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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Adams County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2018, at 19.853%. Auglaize County had the lowest, at 7.096%. The median was 10.923% and the figure for Ohio was 11.909%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.853Adams County
Lowest7.096Auglaize County
Median10.92388 counties
Ohio11.909History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 19.853 %Allen County: 8.151 %Ashland County: 11.047 %Ashtabula County: 10.105 %Athens County: 14.874 %Auglaize County: 7.096 %Belmont County: 12.472 %Brown County: 10.648 %Butler County: 13.747 %Carroll County: 10.604 %Champaign County: 12.148 %Clark County: 8.425 %Clermont County: 13.087 %Clinton County: 9.546 %Columbiana County: 9.986 %Coshocton County: 16 %Crawford County: 12.246 %Cuyahoga County: 10.96 %Darke County: 13.134 %Defiance County: 9.596 %Delaware County: 13.156 %Erie County: 10.098 %Fairfield County: 12.288 %Fayette County: 11.801 %Franklin County: 14.228 %Fulton County: 7.932 %Gallia County: 9.407 %Geauga County: 10.75 %Greene County: 14.587 %Guernsey County: 9.763 %Hamilton County: 12.366 %Hancock County: 11.476 %Hardin County: 7.863 %Harrison County: 16.533 %Henry County: 8.529 %Highland County: 15.097 %Hocking County: 12.664 %Holmes County: 8.925 %Huron County: 10.888 %Jackson County: 9.916 %Jefferson County: 12.059 %Knox County: 10.718 %Lake County: 11.792 %Lawrence County: 11.647 %Licking County: 11.196 %Logan County: 11.372 %Lorain County: 10.609 %Lucas County: 13.043 %Madison County: 8.439 %Mahoning County: 11.589 %Marion County: 10.958 %Medina County: 10.615 %Meigs County: 14.025 %Mercer County: 9.695 %Miami County: 9.783 %Monroe County: 10.566 %Montgomery County: 11.552 %Morgan County: 10.876 %Morrow County: 8.742 %Muskingum County: 9.39 %Noble County: 19.214 %Ottawa County: 8.166 %Paulding County: 9.391 %Perry County: 16.072 %Pickaway County: 13.033 %Pike County: 11.011 %Portage County: 11.237 %Preble County: 11.781 %Putnam County: 9.087 %Richland County: 9.588 %Ross County: 11.452 %Sandusky County: 8.841 %Scioto County: 12.456 %Seneca County: 8.179 %Shelby County: 9.37 %Stark County: 10.672 %Summit County: 10.84 %Trumbull County: 9.552 %Tuscarawas County: 9.104 %Union County: 9.641 %Van Wert County: 9.151 %Vinton County: 17.05 %Warren County: 11.005 %Washington County: 8.486 %Wayne County: 11.786 %Williams County: 9.863 %Wood County: 12.936 %Wyandot County: 15.772 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Adams County: 19.853 %Adams County19.853Noble County: 19.214 %Noble County19.214Vinton County: 17.05 %Vinton County17.05Harrison County: 16.533 %Harrison County16.533Perry County: 16.072 %Perry County16.072Coshocton County: 16 %Coshocton County16Wyandot County: 15.772 %Wyandot County15.772Highland County: 15.097 %Highland County15.097Athens County: 14.874 %Athens County14.874Greene County: 14.587 %Greene County14.587Franklin County: 14.228 %Franklin County14.228Meigs County: 14.025 %Meigs County14.025Butler County: 13.747 %Butler County13.747Delaware County: 13.156 %Delaware County13.156Darke County: 13.134 %Darke County13.134Clermont County: 13.087 %Clermont County13.087Lucas County: 13.043 %Lucas County13.043Pickaway County: 13.033 %Pickaway County13.033Wood County: 12.936 %Wood County12.936Hocking County: 12.664 %Hocking County12.664Belmont County: 12.472 %Belmont County12.472Scioto County: 12.456 %Scioto County12.456Hamilton County: 12.366 %Hamilton County12.366Fairfield County: 12.288 %Fairfield County12.288Crawford County: 12.246 %Crawford County12.246Champaign County: 12.148 %Champaign County12.148Jefferson County: 12.059 %Jefferson County12.059Fayette County: 11.801 %Fayette County11.801Lake County: 11.792 %Lake County11.792Wayne County: 11.786 %Wayne County11.786Preble County: 11.781 %Preble County11.781Lawrence County: 11.647 %Lawrence County11.647Mahoning County: 11.589 %Mahoning County11.589Montgomery County: 11.552 %Montgomery County11.552Hancock County: 11.476 %Hancock County11.476Ross County: 11.452 %Ross County11.452Logan County: 11.372 %Logan County11.372Portage County: 11.237 %Portage County11.237Licking County: 11.196 %Licking County11.196Ashland County: 11.047 %Ashland County11.047Adams County: 19.853 %Adams County19.853Noble County: 19.214 %Noble County19.214Vinton County: 17.05 %Vinton County17.05Harrison County: 16.533 %Harrison County16.533Perry County: 16.072 %Perry County16.072Coshocton