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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate, 2023

Licking County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2023, at 36.637%. Champaign County had the lowest, at 7.378%. The median was 11.51% and the figure for Ohio was 13.043%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.637Licking County
Lowest7.378Champaign County
Median11.5188 counties
Ohio13.043History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 19.582 %Allen County: 10.956 %Ashland County: 9.001 %Ashtabula County: 12.047 %Athens County: 14.014 %Auglaize County: 7.834 %Belmont County: 13.606 %Brown County: 12.924 %Butler County: 11.891 %Carroll County: 10.537 %Champaign County: 7.378 %Clark County: 11.419 %Clermont County: 13.252 %Clinton County: 20.35 %Columbiana County: 10.509 %Coshocton County: 8.611 %Crawford County: 13.786 %Cuyahoga County: 13.308 %Darke County: 12.648 %Defiance County: 11.677 %Delaware County: 13.905 %Erie County: 10.883 %Fairfield County: 16.567 %Fayette County: 9.033 %Franklin County: 14.931 %Fulton County: 11.108 %Gallia County: 11.451 %Geauga County: 13.402 %Greene County: 13.416 %Guernsey County: 9.745 %Hamilton County: 11.709 %Hancock County: 10.372 %Hardin County: 10.359 %Harrison County: 10.953 %Henry County: 11.058 %Highland County: 12.636 %Hocking County: 12.397 %Holmes County: 9.383 %Huron County: 11.523 %Jackson County: 11.493 %Jefferson County: 8.514 %Knox County: 8.731 %Lake County: 13.064 %Lawrence County: 9.882 %Licking County: 36.637 %Logan County: 7.943 %Lorain County: 11.778 %Lucas County: 11.469 %Madison County: 16.221 %Mahoning County: 13.089 %Marion County: 10.296 %Medina County: 12.285 %Meigs County: 8.361 %Mercer County: 15.185 %Miami County: 11.245 %Monroe County: 10.114 %Montgomery County: 12.66 %Morgan County: 12.217 %Morrow County: 11.44 %Muskingum County: 12.033 %Noble County: 11.114 %Ottawa County: 11.524 %Paulding County: 9.744 %Perry County: 17.09 %Pickaway County: 15.142 %Pike County: 11.496 %Portage County: 12.159 %Preble County: 10.297 %Putnam County: 9.522 %Richland County: 11.617 %Ross County: 11.451 %Sandusky County: 10.248 %Scioto County: 11.495 %Seneca County: 10.728 %Shelby County: 8.939 %Stark County: 11.399 %Summit County: 12.869 %Trumbull County: 16.347 %Tuscarawas County: 10.417 %Union County: 12.498 %Van Wert County: 11.769 %Vinton County: 11.62 %Warren County: 13.762 %Washington County: 9.139 %Wayne County: 9.864 %Williams County: 11.678 %Wood County: 14.255 %Wyandot County: 7.686 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Licking County: 36.637 %Licking County36.637Clinton County: 20.35 %Clinton County20.35Adams County: 19.582 %Adams County19.582Perry County: 17.09 %Perry County17.09Fairfield County: 16.567 %Fairfield County16.567Trumbull County: 16.347 %Trumbull County16.347Madison County: 16.221 %Madison County16.221Mercer County: 15.185 %Mercer County15.185Pickaway County: 15.142 %Pickaway County15.142Franklin County: 14.931 %Franklin County14.931Wood County: 14.255 %Wood County14.255Athens County: 14.014 %Athens County14.014Delaware County: 13.905 %Delaware County13.905Crawford County: 13.786 %Crawford County13.786Warren County: 13.762 %Warren County13.762Belmont County: 13.606 %Belmont County13.606Greene County: 13.416 %Greene County13.416Geauga County: 13.402 %Geauga County13.402Cuyahoga County: 13.308 %Cuyahoga County13.308Clermont County: 13.252 %Clermont County13.252Mahoning County: 13.089 %Mahoning County13.089Lake County: 13.064 %Lake County13.064Brown County: 12.924 %Brown County12.924Summit County: 12.869 %Summit County12.869Montgomery County: 12.66 %Montgomery County12.66Darke County: 12.648 %Darke County12.648Highland County: 12.636 %Highland County12.636Union County: 12.498 %Union County12.498Hocking County: 12.397 %Hocking County12.397Medina County: 12.285 %Medina County12.285Morgan County: 12.217 %Morgan County12.217Portage County: 12.159 %Portage County12.159Ashtabula County: 12.047 %Ashtabula County12.047Muskingum County: 12.033 %Muskingum County12.033Butler County: 11.891 %Butler County11.891Lorain County: 11.778 %Lorain County11.778Van Wert County: 11.769 %Van Wert County11.769Hamilton County: 11.709 %Hamilton County11.709Williams County: 11.678 %Williams County11.678Defiance County: 11.677 %Defiance County11.677Licking County: 36.637 %Licking County36.637Clinton County: 20.35 %Clinton County20.35Adams County: 19.582 %Adams County19.582Perry County: 17.09 %Perry County17.09Fairfield County: 16.567 %Fairfield County16.567Trumbull County: 16.347 %Trumbull County16.347Madison County: 16.221 %Madison County16.221Mercer County: 15.185 %Mercer County15.185Pickaway County: 15.142 %Pickaway County15.142Franklin County: 14.931 %Franklin County14.931Wood County: 