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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Morrow County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2018, at 11.127%. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 4.436%. The median was 6.533% and the figure for Ohio was 7.265%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.127Morrow County
Lowest4.436Van Wert County
Median6.53388 counties
Ohio7.265History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 7.345 %Allen County: 5.484 %Ashland County: 7.744 %Ashtabula County: 5.991 %Athens County: 7.11 %Auglaize County: 6.274 %Belmont County: 5.107 %Brown County: 7.724 %Butler County: 8.311 %Carroll County: 5.856 %Champaign County: 8.783 %Clark County: 6.635 %Clermont County: 7.82 %Clinton County: 6.466 %Columbiana County: 6.539 %Coshocton County: 5.983 %Crawford County: 5.369 %Cuyahoga County: 6.953 %Darke County: 6.52 %Defiance County: 5.246 %Delaware County: 9.611 %Erie County: 6.582 %Fairfield County: 9.15 %Fayette County: 5.137 %Franklin County: 9.219 %Fulton County: 6.407 %Gallia County: 5.54 %Geauga County: 7.374 %Greene County: 7.738 %Guernsey County: 5.933 %Hamilton County: 7.582 %Hancock County: 5.478 %Hardin County: 5.012 %Harrison County: 7.392 %Henry County: 6.107 %Highland County: 6.508 %Hocking County: 6.25 %Holmes County: 6.159 %Huron County: 5.706 %Jackson County: 5.988 %Jefferson County: 6.76 %Knox County: 6.376 %Lake County: 6.419 %Lawrence County: 7.081 %Licking County: 8.755 %Logan County: 5.263 %Lorain County: 6.495 %Lucas County: 7.689 %Madison County: 9.337 %Mahoning County: 6.983 %Marion County: 6.812 %Medina County: 7.848 %Meigs County: 9.294 %Mercer County: 5.292 %Miami County: 6.114 %Monroe County: 7.359 %Montgomery County: 6.608 %Morgan County: 7.973 %Morrow County: 11.127 %Muskingum County: 6.209 %Noble County: 6.789 %Ottawa County: 6.849 %Paulding County: 5.009 %Perry County: 7.134 %Pickaway County: 8.784 %Pike County: 6.527 %Portage County: 6.698 %Preble County: 9.024 %Putnam County: 5.401 %Richland County: 6.783 %Ross County: 6.366 %Sandusky County: 6.036 %Scioto County: 5.344 %Seneca County: 4.698 %Shelby County: 6.626 %Stark County: 6.55 %Summit County: 6.676 %Trumbull County: 5.779 %Tuscarawas County: 6.352 %Union County: 8.181 %Van Wert County: 4.436 %Vinton County: 9.524 %Warren County: 8.976 %Washington County: 5.491 %Wayne County: 5.432 %Williams County: 4.721 %Wood County: 6.218 %Wyandot County: 6.438 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Morrow County: 11.127 %Morrow County11.127Delaware County: 9.611 %Delaware County9.611Vinton County: 9.524 %Vinton County9.524Madison County: 9.337 %Madison County9.337Meigs County: 9.294 %Meigs County9.294Franklin County: 9.219 %Franklin County9.219Fairfield County: 9.15 %Fairfield County9.15Preble County: 9.024 %Preble County9.024Warren County: 8.976 %Warren County8.976Pickaway County: 8.784 %Pickaway County8.784Champaign County: 8.783 %Champaign County8.783Licking County: 8.755 %Licking County8.755Butler County: 8.311 %Butler County8.311Union County: 8.181 %Union County8.181Morgan County: 7.973 %Morgan County7.973Medina County: 7.848 %Medina County7.848Clermont County: 7.82 %Clermont County7.82Ashland County: 7.744 %Ashland County7.744Greene County: 7.738 %Greene County7.738Brown County: 7.724 %Brown County7.724Lucas County: 7.689 %Lucas County7.689Hamilton County: 7.582 %Hamilton County7.582Harrison County: 7.392 %Harrison County7.392Geauga County: 7.374 %Geauga County7.374Monroe County: 7.359 %Monroe County7.359Adams County: 7.345 %Adams County7.345Perry County: 7.134 %Perry County7.134Athens County: 7.11 %Athens County7.11Lawrence County: 7.081 %Lawrence County7.081Mahoning County: 6.983 %Mahoning County6.983Cuyahoga County: 6.953 %Cuyahoga County6.953Ottawa County: 6.849 %Ottawa County6.849Marion County: 6.812 %Marion County6.812Noble County: 6.789 %Noble County6.789Richland County: 6.783 %Richland County6.783Jefferson County: 6.76 %Jefferson County6.76Portage County: 6.698 %Portage County6.698Summit County: 6.676 %Summit County6.676Clark County: 6.635 %Clark County6.635Shelby County: 6.626 %Shelby County6.626Morrow County: 11.127 %Morrow County11.127Delaware County: 9.611 %Delaware County9.611Vinton County: 9.524 %Vinton County9.524Madison County: 9.337 %Madison County9.337Meigs County: 9.294 %Meigs County9.294Franklin County: 9.219 %Franklin