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Counties in Ohio by establishment entry rate

Morrow County had the highest establishment entry rate of 88 counties in 2022, at 12.887%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 5.704%. The median was 8.556% and the figure for Ohio was 9.349%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.887Morrow County
Lowest5.704Jackson County
Median8.55688 counties
Ohio9.349History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 10.899 %Allen County: 6.032 %Ashland County: 7.571 %Ashtabula County: 9.602 %Athens County: 10.599 %Auglaize County: 6.995 %Belmont County: 7.605 %Brown County: 9.004 %Butler County: 9.02 %Carroll County: 6.81 %Champaign County: 9.577 %Clark County: 9.26 %Clermont County: 9.092 %Clinton County: 6.084 %Columbiana County: 8.542 %Coshocton County: 8.174 %Crawford County: 6.575 %Cuyahoga County: 9.802 %Darke County: 7.278 %Defiance County: 8.257 %Delaware County: 11.122 %Erie County: 9.307 %Fairfield County: 10.954 %Fayette County: 9.302 %Franklin County: 10.766 %Fulton County: 7.652 %Gallia County: 6.66 %Geauga County: 10.418 %Greene County: 9.071 %Guernsey County: 7.762 %Hamilton County: 9.318 %Hancock County: 7.469 %Hardin County: 10.013 %Harrison County: 6.536 %Henry County: 7.436 %Highland County: 6.57 %Hocking County: 8.398 %Holmes County: 9.234 %Huron County: 7.734 %Jackson County: 5.704 %Jefferson County: 8.966 %Knox County: 8.509 %Lake County: 9.041 %Lawrence County: 7.372 %Licking County: 11.165 %Logan County: 8.195 %Lorain County: 9.14 %Lucas County: 8.637 %Madison County: 8.282 %Mahoning County: 8.905 %Marion County: 7.214 %Medina County: 10.31 %Meigs County: 9.408 %Mercer County: 9.006 %Miami County: 10.126 %Monroe County: 9.438 %Montgomery County: 8.419 %Morgan County: 8.725 %Morrow County: 12.887 %Muskingum County: 7.965 %Noble County: 7.371 %Ottawa County: 8.532 %Paulding County: 6.349 %Perry County: 8.189 %Pickaway County: 12.137 %Pike County: 8.086 %Portage County: 10.827 %Preble County: 8.789 %Putnam County: 6.388 %Richland County: 9.018 %Ross County: 8.188 %Sandusky County: 8.354 %Scioto County: 7.781 %Seneca County: 7.168 %Shelby County: 5.847 %Stark County: 9.148 %Summit County: 9.662 %Trumbull County: 8.489 %Tuscarawas County: 7.3 %Union County: 10.415 %Van Wert County: 7.128 %Vinton County: 9.231 %Warren County: 10.381 %Washington County: 8.044 %Wayne County: 9.097 %Williams County: 8.569 %Wood County: 8.707 %Wyandot County: 7.01 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Morrow County: 12.887 %Morrow County12.887Pickaway County: 12.137 %Pickaway County12.137Licking County: 11.165 %Licking County11.165Delaware County: 11.122 %Delaware County11.122Fairfield County: 10.954 %Fairfield County10.954Adams County: 10.899 %Adams County10.899Portage County: 10.827 %Portage County10.827Franklin County: 10.766 %Franklin County10.766Athens County: 10.599 %Athens County10.599Geauga County: 10.418 %Geauga County10.418Union County: 10.415 %Union County10.415Warren County: 10.381 %Warren County10.381Medina County: 10.31 %Medina County10.31Miami County: 10.126 %Miami County10.126Hardin County: 10.013 %Hardin County10.013Cuyahoga County: 9.802 %Cuyahoga County9.802Summit County: 9.662 %Summit County9.662Ashtabula County: 9.602 %Ashtabula County9.602Champaign County: 9.577 %Champaign County9.577Monroe County: 9.438 %Monroe County9.438Meigs County: 9.408 %Meigs County9.408Hamilton County: 9.318 %Hamilton County9.318Erie County: 9.307 %Erie County9.307Fayette County: 9.302 %Fayette County9.302Clark County: 9.26 %Clark County9.26Holmes County: 9.234 %Holmes County9.234Vinton County: 9.231 %Vinton County9.231Stark County: 9.148 %Stark County9.148Lorain County: 9.14 %Lorain County9.14Wayne County: 9.097 %Wayne County9.097Clermont County: 9.092 %Clermont County9.092Greene County: 9.071 %Greene County9.071Lake County: 9.041 %Lake County9.041Butler County: 9.02 %Butler County9.02Richland County: 9.018 %Richland County9.018Mercer County: 9.006 %Mercer County9.006Brown County: 9.004 %Brown County9.004Jefferson County: 8.966 %Jefferson County8.966Mahoning County: 8.905 %Mahoning County8.905Preble County: 8.789 %Preble County8.789Morrow County: 12.887 %Morrow County12.887Pickaway County: 12.137 %Pickaway County12.137Licking County: 11.165 %Licking County11.165Delaware County: 11.122 %Delaware County11.122Fairfield County: 10.954 %Fairfield County10.954Adams County: 