14.255 %Wood County14.255Athens County: 14.014 %Athens County14.014Delaware County: 13.905 %Delaware County13.905Crawford County: 13.786 %Crawford County13.786Warren County: 13.762 %Warren County13.762Belmont County: 13.606 %Belmont County13.606Greene County: 13.416 %Greene County13.416Geauga County: 13.402 %Geauga County13.402Cuyahoga County: 13.308 %Cuyahoga County13.308Clermont County: 13.252 %Clermont County13.252Mahoning County: 13.089 %Mahoning County13.089Lake County: 13.064 %Lake County13.064Brown County: 12.924 %Brown County12.924Summit County: 12.869 %Summit County12.869Montgomery County: 12.66 %Montgomery County12.66Darke County: 12.648 %Darke County12.648Highland County: 12.636 %Highland County12.636Union County: 12.498 %Union County12.498Hocking County: 12.397 %Hocking County12.397Medina County: 12.285 %Medina County12.285Morgan County: 12.217 %Morgan County12.217Portage County: 12.159 %Portage County12.159Ashtabula County: 12.047 %Ashtabula County12.047Muskingum County: 12.033 %Muskingum County12.033Butler County: 11.891 %Butler County11.891Lorain County: 11.778 %Lorain County11.778Van Wert County: 11.769 %Van Wert County11.769Hamilton County: 11.709 %Hamilton County11.709Williams County: 11.678 %Williams County11.678Defiance County: 11.677 %Defiance County11.677
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Licking County36.637+20.2 pts
2Clinton County20.35+9.72 pts
3Adams County19.582+3.83 pts
4Perry County17.09+1.41 pts
5Fairfield County16.567-0.57 pts
6Trumbull County16.347+0.29 pts
7Madison County16.221-3.95 pts
8Mercer County15.185+4 pts
9Pickaway County15.142-14.55 pts
10Franklin County14.931-2.87 pts
11Wood County14.255-5.1 pts
12Athens County14.014-4.05 pts
13Delaware County13.905-7.98 pts
14Crawford County13.786+3.51 pts
15Warren County13.762-1.08 pts
16Belmont County13.606-3.19 pts
17Greene County13.416-1.38 pts
18Geauga County13.402-0.05 pts
19Cuyahoga County13.308-2.15 pts
20Clermont County13.252-4.72 pts
21Mahoning County13.089-0.99 pts
22Lake County13.064-1.17 pts
23Brown County12.924-6.65 pts
24Summit County12.869-3.61 pts
25Montgomery County12.66-0.88 pts
26Darke County12.648+3.14 pts
27Highland County12.636+0.22 pts
28Union County12.498-0.95 pts
29Hocking County12.397-2.81 pts
30Medina County12.285-4.2 pts
31Morgan County12.217-2.62 pts
32Portage County12.159-1.19 pts
33Ashtabula County12.047-2.73 pts
34Muskingum County12.033+0.82 pts
35Butler County11.891-2.43 pts
36Lorain County11.778-3.39 pts
37Van Wert County11.769+2.91 pts
38Hamilton County11.709-3.15 pts
39Williams County11.678-1.49 pts
40Defiance County11.677-1.16 pts
41Vinton County11.62-0.28 pts
42Richland County11.617-1.6 pts
43Ottawa County11.524-2.25 pts
44Huron County11.523+0.13 pts
45Pike County11.496-5.49 pts
46Scioto County11.495+0.06 pts
47Jackson County11.493+1.66 pts
48Lucas County11.469-1.39 pts
49Gallia County11.451-1.95 pts
49Ross County11.451-4.52 pts
51Morrow County11.44-26.13 pts
52Clark County11.419-5.61 pts
53Stark County11.399-3.16 pts
54Miami County11.245-3.13 pts
55Noble County11.114-10.71 pts
56Fulton County11.108+1.3 pts
57Henry County11.058-2.96 pts
58Allen County10.956+0.56 pts
59Harrison County10.953+1.13 pts
60Erie County10.883-5.64 pts
61Seneca County10.728+0.94 pts
62Carroll County10.537-6.25 pts
63Columbiana County10.509-1.54 pts
64Tuscarawas County10.417-4.78 pts
65Hancock County10.372+1.61 pts
66Hardin County10.359+2.43 pts
67Preble County10.297-5.22 pts
68Marion County10.296+1.22 pts
69Sandusky County10.248-0.55 pts
70Monroe County10.114-5.3 pts
71Lawrence County9.882-4.23 pts
72Wayne County9.864-2.71 pts
73Guernsey County9.745-4.5 pts
74Paulding County9.744-4.78 pts
75Putnam County9.522-1.81 pts
76Holmes County9.383-3.98 pts
77Washington County9.139-3.39 pts
78Fayette County9.033-7.26 pts
79Ashland County9.001-4.17 pts
80Shelby County8.939-1.07 pts
81Knox County8.731-3.17 pts
82Coshocton County8.611-4.51 pts
83Jefferson County8.514+0.25 pts
84Meigs County8.361-7.04 pts
85Logan County7.943-6.45 pts
86Auglaize County7.834-5.1 pts
87Wyandot County7.686-3.73 pts
88Champaign County7.378-3.52 pts

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Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Ohio by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Ohio by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/ohio-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Ohio by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/ohio-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Ohio by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/ohio-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Licking County, with 36.637% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Champaign County, with 7.378% in 2023.

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