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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Clinton County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2020, at 20.936%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 5.309%. The median was 9.697% and the figure for Ohio was 11.062%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.936Clinton County
Lowest5.309Shelby County
Median9.69788 counties
Ohio11.062History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 13.632 %Allen County: 7.395 %Ashland County: 7.98 %Ashtabula County: 10.158 %Athens County: 8.879 %Auglaize County: 7.102 %Belmont County: 9.046 %Brown County: 11.413 %Butler County: 12.596 %Carroll County: 11.421 %Champaign County: 9.506 %Clark County: 7.227 %Clermont County: 10.469 %Clinton County: 20.936 %Columbiana County: 9.878 %Coshocton County: 8.054 %Crawford County: 6.63 %Cuyahoga County: 10.434 %Darke County: 7.321 %Defiance County: 9.672 %Delaware County: 12.572 %Erie County: 10.757 %Fairfield County: 12.259 %Fayette County: 9.916 %Franklin County: 12.779 %Fulton County: 7.29 %Gallia County: 5.555 %Geauga County: 10.89 %Greene County: 11.222 %Guernsey County: 8.58 %Hamilton County: 9.721 %Hancock County: 8.666 %Hardin County: 5.79 %Harrison County: 16.163 %Henry County: 11.939 %Highland County: 8.417 %Hocking County: 14.53 %Holmes County: 9.014 %Huron County: 9.608 %Jackson County: 7.407 %Jefferson County: 17.951 %Knox County: 8.846 %Lake County: 9.833 %Lawrence County: 16.188 %Licking County: 7.343 %Logan County: 6.737 %Lorain County: 9.164 %Lucas County: 8.88 %Madison County: 12.418 %Mahoning County: 10.585 %Marion County: 7.084 %Medina County: 8.989 %Meigs County: 9.526 %Mercer County: 5.71 %Miami County: 10.647 %Monroe County: 11.367 %Montgomery County: 11.805 %Morgan County: 7.616 %Morrow County: 12.7 %Muskingum County: 10.723 %Noble County: 20.174 %Ottawa County: 8.24 %Paulding County: 16.294 %Perry County: 10.741 %Pickaway County: 16.214 %Pike County: 7.213 %Portage County: 10.411 %Preble County: 9.605 %Putnam County: 6.557 %Richland County: 8.533 %Ross County: 9.829 %Sandusky County: 7.943 %Scioto County: 10.776 %Seneca County: 6.258 %Shelby County: 5.309 %Stark County: 8.93 %Summit County: 10.419 %Trumbull County: 8.379 %Tuscarawas County: 10.469 %Union County: 8.251 %Van Wert County: 10.377 %Vinton County: 9.063 %Warren County: 12.619 %Washington County: 7.702 %Wayne County: 10.111 %Williams County: 9.199 %Wood County: 10.68 %Wyandot County: 13.05 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Clinton County: 20.936 %Clinton County20.936Noble County: 20.174 %Noble County20.174Jefferson County: 17.951 %Jefferson County17.951Paulding County: 16.294 %Paulding County16.294Pickaway County: 16.214 %Pickaway County16.214Lawrence County: 16.188 %Lawrence County16.188Harrison County: 16.163 %Harrison County16.163Hocking County: 14.53 %Hocking County14.53Adams County: 13.632 %Adams County13.632Wyandot County: 13.05 %Wyandot County13.05Franklin County: 12.779 %Franklin County12.779Morrow County: 12.7 %Morrow County12.7Warren County: 12.619 %Warren County12.619Butler County: 12.596 %Butler County12.596Delaware County: 12.572 %Delaware County12.572Madison County: 12.418 %Madison County12.418Fairfield County: 12.259 %Fairfield County12.259Henry County: 11.939 %Henry County11.939Montgomery County: 11.805 %Montgomery County11.805Carroll County: 11.421 %Carroll County11.421Brown County: 11.413 %Brown County11.413Monroe County: 11.367 %Monroe County11.367Greene County: 11.222 %Greene County11.222Geauga County: 10.89 %Geauga County10.89Scioto County: 10.776 %Scioto County10.776Erie County: 10.757 %Erie County10.757Perry County: 10.741 %Perry County10.741Muskingum County: 10.723 %Muskingum County10.723Wood County: 10.68 %Wood County10.68Miami County: 10.647 %Miami County10.647Mahoning County: 10.585 %Mahoning County10.585Clermont County: 10.469 %Clermont County10.469Tuscarawas County: 10.469 %Tuscarawas County10.469Cuyahoga County: 10.434 %Cuyahoga County10.434Summit County: 10.419 %Summit County10.419Portage County: 10.411 %Portage County10.411Van Wert County: 10.377 %Van Wert County10.377Ashtabula County: 10.158 %Ashtabula County10.158Wayne County: 10.111 %Wayne County10.111Fayette County: 9.916 %Fayette County9.916Clinton County: 20.936 %Clinton County20.936Noble County: 20.174 %Noble County20.174Jefferson County: 17.951 %Jefferson County17.951Paulding County: 16.294 %Paulding County16.294Pickaway County: 16.214 %Pickaway