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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate, 2023

Searcy County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2023, at 33.76%. Phillips County had the lowest, at 6.949%. The median was 11.251% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.798%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.76Searcy County
Lowest6.949Phillips County
Median11.25175 counties
Arkansas11.798History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 13.454 %Ashley County: 9.817 %Baxter County: 10.842 %Benton County: 13.563 %Boone County: 13.664 %Bradley County: 11.712 %Calhoun County: 13.885 %Carroll County: 10.035 %Chicot County: 10.715 %Clark County: 11.874 %Clay County: 13.137 %Cleburne County: 13.09 %Cleveland County: 14.163 %Columbia County: 9.163 %Conway County: 10.049 %Craighead County: 11.882 %Crawford County: 12.832 %Crittenden County: 17.194 %Cross County: 11.555 %Dallas County: 7.045 %Desha County: 9.502 %Drew County: 12.428 %Faulkner County: 12.371 %Franklin County: 10.212 %Fulton County: 12.788 %Garland County: 11.436 %Grant County: 9.274 %Greene County: 13.335 %Hempstead County: 9.495 %Hot Spring County: 8.695 %Howard County: 10.822 %Independence County: 11.251 %Izard County: 10.674 %Jackson County: 9.604 %Jefferson County: 9.946 %Johnson County: 10.032 %Lafayette County: 7.735 %Lawrence County: 9.851 %Lee County: 12.837 %Lincoln County: 18.439 %Little River County: 7.412 %Logan County: 10.617 %Lonoke County: 12.286 %Madison County: 15.091 %Marion County: 10.189 %Miller County: 9.482 %Mississippi County: 10.403 %Monroe County: 14.587 %Montgomery County: 10.078 %Nevada County: 17.193 %Newton County: 21.203 %Ouachita County: 10.295 %Perry County: 12.14 %Phillips County: 6.949 %Pike County: 17.574 %Poinsett County: 11.173 %Polk County: 8.488 %Pope County: 14.042 %Prairie County: 10.926 %Pulaski County: 11.844 %Randolph County: 15.879 %St. Francis County: 8.447 %Saline County: 14.146 %Scott County: 7.69 %Searcy County: 33.76 %Sebastian County: 11.972 %Sevier County: 9.873 %Sharp County: 16.022 %Stone County: 15.331 %Union County: 10.627 %Van Buren County: 10.454 %Washington County: 11.812 %White County: 10.648 %Woodruff County: 13.109 %Yell County: 9.745 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Searcy County: 33.76 %Searcy County33.76Newton County: 21.203 %Newton County21.203Lincoln County: 18.439 %Lincoln County18.439Pike County: 17.574 %Pike County17.574Crittenden County: 17.194 %Crittenden County17.194Nevada County: 17.193 %Nevada County17.193Sharp County: 16.022 %Sharp County16.022Randolph County: 15.879 %Randolph County15.879Stone County: 15.331 %Stone County15.331Madison County: 15.091 %Madison County15.091Monroe County: 14.587 %Monroe County14.587Cleveland County: 14.163 %Cleveland County14.163Saline County: 14.146 %Saline County14.146Pope County: 14.042 %Pope County14.042Calhoun County: 13.885 %Calhoun County13.885Boone County: 13.664 %Boone County13.664Benton County: 13.563 %Benton County13.563Arkansas County: 13.454 %Arkansas County13.454Greene County: 13.335 %Greene County13.335Clay County: 13.137 %Clay County13.137Woodruff County: 13.109 %Woodruff County13.109Cleburne County: 13.09 %Cleburne County13.09Lee County: 12.837 %Lee County12.837Crawford County: 12.832 %Crawford County12.832Fulton County: 12.788 %Fulton County12.788Drew County: 12.428 %Drew County12.428Faulkner County: 12.371 %Faulkner County12.371Lonoke County: 12.286 %Lonoke County12.286Perry County: 12.14 %Perry County12.14Sebastian County: 11.972 %Sebastian County11.972Craighead County: 11.882 %Craighead County11.882Clark County: 11.874 %Clark County11.874Pulaski County: 11.844 %Pulaski County11.844Washington County: 11.812 %Washington County11.812Bradley County: 11.712 %Bradley County11.712Cross County: 11.555 %Cross County11.555Garland County: 11.436 %Garland County11.436Independence County: 11.251 %Independence County11.251Poinsett County: 11.173 %Poinsett County11.173Prairie County: 10.926 %Prairie County10.926Searcy County: 33.76 %Searcy County33.76Newton County: 21.203 %Newton County21.203Lincoln County: 18.439 %Lincoln County18.439Pike County: 17.574 %Pike County17.574Crittenden County: 17.194 %Crittenden County17.194Nevada County: 17.193 %Nevada County17.193Sharp County: 16.022 %Sharp County16.022Randolph County: 15.879 %Randolph County15.879Stone County: 15.331 %Stone County15.331Madison County: 15.091 %Madison County15.091Monroe County: 14.587 %Monroe County14.587Cleveland County: 14.163 %Cleveland County14.163Saline County: 14.146 %Saline County14.146Pope County: 14.042 %Pope County14.042Calhoun County: 13.885 %Calhoun County13.885Boone County: 13.664 %Boone County13.664Benton County: 13.563 %Benton County13.563Arkansas County: 13.454 %Arkansas County13.454Greene County: 13.335 %Greene County13.335Clay County: 13.137 %Clay County13.137Woodruff County: 13.109 %Woodruff County13.109Cleburne County: 13.09 %Cleburne County13.09Lee County: 12.837 %Lee County12.837Crawford County: 12.832 %Crawford County12.832Fulton County: 12.788 %Fulton County12.788Drew County: 12.428 %Drew County12.428Faulkner County: 12.371 %Faulkner County12.371Lonoke County: 12.286 %Lonoke County12.286Perry County: 12.14 %Perry County12.14Sebastian County: 11.972 %Sebastian County11.972Craighead County: 11.882 %Craighead County11.882Clark County: 11.874 %Clark County11.874Pulaski County: 11.844 %Pulaski County11.844Washington County: 11.812 %Washington County11.812Bradley County: 11.712 %Bradley County11.712Cross County: 11.555 %Cross County11.555Garland County: 11.436 %Garland County11.436Independence County: 11.251 %Independence County11.251Poinsett County: 11.173 %Poinsett County11.173Prairie County: 10.926 %Prairie County10.926
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Searcy County33.76+15.59 pts
2Newton County21.203+9.88 pts
3Lincoln County18.439+10.18 pts
4Pike County17.574+2.58 pts
5Crittenden County17.194+1.7 pts
6Nevada County17.193+2.59 pts
7Sharp County16.022+1.37 pts
8Randolph County15.879+1.37 pts
9Stone County15.331-6.01 pts
10Madison County15.091+3.45 pts
11Monroe County14.587+4.1 pts
12Cleveland County14.163+2.18 pts
13Saline County14.146-1.95 pts
14Pope County14.042+3.03 pts
15Calhoun County13.885+2.77 pts
16Boone County13.664-2.57 pts
17Benton County13.563-1.34 pts
18Arkansas County13.454+5.71 pts
19Greene County13.335+1.49 pts
20Clay County13.137+0.61 pts
21Woodruff County13.109-9.8 pts
22Cleburne County13.09+0.93 pts
23Lee County12.837+0.92 pts
24Crawford County12.832+0.95 pts
25Fulton County12.788-6.03 pts
26Drew County12.428-0.32 pts
27Faulkner County12.371-2.42 pts
28Lonoke County12.286-2.67 pts
29Perry County12.14-2.65 pts
30Sebastian County11.972-2.38 pts
31Craighead County11.882-2.91 pts
32Clark County11.874+1.28 pts
33Pulaski County11.844-8.01 pts
34Washington County11.812-1.59 pts
35Bradley County11.712-3.15 pts
36Cross County11.555+0.21 pts
37Garland County11.436-3.61 pts
38Independence County11.251+0.54 pts
39Poinsett County11.173-1.41 pts
40Prairie County10.926-13.56 pts
41Baxter County10.842-0.78 pts
42Howard County10.822+4.09 pts
43Chicot County10.715-6.05 pts
44Izard County10.674-4.03 pts
45White County10.648+0.16 pts
46Union County10.627-9.21 pts
47Logan County10.617+1.32 pts
48Van Buren County10.454-6.42 pts
49Mississippi County10.403-5.11 pts
50Ouachita County10.295+1.21 pts
51Franklin County10.212-7.83 pts
52Marion County10.189+0.23 pts
53Montgomery County10.078-5.58 pts
54Conway County10.049-1.14 pts
55Carroll County10.035-1.31 pts
56Johnson County10.032-2.52 pts
57Jefferson County9.946-1.43 pts
58Sevier County9.873+0.69 pts
59Lawrence County9.851-1.97 pts
60Ashley County9.817-2.04 pts
61Yell County9.745-0.7 pts
62Jackson County9.604-0.96 pts
63Desha County9.502-0.6 pts
64Hempstead County9.495+3.61 pts
65Miller County9.482-0.37 pts
66Grant County9.274+0.58 pts
67Columbia County9.163-3.44 pts
68Hot Spring County8.695-4.96 pts
69Polk County8.488-1.04 pts
70St. Francis County8.447-4.5 pts
71Lafayette County7.735-10.11 pts
72Scott County7.69-6.13 pts
73Little River County7.412-2.99 pts
74Dallas County7.045-4.27 pts
75Phillips County6.949-3.33 pts

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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 Arkansas by job creation rate, 2023) [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 Arkansas by job creation rate, 2023. 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/arkansas-counties. 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 Arkansas by job creation rate, 2023. 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/arkansas-counties.

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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 Arkansas by job creation rate, 2023 [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/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Searcy County, with 33.76% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Phillips County, with 6.949% in 2023.

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