County: 16 %Coshocton County16Wyandot County: 15.772 %Wyandot County15.772Highland County: 15.097 %Highland County15.097Athens County: 14.874 %Athens County14.874Greene County: 14.587 %Greene County14.587Franklin County: 14.228 %Franklin County14.228Meigs County: 14.025 %Meigs County14.025Butler County: 13.747 %Butler County13.747Delaware County: 13.156 %Delaware County13.156Darke County: 13.134 %Darke County13.134Clermont County: 13.087 %Clermont County13.087Lucas County: 13.043 %Lucas County13.043Pickaway County: 13.033 %Pickaway County13.033Wood County: 12.936 %Wood County12.936Hocking County: 12.664 %Hocking County12.664Belmont County: 12.472 %Belmont County12.472Scioto County: 12.456 %Scioto County12.456Hamilton County: 12.366 %Hamilton County12.366Fairfield County: 12.288 %Fairfield County12.288Crawford County: 12.246 %Crawford County12.246Champaign County: 12.148 %Champaign County12.148Jefferson County: 12.059 %Jefferson County12.059Fayette County: 11.801 %Fayette County11.801Lake County: 11.792 %Lake County11.792Wayne County: 11.786 %Wayne County11.786Preble County: 11.781 %Preble County11.781Lawrence County: 11.647 %Lawrence County11.647Mahoning County: 11.589 %Mahoning County11.589Montgomery County: 11.552 %Montgomery County11.552Hancock County: 11.476 %Hancock County11.476Ross County: 11.452 %Ross County11.452Logan County: 11.372 %Logan County11.372Portage County: 11.237 %Portage County11.237Licking County: 11.196 %Licking County11.196Ashland County: 11.047 %Ashland County11.047
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Adams County19.853+2.92 pts
2Noble County19.214+7.9 pts
3Vinton County17.05+5.36 pts
4Harrison County16.533+4.92 pts
5Perry County16.072-1.17 pts
6Coshocton County16+6.76 pts
7Wyandot County15.772+6.69 pts
8Highland County15.097+5.64 pts
9Athens County14.874+1.08 pts
10Greene County14.587-0.11 pts
11Franklin County14.228+0.38 pts
12Meigs County14.025+3.32 pts
13Butler County13.747-0.25 pts
14Delaware County13.156-1.13 pts
15Darke County13.134+3.3 pts
16Clermont County13.087+3.09 pts
17Lucas County13.043+2.44 pts
18Pickaway County13.033-0.26 pts
19Wood County12.936+0.29 pts
20Hocking County12.664-0.33 pts
21Belmont County12.472-2.06 pts
22Scioto County12.456+1.27 pts
23Hamilton County12.366-0.18 pts
24Fairfield County12.288+1.22 pts
25Crawford County12.246+1.69 pts
26Champaign County12.148+0.3 pts
27Jefferson County12.059+3.28 pts
28Fayette County11.801-0.9 pts
29Lake County11.792+1.71 pts
30Wayne County11.786+1.42 pts
31Preble County11.781-0.17 pts
32Lawrence County11.647-1.33 pts
33Mahoning County11.589-0.99 pts
34Montgomery County11.552-0.38 pts
35Hancock County11.476+1.25 pts
36Ross County11.452+1.44 pts
37Logan County11.372-1.1 pts
38Portage County11.237+0.07 pts
39Licking County11.196-6.25 pts
40Ashland County11.047-8.05 pts
41Pike County11.011-2.84 pts
42Warren County11.005-4.16 pts
43Cuyahoga County10.96-0.51 pts
44Marion County10.958-1.01 pts
45Huron County10.888+0.2 pts
46Morgan County10.876-3.27 pts
47Summit County10.84-1.88 pts
48Geauga County10.75-1.5 pts
49Knox County10.718+1.68 pts
50Stark County10.672-1.87 pts
51Brown County10.648-3.91 pts
52Medina County10.615-2.86 pts
53Lorain County10.609-0.55 pts
54Carroll County10.604-12.02 pts
55Monroe County10.566-2.6 pts
56Ashtabula County10.105-2.92 pts
57Erie County10.098-0.35 pts
58Columbiana County9.986-1.76 pts
59Jackson County9.916-1.54 pts
60Williams County9.863-2.03 pts
61Miami County9.783-3.67 pts
62Guernsey County9.763-0.32 pts
63Mercer County9.695+1.29 pts
64Union County9.641-3.2 pts
65Defiance County9.596+0.91 pts
66Richland County9.588-3.01 pts
67Trumbull County9.552-4.76 pts
68Clinton County9.546-3.54 pts
69Gallia County9.407+1.64 pts
70Paulding County9.391-5.08 pts
71Muskingum County9.39-0.85 pts
72Shelby County9.37-0.03 pts
73Van Wert County9.151-0.32 pts
74Tuscarawas County9.104-1.25 pts
75Putnam County9.087+0.3 pts
76Holmes County8.925-3.34 pts
77Sandusky County8.841-0.05 pts
78Morrow County8.742-1.82 pts
79Henry County8.529-2.7 pts
80Washington County8.486-2.32 pts
81Madison County8.439+0.24 pts
82Clark County8.425-2.72 pts
83Seneca County8.179-2.16 pts
84Ottawa County8.166-4.32 pts
85Allen County8.151-3.02 pts
86Fulton County7.932-1.76 pts
87Hardin County7.863+0.46 pts
88Auglaize County7.096-0.75 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Adams County, with 19.853% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Auglaize County, with 7.096% in 2018.

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