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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Perry County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 15.072%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.163%. The median was 9.753% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.451%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.072Perry County
Lowest4.163Fulton County
Median9.75367 counties
Pennsylvania10.451History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.837 %Allegheny County: 9.111 %Armstrong County: 7.073 %Beaver County: 12.77 %Bedford County: 9.733 %Berks County: 9.486 %Blair County: 9.843 %Bradford County: 9.957 %Bucks County: 12.102 %Butler County: 11.288 %Cambria County: 8.665 %Cameron County: 6.007 %Carbon County: 8.325 %Centre County: 9.475 %Chester County: 9.952 %Clarion County: 10.612 %Clearfield County: 8.393 %Clinton County: 12.401 %Columbia County: 7.508 %Crawford County: 8.219 %Cumberland County: 11.54 %Dauphin County: 11.776 %Delaware County: 10.701 %Elk County: 6.662 %Erie County: 7.62 %Fayette County: 10.4 %Forest County: 11.637 %Franklin County: 12.43 %Fulton County: 4.163 %Greene County: 8.693 %Huntingdon County: 9.753 %Indiana County: 12.655 %Jefferson County: 6.984 %Juniata County: 8.831 %Lackawanna County: 9.511 %Lancaster County: 10.418 %Lawrence County: 8.058 %Lebanon County: 8.779 %Lehigh County: 11.008 %Luzerne County: 9.952 %Lycoming County: 7.901 %McKean County: 7.142 %Mercer County: 7.852 %Mifflin County: 7.69 %Monroe County: 13.914 %Montgomery County: 11.096 %Montour County: 5.062 %Northampton County: 10.531 %Northumberland County: 8.159 %Perry County: 15.072 %Philadelphia County: 11.6 %Pike County: 10.324 %Potter County: 6.888 %Schuylkill County: 12.07 %Snyder County: 9.845 %Somerset County: 10.097 %Sullivan County: 13.284 %Susquehanna County: 12.776 %Tioga County: 10.353 %Union County: 7.763 %Venango County: 7.849 %Warren County: 8.363 %Washington County: 10.731 %Wayne County: 10.733 %Westmoreland County: 10.151 %Wyoming County: 5.734 %York County: 9.4 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Perry County: 15.072 %Perry County15.072Monroe County: 13.914 %Monroe County13.914Sullivan County: 13.284 %Sullivan County13.284Susquehanna County: 12.776 %Susquehanna County12.776Beaver County: 12.77 %Beaver County12.77Indiana County: 12.655 %Indiana County12.655Franklin County: 12.43 %Franklin County12.43Clinton County: 12.401 %Clinton County12.401Bucks County: 12.102 %Bucks County12.102Schuylkill County: 12.07 %Schuylkill County12.07Dauphin County: 11.776 %Dauphin County11.776Forest County: 11.637 %Forest County11.637Philadelphia County: 11.6 %Philadelphia County11.6Cumberland County: 11.54 %Cumberland County11.54Butler County: 11.288 %Butler County11.288Montgomery County: 11.096 %Montgomery County11.096Lehigh County: 11.008 %Lehigh County11.008Wayne County: 10.733 %Wayne County10.733Washington County: 10.731 %Washington County10.731Delaware County: 10.701 %Delaware County10.701Clarion County: 10.612 %Clarion County10.612Northampton County: 10.531 %Northampton County10.531Lancaster County: 10.418 %Lancaster County10.418Fayette County: 10.4 %Fayette County10.4Tioga County: 10.353 %Tioga County10.353Pike County: 10.324 %Pike County10.324Westmoreland County: 10.151 %Westmoreland County10.151Somerset County: 10.097 %Somerset County10.097Bradford County: 9.957 %Bradford County9.957Chester County: 9.952 %Chester County9.952Luzerne County: 9.952 %Luzerne County9.952Snyder County: 9.845 %Snyder County9.845Blair County: 9.843 %Blair County9.843Huntingdon County: 9.753 %Huntingdon County9.753Bedford County: 9.733 %Bedford County9.733Lackawanna County: 9.511 %Lackawanna County9.511Berks County: 9.486 %Berks County9.486Centre County: 9.475 %Centre County9.475York County: 9.4 %York County9.4Allegheny County: 9.111 %Allegheny County9.111Perry County: 15.072 %Perry County15.072Monroe County: 13.914 %Monroe County13.914Sullivan County: 13.284 %Sullivan