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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Carroll County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2016, at 20.032%. Howard County had the lowest, at 5.655%. The median was 10.904% and the figure for Arkansas was 12.263%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.032Carroll County
Lowest5.655Howard County
Median10.90475 counties
Arkansas12.263History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 12.91 %Ashley County: 7.855 %Baxter County: 10.288 %Benton County: 16.591 %Boone County: 12.817 %Bradley County: 8.898 %Calhoun County: 11.042 %Carroll County: 20.032 %Chicot County: 11.494 %Clark County: 11.211 %Clay County: 8.3 %Cleburne County: 15.149 %Cleveland County: 8.234 %Columbia County: 7.072 %Conway County: 8.296 %Craighead County: 13.886 %Crawford County: 10.301 %Crittenden County: 10.704 %Cross County: 8.91 %Dallas County: 11.642 %Desha County: 9.059 %Drew County: 13.713 %Faulkner County: 11.327 %Franklin County: 7.125 %Fulton County: 9.357 %Garland County: 11.574 %Grant County: 7.161 %Greene County: 17.235 %Hempstead County: 7.345 %Hot Spring County: 11.55 %Howard County: 5.655 %Independence County: 12.044 %Izard County: 10.904 %Jackson County: 18.768 %Jefferson County: 8.538 %Johnson County: 6.981 %Lafayette County: 18.723 %Lawrence County: 10.835 %Lee County: 9.82 %Lincoln County: 11.401 %Little River County: 10.303 %Logan County: 7.53 %Lonoke County: 12.507 %Madison County: 9.188 %Marion County: 7.367 %Miller County: 7.94 %Mississippi County: 9.461 %Monroe County: 14.746 %Montgomery County: 9.906 %Nevada County: 15.527 %Newton County: 12.637 %Ouachita County: 8.699 %Perry County: 9.098 %Phillips County: 12.637 %Pike County: 11.948 %Poinsett County: 11.019 %Polk County: 7.716 %Pope County: 10.361 %Prairie County: 11.123 %Pulaski County: 11.875 %Randolph County: 11.442 %St. Francis County: 8.73 %Saline County: 13.965 %Scott County: 9.909 %Searcy County: 11.028 %Sebastian County: 12.05 %Sevier County: 12.54 %Sharp County: 16.302 %Stone County: 12.249 %Union County: 12.577 %Van Buren County: 9.983 %Washington County: 13.081 %White County: 9.634 %Woodruff County: 8.635 %Yell County: 7.741 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Carroll County: 20.032 %Carroll County20.032Jackson County: 18.768 %Jackson County18.768Lafayette County: 18.723 %Lafayette County18.723Greene County: 17.235 %Greene County17.235Benton County: 16.591 %Benton County16.591Sharp County: 16.302 %Sharp County16.302Nevada County: 15.527 %Nevada County15.527Cleburne County: 15.149 %Cleburne County15.149Monroe County: 14.746 %Monroe County14.746Saline County: 13.965 %Saline County13.965Craighead County: 13.886 %Craighead County13.886Drew County: 13.713 %Drew County13.713Washington County: 13.081 %Washington County13.081Arkansas County: 12.91 %Arkansas County12.91Boone County: 12.817 %Boone County12.817Newton County: 12.637 %Newton County12.637Phillips County: 12.637 %Phillips County12.637Union County: 12.577 %Union County12.577Sevier County: 12.54 %Sevier County12.54Lonoke County: 12.507 %Lonoke County12.507Stone County: 12.249 %Stone County12.249Sebastian County: 12.05 %Sebastian County12.05Independence County: 12.044 %Independence County12.044Pike County: 11.948 %Pike County11.948Pulaski County: 11.875 %Pulaski County11.875Dallas County: 11.642 %Dallas County11.642Garland County: 11.574 %Garland County11.574Hot Spring County: 11.55 %Hot Spring County11.55Chicot County: 11.494 %Chicot County11.494Randolph County: 11.442 %Randolph County11.442Lincoln County: 11.401 %Lincoln County11.401Faulkner County: 11.327 %Faulkner County11.327Clark County: 11.211 %Clark County11.211Prairie County: 11.123 %Prairie County11.123Calhoun County: 11.042 %Calhoun County11.042Searcy County: 11.028 %Searcy County11.028Poinsett County: 11.019 %Poinsett County11.019Izard County: 10.904 %Izard County10.904Lawrence County: 10.835 %Lawrence County10.835Crittenden County: 10.704 %Crittenden County10.704Carroll County: 20.032 %Carroll County20.032Jackson County: 18.768 %Jackson County18.768Lafayette County: 18.723 %Lafayette County18.723Greene County: 17.235 %Greene