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Counties in Arkansas by job creation rate

Prairie County had the highest job creation rate of 75 counties in 2022, at 24.483%. Hempstead County had the lowest, at 5.886%. The median was 12.532% and the figure for Arkansas was 16.585%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.483Prairie County
Lowest5.886Hempstead County
Median12.53275 counties
Arkansas16.585History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 7.743 %Ashley County: 11.857 %Baxter County: 11.626 %Benton County: 14.899 %Boone County: 16.233 %Bradley County: 14.862 %Calhoun County: 11.111 %Carroll County: 11.347 %Chicot County: 16.769 %Clark County: 10.596 %Clay County: 12.532 %Cleburne County: 12.16 %Cleveland County: 11.984 %Columbia County: 12.6 %Conway County: 11.186 %Craighead County: 14.794 %Crawford County: 11.886 %Crittenden County: 15.493 %Cross County: 11.346 %Dallas County: 11.317 %Desha County: 10.098 %Drew County: 12.748 %Faulkner County: 14.789 %Franklin County: 18.043 %Fulton County: 18.821 %Garland County: 15.049 %Grant County: 8.691 %Greene County: 11.841 %Hempstead County: 5.886 %Hot Spring County: 13.655 %Howard County: 6.728 %Independence County: 10.706 %Izard County: 14.708 %Jackson County: 10.563 %Jefferson County: 11.374 %Johnson County: 12.552 %Lafayette County: 17.846 %Lawrence County: 11.821 %Lee County: 11.913 %Lincoln County: 8.259 %Little River County: 10.404 %Logan County: 9.294 %Lonoke County: 14.959 %Madison County: 11.644 %Marion County: 9.963 %Miller County: 9.848 %Mississippi County: 15.515 %Monroe County: 10.485 %Montgomery County: 15.662 %Nevada County: 14.604 %Newton County: 11.326 %Ouachita County: 9.087 %Perry County: 14.786 %Phillips County: 10.276 %Pike County: 14.999 %Poinsett County: 12.58 %Polk County: 9.532 %Pope County: 11.011 %Prairie County: 24.483 %Pulaski County: 19.853 %Randolph County: 14.512 %St. Francis County: 12.95 %Saline County: 16.091 %Scott County: 13.825 %Searcy County: 18.174 %Sebastian County: 14.348 %Sevier County: 9.186 %Sharp County: 14.648 %Stone County: 21.34 %Union County: 19.836 %Van Buren County: 16.872 %Washington County: 13.398 %White County: 10.488 %Woodruff County: 22.907 %Yell County: 10.446 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Prairie County: 24.483 %Prairie County24.483Woodruff County: 22.907 %Woodruff County22.907Stone County: 21.34 %Stone County21.34Pulaski County: 19.853 %Pulaski County19.853Union County: 19.836 %Union County19.836Fulton County: 18.821 %Fulton County18.821Searcy County: 18.174 %Searcy County18.174Franklin County: 18.043 %Franklin County18.043Lafayette County: 17.846 %Lafayette County17.846Van Buren County: 16.872 %Van Buren County16.872Chicot County: 16.769 %Chicot County16.769Boone County: 16.233 %Boone County16.233Saline County: 16.091 %Saline County16.091Montgomery County: 15.662 %Montgomery County15.662Mississippi County: 15.515 %Mississippi County15.515Crittenden County: 15.493 %Crittenden County15.493Garland County: 15.049 %Garland County15.049Pike County: 14.999 %Pike County14.999Lonoke County: 14.959 %Lonoke County14.959Benton County: 14.899 %Benton County14.899Bradley County: 14.862 %Bradley County14.862Craighead County: 14.794 %Craighead County14.794Faulkner County: 14.789 %Faulkner County14.789Perry County: 14.786 %Perry County14.786Izard County: 14.708 %Izard County14.708Sharp County: 14.648 %Sharp County14.648Nevada County: 14.604 %Nevada County14.604Randolph County: 14.512 %Randolph County14.512Sebastian County: 14.348 %Sebastian County14.348Scott County: 13.825 %Scott County13.825Hot Spring County: 13.655 %Hot Spring County13.655Washington County: 13.398 %Washington County13.398St. Francis County: 12.95 %St. Francis County12.95Drew County: 12.748 %Drew County12.748Columbia County: 12.6 %Columbia County12.6Poinsett County: 12.58 %Poinsett County12.58Johnson County: 12.552 %Johnson County12.552Clay County: 12.532 %Clay County12.532Cleburne County: 12.16 %Cleburne County12.16Cleveland County: 11.984 %Cleveland County11.984Prairie County: 24.483 %Prairie County24.483Woodruff County: 22.907 %Woodruff County22.907Stone County: 21.34 %Stone County21.34Pulaski County: 19.853 %Pulaski