County13.284Susquehanna County: 12.776 %Susquehanna County12.776Beaver County: 12.77 %Beaver County12.77Indiana County: 12.655 %Indiana County12.655Franklin County: 12.43 %Franklin County12.43Clinton County: 12.401 %Clinton County12.401Bucks County: 12.102 %Bucks County12.102Schuylkill County: 12.07 %Schuylkill County12.07Dauphin County: 11.776 %Dauphin County11.776Forest County: 11.637 %Forest County11.637Philadelphia County: 11.6 %Philadelphia County11.6Cumberland County: 11.54 %Cumberland County11.54Butler County: 11.288 %Butler County11.288Montgomery County: 11.096 %Montgomery County11.096Lehigh County: 11.008 %Lehigh County11.008Wayne County: 10.733 %Wayne County10.733Washington County: 10.731 %Washington County10.731Delaware County: 10.701 %Delaware County10.701Clarion County: 10.612 %Clarion County10.612Northampton County: 10.531 %Northampton County10.531Lancaster County: 10.418 %Lancaster County10.418Fayette County: 10.4 %Fayette County10.4Tioga County: 10.353 %Tioga County10.353Pike County: 10.324 %Pike County10.324Westmoreland County: 10.151 %Westmoreland County10.151Somerset County: 10.097 %Somerset County10.097Bradford County: 9.957 %Bradford County9.957Chester County: 9.952 %Chester County9.952Luzerne County: 9.952 %Luzerne County9.952Snyder County: 9.845 %Snyder County9.845Blair County: 9.843 %Blair County9.843Huntingdon County: 9.753 %Huntingdon County9.753Bedford County: 9.733 %Bedford County9.733Lackawanna County: 9.511 %Lackawanna County9.511Berks County: 9.486 %Berks County9.486Centre County: 9.475 %Centre County9.475York County: 9.4 %York County9.4Allegheny County: 9.111 %Allegheny County9.111
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Perry County15.072+0.96 pts
2Monroe County13.914+3.71 pts
3Sullivan County13.284+0.96 pts
4Susquehanna County12.776+2.34 pts
5Beaver County12.77-1.26 pts
6Indiana County12.655+2.65 pts
7Franklin County12.43+4.48 pts
8Clinton County12.401+3.48 pts
9Bucks County12.102+0.89 pts
10Schuylkill County12.07+3.58 pts
11Dauphin County11.776+0.92 pts
12Forest County11.637+3.48 pts
13Philadelphia County11.6-0.23 pts
14Cumberland County11.54+1.42 pts
15Butler County11.288-0.63 pts
16Montgomery County11.096-0.44 pts
17Lehigh County11.008-0.01 pts
18Wayne County10.733+2.96 pts
19Washington County10.731-2.05 pts
20Delaware County10.701+0.36 pts
21Clarion County10.612-1.11 pts
22Northampton County10.531-0.76 pts
23Lancaster County10.418+0.71 pts
24Fayette County10.4-2.75 pts
25Tioga County10.353-3.42 pts
26Pike County10.324-0.78 pts
27Westmoreland County10.151-0.64 pts
28Somerset County10.097-0.33 pts
29Bradford County9.957-1.42 pts
30Chester County9.952-1.09 pts
30Luzerne County9.952-0.68 pts
32Snyder County9.845+0.92 pts
33Blair County9.843+0.34 pts
34Huntingdon County9.753-0.5 pts
35Bedford County9.733+0.64 pts
36Lackawanna County9.511+0.98 pts
37Berks County9.486-1.98 pts
38Centre County9.475-0.71 pts
39York County9.4+0.34 pts
40Allegheny County9.111-1.27 pts
41Juniata County8.831-0.85 pts
42Lebanon County8.779-1.06 pts
43Greene County8.693-1.82 pts
44Cambria County8.665-0.07 pts
45Clearfield County8.393-0.08 pts
46Warren County8.363-0.51 pts
47Carbon County8.325-2.18 pts
48Crawford County8.219-0.1 pts
49Northumberland County8.159-1.71 pts
50Lawrence County8.058-1.95 pts
51Lycoming County7.901-3.55 pts
52Mercer County7.852+0.2 pts
53Venango County7.849-2.26 pts
54Adams County7.837-0.13 pts
55Union County7.763-0.33 pts
56Mifflin County7.69-0.64 pts
57Erie County7.62-1.82 pts
58Columbia County7.508-5.88 pts
59McKean County7.142-1.86 pts
60Armstrong County7.073-2.51 pts
61Jefferson County6.984-1.79 pts
62Potter County6.888-0.1 pts
63Elk County6.662-0.99 pts
64Cameron County6.007-2.11 pts
65Wyoming County5.734-3.3 pts
66Montour County5.062+2.04 pts
67Fulton County4.163+0.02 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Perry County, with 15.072% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 4.163% in 2020.

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