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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Carroll County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2017, at 22.625%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 7.402%. The median was 11.652% and the figure for Ohio was 12.545%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.625Carroll County
Lowest7.402Hardin County
Median11.65288 counties
Ohio12.545History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 16.929 %Allen County: 11.168 %Ashland County: 19.099 %Ashtabula County: 13.024 %Athens County: 13.79 %Auglaize County: 7.849 %Belmont County: 14.529 %Brown County: 14.554 %Butler County: 13.994 %Carroll County: 22.625 %Champaign County: 11.844 %Clark County: 11.149 %Clermont County: 9.992 %Clinton County: 13.082 %Columbiana County: 11.744 %Coshocton County: 9.244 %Crawford County: 10.558 %Cuyahoga County: 11.473 %Darke County: 9.829 %Defiance County: 8.687 %Delaware County: 14.286 %Erie County: 10.451 %Fairfield County: 11.065 %Fayette County: 12.699 %Franklin County: 13.851 %Fulton County: 9.691 %Gallia County: 7.771 %Geauga County: 12.254 %Greene County: 14.696 %Guernsey County: 10.079 %Hamilton County: 12.547 %Hancock County: 10.228 %Hardin County: 7.402 %Harrison County: 11.614 %Henry County: 11.226 %Highland County: 9.455 %Hocking County: 12.995 %Holmes County: 12.262 %Huron County: 10.684 %Jackson County: 11.454 %Jefferson County: 8.775 %Knox County: 9.039 %Lake County: 10.082 %Lawrence County: 12.977 %Licking County: 17.442 %Logan County: 12.468 %Lorain County: 11.157 %Lucas County: 10.604 %Madison County: 8.2 %Mahoning County: 12.58 %Marion County: 11.971 %Medina County: 13.472 %Meigs County: 10.702 %Mercer County: 8.404 %Miami County: 13.454 %Monroe County: 13.165 %Montgomery County: 11.932 %Morgan County: 14.143 %Morrow County: 10.56 %Muskingum County: 10.244 %Noble County: 11.315 %Ottawa County: 12.485 %Paulding County: 14.467 %Perry County: 17.243 %Pickaway County: 13.288 %Pike County: 13.853 %Portage County: 11.162 %Preble County: 11.947 %Putnam County: 8.787 %Richland County: 12.601 %Ross County: 10.014 %Sandusky County: 8.888 %Scioto County: 11.183 %Seneca County: 10.342 %Shelby County: 9.398 %Stark County: 12.546 %Summit County: 12.723 %Trumbull County: 14.314 %Tuscarawas County: 10.351 %Union County: 12.842 %Van Wert County: 9.474 %Vinton County: 11.69 %Warren County: 15.161 %Washington County: 10.811 %Wayne County: 10.369 %Williams County: 11.892 %Wood County: 12.648 %Wyandot County: 9.08 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Carroll County: 22.625 %Carroll County22.625Ashland County: 19.099 %Ashland County19.099Licking County: 17.442 %Licking County17.442Perry County: 17.243 %Perry County17.243Adams County: 16.929 %Adams County16.929Warren County: 15.161 %Warren County15.161Greene County: 14.696 %Greene County14.696Brown County: 14.554 %Brown County14.554Belmont County: 14.529 %Belmont County14.529Paulding County: 14.467 %Paulding County14.467Trumbull County: 14.314 %Trumbull County14.314Delaware County: 14.286 %Delaware County14.286Morgan County: 14.143 %Morgan County14.143Butler County: 13.994 %Butler County13.994Pike County: 13.853 %Pike County13.853Franklin County: 13.851 %Franklin County13.851Athens County: 13.79 %Athens County13.79Medina County: 13.472 %Medina County13.472Miami County: 13.454 %Miami County13.454Pickaway County: 13.288 %Pickaway County13.288Monroe County: 13.165 %Monroe County13.165Clinton County: 13.082 %Clinton County13.082Ashtabula County: 13.024 %Ashtabula County13.024Hocking County: 12.995 %Hocking County12.995Lawrence County: 12.977 %Lawrence County12.977Union County: 12.842 %Union County12.842Summit County: 12.723 %Summit County12.723Fayette County: 12.699 %Fayette County12.699Wood County: 12.648 %Wood County12.648Richland County: 12.601 %Richland County12.601Mahoning County: 12.58 %Mahoning County12.58Hamilton County: 12.547 %Hamilton County12.547Stark County: 12.546 %Stark County12.546Ottawa County: 12.485 %Ottawa County12.485Logan County: 12.468 %Logan County12.468Holmes County: 12.262 %Holmes County12.262Geauga County: 12.254 %Geauga County12.254Marion County: 11.971 %Marion County11.971Preble County: 11.947 %Preble County11.947Montgomery County: 11.932 %Montgomery County11.932Carroll County: 22.625 %Carroll County22.625Ashland County: 19.099 %Ashland County19.099Licking County: 17.442 %Licking County17.442Perry County: 17.243 %Perry County17.243Adams County: 16.929 %Adams County16.929Warren