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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Pike County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2012, at 33.24%. Gallia County had the lowest, at 6.478%. The median was 12.102% and the figure for Ohio was 13.204%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.24Pike County
Lowest6.478Gallia County
Median12.10288 counties
Ohio13.204History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 8.448 %Allen County: 11.185 %Ashland County: 9.047 %Ashtabula County: 14.719 %Athens County: 14.016 %Auglaize County: 11.029 %Belmont County: 11.751 %Brown County: 13.378 %Butler County: 12.882 %Carroll County: 12.304 %Champaign County: 12.189 %Clark County: 12.655 %Clermont County: 16.091 %Clinton County: 11.66 %Columbiana County: 13.948 %Coshocton County: 8.817 %Crawford County: 14.278 %Cuyahoga County: 12.666 %Darke County: 12.677 %Defiance County: 15.853 %Delaware County: 14.618 %Erie County: 12.11 %Fairfield County: 10.551 %Fayette County: 10.199 %Franklin County: 15.964 %Fulton County: 10.033 %Gallia County: 6.478 %Geauga County: 12.155 %Greene County: 15.394 %Guernsey County: 12.37 %Hamilton County: 13.172 %Hancock County: 12.206 %Hardin County: 10.425 %Harrison County: 12.319 %Henry County: 9.291 %Highland County: 9.3 %Hocking County: 10.428 %Holmes County: 10.477 %Huron County: 12.195 %Jackson County: 12.689 %Jefferson County: 10.41 %Knox County: 11.517 %Lake County: 12.009 %Lawrence County: 12.979 %Licking County: 12.286 %Logan County: 9.666 %Lorain County: 11.673 %Lucas County: 11.181 %Madison County: 14.245 %Mahoning County: 14.06 %Marion County: 10.729 %Medina County: 12.49 %Meigs County: 11.251 %Mercer County: 9.972 %Miami County: 11.464 %Monroe County: 8.953 %Montgomery County: 12.094 %Morgan County: 12.891 %Morrow County: 11.85 %Muskingum County: 10.875 %Noble County: 10.308 %Ottawa County: 10.342 %Paulding County: 9.935 %Perry County: 9.86 %Pickaway County: 10.903 %Pike County: 33.24 %Portage County: 12.982 %Preble County: 10.951 %Putnam County: 13.02 %Richland County: 10.894 %Ross County: 21.348 %Sandusky County: 7.947 %Scioto County: 13.539 %Seneca County: 10.944 %Shelby County: 16.233 %Stark County: 13.083 %Summit County: 12.685 %Trumbull County: 10.245 %Tuscarawas County: 13.125 %Union County: 11.355 %Van Wert County: 9.409 %Vinton County: 13.552 %Warren County: 12.017 %Washington County: 9.096 %Wayne County: 13.665 %Williams County: 13.825 %Wood County: 14.142 %Wyandot County: 15.44 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Pike County: 33.24 %Pike County33.24Ross County: 21.348 %Ross County21.348Shelby County: 16.233 %Shelby County16.233Clermont County: 16.091 %Clermont County16.091Franklin County: 15.964 %Franklin County15.964Defiance County: 15.853 %Defiance County15.853Wyandot County: 15.44 %Wyandot County15.44Greene County: 15.394 %Greene County15.394Ashtabula County: 14.719 %Ashtabula County14.719Delaware County: 14.618 %Delaware County14.618Crawford County: 14.278 %Crawford County14.278Madison County: 14.245 %Madison County14.245Wood County: 14.142 %Wood County14.142Mahoning County: 14.06 %Mahoning County14.06Athens County: 14.016 %Athens County14.016Columbiana County: 13.948 %Columbiana County13.948Williams County: 13.825 %Williams County13.825Wayne County: 13.665 %Wayne County13.665Vinton County: 13.552 %Vinton County13.552Scioto County: 13.539 %Scioto County13.539Brown County: 13.378 %Brown County13.378Hamilton County: 13.172 %Hamilton County13.172Tuscarawas County: 13.125 %Tuscarawas County13.125Stark County: 13.083 %Stark County13.083Putnam County: 13.02 %Putnam County13.02Portage County: 12.982 %Portage County12.982Lawrence County: 12.979 %Lawrence County12.979Morgan County: 12.891 %Morgan County12.891Butler County: 12.882 %Butler County12.882Jackson County: 12.689 %Jackson County12.689Summit County: 12.685 %Summit County12.685Darke County: 12.677 %Darke County12.677Cuyahoga County: 12.666 %Cuyahoga County12.666Clark County: 12.655 %Clark County12.655Medina County: 12.49 %Medina County12.49Guernsey County: 12.37 %Guernsey County12.37Harrison County: 12.319 %Harrison County12.319Carroll County: 12.304 %Carroll County12.304Licking County: 12.286 %Licking County12.286Hancock County: 12.206 %Hancock County12.206Pike County: 33.24 %Pike County33.24Ross County: 21.348 %Ross County21.348Shelby County: 16.233 %Shelby County16.233Clermont County: 16.091 %Clermont County16.091Franklin County: 15.964 %Franklin County15.964Defiance County: 