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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Morrow County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2019, at 14.227%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 3.991%. The median was 7.007% and the figure for Ohio was 7.535%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.227Morrow County
Lowest3.991Shelby County
Median7.00788 counties
Ohio7.535History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 8.427 %Allen County: 5.699 %Ashland County: 5.091 %Ashtabula County: 7.301 %Athens County: 5.584 %Auglaize County: 7.108 %Belmont County: 6.003 %Brown County: 8.591 %Butler County: 8.201 %Carroll County: 5.467 %Champaign County: 6.022 %Clark County: 6.146 %Clermont County: 8.421 %Clinton County: 6.423 %Columbiana County: 7.187 %Coshocton County: 7.401 %Crawford County: 7.216 %Cuyahoga County: 7.377 %Darke County: 5.367 %Defiance County: 5.277 %Delaware County: 10.017 %Erie County: 6.631 %Fairfield County: 8.288 %Fayette County: 6.964 %Franklin County: 9.196 %Fulton County: 5.037 %Gallia County: 7.001 %Geauga County: 8.716 %Greene County: 8.8 %Guernsey County: 6.095 %Hamilton County: 7.912 %Hancock County: 4.995 %Hardin County: 7.407 %Harrison County: 7.9 %Henry County: 6.724 %Highland County: 5.906 %Hocking County: 9.545 %Holmes County: 7.105 %Huron County: 7.231 %Jackson County: 6.861 %Jefferson County: 6.772 %Knox County: 8.815 %Lake County: 7.267 %Lawrence County: 6.012 %Licking County: 7.875 %Logan County: 6.589 %Lorain County: 6.861 %Lucas County: 6.874 %Madison County: 9.408 %Mahoning County: 6.317 %Marion County: 4.962 %Medina County: 8.616 %Meigs County: 10.118 %Mercer County: 6.26 %Miami County: 6.751 %Monroe County: 8.994 %Montgomery County: 7.755 %Morgan County: 8.553 %Morrow County: 14.227 %Muskingum County: 6.429 %Noble County: 10.204 %Ottawa County: 7.688 %Paulding County: 8.865 %Perry County: 8.608 %Pickaway County: 8.644 %Pike County: 10.526 %Portage County: 6.579 %Preble County: 8.058 %Putnam County: 4.955 %Richland County: 5.901 %Ross County: 8.275 %Sandusky County: 5.145 %Scioto County: 5.357 %Seneca County: 6.253 %Shelby County: 3.991 %Stark County: 6.551 %Summit County: 7.013 %Trumbull County: 7.232 %Tuscarawas County: 6.95 %Union County: 8.544 %Van Wert County: 6.699 %Vinton County: 7.782 %Warren County: 9.798 %Washington County: 6.379 %Wayne County: 6.968 %Williams County: 5.27 %Wood County: 6.337 %Wyandot County: 5.844 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Morrow County: 14.227 %Morrow County14.227Pike County: 10.526 %Pike County10.526Noble County: 10.204 %Noble County10.204Meigs County: 10.118 %Meigs County10.118Delaware County: 10.017 %Delaware County10.017Warren County: 9.798 %Warren County9.798Hocking County: 9.545 %Hocking County9.545Madison County: 9.408 %Madison County9.408Franklin County: 9.196 %Franklin County9.196Monroe County: 8.994 %Monroe County8.994Paulding County: 8.865 %Paulding County8.865Knox County: 8.815 %Knox County8.815Greene County: 8.8 %Greene County8.8Geauga County: 8.716 %Geauga County8.716Pickaway County: 8.644 %Pickaway County8.644Medina County: 8.616 %Medina County8.616Perry County: 8.608 %Perry County8.608Brown County: 8.591 %Brown County8.591Morgan County: 8.553 %Morgan County8.553Union County: 8.544 %Union County8.544Adams County: 8.427 %Adams County8.427Clermont County: 8.421 %Clermont County8.421Fairfield County: 8.288 %Fairfield County8.288Ross County: 8.275 %Ross County8.275Butler County: 8.201 %Butler County8.201Preble County: 8.058 %Preble County8.058Hamilton County: 7.912 %Hamilton County7.912Harrison County: 7.9 %Harrison County7.9Licking County: 7.875 %Licking County7.875Vinton County: 7.782 %Vinton County7.782Montgomery County: 7.755 %Montgomery County7.755Ottawa County: 7.688 %Ottawa County7.688Hardin County: 7.407 %Hardin County7.407Coshocton County: 7.401 %Coshocton County7.401Cuyahoga County: 7.377 %Cuyahoga County7.377Ashtabula County: 7.301 %Ashtabula County7.301Lake County: 7.267 %Lake County7.267Trumbull County: 7.232 %Trumbull County7.232Huron County: 7.231 %Huron County7.231Crawford County: 7.216 %Crawford County7.216Morrow County: 14.227 %Morrow County14.227Pike County: 10.526 %Pike County10.526Noble County: 10.204 %Noble County10.204Meigs County: 10.118 %Meigs County10.118Delaware County: 10.017 %Delaware County10.017Warren County: 9.798 %Warren County9.798Hocking County: 