County19.853Union County: 19.836 %Union County19.836Fulton County: 18.821 %Fulton County18.821Searcy County: 18.174 %Searcy County18.174Franklin County: 18.043 %Franklin County18.043Lafayette County: 17.846 %Lafayette County17.846Van Buren County: 16.872 %Van Buren County16.872Chicot County: 16.769 %Chicot County16.769Boone County: 16.233 %Boone County16.233Saline County: 16.091 %Saline County16.091Montgomery County: 15.662 %Montgomery County15.662Mississippi County: 15.515 %Mississippi County15.515Crittenden County: 15.493 %Crittenden County15.493Garland County: 15.049 %Garland County15.049Pike County: 14.999 %Pike County14.999Lonoke County: 14.959 %Lonoke County14.959Benton County: 14.899 %Benton County14.899Bradley County: 14.862 %Bradley County14.862Craighead County: 14.794 %Craighead County14.794Faulkner County: 14.789 %Faulkner County14.789Perry County: 14.786 %Perry County14.786Izard County: 14.708 %Izard County14.708Sharp County: 14.648 %Sharp County14.648Nevada County: 14.604 %Nevada County14.604Randolph County: 14.512 %Randolph County14.512Sebastian County: 14.348 %Sebastian County14.348Scott County: 13.825 %Scott County13.825Hot Spring County: 13.655 %Hot Spring County13.655Washington County: 13.398 %Washington County13.398St. Francis County: 12.95 %St. Francis County12.95Drew County: 12.748 %Drew County12.748Columbia County: 12.6 %Columbia County12.6Poinsett County: 12.58 %Poinsett County12.58Johnson County: 12.552 %Johnson County12.552Clay County: 12.532 %Clay County12.532Cleburne County: 12.16 %Cleburne County12.16Cleveland County: 11.984 %Cleveland County11.984
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Prairie County24.483+9.59 pts
2Woodruff County22.907+9.51 pts
3Stone County21.34+6.07 pts
4Pulaski County19.853+6.45 pts
5Union County19.836+12.89 pts
6Fulton County18.821+9.6 pts
7Searcy County18.174-6.32 pts
8Franklin County18.043+9.26 pts
9Lafayette County17.846+5.49 pts
10Van Buren County16.872+4.3 pts
11Chicot County16.769-5.37 pts
12Boone County16.233+0.53 pts
13Saline County16.091+3.51 pts
14Montgomery County15.662-3.72 pts
15Mississippi County15.515+9.18 pts
16Crittenden County15.493+1.56 pts
17Garland County15.049+1.8 pts
18Pike County14.999-1.57 pts
19Lonoke County14.959+2.89 pts
20Benton County14.899+0.8 pts
21Bradley County14.862+5.42 pts
22Craighead County14.794+4.44 pts
23Faulkner County14.789+1.29 pts
24Perry County14.786-0.49 pts
25Izard County14.708+5.15 pts
26Sharp County14.648+2.62 pts
27Nevada County14.604+2.95 pts
28Randolph County14.512+4.01 pts
29Sebastian County14.348+3.35 pts
30Scott County13.825+8.91 pts
31Hot Spring County13.655+0.39 pts
32Washington County13.398+2.01 pts
33St. Francis County12.95+5.27 pts
34Drew County12.748+1.36 pts
35Columbia County12.6+4.19 pts
36Poinsett County12.58-3.12 pts
37Johnson County12.552+6.74 pts
38Clay County12.532+2.55 pts
39Cleburne County12.16-2.97 pts
40Cleveland County11.984+5.98 pts
41Lee County11.913-3.86 pts
42Crawford County11.886+3.41 pts
43Ashley County11.857-1.06 pts
44Greene County11.841+5.18 pts
45Lawrence County11.821-1.08 pts
46Madison County11.644+1.69 pts
47Baxter County11.626+2.27 pts
48Jefferson County11.374+0.29 pts
49Carroll County11.347+1 pts
50Cross County11.346-4.18 pts
51Newton County11.326-5.07 pts
52Dallas County11.317-0.43 pts
53Conway County11.186+1.58 pts
54Calhoun County11.111-1.46 pts
55Pope County11.011+0.93 pts
56Independence County10.706+1.79 pts
57Clark County10.596+0.35 pts
58Jackson County10.563+2.63 pts
59White County10.488-1.03 pts
60Monroe County10.485+3.17 pts
61Yell County10.446+5.04 pts
62Little River County10.404+2.85 pts
63Phillips County10.276+1.48 pts
64Desha County10.098+0.99 pts
65Marion County9.963-3.85 pts
66Miller County9.848+0.1 pts
67Polk County9.532-0.18 pts
68Logan County9.294+1.73 pts
69Sevier County9.186+4.95 pts
70Ouachita County9.087-0.34 pts
71Grant County8.691-0.8 pts
72Lincoln County8.259-9.97 pts
73Arkansas County7.743+1.16 pts
74Howard County6.728+1.02 pts
75Hempstead County5.886+0.22 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Prairie County, with 24.483% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hempstead County, with 5.886% in 2022.

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