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Counties in California by job creation rate, 2023

Mono County had the highest job creation rate of 58 counties in 2023, at 18.216%. Trinity County had the lowest, at 6.842%. The median was 13.198% and the figure for California was 13.493%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.216Mono County
Lowest6.842Trinity County
Median13.19858 counties
California13.493History

Map of counties, 2023

Alameda County: 13.381 %Alpine County: 15.341 %Amador County: 9.702 %Butte County: 11.711 %Calaveras County: 17.056 %Colusa County: 9.339 %Contra Costa County: 13.201 %Del Norte County: 13.017 %El Dorado County: 13.937 %Fresno County: 13.679 %Glenn County: 10.658 %Humboldt County: 13.026 %Imperial County: 12.596 %Inyo County: 9.052 %Kern County: 12.504 %Kings County: 16.291 %Lake County: 13.33 %Lassen County: 10.397 %Los Angeles County: 13.651 %Madera County: 12.073 %Marin County: 15.2 %Mariposa County: 13.878 %Mendocino County: 11.157 %Merced County: 12.827 %Modoc County: 15.172 %Mono County: 18.216 %Monterey County: 11.807 %Napa County: 12.125 %Nevada County: 14.092 %Orange County: 13.886 %Placer County: 13.722 %Plumas County: 14.176 %Riverside County: 13.5 %Sacramento County: 13.399 %San Benito County: 13.195 %San Bernardino County: 12.771 %San Diego County: 14.478 %San Francisco County: 15.871 %San Joaquin County: 12.171 %San Luis Obispo County: 12.045 %San Mateo County: 13.641 %Santa Barbara County: 13.883 %Santa Clara County: 14.236 %Santa Cruz County: 13.297 %Shasta County: 12.169 %Sierra County: 14.48 %Siskiyou County: 12.452 %Solano County: 12.741 %Sonoma County: 13.386 %Stanislaus County: 11.682 %Sutter County: 12.152 %Tehama County: 9.534 %Trinity County: 6.842 %Tulare County: 13.419 %Tuolumne County: 10.678 %Ventura County: 13.437 %Yolo County: 13.165 %Yuba County: 11.584 %
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%, 2023. 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.

