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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Cleveland County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2014, at 28.139%. Scott County had the lowest, at 4.847%. The median was 10.02% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.623%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.139Cleveland County
Lowest4.847Scott County
Median10.0275 counties
Arkansas11.623History

Map of counties, 2014

Arkansas County: 7.327 %Ashley County: 7.808 %Baxter County: 7.677 %Benton County: 13.592 %Boone County: 9.937 %Bradley County: 11.088 %Calhoun County: 8.311 %Carroll County: 8.328 %Chicot County: 12.742 %Clark County: 9.575 %Clay County: 15.9 %Cleburne County: 13.035 %Cleveland County: 28.139 %Columbia County: 12.269 %Conway County: 8.613 %Craighead County: 12.504 %Crawford County: 9.521 %Crittenden County: 11.492 %Cross County: 6.185 %Dallas County: 14.763 %Desha County: 12.168 %Drew County: 10.938 %Faulkner County: 12.439 %Franklin County: 7.421 %Fulton County: 9.861 %Garland County: 11.3 %Grant County: 8.117 %Greene County: 10.641 %Hempstead County: 9.141 %Hot Spring County: 15.783 %Howard County: 10.02 %Independence County: 9.818 %Izard County: 13.498 %Jackson County: 12.039 %Jefferson County: 8.957 %Johnson County: 7.671 %Lafayette County: 6.807 %Lawrence County: 11.82 %Lee County: 14.308 %Lincoln County: 14.094 %Little River County: 5.125 %Logan County: 8.493 %Lonoke County: 12.928 %Madison County: 9.288 %Marion County: 9.967 %Miller County: 11.222 %Mississippi County: 12.747 %Monroe County: 8.303 %Montgomery County: 11.536 %Nevada County: 5.871 %Newton County: 9.083 %Ouachita County: 11.006 %Perry County: 6.966 %Phillips County: 9.796 %Pike County: 9.485 %Poinsett County: 17.74 %Polk County: 7.242 %Pope County: 10.616 %Prairie County: 12.225 %Pulaski County: 11.292 %Randolph County: 8.98 %St. Francis County: 10.087 %Saline County: 13.213 %Scott County: 4.847 %Searcy County: 5.911 %Sebastian County: 9.639 %Sevier County: 8.726 %Sharp County: 16 %Stone County: 8.026 %Union County: 13.373 %Van Buren County: 10.098 %Washington County: 11.719 %White County: 12.359 %Woodruff County: 8.444 %Yell County: 8.3 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Cleveland County: 28.139 %Cleveland County28.139Poinsett County: 17.74 %Poinsett County17.74Sharp County: 16 %Sharp County16Clay County: 15.9 %Clay County15.9Hot Spring County: 15.783 %Hot Spring County15.783Dallas County: 14.763 %Dallas County14.763Lee County: 14.308 %Lee County14.308Lincoln County: 14.094 %Lincoln County14.094Benton County: 13.592 %Benton County13.592Izard County: 13.498 %Izard County13.498Union County: 13.373 %Union County13.373Saline County: 13.213 %Saline County13.213Cleburne County: 13.035 %Cleburne County13.035Lonoke County: 12.928 %Lonoke County12.928Mississippi County: 12.747 %Mississippi County12.747Chicot County: 12.742 %Chicot County12.742Craighead County: 12.504 %Craighead County12.504Faulkner County: 12.439 %Faulkner County12.439White County: 12.359 %White County12.359Columbia County: 12.269 %Columbia County12.269Prairie County: 12.225 %Prairie County12.225Desha County: 12.168 %Desha County12.168Jackson County: 12.039 %Jackson County12.039Lawrence County: 11.82 %Lawrence County11.82Washington County: 11.719 %Washington County11.719Montgomery County: 11.536 %Montgomery County11.536Crittenden County: 11.492 %Crittenden County11.492Garland County: 11.3 %Garland County11.3Pulaski County: 11.292 %Pulaski County11.292Miller County: 11.222 %Miller County11.222Bradley County: 11.088 %Bradley County11.088Ouachita County: 11.006 %Ouachita County11.006Drew County: 10.938 %Drew County10.938Greene County: 10.641 %Greene County10.641Pope County: 10.616 %Pope County10.616Van Buren County: 10.098 %Van Buren County10.098St. Francis County: 10.087 %St. Francis County10.087Howard County: 10.02 %Howard County10.02Marion County: 9.967 %Marion County9.967Boone County: 9.937 %Boone County9.937Cleveland County: 28.139 %Cleveland County28.139Poinsett County: 17.74 %Poinsett County17.74Sharp County: 16 %Sharp County16Clay County: 15.9 %Clay County15.9Hot