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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Harrison County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2013, at 24.34%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 6.208%. The median was 10.447% and the figure for Ohio was 11.967%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.34Harrison County
Lowest6.208Jackson County
Median10.44788 counties
Ohio11.967History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 9.946 %Allen County: 9.72 %Ashland County: 10.771 %Ashtabula County: 10.436 %Athens County: 10.362 %Auglaize County: 9.078 %Belmont County: 12.184 %Brown County: 11.438 %Butler County: 12.678 %Carroll County: 11.636 %Champaign County: 13.442 %Clark County: 9.995 %Clermont County: 13.292 %Clinton County: 10.188 %Columbiana County: 9.835 %Coshocton County: 9.265 %Crawford County: 10.844 %Cuyahoga County: 12.485 %Darke County: 12.391 %Defiance County: 8.853 %Delaware County: 11.944 %Erie County: 12.657 %Fairfield County: 11.904 %Fayette County: 10.224 %Franklin County: 13.522 %Fulton County: 7.409 %Gallia County: 7.803 %Geauga County: 10.831 %Greene County: 14.403 %Guernsey County: 9.854 %Hamilton County: 12.315 %Hancock County: 10.167 %Hardin County: 6.396 %Harrison County: 24.34 %Henry County: 8.93 %Highland County: 13.832 %Hocking County: 10.408 %Holmes County: 12.386 %Huron County: 8.442 %Jackson County: 6.208 %Jefferson County: 7.619 %Knox County: 10.547 %Lake County: 10.72 %Lawrence County: 9.532 %Licking County: 12.041 %Logan County: 9.806 %Lorain County: 9.915 %Lucas County: 12.307 %Madison County: 14.957 %Mahoning County: 12.581 %Marion County: 9.54 %Medina County: 10.043 %Meigs County: 10.687 %Mercer County: 9.558 %Miami County: 10.898 %Monroe County: 8.2 %Montgomery County: 12.571 %Morgan County: 11.517 %Morrow County: 10.355 %Muskingum County: 14.65 %Noble County: 8.476 %Ottawa County: 9.264 %Paulding County: 14.384 %Perry County: 11.225 %Pickaway County: 9.713 %Pike County: 9.44 %Portage County: 11.41 %Preble County: 9.074 %Putnam County: 8.821 %Richland County: 8.537 %Ross County: 7.852 %Sandusky County: 6.434 %Scioto County: 9.592 %Seneca County: 7.669 %Shelby County: 8.617 %Stark County: 11.272 %Summit County: 10.937 %Trumbull County: 8.758 %Tuscarawas County: 11.631 %Union County: 10.457 %Van Wert County: 11.122 %Vinton County: 18.768 %Warren County: 12.801 %Washington County: 10.037 %Wayne County: 10.589 %Williams County: 6.853 %Wood County: 11.201 %Wyandot County: 12.229 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Harrison County: 24.34 %Harrison County24.34Vinton County: 18.768 %Vinton County18.768Madison County: 14.957 %Madison County14.957Muskingum County: 14.65 %Muskingum County14.65Greene County: 14.403 %Greene County14.403Paulding County: 14.384 %Paulding County14.384Highland County: 13.832 %Highland County13.832Franklin County: 13.522 %Franklin County13.522Champaign County: 13.442 %Champaign County13.442Clermont County: 13.292 %Clermont County13.292Warren County: 12.801 %Warren County12.801Butler County: 12.678 %Butler County12.678Erie County: 12.657 %Erie County12.657Mahoning County: 12.581 %Mahoning County12.581Montgomery County: 12.571 %Montgomery County12.571Cuyahoga County: 12.485 %Cuyahoga County12.485Darke County: 12.391 %Darke County12.391Holmes County: 12.386 %Holmes County12.386Hamilton County: 12.315 %Hamilton County12.315Lucas County: 12.307 %Lucas County12.307Wyandot County: 12.229 %Wyandot County12.229Belmont County: 12.184 %Belmont County12.184Licking County: 12.041 %Licking County12.041Delaware County: 11.944 %Delaware County11.944Fairfield County: 11.904 %Fairfield County11.904Carroll County: 11.636 %Carroll County11.636Tuscarawas County: 11.631 %Tuscarawas County11.631Morgan County: 11.517 %Morgan County11.517Brown County: 11.438 %Brown County11.438Portage County: 11.41 %Portage County11.41Stark County: 11.272 %Stark County11.272Perry County: 11.225 %Perry County11.225Wood County: 11.201 %Wood County11.201Van Wert County: 11.122 %Van Wert County11.122Summit County: 10.937 %Summit County10.937Miami County: 10.898 %Miami County10.898Crawford County: 10.844 %Crawford County10.844Geauga County: 10.831 %Geauga County10.831Ashland County: 10.771 %Ashland County10.771Lake County: 10.72 %Lake County10.72Harrison County: 24.34 %Harrison County24.34Vinton County: 18.768 %Vinton County18.768Madison County: 14.957 %Madison County14.957Muskingum County: 14.65 %Muskingum County14.65Greene County: 14.403 %Greene