County: 15.161 %Warren County15.161Greene County: 14.696 %Greene County14.696Brown County: 14.554 %Brown County14.554Belmont County: 14.529 %Belmont County14.529Paulding County: 14.467 %Paulding County14.467Trumbull County: 14.314 %Trumbull County14.314Delaware County: 14.286 %Delaware County14.286Morgan County: 14.143 %Morgan County14.143Butler County: 13.994 %Butler County13.994Pike County: 13.853 %Pike County13.853Franklin County: 13.851 %Franklin County13.851Athens County: 13.79 %Athens County13.79Medina County: 13.472 %Medina County13.472Miami County: 13.454 %Miami County13.454Pickaway County: 13.288 %Pickaway County13.288Monroe County: 13.165 %Monroe County13.165Clinton County: 13.082 %Clinton County13.082Ashtabula County: 13.024 %Ashtabula County13.024Hocking County: 12.995 %Hocking County12.995Lawrence County: 12.977 %Lawrence County12.977Union County: 12.842 %Union County12.842Summit County: 12.723 %Summit County12.723Fayette County: 12.699 %Fayette County12.699Wood County: 12.648 %Wood County12.648Richland County: 12.601 %Richland County12.601Mahoning County: 12.58 %Mahoning County12.58Hamilton County: 12.547 %Hamilton County12.547Stark County: 12.546 %Stark County12.546Ottawa County: 12.485 %Ottawa County12.485Logan County: 12.468 %Logan County12.468Holmes County: 12.262 %Holmes County12.262Geauga County: 12.254 %Geauga County12.254Marion County: 11.971 %Marion County11.971Preble County: 11.947 %Preble County11.947Montgomery County: 11.932 %Montgomery County11.932
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Carroll County22.625+7.48 pts
2Ashland County19.099+7.96 pts
3Licking County17.442+8.98 pts
4Perry County17.243+4.42 pts
5Adams County16.929+5.6 pts
6Warren County15.161+1.02 pts
7Greene County14.696+2.87 pts
8Brown County14.554+2.62 pts
9Belmont County14.529+1.75 pts
10Paulding County14.467+6.77 pts
11Trumbull County14.314+3.79 pts
12Delaware County14.286+1.98 pts
13Morgan County14.143+0.33 pts
14Butler County13.994-0.43 pts
15Pike County13.853+2.53 pts
16Franklin County13.851+0.58 pts
17Athens County13.79-0.34 pts
18Medina County13.472+2.19 pts
19Miami County13.454+2.79 pts
20Pickaway County13.288+3.56 pts
21Monroe County13.165-1.78 pts
22Clinton County13.082+1.28 pts
23Ashtabula County13.024+4.27 pts
24Hocking County12.995+0.8 pts
25Lawrence County12.977+1.02 pts
26Union County12.842+2.65 pts
27Summit County12.723+1.97 pts
28Fayette County12.699+1.42 pts
29Wood County12.648-1.22 pts
30Richland County12.601+3.9 pts
31Mahoning County12.58+1.88 pts
32Hamilton County12.547+2.26 pts
33Stark County12.546+2.7 pts
34Ottawa County12.485+3.29 pts
35Logan County12.468-0.26 pts
36Holmes County12.262+0.24 pts
37Geauga County12.254+1.17 pts
38Marion County11.971+1.36 pts
39Preble County11.947+2.35 pts
40Montgomery County11.932+1.14 pts
41Williams County11.892+1.81 pts
42Champaign County11.844+1.39 pts
43Columbiana County11.744+3.23 pts
44Vinton County11.69-1.48 pts
45Harrison County11.614-0.42 pts
46Cuyahoga County11.473-0.37 pts
47Jackson County11.454+3.49 pts
48Noble County11.315-2.45 pts
49Henry County11.226+4.09 pts
50Scioto County11.183-1.75 pts
51Allen County11.168+2.86 pts
52Portage County11.162+0.81 pts
53Lorain County11.157+1.11 pts
54Clark County11.149+0.96 pts
55Fairfield County11.065-1.15 pts
56Washington County10.811-0.29 pts
57Meigs County10.702-7.46 pts
58Huron County10.684-0.97 pts
59Lucas County10.604-0.32 pts
60Morrow County10.56-2.87 pts
61Crawford County10.558+2.09 pts
62Erie County10.451-1.62 pts
63Wayne County10.369-0.72 pts
64Tuscarawas County10.351+0.46 pts
65Seneca County10.342+0.74 pts
66Muskingum County10.244+0.77 pts
67Hancock County10.228+0.48 pts
68Lake County10.082-0.04 pts
69Guernsey County10.079-1.89 pts
70Ross County10.014+0.87 pts
71Clermont County9.992-3.95 pts
72Darke County9.829+1.67 pts
73Fulton County9.691+1.64 pts
74Van Wert County9.474+0.03 pts
75Highland County9.455-1.27 pts
76Shelby County9.398+1.63 pts
77Coshocton County9.244-0.33 pts
78Wyandot County9.08+0.57 pts
79Knox County9.039+0.62 pts
80Sandusky County8.888+0.38 pts
81Putnam County8.787-0.27 pts
82Jefferson County8.775-1.52 pts
83Defiance County8.687+1.91 pts
84Mercer County8.404-2.28 pts
85Madison County8.2-9.08 pts
86Auglaize County7.849-1.21 pts
87Gallia County7.771-2.74 pts
88Hardin County7.402-3.16 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Carroll County, with 22.625% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hardin County, with 7.402% in 2017.

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