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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Marion County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2019, at 27.86%. Scott County had the lowest, at 4.799%. The median was 10.638% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.526%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.86Marion County
Lowest4.799Scott County
Median10.63875 counties
Arkansas11.526History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 11.373 %Ashley County: 8.872 %Baxter County: 9.762 %Benton County: 11.975 %Boone County: 12.035 %Bradley County: 10.261 %Calhoun County: 8.63 %Carroll County: 11.841 %Chicot County: 9.278 %Clark County: 9.8 %Clay County: 11.393 %Cleburne County: 12.565 %Cleveland County: 10.35 %Columbia County: 15.588 %Conway County: 9.295 %Craighead County: 13.221 %Crawford County: 10.883 %Crittenden County: 11.54 %Cross County: 10.768 %Dallas County: 10.551 %Desha County: 8.913 %Drew County: 7.995 %Faulkner County: 12.854 %Franklin County: 16.015 %Fulton County: 11.23 %Garland County: 12.702 %Grant County: 13.457 %Greene County: 10.638 %Hempstead County: 5.678 %Hot Spring County: 9.969 %Howard County: 9.508 %Independence County: 13.992 %Izard County: 18.065 %Jackson County: 16.509 %Jefferson County: 7.699 %Johnson County: 8.744 %Lafayette County: 20.032 %Lawrence County: 11.708 %Lee County: 12.527 %Lincoln County: 8.588 %Little River County: 7.783 %Logan County: 8.687 %Lonoke County: 11.783 %Madison County: 10.63 %Marion County: 27.86 %Miller County: 11.92 %Mississippi County: 10.497 %Monroe County: 10.045 %Montgomery County: 11.848 %Nevada County: 10.075 %Newton County: 27.604 %Ouachita County: 5.055 %Perry County: 14.944 %Phillips County: 6.862 %Pike County: 12.008 %Poinsett County: 12.019 %Polk County: 7.457 %Pope County: 9.068 %Prairie County: 16.127 %Pulaski County: 11.62 %Randolph County: 12.911 %St. Francis County: 6.152 %Saline County: 11.495 %Scott County: 4.799 %Searcy County: 8.651 %Sebastian County: 9.686 %Sevier County: 9.266 %Sharp County: 10.204 %Stone County: 13.407 %Union County: 16.643 %Van Buren County: 8.885 %Washington County: 10.666 %White County: 9.706 %Woodruff County: 10.241 %Yell County: 10.482 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Marion County: 27.86 %Marion County27.86Newton County: 27.604 %Newton County27.604Lafayette County: 20.032 %Lafayette County20.032Izard County: 18.065 %Izard County18.065Union County: 16.643 %Union County16.643Jackson County: 16.509 %Jackson County16.509Prairie County: 16.127 %Prairie County16.127Franklin County: 16.015 %Franklin County16.015Columbia County: 15.588 %Columbia County15.588Perry County: 14.944 %Perry County14.944Independence County: 13.992 %Independence County13.992Grant County: 13.457 %Grant County13.457Stone County: 13.407 %Stone County13.407Craighead County: 13.221 %Craighead County13.221Randolph County: 12.911 %Randolph County12.911Faulkner County: 12.854 %Faulkner County12.854Garland County: 12.702 %Garland County12.702Cleburne County: 12.565 %Cleburne County12.565Lee County: 12.527 %Lee County12.527Boone County: 12.035 %Boone County12.035Poinsett County: 12.019 %Poinsett County12.019Pike County: 12.008 %Pike County12.008Benton County: 11.975 %Benton County11.975Miller County: 11.92 %Miller County11.92Montgomery County: 11.848 %Montgomery County11.848Carroll County: 11.841 %Carroll County11.841Lonoke County: 11.783 %Lonoke County11.783Lawrence County: 11.708 %Lawrence County11.708Pulaski County: 11.62 %Pulaski County11.62Crittenden County: 11.54 %Crittenden County11.54Saline County: 11.495 %Saline County11.495Clay County: 11.393 %Clay County11.393Arkansas County: 11.373 %Arkansas County11.373Fulton County: 11.23 %Fulton County11.23Crawford County: 10.883 %Crawford County10.883Cross County: 10.768 %Cross County10.768Washington County: 10.666 %Washington County10.666Greene County: 10.638 %Greene County10.638Madison County: 10.63 %Madison County10.63Dallas County: 10.551 %Dallas County10.551Marion County: 27.86 %Marion County27.86Newton County: 27.604 %Newton County27.604Lafayette County: 20.032 %Lafayette County20.032Izard County: 18.065 %Izard