Which counties in Ohio are adding jobs fastest?

Licking County (+39.4%), Madison County (+28.5%) and Pickaway County (+24.5%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Ohio between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Ohio counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Licking County	+39.4%	77,088	185,564
2	Madison County	+28.5%	18,238	46,985
3	Pickaway County	+24.5%	13,685	62,978
4	Clinton County	+19.6%	17,384	42,301
5	Adams County	+17.4%	4,914	27,865
6	Morrow County	+14.6%	4,510	36,305
7	Delaware County	+14.3%	94,895	242,032
8	Preble County	+14.1%	10,532	40,664
9	Fairfield County	+13.9%	41,284	169,752
10	Huron County	+12.2%	20,323	58,250
11	Wood County	+11.9%	63,310	134,176
12	Auglaize County	+11.6%	23,217	45,909
13	Union County	+11.0%	29,795	73,446
14	Hocking County	+10.5%	5,704	27,512
15	Tuscarawas County	+9.9%	31,958	92,373
16	Monroe County	+8.7%	1,923	12,994
17	Hamilton County	+8.0%	529,211	838,418
18	Lawrence County	+7.6%	11,062	55,710
19	Clark County	+7.3%	42,831	135,340
20	Paulding County	+7.3%	4,033	18,727
21	Mercer County	+6.5%	17,679	42,737
22	Clermont County	+5.8%	55,685	216,977
23	Muskingum County	+5.3%	29,977	87,014
24	Geauga County	+5.0%	31,141	95,676
25	Van Wert County	+4.9%	10,772	29,013
26	Putnam County	+4.9%	10,624	34,380
27	Lorain County	+4.8%	89,159	323,219
28	Butler County	+4.8%	148,073	400,128
29	Medina County	+4.7%	57,518	185,025
30	Franklin County	+4.6%	695,387	1,361,536
31	Miami County	+3.8%	37,513	112,634
32	Ottawa County	+3.6%	10,686	39,481
33	Brown County	+3.6%	5,873	44,397
34	Ross County	+3.4%	24,319	76,429
35	Portage County	+3.3%	48,660	163,404
36	Erie County	+3.2%	32,249	73,296
37	Greene County	+2.8%	58,026	174,322
38	Logan County	+2.8%	17,202	46,302
39	Williams County	+2.5%	16,283	36,549
40	Defiance County	+2.1%	13,708	38,292
41	Washington County	+2.1%	23,113	58,389
42	Cuyahoga County	+2.1%	681,543	1,232,925
43	Jackson County	+1.9%	8,677	32,817
44	Lake County	+1.6%	87,115	232,217
45	Summit County	+1.5%	249,827	538,376
46	Scioto County	+0.7%	19,524	71,365
47	Perry County	+0.6%	4,478	35,918
48	Ashtabula County	+0.4%	24,616	96,713
49	Wayne County	+0.1%	42,271	116,758
50	Athens County	−0.0%	13,467	63,197
51	Montgomery County	−0.3%	234,881	539,598
52	Warren County	−0.5%	82,752	257,181
53	Highland County	−0.8%	9,284	43,823
54	Vinton County	−1.0%	1,638	12,645
55	Gallia County	−1.1%	9,393	29,072
56	Fulton County	−1.3%	15,890	41,853
57	Holmes County	−1.4%	19,733	44,970
58	Fayette County	−1.5%	9,980	28,552
59	Noble County	−1.6%	1,968	14,276
60	Allen County	−1.9%	44,251	100,881
61	Ashland County	−1.9%	17,851	52,523
62	Mahoning County	−2.1%	83,444	224,706
63	Coshocton County	−2.2%	7,985	37,188
64	Lucas County	−2.8%	187,961	423,347
65	Jefferson County	−2.9%	17,564	63,597
66	Wyandot County	−3.1%	8,781	21,567
67	Stark County	−3.2%	139,706	373,771
68	Knox County	−3.7%	17,629	64,002
69	Seneca County	−3.7%	16,258	54,522
70	Richland County	−4.1%	39,131	124,893
71	Darke County	−4.3%	15,805	51,520
72	Columbiana County	−5.0%	25,092	99,377
73	Henry County	−5.1%	8,188	27,598
74	Pike County	−5.3%	7,384	27,061
75	Harrison County	−5.7%	2,866	14,070
76	Morgan County	−6.0%	2,066	13,626
77	Marion County	−6.1%	20,917	65,115
78	Belmont County	−6.3%	18,121	64,434
79	Shelby County	−6.4%	24,487	48,065
80	Sandusky County	−7.3%	21,763	58,655
81	Trumbull County	−7.6%	56,533	198,972
82	Hancock County	−7.6%	41,210	75,034
83	Hardin County	−7.7%	6,502	30,072
84	Guernsey County	−8.0%	12,636	38,379
85	Meigs County	−8.8%	2,364	21,587
86	Crawford County	−12.9%	10,871	41,896
87	Champaign County	−13.7%	8,605	38,820
88	Carroll County	−16.0%	5,301	26,475

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Ohio has the fastest job growth?

Licking County: +39.4%, ahead of Madison County (+28.5%) and Pickaway County (+24.5%), of 88 Ohio counties ranked.

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