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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Union County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2021, at 21.386%. Van Wert County had the lowest, at 5.474%. The median was 10.272% and the figure for Ohio was 11.483%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.386Union County
Lowest5.474Van Wert County
Median10.27288 counties
Ohio11.483History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 14.427 %Allen County: 8.205 %Ashland County: 9.4 %Ashtabula County: 9.622 %Athens County: 10.46 %Auglaize County: 7.951 %Belmont County: 13.224 %Brown County: 13.341 %Butler County: 10.877 %Carroll County: 7.371 %Champaign County: 6.237 %Clark County: 17.96 %Clermont County: 10.074 %Clinton County: 11.033 %Columbiana County: 7.013 %Coshocton County: 8.688 %Crawford County: 9.375 %Cuyahoga County: 10.503 %Darke County: 8.897 %Defiance County: 12.12 %Delaware County: 14.002 %Erie County: 9.914 %Fairfield County: 10.703 %Fayette County: 11.11 %Franklin County: 12.37 %Fulton County: 8.127 %Gallia County: 8.296 %Geauga County: 11.459 %Greene County: 13.404 %Guernsey County: 8.664 %Hamilton County: 14.469 %Hancock County: 7.908 %Hardin County: 7.296 %Harrison County: 12.5 %Henry County: 9.927 %Highland County: 10.578 %Hocking County: 11.148 %Holmes County: 10.825 %Huron County: 12.993 %Jackson County: 7.142 %Jefferson County: 7.28 %Knox County: 9.069 %Lake County: 11.544 %Lawrence County: 13.765 %Licking County: 10.595 %Logan County: 7.327 %Lorain County: 11.885 %Lucas County: 10.264 %Madison County: 10.482 %Mahoning County: 14.243 %Marion County: 15.051 %Medina County: 11.806 %Meigs County: 11.107 %Mercer County: 7.842 %Miami County: 8.921 %Monroe County: 17.037 %Montgomery County: 8.504 %Morgan County: 14.958 %Morrow County: 10.054 %Muskingum County: 8.318 %Noble County: 9.344 %Ottawa County: 10.636 %Paulding County: 9.115 %Perry County: 11.989 %Pickaway County: 14.132 %Pike County: 6.944 %Portage County: 12.929 %Preble County: 11.052 %Putnam County: 9.409 %Richland County: 9.99 %Ross County: 11.914 %Sandusky County: 10.28 %Scioto County: 8.572 %Seneca County: 8.052 %Shelby County: 8.502 %Stark County: 10.992 %Summit County: 11.468 %Trumbull County: 9.092 %Tuscarawas County: 9.395 %Union County: 21.386 %Van Wert County: 5.474 %Vinton County: 8.171 %Warren County: 10.678 %Washington County: 11.36 %Wayne County: 7.638 %Williams County: 6.864 %Wood County: 8.306 %Wyandot County: 6.932 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Union County: 21.386 %Union County21.386Clark County: 17.96 %Clark County17.96Monroe County: 17.037 %Monroe County17.037Marion County: 15.051 %Marion County15.051Morgan County: 14.958 %Morgan County14.958Hamilton County: 14.469 %Hamilton County14.469Adams County: 14.427 %Adams County14.427Mahoning County: 14.243 %Mahoning County14.243Pickaway County: 14.132 %Pickaway County14.132Delaware County: 14.002 %Delaware County14.002Lawrence County: 13.765 %Lawrence County13.765Greene County: 13.404 %Greene County13.404Brown County: 13.341 %Brown County13.341Belmont County: 13.224 %Belmont County13.224Huron County: 12.993 %Huron County12.993Portage County: 12.929 %Portage County12.929Harrison County: 12.5 %Harrison County12.5Franklin County: 12.37 %Franklin County12.37Defiance County: 12.12 %Defiance County12.12Perry County: 11.989 %Perry County11.989Ross County: 11.914 %Ross County11.914Lorain County: 11.885 %Lorain County11.885Medina County: 11.806 %Medina County11.806Lake County: 11.544 %Lake County11.544Summit County: 11.468 %Summit County11.468Geauga County: 11.459 %Geauga County11.459Washington County: 11.36 %Washington County11.36Hocking County: 11.148 %Hocking County11.148Fayette County: 11.11 %Fayette County11.11Meigs County: 11.107 %Meigs County11.107Preble County: 11.052 %Preble County11.052Clinton County: 11.033 %Clinton County11.033Stark County: 10.992 %Stark County10.992Butler County: 10.877 %Butler County10.877Holmes County: 10.825 %Holmes County10.825Fairfield County: 10.703 %Fairfield County10.703Warren County: 10.678 %Warren County10.678Ottawa County: 10.636 %Ottawa County10.636Licking County: 10.595 %Licking County10.595Highland County: 10.578 %Highland County10.578Union County: 21.386 %Union County21.386Clark County: 17.96 %Clark County17.96Monroe County: 17.037 %Monroe County17.037Marion County: 15.051 %Marion County15.051Morgan County: 14.958 %Morgan County14.958Hamilton County: 