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Counties in Ohio by job creation rate

Morrow County had the highest job creation rate of 88 counties in 2022, at 37.568%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 7.929%. The median was 14.098% and the figure for Ohio was 15.388%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.568Morrow County
Lowest7.929Hardin County
Median14.09888 counties
Ohio15.388History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 15.749 %Allen County: 10.398 %Ashland County: 13.174 %Ashtabula County: 14.779 %Athens County: 18.066 %Auglaize County: 12.933 %Belmont County: 16.791 %Brown County: 19.57 %Butler County: 14.321 %Carroll County: 16.786 %Champaign County: 10.895 %Clark County: 17.026 %Clermont County: 17.969 %Clinton County: 10.627 %Columbiana County: 12.05 %Coshocton County: 13.121 %Crawford County: 10.28 %Cuyahoga County: 15.456 %Darke County: 9.506 %Defiance County: 12.839 %Delaware County: 21.881 %Erie County: 16.525 %Fairfield County: 17.136 %Fayette County: 16.296 %Franklin County: 17.798 %Fulton County: 9.803 %Gallia County: 13.404 %Geauga County: 13.451 %Greene County: 14.793 %Guernsey County: 14.243 %Hamilton County: 14.86 %Hancock County: 8.76 %Hardin County: 7.929 %Harrison County: 9.825 %Henry County: 14.016 %Highland County: 12.413 %Hocking County: 15.208 %Holmes County: 13.367 %Huron County: 11.398 %Jackson County: 9.837 %Jefferson County: 8.262 %Knox County: 11.901 %Lake County: 14.235 %Lawrence County: 14.111 %Licking County: 16.439 %Logan County: 14.395 %Lorain County: 15.165 %Lucas County: 12.86 %Madison County: 20.169 %Mahoning County: 14.084 %Marion County: 9.072 %Medina County: 16.49 %Meigs County: 15.404 %Mercer County: 11.184 %Miami County: 14.372 %Monroe County: 15.41 %Montgomery County: 13.539 %Morgan County: 14.836 %Morrow County: 37.568 %Muskingum County: 11.213 %Noble County: 21.829 %Ottawa County: 13.773 %Paulding County: 14.526 %Perry County: 15.681 %Pickaway County: 29.688 %Pike County: 16.991 %Portage County: 13.346 %Preble County: 15.522 %Putnam County: 11.329 %Richland County: 13.218 %Ross County: 15.974 %Sandusky County: 10.802 %Scioto County: 11.439 %Seneca County: 9.785 %Shelby County: 10.012 %Stark County: 14.562 %Summit County: 16.479 %Trumbull County: 16.06 %Tuscarawas County: 15.195 %Union County: 13.444 %Van Wert County: 8.863 %Vinton County: 11.899 %Warren County: 14.84 %Washington County: 12.532 %Wayne County: 12.569 %Williams County: 13.169 %Wood County: 19.359 %Wyandot County: 11.413 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Morrow County: 37.568 %Morrow County37.568Pickaway County: 29.688 %Pickaway County29.688Delaware County: 21.881 %Delaware County21.881Noble County: 21.829 %Noble County21.829Madison County: 20.169 %Madison County20.169Brown County: 19.57 %Brown County19.57Wood County: 19.359 %Wood County19.359Athens County: 18.066 %Athens County18.066Clermont County: 17.969 %Clermont County17.969Franklin County: 17.798 %Franklin County17.798Fairfield County: 17.136 %Fairfield County17.136Clark County: 17.026 %Clark County17.026Pike County: 16.991 %Pike County16.991Belmont County: 16.791 %Belmont County16.791Carroll County: 16.786 %Carroll County16.786Erie County: 16.525 %Erie County16.525Medina County: 16.49 %Medina County16.49Summit County: 16.479 %Summit County16.479Licking County: 16.439 %Licking County16.439Fayette County: 16.296 %Fayette County16.296Trumbull County: 16.06 %Trumbull County16.06Ross County: 15.974 %Ross County15.974Adams County: 15.749 %Adams County15.749Perry County: 15.681 %Perry County15.681Preble County: 15.522 %Preble County15.522Cuyahoga County: 15.456 %Cuyahoga County15.456Monroe County: 15.41 %Monroe County15.41Meigs County: 15.404 %Meigs County15.404Hocking County: 15.208 %Hocking County15.208Tuscarawas County: 15.195 %Tuscarawas County15.195Lorain County: 15.165 %Lorain County15.165Hamilton County: 14.86 %Hamilton County14.86Warren County: 14.84 %Warren County14.84Morgan County: 14.836 %Morgan County14.836Greene County: 14.793 %Greene County14.793Ashtabula County: 14.779 %Ashtabula County14.779Stark County: 14.562 %Stark County14.562Paulding County: 14.526 %Paulding County14.526Logan County: 14.395 %Logan County14.395Miami County: 14.372 %Miami County14.372Morrow County: 37.568 %Morrow County37.568Pickaway County: 29.688 %Pickaway County29.688Delaware County: 21.881 %Delaware County21.881Noble County: 21.829 %Noble County21.829Madison County: 20.169 %Madison County20.169Brown