County17.235Benton County: 16.591 %Benton County16.591Sharp County: 16.302 %Sharp County16.302Nevada County: 15.527 %Nevada County15.527Cleburne County: 15.149 %Cleburne County15.149Monroe County: 14.746 %Monroe County14.746Saline County: 13.965 %Saline County13.965Craighead County: 13.886 %Craighead County13.886Drew County: 13.713 %Drew County13.713Washington County: 13.081 %Washington County13.081Arkansas County: 12.91 %Arkansas County12.91Boone County: 12.817 %Boone County12.817Newton County: 12.637 %Newton County12.637Phillips County: 12.637 %Phillips County12.637Union County: 12.577 %Union County12.577Sevier County: 12.54 %Sevier County12.54Lonoke County: 12.507 %Lonoke County12.507Stone County: 12.249 %Stone County12.249Sebastian County: 12.05 %Sebastian County12.05Independence County: 12.044 %Independence County12.044Pike County: 11.948 %Pike County11.948Pulaski County: 11.875 %Pulaski County11.875Dallas County: 11.642 %Dallas County11.642Garland County: 11.574 %Garland County11.574Hot Spring County: 11.55 %Hot Spring County11.55Chicot County: 11.494 %Chicot County11.494Randolph County: 11.442 %Randolph County11.442Lincoln County: 11.401 %Lincoln County11.401Faulkner County: 11.327 %Faulkner County11.327Clark County: 11.211 %Clark County11.211Prairie County: 11.123 %Prairie County11.123Calhoun County: 11.042 %Calhoun County11.042Searcy County: 11.028 %Searcy County11.028Poinsett County: 11.019 %Poinsett County11.019Izard County: 10.904 %Izard County10.904Lawrence County: 10.835 %Lawrence County10.835Crittenden County: 10.704 %Crittenden County10.704
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Carroll County20.032+12.32 pts
2Jackson County18.768+10.07 pts
3Lafayette County18.723+3.2 pts
4Greene County17.235+5.21 pts
5Benton County16.591+1.69 pts
6Sharp County16.302+1.61 pts
7Nevada County15.527+8.56 pts
8Cleburne County15.149+1.97 pts
9Monroe County14.746+6.6 pts
10Saline County13.965-0.53 pts
11Craighead County13.886-0.26 pts
12Drew County13.713+0.99 pts
13Washington County13.081+0.52 pts
14Arkansas County12.91+4.28 pts
15Boone County12.817+3.21 pts
16Newton County12.637-4.06 pts
16Phillips County12.637+1.79 pts
18Union County12.577+0.97 pts
19Sevier County12.54+2.13 pts
20Lonoke County12.507-4.6 pts
21Stone County12.249+1.73 pts
22Sebastian County12.05-0.08 pts
23Independence County12.044-0.71 pts
24Pike County11.948+0.27 pts
25Pulaski County11.875+0.17 pts
26Dallas County11.642+4.18 pts
27Garland County11.574+1.75 pts
28Hot Spring County11.55+3.75 pts
29Chicot County11.494+1.15 pts
30Randolph County11.442-0.35 pts
31Lincoln County11.401+3.75 pts
32Faulkner County11.327-4.26 pts
33Clark County11.211-0.59 pts
34Prairie County11.123-4.68 pts
35Calhoun County11.042+4.59 pts
36Searcy County11.028+1.38 pts
37Poinsett County11.019+1.54 pts
38Izard County10.904-3.35 pts
39Lawrence County10.835+0.8 pts
40Crittenden County10.704-2.11 pts
41Pope County10.361+0.01 pts
42Little River County10.303+5.65 pts
43Crawford County10.301+1.2 pts
44Baxter County10.288-4.55 pts
45Van Buren County9.983-12.51 pts
46Scott County9.909+5.46 pts
47Montgomery County9.906-2.02 pts
48Lee County9.82+1.03 pts
49White County9.634-3 pts
50Mississippi County9.461+2.94 pts
51Fulton County9.357-6.25 pts
52Madison County9.188+1.63 pts
53Perry County9.098-8.28 pts
54Desha County9.059-5.91 pts
55Cross County8.91-0.6 pts
56Bradley County8.898-10.94 pts
57St. Francis County8.73-2.63 pts
58Ouachita County8.699+0.08 pts
59Woodruff County8.635-2.57 pts
60Jefferson County8.538-0.45 pts
61Clay County8.3-2.78 pts
62Conway County8.296-2 pts
63Cleveland County8.234-0.47 pts
64Miller County7.94-1.72 pts
65Ashley County7.855+1.24 pts
66Yell County7.741-2.04 pts
67Polk County7.716-0.94 pts
68Logan County7.53-2.98 pts
69Marion County7.367+0.94 pts
70Hempstead County7.345-1.93 pts
71Grant County7.161-13.34 pts
72Franklin County7.125-5.79 pts
73Columbia County7.072-2.82 pts
74Johnson County6.981-3.81 pts
75Howard County5.655-4.26 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Carroll County, with 20.032% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Howard County, with 5.655% in 2016.

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