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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Montour County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 25.15%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 3.698%. The median was 9.15% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.596%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.15Montour County
Lowest3.698Fulton County
Median9.1567 counties
Pennsylvania10.596History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 8.156 %Allegheny County: 9.653 %Armstrong County: 6.983 %Beaver County: 8.443 %Bedford County: 10.309 %Berks County: 9.118 %Blair County: 8.807 %Bradford County: 5.914 %Bucks County: 10.718 %Butler County: 9.307 %Cambria County: 8.183 %Cameron County: 12.337 %Carbon County: 16.256 %Centre County: 12.052 %Chester County: 9.812 %Clarion County: 6.469 %Clearfield County: 8.58 %Clinton County: 9.15 %Columbia County: 11.855 %Crawford County: 7.994 %Cumberland County: 12.95 %Dauphin County: 11.051 %Delaware County: 10.932 %Elk County: 6.803 %Erie County: 9.124 %Fayette County: 10.697 %Forest County: 6.301 %Franklin County: 9.19 %Fulton County: 3.698 %Greene County: 9.446 %Huntingdon County: 10.71 %Indiana County: 6.922 %Jefferson County: 5.83 %Juniata County: 8.521 %Lackawanna County: 9.778 %Lancaster County: 9.369 %Lawrence County: 8.85 %Lebanon County: 9.163 %Lehigh County: 10.57 %Luzerne County: 10.54 %Lycoming County: 10.767 %McKean County: 6.062 %Mercer County: 7.44 %Mifflin County: 9.115 %Monroe County: 9.621 %Montgomery County: 12.421 %Montour County: 25.15 %Northampton County: 12.653 %Northumberland County: 11.08 %Perry County: 8.968 %Philadelphia County: 11.067 %Pike County: 12.808 %Potter County: 7.199 %Schuylkill County: 8.219 %Snyder County: 9.545 %Somerset County: 12.176 %Sullivan County: 14.79 %Susquehanna County: 8.525 %Tioga County: 12.818 %Union County: 7.977 %Venango County: 7.432 %Warren County: 7.275 %Washington County: 8.794 %Wayne County: 8.816 %Westmoreland County: 8.682 %Wyoming County: 6.302 %York County: 9.138 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Montour County: 25.15 %Montour County25.15Carbon County: 16.256 %Carbon County16.256Sullivan County: 14.79 %Sullivan County14.79Cumberland County: 12.95 %Cumberland County12.95Tioga County: 12.818 %Tioga County12.818Pike County: 12.808 %Pike County12.808Northampton County: 12.653 %Northampton County12.653Montgomery County: 12.421 %Montgomery County12.421Cameron County: 12.337 %Cameron County12.337Somerset County: 12.176 %Somerset County12.176Centre County: 12.052 %Centre County12.052Columbia County: 11.855 %Columbia County11.855Northumberland County: 11.08 %Northumberland County11.08Philadelphia County: 11.067 %Philadelphia County11.067Dauphin County: 11.051 %Dauphin County11.051Delaware County: 10.932 %Delaware County10.932Lycoming County: 10.767 %Lycoming County10.767Bucks County: 10.718 %Bucks County10.718Huntingdon County: 10.71 %Huntingdon County10.71Fayette County: 10.697 %Fayette County10.697Lehigh County: 10.57 %Lehigh County10.57Luzerne County: 10.54 %Luzerne County10.54Bedford County: 10.309 %Bedford County10.309Chester County: 9.812 %Chester County9.812Lackawanna County: 9.778 %Lackawanna County9.778Allegheny County: 9.653 %Allegheny County9.653Monroe County: 9.621 %Monroe County9.621Snyder County: 9.545 %Snyder County9.545Greene County: 9.446 %Greene County9.446Lancaster County: 9.369 %Lancaster County9.369Butler County: 9.307 %Butler County9.307Franklin County: 9.19 %Franklin County9.19Lebanon County: 9.163 %Lebanon County9.163Clinton County: 9.15 %Clinton County9.15York County: 9.138 %York County9.138Erie County: 9.124 %Erie County9.124Berks County: 9.118 %Berks County9.118Mifflin County: 9.115 %Mifflin County9.115Perry County: 8.968 %Perry County8.968Lawrence County: 8.85 %Lawrence County8.85Montour County: 25.15 %Montour County25.15Carbon County: 16.256 %Carbon County16.256Sullivan County: 14.79 %Sullivan