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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Meigs County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2016, at 18.163%. Defiance County had the lowest, at 6.781%. The median was 10.692% and the figure for Ohio was 11.628%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.163Meigs County
Lowest6.781Defiance County
Median10.69288 counties
Ohio11.628History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 11.332 %Allen County: 8.311 %Ashland County: 11.143 %Ashtabula County: 8.756 %Athens County: 14.13 %Auglaize County: 9.057 %Belmont County: 12.779 %Brown County: 11.936 %Butler County: 14.422 %Carroll County: 15.14 %Champaign County: 10.451 %Clark County: 10.187 %Clermont County: 13.94 %Clinton County: 11.802 %Columbiana County: 8.515 %Coshocton County: 9.569 %Crawford County: 8.468 %Cuyahoga County: 11.846 %Darke County: 8.163 %Defiance County: 6.781 %Delaware County: 12.303 %Erie County: 12.072 %Fairfield County: 12.214 %Fayette County: 11.276 %Franklin County: 13.268 %Fulton County: 8.047 %Gallia County: 10.51 %Geauga County: 11.086 %Greene County: 11.827 %Guernsey County: 11.969 %Hamilton County: 10.286 %Hancock County: 9.751 %Hardin County: 10.564 %Harrison County: 12.034 %Henry County: 7.139 %Highland County: 10.721 %Hocking County: 12.195 %Holmes County: 12.018 %Huron County: 11.658 %Jackson County: 7.964 %Jefferson County: 10.293 %Knox County: 8.416 %Lake County: 10.122 %Lawrence County: 11.959 %Licking County: 8.466 %Logan County: 12.732 %Lorain County: 10.051 %Lucas County: 10.926 %Madison County: 17.276 %Mahoning County: 10.7 %Marion County: 10.616 %Medina County: 11.285 %Meigs County: 18.163 %Mercer County: 10.685 %Miami County: 10.666 %Monroe County: 14.94 %Montgomery County: 10.79 %Morgan County: 13.812 %Morrow County: 13.433 %Muskingum County: 9.47 %Noble County: 13.769 %Ottawa County: 9.196 %Paulding County: 7.702 %Perry County: 12.819 %Pickaway County: 9.725 %Pike County: 11.324 %Portage County: 10.349 %Preble County: 9.596 %Putnam County: 9.055 %Richland County: 8.698 %Ross County: 9.142 %Sandusky County: 8.504 %Scioto County: 12.934 %Seneca County: 9.605 %Shelby County: 7.767 %Stark County: 9.842 %Summit County: 10.749 %Trumbull County: 10.52 %Tuscarawas County: 9.895 %Union County: 10.189 %Van Wert County: 9.442 %Vinton County: 13.171 %Warren County: 14.142 %Washington County: 11.104 %Wayne County: 11.089 %Williams County: 10.077 %Wood County: 13.865 %Wyandot County: 8.511 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Meigs County: 18.163 %Meigs County18.163Madison County: 17.276 %Madison County17.276Carroll County: 15.14 %Carroll County15.14Monroe County: 14.94 %Monroe County14.94Butler County: 14.422 %Butler County14.422Warren County: 14.142 %Warren County14.142Athens County: 14.13 %Athens County14.13Clermont County: 13.94 %Clermont County13.94Wood County: 13.865 %Wood County13.865Morgan County: 13.812 %Morgan County13.812Noble County: 13.769 %Noble County13.769Morrow County: 13.433 %Morrow County13.433Franklin County: 13.268 %Franklin County13.268Vinton County: 13.171 %Vinton County13.171Scioto County: 12.934 %Scioto County12.934Perry County: 12.819 %Perry County12.819Belmont County: 12.779 %Belmont County12.779Logan County: 12.732 %Logan County12.732Delaware County: 12.303 %Delaware County12.303Fairfield County: 12.214 %Fairfield County12.214Hocking County: 12.195 %Hocking County12.195Erie County: 12.072 %Erie County12.072Harrison County: 12.034 %Harrison County12.034Holmes County: 12.018 %Holmes County12.018Guernsey County: 11.969 %Guernsey County11.969Lawrence County: 11.959 %Lawrence County11.959Brown County: 11.936 %Brown County11.936Cuyahoga County: 11.846 %Cuyahoga County11.846Greene County: 11.827 %Greene County11.827Clinton County: 11.802 %Clinton County11.802Huron County: 11.658 %Huron County11.658Adams County: 11.332 %Adams County11.332Pike County: 11.324 %Pike County11.324Medina County: 11.285 %Medina County11.285Fayette County: 11.276 %Fayette County11.276Ashland County: 11.143 %Ashland County11.143Washington County: 11.104 %Washington County11.104Wayne County: 11.089 %Wayne County11.089Geauga County: 11.086 %Geauga County11.086Lucas County: 10.926 %Lucas County10.926Meigs County: 18.163 %Meigs County18.163Madison County: 17.276 %Madison County17.276Carroll County: 15.14 %Carroll County15.14Monroe County: 14.94 %Monroe County14.94Butler County: 14.422 %Butler County14.422Warren County: 