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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Montour County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 16.54%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 5.756%. The median was 10.025% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.545%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.54Montour County
Lowest5.756Fulton County
Median10.02567 counties
Pennsylvania11.545History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 9.642 %Allegheny County: 10.809 %Armstrong County: 10.942 %Beaver County: 9.577 %Bedford County: 10.059 %Berks County: 12.39 %Blair County: 10.804 %Bradford County: 10.265 %Bucks County: 11.613 %Butler County: 12.025 %Cambria County: 7.905 %Cameron County: 7.088 %Carbon County: 12.637 %Centre County: 9.541 %Chester County: 12.958 %Clarion County: 9.907 %Clearfield County: 8.443 %Clinton County: 8.969 %Columbia County: 10.16 %Crawford County: 8.271 %Cumberland County: 13.667 %Dauphin County: 11.625 %Delaware County: 11.479 %Elk County: 8.822 %Erie County: 9.207 %Fayette County: 11.68 %Forest County: 6.015 %Franklin County: 10.272 %Fulton County: 5.756 %Greene County: 14.673 %Huntingdon County: 7.88 %Indiana County: 8.436 %Jefferson County: 8.88 %Juniata County: 12.043 %Lackawanna County: 11.773 %Lancaster County: 11.467 %Lawrence County: 8.792 %Lebanon County: 9.382 %Lehigh County: 11.263 %Luzerne County: 10.257 %Lycoming County: 9.1 %McKean County: 9.012 %Mercer County: 9.053 %Mifflin County: 15.835 %Monroe County: 11.843 %Montgomery County: 12.667 %Montour County: 16.54 %Northampton County: 11.205 %Northumberland County: 9.635 %Perry County: 10.025 %Philadelphia County: 11.551 %Pike County: 10.923 %Potter County: 9.69 %Schuylkill County: 9.591 %Snyder County: 9.703 %Somerset County: 7.979 %Sullivan County: 9.574 %Susquehanna County: 14.91 %Tioga County: 8.389 %Union County: 6.542 %Venango County: 9.264 %Warren County: 9.118 %Washington County: 12.722 %Wayne County: 9.398 %Westmoreland County: 10.57 %Wyoming County: 7.912 %York County: 11.465 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Montour County: 16.54 %Montour County16.54Mifflin County: 15.835 %Mifflin County15.835Susquehanna County: 14.91 %Susquehanna County14.91Greene County: 14.673 %Greene County14.673Cumberland County: 13.667 %Cumberland County13.667Chester County: 12.958 %Chester County12.958Washington County: 12.722 %Washington County12.722Montgomery County: 12.667 %Montgomery County12.667Carbon County: 12.637 %Carbon County12.637Berks County: 12.39 %Berks County12.39Juniata County: 12.043 %Juniata County12.043Butler County: 12.025 %Butler County12.025Monroe County: 11.843 %Monroe County11.843Lackawanna County: 11.773 %Lackawanna County11.773Fayette County: 11.68 %Fayette County11.68Dauphin County: 11.625 %Dauphin County11.625Bucks County: 11.613 %Bucks County11.613Philadelphia County: 11.551 %Philadelphia County11.551Delaware County: 11.479 %Delaware County11.479Lancaster County: 11.467 %Lancaster County11.467York County: 11.465 %York County11.465Lehigh County: 11.263 %Lehigh County11.263Northampton County: 11.205 %Northampton County11.205Armstrong County: 10.942 %Armstrong County10.942Pike County: 10.923 %Pike County10.923Allegheny County: 10.809 %Allegheny County10.809Blair County: 10.804 %Blair County10.804Westmoreland County: 10.57 %Westmoreland County10.57Franklin County: 10.272 %Franklin County10.272Bradford County: 10.265 %Bradford County10.265Luzerne County: 10.257 %Luzerne County10.257Columbia County: 10.16 %Columbia County10.16Bedford County: 10.059 %Bedford County10.059Perry County: 10.025 %Perry County10.025Clarion County: 9.907 %Clarion County9.907Snyder County: 9.703 %Snyder County9.703Potter County: 9.69 %Potter County9.69Adams County: 9.642 %Adams County9.642Northumberland County: 9.635 %Northumberland County9.635Schuylkill County: 9.591 %Schuylkill County9.591Montour County: 16.54 %Montour County16.54Mifflin County: 15.835 %Mifflin County15.835Susquehanna County: 