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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Harrison County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2019, at 18.738%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 5.33%. The median was 10.434% and the figure for Ohio was 10.994%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.738Harrison County
Lowest5.33Shelby County
Median10.43488 counties
Ohio10.994History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 12.672 %Allen County: 10.919 %Ashland County: 10.822 %Ashtabula County: 8.844 %Athens County: 10.669 %Auglaize County: 10.248 %Belmont County: 10.187 %Brown County: 16.238 %Butler County: 11.29 %Carroll County: 11.382 %Champaign County: 8.396 %Clark County: 8.176 %Clermont County: 10.568 %Clinton County: 10.431 %Columbiana County: 10.542 %Coshocton County: 14.81 %Crawford County: 10.555 %Cuyahoga County: 9.913 %Darke County: 10.467 %Defiance County: 9.042 %Delaware County: 12.223 %Erie County: 11.267 %Fairfield County: 11.461 %Fayette County: 7.719 %Franklin County: 12.323 %Fulton County: 8.197 %Gallia County: 8.248 %Geauga County: 10.777 %Greene County: 11.762 %Guernsey County: 8.974 %Hamilton County: 11.359 %Hancock County: 9.153 %Hardin County: 9.275 %Harrison County: 18.738 %Henry County: 8.335 %Highland County: 9.511 %Hocking County: 11.262 %Holmes County: 10.124 %Huron County: 10.525 %Jackson County: 11.528 %Jefferson County: 10.983 %Knox County: 10.843 %Lake County: 10.373 %Lawrence County: 9.616 %Licking County: 11.756 %Logan County: 9.029 %Lorain County: 8.44 %Lucas County: 10.566 %Madison County: 11.773 %Mahoning County: 10.437 %Marion County: 7.132 %Medina County: 10.519 %Meigs County: 14.082 %Mercer County: 7.855 %Miami County: 9.145 %Monroe County: 14.489 %Montgomery County: 11.197 %Morgan County: 9.745 %Morrow County: 12.199 %Muskingum County: 10.067 %Noble County: 8.628 %Ottawa County: 9.905 %Paulding County: 11.935 %Perry County: 18.466 %Pickaway County: 11.593 %Pike County: 7.195 %Portage County: 10.658 %Preble County: 11.428 %Putnam County: 7.755 %Richland County: 8.1 %Ross County: 9.179 %Sandusky County: 6.861 %Scioto County: 8.864 %Seneca County: 8.591 %Shelby County: 5.33 %Stark County: 10.165 %Summit County: 11.279 %Trumbull County: 11.104 %Tuscarawas County: 14.26 %Union County: 6.312 %Van Wert County: 8.601 %Vinton County: 10.124 %Warren County: 10.655 %Washington County: 9.576 %Wayne County: 9.285 %Williams County: 6.541 %Wood County: 11.741 %Wyandot County: 9.623 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Harrison County: 18.738 %Harrison County18.738Perry County: 18.466 %Perry County18.466Brown County: 16.238 %Brown County16.238Coshocton County: 14.81 %Coshocton County14.81Monroe County: 14.489 %Monroe County14.489Tuscarawas County: 14.26 %Tuscarawas County14.26Meigs County: 14.082 %Meigs County14.082Adams County: 12.672 %Adams County12.672Franklin County: 12.323 %Franklin County12.323Delaware County: 12.223 %Delaware County12.223Morrow County: 12.199 %Morrow County12.199Paulding County: 11.935 %Paulding County11.935Madison County: 11.773 %Madison County11.773Greene County: 11.762 %Greene County11.762Licking County: 11.756 %Licking County11.756Wood County: 11.741 %Wood County11.741Pickaway County: 11.593 %Pickaway County11.593Jackson County: 11.528 %Jackson County11.528Fairfield County: 11.461 %Fairfield County11.461Preble County: 11.428 %Preble County11.428Carroll County: 11.382 %Carroll County11.382Hamilton County: 11.359 %Hamilton County11.359Butler County: 11.29 %Butler County11.29Summit County: 11.279 %Summit County11.279Erie County: 11.267 %Erie County11.267Hocking County: 11.262 %Hocking County11.262Montgomery County: 11.197 %Montgomery County11.197Trumbull County: 11.104 %Trumbull County11.104Jefferson County: 10.983 %Jefferson County10.983Allen County: 10.919 %Allen County10.919Knox County: 10.843 %Knox County10.843Ashland County: 10.822 %Ashland County10.822Geauga County: 10.777 %Geauga County10.777Athens County: 10.669 %Athens County10.669Portage County: 10.658 %Portage County10.658Warren County: 10.655 %Warren County10.655Clermont County: 10.568 %Clermont County10.568Lucas County: 10.566 %Lucas County10.566Crawford County: 10.555 %Crawford County10.555Columbiana County: 10.542 %Columbiana County10.542Harrison County: 18.738 %Harrison County18.738Perry County: 18.466 %Perry County18.466Brown County: 16.238 %Brown County16.238Coshocton County: 14.81 %Coshocton County14.81Monroe County: 14.489 %Monroe