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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Perry County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2017, at 25.559%. Nevada County had the lowest, at 5.629%. The median was 11.765% and the figure for Arkansas was 13.327%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.559Perry County
Lowest5.629Nevada County
Median11.76575 counties
Arkansas13.327History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 7.387 %Ashley County: 9.286 %Baxter County: 11.569 %Benton County: 16.681 %Boone County: 14.89 %Bradley County: 9.488 %Calhoun County: 10.284 %Carroll County: 8.11 %Chicot County: 9.177 %Clark County: 8.795 %Clay County: 8.812 %Cleburne County: 12.788 %Cleveland County: 16.477 %Columbia County: 11.488 %Conway County: 12.735 %Craighead County: 12.773 %Crawford County: 13.666 %Crittenden County: 11.835 %Cross County: 11.106 %Dallas County: 5.827 %Desha County: 8.989 %Drew County: 20.23 %Faulkner County: 12.698 %Franklin County: 17.676 %Fulton County: 7.713 %Garland County: 16.477 %Grant County: 10.476 %Greene County: 12.598 %Hempstead County: 7.002 %Hot Spring County: 10.735 %Howard County: 12.194 %Independence County: 14.191 %Izard County: 19.189 %Jackson County: 11.704 %Jefferson County: 9.048 %Johnson County: 7.966 %Lafayette County: 14.352 %Lawrence County: 15.914 %Lee County: 11.72 %Lincoln County: 8.296 %Little River County: 11.921 %Logan County: 9.164 %Lonoke County: 14.227 %Madison County: 11.156 %Marion County: 8.233 %Miller County: 13.086 %Mississippi County: 11.102 %Monroe County: 16.439 %Montgomery County: 9.427 %Nevada County: 5.629 %Newton County: 11.765 %Ouachita County: 11.063 %Perry County: 25.559 %Phillips County: 17.429 %Pike County: 12.103 %Poinsett County: 18.915 %Polk County: 6.589 %Pope County: 12.607 %Prairie County: 20.553 %Pulaski County: 13.762 %Randolph County: 18.829 %St. Francis County: 10.093 %Saline County: 16.196 %Scott County: 10.822 %Searcy County: 13.307 %Sebastian County: 13.742 %Sevier County: 5.732 %Sharp County: 16.808 %Stone County: 19.965 %Union County: 9.568 %Van Buren County: 10.914 %Washington County: 12.324 %White County: 9.281 %Woodruff County: 13.032 %Yell County: 11.667 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Perry County: 25.559 %Perry County25.559Prairie County: 20.553 %Prairie County20.553Drew County: 20.23 %Drew County20.23Stone County: 19.965 %Stone County19.965Izard County: 19.189 %Izard County19.189Poinsett County: 18.915 %Poinsett County18.915Randolph County: 18.829 %Randolph County18.829Franklin County: 17.676 %Franklin County17.676Phillips County: 17.429 %Phillips County17.429Sharp County: 16.808 %Sharp County16.808Benton County: 16.681 %Benton County16.681Cleveland County: 16.477 %Cleveland County16.477Garland County: 16.477 %Garland County16.477Monroe County: 16.439 %Monroe County16.439Saline County: 16.196 %Saline County16.196Lawrence County: 15.914 %Lawrence County15.914Boone County: 14.89 %Boone County14.89Lafayette County: 14.352 %Lafayette County14.352Lonoke County: 14.227 %Lonoke County14.227Independence County: 14.191 %Independence County14.191Pulaski County: 13.762 %Pulaski County13.762Sebastian County: 13.742 %Sebastian County13.742Crawford County: 13.666 %Crawford County13.666Searcy County: 13.307 %Searcy County13.307Miller County: 13.086 %Miller County13.086Woodruff County: 13.032 %Woodruff County13.032Cleburne County: 12.788 %Cleburne County12.788Craighead County: 12.773 %Craighead County12.773Conway County: 12.735 %Conway County12.735Faulkner County: 12.698 %Faulkner County12.698Pope County: 12.607 %Pope County12.607Greene County: 12.598 %Greene County12.598Washington County: 12.324 %Washington County12.324Howard County: 12.194 %Howard County12.194Pike County: 12.103 %Pike County12.103Little River County: 11.921 %Little River County11.921Crittenden County: 11.835 %Crittenden County11.835Newton County: 11.765 %Newton County11.765Lee County: 11.72 %Lee County11.72Jackson County: 11.704 %Jackson County11.704Perry County: 25.559 %Perry County25.559Prairie County: 20.553 %Prairie County20.553Drew County: 20.23 %Drew County20.23Stone County: 19.965 %Stone County19.965Izard