County14.79Cumberland County: 12.95 %Cumberland County12.95Tioga County: 12.818 %Tioga County12.818Pike County: 12.808 %Pike County12.808Northampton County: 12.653 %Northampton County12.653Montgomery County: 12.421 %Montgomery County12.421Cameron County: 12.337 %Cameron County12.337Somerset County: 12.176 %Somerset County12.176Centre County: 12.052 %Centre County12.052Columbia County: 11.855 %Columbia County11.855Northumberland County: 11.08 %Northumberland County11.08Philadelphia County: 11.067 %Philadelphia County11.067Dauphin County: 11.051 %Dauphin County11.051Delaware County: 10.932 %Delaware County10.932Lycoming County: 10.767 %Lycoming County10.767Bucks County: 10.718 %Bucks County10.718Huntingdon County: 10.71 %Huntingdon County10.71Fayette County: 10.697 %Fayette County10.697Lehigh County: 10.57 %Lehigh County10.57Luzerne County: 10.54 %Luzerne County10.54Bedford County: 10.309 %Bedford County10.309Chester County: 9.812 %Chester County9.812Lackawanna County: 9.778 %Lackawanna County9.778Allegheny County: 9.653 %Allegheny County9.653Monroe County: 9.621 %Monroe County9.621Snyder County: 9.545 %Snyder County9.545Greene County: 9.446 %Greene County9.446Lancaster County: 9.369 %Lancaster County9.369Butler County: 9.307 %Butler County9.307Franklin County: 9.19 %Franklin County9.19Lebanon County: 9.163 %Lebanon County9.163Clinton County: 9.15 %Clinton County9.15York County: 9.138 %York County9.138Erie County: 9.124 %Erie County9.124Berks County: 9.118 %Berks County9.118Mifflin County: 9.115 %Mifflin County9.115Perry County: 8.968 %Perry County8.968Lawrence County: 8.85 %Lawrence County8.85
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Montour County25.15+20.09 pts
2Carbon County16.256+7.93 pts
3Sullivan County14.79+1.51 pts
4Cumberland County12.95+1.41 pts
5Tioga County12.818+2.46 pts
6Pike County12.808+2.48 pts
7Northampton County12.653+2.12 pts
8Montgomery County12.421+1.32 pts
9Cameron County12.337+6.33 pts
10Somerset County12.176+2.08 pts
11Centre County12.052+2.58 pts
12Columbia County11.855+4.35 pts
13Northumberland County11.08+2.92 pts
14Philadelphia County11.067-0.53 pts
15Dauphin County11.051-0.72 pts
16Delaware County10.932+0.23 pts
17Lycoming County10.767+2.87 pts
18Bucks County10.718-1.38 pts
19Huntingdon County10.71+0.96 pts
20Fayette County10.697+0.3 pts
21Lehigh County10.57-0.44 pts
22Luzerne County10.54+0.59 pts
23Bedford County10.309+0.58 pts
24Chester County9.812-0.14 pts
25Lackawanna County9.778+0.27 pts
26Allegheny County9.653+0.54 pts
27Monroe County9.621-4.29 pts
28Snyder County9.545-0.3 pts
29Greene County9.446+0.75 pts
30Lancaster County9.369-1.05 pts
31Butler County9.307-1.98 pts
32Franklin County9.19-3.24 pts
33Lebanon County9.163+0.38 pts
34Clinton County9.15-3.25 pts
35York County9.138-0.26 pts
36Erie County9.124+1.5 pts
37Berks County9.118-0.37 pts
38Mifflin County9.115+1.42 pts
39Perry County8.968-6.1 pts
40Lawrence County8.85+0.79 pts
41Wayne County8.816-1.92 pts
42Blair County8.807-1.04 pts
43Washington County8.794-1.94 pts
44Westmoreland County8.682-1.47 pts
45Clearfield County8.58+0.19 pts
46Susquehanna County8.525-4.25 pts
47Juniata County8.521-0.31 pts
48Beaver County8.443-4.33 pts
49Schuylkill County8.219-3.85 pts
50Cambria County8.183-0.48 pts
51Adams County8.156+0.32 pts
52Crawford County7.994-0.22 pts
53Union County7.977+0.21 pts
54Mercer County7.44-0.41 pts
55Venango County7.432-0.42 pts
56Warren County7.275-1.09 pts
57Potter County7.199+0.31 pts
58Armstrong County6.983-0.09 pts
59Indiana County6.922-5.73 pts
60Elk County6.803+0.14 pts
61Clarion County6.469-4.14 pts
62Wyoming County6.302+0.57 pts
63Forest County6.301-5.34 pts
64McKean County6.062-1.08 pts
65Bradford County5.914-4.04 pts
66Jefferson County5.83-1.15 pts
67Fulton County3.698-0.47 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Montour County, with 25.15% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fulton County, with 3.698% in 2021.

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