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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Susquehanna County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 20.162%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 5.942%. The median was 10.479% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.398%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.162Susquehanna County
Lowest5.942Fulton County
Median10.47967 counties
Pennsylvania11.398History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 12.412 %Allegheny County: 11.535 %Armstrong County: 10.125 %Beaver County: 9.799 %Bedford County: 9.505 %Berks County: 10.444 %Blair County: 12.104 %Bradford County: 11.756 %Bucks County: 11.181 %Butler County: 10.663 %Cambria County: 11.23 %Cameron County: 8.445 %Carbon County: 8.822 %Centre County: 14.089 %Chester County: 12.609 %Clarion County: 10.178 %Clearfield County: 9.8 %Clinton County: 10.96 %Columbia County: 10.43 %Crawford County: 9.815 %Cumberland County: 11.174 %Dauphin County: 10.944 %Delaware County: 13.621 %Elk County: 7.09 %Erie County: 9.79 %Fayette County: 11.702 %Forest County: 6.195 %Franklin County: 14.334 %Fulton County: 5.942 %Greene County: 8.396 %Huntingdon County: 7.944 %Indiana County: 11.223 %Jefferson County: 10.101 %Juniata County: 12.415 %Lackawanna County: 10.426 %Lancaster County: 9.723 %Lawrence County: 10.294 %Lebanon County: 8.612 %Lehigh County: 10.067 %Luzerne County: 12.977 %Lycoming County: 10.689 %McKean County: 11.82 %Mercer County: 10.83 %Mifflin County: 12.967 %Monroe County: 10.634 %Montgomery County: 12.585 %Montour County: 9.313 %Northampton County: 11.85 %Northumberland County: 8.884 %Perry County: 8.968 %Philadelphia County: 10.57 %Pike County: 15.879 %Potter County: 11.357 %Schuylkill County: 9.826 %Snyder County: 11.637 %Somerset County: 8.187 %Sullivan County: 20.135 %Susquehanna County: 20.162 %Tioga County: 11.137 %Union County: 6.432 %Venango County: 8.958 %Warren County: 8.42 %Washington County: 13.585 %Wayne County: 8.796 %Westmoreland County: 10.479 %Wyoming County: 9.737 %York County: 9.516 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Susquehanna County: 20.162 %Susquehanna County20.162Sullivan County: 20.135 %Sullivan County20.135Pike County: 15.879 %Pike County15.879Franklin County: 14.334 %Franklin County14.334Centre County: 14.089 %Centre County14.089Delaware County: 13.621 %Delaware County13.621Washington County: 13.585 %Washington County13.585Luzerne County: 12.977 %Luzerne County12.977Mifflin County: 12.967 %Mifflin County12.967Chester County: 12.609 %Chester County12.609Montgomery County: 12.585 %Montgomery County12.585Juniata County: 12.415 %Juniata County12.415Adams County: 12.412 %Adams County12.412Blair County: 12.104 %Blair County12.104Northampton County: 11.85 %Northampton County11.85McKean County: 11.82 %McKean County11.82Bradford County: 11.756 %Bradford County11.756Fayette County: 11.702 %Fayette County11.702Snyder County: 11.637 %Snyder County11.637Allegheny County: 11.535 %Allegheny County11.535Potter County: 11.357 %Potter County11.357Cambria County: 11.23 %Cambria County11.23Indiana County: 11.223 %Indiana County11.223Bucks County: 11.181 %Bucks County11.181Cumberland County: 11.174 %Cumberland County11.174Tioga County: 11.137 %Tioga County11.137Clinton County: 10.96 %Clinton County10.96Dauphin County: 10.944 %Dauphin County10.944Mercer County: 10.83 %Mercer County10.83Lycoming County: 10.689 %Lycoming County10.689Butler County: 10.663 %Butler County10.663Monroe County: 10.634 %Monroe County10.634Philadelphia County: 10.57 %Philadelphia County10.57Westmoreland County: 10.479 %Westmoreland County10.479Berks County: 10.444 %Berks County10.444Columbia County: 10.43 %Columbia County10.43Lackawanna County: 10.426 %Lackawanna County10.426Lawrence County: 10.294 %Lawrence County10.294Clarion County: 10.178 %Clarion County10.178Armstrong County: 10.125 %Armstrong County10.125Susquehanna County: 20.162 %Susquehanna County20.162Sullivan County: 20.135 %Sullivan County20.135Pike