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Columbus grew fastest: 3,186 new businesses, up 1159% from the 12 months before. Columbus had the most new businesses of any Ohio city in the 12 months through September 2026: 3,186, 11% of the state total.
New businesses formed in the 12 months through September 2026 against the 12 months before. Cities with at least 100 this year and 50 the year before.
New businesses formed in the 12 months through September 2026.
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Columbus had the most new businesses of any Ohio city in the 12 months through September 2026: 3,186, 11% of the state total.
Columbus grew fastest: 3,186 new businesses, up 1159% from the 12 months before. The ranking covers cities with at least 100 new businesses in the 12 months through September 2026 and 50 in the 12 months before.
From Ohio's official business registry. ListRiver counts businesses by the formation date the state reports and the city of the business address on file.
Monthly Ohio new-business reports · All states ranked · Ohio businesses by county and city
Counts are businesses registered with the state of Ohio whose formation (registration) date falls in the period shown and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data. City is the business address on file, with spellings as the state records them. Businesses already dissolved are not counted, so the earlier 12 months are slightly understated and increases slightly overstated; the effect is similar across a state's cities, so the order is a fair comparison. More in the methodology.