County: 19.57 %Brown County19.57Wood County: 19.359 %Wood County19.359Athens County: 18.066 %Athens County18.066Clermont County: 17.969 %Clermont County17.969Franklin County: 17.798 %Franklin County17.798Fairfield County: 17.136 %Fairfield County17.136Clark County: 17.026 %Clark County17.026Pike County: 16.991 %Pike County16.991Belmont County: 16.791 %Belmont County16.791Carroll County: 16.786 %Carroll County16.786Erie County: 16.525 %Erie County16.525Medina County: 16.49 %Medina County16.49Summit County: 16.479 %Summit County16.479Licking County: 16.439 %Licking County16.439Fayette County: 16.296 %Fayette County16.296Trumbull County: 16.06 %Trumbull County16.06Ross County: 15.974 %Ross County15.974Adams County: 15.749 %Adams County15.749Perry County: 15.681 %Perry County15.681Preble County: 15.522 %Preble County15.522Cuyahoga County: 15.456 %Cuyahoga County15.456Monroe County: 15.41 %Monroe County15.41Meigs County: 15.404 %Meigs County15.404Hocking County: 15.208 %Hocking County15.208Tuscarawas County: 15.195 %Tuscarawas County15.195Lorain County: 15.165 %Lorain County15.165Hamilton County: 14.86 %Hamilton County14.86Warren County: 14.84 %Warren County14.84Morgan County: 14.836 %Morgan County14.836Greene County: 14.793 %Greene County14.793Ashtabula County: 14.779 %Ashtabula County14.779Stark County: 14.562 %Stark County14.562Paulding County: 14.526 %Paulding County14.526Logan County: 14.395 %Logan County14.395Miami County: 14.372 %Miami County14.372
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Morrow County37.568+27.51 pts
2Pickaway County29.688+15.56 pts
3Delaware County21.881+7.88 pts
4Noble County21.829+12.49 pts
5Madison County20.169+9.69 pts
6Brown County19.57+6.23 pts
7Wood County19.359+11.05 pts
8Athens County18.066+7.61 pts
9Clermont County17.969+7.9 pts
10Franklin County17.798+5.43 pts
11Fairfield County17.136+6.43 pts
12Clark County17.026-0.93 pts
13Pike County16.991+10.05 pts
14Belmont County16.791+3.57 pts
15Carroll County16.786+9.42 pts
16Erie County16.525+6.61 pts
17Medina County16.49+4.68 pts
18Summit County16.479+5.01 pts
19Licking County16.439+5.84 pts
20Fayette County16.296+5.19 pts
21Trumbull County16.06+6.97 pts
22Ross County15.974+4.06 pts
23Adams County15.749+1.32 pts
24Perry County15.681+3.69 pts
25Preble County15.522+4.47 pts
26Cuyahoga County15.456+4.95 pts
27Monroe County15.41-1.63 pts
28Meigs County15.404+4.3 pts
29Hocking County15.208+4.06 pts
30Tuscarawas County15.195+5.8 pts
31Lorain County15.165+3.28 pts
32Hamilton County14.86+0.39 pts
33Warren County14.84+4.16 pts
34Morgan County14.836-0.12 pts
35Greene County14.793+1.39 pts
36Ashtabula County14.779+5.16 pts
37Stark County14.562+3.57 pts
38Paulding County14.526+5.41 pts
39Logan County14.395+7.07 pts
40Miami County14.372+5.45 pts
41Butler County14.321+3.44 pts
42Guernsey County14.243+5.58 pts
43Lake County14.235+2.69 pts
44Lawrence County14.111+0.35 pts
45Mahoning County14.084-0.16 pts
46Henry County14.016+4.09 pts
47Ottawa County13.773+3.14 pts
48Montgomery County13.539+5.04 pts
49Geauga County13.451+1.99 pts
50Union County13.444-7.94 pts
51Gallia County13.404+5.11 pts
52Holmes County13.367+2.54 pts
53Portage County13.346+0.42 pts
54Richland County13.218+3.23 pts
55Ashland County13.174+3.77 pts
56Williams County13.169+6.31 pts
57Coshocton County13.121+4.43 pts
58Auglaize County12.933+4.98 pts
59Lucas County12.86+2.6 pts
60Defiance County12.839+0.72 pts
61Wayne County12.569+4.93 pts
62Washington County12.532+1.17 pts
63Highland County12.413+1.84 pts
64Columbiana County12.05+5.04 pts
65Knox County11.901+2.83 pts
66Vinton County11.899+3.73 pts
67Scioto County11.439+2.87 pts
68Wyandot County11.413+4.48 pts
69Huron County11.398-1.6 pts
70Putnam County11.329+1.92 pts
71Muskingum County11.213+2.89 pts
72Mercer County11.184+3.34 pts
73Champaign County10.895+4.66 pts
74Sandusky County10.802+0.52 pts
75Clinton County10.627-0.41 pts
76Allen County10.398+2.19 pts
77Crawford County10.28+0.9 pts
78Shelby County10.012+1.51 pts
79Jackson County9.837+2.69 pts
80Harrison County9.825-2.68 pts
81Fulton County9.803+1.68 pts
82Seneca County9.785+1.73 pts
83Darke County9.506+0.61 pts
84Marion County9.072-5.98 pts
85Van Wert County8.863+3.39 pts
86Hancock County8.76+0.85 pts
87Jefferson County8.262+0.98 pts
88Hardin County7.929+0.63 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Morrow County, with 37.568% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hardin County, with 7.929% in 2022.

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