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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Marion County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2013, at 30.288%. Dallas County had the lowest, at 5.466%. The median was 11.061% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.963%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.288Marion County
Lowest5.466Dallas County
Median11.06175 counties
Arkansas11.963History

Map of counties, 2013

Arkansas County: 8.274 %Ashley County: 8.01 %Baxter County: 8.312 %Benton County: 14.98 %Boone County: 7.952 %Bradley County: 10.71 %Calhoun County: 6.641 %Carroll County: 8.16 %Chicot County: 9.641 %Clark County: 11.914 %Clay County: 14.091 %Cleburne County: 6.735 %Cleveland County: 11.483 %Columbia County: 10.626 %Conway County: 11.817 %Craighead County: 13.817 %Crawford County: 8.639 %Crittenden County: 11.034 %Cross County: 11.061 %Dallas County: 5.466 %Desha County: 10.732 %Drew County: 11.526 %Faulkner County: 13.029 %Franklin County: 12.541 %Fulton County: 6.519 %Garland County: 11.966 %Grant County: 11.938 %Greene County: 10.286 %Hempstead County: 14.877 %Hot Spring County: 10.758 %Howard County: 6.277 %Independence County: 7.917 %Izard County: 12.411 %Jackson County: 9.781 %Jefferson County: 10.307 %Johnson County: 6.311 %Lafayette County: 14.508 %Lawrence County: 8.339 %Lee County: 10.756 %Lincoln County: 19.101 %Little River County: 6.229 %Logan County: 10.678 %Lonoke County: 14.229 %Madison County: 8.197 %Marion County: 30.288 %Miller County: 10.46 %Mississippi County: 16.71 %Monroe County: 14.679 %Montgomery County: 12.842 %Nevada County: 14.557 %Newton County: 23.805 %Ouachita County: 8.99 %Perry County: 12.278 %Phillips County: 13.108 %Pike County: 15.908 %Poinsett County: 14.186 %Polk County: 9.049 %Pope County: 12.638 %Prairie County: 13.928 %Pulaski County: 11.597 %Randolph County: 13.427 %St. Francis County: 10.463 %Saline County: 14.21 %Scott County: 8.137 %Searcy County: 22.472 %Sebastian County: 10.538 %Sevier County: 6.662 %Sharp County: 12.515 %Stone County: 9.587 %Union County: 10.391 %Van Buren County: 17.602 %Washington County: 11.09 %White County: 11.955 %Woodruff County: 12.385 %Yell County: 9.169 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Marion County: 30.288 %Marion County30.288Newton County: 23.805 %Newton County23.805Searcy County: 22.472 %Searcy County22.472Lincoln County: 19.101 %Lincoln County19.101Van Buren County: 17.602 %Van Buren County17.602Mississippi County: 16.71 %Mississippi County16.71Pike County: 15.908 %Pike County15.908Benton County: 14.98 %Benton County14.98Hempstead County: 14.877 %Hempstead County14.877Monroe County: 14.679 %Monroe County14.679Nevada County: 14.557 %Nevada County14.557Lafayette County: 14.508 %Lafayette County14.508Lonoke County: 14.229 %Lonoke County14.229Saline County: 14.21 %Saline County14.21Poinsett County: 14.186 %Poinsett County14.186Clay County: 14.091 %Clay County14.091Prairie County: 13.928 %Prairie County13.928Craighead County: 13.817 %Craighead County13.817Randolph County: 13.427 %Randolph County13.427Phillips County: 13.108 %Phillips County13.108Faulkner County: 13.029 %Faulkner County13.029Montgomery County: 12.842 %Montgomery County12.842Pope County: 12.638 %Pope County12.638Franklin County: 12.541 %Franklin County12.541Sharp County: 12.515 %Sharp County12.515Izard County: 12.411 %Izard County12.411Woodruff County: 12.385 %Woodruff County12.385Perry County: 12.278 %Perry County12.278Garland County: 11.966 %Garland County11.966White County: 11.955 %White County11.955Grant County: 11.938 %Grant County11.938Clark County: 11.914 %Clark County11.914Conway County: 11.817 %Conway County11.817Pulaski County: 11.597 %Pulaski County11.597Drew County: 11.526 %Drew County11.526Cleveland County: 11.483 %Cleveland County11.483Washington County: 11.09 %Washington County11.09Cross County: 11.061 %Cross County11.061Crittenden County: 11.034 %Crittenden County11.034Hot Spring County: 10.758 %Hot Spring County10.758Marion County: 30.288 %Marion County30.288Newton County: 23.805 %Newton County23.805Searcy County: 22.472 %Searcy County22.472Lincoln County: 19.101 %Lincoln