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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Greene County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 20.241%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 3.365%. The median was 10.985% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 12.19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.241Greene County
Lowest3.365Fulton County
Median10.98567 counties
Pennsylvania12.19History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 11.122 %Allegheny County: 12.686 %Armstrong County: 10.77 %Beaver County: 10.876 %Bedford County: 9.678 %Berks County: 9.407 %Blair County: 8.737 %Bradford County: 9.873 %Bucks County: 12.486 %Butler County: 11.128 %Cambria County: 10.381 %Cameron County: 7.731 %Carbon County: 7.328 %Centre County: 12.961 %Chester County: 12.33 %Clarion County: 10.985 %Clearfield County: 10.992 %Clinton County: 12.738 %Columbia County: 9.958 %Crawford County: 9.169 %Cumberland County: 12.091 %Dauphin County: 10.997 %Delaware County: 12.746 %Elk County: 8.567 %Erie County: 10.955 %Fayette County: 9.931 %Forest County: 8.601 %Franklin County: 13.816 %Fulton County: 3.365 %Greene County: 20.241 %Huntingdon County: 12.534 %Indiana County: 9.999 %Jefferson County: 14.673 %Juniata County: 10.246 %Lackawanna County: 11.156 %Lancaster County: 12.948 %Lawrence County: 9.502 %Lebanon County: 10.348 %Lehigh County: 12.46 %Luzerne County: 11.863 %Lycoming County: 9.812 %McKean County: 7.451 %Mercer County: 10.547 %Mifflin County: 11.453 %Monroe County: 12.266 %Montgomery County: 13.24 %Montour County: 12.527 %Northampton County: 14.831 %Northumberland County: 14.642 %Perry County: 16.352 %Philadelphia County: 12.736 %Pike County: 11.045 %Potter County: 8.846 %Schuylkill County: 10.37 %Snyder County: 11.632 %Somerset County: 8.285 %Sullivan County: 9.226 %Susquehanna County: 11.247 %Tioga County: 7.332 %Union County: 6.895 %Venango County: 7.882 %Warren County: 8.339 %Washington County: 14.31 %Wayne County: 11.356 %Westmoreland County: 10.685 %Wyoming County: 10.269 %York County: 11.085 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Greene County: 20.241 %Greene County20.241Perry County: 16.352 %Perry County16.352Northampton County: 14.831 %Northampton County14.831Jefferson County: 14.673 %Jefferson County14.673Northumberland County: 14.642 %Northumberland County14.642Washington County: 14.31 %Washington County14.31Franklin County: 13.816 %Franklin County13.816Montgomery County: 13.24 %Montgomery County13.24Centre County: 12.961 %Centre County12.961Lancaster County: 12.948 %Lancaster County12.948Delaware County: 12.746 %Delaware County12.746Clinton County: 12.738 %Clinton County12.738Philadelphia County: 12.736 %Philadelphia County12.736Allegheny County: 12.686 %Allegheny County12.686Huntingdon County: 12.534 %Huntingdon County12.534Montour County: 12.527 %Montour County12.527Bucks County: 12.486 %Bucks County12.486Lehigh County: 12.46 %Lehigh County12.46Chester County: 12.33 %Chester County12.33Monroe County: 12.266 %Monroe County12.266Cumberland County: 12.091 %Cumberland County12.091Luzerne County: 11.863 %Luzerne County11.863Snyder County: 11.632 %Snyder County11.632Mifflin County: 11.453 %Mifflin County11.453Wayne County: 11.356 %Wayne County11.356Susquehanna County: 11.247 %Susquehanna County11.247Lackawanna County: 11.156 %Lackawanna County11.156Butler County: 11.128 %Butler County11.128Adams County: 11.122 %Adams County11.122York County: 11.085 %York County11.085Pike County: 11.045 %Pike County11.045Dauphin County: 10.997 %Dauphin County10.997Clearfield County: 10.992 %Clearfield County10.992Clarion County: 10.985 %Clarion County10.985Erie County: 10.955 %Erie County10.955Beaver County: 10.876 %Beaver County10.876Armstrong County: 10.77 %Armstrong County10.77Westmoreland County: 10.685 %Westmoreland County10.685Mercer County: 10.547 %Mercer County10.547Cambria County: 10.381 %Cambria County10.381Greene County: 20.241 %Greene County20.241Perry County: 16.352 %Perry County16.352Northampton County: 14.831 %Northampton County14.831Jefferson County: 14.673 %Jefferson County14.673Northumberland County: 14.642 %Northumberland County14.642Washington County: 14.31 %Washington County14.31Franklin County: 13.816 %Franklin County13.816Montgomery County: 13.24 %Montgomery County13.24Centre County: 12.961 %Centre County12.961Lancaster County: 12.948 %Lancaster County12.948Delaware County: 12.746 %Delaware County12.746Clinton County: 12.738 %Clinton County12.738Philadelphia County: 12.736 %Philadelphia County12.736Allegheny County: 12.686 %Allegheny County12.686Huntingdon County: 12.534 %Huntingdon County12.534Montour County: 12.527 %Montour County12.527Bucks County: 12.486 %Bucks County12.486Lehigh County: 12.46 %Lehigh County12.46Chester County: 12.33 %Chester County12.33Monroe County: 12.266 %Monroe County12.266Cumberland County: 12.091 %Cumberland County12.091Luzerne County: 11.863 %Luzerne County11.863Snyder County: 11.632 %Snyder County11.632Mifflin County: 11.453 %Mifflin County11.453Wayne County: 11.356 %Wayne County11.356Susquehanna County: 11.247 %Susquehanna County11.247Lackawanna County: 11.156 %Lackawanna County11.156Butler County: 11.128 %Butler County11.128Adams County: 11.122 %Adams County11.122York County: 11.085 %York County11.085Pike County: 11.045 %Pike County11.045Dauphin County: 10.997 %Dauphin County10.997Clearfield County: 10.992 %Clearfield County10.992Clarion County: 10.985 %Clarion County10.985Erie County: 10.955 %Erie County10.955Beaver County: 10.876 %Beaver County10.876Armstrong County: 10.77 %Armstrong County10.77Westmoreland County: 10.685 %Westmoreland County10.685Mercer County: 10.547 %Mercer County10.547Cambria County: 10.381 %Cambria County10.381
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Greene County20.241+12.45 pts
2Perry County16.352+7.62 pts
3Northampton County14.831+2.03 pts
4Jefferson County14.673+5.08 pts
5Northumberland County14.642+6.04 pts
6Washington County14.31+2.76 pts
7Franklin County13.816+3.03 pts
8Montgomery County13.24+0.63 pts
9Centre County12.961+1.1 pts
10Lancaster County12.948+2.09 pts
11Delaware County12.746+0.75 pts
12Clinton County12.738+5.18 pts
13Philadelphia County12.736-0.8 pts
14Allegheny County12.686+2.01 pts
15Huntingdon County12.534+1.77 pts
16Montour County12.527+5.98 pts
17Bucks County12.486-0.2 pts
18Lehigh County12.46+2.15 pts
19Chester County12.33+0.16 pts
20Monroe County12.266-3.18 pts
21Cumberland County12.091+1.38 pts
22Luzerne County11.863+1.8 pts
23Snyder County11.632-0.37 pts
24Mifflin County11.453+2.72 pts
25Wayne County11.356-0.2 pts
26Susquehanna County11.247-3.29 pts
27Lackawanna County11.156+1.29 pts
28Butler County11.128-0.87 pts
29Adams County11.122-2.03 pts
30York County11.085+0.88 pts
31Pike County11.045-4.66 pts
32Dauphin County10.997+0.34 pts
33Clearfield County10.992-0.26 pts
34Clarion County10.985+2.81 pts
35Erie County10.955+2.69 pts
36Beaver County10.876+1.72 pts
37Armstrong County10.77+3.14 pts
38Westmoreland County10.685+1.31 pts
39Mercer County10.547+1.72 pts
40Cambria County10.381+0.75 pts
41Schuylkill County10.37+1.7 pts
42Lebanon County10.348+0.15 pts
43Wyoming County10.269+3.58 pts
44Juniata County10.246+0.21 pts
45Indiana County9.999+1.68 pts
46Columbia County9.958-0.75 pts
47Fayette County9.931-0.24 pts
48Bradford County9.873+0.83 pts
49Lycoming County9.812+0.81 pts
50Bedford County9.678-0.28 pts
51Lawrence County9.502-0.81 pts
52Berks County9.407-1.19 pts
53Sullivan County9.226-6.15 pts
54Crawford County9.169+1.23 pts
55Potter County8.846+0.58 pts
56Blair County8.737-0.85 pts
57Forest County8.601+1.38 pts
58Elk County8.567-0.28 pts
59Warren County8.339-0.82 pts
60Somerset County8.285-1.64 pts
61Venango County7.882+0.02 pts
62Cameron County7.731+0.89 pts
63McKean County7.451-0.95 pts
64Tioga County7.332-2.5 pts
65Carbon County7.328-3.68 pts
66Union County6.895-4.34 pts
67Fulton County3.365-1.15 pts

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Greene County, with 20.241% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 3.365% in 2017.

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