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Counties in Arizona by job creation rate

Maricopa County had the highest job creation rate of 15 counties in 2019, at 14.2%. Apache County had the lowest, at 6.765%. The median was 11.046% and the figure for Arizona was 13.805%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.2Maricopa County
Lowest6.765Apache County
Median11.04615 counties
Arizona13.805History

Map of counties, 2019

Apache County: 6.765 %Cochise County: 14.137 %Coconino County: 10.695 %Gila County: 8.591 %Graham County: 9.525 %Greenlee County: 9.109 %La Paz County: 13.479 %Maricopa County: 14.2 %Mohave County: 14.069 %Navajo County: 10.931 %Pima County: 11.948 %Pinal County: 12.984 %Santa Cruz County: 9.969 %Yavapai County: 11.046 %Yuma County: 12.527 %
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%, 2019. 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.

All counties, 2019

Maricopa County: 14.2 %Maricopa County14.2Cochise County: 14.137 %Cochise County14.137Mohave County: 14.069 %Mohave County14.069La Paz County: 13.479 %La Paz County13.479Pinal County: 12.984 %Pinal County12.984Yuma County: 12.527 %Yuma County12.527Pima County: 11.948 %Pima County11.948Yavapai County: 11.046 %Yavapai County11.046Navajo County: 10.931 %Navajo County10.931Coconino County: 10.695 %Coconino County10.695Santa Cruz County: 9.969 %Santa Cruz County9.969Graham County: 9.525 %Graham County9.525Greenlee County: 9.109 %Greenlee County9.109Gila County: 8.591 %Gila County8.591Apache County: 6.765 %Apache County6.765Maricopa County: 14.2 %Maricopa County14.2Cochise County: 14.137 %Cochise County14.137Mohave County: 14.069 %Mohave County14.069La Paz County: 13.479 %La Paz County13.479Pinal County: 12.984 %Pinal County12.984Yuma County: 12.527 %Yuma County12.527Pima County: 11.948 %Pima County11.948Yavapai County: 11.046 %Yavapai County11.046Navajo County: 10.931 %Navajo County10.931Coconino County: 10.695 %Coconino County10.695Santa Cruz County: 9.969 %Santa Cruz County9.969Graham County: 9.525 %Graham County9.525Greenlee County: 9.109 %Greenlee County9.109Gila County: 8.591 %Gila County8.591Apache County: 6.765 %Apache County6.765
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Maricopa County14.2-0.76 pts
2Cochise County14.137-0.14 pts
3Mohave County14.069-0.43 pts
4La Paz County13.479+2.3 pts
5Pinal County12.984-0.43 pts
6Yuma County12.527+0.87 pts
7Pima County11.948-0.16 pts
8Yavapai County11.046-2.88 pts
9Navajo County10.931-2.88 pts
10Coconino County10.695-1.73 pts
11Santa Cruz County9.969-1.62 pts
12Graham County9.525+0.44 pts
13Greenlee County9.109+7.85 pts
14Gila County8.591-1.29 pts
15Apache County6.765-3.79 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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Arizona by job creation rate, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arizona by job creation rate, 2019. 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/arizona-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Arizona by job creation rate, 2019. 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/arizona-counties?period=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arizona by job creation rate, 2019 [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/arizona-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Maricopa County, with 14.2% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Apache County, with 6.765% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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