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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Pike County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 15.708%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.511%. The median was 10.032% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.376%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.708Pike County
Lowest4.511Fulton County
Median10.03267 counties
Pennsylvania11.376History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 13.151 %Allegheny County: 10.675 %Armstrong County: 7.634 %Beaver County: 9.153 %Bedford County: 9.955 %Berks County: 10.594 %Blair County: 9.588 %Bradford County: 9.047 %Bucks County: 12.69 %Butler County: 11.998 %Cambria County: 9.635 %Cameron County: 6.845 %Carbon County: 11.008 %Centre County: 11.857 %Chester County: 12.168 %Clarion County: 8.175 %Clearfield County: 11.255 %Clinton County: 7.561 %Columbia County: 10.711 %Crawford County: 7.938 %Cumberland County: 10.707 %Dauphin County: 10.659 %Delaware County: 11.992 %Elk County: 8.842 %Erie County: 8.27 %Fayette County: 10.169 %Forest County: 7.217 %Franklin County: 10.784 %Fulton County: 4.511 %Greene County: 7.792 %Huntingdon County: 10.764 %Indiana County: 8.318 %Jefferson County: 9.593 %Juniata County: 10.032 %Lackawanna County: 9.865 %Lancaster County: 10.861 %Lawrence County: 10.312 %Lebanon County: 10.196 %Lehigh County: 10.311 %Luzerne County: 10.063 %Lycoming County: 8.999 %McKean County: 8.403 %Mercer County: 8.824 %Mifflin County: 8.729 %Monroe County: 15.449 %Montgomery County: 12.609 %Montour County: 6.546 %Northampton County: 12.797 %Northumberland County: 8.603 %Perry County: 8.734 %Philadelphia County: 13.538 %Pike County: 15.708 %Potter County: 8.265 %Schuylkill County: 8.671 %Snyder County: 12.006 %Somerset County: 9.927 %Sullivan County: 15.373 %Susquehanna County: 14.542 %Tioga County: 9.83 %Union County: 11.231 %Venango County: 7.864 %Warren County: 9.157 %Washington County: 11.554 %Wayne County: 11.552 %Westmoreland County: 9.371 %Wyoming County: 6.688 %York County: 10.202 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Pike County: 15.708 %Pike County15.708Monroe County: 15.449 %Monroe County15.449Sullivan County: 15.373 %Sullivan County15.373Susquehanna County: 14.542 %Susquehanna County14.542Philadelphia County: 13.538 %Philadelphia County13.538Adams County: 13.151 %Adams County13.151Northampton County: 12.797 %Northampton County12.797Bucks County: 12.69 %Bucks County12.69Montgomery County: 12.609 %Montgomery County12.609Chester County: 12.168 %Chester County12.168Snyder County: 12.006 %Snyder County12.006Butler County: 11.998 %Butler County11.998Delaware County: 11.992 %Delaware County11.992Centre County: 11.857 %Centre County11.857Washington County: 11.554 %Washington County11.554Wayne County: 11.552 %Wayne County11.552Clearfield County: 11.255 %Clearfield County11.255Union County: 11.231 %Union County11.231Carbon County: 11.008 %Carbon County11.008Lancaster County: 10.861 %Lancaster County10.861Franklin County: 10.784 %Franklin County10.784Huntingdon County: 10.764 %Huntingdon County10.764Columbia County: 10.711 %Columbia County10.711Cumberland County: 10.707 %Cumberland County10.707Allegheny County: 10.675 %Allegheny County10.675Dauphin County: 10.659 %Dauphin County10.659Berks County: 10.594 %Berks County10.594Lawrence County: 10.312 %Lawrence County10.312Lehigh County: 10.311 %Lehigh County10.311York County: 10.202 %York County10.202Lebanon County: 10.196 %Lebanon County10.196Fayette County: 10.169 %Fayette County10.169Luzerne County: 10.063 %Luzerne County10.063Juniata County: 10.032 %Juniata County10.032Bedford County: 9.955 %Bedford County9.955Somerset County: 9.927 %Somerset County9.927Lackawanna County: 9.865 %Lackawanna County9.865Tioga County: 9.83 %Tioga County9.83Cambria County: 9.635 %Cambria County9.635Jefferson County: 9.593 %Jefferson County9.593Pike County: 15.708 %Pike County15.708Monroe County: 15.449 %Monroe County15.449Sullivan County: 15.373 %Sullivan County15.373Susquehanna County: 14.542 %Susquehanna County14.542Philadelphia County: 13.538 %Philadelphia County13.538Adams County: 13.151 %Adams County13.151Northampton County: 12.797 %Northampton County12.797Bucks County: 12.69 %Bucks County12.69Montgomery County: 12.609 %Montgomery County12.609Chester County: 12.168 %Chester County12.168Snyder County: 12.006 %Snyder County12.006Butler County: 11.998 %Butler County11.998Delaware County: 11.992 %Delaware County11.992Centre County: 11.857 %Centre County11.857Washington County: 11.554 %Washington County11.554Wayne County: 11.552 %Wayne County11.552Clearfield County: 11.255 %Clearfield County11.255Union County: 11.231 %Union County11.231Carbon County: 11.008 %Carbon County11.008Lancaster County: 10.861 %Lancaster County10.861Franklin County: 10.784 %Franklin County10.784Huntingdon County: 10.764 %Huntingdon County10.764Columbia County: 10.711 %Columbia County10.711Cumberland County: 10.707 %Cumberland County10.707Allegheny County: 10.675 %Allegheny County10.675Dauphin County: 10.659 %Dauphin County10.659Berks County: 10.594 %Berks County10.594Lawrence County: 10.312 %Lawrence County10.312Lehigh County: 10.311 %Lehigh County10.311York County: 10.202 %York County10.202Lebanon County: 10.196 %Lebanon County10.196Fayette County: 10.169 %Fayette County10.169Luzerne County: 10.063 %Luzerne County10.063Juniata County: 10.032 %Juniata County10.032Bedford County: 9.955 %Bedford County9.955Somerset County: 9.927 %Somerset County9.927Lackawanna County: 9.865 %Lackawanna County9.865Tioga County: 9.83 %Tioga County9.83Cambria County: 9.635 %Cambria County9.635Jefferson County: 9.593 %Jefferson County9.593
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Pike County15.708+4.79 pts
2Monroe County15.449+3.61 pts
3Sullivan County15.373+5.8 pts
4Susquehanna County14.542-0.37 pts
5Philadelphia County13.538+1.99 pts
6Adams County13.151+3.51 pts
7Northampton County12.797+1.59 pts
8Bucks County12.69+1.08 pts
9Montgomery County12.609-0.06 pts
10Chester County12.168-0.79 pts
11Snyder County12.006+2.3 pts
12Butler County11.998-0.03 pts
13Delaware County11.992+0.51 pts
14Centre County11.857+2.32 pts
15Washington County11.554-1.17 pts
16Wayne County11.552+2.15 pts
17Clearfield County11.255+2.81 pts
18Union County11.231+4.69 pts
19Carbon County11.008-1.63 pts
20Lancaster County10.861-0.61 pts
21Franklin County10.784+0.51 pts
22Huntingdon County10.764+2.88 pts
23Columbia County10.711+0.55 pts
24Cumberland County10.707-2.96 pts
25Allegheny County10.675-0.13 pts
26Dauphin County10.659-0.97 pts
27Berks County10.594-1.8 pts
28Lawrence County10.312+1.52 pts
29Lehigh County10.311-0.95 pts
30York County10.202-1.26 pts
31Lebanon County10.196+0.81 pts
32Fayette County10.169-1.51 pts
33Luzerne County10.063-0.19 pts
34Juniata County10.032-2.01 pts
35Bedford County9.955-0.1 pts
36Somerset County9.927+1.95 pts
37Lackawanna County9.865-1.91 pts
38Tioga County9.83+1.44 pts
39Cambria County9.635+1.73 pts
40Jefferson County9.593+0.71 pts
41Blair County9.588-1.22 pts
42Westmoreland County9.371-1.2 pts
43Warren County9.157+0.04 pts
44Beaver County9.153-0.42 pts
45Bradford County9.047-1.22 pts
46Lycoming County8.999-0.1 pts
47Elk County8.842+0.02 pts
48Mercer County8.824-0.23 pts
49Perry County8.734-1.29 pts
50Mifflin County8.729-7.11 pts
51Schuylkill County8.671-0.92 pts
52Northumberland County8.603-1.03 pts
53McKean County8.403-0.61 pts
54Indiana County8.318-0.12 pts
55Erie County8.27-0.94 pts
56Potter County8.265-1.42 pts
57Clarion County8.175-1.73 pts
58Crawford County7.938-0.33 pts
59Venango County7.864-1.4 pts
60Greene County7.792-6.88 pts
61Armstrong County7.634-3.31 pts
62Clinton County7.561-1.41 pts
63Forest County7.217+1.2 pts
64Cameron County6.845-0.24 pts
65Wyoming County6.688-1.22 pts
66Montour County6.546-9.99 pts
67Fulton County4.511-1.25 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pike County, with 15.708% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 4.511% in 2016.

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