14.142 %Warren County14.142Athens County: 14.13 %Athens County14.13Clermont County: 13.94 %Clermont County13.94Wood County: 13.865 %Wood County13.865Morgan County: 13.812 %Morgan County13.812Noble County: 13.769 %Noble County13.769Morrow County: 13.433 %Morrow County13.433Franklin County: 13.268 %Franklin County13.268Vinton County: 13.171 %Vinton County13.171Scioto County: 12.934 %Scioto County12.934Perry County: 12.819 %Perry County12.819Belmont County: 12.779 %Belmont County12.779Logan County: 12.732 %Logan County12.732Delaware County: 12.303 %Delaware County12.303Fairfield County: 12.214 %Fairfield County12.214Hocking County: 12.195 %Hocking County12.195Erie County: 12.072 %Erie County12.072Harrison County: 12.034 %Harrison County12.034Holmes County: 12.018 %Holmes County12.018Guernsey County: 11.969 %Guernsey County11.969Lawrence County: 11.959 %Lawrence County11.959Brown County: 11.936 %Brown County11.936Cuyahoga County: 11.846 %Cuyahoga County11.846Greene County: 11.827 %Greene County11.827Clinton County: 11.802 %Clinton County11.802Huron County: 11.658 %Huron County11.658Adams County: 11.332 %Adams County11.332Pike County: 11.324 %Pike County11.324Medina County: 11.285 %Medina County11.285Fayette County: 11.276 %Fayette County11.276Ashland County: 11.143 %Ashland County11.143Washington County: 11.104 %Washington County11.104Wayne County: 11.089 %Wayne County11.089Geauga County: 11.086 %Geauga County11.086Lucas County: 10.926 %Lucas County10.926
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Meigs County18.163+4.6 pts
2Madison County17.276+2.25 pts
3Carroll County15.14+0.13 pts
4Monroe County14.94-6.82 pts
5Butler County14.422+2.35 pts
6Warren County14.142+0.95 pts
7Athens County14.13+2.33 pts
8Clermont County13.94+1.56 pts
9Wood County13.865+2.75 pts
10Morgan County13.812-4.27 pts
11Noble County13.769+0.55 pts
12Morrow County13.433+3.77 pts
13Franklin County13.268+0.36 pts
14Vinton County13.171+2.2 pts
15Scioto County12.934+0.34 pts
16Perry County12.819-6.6 pts
17Belmont County12.779+0.83 pts
18Logan County12.732+3.2 pts
19Delaware County12.303+1.94 pts
20Fairfield County12.214+1.63 pts
21Hocking County12.195-0.03 pts
22Erie County12.072+0.82 pts
23Harrison County12.034-9.85 pts
24Holmes County12.018+1.22 pts
25Guernsey County11.969-2.04 pts
26Lawrence County11.959-1.18 pts
27Brown County11.936+1.03 pts
28Cuyahoga County11.846+1.05 pts
29Greene County11.827-1.03 pts
30Clinton County11.802+2.42 pts
31Huron County11.658+2.79 pts
32Adams County11.332-0.25 pts
33Pike County11.324-15.21 pts
34Medina County11.285-0.64 pts
35Fayette County11.276+0.81 pts
36Ashland County11.143+2.09 pts
37Washington County11.104-0.73 pts
38Wayne County11.089+2.03 pts
39Geauga County11.086-0.66 pts
40Lucas County10.926-1.55 pts
41Montgomery County10.79-1.07 pts
42Summit County10.749-1.33 pts
43Highland County10.721-0.66 pts
44Mahoning County10.7-3.21 pts
45Mercer County10.685+1.15 pts
46Miami County10.666+1.05 pts
47Marion County10.616+1.97 pts
48Hardin County10.564+3.33 pts
49Trumbull County10.52+0.11 pts
50Gallia County10.51-3.6 pts
51Champaign County10.451-0.11 pts
52Portage County10.349-0.76 pts
53Jefferson County10.293+1.28 pts
54Hamilton County10.286-3.05 pts
55Union County10.189-7.63 pts
56Clark County10.187-1.11 pts
57Lake County10.122-0.55 pts
58Williams County10.077-1.65 pts
59Lorain County10.051-0.27 pts
60Tuscarawas County9.895-2.99 pts
61Stark County9.842-1.17 pts
62Hancock County9.751-1.01 pts
63Pickaway County9.725-0.22 pts
64Seneca County9.605-1.68 pts
65Preble County9.596-2.09 pts
66Coshocton County9.569-1.06 pts
67Muskingum County9.47-9.47 pts
68Van Wert County9.442+0.48 pts
69Ottawa County9.196-0.04 pts
70Ross County9.142-3.4 pts
71Auglaize County9.057+0.03 pts
72Putnam County9.055-6.03 pts
73Ashtabula County8.756-1.52 pts
74Richland County8.698-3.18 pts
75Columbiana County8.515-2.04 pts
76Wyandot County8.511-1.53 pts
77Sandusky County8.504-1.71 pts
78Crawford County8.468-1.29 pts
79Licking County8.466-1.75 pts
80Knox County8.416-9.62 pts
81Allen County8.311-4.04 pts
82Darke County8.163-0.54 pts
83Fulton County8.047-2.89 pts
84Jackson County7.964+0.08 pts
85Shelby County7.767-1.43 pts
86Paulding County7.702-0.61 pts
87Henry County7.139-4.15 pts
88Defiance County6.781-1.64 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Meigs County, with 18.163% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Defiance County, with 6.781% in 2016.

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