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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Perry County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 14.113%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.022%. The median was 10.012% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.706%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.113Perry County
Lowest3.022Montour County
Median10.01267 counties
Pennsylvania10.706History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 7.963 %Allegheny County: 10.378 %Armstrong County: 9.584 %Beaver County: 14.025 %Bedford County: 9.092 %Berks County: 11.462 %Blair County: 9.5 %Bradford County: 11.38 %Bucks County: 11.212 %Butler County: 11.913 %Cambria County: 8.736 %Cameron County: 8.119 %Carbon County: 10.5 %Centre County: 10.181 %Chester County: 11.038 %Clarion County: 11.719 %Clearfield County: 8.475 %Clinton County: 8.921 %Columbia County: 13.39 %Crawford County: 8.318 %Cumberland County: 10.12 %Dauphin County: 10.852 %Delaware County: 10.338 %Elk County: 7.647 %Erie County: 9.436 %Fayette County: 13.147 %Forest County: 8.159 %Franklin County: 7.952 %Fulton County: 4.142 %Greene County: 10.51 %Huntingdon County: 10.256 %Indiana County: 10.009 %Jefferson County: 8.778 %Juniata County: 9.683 %Lackawanna County: 8.529 %Lancaster County: 9.709 %Lawrence County: 10.012 %Lebanon County: 9.836 %Lehigh County: 11.019 %Luzerne County: 10.63 %Lycoming County: 11.449 %McKean County: 9.005 %Mercer County: 7.657 %Mifflin County: 8.327 %Monroe County: 10.199 %Montgomery County: 11.536 %Montour County: 3.022 %Northampton County: 11.295 %Northumberland County: 9.871 %Perry County: 14.113 %Philadelphia County: 11.826 %Pike County: 11.099 %Potter County: 6.988 %Schuylkill County: 8.49 %Snyder County: 8.927 %Somerset County: 10.423 %Sullivan County: 12.326 %Susquehanna County: 10.438 %Tioga County: 13.768 %Union County: 8.089 %Venango County: 10.112 %Warren County: 8.871 %Washington County: 12.783 %Wayne County: 7.773 %Westmoreland County: 10.794 %Wyoming County: 9.037 %York County: 9.058 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Perry County: 14.113 %Perry County14.113Beaver County: 14.025 %Beaver County14.025Tioga County: 13.768 %Tioga County13.768Columbia County: 13.39 %Columbia County13.39Fayette County: 13.147 %Fayette County13.147Washington County: 12.783 %Washington County12.783Sullivan County: 12.326 %Sullivan County12.326Butler County: 11.913 %Butler County11.913Philadelphia County: 11.826 %Philadelphia County11.826Clarion County: 11.719 %Clarion County11.719Montgomery County: 11.536 %Montgomery County11.536Berks County: 11.462 %Berks County11.462Lycoming County: 11.449 %Lycoming County11.449Bradford County: 11.38 %Bradford County11.38Northampton County: 11.295 %Northampton County11.295Bucks County: 11.212 %Bucks County11.212Pike County: 11.099 %Pike County11.099Chester County: 11.038 %Chester County11.038Lehigh County: 11.019 %Lehigh County11.019Dauphin County: 10.852 %Dauphin County10.852Westmoreland County: 10.794 %Westmoreland County10.794Luzerne County: 10.63 %Luzerne County10.63Greene County: 10.51 %Greene County10.51Carbon County: 10.5 %Carbon County10.5Susquehanna County: 10.438 %Susquehanna County10.438Somerset County: 10.423 %Somerset County10.423Allegheny County: 10.378 %Allegheny County10.378Delaware County: 10.338 %Delaware County10.338Huntingdon County: 10.256 %Huntingdon County10.256Monroe County: 10.199 %Monroe County10.199Centre County: 10.181 %Centre County10.181Cumberland County: 10.12 %Cumberland County10.12Venango County: 10.112 %Venango County10.112Lawrence County: 10.012 %Lawrence County10.012Indiana County: 10.009 %Indiana County10.009Northumberland County: 9.871 %Northumberland County9.871Lebanon County: 9.836 %Lebanon County9.836Lancaster County: 9.709 %Lancaster County9.709Juniata County: 9.683 %Juniata County9.683Armstrong County: 9.584 %Armstrong County9.584Perry County: 14.113 %Perry County14.113Beaver County: 14.025 %Beaver County14.025Tioga County: 13.768 %Tioga