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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Pike County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2015, at 26.535%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 7.231%. The median was 11.272% and the figure for Ohio was 12.04%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.535Pike County
Lowest7.231Hardin County
Median11.27288 counties
Ohio12.04History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 11.583 %Allen County: 12.351 %Ashland County: 9.054 %Ashtabula County: 10.279 %Athens County: 11.803 %Auglaize County: 9.027 %Belmont County: 11.947 %Brown County: 10.907 %Butler County: 12.074 %Carroll County: 15.012 %Champaign County: 10.561 %Clark County: 11.292 %Clermont County: 12.38 %Clinton County: 9.385 %Columbiana County: 10.553 %Coshocton County: 10.626 %Crawford County: 9.753 %Cuyahoga County: 10.798 %Darke County: 8.699 %Defiance County: 8.419 %Delaware County: 10.367 %Erie County: 11.254 %Fairfield County: 10.581 %Fayette County: 10.462 %Franklin County: 12.908 %Fulton County: 10.942 %Gallia County: 14.112 %Geauga County: 11.745 %Greene County: 12.855 %Guernsey County: 14.008 %Hamilton County: 13.341 %Hancock County: 10.765 %Hardin County: 7.231 %Harrison County: 21.886 %Henry County: 11.289 %Highland County: 11.378 %Hocking County: 12.221 %Holmes County: 10.8 %Huron County: 8.864 %Jackson County: 7.887 %Jefferson County: 9.014 %Knox County: 18.034 %Lake County: 10.67 %Lawrence County: 13.138 %Licking County: 10.218 %Logan County: 9.528 %Lorain County: 10.319 %Lucas County: 12.479 %Madison County: 15.026 %Mahoning County: 13.906 %Marion County: 8.649 %Medina County: 11.928 %Meigs County: 13.568 %Mercer County: 9.532 %Miami County: 9.612 %Monroe County: 21.762 %Montgomery County: 11.86 %Morgan County: 18.084 %Morrow County: 9.662 %Muskingum County: 18.939 %Noble County: 13.218 %Ottawa County: 9.24 %Paulding County: 8.315 %Perry County: 19.418 %Pickaway County: 9.943 %Pike County: 26.535 %Portage County: 11.108 %Preble County: 11.684 %Putnam County: 15.083 %Richland County: 11.876 %Ross County: 12.546 %Sandusky County: 10.211 %Scioto County: 12.594 %Seneca County: 11.29 %Shelby County: 9.201 %Stark County: 11.009 %Summit County: 12.084 %Trumbull County: 10.415 %Tuscarawas County: 12.883 %Union County: 17.817 %Van Wert County: 8.958 %Vinton County: 10.971 %Warren County: 13.193 %Washington County: 11.834 %Wayne County: 9.06 %Williams County: 11.724 %Wood County: 11.117 %Wyandot County: 10.044 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Pike County: 26.535 %Pike County26.535Harrison County: 21.886 %Harrison County21.886Monroe County: 21.762 %Monroe County21.762Perry County: 19.418 %Perry County19.418Muskingum County: 18.939 %Muskingum County18.939Morgan County: 18.084 %Morgan County18.084Knox County: 18.034 %Knox County18.034Union County: 17.817 %Union County17.817Putnam County: 15.083 %Putnam County15.083Madison County: 15.026 %Madison County15.026Carroll County: 15.012 %Carroll County15.012Gallia County: 14.112 %Gallia County14.112Guernsey County: 14.008 %Guernsey County14.008Mahoning County: 13.906 %Mahoning County13.906Meigs County: 13.568 %Meigs County13.568Hamilton County: 13.341 %Hamilton County13.341Noble County: 13.218 %Noble County13.218Warren County: 13.193 %Warren County13.193Lawrence County: 13.138 %Lawrence County13.138Franklin County: 12.908 %Franklin County12.908Tuscarawas County: 12.883 %Tuscarawas County12.883Greene County: 12.855 %Greene County12.855Scioto County: 12.594 %Scioto County12.594Ross County: 12.546 %Ross County12.546Lucas County: 12.479 %Lucas County12.479Clermont County: 12.38 %Clermont County12.38Allen County: 12.351 %Allen County12.351Hocking County: 12.221 %Hocking County12.221Summit County: 12.084 %Summit County12.084Butler County: 12.074 %Butler County12.074Belmont County: 11.947 %Belmont County11.947Medina County: 11.928 %Medina County11.928Richland County: 11.876 %Richland County11.876Montgomery County: 11.86 %Montgomery County11.86Washington County: 11.834 %Washington County11.834Athens County: 11.803 %Athens County11.803Geauga County: 11.745 %Geauga County11.745Williams County: 11.724 %Williams County11.724Preble County: 11.684 %Preble County11.684Adams County: 11.583 %Adams County11.583Pike County: 26.535 %Pike County26.535Harrison County: 21.886 %Harrison County21.886Monroe County: 21.762 %Monroe County21.762Perry County: 19.418 %Perry County19.418Muskingum County: 18.939 %Muskingum County18.939Morgan County: 18.084 %Morgan County18.084Knox County: 