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Counties in Pennsylvania by job creation rate

Carbon County had the highest job creation rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 23.231%. Montour County had the lowest, at 4.739%. The median was 14.255% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 15.242%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.231Carbon County
Lowest4.739Montour County
Median14.25567 counties
Pennsylvania15.242History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 17.804 %Allegheny County: 14.822 %Armstrong County: 14.628 %Beaver County: 13.179 %Bedford County: 13.399 %Berks County: 16.016 %Blair County: 13.167 %Bradford County: 10.728 %Bucks County: 16.23 %Butler County: 14.255 %Cambria County: 11.698 %Cameron County: 9.091 %Carbon County: 23.231 %Centre County: 15.738 %Chester County: 15.858 %Clarion County: 14.278 %Clearfield County: 12.487 %Clinton County: 13.293 %Columbia County: 12.506 %Crawford County: 11.976 %Cumberland County: 18.722 %Dauphin County: 15.511 %Delaware County: 16.91 %Elk County: 12.537 %Erie County: 14.601 %Fayette County: 13.293 %Forest County: 11.648 %Franklin County: 12.964 %Fulton County: 12.833 %Greene County: 15.017 %Huntingdon County: 13.244 %Indiana County: 13.698 %Jefferson County: 14.165 %Juniata County: 15.716 %Lackawanna County: 15.14 %Lancaster County: 14.956 %Lawrence County: 17.012 %Lebanon County: 14.778 %Lehigh County: 17.094 %Luzerne County: 16.297 %Lycoming County: 15.059 %McKean County: 15.224 %Mercer County: 11.716 %Mifflin County: 14.18 %Monroe County: 16.463 %Montgomery County: 14.015 %Montour County: 4.739 %Northampton County: 16.441 %Northumberland County: 11.995 %Perry County: 15.106 %Philadelphia County: 15.918 %Pike County: 20.449 %Potter County: 12.287 %Schuylkill County: 12.543 %Snyder County: 10.132 %Somerset County: 14.761 %Sullivan County: 21.938 %Susquehanna County: 13.343 %Tioga County: 15.625 %Union County: 10.737 %Venango County: 14.216 %Warren County: 9.314 %Washington County: 13.191 %Wayne County: 16.079 %Westmoreland County: 13.131 %Wyoming County: 9.398 %York County: 17.15 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Carbon County: 23.231 %Carbon County23.231Sullivan County: 21.938 %Sullivan County21.938Pike County: 20.449 %Pike County20.449Cumberland County: 18.722 %Cumberland County18.722Adams County: 17.804 %Adams County17.804York County: 17.15 %York County17.15Lehigh County: 17.094 %Lehigh County17.094Lawrence County: 17.012 %Lawrence County17.012Delaware County: 16.91 %Delaware County16.91Monroe County: 16.463 %Monroe County16.463Northampton County: 16.441 %Northampton County16.441Luzerne County: 16.297 %Luzerne County16.297Bucks County: 16.23 %Bucks County16.23Wayne County: 16.079 %Wayne County16.079Berks County: 16.016 %Berks County16.016Philadelphia County: 15.918 %Philadelphia County15.918Chester County: 15.858 %Chester County15.858Centre County: 15.738 %Centre County15.738Juniata County: 15.716 %Juniata County15.716Tioga County: 15.625 %Tioga County15.625Dauphin County: 15.511 %Dauphin County15.511McKean County: 15.224 %McKean County15.224Lackawanna County: 15.14 %Lackawanna County15.14Perry County: 15.106 %Perry County15.106Lycoming County: 15.059 %Lycoming County15.059Greene County: 15.017 %Greene County15.017Lancaster County: 14.956 %Lancaster County14.956Allegheny County: 14.822 %Allegheny County14.822Lebanon County: 14.778 %Lebanon County14.778Somerset County: 14.761 %Somerset County14.761Armstrong County: 14.628 %Armstrong County14.628Erie County: 14.601 %Erie County14.601Clarion County: 14.278 %Clarion County14.278Butler County: 14.255 %Butler County14.255Venango County: 14.216 %Venango County14.216Mifflin County: 14.18 %Mifflin County14.18Jefferson County: 14.165 %Jefferson County14.165Montgomery County: 14.015 %Montgomery County14.015Indiana County: 13.698 %Indiana County13.698Bedford County: 13.399 %Bedford County13.399Carbon County: 23.231 %Carbon County23.231Sullivan County: 21.938 %Sullivan County21.938Pike County: 20.449 %Pike