14.91 %Susquehanna County14.91Greene County: 14.673 %Greene County14.673Cumberland County: 13.667 %Cumberland County13.667Chester County: 12.958 %Chester County12.958Washington County: 12.722 %Washington County12.722Montgomery County: 12.667 %Montgomery County12.667Carbon County: 12.637 %Carbon County12.637Berks County: 12.39 %Berks County12.39Juniata County: 12.043 %Juniata County12.043Butler County: 12.025 %Butler County12.025Monroe County: 11.843 %Monroe County11.843Lackawanna County: 11.773 %Lackawanna County11.773Fayette County: 11.68 %Fayette County11.68Dauphin County: 11.625 %Dauphin County11.625Bucks County: 11.613 %Bucks County11.613Philadelphia County: 11.551 %Philadelphia County11.551Delaware County: 11.479 %Delaware County11.479Lancaster County: 11.467 %Lancaster County11.467York County: 11.465 %York County11.465Lehigh County: 11.263 %Lehigh County11.263Northampton County: 11.205 %Northampton County11.205Armstrong County: 10.942 %Armstrong County10.942Pike County: 10.923 %Pike County10.923Allegheny County: 10.809 %Allegheny County10.809Blair County: 10.804 %Blair County10.804Westmoreland County: 10.57 %Westmoreland County10.57Franklin County: 10.272 %Franklin County10.272Bradford County: 10.265 %Bradford County10.265Luzerne County: 10.257 %Luzerne County10.257Columbia County: 10.16 %Columbia County10.16Bedford County: 10.059 %Bedford County10.059Perry County: 10.025 %Perry County10.025Clarion County: 9.907 %Clarion County9.907Snyder County: 9.703 %Snyder County9.703Potter County: 9.69 %Potter County9.69Adams County: 9.642 %Adams County9.642Northumberland County: 9.635 %Northumberland County9.635Schuylkill County: 9.591 %Schuylkill County9.591
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Montour County16.54+13 pts
2Mifflin County15.835+8.27 pts
3Susquehanna County14.91+1 pts
4Greene County14.673+5.3 pts
5Cumberland County13.667+1.79 pts
6Chester County12.958+2.39 pts
7Washington County12.722+0.18 pts
8Montgomery County12.667-0.1 pts
9Carbon County12.637-8.16 pts
10Berks County12.39+3.46 pts
11Juniata County12.043-7.37 pts
12Butler County12.025+1.48 pts
13Monroe County11.843-2.61 pts
14Lackawanna County11.773-0.14 pts
15Fayette County11.68-2 pts
16Dauphin County11.625+1.18 pts
17Bucks County11.613-1.14 pts
18Philadelphia County11.551+0.72 pts
19Delaware County11.479-1.52 pts
20Lancaster County11.467+0.7 pts
21York County11.465+1.45 pts
22Lehigh County11.263+0.77 pts
23Northampton County11.205+0.55 pts
24Armstrong County10.942+1.55 pts
25Pike County10.923-1.07 pts
26Allegheny County10.809-0.43 pts
27Blair County10.804+0.85 pts
28Westmoreland County10.57+0.69 pts
29Franklin County10.272+0.11 pts
30Bradford County10.265-2.85 pts
31Luzerne County10.257+0.96 pts
32Columbia County10.16+2.41 pts
33Bedford County10.059+1.77 pts
34Perry County10.025-0.78 pts
35Clarion County9.907+1.74 pts
36Snyder County9.703-0.91 pts
37Potter County9.69-2.05 pts
38Adams County9.642-0.51 pts
39Northumberland County9.635-2.69 pts
40Schuylkill County9.591-1.36 pts
41Beaver County9.577-1.17 pts
42Sullivan County9.574-9.25 pts
43Centre County9.541-2.34 pts
44Wayne County9.398+0.35 pts
45Lebanon County9.382+0.65 pts
46Venango County9.264+1.2 pts
47Erie County9.207+0.17 pts
48Warren County9.118+1.38 pts
49Lycoming County9.1+0.3 pts
50Mercer County9.053-0.29 pts
51McKean County9.012+0.86 pts
52Clinton County8.969+0.52 pts
53Jefferson County8.88-2.98 pts
54Elk County8.822-3.23 pts
55Lawrence County8.792-1.66 pts
56Clearfield County8.443-0.97 pts
57Indiana County8.436-8.32 pts
58Tioga County8.389+0.78 pts
59Crawford County8.271-0.78 pts
60Somerset County7.979-2.31 pts
61Wyoming County7.912-1.48 pts
62Cambria County7.905-1.62 pts
63Huntingdon County7.88-2.68 pts
64Cameron County7.088-1.39 pts
65Union County6.542-5.22 pts
66Forest County6.015-10.41 pts
67Fulton County5.756-8.51 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Montour County, with 16.54% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 5.756% in 2015.

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