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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Carbon County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 20.799%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.544%. The median was 10.543% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.163%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.799Carbon County
Lowest3.544Montour County
Median10.54367 counties
Pennsylvania11.163History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 10.15 %Allegheny County: 11.237 %Armstrong County: 9.39 %Beaver County: 10.742 %Bedford County: 8.29 %Berks County: 8.932 %Blair County: 9.954 %Bradford County: 13.116 %Bucks County: 12.756 %Butler County: 10.543 %Cambria County: 9.529 %Cameron County: 8.476 %Carbon County: 20.799 %Centre County: 11.882 %Chester County: 10.568 %Clarion County: 8.171 %Clearfield County: 9.413 %Clinton County: 8.444 %Columbia County: 7.754 %Crawford County: 9.052 %Cumberland County: 11.882 %Dauphin County: 10.448 %Delaware County: 13.003 %Elk County: 12.053 %Erie County: 9.033 %Fayette County: 13.682 %Forest County: 16.421 %Franklin County: 10.166 %Fulton County: 14.264 %Greene County: 9.37 %Huntingdon County: 10.563 %Indiana County: 16.756 %Jefferson County: 11.865 %Juniata County: 19.41 %Lackawanna County: 11.917 %Lancaster County: 10.771 %Lawrence County: 10.452 %Lebanon County: 8.734 %Lehigh County: 10.498 %Luzerne County: 9.293 %Lycoming County: 8.797 %McKean County: 8.152 %Mercer County: 9.344 %Mifflin County: 7.563 %Monroe County: 14.452 %Montgomery County: 12.77 %Montour County: 3.544 %Northampton County: 10.65 %Northumberland County: 12.32 %Perry County: 10.802 %Philadelphia County: 10.835 %Pike County: 11.995 %Potter County: 11.744 %Schuylkill County: 10.947 %Snyder County: 10.612 %Somerset County: 10.289 %Sullivan County: 18.824 %Susquehanna County: 13.906 %Tioga County: 7.606 %Union County: 11.765 %Venango County: 8.062 %Warren County: 7.738 %Washington County: 12.54 %Wayne County: 9.05 %Westmoreland County: 9.881 %Wyoming County: 9.387 %York County: 10.015 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Carbon County: 20.799 %Carbon County20.799Juniata County: 19.41 %Juniata County19.41Sullivan County: 18.824 %Sullivan County18.824Indiana County: 16.756 %Indiana County16.756Forest County: 16.421 %Forest County16.421Monroe County: 14.452 %Monroe County14.452Fulton County: 14.264 %Fulton County14.264Susquehanna County: 13.906 %Susquehanna County13.906Fayette County: 13.682 %Fayette County13.682Bradford County: 13.116 %Bradford County13.116Delaware County: 13.003 %Delaware County13.003Montgomery County: 12.77 %Montgomery County12.77Bucks County: 12.756 %Bucks County12.756Washington County: 12.54 %Washington County12.54Northumberland County: 12.32 %Northumberland County12.32Elk County: 12.053 %Elk County12.053Pike County: 11.995 %Pike County11.995Lackawanna County: 11.917 %Lackawanna County11.917Centre County: 11.882 %Centre County11.882Cumberland County: 11.882 %Cumberland County11.882Jefferson County: 11.865 %Jefferson County11.865Union County: 11.765 %Union County11.765Potter County: 11.744 %Potter County11.744Allegheny County: 11.237 %Allegheny County11.237Schuylkill County: 10.947 %Schuylkill County10.947Philadelphia County: 10.835 %Philadelphia County10.835Perry County: 10.802 %Perry County10.802Lancaster County: 10.771 %Lancaster County10.771Beaver County: 10.742 %Beaver County10.742Northampton County: 10.65 %Northampton County10.65Snyder County: 10.612 %Snyder County10.612Chester County: 10.568 %Chester County10.568Huntingdon County: 10.563 %Huntingdon County10.563Butler County: 10.543 %Butler County10.543Lehigh County: 10.498 %Lehigh County10.498Lawrence County: 10.452 %Lawrence County10.452Dauphin County: 10.448 %Dauphin County10.448Somerset County: 10.289 %Somerset County10.289Franklin County: 10.166 %Franklin County10.166Adams County: 10.15 %Adams County10.15Carbon County: 20.799 %Carbon County20.799Juniata County: 19.41 %Juniata County19.41Sullivan County: 18.824 %Sullivan