County: 19.189 %Izard County19.189Poinsett County: 18.915 %Poinsett County18.915Randolph County: 18.829 %Randolph County18.829Franklin County: 17.676 %Franklin County17.676Phillips County: 17.429 %Phillips County17.429Sharp County: 16.808 %Sharp County16.808Benton County: 16.681 %Benton County16.681Cleveland County: 16.477 %Cleveland County16.477Garland County: 16.477 %Garland County16.477Monroe County: 16.439 %Monroe County16.439Saline County: 16.196 %Saline County16.196Lawrence County: 15.914 %Lawrence County15.914Boone County: 14.89 %Boone County14.89Lafayette County: 14.352 %Lafayette County14.352Lonoke County: 14.227 %Lonoke County14.227Independence County: 14.191 %Independence County14.191Pulaski County: 13.762 %Pulaski County13.762Sebastian County: 13.742 %Sebastian County13.742Crawford County: 13.666 %Crawford County13.666Searcy County: 13.307 %Searcy County13.307Miller County: 13.086 %Miller County13.086Woodruff County: 13.032 %Woodruff County13.032Cleburne County: 12.788 %Cleburne County12.788Craighead County: 12.773 %Craighead County12.773Conway County: 12.735 %Conway County12.735Faulkner County: 12.698 %Faulkner County12.698Pope County: 12.607 %Pope County12.607Greene County: 12.598 %Greene County12.598Washington County: 12.324 %Washington County12.324Howard County: 12.194 %Howard County12.194Pike County: 12.103 %Pike County12.103Little River County: 11.921 %Little River County11.921Crittenden County: 11.835 %Crittenden County11.835Newton County: 11.765 %Newton County11.765Lee County: 11.72 %Lee County11.72Jackson County: 11.704 %Jackson County11.704
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Perry County25.559+16.46 pts
2Prairie County20.553+9.43 pts
3Drew County20.23+6.52 pts
4Stone County19.965+7.72 pts
5Izard County19.189+8.29 pts
6Poinsett County18.915+7.9 pts
7Randolph County18.829+7.39 pts
8Franklin County17.676+10.55 pts
9Phillips County17.429+4.79 pts
10Sharp County16.808+0.51 pts
11Benton County16.681+0.09 pts
12Cleveland County16.477+8.24 pts
12Garland County16.477+4.9 pts
14Monroe County16.439+1.69 pts
15Saline County16.196+2.23 pts
16Lawrence County15.914+5.08 pts
17Boone County14.89+2.07 pts
18Lafayette County14.352-4.37 pts
19Lonoke County14.227+1.72 pts
20Independence County14.191+2.15 pts
21Pulaski County13.762+1.89 pts
22Sebastian County13.742+1.69 pts
23Crawford County13.666+3.37 pts
24Searcy County13.307+2.28 pts
25Miller County13.086+5.15 pts
26Woodruff County13.032+4.4 pts
27Cleburne County12.788-2.36 pts
28Craighead County12.773-1.11 pts
29Conway County12.735+4.44 pts
30Faulkner County12.698+1.37 pts
31Pope County12.607+2.25 pts
32Greene County12.598-4.64 pts
33Washington County12.324-0.76 pts
34Howard County12.194+6.54 pts
35Pike County12.103+0.15 pts
36Little River County11.921+1.62 pts
37Crittenden County11.835+1.13 pts
38Newton County11.765-0.87 pts
39Lee County11.72+1.9 pts
40Jackson County11.704-7.06 pts
41Yell County11.667+3.93 pts
42Baxter County11.569+1.28 pts
43Columbia County11.488+4.42 pts
44Madison County11.156+1.97 pts
45Cross County11.106+2.2 pts
46Mississippi County11.102+1.64 pts
47Ouachita County11.063+2.36 pts
48Van Buren County10.914+0.93 pts
49Scott County10.822+0.91 pts
50Hot Spring County10.735-0.82 pts
51Grant County10.476+3.32 pts
52Calhoun County10.284-0.76 pts
53St. Francis County10.093+1.36 pts
54Union County9.568-3.01 pts
55Bradley County9.488+0.59 pts
56Montgomery County9.427-0.48 pts
57Ashley County9.286+1.43 pts
58White County9.281-0.35 pts
59Chicot County9.177-2.32 pts
60Logan County9.164+1.63 pts
61Jefferson County9.048+0.51 pts
62Desha County8.989-0.07 pts
63Clay County8.812+0.51 pts
64Clark County8.795-2.42 pts
65Lincoln County8.296-3.11 pts
66Marion County8.233+0.87 pts
67Carroll County8.11-11.92 pts
68Johnson County7.966+0.99 pts
69Fulton County7.713-1.64 pts
70Arkansas County7.387-5.52 pts
71Hempstead County7.002-0.34 pts
72Polk County6.589-1.13 pts
73Dallas County5.827-5.81 pts
74Sevier County5.732-6.81 pts
75Nevada County5.629-9.9 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Perry County, with 25.559% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nevada County, with 5.629% in 2017.

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