County20.449Cumberland County: 18.722 %Cumberland County18.722Adams County: 17.804 %Adams County17.804York County: 17.15 %York County17.15Lehigh County: 17.094 %Lehigh County17.094Lawrence County: 17.012 %Lawrence County17.012Delaware County: 16.91 %Delaware County16.91Monroe County: 16.463 %Monroe County16.463Northampton County: 16.441 %Northampton County16.441Luzerne County: 16.297 %Luzerne County16.297Bucks County: 16.23 %Bucks County16.23Wayne County: 16.079 %Wayne County16.079Berks County: 16.016 %Berks County16.016Philadelphia County: 15.918 %Philadelphia County15.918Chester County: 15.858 %Chester County15.858Centre County: 15.738 %Centre County15.738Juniata County: 15.716 %Juniata County15.716Tioga County: 15.625 %Tioga County15.625Dauphin County: 15.511 %Dauphin County15.511McKean County: 15.224 %McKean County15.224Lackawanna County: 15.14 %Lackawanna County15.14Perry County: 15.106 %Perry County15.106Lycoming County: 15.059 %Lycoming County15.059Greene County: 15.017 %Greene County15.017Lancaster County: 14.956 %Lancaster County14.956Allegheny County: 14.822 %Allegheny County14.822Lebanon County: 14.778 %Lebanon County14.778Somerset County: 14.761 %Somerset County14.761Armstrong County: 14.628 %Armstrong County14.628Erie County: 14.601 %Erie County14.601Clarion County: 14.278 %Clarion County14.278Butler County: 14.255 %Butler County14.255Venango County: 14.216 %Venango County14.216Mifflin County: 14.18 %Mifflin County14.18Jefferson County: 14.165 %Jefferson County14.165Montgomery County: 14.015 %Montgomery County14.015Indiana County: 13.698 %Indiana County13.698Bedford County: 13.399 %Bedford County13.399
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Carbon County23.231+6.98 pts
2Sullivan County21.938+7.15 pts
3Pike County20.449+7.64 pts
4Cumberland County18.722+5.77 pts
5Adams County17.804+9.65 pts
6York County17.15+8.01 pts
7Lehigh County17.094+6.52 pts
8Lawrence County17.012+8.16 pts
9Delaware County16.91+5.98 pts
10Monroe County16.463+6.84 pts
11Northampton County16.441+3.79 pts
12Luzerne County16.297+5.76 pts
13Bucks County16.23+5.51 pts
14Wayne County16.079+7.26 pts
15Berks County16.016+6.9 pts
16Philadelphia County15.918+4.85 pts
17Chester County15.858+6.05 pts
18Centre County15.738+3.69 pts
19Juniata County15.716+7.19 pts
20Tioga County15.625+2.81 pts
21Dauphin County15.511+4.46 pts
22McKean County15.224+9.16 pts
23Lackawanna County15.14+5.36 pts
24Perry County15.106+6.14 pts
25Lycoming County15.059+4.29 pts
26Greene County15.017+5.57 pts
27Lancaster County14.956+5.59 pts
28Allegheny County14.822+5.17 pts
29Lebanon County14.778+5.62 pts
30Somerset County14.761+2.58 pts
31Armstrong County14.628+7.65 pts
32Erie County14.601+5.48 pts
33Clarion County14.278+7.81 pts
34Butler County14.255+4.95 pts
35Venango County14.216+6.78 pts
36Mifflin County14.18+5.06 pts
37Jefferson County14.165+8.33 pts
38Montgomery County14.015+1.59 pts
39Indiana County13.698+6.78 pts
40Bedford County13.399+3.09 pts
41Susquehanna County13.343+4.82 pts
42Clinton County13.293+4.14 pts
42Fayette County13.293+2.6 pts
44Huntingdon County13.244+2.53 pts
45Washington County13.191+4.4 pts
46Beaver County13.179+4.74 pts
47Blair County13.167+4.36 pts
48Westmoreland County13.131+4.45 pts
49Franklin County12.964+3.77 pts
50Fulton County12.833+9.13 pts
51Schuylkill County12.543+4.32 pts
52Elk County12.537+5.73 pts
53Columbia County12.506+0.65 pts
54Clearfield County12.487+3.91 pts
55Potter County12.287+5.09 pts
56Northumberland County11.995+0.91 pts
57Crawford County11.976+3.98 pts
58Mercer County11.716+4.28 pts
59Cambria County11.698+3.52 pts
60Forest County11.648+5.35 pts
61Union County10.737+2.76 pts
62Bradford County10.728+4.81 pts
63Snyder County10.132+0.59 pts
64Wyoming County9.398+3.1 pts
65Warren County9.314+2.04 pts
66Cameron County9.091-3.25 pts
67Montour County4.739-20.41 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Carbon County, with 23.231% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Montour County, with 4.739% in 2022.

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