County9.219Fairfield County: 9.15 %Fairfield County9.15Preble County: 9.024 %Preble County9.024Warren County: 8.976 %Warren County8.976Pickaway County: 8.784 %Pickaway County8.784Champaign County: 8.783 %Champaign County8.783Licking County: 8.755 %Licking County8.755Butler County: 8.311 %Butler County8.311Union County: 8.181 %Union County8.181Morgan County: 7.973 %Morgan County7.973Medina County: 7.848 %Medina County7.848Clermont County: 7.82 %Clermont County7.82Ashland County: 7.744 %Ashland County7.744Greene County: 7.738 %Greene County7.738Brown County: 7.724 %Brown County7.724Lucas County: 7.689 %Lucas County7.689Hamilton County: 7.582 %Hamilton County7.582Harrison County: 7.392 %Harrison County7.392Geauga County: 7.374 %Geauga County7.374Monroe County: 7.359 %Monroe County7.359Adams County: 7.345 %Adams County7.345Perry County: 7.134 %Perry County7.134Athens County: 7.11 %Athens County7.11Lawrence County: 7.081 %Lawrence County7.081Mahoning County: 6.983 %Mahoning County6.983Cuyahoga County: 6.953 %Cuyahoga County6.953Ottawa County: 6.849 %Ottawa County6.849Marion County: 6.812 %Marion County6.812Noble County: 6.789 %Noble County6.789Richland County: 6.783 %Richland County6.783Jefferson County: 6.76 %Jefferson County6.76Portage County: 6.698 %Portage County6.698Summit County: 6.676 %Summit County6.676Clark County: 6.635 %Clark County6.635Shelby County: 6.626 %Shelby County6.626
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Morrow County11.127+2.7 pts
2Delaware County9.611-2.48 pts
3Vinton County9.524-0.92 pts
4Madison County9.337+0.81 pts
5Meigs County9.294+3.5 pts
6Franklin County9.219-0.01 pts
7Fairfield County9.15+0.34 pts
8Preble County9.024+1.55 pts
9Warren County8.976-1.36 pts
10Pickaway County8.784+0.02 pts
11Champaign County8.783+3.43 pts
12Licking County8.755+0.7 pts
13Butler County8.311-0.01 pts
14Union County8.181-0.76 pts
15Morgan County7.973+0.76 pts
16Medina County7.848+0.69 pts
17Clermont County7.82+0.36 pts
18Ashland County7.744-0.65 pts
19Greene County7.738-0.42 pts
20Brown County7.724+1.85 pts
21Lucas County7.689+0.05 pts
22Hamilton County7.5820 pts
23Harrison County7.392-0.62 pts
24Geauga County7.374-0.83 pts
25Monroe County7.359+0.81 pts
26Adams County7.345+0.01 pts
27Perry County7.134-2.35 pts
28Athens County7.11-0.8 pts
29Lawrence County7.081+0.54 pts
30Mahoning County6.983+0.24 pts
31Cuyahoga County6.953-0.54 pts
32Ottawa County6.849-0.82 pts
33Marion County6.812+0.35 pts
34Noble County6.789+0.67 pts
35Richland County6.783-0.98 pts
36Jefferson County6.76+0.08 pts
37Portage County6.698-1.21 pts
38Summit County6.676-0.41 pts
39Clark County6.635+0.26 pts
40Shelby County6.626+1.13 pts
41Montgomery County6.608-0.64 pts
42Erie County6.582-0.43 pts
43Stark County6.55+0.15 pts
44Columbiana County6.539-0.18 pts
45Pike County6.527-2.07 pts
46Darke County6.52+0.24 pts
47Highland County6.508+0.05 pts
48Lorain County6.495-0.61 pts
49Clinton County6.466-2.07 pts
50Wyandot County6.438+1.36 pts
51Lake County6.419+0.33 pts
52Fulton County6.407+0.49 pts
53Knox County6.376-1.1 pts
54Ross County6.366-0.58 pts
55Tuscarawas County6.352+0.14 pts
56Auglaize County6.274+1.7 pts
57Hocking County6.25-0.73 pts
58Wood County6.218-1.43 pts
59Muskingum County6.209+0.15 pts
60Holmes County6.159-3.46 pts
61Miami County6.114-1.18 pts
62Henry County6.107-0.79 pts
63Sandusky County6.036-2.46 pts
64Ashtabula County5.991-0.58 pts
65Jackson County5.988-0.62 pts
66Coshocton County5.983-1.32 pts
67Guernsey County5.933+0.09 pts
68Carroll County5.856-1.26 pts
69Trumbull County5.779-1 pts
70Huron County5.706+0.92 pts
71Gallia County5.54-0.33 pts
72Washington County5.491-0.86 pts
73Allen County5.484-0.04 pts
74Hancock County5.478-0.41 pts
75Wayne County5.432-1.31 pts
76Putnam County5.401-0.61 pts
77Crawford County5.369+0.34 pts
78Scioto County5.344-0.31 pts
79Mercer County5.292-1.48 pts
80Logan County5.263-3.13 pts
81Defiance County5.246-0.63 pts
82Fayette County5.137-2.37 pts
83Belmont County5.107-1.91 pts
84Hardin County5.012-0.11 pts
85Paulding County5.009-2.85 pts
86Williams County4.721-1.42 pts
87Seneca County4.698-1.47 pts
88Van Wert County4.436-0.74 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Morrow County, with 11.127% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Van Wert County, with 4.436% in 2018.

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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