County18.824Indiana County: 16.756 %Indiana County16.756Forest County: 16.421 %Forest County16.421Monroe County: 14.452 %Monroe County14.452Fulton County: 14.264 %Fulton County14.264Susquehanna County: 13.906 %Susquehanna County13.906Fayette County: 13.682 %Fayette County13.682Bradford County: 13.116 %Bradford County13.116Delaware County: 13.003 %Delaware County13.003Montgomery County: 12.77 %Montgomery County12.77Bucks County: 12.756 %Bucks County12.756Washington County: 12.54 %Washington County12.54Northumberland County: 12.32 %Northumberland County12.32Elk County: 12.053 %Elk County12.053Pike County: 11.995 %Pike County11.995Lackawanna County: 11.917 %Lackawanna County11.917Centre County: 11.882 %Centre County11.882Cumberland County: 11.882 %Cumberland County11.882Jefferson County: 11.865 %Jefferson County11.865Union County: 11.765 %Union County11.765Potter County: 11.744 %Potter County11.744Allegheny County: 11.237 %Allegheny County11.237Schuylkill County: 10.947 %Schuylkill County10.947Philadelphia County: 10.835 %Philadelphia County10.835Perry County: 10.802 %Perry County10.802Lancaster County: 10.771 %Lancaster County10.771Beaver County: 10.742 %Beaver County10.742Northampton County: 10.65 %Northampton County10.65Snyder County: 10.612 %Snyder County10.612Chester County: 10.568 %Chester County10.568Huntingdon County: 10.563 %Huntingdon County10.563Butler County: 10.543 %Butler County10.543Lehigh County: 10.498 %Lehigh County10.498Lawrence County: 10.452 %Lawrence County10.452Dauphin County: 10.448 %Dauphin County10.448Somerset County: 10.289 %Somerset County10.289Franklin County: 10.166 %Franklin County10.166Adams County: 10.15 %Adams County10.15
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Carbon County20.799+11.98 pts
2Juniata County19.41+7 pts
3Sullivan County18.824-1.31 pts
4Indiana County16.756+5.53 pts
5Forest County16.421+10.23 pts
6Monroe County14.452+3.82 pts
7Fulton County14.264+8.32 pts
8Susquehanna County13.906-6.26 pts
9Fayette County13.682+1.98 pts
10Bradford County13.116+1.36 pts
11Delaware County13.003-0.62 pts
12Montgomery County12.77+0.18 pts
13Bucks County12.756+1.58 pts
14Washington County12.54-1.05 pts
15Northumberland County12.32+3.44 pts
16Elk County12.053+4.96 pts
17Pike County11.995-3.88 pts
18Lackawanna County11.917+1.49 pts
19Centre County11.882-2.21 pts
19Cumberland County11.882+0.71 pts
21Jefferson County11.865+1.76 pts
22Union County11.765+5.33 pts
23Potter County11.744+0.39 pts
24Allegheny County11.237-0.3 pts
25Schuylkill County10.947+1.12 pts
26Philadelphia County10.835+0.27 pts
27Perry County10.802+1.83 pts
28Lancaster County10.771+1.05 pts
29Beaver County10.742+0.94 pts
30Northampton County10.65-1.2 pts
31Snyder County10.612-1.03 pts
32Chester County10.568-2.04 pts
33Huntingdon County10.563+2.62 pts
34Butler County10.543-0.12 pts
35Lehigh County10.498+0.43 pts
36Lawrence County10.452+0.16 pts
37Dauphin County10.448-0.5 pts
38Somerset County10.289+2.1 pts
39Franklin County10.166-4.17 pts
40Adams County10.15-2.26 pts
41York County10.015+0.5 pts
42Blair County9.954-2.15 pts
43Westmoreland County9.881-0.6 pts
44Cambria County9.529-1.7 pts
45Clearfield County9.413-0.39 pts
46Armstrong County9.39-0.73 pts
47Wyoming County9.387-0.35 pts
48Greene County9.37+0.97 pts
49Mercer County9.344-1.49 pts
50Luzerne County9.293-3.68 pts
51Crawford County9.052-0.76 pts
52Wayne County9.05+0.25 pts
53Erie County9.033-0.76 pts
54Berks County8.932-1.51 pts
55Lycoming County8.797-1.89 pts
56Lebanon County8.734+0.12 pts
57Cameron County8.476+0.03 pts
58Clinton County8.444-2.52 pts
59Bedford County8.29-1.22 pts
60Clarion County8.171-2.01 pts
61McKean County8.152-3.67 pts
62Venango County8.062-0.9 pts
63Columbia County7.754-2.68 pts
64Warren County7.738-0.68 pts
65Tioga County7.606-3.53 pts
66Mifflin County7.563-5.4 pts
67Montour County3.544-5.77 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Carbon County, with 20.799% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Montour County, with 3.544% in 2014.

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