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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Van Buren County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2015, at 22.489%. Scott County had the lowest, at 4.446%. The median was 10.524% and the figure for Arkansas was 12.114%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.489Van Buren County
Lowest4.446Scott County
Median10.52475 counties
Arkansas12.114History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 8.627 %Ashley County: 6.619 %Baxter County: 14.84 %Benton County: 14.897 %Boone County: 9.611 %Bradley County: 19.839 %Calhoun County: 6.452 %Carroll County: 7.715 %Chicot County: 10.342 %Clark County: 11.798 %Clay County: 11.083 %Cleburne County: 13.179 %Cleveland County: 8.701 %Columbia County: 9.889 %Conway County: 10.296 %Craighead County: 14.15 %Crawford County: 9.101 %Crittenden County: 12.81 %Cross County: 9.507 %Dallas County: 7.464 %Desha County: 14.966 %Drew County: 12.718 %Faulkner County: 15.591 %Franklin County: 12.91 %Fulton County: 15.603 %Garland County: 9.824 %Grant County: 20.501 %Greene County: 12.029 %Hempstead County: 9.275 %Hot Spring County: 7.796 %Howard County: 9.917 %Independence County: 12.756 %Izard County: 14.257 %Jackson County: 8.695 %Jefferson County: 8.992 %Johnson County: 10.788 %Lafayette County: 15.522 %Lawrence County: 10.032 %Lee County: 8.789 %Lincoln County: 7.654 %Little River County: 4.656 %Logan County: 10.513 %Lonoke County: 17.106 %Madison County: 7.554 %Marion County: 6.431 %Miller County: 9.664 %Mississippi County: 6.526 %Monroe County: 8.147 %Montgomery County: 11.927 %Nevada County: 6.966 %Newton County: 16.694 %Ouachita County: 8.615 %Perry County: 17.378 %Phillips County: 10.846 %Pike County: 11.674 %Poinsett County: 9.474 %Polk County: 8.654 %Pope County: 10.352 %Prairie County: 15.798 %Pulaski County: 11.706 %Randolph County: 11.787 %St. Francis County: 11.358 %Saline County: 14.491 %Scott County: 4.446 %Searcy County: 9.649 %Sebastian County: 12.127 %Sevier County: 10.414 %Sharp County: 14.688 %Stone County: 10.524 %Union County: 11.608 %Van Buren County: 22.489 %Washington County: 12.562 %White County: 12.636 %Woodruff County: 11.203 %Yell County: 9.785 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Van Buren County: 22.489 %Van Buren County22.489Grant County: 20.501 %Grant County20.501Bradley County: 19.839 %Bradley County19.839Perry County: 17.378 %Perry County17.378Lonoke County: 17.106 %Lonoke County17.106Newton County: 16.694 %Newton County16.694Prairie County: 15.798 %Prairie County15.798Fulton County: 15.603 %Fulton County15.603Faulkner County: 15.591 %Faulkner County15.591Lafayette County: 15.522 %Lafayette County15.522Desha County: 14.966 %Desha County14.966Benton County: 14.897 %Benton County14.897Baxter County: 14.84 %Baxter County14.84Sharp County: 14.688 %Sharp County14.688Saline County: 14.491 %Saline County14.491Izard County: 14.257 %Izard County14.257Craighead County: 14.15 %Craighead County14.15Cleburne County: 13.179 %Cleburne County13.179Franklin County: 12.91 %Franklin County12.91Crittenden County: 12.81 %Crittenden County12.81Independence County: 12.756 %Independence County12.756Drew County: 12.718 %Drew County12.718White County: 12.636 %White County12.636Washington County: 12.562 %Washington County12.562Sebastian County: 12.127 %Sebastian County12.127Greene County: 12.029 %Greene County12.029Montgomery County: 11.927 %Montgomery County11.927Clark County: 11.798 %Clark County11.798Randolph County: 11.787 %Randolph County11.787Pulaski County: 11.706 %Pulaski County11.706Pike County: 11.674 %Pike County11.674Union County: 11.608 %Union County11.608St. Francis County: 11.358 %St. Francis County11.358Woodruff County: 11.203 %Woodruff County11.203Clay County: 11.083 %Clay County11.083Phillips County: 10.846 %Phillips County10.846Johnson County: 10.788 %Johnson County10.788Stone County: 10.524 %Stone County10.524Logan County: 10.513 %Logan County10.513Sevier County: 10.414 %Sevier County10.414Van Buren County: 22.489 %Van Buren County22.489Grant County: 20.501 %Grant County20.501Bradley County: 19.839 %Bradley County19.839Perry County: 17.378 %Perry County17.378Lonoke County: 17.106 %Lonoke County17.106Newton County: 16.694 %Newton County16.694Prairie County: 15.798 %Prairie County15.798Fulton County: 15.603 %Fulton County15.603Faulkner County: 15.591 %Faulkner County15.591Lafayette County: 15.522 %Lafayette County15.522Desha County: 14.966 %Desha County14.966Benton County: 14.897 %Benton County14.897Baxter County: 14.84 %Baxter County14.84Sharp County: 14.688 %Sharp County14.688Saline County: 14.491 %Saline County14.491Izard County: 14.257 %Izard County14.257Craighead County: 14.15 %Craighead County14.15Cleburne County: 13.179 %Cleburne County13.179Franklin County: 12.91 %Franklin County12.91Crittenden County: 12.81 %Crittenden County12.81Independence County: 12.756 %Independence County12.756Drew County: 12.718 %Drew County12.718White County: 12.636 %White County12.636Washington County: 12.562 %Washington County12.562Sebastian County: 12.127 %Sebastian County12.127Greene County: 12.029 %Greene County12.029Montgomery County: 11.927 %Montgomery County11.927Clark County: 11.798 %Clark County11.798Randolph County: 11.787 %Randolph County11.787Pulaski County: 11.706 %Pulaski County11.706Pike County: 11.674 %Pike County11.674Union County: 11.608 %Union County11.608St. Francis County: 11.358 %St. Francis County11.358Woodruff County: 11.203 %Woodruff County11.203Clay County: 11.083 %Clay County11.083Phillips County: 10.846 %Phillips County10.846Johnson County: 10.788 %Johnson County10.788Stone County: 10.524 %Stone County10.524Logan County: 10.513 %Logan County10.513Sevier County: 10.414 %Sevier County10.414
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Van Buren County22.489+12.39 pts
2Grant County20.501+12.38 pts
3Bradley County19.839+8.75 pts
4Perry County17.378+10.41 pts
5Lonoke County17.106+4.18 pts
6Newton County16.694+7.61 pts
7Prairie County15.798+3.57 pts
8Fulton County15.603+5.74 pts
9Faulkner County15.591+3.15 pts
10Lafayette County15.522+8.71 pts
11Desha County14.966+2.8 pts
12Benton County14.897+1.3 pts
13Baxter County14.84+7.16 pts
14Sharp County14.688-1.31 pts
15Saline County14.491+1.28 pts
16Izard County14.257+0.76 pts
17Craighead County14.15+1.65 pts
18Cleburne County13.179+0.14 pts
19Franklin County12.91+5.49 pts
20Crittenden County12.81+1.32 pts
21Independence County12.756+2.94 pts
22Drew County12.718+1.78 pts
23White County12.636+0.28 pts
24Washington County12.562+0.84 pts
25Sebastian County12.127+2.49 pts
26Greene County12.029+1.39 pts
27Montgomery County11.927+0.39 pts
28Clark County11.798+2.22 pts
29Randolph County11.787+2.81 pts
30Pulaski County11.706+0.41 pts
31Pike County11.674+2.19 pts
32Union County11.608-1.76 pts
33St. Francis County11.358+1.27 pts
34Woodruff County11.203+2.76 pts
35Clay County11.083-4.82 pts
36Phillips County10.846+1.05 pts
37Johnson County10.788+3.12 pts
38Stone County10.524+2.5 pts
39Logan County10.513+2.02 pts
40Sevier County10.414+1.69 pts
41Pope County10.352-0.26 pts
42Chicot County10.342-2.4 pts
43Conway County10.296+1.68 pts
44Lawrence County10.032-1.79 pts
45Howard County9.917-0.1 pts
46Columbia County9.889-2.38 pts
47Garland County9.824-1.48 pts
48Yell County9.785+1.48 pts
49Miller County9.664-1.56 pts
50Searcy County9.649+3.74 pts
51Boone County9.611-0.33 pts
52Cross County9.507+3.32 pts
53Poinsett County9.474-8.27 pts
54Hempstead County9.275+0.13 pts
55Crawford County9.101-0.42 pts
56Jefferson County8.992+0.04 pts
57Lee County8.789-5.52 pts
58Cleveland County8.701-19.44 pts
59Jackson County8.695-3.34 pts
60Polk County8.654+1.41 pts
61Arkansas County8.627+1.3 pts
62Ouachita County8.615-2.39 pts
63Monroe County8.147-0.16 pts
64Hot Spring County7.796-7.99 pts
65Carroll County7.715-0.61 pts
66Lincoln County7.654-6.44 pts
67Madison County7.554-1.73 pts
68Dallas County7.464-7.3 pts
69Nevada County6.966+1.09 pts
70Ashley County6.619-1.19 pts
71Mississippi County6.526-6.22 pts
72Calhoun County6.452-1.86 pts
73Marion County6.431-3.54 pts
74Little River County4.656-0.47 pts
75Scott County4.446-0.4 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.

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Van Buren County, with 22.489% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Scott County, with 4.446% in 2015.

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