County14.403Paulding County: 14.384 %Paulding County14.384Highland County: 13.832 %Highland County13.832Franklin County: 13.522 %Franklin County13.522Champaign County: 13.442 %Champaign County13.442Clermont County: 13.292 %Clermont County13.292Warren County: 12.801 %Warren County12.801Butler County: 12.678 %Butler County12.678Erie County: 12.657 %Erie County12.657Mahoning County: 12.581 %Mahoning County12.581Montgomery County: 12.571 %Montgomery County12.571Cuyahoga County: 12.485 %Cuyahoga County12.485Darke County: 12.391 %Darke County12.391Holmes County: 12.386 %Holmes County12.386Hamilton County: 12.315 %Hamilton County12.315Lucas County: 12.307 %Lucas County12.307Wyandot County: 12.229 %Wyandot County12.229Belmont County: 12.184 %Belmont County12.184Licking County: 12.041 %Licking County12.041Delaware County: 11.944 %Delaware County11.944Fairfield County: 11.904 %Fairfield County11.904Carroll County: 11.636 %Carroll County11.636Tuscarawas County: 11.631 %Tuscarawas County11.631Morgan County: 11.517 %Morgan County11.517Brown County: 11.438 %Brown County11.438Portage County: 11.41 %Portage County11.41Stark County: 11.272 %Stark County11.272Perry County: 11.225 %Perry County11.225Wood County: 11.201 %Wood County11.201Van Wert County: 11.122 %Van Wert County11.122Summit County: 10.937 %Summit County10.937Miami County: 10.898 %Miami County10.898Crawford County: 10.844 %Crawford County10.844Geauga County: 10.831 %Geauga County10.831Ashland County: 10.771 %Ashland County10.771Lake County: 10.72 %Lake County10.72
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Harrison County24.34+12.02 pts
2Vinton County18.768+5.22 pts
3Madison County14.957+0.71 pts
4Muskingum County14.65+3.78 pts
5Greene County14.403-0.99 pts
6Paulding County14.384+4.45 pts
7Highland County13.832+4.53 pts
8Franklin County13.522-2.44 pts
9Champaign County13.442+1.25 pts
10Clermont County13.292-2.8 pts
11Warren County12.801+0.78 pts
12Butler County12.678-0.2 pts
13Erie County12.657+0.55 pts
14Mahoning County12.581-1.48 pts
15Montgomery County12.571+0.48 pts
16Cuyahoga County12.485-0.18 pts
17Darke County12.391-0.29 pts
18Holmes County12.386+1.91 pts
19Hamilton County12.315-0.86 pts
20Lucas County12.307+1.13 pts
21Wyandot County12.229-3.21 pts
22Belmont County12.184+0.43 pts
23Licking County12.041-0.24 pts
24Delaware County11.944-2.67 pts
25Fairfield County11.904+1.35 pts
26Carroll County11.636-0.67 pts
27Tuscarawas County11.631-1.49 pts
28Morgan County11.517-1.37 pts
29Brown County11.438-1.94 pts
30Portage County11.41-1.57 pts
31Stark County11.272-1.81 pts
32Perry County11.225+1.37 pts
33Wood County11.201-2.94 pts
34Van Wert County11.122+1.71 pts
35Summit County10.937-1.75 pts
36Miami County10.898-0.57 pts
37Crawford County10.844-3.43 pts
38Geauga County10.831-1.32 pts
39Ashland County10.771+1.72 pts
40Lake County10.72-1.29 pts
41Meigs County10.687-0.56 pts
42Wayne County10.589-3.08 pts
43Knox County10.547-0.97 pts
44Union County10.457-0.9 pts
45Ashtabula County10.436-4.28 pts
46Hocking County10.408-0.02 pts
47Athens County10.362-3.65 pts
48Morrow County10.355-1.49 pts
49Fayette County10.224+0.03 pts
50Clinton County10.188-1.47 pts
51Hancock County10.167-2.04 pts
52Medina County10.043-2.45 pts
53Washington County10.037+0.94 pts
54Clark County9.995-2.66 pts
55Adams County9.946+1.5 pts
56Lorain County9.915-1.76 pts
57Guernsey County9.854-2.52 pts
58Columbiana County9.835-4.11 pts
59Logan County9.806+0.14 pts
60Allen County9.72-1.46 pts
61Pickaway County9.713-1.19 pts
62Scioto County9.592-3.95 pts
63Mercer County9.558-0.41 pts
64Marion County9.54-1.19 pts
65Lawrence County9.532-3.45 pts
66Pike County9.44-23.8 pts
67Coshocton County9.265+0.45 pts
68Ottawa County9.264-1.08 pts
69Auglaize County9.078-1.95 pts
70Preble County9.074-1.88 pts
71Henry County8.93-0.36 pts
72Defiance County8.853-7 pts
73Putnam County8.821-4.2 pts
74Trumbull County8.758-1.49 pts
75Shelby County8.617-7.62 pts
76Richland County8.537-2.36 pts
77Noble County8.476-1.83 pts
78Huron County8.442-3.75 pts
79Monroe County8.2-0.75 pts
80Ross County7.852-13.5 pts
81Gallia County7.803+1.33 pts
82Seneca County7.669-3.28 pts
83Jefferson County7.619-2.79 pts
84Fulton County7.409-2.62 pts
85Williams County6.853-6.97 pts
86Sandusky County6.434-1.51 pts
87Hardin County6.396-4.03 pts
88Jackson County6.208-6.48 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Harrison County, with 24.34% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Jackson County, with 6.208% in 2013.

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