10.899 %Adams County10.899Portage County: 10.827 %Portage County10.827Franklin County: 10.766 %Franklin County10.766Athens County: 10.599 %Athens County10.599Geauga County: 10.418 %Geauga County10.418Union County: 10.415 %Union County10.415Warren County: 10.381 %Warren County10.381Medina County: 10.31 %Medina County10.31Miami County: 10.126 %Miami County10.126Hardin County: 10.013 %Hardin County10.013Cuyahoga County: 9.802 %Cuyahoga County9.802Summit County: 9.662 %Summit County9.662Ashtabula County: 9.602 %Ashtabula County9.602Champaign County: 9.577 %Champaign County9.577Monroe County: 9.438 %Monroe County9.438Meigs County: 9.408 %Meigs County9.408Hamilton County: 9.318 %Hamilton County9.318Erie County: 9.307 %Erie County9.307Fayette County: 9.302 %Fayette County9.302Clark County: 9.26 %Clark County9.26Holmes County: 9.234 %Holmes County9.234Vinton County: 9.231 %Vinton County9.231Stark County: 9.148 %Stark County9.148Lorain County: 9.14 %Lorain County9.14Wayne County: 9.097 %Wayne County9.097Clermont County: 9.092 %Clermont County9.092Greene County: 9.071 %Greene County9.071Lake County: 9.041 %Lake County9.041Butler County: 9.02 %Butler County9.02Richland County: 9.018 %Richland County9.018Mercer County: 9.006 %Mercer County9.006Brown County: 9.004 %Brown County9.004Jefferson County: 8.966 %Jefferson County8.966Mahoning County: 8.905 %Mahoning County8.905Preble County: 8.789 %Preble County8.789
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Morrow County12.887-1.02 pts
2Pickaway County12.137+3.56 pts
3Licking County11.165+0.41 pts
4Delaware County11.122-0.26 pts
5Fairfield County10.954+0.33 pts
6Adams County10.899+2.84 pts
7Portage County10.827+1.64 pts
8Franklin County10.766-0.37 pts
9Athens County10.599+4.48 pts
10Geauga County10.418+0.83 pts
11Union County10.415+0.06 pts
12Warren County10.381-0.89 pts
13Medina County10.31+0.7 pts
14Miami County10.126+3.1 pts
15Hardin County10.013+4.8 pts
16Cuyahoga County9.802+0.61 pts
17Summit County9.662-0.2 pts
18Ashtabula County9.602+2.07 pts
19Champaign County9.577+3.07 pts
20Monroe County9.438+0.53 pts
21Meigs County9.408+2.56 pts
22Hamilton County9.318+0.81 pts
23Erie County9.307+2.06 pts
24Fayette County9.302+3.93 pts
25Clark County9.26+1.06 pts
26Holmes County9.234+0.36 pts
27Vinton County9.231+1.71 pts
28Stark County9.148+0.68 pts
29Lorain County9.14-0.42 pts
30Wayne County9.097+2.09 pts
31Clermont County9.092-0.77 pts
32Greene County9.071-0.78 pts
33Lake County9.041+0.21 pts
34Butler County9.02-0.28 pts
35Richland County9.018+1.52 pts
36Mercer County9.006+1.22 pts
37Brown County9.004-1.19 pts
38Jefferson County8.966+2.71 pts
39Mahoning County8.905+1.21 pts
40Preble County8.789+1.75 pts
41Morgan County8.725-3.44 pts
42Wood County8.707+1.05 pts
43Lucas County8.637+0.15 pts
44Williams County8.569+2.48 pts
45Columbiana County8.542+1.38 pts
46Ottawa County8.532-0.85 pts
47Knox County8.509+0.17 pts
48Trumbull County8.489+0.45 pts
49Montgomery County8.419+0.58 pts
50Hocking County8.398-0.33 pts
51Sandusky County8.354+0.58 pts
52Madison County8.282-2.2 pts
53Defiance County8.257+2.38 pts
54Logan County8.195-0.42 pts
55Perry County8.189-2.09 pts
56Ross County8.188-0.54 pts
57Coshocton County8.174+1.52 pts
58Pike County8.086+1.16 pts
59Washington County8.044+0.66 pts
60Muskingum County7.965+1.14 pts
61Scioto County7.781+0.9 pts
62Guernsey County7.762+0.28 pts
63Huron County7.734+1.6 pts
64Fulton County7.652+3.07 pts
65Belmont County7.605+0.99 pts
66Ashland County7.571-0.6 pts
67Hancock County7.469+1.08 pts
68Henry County7.436+0.38 pts
69Lawrence County7.372-0.45 pts
70Noble County7.371+2.03 pts
71Tuscarawas County7.3+0.46 pts
72Darke County7.278+1.38 pts
73Marion County7.214-1.16 pts
74Seneca County7.168-1.49 pts
75Van Wert County7.128+0.59 pts
76Wyandot County7.01+1.8 pts
77Auglaize County6.995-0.23 pts
78Carroll County6.81-1.33 pts
79Gallia County6.66-1.92 pts
80Crawford County6.575-1.52 pts
81Highland County6.57-3.81 pts
82Harrison County6.536-1.17 pts
83Putnam County6.388-0.46 pts
84Paulding County6.349-1.48 pts
85Clinton County6.084-1.4 pts
86Allen County6.032-0.01 pts
87Shelby County5.847-1.79 pts
88Jackson County5.704-1.13 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Morrow County, with 12.887% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Jackson County, with 5.704% in 2022.

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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