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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Geauga County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2020, at 9.562%. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 3.857%. The median was 6.879% and the figure for Ohio was 7.421%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.562Geauga County
Lowest3.857Van Wert County
Median6.87988 counties
Ohio7.421History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 9.471 %Allen County: 5.633 %Ashland County: 6.22 %Ashtabula County: 5.522 %Athens County: 6.943 %Auglaize County: 5.683 %Belmont County: 5.495 %Brown County: 6.145 %Butler County: 7.429 %Carroll County: 8.666 %Champaign County: 8.433 %Clark County: 8.203 %Clermont County: 8.312 %Clinton County: 6.97 %Columbiana County: 6.618 %Coshocton County: 5.934 %Crawford County: 6.726 %Cuyahoga County: 7.532 %Darke County: 7.67 %Defiance County: 7.768 %Delaware County: 9.344 %Erie County: 6.45 %Fairfield County: 7.307 %Fayette County: 4.697 %Franklin County: 9.146 %Fulton County: 7.863 %Gallia County: 5.55 %Geauga County: 9.562 %Greene County: 8.722 %Guernsey County: 6.061 %Hamilton County: 7.656 %Hancock County: 6.786 %Hardin County: 6.242 %Harrison County: 8.861 %Henry County: 6.551 %Highland County: 6.576 %Hocking County: 6.803 %Holmes County: 7.39 %Huron County: 6.401 %Jackson County: 6.234 %Jefferson County: 4.758 %Knox County: 7.223 %Lake County: 6.164 %Lawrence County: 7.78 %Licking County: 7.604 %Logan County: 6.793 %Lorain County: 7.462 %Lucas County: 6.87 %Madison County: 6.306 %Mahoning County: 6.919 %Marion County: 4.647 %Medina County: 8.346 %Meigs County: 6.376 %Mercer County: 5.613 %Miami County: 7.729 %Monroe County: 6.494 %Montgomery County: 6.946 %Morgan County: 7.309 %Morrow County: 8.345 %Muskingum County: 7.335 %Noble County: 8.313 %Ottawa County: 7.821 %Paulding County: 4.938 %Perry County: 8.365 %Pickaway County: 6.887 %Pike County: 4.381 %Portage County: 7.264 %Preble County: 6.441 %Putnam County: 5.132 %Richland County: 6.683 %Ross County: 8.115 %Sandusky County: 5.614 %Scioto County: 7.547 %Seneca County: 5.513 %Shelby County: 7.346 %Stark County: 6.009 %Summit County: 7.142 %Trumbull County: 6.953 %Tuscarawas County: 5.611 %Union County: 8.541 %Van Wert County: 3.857 %Vinton County: 9.091 %Warren County: 8.874 %Washington County: 6.075 %Wayne County: 6.167 %Williams County: 4.456 %Wood County: 5.911 %Wyandot County: 6.688 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Geauga County: 9.562 %Geauga County9.562Adams County: 9.471 %Adams County9.471Delaware County: 9.344 %Delaware County9.344Franklin County: 9.146 %Franklin County9.146Vinton County: 9.091 %Vinton County9.091Warren County: 8.874 %Warren County8.874Harrison County: 8.861 %Harrison County8.861Greene County: 8.722 %Greene County8.722Carroll County: 8.666 %Carroll County8.666Union County: 8.541 %Union County8.541Champaign County: 8.433 %Champaign County8.433Perry County: 8.365 %Perry County8.365Medina County: 8.346 %Medina County8.346Morrow County: 8.345 %Morrow County8.345Noble County: 8.313 %Noble County8.313Clermont County: 8.312 %Clermont County8.312Clark County: 8.203 %Clark County8.203Ross County: 8.115 %Ross County8.115Fulton County: 7.863 %Fulton County7.863Ottawa County: 7.821 %Ottawa County7.821Lawrence County: 7.78 %Lawrence County7.78Defiance County: 7.768 %Defiance County7.768Miami County: 7.729 %Miami County7.729Darke County: 7.67 %Darke County7.67Hamilton County: 7.656 %Hamilton County7.656Licking County: 7.604 %Licking County7.604Scioto County: 7.547 %Scioto County7.547Cuyahoga County: 7.532 %Cuyahoga County7.532Lorain County: 7.462 %Lorain County7.462Butler County: 7.429 %Butler County7.429Holmes County: 7.39 %Holmes County7.39Shelby County: 7.346 %Shelby County7.346Muskingum County: 7.335 %Muskingum County7.335Morgan County: 7.309 %Morgan County7.309Fairfield County: 7.307 %Fairfield County7.307Portage County: 7.264 %Portage County7.264Knox County: 7.223 %Knox County7.223Summit County: 7.142 %Summit County7.142Clinton County: 6.97 %Clinton County6.97Trumbull County: 6.953 %Trumbull County6.953Geauga County: 9.562 %Geauga County9.562Adams County: 9.471 %Adams County9.471Delaware County: 9.344 %Delaware County9.344Franklin County: 9.146 %Franklin County9.146Vinton County: 9.091 %Vinton County9.091Warren County: 8.874 %Warren