Business Formation Pulse · OH counties

Ohio Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Ohio. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 88 counties

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Where are business applications concentrated?

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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications

County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

Ohio counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Franklin County28,573+13.1%17.0%
2Cuyahoga County24,617+15.1%14.6%
3Hamilton County14,070+7.8%8.4%
4Montgomery County8,332+20.8%5.0%
5Summit County7,964+15.6%4.7%
6Stark County7,435+26.9%4.4%
7Lucas County6,102+20.8%3.6%
8Butler County4,957+16.2%2.9%
9Warren County3,949+13.9%2.3%
10Delaware County3,623+9.7%2.2%
11Lorain County3,549+16.5%2.1%
12Mahoning County2,954+21.4%1.8%
13Lake County2,716+16.2%1.6%
14Clermont County2,286+14.8%1.4%
15Fairfield County2,242+18.3%1.3%
16Trumbull County2,154+16.1%1.3%
17Licking County2,065+7.1%1.2%
18Medina County2,049+12.6%1.2%
19Greene County1,909+21.4%1.1%
20Portage County1,810+17.2%1.1%
21Clark County1,695+30.9%1.0%
22Wood County1,300+13.9%0.8%
23Richland County1,247+10.8%0.7%
24Geauga County1,202+13.3%0.7%
25Miami County1,179+17.9%0.7%
26Wayne County1,111+9.6%0.7%
27Allen County1,050+32.2%0.6%
28Tuscarawas County964+24.9%0.6%
29Ashtabula County929+15.0%0.6%
30Columbiana County909+17.1%0.5%
31Muskingum County904+20.1%0.5%
32Union County861+9.1%0.5%
33Erie County789-0.3%0.5%
34Hancock County754+10.6%0.4%
35Ross County685+25.0%0.4%
36Scioto County654+25.5%0.4%
37Knox County626+23.2%0.4%
38Marion County615+16.0%0.4%
39Pickaway County599+11.3%0.4%
40Belmont County546+27.0%0.3%
41Jefferson County544+23.4%0.3%
42Sandusky County537+20.9%0.3%
43Madison County528+26.0%0.3%
44Huron County522+13.7%0.3%
45Washington County514+13.0%0.3%
46Holmes County501+3.7%0.3%
47Ashland County496+3.1%0.3%
48Brown County483+21.4%0.3%
49Seneca County471+25.3%0.3%
50Lawrence County462+12.7%0.3%
51Logan County448+9.5%0.3%
52Shelby County438+16.2%0.3%
53Ottawa County431+29.8%0.3%
54Darke County425+18.7%0.3%
55Athens County418+0.5%0.2%
56Clinton County405+23.9%0.2%
57Highland County396+18.2%0.2%
58Morrow County382+13.7%0.2%
59Mercer County381+21.0%0.2%
60Auglaize County379+20.7%0.2%
61Champaign County377+31.4%0.2%
62Crawford County374+25.9%0.2%
63Guernsey County364+13.0%0.2%
64Van Wert County352+60.7%0.2%
65Perry County340+17.6%0.2%
66Fulton County338+8.3%0.2%
67Defiance County334+16.8%0.2%
68Preble County333+5.4%0.2%
69Coshocton County328+20.6%0.2%
70Fayette County308+25.2%0.2%
71Williams County290+16.0%0.2%
72Jackson County284+14.1%0.2%
73Hocking County273+21.9%0.2%
74Carroll County272+35.3%0.2%
75Putnam County262-9.0%0.2%
76Pike County257+33.2%0.2%
77Adams County249+2.0%0.1%
78Gallia County247+43.6%0.1%
79Henry County222+13.3%0.1%
80Hardin County215+3.9%0.1%
81Wyandot County196-0.5%0.1%
82Meigs County179+14.0%0.1%
83Paulding County156+17.3%0.1%
84Harrison County142+25.7%0.1%
85Vinton County127+33.7%0.1%
86Noble County90-4.3%0.1%
87Monroe County87-2.2%0.1%
88Morgan County82-24.1%0.0%