County: 15.879 %Pike County15.879Franklin County: 14.334 %Franklin County14.334Centre County: 14.089 %Centre County14.089Delaware County: 13.621 %Delaware County13.621Washington County: 13.585 %Washington County13.585Luzerne County: 12.977 %Luzerne County12.977Mifflin County: 12.967 %Mifflin County12.967Chester County: 12.609 %Chester County12.609Montgomery County: 12.585 %Montgomery County12.585Juniata County: 12.415 %Juniata County12.415Adams County: 12.412 %Adams County12.412Blair County: 12.104 %Blair County12.104Northampton County: 11.85 %Northampton County11.85McKean County: 11.82 %McKean County11.82Bradford County: 11.756 %Bradford County11.756Fayette County: 11.702 %Fayette County11.702Snyder County: 11.637 %Snyder County11.637Allegheny County: 11.535 %Allegheny County11.535Potter County: 11.357 %Potter County11.357Cambria County: 11.23 %Cambria County11.23Indiana County: 11.223 %Indiana County11.223Bucks County: 11.181 %Bucks County11.181Cumberland County: 11.174 %Cumberland County11.174Tioga County: 11.137 %Tioga County11.137Clinton County: 10.96 %Clinton County10.96Dauphin County: 10.944 %Dauphin County10.944Mercer County: 10.83 %Mercer County10.83Lycoming County: 10.689 %Lycoming County10.689Butler County: 10.663 %Butler County10.663Monroe County: 10.634 %Monroe County10.634Philadelphia County: 10.57 %Philadelphia County10.57Westmoreland County: 10.479 %Westmoreland County10.479Berks County: 10.444 %Berks County10.444Columbia County: 10.43 %Columbia County10.43Lackawanna County: 10.426 %Lackawanna County10.426Lawrence County: 10.294 %Lawrence County10.294Clarion County: 10.178 %Clarion County10.178Armstrong County: 10.125 %Armstrong County10.125
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Susquehanna County20.162+0.76 pts
2Sullivan County20.135+9.56 pts
3Pike County15.879+4.55 pts
4Franklin County14.334+3.16 pts
5Centre County14.089+0.66 pts
6Delaware County13.621+1.35 pts
7Washington County13.585-1.2 pts
8Luzerne County12.977+0.59 pts
9Mifflin County12.967+4.12 pts
10Chester County12.609+0.92 pts
11Montgomery County12.585-0.51 pts
12Juniata County12.415-4.23 pts
13Adams County12.412+3.52 pts
14Blair County12.104+2.72 pts
15Northampton County11.85-1.64 pts
16McKean County11.82+0.25 pts
17Bradford County11.756-5.93 pts
18Fayette County11.702-1.45 pts
19Snyder County11.637+0.79 pts
20Allegheny County11.535-1.51 pts
21Potter County11.357+2.04 pts
22Cambria County11.23+2.02 pts
23Indiana County11.223-2.17 pts
24Bucks County11.181-1.28 pts
25Cumberland County11.174-1.03 pts
26Tioga County11.137-9.74 pts
27Clinton County10.96-2.29 pts
28Dauphin County10.944-1.91 pts
29Mercer County10.83+0.28 pts
30Lycoming County10.689-2.42 pts
31Butler County10.663-0.76 pts
32Monroe County10.634-2.77 pts
33Philadelphia County10.57-1.31 pts
34Westmoreland County10.479-0.49 pts
35Berks County10.444+0.07 pts
36Columbia County10.43-1.38 pts
37Lackawanna County10.426-0.8 pts
38Lawrence County10.294-2.31 pts
39Clarion County10.178-0.65 pts
40Armstrong County10.125-3.92 pts
41Jefferson County10.101-1.45 pts
42Lehigh County10.067-5.02 pts
43Schuylkill County9.826-1.91 pts
44Crawford County9.815-0.19 pts
45Clearfield County9.8-2.71 pts
46Beaver County9.799+0.06 pts
47Erie County9.79-1.11 pts
48Wyoming County9.737-29.41 pts
49Lancaster County9.723+0.1 pts
50York County9.516-2.25 pts
51Bedford County9.505-2.12 pts
52Montour County9.313+0.87 pts
53Perry County8.968-6.28 pts
54Venango County8.958-0.12 pts
55Northumberland County8.884-6.43 pts
56Carbon County8.822-5.48 pts
57Wayne County8.796-1.92 pts
58Lebanon County8.612-5.33 pts
59Cameron County8.445-2.53 pts
60Warren County8.42+0.11 pts
61Greene County8.396-4.92 pts
62Somerset County8.187-1.63 pts
63Huntingdon County7.944-4.8 pts
64Elk County7.09-7.01 pts
65Union County6.432-2.39 pts
66Forest County6.195-3.67 pts
67Fulton County5.942-0.95 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Susquehanna County, with 20.162% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 5.942% in 2013.

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