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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate, 2023

Susquehanna County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 20.536%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.966%. The median was 11.087% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 12.079%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.536Susquehanna County
Lowest4.966Fulton County
Median11.08767 counties
Pennsylvania12.079History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 11.828 %Allegheny County: 10.762 %Armstrong County: 12.031 %Beaver County: 11.16 %Bedford County: 10.303 %Berks County: 13.522 %Blair County: 10.082 %Bradford County: 11.025 %Bucks County: 13.226 %Butler County: 15.29 %Cambria County: 9.36 %Cameron County: 8.532 %Carbon County: 11.196 %Centre County: 11.23 %Chester County: 12.82 %Clarion County: 10.595 %Clearfield County: 9.5 %Clinton County: 11.087 %Columbia County: 13.312 %Crawford County: 11.375 %Cumberland County: 10.924 %Dauphin County: 12.493 %Delaware County: 13.366 %Elk County: 9.146 %Erie County: 10.488 %Fayette County: 10.784 %Forest County: 10.746 %Franklin County: 18.078 %Fulton County: 4.966 %Greene County: 17.796 %Huntingdon County: 11.248 %Indiana County: 13.494 %Jefferson County: 11.947 %Juniata County: 7.695 %Lackawanna County: 13.22 %Lancaster County: 11.285 %Lawrence County: 8.106 %Lebanon County: 13.705 %Lehigh County: 13.022 %Luzerne County: 10.941 %Lycoming County: 10.157 %McKean County: 10.015 %Mercer County: 8.947 %Mifflin County: 12.505 %Monroe County: 12.854 %Montgomery County: 12.784 %Montour County: 11.951 %Northampton County: 10.583 %Northumberland County: 10.73 %Perry County: 10.889 %Philadelphia County: 13.665 %Pike County: 15.662 %Potter County: 9.813 %Schuylkill County: 12.717 %Snyder County: 9.558 %Somerset County: 9.463 %Sullivan County: 19.102 %Susquehanna County: 20.536 %Tioga County: 8.759 %Union County: 8.913 %Venango County: 8.865 %Warren County: 8.684 %Washington County: 11.501 %Wayne County: 11.28 %Westmoreland County: 10.473 %Wyoming County: 10.448 %York County: 9.695 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Susquehanna County: 20.536 %Susquehanna County20.536Sullivan County: 19.102 %Sullivan County19.102Franklin County: 18.078 %Franklin County18.078Greene County: 17.796 %Greene County17.796Pike County: 15.662 %Pike County15.662Butler County: 15.29 %Butler County15.29Lebanon County: 13.705 %Lebanon County13.705Philadelphia County: 13.665 %Philadelphia County13.665Berks County: 13.522 %Berks County13.522Indiana County: 13.494 %Indiana County13.494Delaware County: 13.366 %Delaware County13.366Columbia County: 13.312 %Columbia County13.312Bucks County: 13.226 %Bucks County13.226Lackawanna County: 13.22 %Lackawanna County13.22Lehigh County: 13.022 %Lehigh County13.022Monroe County: 12.854 %Monroe County12.854Chester County: 12.82 %Chester County12.82Montgomery County: 12.784 %Montgomery County12.784Schuylkill County: 12.717 %Schuylkill County12.717Mifflin County: 12.505 %Mifflin County12.505Dauphin County: 12.493 %Dauphin County12.493Armstrong County: 12.031 %Armstrong County12.031Montour County: 11.951 %Montour County11.951Jefferson County: 11.947 %Jefferson County11.947Adams County: 11.828 %Adams County11.828Washington County: 11.501 %Washington County11.501Crawford County: 11.375 %Crawford County11.375Lancaster County: 11.285 %Lancaster County11.285Wayne County: 11.28 %Wayne County11.28Huntingdon County: 11.248 %Huntingdon County11.248Centre County: 11.23 %Centre County11.23Carbon County: 11.196 %Carbon County11.196Beaver County: 11.16 %Beaver County11.16Clinton County: 11.087 %Clinton County11.087Bradford County: 11.025 %Bradford County11.025Luzerne County: 10.941 %Luzerne County10.941Cumberland County: 10.924 %Cumberland County10.924Perry County: 10.889 %Perry County10.889Fayette County: 10.784 %Fayette County10.784Allegheny County: 10.762 %Allegheny County10.762Susquehanna County: 20.536 %Susquehanna County20.536Sullivan County: 19.102 %Sullivan County19.102Franklin County: 18.078 %Franklin County18.078Greene County: 17.796 %Greene County17.796Pike County: 15.662 %Pike County15.662Butler County: 15.29 %Butler County15.29Lebanon County: 13.705 %Lebanon County13.705Philadelphia County: 13.665 %Philadelphia County13.665Berks County: 13.522 %Berks County13.522Indiana County: 13.494 %Indiana County13.494Delaware