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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Vinton County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2014, at 30.642%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 6.629%. The median was 10.293% and the figure for Ohio was 11.437%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.642Vinton County
Lowest6.629Fulton County
Median10.29388 counties
Ohio11.437History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 7.703 %Allen County: 8.427 %Ashland County: 14.935 %Ashtabula County: 9.898 %Athens County: 10.088 %Auglaize County: 9.373 %Belmont County: 12.654 %Brown County: 10.367 %Butler County: 13.361 %Carroll County: 11.466 %Champaign County: 11.987 %Clark County: 9.94 %Clermont County: 12.487 %Clinton County: 14.179 %Columbiana County: 8.603 %Coshocton County: 10.19 %Crawford County: 14.894 %Cuyahoga County: 10.339 %Darke County: 9.579 %Defiance County: 8.548 %Delaware County: 12.108 %Erie County: 8.727 %Fairfield County: 10.971 %Fayette County: 9.236 %Franklin County: 12.966 %Fulton County: 6.629 %Gallia County: 16.417 %Geauga County: 9.756 %Greene County: 12.091 %Guernsey County: 14.615 %Hamilton County: 12.591 %Hancock County: 11.259 %Hardin County: 7.062 %Harrison County: 20.183 %Henry County: 7.775 %Highland County: 10.569 %Hocking County: 9.186 %Holmes County: 13.3 %Huron County: 6.862 %Jackson County: 9.254 %Jefferson County: 8.126 %Knox County: 8.99 %Lake County: 10.058 %Lawrence County: 11.79 %Licking County: 10.609 %Logan County: 8.107 %Lorain County: 10.13 %Lucas County: 11.701 %Madison County: 8.556 %Mahoning County: 11.62 %Marion County: 9.981 %Medina County: 10.714 %Meigs County: 10.867 %Mercer County: 7.616 %Miami County: 9.713 %Monroe County: 11.217 %Montgomery County: 10.408 %Morgan County: 13.731 %Morrow County: 11.622 %Muskingum County: 11.765 %Noble County: 13.488 %Ottawa County: 9.312 %Paulding County: 9.36 %Perry County: 7.185 %Pickaway County: 10.246 %Pike County: 10.074 %Portage County: 12.431 %Preble County: 11.857 %Putnam County: 7.116 %Richland County: 9.765 %Ross County: 9.997 %Sandusky County: 12.057 %Scioto County: 11.99 %Seneca County: 9.393 %Shelby County: 8.587 %Stark County: 8.983 %Summit County: 12.166 %Trumbull County: 8.19 %Tuscarawas County: 10.967 %Union County: 8.493 %Van Wert County: 8.387 %Vinton County: 30.642 %Warren County: 14.499 %Washington County: 12.383 %Wayne County: 9.638 %Williams County: 13.652 %Wood County: 12.895 %Wyandot County: 7.173 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Vinton County: 30.642 %Vinton County30.642Harrison County: 20.183 %Harrison County20.183Gallia County: 16.417 %Gallia County16.417Ashland County: 14.935 %Ashland County14.935Crawford County: 14.894 %Crawford County14.894Guernsey County: 14.615 %Guernsey County14.615Warren County: 14.499 %Warren County14.499Clinton County: 14.179 %Clinton County14.179Morgan County: 13.731 %Morgan County13.731Williams County: 13.652 %Williams County13.652Noble County: 13.488 %Noble County13.488Butler County: 13.361 %Butler County13.361Holmes County: 13.3 %Holmes County13.3Franklin County: 12.966 %Franklin County12.966Wood County: 12.895 %Wood County12.895Belmont County: 12.654 %Belmont County12.654Hamilton County: 12.591 %Hamilton County12.591Clermont County: 12.487 %Clermont County12.487Portage County: 12.431 %Portage County12.431Washington County: 12.383 %Washington County12.383Summit County: 12.166 %Summit County12.166Delaware County: 12.108 %Delaware County12.108Greene County: 12.091 %Greene County12.091Sandusky County: 12.057 %Sandusky County12.057Scioto County: 11.99 %Scioto County11.99Champaign County: 11.987 %Champaign County11.987Preble County: 11.857 %Preble County11.857Lawrence County: 11.79 %Lawrence County11.79Muskingum County: 11.765 %Muskingum County11.765Lucas County: 11.701 %Lucas County11.701Morrow County: 11.622 %Morrow County11.622Mahoning County: 11.62 %Mahoning County11.62Carroll County: 11.466 %Carroll County11.466Hancock County: 11.259 %Hancock County11.259Monroe County: 11.217 %Monroe County11.217Fairfield County: 10.971 %Fairfield County10.971Tuscarawas County: 10.967 %Tuscarawas County10.967Meigs County: 10.867 %Meigs County10.867Medina County: 10.714 %Medina County10.714Licking County: 10.609 %Licking County10.609Vinton County: 30.642 %Vinton County30.642Harrison County: 20.183 %Harrison County20.183Gallia County: 16.417 %Gallia County16.417Ashland County: 14.935 %Ashland County14.935Crawford County: 14.894 %Crawford County14.894Guernsey County: 14.615 %Guernsey County14.615Warren County: 14.499 %Warren County14.499Clinton County: 14.179 %Clinton County14.179Morgan County: 13.731 %Morgan County13.731Williams County: 13.652 %Williams County13.652Noble County: 13.488 %Noble County13.488Butler County: 13.361 %Butler County13.361Holmes County: 13.3 %Holmes County13.3Franklin County: 12.966 %Franklin County12.966Wood County: 12.895 %Wood County12.895Belmont County: 12.654 %Belmont County12.654Hamilton County: 12.591 %Hamilton County12.591Clermont County: 12.487 %Clermont County12.487Portage County: 12.431 %Portage County12.431Washington County: 12.383 %Washington County12.383Summit County: 12.166 %Summit County12.166Delaware County: 12.108 %Delaware County12.108Greene County: 12.091 %Greene County12.091Sandusky County: 12.057 %Sandusky County12.057Scioto County: 11.99 %Scioto County11.99Champaign County: 11.987 %Champaign County11.987Preble County: 11.857 %Preble County11.857Lawrence County: 11.79 %Lawrence County11.79Muskingum County: 11.765 %Muskingum County11.765Lucas County: 11.701 %Lucas County11.701Morrow County: 11.622 %Morrow County11.622Mahoning County: 11.62 %Mahoning County11.62Carroll County: 11.466 %Carroll County11.466Hancock County: 11.259 %Hancock County11.259Monroe County: 11.217 %Monroe County11.217Fairfield County: 10.971 %Fairfield County10.971Tuscarawas County: 10.967 %Tuscarawas County10.967Meigs County: 10.867 %Meigs County10.867Medina County: 10.714 %Medina County10.714Licking County: 10.609 %Licking County10.609
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Vinton County30.642+11.87 pts
2Harrison County20.183-4.16 pts
3Gallia County16.417+8.61 pts
4Ashland County14.935+4.16 pts
5Crawford County14.894+4.05 pts
6Guernsey County14.615+4.76 pts
7Warren County14.499+1.7 pts
8Clinton County14.179+3.99 pts
9Morgan County13.731+2.21 pts
10Williams County13.652+6.8 pts
11Noble County13.488+5.01 pts
12Butler County13.361+0.68 pts
13Holmes County13.3+0.91 pts
14Franklin County12.966-0.56 pts
15Wood County12.895+1.69 pts
16Belmont County12.654+0.47 pts
17Hamilton County12.591+0.28 pts
18Clermont County12.487-0.8 pts
19Portage County12.431+1.02 pts
20Washington County12.383+2.35 pts
21Summit County12.166+1.23 pts
22Delaware County12.108+0.16 pts
23Greene County12.091-2.31 pts
24Sandusky County12.057+5.62 pts
25Scioto County11.99+2.4 pts
26Champaign County11.987-1.46 pts
27Preble County11.857+2.78 pts
28Lawrence County11.79+2.26 pts
29Muskingum County11.765-2.88 pts
30Lucas County11.701-0.61 pts
31Morrow County11.622+1.27 pts
32Mahoning County11.62-0.96 pts
33Carroll County11.466-0.17 pts
34Hancock County11.259+1.09 pts
35Monroe County11.217+3.02 pts
36Fairfield County10.971-0.93 pts
37Tuscarawas County10.967-0.66 pts
38Meigs County10.867+0.18 pts
39Medina County10.714+0.67 pts
40Licking County10.609-1.43 pts
41Highland County10.569-3.26 pts
42Montgomery County10.408-2.16 pts
43Brown County10.367-1.07 pts
44Cuyahoga County10.339-2.15 pts
45Pickaway County10.246+0.53 pts
46Coshocton County10.19+0.92 pts
47Lorain County10.13+0.22 pts
48Athens County10.088-0.27 pts
49Pike County10.074+0.63 pts
50Lake County10.058-0.66 pts
51Ross County9.997+2.14 pts
52Marion County9.981+0.44 pts
53Clark County9.94-0.05 pts
54Ashtabula County9.898-0.54 pts
55Richland County9.765+1.23 pts
56Geauga County9.756-1.07 pts
57Miami County9.713-1.19 pts
58Wayne County9.638-0.95 pts
59Darke County9.579-2.81 pts
60Seneca County9.393+1.72 pts
61Auglaize County9.373+0.29 pts
62Paulding County9.36-5.02 pts
63Ottawa County9.312+0.05 pts
64Jackson County9.254+3.05 pts
65Fayette County9.236-0.99 pts
66Hocking County9.186-1.22 pts
67Knox County8.99-1.56 pts
68Stark County8.983-2.29 pts
69Erie County8.727-3.93 pts
70Columbiana County8.603-1.23 pts
71Shelby County8.587-0.03 pts
72Madison County8.556-6.4 pts
73Defiance County8.548-0.3 pts
74Union County8.493-1.96 pts
75Allen County8.427-1.29 pts
76Van Wert County8.387-2.73 pts
77Trumbull County8.19-0.57 pts
78Jefferson County8.126+0.51 pts
79Logan County8.107-1.7 pts
80Henry County7.775-1.15 pts
81Adams County7.703-2.24 pts
82Mercer County7.616-1.94 pts
83Perry County7.185-4.04 pts
84Wyandot County7.173-5.06 pts
85Putnam County7.116-1.71 pts
86Hardin County7.062+0.67 pts
87Huron County6.862-1.58 pts
88Fulton County6.629-0.78 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Vinton County, with 30.642% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 6.629% in 2014.

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