County13.768Columbia County: 13.39 %Columbia County13.39Fayette County: 13.147 %Fayette County13.147Washington County: 12.783 %Washington County12.783Sullivan County: 12.326 %Sullivan County12.326Butler County: 11.913 %Butler County11.913Philadelphia County: 11.826 %Philadelphia County11.826Clarion County: 11.719 %Clarion County11.719Montgomery County: 11.536 %Montgomery County11.536Berks County: 11.462 %Berks County11.462Lycoming County: 11.449 %Lycoming County11.449Bradford County: 11.38 %Bradford County11.38Northampton County: 11.295 %Northampton County11.295Bucks County: 11.212 %Bucks County11.212Pike County: 11.099 %Pike County11.099Chester County: 11.038 %Chester County11.038Lehigh County: 11.019 %Lehigh County11.019Dauphin County: 10.852 %Dauphin County10.852Westmoreland County: 10.794 %Westmoreland County10.794Luzerne County: 10.63 %Luzerne County10.63Greene County: 10.51 %Greene County10.51Carbon County: 10.5 %Carbon County10.5Susquehanna County: 10.438 %Susquehanna County10.438Somerset County: 10.423 %Somerset County10.423Allegheny County: 10.378 %Allegheny County10.378Delaware County: 10.338 %Delaware County10.338Huntingdon County: 10.256 %Huntingdon County10.256Monroe County: 10.199 %Monroe County10.199Centre County: 10.181 %Centre County10.181Cumberland County: 10.12 %Cumberland County10.12Venango County: 10.112 %Venango County10.112Lawrence County: 10.012 %Lawrence County10.012Indiana County: 10.009 %Indiana County10.009Northumberland County: 9.871 %Northumberland County9.871Lebanon County: 9.836 %Lebanon County9.836Lancaster County: 9.709 %Lancaster County9.709Juniata County: 9.683 %Juniata County9.683Armstrong County: 9.584 %Armstrong County9.584
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Perry County14.113+4.13 pts
2Beaver County14.025+0.61 pts
3Tioga County13.768+2.67 pts
4Columbia County13.39+3.84 pts
5Fayette County13.147+1.04 pts
6Washington County12.783+1.01 pts
7Sullivan County12.326+0.81 pts
8Butler County11.913+1.58 pts
9Philadelphia County11.826+0.67 pts
10Clarion County11.719+2.91 pts
11Montgomery County11.536-1.48 pts
12Berks County11.462+0.63 pts
13Lycoming County11.449+1.26 pts
14Bradford County11.38+1.61 pts
15Northampton County11.295+0.55 pts
16Bucks County11.212-1.29 pts
17Pike County11.099-2.28 pts
18Chester County11.038-1.56 pts
19Lehigh County11.019+0.21 pts
20Dauphin County10.852+1.31 pts
21Westmoreland County10.794+0.87 pts
22Luzerne County10.63+1.32 pts
23Greene County10.51-2.99 pts
24Carbon County10.5+3.53 pts
25Susquehanna County10.438-6.46 pts
26Somerset County10.423-1.69 pts
27Allegheny County10.378+0.19 pts
28Delaware County10.338-2.63 pts
29Huntingdon County10.256+2.16 pts
30Monroe County10.199-1.51 pts
31Centre County10.181-0.9 pts
32Cumberland County10.12+0.14 pts
33Venango County10.112+0.85 pts
34Lawrence County10.012+1.8 pts
35Indiana County10.009+1.55 pts
36Northumberland County9.871-0.04 pts
37Lebanon County9.836+0.46 pts
38Lancaster County9.709-1.44 pts
39Juniata County9.683-0.47 pts
40Armstrong County9.584-4.61 pts
41Blair County9.5+1.22 pts
42Erie County9.436-1.33 pts
43Bedford County9.092-1.17 pts
44York County9.058-0.51 pts
45Wyoming County9.037+2.15 pts
46McKean County9.005-1.16 pts
47Snyder County8.927+1.21 pts
48Clinton County8.921-4.05 pts
49Warren County8.871+2.12 pts
50Jefferson County8.778-1.25 pts
51Cambria County8.736-0.28 pts
52Lackawanna County8.529-2.93 pts
53Schuylkill County8.49-0.47 pts
54Clearfield County8.475-1.01 pts
55Mifflin County8.327-2.1 pts
56Crawford County8.318-0.7 pts
57Forest County8.159-6.07 pts
58Cameron County8.119-7 pts
59Union County8.089+0.22 pts
60Adams County7.963-2.8 pts
61Franklin County7.952-3.53 pts
62Wayne County7.773-3.81 pts
63Mercer County7.657-3.24 pts
64Elk County7.647-0.27 pts
65Potter County6.988-10.85 pts
66Fulton County4.142-4.51 pts
67Montour County3.022-0.7 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Perry County, with 14.113% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Montour County, with 3.022% in 2019.

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