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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Morrow County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2021, at 13.911%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.582%. The median was 7.823% and the figure for Ohio was 8.954%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.911Morrow County
Lowest4.582Fulton County
Median7.82388 counties
Ohio8.954History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 8.056 %Allen County: 6.038 %Ashland County: 8.17 %Ashtabula County: 7.537 %Athens County: 6.118 %Auglaize County: 7.221 %Belmont County: 6.612 %Brown County: 10.196 %Butler County: 9.296 %Carroll County: 8.136 %Champaign County: 6.506 %Clark County: 8.204 %Clermont County: 9.862 %Clinton County: 7.481 %Columbiana County: 7.157 %Coshocton County: 6.649 %Crawford County: 8.093 %Cuyahoga County: 9.195 %Darke County: 5.902 %Defiance County: 5.882 %Delaware County: 11.381 %Erie County: 7.247 %Fairfield County: 10.626 %Fayette County: 5.37 %Franklin County: 11.134 %Fulton County: 4.582 %Gallia County: 8.577 %Geauga County: 9.59 %Greene County: 9.847 %Guernsey County: 7.484 %Hamilton County: 8.509 %Hancock County: 6.39 %Hardin County: 5.217 %Harrison County: 7.709 %Henry County: 7.061 %Highland County: 10.377 %Hocking County: 8.725 %Holmes County: 8.871 %Huron County: 6.136 %Jackson County: 6.836 %Jefferson County: 6.256 %Knox County: 8.342 %Lake County: 8.828 %Lawrence County: 7.817 %Licking County: 10.756 %Logan County: 8.616 %Lorain County: 9.56 %Lucas County: 8.489 %Madison County: 10.485 %Mahoning County: 7.699 %Marion County: 8.37 %Medina County: 9.613 %Meigs County: 6.849 %Mercer County: 7.787 %Miami County: 7.021 %Monroe County: 8.909 %Montgomery County: 7.836 %Morgan County: 12.162 %Morrow County: 13.911 %Muskingum County: 6.822 %Noble County: 5.34 %Ottawa County: 9.377 %Paulding County: 7.829 %Perry County: 10.276 %Pickaway County: 8.577 %Pike County: 6.924 %Portage County: 9.184 %Preble County: 7.043 %Putnam County: 6.849 %Richland County: 7.495 %Ross County: 8.73 %Sandusky County: 7.777 %Scioto County: 6.885 %Seneca County: 8.655 %Shelby County: 7.634 %Stark County: 8.472 %Summit County: 9.865 %Trumbull County: 8.037 %Tuscarawas County: 6.841 %Union County: 10.353 %Van Wert County: 6.541 %Vinton County: 7.519 %Warren County: 11.268 %Washington County: 7.384 %Wayne County: 7.002 %Williams County: 6.086 %Wood County: 7.661 %Wyandot County: 5.206 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Morrow County: 13.911 %Morrow County13.911Morgan County: 12.162 %Morgan County12.162Delaware County: 11.381 %Delaware County11.381Warren County: 11.268 %Warren County11.268Franklin County: 11.134 %Franklin County11.134Licking County: 10.756 %Licking County10.756Fairfield County: 10.626 %Fairfield County10.626Madison County: 10.485 %Madison County10.485Highland County: 10.377 %Highland County10.377Union County: 10.353 %Union County10.353Perry County: 10.276 %Perry County10.276Brown County: 10.196 %Brown County10.196Summit County: 9.865 %Summit County9.865Clermont County: 9.862 %Clermont County9.862Greene County: 9.847 %Greene County9.847Medina County: 9.613 %Medina County9.613Geauga County: 9.59 %Geauga County9.59Lorain County: 9.56 %Lorain County9.56Ottawa County: 9.377 %Ottawa County9.377Butler County: 9.296 %Butler County9.296Cuyahoga County: 9.195 %Cuyahoga County9.195Portage County: 9.184 %Portage County9.184Monroe County: 8.909 %Monroe County8.909Holmes County: 8.871 %Holmes County8.871Lake County: 8.828 %Lake County8.828Ross County: 8.73 %Ross County8.73Hocking County: 8.725 %Hocking County8.725Seneca County: 8.655 %Seneca County8.655Logan County: 8.616 %Logan County8.616Gallia County: 8.577 %Gallia County8.577Pickaway County: 8.577 %Pickaway County8.577Hamilton County: 8.509 %Hamilton County8.509Lucas County: 8.489 %Lucas County8.489Stark County: 8.472 %Stark County8.472Marion County: 8.37 %Marion County8.37Knox County: 8.342 %Knox County8.342Clark County: 8.204 %Clark County8.204Ashland County: 8.17 %Ashland County8.17Carroll County: 8.136 %Carroll County8.136Crawford County: 8.093 %Crawford County8.093Morrow County: 13.911 %Morrow County13.911Morgan County: 12.162 %Morgan County12.162Delaware County: 11.381 %Delaware County11.381Warren County: 11.268 %Warren County11.268Franklin County: 11.134 %Franklin County11.134Licking County: 10.756 %Licking County10.756Fairfield County: 10.626 %Fairfield County10.626Madison County: 10.485 %Madison County10.485Highland County: 10.377 %Highland County10.377Union County: 10.353 %Union County10.353Perry County: 10.276 %Perry County10.276Brown County: 10.196 %Brown County10.196Summit County: 9.865 %Summit County9.865Clermont County: 9.862 %Clermont County9.862Greene County: 9.847 %Greene County9.847Medina County: 9.613 %Medina County9.613Geauga County: 9.59 %Geauga County9.59Lorain County: 9.56 %Lorain County9.56Ottawa County: 9.377 %Ottawa County9.377Butler County: 9.296 %Butler County9.296Cuyahoga County: 9.195 %Cuyahoga County9.195Portage County: 9.184 %Portage County9.184Monroe County: 8.909 %Monroe County8.909Holmes County: 8.871 %Holmes County8.871Lake County: 8.828 %Lake County8.828Ross County: 8.73 %Ross County8.73Hocking County: 8.725 %Hocking County8.725Seneca County: 8.655 %Seneca County8.655Logan County: 8.616 %Logan County8.616Gallia County: 8.577 %Gallia County8.577Pickaway County: 8.577 %Pickaway County8.577Hamilton County: 8.509 %Hamilton County8.509Lucas County: 8.489 %Lucas County8.489Stark County: 8.472 %Stark County8.472Marion County: 8.37 %Marion County8.37Knox County: 8.342 %Knox County8.342Clark County: 8.204 %Clark County8.204Ashland County: 8.17 %Ashland County8.17Carroll County: 8.136 %Carroll County8.136Crawford County: 8.093 %Crawford County8.093
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Morrow County13.911+5.57 pts
2Morgan County12.162+4.85 pts
3Delaware County11.381+2.04 pts
4Warren County11.268+2.39 pts
5Franklin County11.134+1.99 pts
6Licking County10.756+3.15 pts
7Fairfield County10.626+3.32 pts
8Madison County10.485+4.18 pts
9Highland County10.377+3.8 pts
10Union County10.353+1.81 pts
11Perry County10.276+1.91 pts
12Brown County10.196+4.05 pts
13Summit County9.865+2.72 pts
14Clermont County9.862+1.55 pts
15Greene County9.847+1.13 pts
16Medina County9.613+1.27 pts
17Geauga County9.59+0.03 pts
18Lorain County9.56+2.1 pts
19Ottawa County9.377+1.56 pts
20Butler County9.296+1.87 pts
21Cuyahoga County9.195+1.66 pts
22Portage County9.184+1.92 pts
23Monroe County8.909+2.42 pts
24Holmes County8.871+1.48 pts
25Lake County8.828+2.66 pts
26Ross County8.73+0.62 pts
27Hocking County8.725+1.92 pts
28Seneca County8.655+3.14 pts
29Logan County8.616+1.82 pts
30Gallia County8.577+3.03 pts
30Pickaway County8.577+1.69 pts
32Hamilton County8.509+0.85 pts
33Lucas County8.489+1.62 pts
34Stark County8.472+2.46 pts
35Marion County8.37+3.72 pts
36Knox County8.342+1.12 pts
37Clark County8.2040 pts
38Ashland County8.17+1.95 pts
39Carroll County8.136-0.53 pts
40Crawford County8.093+1.37 pts
41Adams County8.056-1.42 pts
42Trumbull County8.037+1.08 pts
43Montgomery County7.836+0.89 pts
44Paulding County7.829+2.89 pts
45Lawrence County7.817+0.04 pts
46Mercer County7.787+2.17 pts
47Sandusky County7.777+2.16 pts
48Harrison County7.709-1.15 pts
49Mahoning County7.699+0.78 pts
50Wood County7.661+1.75 pts
51Shelby County7.634+0.29 pts
52Ashtabula County7.537+2.01 pts
53Vinton County7.519-1.57 pts
54Richland County7.495+0.81 pts
55Guernsey County7.484+1.42 pts
56Clinton County7.481+0.51 pts
57Washington County7.384+1.31 pts
58Erie County7.247+0.8 pts
59Auglaize County7.221+1.54 pts
60Columbiana County7.157+0.54 pts
61Henry County7.061+0.51 pts
62Preble County7.043+0.6 pts
63Miami County7.021-0.71 pts
64Wayne County7.002+0.83 pts
65Pike County6.924+2.54 pts
66Scioto County6.885-0.66 pts
67Meigs County6.849+0.47 pts
67Putnam County6.849+1.72 pts
69Tuscarawas County6.841+1.23 pts
70Jackson County6.836+0.6 pts
71Muskingum County6.822-0.51 pts
72Coshocton County6.649+0.71 pts
73Belmont County6.612+1.12 pts
74Van Wert County6.541+2.68 pts
75Champaign County6.506-1.93 pts
76Hancock County6.39-0.4 pts
77Jefferson County6.256+1.5 pts
78Huron County6.136-0.26 pts
79Athens County6.118-0.82 pts
80Williams County6.086+1.63 pts
81Allen County6.038+0.41 pts
82Darke County5.902-1.77 pts
83Defiance County5.882-1.89 pts
84Fayette County5.37+0.67 pts
85Noble County5.34-2.97 pts
86Hardin County5.217-1.03 pts
87Wyandot County5.206-1.48 pts
88Fulton County4.582-3.28 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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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Morrow County, with 13.911% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Fulton County, with 4.582% in 2021.

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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