All counties, 2023

Mono County: 18.216 %Mono County18.216Calaveras County: 17.056 %Calaveras County17.056Kings County: 16.291 %Kings County16.291San Francisco County: 15.871 %San Francisco County15.871Alpine County: 15.341 %Alpine County15.341Marin County: 15.2 %Marin County15.2Modoc County: 15.172 %Modoc County15.172Sierra County: 14.48 %Sierra County14.48San Diego County: 14.478 %San Diego County14.478Santa Clara County: 14.236 %Santa Clara County14.236Plumas County: 14.176 %Plumas County14.176Nevada County: 14.092 %Nevada County14.092El Dorado County: 13.937 %El Dorado County13.937Orange County: 13.886 %Orange County13.886Santa Barbara County: 13.883 %Santa Barbara County13.883Mariposa County: 13.878 %Mariposa County13.878Placer County: 13.722 %Placer County13.722Fresno County: 13.679 %Fresno County13.679Los Angeles County: 13.651 %Los Angeles County13.651San Mateo County: 13.641 %San Mateo County13.641Riverside County: 13.5 %Riverside County13.5Ventura County: 13.437 %Ventura County13.437Tulare County: 13.419 %Tulare County13.419Sacramento County: 13.399 %Sacramento County13.399Sonoma County: 13.386 %Sonoma County13.386Alameda County: 13.381 %Alameda County13.381Lake County: 13.33 %Lake County13.33Santa Cruz County: 13.297 %Santa Cruz County13.297Contra Costa County: 13.201 %Contra Costa County13.201San Benito County: 13.195 %San Benito County13.195Yolo County: 13.165 %Yolo County13.165Humboldt County: 13.026 %Humboldt County13.026Del Norte County: 13.017 %Del Norte County13.017Merced County: 12.827 %Merced County12.827San Bernardino County: 12.771 %San Bernardino County12.771Solano County: 12.741 %Solano County12.741Imperial County: 12.596 %Imperial County12.596Kern County: 12.504 %Kern County12.504Siskiyou County: 12.452 %Siskiyou County12.452San Joaquin County: 12.171 %San Joaquin County12.171Shasta County: 12.169 %Shasta County12.169Sutter County: 12.152 %Sutter County12.152Napa County: 12.125 %Napa County12.125Madera County: 12.073 %Madera County12.073San Luis Obispo County: 12.045 %San Luis Obispo County12.045Monterey County: 11.807 %Monterey County11.807Butte County: 11.711 %Butte County11.711Stanislaus County: 11.682 %Stanislaus County11.682Yuba County: 11.584 %Yuba County11.584Mendocino County: 11.157 %Mendocino County11.157Tuolumne County: 10.678 %Tuolumne County10.678Glenn County: 10.658 %Glenn County10.658Lassen County: 10.397 %Lassen County10.397Amador County: 9.702 %Amador County9.702Tehama County: 9.534 %Tehama County9.534Colusa County: 9.339 %Colusa County9.339Inyo County: 9.052 %Inyo County9.052Trinity County: 6.842 %Trinity County6.842Mono County: 18.216 %Mono County18.216Calaveras County: 17.056 %Calaveras County17.056Kings County: 16.291 %Kings County16.291San Francisco County: 15.871 %San Francisco County15.871Alpine County: 15.341 %Alpine County15.341Marin County: 15.2 %Marin County15.2Modoc County: 15.172 %Modoc County15.172Sierra County: 14.48 %Sierra County14.48San Diego County: 14.478 %San Diego County14.478Santa Clara County: 14.236 %Santa Clara County14.236Plumas County: 14.176 %Plumas County14.176Nevada County: 14.092 %Nevada County14.092El Dorado County: 13.937 %El Dorado County13.937Orange County: 13.886 %Orange County13.886Santa Barbara County: 13.883 %Santa Barbara County13.883Mariposa County: 13.878 %Mariposa County13.878Placer County: 13.722 %Placer County13.722Fresno County: 13.679 %Fresno County13.679Los Angeles County: 13.651 %Los Angeles County13.651San Mateo County: 13.641 %San Mateo County13.641Riverside County: 13.5 %Riverside County13.5Ventura County: 13.437 %Ventura County13.437Tulare County: 13.419 %Tulare County13.419Sacramento County: 13.399 %Sacramento County13.399Sonoma County: 13.386 %Sonoma County13.386Alameda County: 13.381 %Alameda County13.381Lake County: 13.33 %Lake County13.33Santa Cruz County: 13.297 %Santa Cruz County13.297Contra Costa County: 13.201 %Contra Costa County13.201San Benito County: 13.195 %San Benito County13.195Yolo County: 13.165 %Yolo County13.165Humboldt County: 13.026 %Humboldt County13.026Del Norte County: 13.017 %Del Norte County13.017Merced County: 12.827 %Merced County12.827San Bernardino County: 12.771 %San Bernardino County12.771Solano County: 12.741 %Solano County12.741Imperial County: 12.596 %Imperial County12.596Kern County: 12.504 %Kern County12.504Siskiyou County: 12.452 %Siskiyou County12.452San Joaquin County: 12.171 %San Joaquin County12.171Shasta County: 12.169 %Shasta County12.169Sutter County: 12.152 %Sutter County12.152Napa County: 12.125 %Napa County12.125Madera County: 12.073 %Madera County12.073San Luis Obispo County: 12.045 %San Luis Obispo County12.045Monterey County: 11.807 %Monterey County11.807Butte County: 11.711 %Butte County11.711Stanislaus County: 11.682 %Stanislaus County11.682Yuba County: 11.584 %Yuba County11.584Mendocino County: 11.157 %Mendocino County11.157Tuolumne County: 10.678 %Tuolumne County10.678Glenn County: 10.658 %Glenn County10.658Lassen County: 10.397 %Lassen County10.397Amador County: 9.702 %Amador County9.702Tehama County: 9.534 %Tehama County9.534Colusa County: 9.339 %Colusa County9.339Inyo County: 9.052 %Inyo County9.052Trinity County: 6.842 %Trinity County6.842
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mono County18.216+2.43 pts
2Calaveras County17.056-6.53 pts
3Kings County16.291+2.77 pts
4San Francisco County15.871-10.35 pts
5Alpine County15.341+0.65 pts
6Marin County15.2-3.37 pts
7Modoc County15.172+4.09 pts
8Sierra County14.48-16.66 pts
9San Diego County14.478-4.27 pts
10Santa Clara County14.236-4.39 pts
11Plumas County14.176-4.9 pts
12Nevada County14.092-2.89 pts
13El Dorado County13.937-3.53 pts
14Orange County13.886-3.98 pts
15Santa Barbara County13.883-4.31 pts
16Mariposa County13.878-9.84 pts
17Placer County13.722-3.63 pts
18Fresno County13.679-2.51 pts
19Los Angeles County13.651-5.67 pts
20San Mateo County13.641-6.86 pts
21Riverside County13.5-4.86 pts
22Ventura County13.437-3.58 pts
23Tulare County13.419-3.7 pts
24Sacramento County13.399-5.09 pts
25Sonoma County13.386-3.87 pts
26Alameda County13.381-5.99 pts
27Lake County13.33-0.99 pts
28Santa Cruz County13.297-4.55 pts
29Contra Costa County13.201-3.96 pts
30San Benito County13.195-7.33 pts
31Yolo County13.165-2.25 pts
32Humboldt County13.026-2.39 pts
33Del Norte County13.017-3.97 pts
34Merced County12.827-4.71 pts
35San Bernardino County12.771-5.29 pts
36Solano County12.741-2.42 pts
37Imperial County12.596-4.92 pts
38Kern County12.504-7.28 pts
39Siskiyou County12.452-2.76 pts
40San Joaquin County12.171-6.29 pts
41Shasta County12.169-3.63 pts
42Sutter County12.152-5.18 pts
43Napa County12.125-10.28 pts
44Madera County12.073-6.6 pts
45San Luis Obispo County12.045-5.75 pts
46Monterey County11.807-5.68 pts
47Butte County11.711-5.26 pts
48Stanislaus County11.682-6.2 pts
49Yuba County11.584-3.49 pts
50Mendocino County11.157-6.76 pts
51Tuolumne County10.678-4.26 pts
52Glenn County10.658-4.93 pts
53Lassen County10.397-1.8 pts
54Amador County9.702-4.32 pts
55Tehama County9.534-4.06 pts
56Colusa County9.339-9.5 pts
57Inyo County9.052-3.75 pts
58Trinity County6.842-17.53 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 California by job creation rate, 2023) [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 California by job creation rate, 2023. 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/california-counties. 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 California by job creation rate, 2023. 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/california-counties.

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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 California by job creation rate, 2023 [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/california-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Mono County, with 18.216% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Trinity County, with 6.842% in 2023.

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