9.545 %Hocking County9.545Madison County: 9.408 %Madison County9.408Franklin County: 9.196 %Franklin County9.196Monroe County: 8.994 %Monroe County8.994Paulding County: 8.865 %Paulding County8.865Knox County: 8.815 %Knox County8.815Greene County: 8.8 %Greene County8.8Geauga County: 8.716 %Geauga County8.716Pickaway County: 8.644 %Pickaway County8.644Medina County: 8.616 %Medina County8.616Perry County: 8.608 %Perry County8.608Brown County: 8.591 %Brown County8.591Morgan County: 8.553 %Morgan County8.553Union County: 8.544 %Union County8.544Adams County: 8.427 %Adams County8.427Clermont County: 8.421 %Clermont County8.421Fairfield County: 8.288 %Fairfield County8.288Ross County: 8.275 %Ross County8.275Butler County: 8.201 %Butler County8.201Preble County: 8.058 %Preble County8.058Hamilton County: 7.912 %Hamilton County7.912Harrison County: 7.9 %Harrison County7.9Licking County: 7.875 %Licking County7.875Vinton County: 7.782 %Vinton County7.782Montgomery County: 7.755 %Montgomery County7.755Ottawa County: 7.688 %Ottawa County7.688Hardin County: 7.407 %Hardin County7.407Coshocton County: 7.401 %Coshocton County7.401Cuyahoga County: 7.377 %Cuyahoga County7.377Ashtabula County: 7.301 %Ashtabula County7.301Lake County: 7.267 %Lake County7.267Trumbull County: 7.232 %Trumbull County7.232Huron County: 7.231 %Huron County7.231Crawford County: 7.216 %Crawford County7.216
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Morrow County14.227+3.1 pts
2Pike County10.526+4 pts
3Noble County10.204+3.42 pts
4Meigs County10.118+0.82 pts
5Delaware County10.017+0.41 pts
6Warren County9.798+0.82 pts
7Hocking County9.545+3.29 pts
8Madison County9.408+0.07 pts
9Franklin County9.196-0.02 pts
10Monroe County8.994+1.63 pts
11Paulding County8.865+3.86 pts
12Knox County8.815+2.44 pts
13Greene County8.8+1.06 pts
14Geauga County8.716+1.34 pts
15Pickaway County8.644-0.14 pts
16Medina County8.616+0.77 pts
17Perry County8.608+1.47 pts
18Brown County8.591+0.87 pts
19Morgan County8.553+0.58 pts
20Union County8.544+0.36 pts
21Adams County8.427+1.08 pts
22Clermont County8.421+0.6 pts
23Fairfield County8.288-0.86 pts
24Ross County8.275+1.91 pts
25Butler County8.201-0.11 pts
26Preble County8.058-0.97 pts
27Hamilton County7.912+0.33 pts
28Harrison County7.9+0.51 pts
29Licking County7.875-0.88 pts
30Vinton County7.782-1.74 pts
31Montgomery County7.755+1.15 pts
32Ottawa County7.688+0.84 pts
33Hardin County7.407+2.4 pts
34Coshocton County7.401+1.42 pts
35Cuyahoga County7.377+0.42 pts
36Ashtabula County7.301+1.31 pts
37Lake County7.267+0.85 pts
38Trumbull County7.232+1.45 pts
39Huron County7.231+1.52 pts
40Crawford County7.216+1.85 pts
41Columbiana County7.187+0.65 pts
42Auglaize County7.108+0.83 pts
43Holmes County7.105+0.95 pts
44Summit County7.013+0.34 pts
45Gallia County7.001+1.46 pts
46Wayne County6.968+1.54 pts
47Fayette County6.964+1.83 pts
48Tuscarawas County6.95+0.6 pts
49Lucas County6.874-0.82 pts
50Jackson County6.861+0.87 pts
50Lorain County6.861+0.37 pts
52Jefferson County6.772+0.01 pts
53Miami County6.751+0.64 pts
54Henry County6.724+0.62 pts
55Van Wert County6.699+2.26 pts
56Erie County6.631+0.05 pts
57Logan County6.589+1.33 pts
58Portage County6.579-0.12 pts
59Stark County6.5510 pts
60Muskingum County6.429+0.22 pts
61Clinton County6.423-0.04 pts
62Washington County6.379+0.89 pts
63Wood County6.337+0.12 pts
64Mahoning County6.317-0.67 pts
65Mercer County6.26+0.97 pts
66Seneca County6.253+1.55 pts
67Clark County6.146-0.49 pts
68Guernsey County6.095+0.16 pts
69Champaign County6.022-2.76 pts
70Lawrence County6.012-1.07 pts
71Belmont County6.003+0.9 pts
72Highland County5.906-0.6 pts
73Richland County5.901-0.88 pts
74Wyandot County5.844-0.59 pts
75Allen County5.699+0.21 pts
76Athens County5.584-1.53 pts
77Carroll County5.467-0.39 pts
78Darke County5.367-1.15 pts
79Scioto County5.357+0.01 pts
80Defiance County5.277+0.03 pts
81Williams County5.27+0.55 pts
82Sandusky County5.145-0.89 pts
83Ashland County5.091-2.65 pts
84Fulton County5.037-1.37 pts
85Hancock County4.995-0.48 pts
86Marion County4.962-1.85 pts
87Putnam County4.955-0.45 pts
88Shelby County3.991-2.64 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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Morrow County, with 14.227% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Shelby County, with 3.991% in 2019.

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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