15.853 %Defiance County15.853Wyandot County: 15.44 %Wyandot County15.44Greene County: 15.394 %Greene County15.394Ashtabula County: 14.719 %Ashtabula County14.719Delaware County: 14.618 %Delaware County14.618Crawford County: 14.278 %Crawford County14.278Madison County: 14.245 %Madison County14.245Wood County: 14.142 %Wood County14.142Mahoning County: 14.06 %Mahoning County14.06Athens County: 14.016 %Athens County14.016Columbiana County: 13.948 %Columbiana County13.948Williams County: 13.825 %Williams County13.825Wayne County: 13.665 %Wayne County13.665Vinton County: 13.552 %Vinton County13.552Scioto County: 13.539 %Scioto County13.539Brown County: 13.378 %Brown County13.378Hamilton County: 13.172 %Hamilton County13.172Tuscarawas County: 13.125 %Tuscarawas County13.125Stark County: 13.083 %Stark County13.083Putnam County: 13.02 %Putnam County13.02Portage County: 12.982 %Portage County12.982Lawrence County: 12.979 %Lawrence County12.979Morgan County: 12.891 %Morgan County12.891Butler County: 12.882 %Butler County12.882Jackson County: 12.689 %Jackson County12.689Summit County: 12.685 %Summit County12.685Darke County: 12.677 %Darke County12.677Cuyahoga County: 12.666 %Cuyahoga County12.666Clark County: 12.655 %Clark County12.655Medina County: 12.49 %Medina County12.49Guernsey County: 12.37 %Guernsey County12.37Harrison County: 12.319 %Harrison County12.319Carroll County: 12.304 %Carroll County12.304Licking County: 12.286 %Licking County12.286Hancock County: 12.206 %Hancock County12.206
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Pike County33.24+16.68 pts
2Ross County21.348+5.04 pts
3Shelby County16.233+8.92 pts
4Clermont County16.091+5.59 pts
5Franklin County15.964+2.43 pts
6Defiance County15.853+7.89 pts
7Wyandot County15.44-0.56 pts
8Greene County15.394+0.89 pts
9Ashtabula County14.719+2.27 pts
10Delaware County14.618+1.84 pts
11Crawford County14.278+3.13 pts
12Madison County14.245+5.15 pts
13Wood County14.142+2.15 pts
14Mahoning County14.06+1.51 pts
15Athens County14.016+2.91 pts
16Columbiana County13.948+3.11 pts
17Williams County13.825+1.87 pts
18Wayne County13.665+4.12 pts
19Vinton County13.552+2.76 pts
20Scioto County13.539+3.45 pts
21Brown County13.378+2.7 pts
22Hamilton County13.172+2.52 pts
23Tuscarawas County13.125+3.16 pts
24Stark County13.083+2.13 pts
25Putnam County13.02+0.43 pts
26Portage County12.982-0.09 pts
27Lawrence County12.979+1.33 pts
28Morgan County12.891+1.14 pts
29Butler County12.882+0.01 pts
30Jackson County12.689+5.01 pts
31Summit County12.685+0.22 pts
32Darke County12.677+3.66 pts
33Cuyahoga County12.666-0.86 pts
34Clark County12.655+1.06 pts
35Medina County12.49-0.1 pts
36Guernsey County12.37+3.48 pts
37Harrison County12.319+2.84 pts
38Carroll County12.304-2.19 pts
39Licking County12.286-0.74 pts
40Hancock County12.206+0.7 pts
41Huron County12.195+3.55 pts
42Champaign County12.189+0.91 pts
43Geauga County12.155+1.51 pts
44Erie County12.11-0.27 pts
45Montgomery County12.094+0.49 pts
46Warren County12.017+0.78 pts
47Lake County12.009-1.35 pts
48Morrow County11.85+1.86 pts
49Belmont County11.751-0.1 pts
50Lorain County11.673-2.35 pts
51Clinton County11.66-0.83 pts
52Knox County11.517+1.7 pts
53Miami County11.464+0.64 pts
54Union County11.355-21.82 pts
55Meigs County11.251-0.43 pts
56Allen County11.185+0.81 pts
57Lucas County11.181-0.38 pts
58Auglaize County11.029+0.22 pts
59Preble County10.951+1.51 pts
60Seneca County10.944+0.63 pts
61Pickaway County10.903-1.49 pts
62Richland County10.894+1.16 pts
63Muskingum County10.875+1.86 pts
64Marion County10.729+1.82 pts
65Fairfield County10.551+0.31 pts
66Holmes County10.477+0.26 pts
67Hocking County10.428-0.14 pts
68Hardin County10.425+3.68 pts
69Jefferson County10.41+1.96 pts
70Ottawa County10.342+0.52 pts
71Noble County10.308-3.57 pts
72Trumbull County10.245-0.98 pts
73Fayette County10.199+0.86 pts
74Fulton County10.033+1.76 pts
75Mercer County9.972-1.44 pts
76Paulding County9.935-1.44 pts
77Perry County9.86-1.8 pts
78Logan County9.666+1.72 pts
79Van Wert County9.409+0.01 pts
80Highland County9.3+0.34 pts
81Henry County9.291+0.29 pts
82Washington County9.096-2.45 pts
83Ashland County9.047-1.79 pts
84Monroe County8.953-2.8 pts
85Coshocton County8.817-0.47 pts
86Adams County8.448+0.68 pts
87Sandusky County7.947-5.42 pts
88Gallia County6.478-2 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pike County, with 33.24% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Gallia County, with 6.478% in 2012.

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