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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Potter County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 17.835%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.725%. The median was 10.261% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 11.177%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.835Potter County
Lowest3.725Montour County
Median10.26167 counties
Pennsylvania11.177History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 10.767 %Allegheny County: 10.192 %Armstrong County: 14.19 %Beaver County: 13.417 %Bedford County: 10.261 %Berks County: 10.837 %Blair County: 8.28 %Bradford County: 9.775 %Bucks County: 12.507 %Butler County: 10.336 %Cambria County: 9.017 %Cameron County: 15.12 %Carbon County: 6.973 %Centre County: 11.083 %Chester County: 12.602 %Clarion County: 8.804 %Clearfield County: 9.482 %Clinton County: 12.97 %Columbia County: 9.549 %Crawford County: 9.022 %Cumberland County: 9.983 %Dauphin County: 9.544 %Delaware County: 12.971 %Elk County: 7.922 %Erie County: 10.77 %Fayette County: 12.103 %Forest County: 14.231 %Franklin County: 11.485 %Fulton County: 8.653 %Greene County: 13.504 %Huntingdon County: 8.099 %Indiana County: 8.462 %Jefferson County: 10.027 %Juniata County: 10.155 %Lackawanna County: 11.458 %Lancaster County: 11.149 %Lawrence County: 8.216 %Lebanon County: 9.379 %Lehigh County: 10.808 %Luzerne County: 9.31 %Lycoming County: 10.188 %McKean County: 10.17 %Mercer County: 10.897 %Mifflin County: 10.428 %Monroe County: 11.707 %Montgomery County: 13.012 %Montour County: 3.725 %Northampton County: 10.741 %Northumberland County: 9.915 %Perry County: 9.979 %Philadelphia County: 11.155 %Pike County: 13.375 %Potter County: 17.835 %Schuylkill County: 8.965 %Snyder County: 7.721 %Somerset County: 12.112 %Sullivan County: 11.518 %Susquehanna County: 16.893 %Tioga County: 11.095 %Union County: 7.874 %Venango County: 9.26 %Warren County: 6.753 %Washington County: 11.774 %Wayne County: 11.579 %Westmoreland County: 9.926 %Wyoming County: 6.883 %York County: 9.565 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Potter County: 17.835 %Potter County17.835Susquehanna County: 16.893 %Susquehanna County16.893Cameron County: 15.12 %Cameron County15.12Forest County: 14.231 %Forest County14.231Armstrong County: 14.19 %Armstrong County14.19Greene County: 13.504 %Greene County13.504Beaver County: 13.417 %Beaver County13.417Pike County: 13.375 %Pike County13.375Montgomery County: 13.012 %Montgomery County13.012Delaware County: 12.971 %Delaware County12.971Clinton County: 12.97 %Clinton County12.97Chester County: 12.602 %Chester County12.602Bucks County: 12.507 %Bucks County12.507Somerset County: 12.112 %Somerset County12.112Fayette County: 12.103 %Fayette County12.103Washington County: 11.774 %Washington County11.774Monroe County: 11.707 %Monroe County11.707Wayne County: 11.579 %Wayne County11.579Sullivan County: 11.518 %Sullivan County11.518Franklin County: 11.485 %Franklin County11.485Lackawanna County: 11.458 %Lackawanna County11.458Philadelphia County: 11.155 %Philadelphia County11.155Lancaster County: 11.149 %Lancaster County11.149Tioga County: 11.095 %Tioga County11.095Centre County: 11.083 %Centre County11.083Mercer County: 10.897 %Mercer County10.897Berks County: 10.837 %Berks County10.837Lehigh County: 10.808 %Lehigh County10.808Erie County: 10.77 %Erie County10.77Adams County: 10.767 %Adams County10.767Northampton County: 10.741 %Northampton County10.741Mifflin County: 10.428 %Mifflin County10.428Butler County: 10.336 %Butler County10.336Bedford County: 10.261 %Bedford County10.261Allegheny County: 10.192 %Allegheny County10.192Lycoming County: 10.188 %Lycoming County10.188McKean County: 10.17 %McKean County10.17Juniata County: 10.155 %Juniata County10.155Jefferson County: 10.027 %Jefferson County10.027Cumberland County: 9.983 %Cumberland County9.983Potter County: 17.835 %Potter County17.835Susquehanna County: 16.893 %Susquehanna County16.893Cameron County: 15.12 %Cameron County15.12Forest County: 14.231 %Forest County14.231Armstrong County: 14.19 %Armstrong County14.19Greene County: 13.504 %Greene County13.504Beaver County: 13.417 %Beaver County13.417Pike County: 13.375 %Pike County13.375Montgomery County: 13.012 %Montgomery County13.012Delaware County: 12.971 %Delaware County12.971Clinton County: 12.97 %Clinton County12.97Chester County: 12.602 %Chester County12.602Bucks County: 12.507 %Bucks County12.507Somerset County: 12.112 %Somerset County12.112Fayette County: 12.103 %Fayette County12.103Washington County: 11.774 %Washington County11.774Monroe County: 11.707 %Monroe County11.707Wayne County: 11.579 %Wayne County11.579Sullivan County: 11.518 %Sullivan County11.518Franklin County: 11.485 %Franklin County11.485Lackawanna County: 11.458 %Lackawanna County11.458Philadelphia County: 11.155 %Philadelphia County11.155Lancaster County: 11.149 %Lancaster County11.149Tioga County: 11.095 %Tioga County11.095Centre County: 11.083 %Centre County11.083Mercer County: 10.897 %Mercer County10.897Berks County: 10.837 %Berks County10.837Lehigh County: 10.808 %Lehigh County10.808Erie County: 10.77 %Erie County10.77Adams County: 10.767 %Adams County10.767Northampton County: 10.741 %Northampton County10.741Mifflin County: 10.428 %Mifflin County10.428Butler County: 10.336 %Butler County10.336Bedford County: 10.261 %Bedford County10.261Allegheny County: 10.192 %Allegheny County10.192Lycoming County: 10.188 %Lycoming County10.188McKean County: 10.17 %McKean County10.17Juniata County: 10.155 %Juniata County10.155Jefferson County: 10.027 %Jefferson County10.027Cumberland County: 9.983 %Cumberland County9.983
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Potter County17.835+8.99 pts
2Susquehanna County16.893+5.65 pts
3Cameron County15.12+7.39 pts
4Forest County14.231+5.63 pts
5Armstrong County14.19+3.42 pts
6Greene County13.504-6.74 pts
7Beaver County13.417+2.54 pts
8Pike County13.375+2.33 pts
9Montgomery County13.012-0.23 pts
10Delaware County12.971+0.22 pts
11Clinton County12.97+0.23 pts
12Chester County12.602+0.27 pts
13Bucks County12.507+0.02 pts
14Somerset County12.112+3.83 pts
15Fayette County12.103+2.17 pts
16Washington County11.774-2.54 pts
17Monroe County11.707-0.56 pts
18Wayne County11.579+0.22 pts
19Sullivan County11.518+2.29 pts
20Franklin County11.485-2.33 pts
21Lackawanna County11.458+0.3 pts
22Philadelphia County11.155-1.58 pts
23Lancaster County11.149-1.8 pts
24Tioga County11.095+3.76 pts
25Centre County11.083-1.88 pts
26Mercer County10.897+0.35 pts
27Berks County10.837+1.43 pts
28Lehigh County10.808-1.65 pts
29Erie County10.77-0.19 pts
30Adams County10.767-0.36 pts
31Northampton County10.741-4.09 pts
32Mifflin County10.428-1.02 pts
33Butler County10.336-0.79 pts
34Bedford County10.261+0.58 pts
35Allegheny County10.192-2.49 pts
36Lycoming County10.188+0.38 pts
37McKean County10.17+2.72 pts
38Juniata County10.155-0.09 pts
39Jefferson County10.027-4.65 pts
40Cumberland County9.983-2.11 pts
41Perry County9.979-6.37 pts
42Westmoreland County9.926-0.76 pts
43Northumberland County9.915-4.73 pts
44Bradford County9.775-0.1 pts
45York County9.565-1.52 pts
46Columbia County9.549-0.41 pts
47Dauphin County9.544-1.45 pts
48Clearfield County9.482-1.51 pts
49Lebanon County9.379-0.97 pts
50Luzerne County9.31-2.55 pts
51Venango County9.26+1.38 pts
52Crawford County9.022-0.15 pts
53Cambria County9.017-1.36 pts
54Schuylkill County8.965-1.4 pts
55Clarion County8.804-2.18 pts
56Fulton County8.653+5.29 pts
57Indiana County8.462-1.54 pts
58Blair County8.28-0.46 pts
59Lawrence County8.216-1.29 pts
60Huntingdon County8.099-4.44 pts
61Elk County7.922-0.65 pts
62Union County7.874+0.98 pts
63Snyder County7.721-3.91 pts
64Carbon County6.973-0.36 pts
65Wyoming County6.883-3.39 pts
66Warren County6.753-1.59 pts
67Montour County3.725-8.8 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Potter County, with 17.835% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Montour County, with 3.725% in 2018.

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