County16.214Lawrence County: 16.188 %Lawrence County16.188Harrison County: 16.163 %Harrison County16.163Hocking County: 14.53 %Hocking County14.53Adams County: 13.632 %Adams County13.632Wyandot County: 13.05 %Wyandot County13.05Franklin County: 12.779 %Franklin County12.779Morrow County: 12.7 %Morrow County12.7Warren County: 12.619 %Warren County12.619Butler County: 12.596 %Butler County12.596Delaware County: 12.572 %Delaware County12.572Madison County: 12.418 %Madison County12.418Fairfield County: 12.259 %Fairfield County12.259Henry County: 11.939 %Henry County11.939Montgomery County: 11.805 %Montgomery County11.805Carroll County: 11.421 %Carroll County11.421Brown County: 11.413 %Brown County11.413Monroe County: 11.367 %Monroe County11.367Greene County: 11.222 %Greene County11.222Geauga County: 10.89 %Geauga County10.89Scioto County: 10.776 %Scioto County10.776Erie County: 10.757 %Erie County10.757Perry County: 10.741 %Perry County10.741Muskingum County: 10.723 %Muskingum County10.723Wood County: 10.68 %Wood County10.68Miami County: 10.647 %Miami County10.647Mahoning County: 10.585 %Mahoning County10.585Clermont County: 10.469 %Clermont County10.469Tuscarawas County: 10.469 %Tuscarawas County10.469Cuyahoga County: 10.434 %Cuyahoga County10.434Summit County: 10.419 %Summit County10.419Portage County: 10.411 %Portage County10.411Van Wert County: 10.377 %Van Wert County10.377Ashtabula County: 10.158 %Ashtabula County10.158Wayne County: 10.111 %Wayne County10.111Fayette County: 9.916 %Fayette County9.916
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Clinton County20.936+10.51 pts
2Noble County20.174+11.55 pts
3Jefferson County17.951+6.97 pts
4Paulding County16.294+4.36 pts
5Pickaway County16.214+4.62 pts
6Lawrence County16.188+6.57 pts
7Harrison County16.163-2.57 pts
8Hocking County14.53+3.27 pts
9Adams County13.632+0.96 pts
10Wyandot County13.05+3.43 pts
11Franklin County12.779+0.46 pts
12Morrow County12.7+0.5 pts
13Warren County12.619+1.96 pts
14Butler County12.596+1.31 pts
15Delaware County12.572+0.35 pts
16Madison County12.418+0.64 pts
17Fairfield County12.259+0.8 pts
18Henry County11.939+3.6 pts
19Montgomery County11.805+0.61 pts
20Carroll County11.421+0.04 pts
21Brown County11.413-4.82 pts
22Monroe County11.367-3.12 pts
23Greene County11.222-0.54 pts
24Geauga County10.89+0.11 pts
25Scioto County10.776+1.91 pts
26Erie County10.757-0.51 pts
27Perry County10.741-7.73 pts
28Muskingum County10.723+0.66 pts
29Wood County10.68-1.06 pts
30Miami County10.647+1.5 pts
31Mahoning County10.585+0.15 pts
32Clermont County10.469-0.1 pts
32Tuscarawas County10.469-3.79 pts
34Cuyahoga County10.434+0.52 pts
35Summit County10.419-0.86 pts
36Portage County10.411-0.25 pts
37Van Wert County10.377+1.78 pts
38Ashtabula County10.158+1.31 pts
39Wayne County10.111+0.83 pts
40Fayette County9.916+2.2 pts
41Columbiana County9.878-0.66 pts
42Lake County9.833-0.54 pts
43Ross County9.829+0.65 pts
44Hamilton County9.721-1.64 pts
45Defiance County9.672+0.63 pts
46Huron County9.608-0.92 pts
47Preble County9.605-1.82 pts
48Meigs County9.526-4.56 pts
49Champaign County9.506+1.11 pts
50Williams County9.199+2.66 pts
51Lorain County9.164+0.72 pts
52Vinton County9.063-1.06 pts
53Belmont County9.046-1.14 pts
54Holmes County9.014-1.11 pts
55Medina County8.989-1.53 pts
56Stark County8.93-1.23 pts
57Lucas County8.88-1.69 pts
58Athens County8.879-1.79 pts
59Knox County8.846-2 pts
60Hancock County8.666-0.49 pts
61Guernsey County8.58-0.39 pts
62Richland County8.533+0.43 pts
63Highland County8.417-1.09 pts
64Trumbull County8.379-2.72 pts
65Union County8.251+1.94 pts
66Ottawa County8.24-1.66 pts
67Coshocton County8.054-6.76 pts
68Ashland County7.98-2.84 pts
69Sandusky County7.943+1.08 pts
70Washington County7.702-1.87 pts
71Morgan County7.616-2.13 pts
72Jackson County7.407-4.12 pts
73Allen County7.395-3.52 pts
74Licking County7.343-4.41 pts
75Darke County7.321-3.15 pts
76Fulton County7.29-0.91 pts
77Clark County7.227-0.95 pts
78Pike County7.213+0.02 pts
79Auglaize County7.102-3.15 pts
80Marion County7.084-0.05 pts
81Logan County6.737-2.29 pts
82Crawford County6.63-3.92 pts
83Putnam County6.557-1.2 pts
84Seneca County6.258-2.33 pts
85Hardin County5.79-3.49 pts
86Mercer County5.71-2.15 pts
87Gallia County5.555-2.69 pts
88Shelby County5.309-0.02 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Clinton County, with 20.936% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Shelby County, with 5.309% in 2020.

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