County18.065Union County: 16.643 %Union County16.643Jackson County: 16.509 %Jackson County16.509Prairie County: 16.127 %Prairie County16.127Franklin County: 16.015 %Franklin County16.015Columbia County: 15.588 %Columbia County15.588Perry County: 14.944 %Perry County14.944Independence County: 13.992 %Independence County13.992Grant County: 13.457 %Grant County13.457Stone County: 13.407 %Stone County13.407Craighead County: 13.221 %Craighead County13.221Randolph County: 12.911 %Randolph County12.911Faulkner County: 12.854 %Faulkner County12.854Garland County: 12.702 %Garland County12.702Cleburne County: 12.565 %Cleburne County12.565Lee County: 12.527 %Lee County12.527Boone County: 12.035 %Boone County12.035Poinsett County: 12.019 %Poinsett County12.019Pike County: 12.008 %Pike County12.008Benton County: 11.975 %Benton County11.975Miller County: 11.92 %Miller County11.92Montgomery County: 11.848 %Montgomery County11.848Carroll County: 11.841 %Carroll County11.841Lonoke County: 11.783 %Lonoke County11.783Lawrence County: 11.708 %Lawrence County11.708Pulaski County: 11.62 %Pulaski County11.62Crittenden County: 11.54 %Crittenden County11.54Saline County: 11.495 %Saline County11.495Clay County: 11.393 %Clay County11.393Arkansas County: 11.373 %Arkansas County11.373Fulton County: 11.23 %Fulton County11.23Crawford County: 10.883 %Crawford County10.883Cross County: 10.768 %Cross County10.768Washington County: 10.666 %Washington County10.666Greene County: 10.638 %Greene County10.638Madison County: 10.63 %Madison County10.63Dallas County: 10.551 %Dallas County10.551
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Marion County27.86+20.15 pts
2Newton County27.604+17.51 pts
3Lafayette County20.032+9.17 pts
4Izard County18.065+7.74 pts
5Union County16.643+3.99 pts
6Jackson County16.509+6 pts
7Prairie County16.127-2.08 pts
8Franklin County16.015+2.11 pts
9Columbia County15.588+3.32 pts
10Perry County14.944+4.67 pts
11Independence County13.992+0.4 pts
12Grant County13.457+4.64 pts
13Stone County13.407+0.67 pts
14Craighead County13.221+1.61 pts
15Randolph County12.911+2.99 pts
16Faulkner County12.854-0.46 pts
17Garland County12.702-1.76 pts
18Cleburne County12.565-1.59 pts
19Lee County12.527+2.29 pts
20Boone County12.035-2.95 pts
21Poinsett County12.019-1.24 pts
22Pike County12.008-6.27 pts
23Benton County11.975-1.62 pts
24Miller County11.92-1.99 pts
25Montgomery County11.848-6.86 pts
26Carroll County11.841+3.32 pts
27Lonoke County11.783-1.01 pts
28Lawrence County11.708+1.71 pts
29Pulaski County11.62+0.27 pts
30Crittenden County11.54+0.71 pts
31Saline County11.495-3.04 pts
32Clay County11.393-0.01 pts
33Arkansas County11.373+2.24 pts
34Fulton County11.23+4.27 pts
35Crawford County10.883-0.34 pts
36Cross County10.768+0.56 pts
37Washington County10.666-1.84 pts
38Greene County10.638+3.36 pts
39Madison County10.63-0.67 pts
40Dallas County10.551-2.14 pts
41Mississippi County10.497+0.99 pts
42Yell County10.482+3.57 pts
43Cleveland County10.35-26.18 pts
44Bradley County10.261+3.11 pts
45Woodruff County10.241+1.09 pts
46Sharp County10.204-4.3 pts
47Nevada County10.075+0.86 pts
48Monroe County10.045-3.06 pts
49Hot Spring County9.969-1.62 pts
50Clark County9.8-1.64 pts
51Baxter County9.762-1.11 pts
52White County9.706-0.39 pts
53Sebastian County9.686-2.49 pts
54Howard County9.508+5.91 pts
55Conway County9.295-4.94 pts
56Chicot County9.278-4.8 pts
57Sevier County9.266-0.03 pts
58Pope County9.068-1.24 pts
59Desha County8.913-4.11 pts
60Van Buren County8.885-1.21 pts
61Ashley County8.872-0.01 pts
62Johnson County8.744+3.5 pts
63Logan County8.687+1.42 pts
64Searcy County8.651-19.43 pts
65Calhoun County8.63+4.37 pts
66Lincoln County8.588-3.82 pts
67Drew County7.995-2.96 pts
68Little River County7.783-3.21 pts
69Jefferson County7.699-0.48 pts
70Polk County7.457-3.22 pts
71Phillips County6.862-6.48 pts
72St. Francis County6.152-6.35 pts
73Hempstead County5.678-1.07 pts
74Ouachita County5.055-5.16 pts
75Scott County4.799-4.05 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Marion County, with 27.86% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Scott County, with 4.799% in 2019.

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