14.469 %Hamilton County14.469Adams County: 14.427 %Adams County14.427Mahoning County: 14.243 %Mahoning County14.243Pickaway County: 14.132 %Pickaway County14.132Delaware County: 14.002 %Delaware County14.002Lawrence County: 13.765 %Lawrence County13.765Greene County: 13.404 %Greene County13.404Brown County: 13.341 %Brown County13.341Belmont County: 13.224 %Belmont County13.224Huron County: 12.993 %Huron County12.993Portage County: 12.929 %Portage County12.929Harrison County: 12.5 %Harrison County12.5Franklin County: 12.37 %Franklin County12.37Defiance County: 12.12 %Defiance County12.12Perry County: 11.989 %Perry County11.989Ross County: 11.914 %Ross County11.914Lorain County: 11.885 %Lorain County11.885Medina County: 11.806 %Medina County11.806Lake County: 11.544 %Lake County11.544Summit County: 11.468 %Summit County11.468Geauga County: 11.459 %Geauga County11.459Washington County: 11.36 %Washington County11.36Hocking County: 11.148 %Hocking County11.148Fayette County: 11.11 %Fayette County11.11Meigs County: 11.107 %Meigs County11.107Preble County: 11.052 %Preble County11.052Clinton County: 11.033 %Clinton County11.033Stark County: 10.992 %Stark County10.992Butler County: 10.877 %Butler County10.877Holmes County: 10.825 %Holmes County10.825Fairfield County: 10.703 %Fairfield County10.703Warren County: 10.678 %Warren County10.678Ottawa County: 10.636 %Ottawa County10.636Licking County: 10.595 %Licking County10.595Highland County: 10.578 %Highland County10.578
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Union County21.386+13.13 pts
2Clark County17.96+10.73 pts
3Monroe County17.037+5.67 pts
4Marion County15.051+7.97 pts
5Morgan County14.958+7.34 pts
6Hamilton County14.469+4.75 pts
7Adams County14.427+0.79 pts
8Mahoning County14.243+3.66 pts
9Pickaway County14.132-2.08 pts
10Delaware County14.002+1.43 pts
11Lawrence County13.765-2.42 pts
12Greene County13.404+2.18 pts
13Brown County13.341+1.93 pts
14Belmont County13.224+4.18 pts
15Huron County12.993+3.38 pts
16Portage County12.929+2.52 pts
17Harrison County12.5-3.66 pts
18Franklin County12.37-0.41 pts
19Defiance County12.12+2.45 pts
20Perry County11.989+1.25 pts
21Ross County11.914+2.08 pts
22Lorain County11.885+2.72 pts
23Medina County11.806+2.82 pts
24Lake County11.544+1.71 pts
25Summit County11.468+1.05 pts
26Geauga County11.459+0.57 pts
27Washington County11.36+3.66 pts
28Hocking County11.148-3.38 pts
29Fayette County11.11+1.19 pts
30Meigs County11.107+1.58 pts
31Preble County11.052+1.45 pts
32Clinton County11.033-9.9 pts
33Stark County10.992+2.06 pts
34Butler County10.877-1.72 pts
35Holmes County10.825+1.81 pts
36Fairfield County10.703-1.56 pts
37Warren County10.678-1.94 pts
38Ottawa County10.636+2.4 pts
39Licking County10.595+3.25 pts
40Highland County10.578+2.16 pts
41Cuyahoga County10.503+0.07 pts
42Madison County10.482-1.94 pts
43Athens County10.46+1.58 pts
44Sandusky County10.28+2.34 pts
45Lucas County10.264+1.38 pts
46Clermont County10.074-0.39 pts
47Morrow County10.054-2.65 pts
48Richland County9.99+1.46 pts
49Henry County9.927-2.01 pts
50Erie County9.914-0.84 pts
51Ashtabula County9.622-0.54 pts
52Putnam County9.409+2.85 pts
53Ashland County9.4+1.42 pts
54Tuscarawas County9.395-1.07 pts
55Crawford County9.375+2.75 pts
56Noble County9.344-10.83 pts
57Paulding County9.115-7.18 pts
58Trumbull County9.092+0.71 pts
59Knox County9.069+0.22 pts
60Miami County8.921-1.73 pts
61Darke County8.897+1.58 pts
62Coshocton County8.688+0.63 pts
63Guernsey County8.664+0.08 pts
64Scioto County8.572-2.2 pts
65Montgomery County8.504-3.3 pts
66Shelby County8.502+3.19 pts
67Muskingum County8.318-2.41 pts
68Wood County8.306-2.37 pts
69Gallia County8.296+2.74 pts
70Allen County8.205+0.81 pts
71Vinton County8.171-0.89 pts
72Fulton County8.127+0.84 pts
73Seneca County8.052+1.79 pts
74Auglaize County7.951+0.85 pts
75Hancock County7.908-0.76 pts
76Mercer County7.842+2.13 pts
77Wayne County7.638-2.47 pts
78Carroll County7.371-4.05 pts
79Logan County7.327+0.59 pts
80Hardin County7.296+1.51 pts
81Jefferson County7.28-10.67 pts
82Jackson County7.142-0.26 pts
83Columbiana County7.013-2.87 pts
84Pike County6.944-0.27 pts
85Wyandot County6.932-6.12 pts
86Williams County6.864-2.33 pts
87Champaign County6.237-3.27 pts
88Van Wert County5.474-4.9 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Union County, with 21.386% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Van Wert County, with 5.474% in 2021.

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