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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Cleveland County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2012, at 24.047%. Little River County had the lowest, at 3.511%. The median was 11.865% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.979%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.047Cleveland County
Lowest3.511Little River County
Median11.86575 counties
Arkansas11.979History

Map of counties, 2012

Arkansas County: 6.92 %Ashley County: 13.6 %Baxter County: 9.403 %Benton County: 10.024 %Boone County: 10.461 %Bradley County: 14.491 %Calhoun County: 12.364 %Carroll County: 16.256 %Chicot County: 12.042 %Clark County: 7.032 %Clay County: 12.473 %Cleburne County: 18.249 %Cleveland County: 24.047 %Columbia County: 10.311 %Conway County: 11 %Craighead County: 14.086 %Crawford County: 9.101 %Crittenden County: 12.935 %Cross County: 12.092 %Dallas County: 9.545 %Desha County: 9.004 %Drew County: 10.726 %Faulkner County: 15.92 %Franklin County: 8.002 %Fulton County: 7.497 %Garland County: 12.495 %Grant County: 7.488 %Greene County: 15.255 %Hempstead County: 13.243 %Hot Spring County: 13.734 %Howard County: 10.335 %Independence County: 12.941 %Izard County: 16.676 %Jackson County: 12.741 %Jefferson County: 9.903 %Johnson County: 7.073 %Lafayette County: 12.058 %Lawrence County: 9.169 %Lee County: 11.818 %Lincoln County: 9.042 %Little River County: 3.511 %Logan County: 14.97 %Lonoke County: 12.244 %Madison County: 9.625 %Marion County: 7.41 %Miller County: 11.346 %Mississippi County: 12.201 %Monroe County: 12.261 %Montgomery County: 11.384 %Nevada County: 11.161 %Newton County: 12.939 %Ouachita County: 7.567 %Perry County: 11.878 %Phillips County: 7.368 %Pike County: 9.906 %Poinsett County: 12.385 %Polk County: 9.347 %Pope County: 11.865 %Prairie County: 12.86 %Pulaski County: 10.787 %Randolph County: 10.493 %St. Francis County: 9.784 %Saline County: 12.994 %Scott County: 10.125 %Searcy County: 17.375 %Sebastian County: 10.428 %Sevier County: 12.911 %Sharp County: 13.922 %Stone County: 9.713 %Union County: 10.831 %Van Buren County: 14.428 %Washington County: 12.624 %White County: 15.714 %Woodruff County: 12.874 %Yell County: 11.878 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Cleveland County: 24.047 %Cleveland County24.047Cleburne County: 18.249 %Cleburne County18.249Searcy County: 17.375 %Searcy County17.375Izard County: 16.676 %Izard County16.676Carroll County: 16.256 %Carroll County16.256Faulkner County: 15.92 %Faulkner County15.92White County: 15.714 %White County15.714Greene County: 15.255 %Greene County15.255Logan County: 14.97 %Logan County14.97Bradley County: 14.491 %Bradley County14.491Van Buren County: 14.428 %Van Buren County14.428Craighead County: 14.086 %Craighead County14.086Sharp County: 13.922 %Sharp County13.922Hot Spring County: 13.734 %Hot Spring County13.734Ashley County: 13.6 %Ashley County13.6Hempstead County: 13.243 %Hempstead County13.243Saline County: 12.994 %Saline County12.994Independence County: 12.941 %Independence County12.941Newton County: 12.939 %Newton County12.939Crittenden County: 12.935 %Crittenden County12.935Sevier County: 12.911 %Sevier County12.911Woodruff County: 12.874 %Woodruff County12.874Prairie County: 12.86 %Prairie County12.86Jackson County: 12.741 %Jackson County12.741Washington County: 12.624 %Washington County12.624Garland County: 12.495 %Garland County12.495Clay County: 12.473 %Clay County12.473Poinsett County: 12.385 %Poinsett County12.385Calhoun County: 12.364 %Calhoun County12.364Monroe County: 12.261 %Monroe County12.261Lonoke County: 12.244 %Lonoke County12.244Mississippi County: 12.201 %Mississippi County12.201Cross County: 12.092 %Cross County12.092Lafayette County: 12.058 %Lafayette County12.058Chicot County: 12.042 %Chicot County12.042Perry County: 11.878 %Perry County11.878Yell County: 11.878 %Yell County11.878Pope County: 11.865 %Pope County11.865Lee County: 11.818 %Lee County11.818Montgomery County: 11.384 %Montgomery County11.384Cleveland County: 24.047 %Cleveland County24.047Cleburne County: 18.249 %Cleburne County18.249Searcy County: 17.375 %Searcy County17.375Izard County: 16.676 %Izard County16.676Carroll County: 16.256 %Carroll County16.256Faulkner County: 15.92 %Faulkner County15.92White County: 15.714 %White County15.714Greene County: 15.255 %Greene County15.255Logan County: 14.97 %Logan County14.97Bradley County: 14.491 %Bradley County14.491Van Buren County: 14.428 %Van Buren County14.428Craighead County: 14.086 %Craighead County14.086Sharp County: 13.922 %Sharp County13.922Hot Spring County: 13.734 %Hot Spring County13.734Ashley County: 13.6 %Ashley County13.6Hempstead County: 13.243 %Hempstead County13.243Saline County: 12.994 %Saline County12.994Independence County: 12.941 %Independence County12.941Newton County: 12.939 %Newton County12.939Crittenden County: 12.935 %Crittenden County12.935Sevier County: 12.911 %Sevier County12.911Woodruff County: 12.874 %Woodruff County12.874Prairie County: 12.86 %Prairie County12.86Jackson County: 12.741 %Jackson County12.741Washington County: 12.624 %Washington County12.624Garland County: 12.495 %Garland County12.495Clay County: 12.473 %Clay County12.473Poinsett County: 12.385 %Poinsett County12.385Calhoun County: 12.364 %Calhoun County12.364Monroe County: 12.261 %Monroe County12.261Lonoke County: 12.244 %Lonoke County12.244Mississippi County: 12.201 %Mississippi County12.201Cross County: 12.092 %Cross County12.092Lafayette County: 12.058 %Lafayette County12.058Chicot County: 12.042 %Chicot County12.042Perry County: 11.878 %Perry County11.878Yell County: 11.878 %Yell County11.878Pope County: 11.865 %Pope County11.865Lee County: 11.818 %Lee County11.818Montgomery County: 11.384 %Montgomery County11.384
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Cleveland County24.047-2.34 pts
2Cleburne County18.249+2.29 pts
3Searcy County17.375+7.74 pts
4Izard County16.676+3.61 pts
5Carroll County16.256+6.63 pts
6Faulkner County15.92+0.15 pts
7White County15.714+2.26 pts
8Greene County15.255+2.59 pts
9Logan County14.97-5.09 pts
10Bradley County14.491+2.58 pts
11Van Buren County14.428-2.36 pts
12Craighead County14.086+2.24 pts
13Sharp County13.922+2.19 pts
14Hot Spring County13.734+3.27 pts
15Ashley County13.6-2.09 pts
16Hempstead County13.243-7.69 pts
17Saline County12.994-0.89 pts
18Independence County12.941+2.75 pts
19Newton County12.939-6.04 pts
20Crittenden County12.935+1.41 pts
21Sevier County12.911+3.3 pts
22Woodruff County12.874+6.11 pts
23Prairie County12.86-6.37 pts
24Jackson County12.741+2.43 pts
25Washington County12.624+0.84 pts
26Garland County12.495+0.15 pts
27Clay County12.473+1.44 pts
28Poinsett County12.385-3.64 pts
29Calhoun County12.364+2.55 pts
30Monroe County12.261-2.03 pts
31Lonoke County12.244-0.52 pts
32Mississippi County12.201-5.49 pts
33Cross County12.092+1.02 pts
34Lafayette County12.058+0.65 pts
35Chicot County12.042-9.07 pts
36Perry County11.878+2.3 pts
36Yell County11.878-1.46 pts
38Pope County11.865-0.1 pts
39Lee County11.818+1.49 pts
40Montgomery County11.384-6.61 pts
41Miller County11.346+0.33 pts
42Nevada County11.161+3.9 pts
43Conway County11+2.56 pts
44Union County10.831-0.29 pts
45Pulaski County10.787-0.26 pts
46Drew County10.726-6.23 pts
47Randolph County10.493-4.79 pts
48Boone County10.461-5.05 pts
49Sebastian County10.428+1.16 pts
50Howard County10.335+2.77 pts
51Columbia County10.311+0.61 pts
52Scott County10.125+5.23 pts
53Benton County10.024-11.28 pts
54Pike County9.906-7.2 pts
55Jefferson County9.903+1.69 pts
56St. Francis County9.784-3.6 pts
57Stone County9.713-4.85 pts
58Madison County9.625-0.68 pts
59Dallas County9.545+0.02 pts
60Baxter County9.403-3.91 pts
61Polk County9.347-1.02 pts
62Lawrence County9.169-3.82 pts
63Crawford County9.101-2.07 pts
64Lincoln County9.042-7.42 pts
65Desha County9.004-3.48 pts
66Franklin County8.002+1.54 pts
67Ouachita County7.567-2.44 pts
68Fulton County7.497-0.19 pts
69Grant County7.488-1.01 pts
70Marion County7.41-3.06 pts
71Phillips County7.368-2.9 pts
72Johnson County7.073-1.1 pts
73Clark County7.032+0.12 pts
74Arkansas County6.92-2.21 pts
75Little River County3.511-1.51 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cleveland County, with 24.047% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Little River County, with 3.511% in 2012.

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