18.034 %Knox County18.034Union County: 17.817 %Union County17.817Putnam County: 15.083 %Putnam County15.083Madison County: 15.026 %Madison County15.026Carroll County: 15.012 %Carroll County15.012Gallia County: 14.112 %Gallia County14.112Guernsey County: 14.008 %Guernsey County14.008Mahoning County: 13.906 %Mahoning County13.906Meigs County: 13.568 %Meigs County13.568Hamilton County: 13.341 %Hamilton County13.341Noble County: 13.218 %Noble County13.218Warren County: 13.193 %Warren County13.193Lawrence County: 13.138 %Lawrence County13.138Franklin County: 12.908 %Franklin County12.908Tuscarawas County: 12.883 %Tuscarawas County12.883Greene County: 12.855 %Greene County12.855Scioto County: 12.594 %Scioto County12.594Ross County: 12.546 %Ross County12.546Lucas County: 12.479 %Lucas County12.479Clermont County: 12.38 %Clermont County12.38Allen County: 12.351 %Allen County12.351Hocking County: 12.221 %Hocking County12.221Summit County: 12.084 %Summit County12.084Butler County: 12.074 %Butler County12.074Belmont County: 11.947 %Belmont County11.947Medina County: 11.928 %Medina County11.928Richland County: 11.876 %Richland County11.876Montgomery County: 11.86 %Montgomery County11.86Washington County: 11.834 %Washington County11.834Athens County: 11.803 %Athens County11.803Geauga County: 11.745 %Geauga County11.745Williams County: 11.724 %Williams County11.724Preble County: 11.684 %Preble County11.684Adams County: 11.583 %Adams County11.583
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Pike County26.535+16.46 pts
2Harrison County21.886+1.7 pts
3Monroe County21.762+10.54 pts
4Perry County19.418+12.23 pts
5Muskingum County18.939+7.17 pts
6Morgan County18.084+4.35 pts
7Knox County18.034+9.04 pts
8Union County17.817+9.32 pts
9Putnam County15.083+7.97 pts
10Madison County15.026+6.47 pts
11Carroll County15.012+3.55 pts
12Gallia County14.112-2.31 pts
13Guernsey County14.008-0.61 pts
14Mahoning County13.906+2.29 pts
15Meigs County13.568+2.7 pts
16Hamilton County13.341+0.75 pts
17Noble County13.218-0.27 pts
18Warren County13.193-1.31 pts
19Lawrence County13.138+1.35 pts
20Franklin County12.908-0.06 pts
21Tuscarawas County12.883+1.92 pts
22Greene County12.855+0.76 pts
23Scioto County12.594+0.6 pts
24Ross County12.546+2.55 pts
25Lucas County12.479+0.78 pts
26Clermont County12.38-0.11 pts
27Allen County12.351+3.92 pts
28Hocking County12.221+3.04 pts
29Summit County12.084-0.08 pts
30Butler County12.074-1.29 pts
31Belmont County11.947-0.71 pts
32Medina County11.928+1.21 pts
33Richland County11.876+2.11 pts
34Montgomery County11.86+1.45 pts
35Washington County11.834-0.55 pts
36Athens County11.803+1.72 pts
37Geauga County11.745+1.99 pts
38Williams County11.724-1.93 pts
39Preble County11.684-0.17 pts
40Adams County11.583+3.88 pts
41Highland County11.378+0.81 pts
42Clark County11.292+1.35 pts
43Seneca County11.29+1.9 pts
44Henry County11.289+3.51 pts
45Erie County11.254+2.53 pts
46Wood County11.117-1.78 pts
47Portage County11.108-1.32 pts
48Stark County11.009+2.03 pts
49Vinton County10.971-19.67 pts
50Fulton County10.942+4.31 pts
51Brown County10.907+0.54 pts
52Holmes County10.8-2.5 pts
53Cuyahoga County10.798+0.46 pts
54Hancock County10.765-0.49 pts
55Lake County10.67+0.61 pts
56Coshocton County10.626+0.44 pts
57Fairfield County10.581-0.39 pts
58Champaign County10.561-1.43 pts
59Columbiana County10.553+1.95 pts
60Fayette County10.462+1.23 pts
61Trumbull County10.415+2.22 pts
62Delaware County10.367-1.74 pts
63Lorain County10.319+0.19 pts
64Ashtabula County10.279+0.38 pts
65Licking County10.218-0.39 pts
66Sandusky County10.211-1.85 pts
67Wyandot County10.044+2.87 pts
68Pickaway County9.943-0.3 pts
69Crawford County9.753-5.14 pts
70Morrow County9.662-1.96 pts
71Miami County9.612-0.1 pts
72Mercer County9.532+1.92 pts
73Logan County9.528+1.42 pts
74Clinton County9.385-4.79 pts
75Ottawa County9.24-0.07 pts
76Shelby County9.201+0.61 pts
77Wayne County9.06-0.58 pts
78Ashland County9.054-5.88 pts
79Auglaize County9.027-0.35 pts
80Jefferson County9.014+0.89 pts
81Van Wert County8.958+0.57 pts
82Huron County8.864+2 pts
83Darke County8.699-0.88 pts
84Marion County8.649-1.33 pts
85Defiance County8.419-0.13 pts
86Paulding County8.315-1.04 pts
87Jackson County7.887-1.37 pts
88Hardin County7.231+0.17 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.

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: 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pike County, with 26.535% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hardin County, with 7.231% in 2015.

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