Spring County: 15.783 %Hot Spring County15.783Dallas County: 14.763 %Dallas County14.763Lee County: 14.308 %Lee County14.308Lincoln County: 14.094 %Lincoln County14.094Benton County: 13.592 %Benton County13.592Izard County: 13.498 %Izard County13.498Union County: 13.373 %Union County13.373Saline County: 13.213 %Saline County13.213Cleburne County: 13.035 %Cleburne County13.035Lonoke County: 12.928 %Lonoke County12.928Mississippi County: 12.747 %Mississippi County12.747Chicot County: 12.742 %Chicot County12.742Craighead County: 12.504 %Craighead County12.504Faulkner County: 12.439 %Faulkner County12.439White County: 12.359 %White County12.359Columbia County: 12.269 %Columbia County12.269Prairie County: 12.225 %Prairie County12.225Desha County: 12.168 %Desha County12.168Jackson County: 12.039 %Jackson County12.039Lawrence County: 11.82 %Lawrence County11.82Washington County: 11.719 %Washington County11.719Montgomery County: 11.536 %Montgomery County11.536Crittenden County: 11.492 %Crittenden County11.492Garland County: 11.3 %Garland County11.3Pulaski County: 11.292 %Pulaski County11.292Miller County: 11.222 %Miller County11.222Bradley County: 11.088 %Bradley County11.088Ouachita County: 11.006 %Ouachita County11.006Drew County: 10.938 %Drew County10.938Greene County: 10.641 %Greene County10.641Pope County: 10.616 %Pope County10.616Van Buren County: 10.098 %Van Buren County10.098St. Francis County: 10.087 %St. Francis County10.087Howard County: 10.02 %Howard County10.02Marion County: 9.967 %Marion County9.967Boone County: 9.937 %Boone County9.937
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cleveland County28.139+16.66 pts
2Poinsett County17.74+3.55 pts
3Sharp County16+3.48 pts
4Clay County15.9+1.81 pts
5Hot Spring County15.783+5.03 pts
6Dallas County14.763+9.3 pts
7Lee County14.308+3.55 pts
8Lincoln County14.094-5.01 pts
9Benton County13.592-1.39 pts
10Izard County13.498+1.09 pts
11Union County13.373+2.98 pts
12Saline County13.213-1 pts
13Cleburne County13.035+6.3 pts
14Lonoke County12.928-1.3 pts
15Mississippi County12.747-3.96 pts
16Chicot County12.742+3.1 pts
17Craighead County12.504-1.31 pts
18Faulkner County12.439-0.59 pts
19White County12.359+0.4 pts
20Columbia County12.269+1.64 pts
21Prairie County12.225-1.7 pts
22Desha County12.168+1.44 pts
23Jackson County12.039+2.26 pts
24Lawrence County11.82+3.48 pts
25Washington County11.719+0.63 pts
26Montgomery County11.536-1.31 pts
27Crittenden County11.492+0.46 pts
28Garland County11.3-0.67 pts
29Pulaski County11.292-0.3 pts
30Miller County11.222+0.76 pts
31Bradley County11.088+0.38 pts
32Ouachita County11.006+2.02 pts
33Drew County10.938-0.59 pts
34Greene County10.641+0.36 pts
35Pope County10.616-2.02 pts
36Van Buren County10.098-7.5 pts
37St. Francis County10.087-0.38 pts
38Howard County10.02+3.74 pts
39Marion County9.967-20.32 pts
40Boone County9.937+1.98 pts
41Fulton County9.861+3.34 pts
42Independence County9.818+1.9 pts
43Phillips County9.796-3.31 pts
44Sebastian County9.639-0.9 pts
45Clark County9.575-2.34 pts
46Crawford County9.521+0.88 pts
47Pike County9.485-6.42 pts
48Madison County9.288+1.09 pts
49Hempstead County9.141-5.74 pts
50Newton County9.083-14.72 pts
51Randolph County8.98-4.45 pts
52Jefferson County8.957-1.35 pts
53Sevier County8.726+2.06 pts
54Conway County8.613-3.2 pts
55Logan County8.493-2.19 pts
56Woodruff County8.444-3.94 pts
57Carroll County8.328+0.17 pts
58Calhoun County8.311+1.67 pts
59Monroe County8.303-6.38 pts
60Yell County8.3-0.87 pts
61Grant County8.117-3.82 pts
62Stone County8.026-1.56 pts
63Ashley County7.808-0.2 pts
64Baxter County7.677-0.63 pts
65Johnson County7.671+1.36 pts
66Franklin County7.421-5.12 pts
67Arkansas County7.327-0.95 pts
68Polk County7.242-1.81 pts
69Perry County6.966-5.31 pts
70Lafayette County6.807-7.7 pts
71Cross County6.185-4.88 pts
72Searcy County5.911-16.56 pts
73Nevada County5.871-8.69 pts
74Little River County5.125-1.1 pts
75Scott County4.847-3.29 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cleveland County, with 28.139% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Scott County, with 4.847% in 2014.

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