County: 13.366 %Delaware County13.366Columbia County: 13.312 %Columbia County13.312Bucks County: 13.226 %Bucks County13.226Lackawanna County: 13.22 %Lackawanna County13.22Lehigh County: 13.022 %Lehigh County13.022Monroe County: 12.854 %Monroe County12.854Chester County: 12.82 %Chester County12.82Montgomery County: 12.784 %Montgomery County12.784Schuylkill County: 12.717 %Schuylkill County12.717Mifflin County: 12.505 %Mifflin County12.505Dauphin County: 12.493 %Dauphin County12.493Armstrong County: 12.031 %Armstrong County12.031Montour County: 11.951 %Montour County11.951Jefferson County: 11.947 %Jefferson County11.947Adams County: 11.828 %Adams County11.828Washington County: 11.501 %Washington County11.501Crawford County: 11.375 %Crawford County11.375Lancaster County: 11.285 %Lancaster County11.285Wayne County: 11.28 %Wayne County11.28Huntingdon County: 11.248 %Huntingdon County11.248Centre County: 11.23 %Centre County11.23Carbon County: 11.196 %Carbon County11.196Beaver County: 11.16 %Beaver County11.16Clinton County: 11.087 %Clinton County11.087Bradford County: 11.025 %Bradford County11.025Luzerne County: 10.941 %Luzerne County10.941Cumberland County: 10.924 %Cumberland County10.924Perry County: 10.889 %Perry County10.889Fayette County: 10.784 %Fayette County10.784Allegheny County: 10.762 %Allegheny County10.762
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Susquehanna County20.536+7.19 pts
2Sullivan County19.102-2.84 pts
3Franklin County18.078+5.11 pts
4Greene County17.796+2.78 pts
5Pike County15.662-4.79 pts
6Butler County15.29+1.03 pts
7Lebanon County13.705-1.07 pts
8Philadelphia County13.665-2.25 pts
9Berks County13.522-2.49 pts
10Indiana County13.494-0.2 pts
11Delaware County13.366-3.54 pts
12Columbia County13.312+0.81 pts
13Bucks County13.226-3 pts
14Lackawanna County13.22-1.92 pts
15Lehigh County13.022-4.07 pts
16Monroe County12.854-3.61 pts
17Chester County12.82-3.04 pts
18Montgomery County12.784-1.23 pts
19Schuylkill County12.717+0.17 pts
20Mifflin County12.505-1.67 pts
21Dauphin County12.493-3.02 pts
22Armstrong County12.031-2.6 pts
23Montour County11.951+7.21 pts
24Jefferson County11.947-2.22 pts
25Adams County11.828-5.98 pts
26Washington County11.501-1.69 pts
27Crawford County11.375-0.6 pts
28Lancaster County11.285-3.67 pts
29Wayne County11.28-4.8 pts
30Huntingdon County11.248-2 pts
31Centre County11.23-4.51 pts
32Carbon County11.196-12.04 pts
33Beaver County11.16-2.02 pts
34Clinton County11.087-2.21 pts
35Bradford County11.025+0.3 pts
36Luzerne County10.941-5.36 pts
37Cumberland County10.924-7.8 pts
38Perry County10.889-4.22 pts
39Fayette County10.784-2.51 pts
40Allegheny County10.762-4.06 pts
41Forest County10.746-0.9 pts
42Northumberland County10.73-1.26 pts
43Clarion County10.595-3.68 pts
44Northampton County10.583-5.86 pts
45Erie County10.488-4.11 pts
46Westmoreland County10.473-2.66 pts
47Wyoming County10.448+1.05 pts
48Bedford County10.303-3.1 pts
49Lycoming County10.157-4.9 pts
50Blair County10.082-3.08 pts
51McKean County10.015-5.21 pts
52Potter County9.813-2.47 pts
53York County9.695-7.45 pts
54Snyder County9.558-0.57 pts
55Clearfield County9.5-2.99 pts
56Somerset County9.463-5.3 pts
57Cambria County9.36-2.34 pts
58Elk County9.146-3.39 pts
59Mercer County8.947-2.77 pts
60Union County8.913-1.82 pts
61Venango County8.865-5.35 pts
62Tioga County8.759-6.87 pts
63Warren County8.684-0.63 pts
64Cameron County8.532-0.56 pts
65Lawrence County8.106-8.91 pts
66Juniata County7.695-8.02 pts
67Fulton County4.966-7.87 pts

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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 Pennsylvania by job creation rate, 2023) [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 Pennsylvania by job creation rate, 2023. 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/pennsylvania-counties. 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 Pennsylvania by job creation rate, 2023. 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/pennsylvania-counties.

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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 Pennsylvania by job creation rate, 2023 [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/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Susquehanna County, with 20.536% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 4.966% in 2023.

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