.162+0.48 pts
20Licking County8.058-0.16 pts
21Harrison County8.016+2.11 pts
22Portage County7.913-0.98 pts
23Athens County7.911-0.43 pts
24Paulding County7.857+2.82 pts
25Richland County7.765+1.25 pts
26Ottawa County7.666+0.63 pts
27Wood County7.651+1.08 pts
28Lucas County7.636+0.12 pts
29Hamilton County7.578-0.32 pts
30Fayette County7.511+0.98 pts
31Cuyahoga County7.498-2.5 pts
32Knox County7.476-1.17 pts
33Preble County7.475-0.42 pts
34Clermont County7.456-1.51 pts
35Adams County7.334-0.18 pts
36Coshocton County7.301-0.77 pts
37Miami County7.294+1.21 pts
38Montgomery County7.245+0.56 pts
39Morgan County7.213-3.25 pts
40Medina County7.156-1.64 pts
41Carroll County7.119-1.65 pts
42Lorain County7.107-1.29 pts
43Summit County7.09-1.63 pts
44Belmont County7.021+0.77 pts
45Erie County7.013+0.48 pts
46Hocking County6.979-0.49 pts
47Ross County6.948+0.86 pts
48Henry County6.897-0.46 pts
49Trumbull County6.784+0.26 pts
50Mercer County6.767+0.97 pts
51Wayne County6.747-1.29 pts
52Mahoning County6.744+0.51 pts
53Columbiana County6.721-0.36 pts
54Jefferson County6.684-0.53 pts
55Jackson County6.61-1.82 pts
56Ashtabula County6.569-1.74 pts
57Monroe County6.55-0.94 pts
58Lawrence County6.542+0.55 pts
59Marion County6.464-0.16 pts
60Highland County6.457-1.17 pts
61Stark County6.404-0.35 pts
62Clark County6.375-0.03 pts
63Washington County6.348+0.34 pts
64Darke County6.283-0.56 pts
65Tuscarawas County6.217-1 pts
66Seneca County6.167-0.17 pts
67Williams County6.136+0.67 pts
68Noble County6.122-1.44 pts
69Lake County6.084-9.02 pts
70Muskingum County6.057-1.16 pts
71Putnam County6.006+1.07 pts
72Fulton County5.916-1.19 pts
73Hancock County5.886-0.59 pts
74Defiance County5.879+0.43 pts
75Brown County5.876-1.8 pts
76Gallia County5.871-1.28 pts
77Guernsey County5.843-1.06 pts
78Meigs County5.792-4.92 pts
79Scioto County5.658-0.18 pts
80Allen County5.519+0.45 pts
81Shelby County5.495-0.04 pts
82Champaign County5.355-1.61 pts
83Van Wert County5.172-0.58 pts
84Hardin County5.122-2.54 pts
85Wyandot County5.079+0.07 pts
86Crawford County5.03-1.01 pts
87Huron County4.789-2.62 pts
88Auglaize County4.578-2.8 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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Delaware County, with 12.092% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Auglaize County, with 4.578% in 2017.

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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