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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Wyoming County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 39.147%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 6.892%. The median was 11.764% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 12.364%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.147Wyoming County
Lowest6.892Fulton County
Median11.76467 counties
Pennsylvania12.364History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 8.892 %Allegheny County: 13.048 %Armstrong County: 14.048 %Beaver County: 9.734 %Bedford County: 11.625 %Berks County: 10.37 %Blair County: 9.382 %Bradford County: 17.685 %Bucks County: 12.464 %Butler County: 11.419 %Cambria County: 9.213 %Cameron County: 10.977 %Carbon County: 14.297 %Centre County: 13.432 %Chester County: 11.687 %Clarion County: 10.828 %Clearfield County: 12.513 %Clinton County: 13.254 %Columbia County: 11.813 %Crawford County: 10.009 %Cumberland County: 12.208 %Dauphin County: 12.856 %Delaware County: 12.272 %Elk County: 14.1 %Erie County: 10.899 %Fayette County: 13.156 %Forest County: 9.862 %Franklin County: 11.174 %Fulton County: 6.892 %Greene County: 13.321 %Huntingdon County: 12.743 %Indiana County: 13.398 %Jefferson County: 11.55 %Juniata County: 16.643 %Lackawanna County: 11.225 %Lancaster County: 9.626 %Lawrence County: 12.604 %Lebanon County: 13.946 %Lehigh County: 15.087 %Luzerne County: 12.388 %Lycoming County: 13.107 %McKean County: 11.574 %Mercer County: 10.551 %Mifflin County: 8.85 %Monroe County: 13.407 %Montgomery County: 13.093 %Montour County: 8.442 %Northampton County: 13.495 %Northumberland County: 15.313 %Perry County: 15.249 %Philadelphia County: 11.882 %Pike County: 11.329 %Potter County: 9.315 %Schuylkill County: 11.734 %Snyder County: 10.844 %Somerset County: 9.815 %Sullivan County: 10.573 %Susquehanna County: 19.402 %Tioga County: 20.879 %Union County: 8.819 %Venango County: 9.074 %Warren County: 8.306 %Washington County: 14.783 %Wayne County: 10.718 %Westmoreland County: 10.965 %Wyoming County: 39.147 %York County: 11.764 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Wyoming County: 39.147 %Wyoming County39.147Tioga County: 20.879 %Tioga County20.879Susquehanna County: 19.402 %Susquehanna County19.402Bradford County: 17.685 %Bradford County17.685Juniata County: 16.643 %Juniata County16.643Northumberland County: 15.313 %Northumberland County15.313Perry County: 15.249 %Perry County15.249Lehigh County: 15.087 %Lehigh County15.087Washington County: 14.783 %Washington County14.783Carbon County: 14.297 %Carbon County14.297Elk County: 14.1 %Elk County14.1Armstrong County: 14.048 %Armstrong County14.048Lebanon County: 13.946 %Lebanon County13.946Northampton County: 13.495 %Northampton County13.495Centre County: 13.432 %Centre County13.432Monroe County: 13.407 %Monroe County13.407Indiana County: 13.398 %Indiana County13.398Greene County: 13.321 %Greene County13.321Clinton County: 13.254 %Clinton County13.254Fayette County: 13.156 %Fayette County13.156Lycoming County: 13.107 %Lycoming County13.107Montgomery County: 13.093 %Montgomery County13.093Allegheny County: 13.048 %Allegheny County13.048Dauphin County: 12.856 %Dauphin County12.856Huntingdon County: 12.743 %Huntingdon County12.743Lawrence County: 12.604 %Lawrence County12.604Clearfield County: 12.513 %Clearfield County12.513Bucks County: 12.464 %Bucks County12.464Luzerne County: 12.388 %Luzerne County12.388Delaware County: 12.272 %Delaware County12.272Cumberland County: 12.208 %Cumberland County12.208Philadelphia County: 11.882 %Philadelphia County11.882Columbia County: 11.813 %Columbia County11.813York County: 11.764 %York County11.764Schuylkill County: 11.734 %Schuylkill County11.734Chester County: 11.687 %Chester County11.687Bedford County: 11.625 %Bedford County11.625McKean County: 11.574 %McKean County11.574Jefferson County: 11.55 %Jefferson County11.55Butler County: 11.419 %Butler County11.419Wyoming County: 39.147 %Wyoming County39.147Tioga County: 20.879 %Tioga County20.879Susquehanna County: 19.402 %Susquehanna County19.402Bradford County: 