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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Searcy County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2021, at 24.492%. Sevier County had the lowest, at 4.234%. The median was 10.503% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.797%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.492Searcy County
Lowest4.234Sevier County
Median10.50375 counties
Arkansas11.797History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 6.584 %Ashley County: 12.915 %Baxter County: 9.352 %Benton County: 14.102 %Boone County: 15.702 %Bradley County: 9.445 %Calhoun County: 12.567 %Carroll County: 10.347 %Chicot County: 22.14 %Clark County: 10.246 %Clay County: 9.981 %Cleburne County: 15.126 %Cleveland County: 6.006 %Columbia County: 8.409 %Conway County: 9.602 %Craighead County: 10.354 %Crawford County: 8.473 %Crittenden County: 13.932 %Cross County: 15.525 %Dallas County: 11.746 %Desha County: 9.113 %Drew County: 11.387 %Faulkner County: 13.501 %Franklin County: 8.778 %Fulton County: 9.226 %Garland County: 13.251 %Grant County: 9.488 %Greene County: 6.662 %Hempstead County: 5.665 %Hot Spring County: 13.268 %Howard County: 5.708 %Independence County: 8.913 %Izard County: 9.558 %Jackson County: 7.935 %Jefferson County: 11.083 %Johnson County: 5.814 %Lafayette County: 12.359 %Lawrence County: 12.898 %Lee County: 15.775 %Lincoln County: 18.229 %Little River County: 7.552 %Logan County: 7.565 %Lonoke County: 12.065 %Madison County: 9.955 %Marion County: 13.811 %Miller County: 9.75 %Mississippi County: 6.335 %Monroe County: 7.312 %Montgomery County: 19.381 %Nevada County: 11.655 %Newton County: 16.393 %Ouachita County: 9.423 %Perry County: 15.277 %Phillips County: 8.792 %Pike County: 16.572 %Poinsett County: 15.699 %Polk County: 9.711 %Pope County: 10.076 %Prairie County: 14.897 %Pulaski County: 13.404 %Randolph County: 10.503 %St. Francis County: 7.677 %Saline County: 12.586 %Scott County: 4.918 %Searcy County: 24.492 %Sebastian County: 10.995 %Sevier County: 4.234 %Sharp County: 12.033 %Stone County: 15.274 %Union County: 6.943 %Van Buren County: 12.574 %Washington County: 11.385 %White County: 11.517 %Woodruff County: 13.394 %Yell County: 5.405 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Searcy County: 24.492 %Searcy County24.492Chicot County: 22.14 %Chicot County22.14Montgomery County: 19.381 %Montgomery County19.381Lincoln County: 18.229 %Lincoln County18.229Pike County: 16.572 %Pike County16.572Newton County: 16.393 %Newton County16.393Lee County: 15.775 %Lee County15.775Boone County: 15.702 %Boone County15.702Poinsett County: 15.699 %Poinsett County15.699Cross County: 15.525 %Cross County15.525Perry County: 15.277 %Perry County15.277Stone County: 15.274 %Stone County15.274Cleburne County: 15.126 %Cleburne County15.126Prairie County: 14.897 %Prairie County14.897Benton County: 14.102 %Benton County14.102Crittenden County: 13.932 %Crittenden County13.932Marion County: 13.811 %Marion County13.811Faulkner County: 13.501 %Faulkner County13.501Pulaski County: 13.404 %Pulaski County13.404Woodruff County: 13.394 %Woodruff County13.394Hot Spring County: 13.268 %Hot Spring County13.268Garland County: 13.251 %Garland County13.251Ashley County: 12.915 %Ashley County12.915Lawrence County: 12.898 %Lawrence County12.898Saline County: 12.586 %Saline County12.586Van Buren County: 12.574 %Van Buren County12.574Calhoun County: 12.567 %Calhoun County12.567Lafayette County: 12.359 %Lafayette County12.359Lonoke County: 12.065 %Lonoke County12.065Sharp County: 12.033 %Sharp County12.033Dallas County: 11.746 %Dallas County11.746Nevada County: 11.655 %Nevada County11.655White County: 11.517 %White County11.517Drew County: 11.387 %Drew County11.387Washington County: 11.385 %Washington County11.385Jefferson County: 11.083 %Jefferson County11.083Sebastian County: 10.995 %Sebastian County10.995Randolph County: 10.503 %Randolph County10.503Craighead County: 10.354 %Craighead County10.354Carroll County: 10.347 %Carroll County10.347Searcy County: 24.492 %Searcy County24.492Chicot County: 22.14 %Chicot County22.14Montgomery County: 19.381 %Montgomery County19.381Lincoln County: 18.229 %Lincoln County18.229Pike County: 16.572 %Pike County16.572Newton County: 16.393 %Newton County16.393Lee County: 15.775 %Lee County15.775Boone County: 15.702 %Boone County15.702Poinsett County: 15.699 %Poinsett County15.699Cross County: 15.525 %Cross County15.525Perry County: 15.277 %Perry County15.277Stone County: 15.274 %Stone County15.274Cleburne County: 15.126 %Cleburne County15.126Prairie County: 14.897 %Prairie County14.897Benton County: 14.102 %Benton County14.102Crittenden County: 13.932 %Crittenden County13.932Marion County: 13.811 %Marion County13.811Faulkner County: 13.501 %Faulkner County13.501Pulaski County: 13.404 %Pulaski County13.404Woodruff County: 13.394 %Woodruff County13.394Hot Spring County: 13.268 %Hot Spring County13.268Garland County: 13.251 %Garland County13.251Ashley County: 12.915 %Ashley County12.915Lawrence County: 12.898 %Lawrence County12.898Saline County: 12.586 %Saline County12.586Van Buren County: 12.574 %Van Buren County12.574Calhoun County: 12.567 %Calhoun County12.567Lafayette County: 12.359 %Lafayette County12.359Lonoke County: 12.065 %Lonoke County12.065Sharp County: 12.033 %Sharp County12.033Dallas County: 11.746 %Dallas County11.746Nevada County: 11.655 %Nevada County11.655White County: 11.517 %White County11.517Drew County: 11.387 %Drew County11.387Washington County: 11.385 %Washington County11.385Jefferson County: 11.083 %Jefferson County11.083Sebastian County: 10.995 %Sebastian County10.995Randolph County: 10.503 %Randolph County10.503Craighead County: 10.354 %Craighead County10.354Carroll County: 10.347 %Carroll County10.347
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Searcy County24.492+17.64 pts
2Chicot County22.14+14.66 pts
3Montgomery County19.381+11.35 pts
4Lincoln County18.229+9.92 pts
5Pike County16.572+2.79 pts
6Newton County16.393-8.31 pts
7Lee County15.775+8.07 pts
8Boone County15.702-1.89 pts
9Poinsett County15.699+2.23 pts
10Cross County15.525+3.83 pts
11Perry County15.277-2.67 pts
12Stone County15.274-4.15 pts
13Cleburne County15.126+4.55 pts
14Prairie County14.897+2.91 pts
15Benton County14.102-1.25 pts
16Crittenden County13.932+2.49 pts
17Marion County13.811-33.34 pts
18Faulkner County13.501+4.21 pts
19Pulaski County13.404+3.47 pts
20Woodruff County13.394-9.5 pts
21Hot Spring County13.268+4.51 pts
22Garland County13.251+2.36 pts
23Ashley County12.915+5.11 pts
24Lawrence County12.898+3.12 pts
25Saline County12.586+1.52 pts
26Van Buren County12.574+3.6 pts
27Calhoun County12.567+1.15 pts
28Lafayette County12.359-11.46 pts
29Lonoke County12.065+0.41 pts
30Sharp County12.033+2.24 pts
31Dallas County11.746+7.28 pts
32Nevada County11.655+2.96 pts
33White County11.517+1.42 pts
34Drew County11.387+0.36 pts
35Washington County11.385+1.42 pts
36Jefferson County11.083+1.61 pts
37Sebastian County10.995+0.2 pts
38Randolph County10.503-7.61 pts
39Craighead County10.354-1.2 pts
40Carroll County10.347-0.73 pts
41Clark County10.246+3.1 pts
42Pope County10.076-0.2 pts
43Clay County9.981+2.38 pts
44Madison County9.955-0.99 pts
45Miller County9.75+1.03 pts
46Polk County9.711+1.98 pts
47Conway County9.602-0.64 pts
48Izard County9.558+2.08 pts
49Grant County9.488-2.81 pts
50Bradley County9.445+0.97 pts
51Ouachita County9.423-1.34 pts
52Baxter County9.352-2.25 pts
53Fulton County9.226-3.03 pts
54Desha County9.113+2.91 pts
55Independence County8.913+1.57 pts
56Phillips County8.792-2.81 pts
57Franklin County8.778-2.42 pts
58Crawford County8.473-4.26 pts
59Columbia County8.409-2.21 pts
60Jackson County7.935-1.3 pts
61St. Francis County7.677-2.9 pts
62Logan County7.565-4.57 pts
63Little River County7.552-0.94 pts
64Monroe County7.312-2.65 pts
65Union County6.943-1.31 pts
66Greene County6.662-4.51 pts
67Arkansas County6.584-1.7 pts
68Mississippi County6.335-1.78 pts
69Cleveland County6.006-4.53 pts
70Johnson County5.814-0.74 pts
71Howard County5.708-1.24 pts
72Hempstead County5.665+0.7 pts
73Yell County5.405-8.56 pts
74Scott County4.918-1.66 pts
75Sevier County4.234-12.05 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Searcy County, with 24.492% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sevier County, with 4.234% in 2021.

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