County14.489Tuscarawas County: 14.26 %Tuscarawas County14.26Meigs County: 14.082 %Meigs County14.082Adams County: 12.672 %Adams County12.672Franklin County: 12.323 %Franklin County12.323Delaware County: 12.223 %Delaware County12.223Morrow County: 12.199 %Morrow County12.199Paulding County: 11.935 %Paulding County11.935Madison County: 11.773 %Madison County11.773Greene County: 11.762 %Greene County11.762Licking County: 11.756 %Licking County11.756Wood County: 11.741 %Wood County11.741Pickaway County: 11.593 %Pickaway County11.593Jackson County: 11.528 %Jackson County11.528Fairfield County: 11.461 %Fairfield County11.461Preble County: 11.428 %Preble County11.428Carroll County: 11.382 %Carroll County11.382Hamilton County: 11.359 %Hamilton County11.359Butler County: 11.29 %Butler County11.29Summit County: 11.279 %Summit County11.279Erie County: 11.267 %Erie County11.267Hocking County: 11.262 %Hocking County11.262Montgomery County: 11.197 %Montgomery County11.197Trumbull County: 11.104 %Trumbull County11.104Jefferson County: 10.983 %Jefferson County10.983Allen County: 10.919 %Allen County10.919Knox County: 10.843 %Knox County10.843Ashland County: 10.822 %Ashland County10.822Geauga County: 10.777 %Geauga County10.777Athens County: 10.669 %Athens County10.669Portage County: 10.658 %Portage County10.658Warren County: 10.655 %Warren County10.655Clermont County: 10.568 %Clermont County10.568Lucas County: 10.566 %Lucas County10.566Crawford County: 10.555 %Crawford County10.555Columbiana County: 10.542 %Columbiana County10.542
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Harrison County18.738+2.2 pts
2Perry County18.466+2.39 pts
3Brown County16.238+5.59 pts
4Coshocton County14.81-1.19 pts
5Monroe County14.489+3.92 pts
6Tuscarawas County14.26+5.16 pts
7Meigs County14.082+0.06 pts
8Adams County12.672-7.18 pts
9Franklin County12.323-1.9 pts
10Delaware County12.223-0.93 pts
11Morrow County12.199+3.46 pts
12Paulding County11.935+2.54 pts
13Madison County11.773+3.33 pts
14Greene County11.762-2.82 pts
15Licking County11.756+0.56 pts
16Wood County11.741-1.2 pts
17Pickaway County11.593-1.44 pts
18Jackson County11.528+1.61 pts
19Fairfield County11.461-0.83 pts
20Preble County11.428-0.35 pts
21Carroll County11.382+0.78 pts
22Hamilton County11.359-1.01 pts
23Butler County11.29-2.46 pts
24Summit County11.279+0.44 pts
25Erie County11.267+1.17 pts
26Hocking County11.262-1.4 pts
27Montgomery County11.197-0.36 pts
28Trumbull County11.104+1.55 pts
29Jefferson County10.983-1.08 pts
30Allen County10.919+2.77 pts
31Knox County10.843+0.13 pts
32Ashland County10.822-0.23 pts
33Geauga County10.777+0.03 pts
34Athens County10.669-4.21 pts
35Portage County10.658-0.58 pts
36Warren County10.655-0.35 pts
37Clermont County10.568-2.52 pts
38Lucas County10.566-2.48 pts
39Crawford County10.555-1.69 pts
40Columbiana County10.542+0.56 pts
41Huron County10.525-0.36 pts
42Medina County10.519-0.1 pts
43Darke County10.467-2.67 pts
44Mahoning County10.437-1.15 pts
45Clinton County10.431+0.88 pts
46Lake County10.373-1.42 pts
47Auglaize County10.248+3.15 pts
48Belmont County10.187-2.29 pts
49Stark County10.165-0.51 pts
50Holmes County10.124+1.2 pts
50Vinton County10.124-6.93 pts
52Muskingum County10.067+0.68 pts
53Cuyahoga County9.913-1.05 pts
54Ottawa County9.905+1.74 pts
55Morgan County9.745-1.13 pts
56Wyandot County9.623-6.15 pts
57Lawrence County9.616-2.03 pts
58Washington County9.576+1.09 pts
59Highland County9.511-5.59 pts
60Wayne County9.285-2.5 pts
61Hardin County9.275+1.41 pts
62Ross County9.179-2.27 pts
63Hancock County9.153-2.32 pts
64Miami County9.145-0.64 pts
65Defiance County9.042-0.55 pts
66Logan County9.029-2.34 pts
67Guernsey County8.974-0.79 pts
68Scioto County8.864-3.59 pts
69Ashtabula County8.844-1.26 pts
70Noble County8.628-10.59 pts
71Van Wert County8.601-0.55 pts
72Seneca County8.591+0.41 pts
73Lorain County8.44-2.17 pts
74Champaign County8.396-3.75 pts
75Henry County8.335-0.19 pts
76Gallia County8.248-1.16 pts
77Fulton County8.197+0.26 pts
78Clark County8.176-0.25 pts
79Richland County8.1-1.49 pts
80Mercer County7.855-1.84 pts
81Putnam County7.755-1.33 pts
82Fayette County7.719-4.08 pts
83Pike County7.195-3.82 pts
84Marion County7.132-3.83 pts
85Sandusky County6.861-1.98 pts
86Williams County6.541-3.32 pts
87Union County6.312-3.33 pts
88Shelby County5.33-4.04 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Harrison County, with 18.738% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Shelby County, with 5.33% in 2019.

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