County8.874Harrison County: 8.861 %Harrison County8.861Greene County: 8.722 %Greene County8.722Carroll County: 8.666 %Carroll County8.666Union County: 8.541 %Union County8.541Champaign County: 8.433 %Champaign County8.433Perry County: 8.365 %Perry County8.365Medina County: 8.346 %Medina County8.346Morrow County: 8.345 %Morrow County8.345Noble County: 8.313 %Noble County8.313Clermont County: 8.312 %Clermont County8.312Clark County: 8.203 %Clark County8.203Ross County: 8.115 %Ross County8.115Fulton County: 7.863 %Fulton County7.863Ottawa County: 7.821 %Ottawa County7.821Lawrence County: 7.78 %Lawrence County7.78Defiance County: 7.768 %Defiance County7.768Miami County: 7.729 %Miami County7.729Darke County: 7.67 %Darke County7.67Hamilton County: 7.656 %Hamilton County7.656Licking County: 7.604 %Licking County7.604Scioto County: 7.547 %Scioto County7.547Cuyahoga County: 7.532 %Cuyahoga County7.532Lorain County: 7.462 %Lorain County7.462Butler County: 7.429 %Butler County7.429Holmes County: 7.39 %Holmes County7.39Shelby County: 7.346 %Shelby County7.346Muskingum County: 7.335 %Muskingum County7.335Morgan County: 7.309 %Morgan County7.309Fairfield County: 7.307 %Fairfield County7.307Portage County: 7.264 %Portage County7.264Knox County: 7.223 %Knox County7.223Summit County: 7.142 %Summit County7.142Clinton County: 6.97 %Clinton County6.97Trumbull County: 6.953 %Trumbull County6.953
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Geauga County9.562+0.85 pts
2Adams County9.471+1.04 pts
3Delaware County9.344-0.67 pts
4Franklin County9.146-0.05 pts
5Vinton County9.091+1.31 pts
6Warren County8.874-0.92 pts
7Harrison County8.861+0.96 pts
8Greene County8.722-0.08 pts
9Carroll County8.666+3.2 pts
10Union County8.541-0 pts
11Champaign County8.433+2.41 pts
12Perry County8.365-0.24 pts
13Medina County8.346-0.27 pts
14Morrow County8.345-5.88 pts
15Noble County8.313-1.89 pts
16Clermont County8.312-0.11 pts
17Clark County8.203+2.06 pts
18Ross County8.115-0.16 pts
19Fulton County7.863+2.83 pts
20Ottawa County7.821+0.13 pts
21Lawrence County7.78+1.77 pts
22Defiance County7.768+2.49 pts
23Miami County7.729+0.98 pts
24Darke County7.67+2.3 pts
25Hamilton County7.656-0.26 pts
26Licking County7.604-0.27 pts
27Scioto County7.547+2.19 pts
28Cuyahoga County7.532+0.16 pts
29Lorain County7.462+0.6 pts
30Butler County7.429-0.77 pts
31Holmes County7.39+0.28 pts
32Shelby County7.346+3.35 pts
33Muskingum County7.335+0.91 pts
34Morgan County7.309-1.24 pts
35Fairfield County7.307-0.98 pts
36Portage County7.264+0.69 pts
37Knox County7.223-1.59 pts
38Summit County7.142+0.13 pts
39Clinton County6.97+0.55 pts
40Trumbull County6.953-0.28 pts
41Montgomery County6.946-0.81 pts
42Athens County6.943+1.36 pts
43Mahoning County6.919+0.6 pts
44Pickaway County6.887-1.76 pts
45Lucas County6.87-0 pts
46Hocking County6.803-2.74 pts
47Logan County6.793+0.2 pts
48Hancock County6.786+1.79 pts
49Crawford County6.726-0.49 pts
50Wyandot County6.688+0.84 pts
51Richland County6.683+0.78 pts
52Columbiana County6.618-0.57 pts
53Highland County6.576+0.67 pts
54Henry County6.551-0.17 pts
55Monroe County6.494-2.5 pts
56Erie County6.45-0.18 pts
57Preble County6.441-1.62 pts
58Huron County6.401-0.83 pts
59Meigs County6.376-3.74 pts
60Madison County6.306-3.1 pts
61Hardin County6.242-1.17 pts
62Jackson County6.234-0.63 pts
63Ashland County6.22+1.13 pts
64Wayne County6.167-0.8 pts
65Lake County6.164-1.1 pts
66Brown County6.145-2.45 pts
67Washington County6.075-0.3 pts
68Guernsey County6.061-0.03 pts
69Stark County6.009-0.54 pts
70Coshocton County5.934-1.47 pts
71Wood County5.911-0.43 pts
72Auglaize County5.683-1.42 pts
73Allen County5.633-0.07 pts
74Sandusky County5.614+0.47 pts
75Mercer County5.613-0.65 pts
76Tuscarawas County5.611-1.34 pts
77Gallia County5.55-1.45 pts
78Ashtabula County5.522-1.78 pts
79Seneca County5.513-0.74 pts
80Belmont County5.495-0.51 pts
81Putnam County5.132+0.18 pts
82Paulding County4.938-3.93 pts
83Jefferson County4.758-2.01 pts
84Fayette County4.697-2.27 pts
85Marion County4.647-0.31 pts
86Williams County4.456-0.81 pts
87Pike County4.381-6.14 pts
88Van Wert County3.857-2.84 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Geauga County, with 9.562% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Van Wert County, with 3.857% in 2020.

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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