17.685 %Bradford County17.685Juniata County: 16.643 %Juniata County16.643Northumberland County: 15.313 %Northumberland County15.313Perry County: 15.249 %Perry County15.249Lehigh County: 15.087 %Lehigh County15.087Washington County: 14.783 %Washington County14.783Carbon County: 14.297 %Carbon County14.297Elk County: 14.1 %Elk County14.1Armstrong County: 14.048 %Armstrong County14.048Lebanon County: 13.946 %Lebanon County13.946Northampton County: 13.495 %Northampton County13.495Centre County: 13.432 %Centre County13.432Monroe County: 13.407 %Monroe County13.407Indiana County: 13.398 %Indiana County13.398Greene County: 13.321 %Greene County13.321Clinton County: 13.254 %Clinton County13.254Fayette County: 13.156 %Fayette County13.156Lycoming County: 13.107 %Lycoming County13.107Montgomery County: 13.093 %Montgomery County13.093Allegheny County: 13.048 %Allegheny County13.048Dauphin County: 12.856 %Dauphin County12.856Huntingdon County: 12.743 %Huntingdon County12.743Lawrence County: 12.604 %Lawrence County12.604Clearfield County: 12.513 %Clearfield County12.513Bucks County: 12.464 %Bucks County12.464Luzerne County: 12.388 %Luzerne County12.388Delaware County: 12.272 %Delaware County12.272Cumberland County: 12.208 %Cumberland County12.208Philadelphia County: 11.882 %Philadelphia County11.882Columbia County: 11.813 %Columbia County11.813York County: 11.764 %York County11.764Schuylkill County: 11.734 %Schuylkill County11.734Chester County: 11.687 %Chester County11.687Bedford County: 11.625 %Bedford County11.625McKean County: 11.574 %McKean County11.574Jefferson County: 11.55 %Jefferson County11.55Butler County: 11.419 %Butler County11.419
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Wyoming County39.147+28.09 pts
2Tioga County20.879+3.01 pts
3Susquehanna County19.402+3.77 pts
4Bradford County17.685+2.15 pts
5Juniata County16.643+7.39 pts
6Northumberland County15.313+6.18 pts
7Perry County15.249+6.82 pts
8Lehigh County15.087+3.82 pts
9Washington County14.783+0.59 pts
10Carbon County14.297+3.8 pts
11Elk County14.1+1.22 pts
12Armstrong County14.048+3.42 pts
13Lebanon County13.946+4.39 pts
14Northampton County13.495+0.7 pts
15Centre County13.432+1.05 pts
16Monroe County13.407+0.85 pts
17Indiana County13.398+2.96 pts
18Greene County13.321+1.13 pts
19Clinton County13.254+3.01 pts
20Fayette County13.156-0.15 pts
21Lycoming County13.107+0.11 pts
22Montgomery County13.093+1.18 pts
23Allegheny County13.048-0.89 pts
24Dauphin County12.856+0.62 pts
25Huntingdon County12.743+1.19 pts
26Lawrence County12.604+1.26 pts
27Clearfield County12.513+1.04 pts
28Bucks County12.464+0.55 pts
29Luzerne County12.388-0.34 pts
30Delaware County12.272-0.73 pts
31Cumberland County12.208-0.09 pts
32Philadelphia County11.882-0.79 pts
33Columbia County11.813-2.93 pts
34York County11.764+1.36 pts
35Schuylkill County11.734+1.76 pts
36Chester County11.687-0.98 pts
37Bedford County11.625+0.38 pts
38McKean County11.574-0.68 pts
39Jefferson County11.55-0.73 pts
40Butler County11.419-2.3 pts
41Pike County11.329+1.54 pts
42Lackawanna County11.225+1.71 pts
43Franklin County11.174+0.8 pts
44Cameron County10.977+0.49 pts
45Westmoreland County10.965-0.63 pts
46Erie County10.899-0.82 pts
47Snyder County10.844-1.08 pts
48Clarion County10.828+0.42 pts
49Wayne County10.718-0.42 pts
50Sullivan County10.573-0.69 pts
51Mercer County10.551+0.21 pts
52Berks County10.37-0.07 pts
53Crawford County10.009-0.71 pts
54Forest County9.862+2.45 pts
55Somerset County9.815-1.42 pts
56Beaver County9.734-2.71 pts
57Lancaster County9.626-0.64 pts
58Blair County9.382-0.54 pts
59Potter County9.315-3.11 pts
60Cambria County9.213+0.32 pts
61Venango County9.074-2.78 pts
62Adams County8.892+0.39 pts
63Mifflin County8.85+0.42 pts
64Union County8.819+1.63 pts
65Montour County8.442-0.7 pts
66Warren County8.306-2.13 pts
67Fulton County6.892-5.46 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 Pennsylvania by job creation rate, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wyoming County, with 39.147% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 6.892% in 2012.

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