County19.101Van Buren County: 17.602 %Van Buren County17.602Mississippi County: 16.71 %Mississippi County16.71Pike County: 15.908 %Pike County15.908Benton County: 14.98 %Benton County14.98Hempstead County: 14.877 %Hempstead County14.877Monroe County: 14.679 %Monroe County14.679Nevada County: 14.557 %Nevada County14.557Lafayette County: 14.508 %Lafayette County14.508Lonoke County: 14.229 %Lonoke County14.229Saline County: 14.21 %Saline County14.21Poinsett County: 14.186 %Poinsett County14.186Clay County: 14.091 %Clay County14.091Prairie County: 13.928 %Prairie County13.928Craighead County: 13.817 %Craighead County13.817Randolph County: 13.427 %Randolph County13.427Phillips County: 13.108 %Phillips County13.108Faulkner County: 13.029 %Faulkner County13.029Montgomery County: 12.842 %Montgomery County12.842Pope County: 12.638 %Pope County12.638Franklin County: 12.541 %Franklin County12.541Sharp County: 12.515 %Sharp County12.515Izard County: 12.411 %Izard County12.411Woodruff County: 12.385 %Woodruff County12.385Perry County: 12.278 %Perry County12.278Garland County: 11.966 %Garland County11.966White County: 11.955 %White County11.955Grant County: 11.938 %Grant County11.938Clark County: 11.914 %Clark County11.914Conway County: 11.817 %Conway County11.817Pulaski County: 11.597 %Pulaski County11.597Drew County: 11.526 %Drew County11.526Cleveland County: 11.483 %Cleveland County11.483Washington County: 11.09 %Washington County11.09Cross County: 11.061 %Cross County11.061Crittenden County: 11.034 %Crittenden County11.034Hot Spring County: 10.758 %Hot Spring County10.758
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Marion County30.288+22.88 pts
2Newton County23.805+10.87 pts
3Searcy County22.472+5.1 pts
4Lincoln County19.101+10.06 pts
5Van Buren County17.602+3.17 pts
6Mississippi County16.71+4.51 pts
7Pike County15.908+6 pts
8Benton County14.98+4.96 pts
9Hempstead County14.877+1.63 pts
10Monroe County14.679+2.42 pts
11Nevada County14.557+3.4 pts
12Lafayette County14.508+2.45 pts
13Lonoke County14.229+1.98 pts
14Saline County14.21+1.22 pts
15Poinsett County14.186+1.8 pts
16Clay County14.091+1.62 pts
17Prairie County13.928+1.07 pts
18Craighead County13.817-0.27 pts
19Randolph County13.427+2.93 pts
20Phillips County13.108+5.74 pts
21Faulkner County13.029-2.89 pts
22Montgomery County12.842+1.46 pts
23Pope County12.638+0.77 pts
24Franklin County12.541+4.54 pts
25Sharp County12.515-1.41 pts
26Izard County12.411-4.26 pts
27Woodruff County12.385-0.49 pts
28Perry County12.278+0.4 pts
29Garland County11.966-0.53 pts
30White County11.955-3.76 pts
31Grant County11.938+4.45 pts
32Clark County11.914+4.88 pts
33Conway County11.817+0.82 pts
34Pulaski County11.597+0.81 pts
35Drew County11.526+0.8 pts
36Cleveland County11.483-12.56 pts
37Washington County11.09-1.53 pts
38Cross County11.061-1.03 pts
39Crittenden County11.034-1.9 pts
40Hot Spring County10.758-2.98 pts
41Lee County10.756-1.06 pts
42Desha County10.732+1.73 pts
43Bradley County10.71-3.78 pts
44Logan County10.678-4.29 pts
45Columbia County10.626+0.31 pts
46Sebastian County10.538+0.11 pts
47St. Francis County10.463+0.68 pts
48Miller County10.46-0.89 pts
49Union County10.391-0.44 pts
50Jefferson County10.307+0.4 pts
51Greene County10.286-4.97 pts
52Jackson County9.781-2.96 pts
53Chicot County9.641-2.4 pts
54Stone County9.587-0.13 pts
55Yell County9.169-2.71 pts
56Polk County9.049-0.3 pts
57Ouachita County8.99+1.42 pts
58Crawford County8.639-0.46 pts
59Lawrence County8.339-0.83 pts
60Baxter County8.312-1.09 pts
61Arkansas County8.274+1.35 pts
62Madison County8.197-1.43 pts
63Carroll County8.16-8.1 pts
64Scott County8.137-1.99 pts
65Ashley County8.01-5.59 pts
66Boone County7.952-2.51 pts
67Independence County7.917-5.02 pts
68Cleburne County6.735-11.51 pts
69Sevier County6.662-6.25 pts
70Calhoun County6.641-5.72 pts
71Fulton County6.519-0.98 pts
72Johnson County6.311-0.76 pts
73Howard County6.277-4.06 pts
74Little River County6.229+2.72 pts
75Dallas County5.466-4.08 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Marion County, with 30.288% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Dallas County, with 5.466% in 2013.

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