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Counties in California by job creation rate

Sierra County had the highest job creation rate of 58 counties in 2022, at 31.14%. Modoc County had the lowest, at 11.079%. The median was 17.499% and the figure for California was 19.165%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.14Sierra County
Lowest11.079Modoc County
Median17.49958 counties
California19.165History

Map of counties, 2022

Alameda County: 19.371 %Alpine County: 14.689 %Amador County: 14.026 %Butte County: 16.968 %Calaveras County: 23.583 %Colusa County: 18.835 %Contra Costa County: 17.157 %Del Norte County: 16.991 %El Dorado County: 17.469 %Fresno County: 16.186 %Glenn County: 15.591 %Humboldt County: 15.415 %Imperial County: 17.514 %Inyo County: 12.806 %Kern County: 19.782 %Kings County: 13.519 %Lake County: 14.32 %Lassen County: 12.202 %Los Angeles County: 19.324 %Madera County: 18.674 %Marin County: 18.573 %Mariposa County: 23.719 %Mendocino County: 17.918 %Merced County: 17.54 %Modoc County: 11.079 %Mono County: 15.79 %Monterey County: 17.483 %Napa County: 22.409 %Nevada County: 16.982 %Orange County: 17.865 %Placer County: 17.348 %Plumas County: 19.074 %Riverside County: 18.357 %Sacramento County: 18.489 %San Benito County: 20.527 %San Bernardino County: 18.064 %San Diego County: 18.744 %San Francisco County: 26.22 %San Joaquin County: 18.463 %San Luis Obispo County: 17.799 %San Mateo County: 20.505 %Santa Barbara County: 18.191 %Santa Clara County: 18.628 %Santa Cruz County: 17.85 %Shasta County: 15.8 %Sierra County: 31.14 %Siskiyou County: 15.213 %Solano County: 15.16 %Sonoma County: 17.255 %Stanislaus County: 17.882 %Sutter County: 17.332 %Tehama County: 13.595 %Trinity County: 24.368 %Tulare County: 17.12 %Tuolumne County: 14.936 %Ventura County: 17.013 %Yolo County: 15.414 %Yuba County: 15.07 %
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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.

All counties, 2022

Sierra County: 31.14 %Sierra County31.14San Francisco County: 26.22 %San Francisco County26.22Trinity County: 24.368 %Trinity County24.368Mariposa County: 23.719 %Mariposa County23.719Calaveras County: 23.583 %Calaveras County23.583Napa County: 22.409 %Napa County22.409San Benito County: 20.527 %San Benito County20.527San Mateo County: 20.505 %San Mateo County20.505Kern County: 19.782 %Kern County19.782Alameda County: 19.371 %Alameda County19.371Los Angeles County: 19.324 %Los Angeles County19.324Plumas County: 19.074 %Plumas County19.074Colusa County: 18.835 %Colusa County18.835San Diego County: 18.744 %San Diego County18.744Madera County: 18.674 %Madera County18.674Santa Clara County: 18.628 %Santa Clara County18.628Marin County: 18.573 %Marin County18.573Sacramento County: 18.489 %Sacramento County18.489San Joaquin County: 18.463 %San Joaquin County18.463Riverside County: 18.357 %Riverside County18.357Santa Barbara County: 18.191 %Santa Barbara County18.191San Bernardino County: 18.064 %San Bernardino County18.064Mendocino County: 17.918 %Mendocino County17.918Stanislaus County: 17.882 %Stanislaus County17.882Orange County: 17.865 %Orange County17.865Santa Cruz County: 17.85 %Santa Cruz County17.85San Luis Obispo County: 17.799 %San Luis Obispo County17.799Merced County: 17.54 %Merced County17.54Imperial County: 17.514 %Imperial County17.514Monterey County: 17.483 %Monterey County17.483El Dorado County: 17.469 %El Dorado County17.469Placer County: 17.348 %Placer County17.348Sutter County: 17.332 %Sutter County17.332Sonoma County: 17.255 %Sonoma County17.255Contra Costa County: 17.157 %Contra Costa County17.157Tulare County: 17.12 %Tulare County17.12Ventura County: 17.013 %Ventura County17.013Del Norte County: 16.991 %Del Norte County16.991Nevada County: 16.982 %Nevada County16.982Butte County: 16.968 %Butte County16.968Fresno County: 16.186 %Fresno County16.186Shasta County: 15.8 %Shasta County15.8Mono County: 15.79 %Mono County15.79Glenn County: 15.591 %Glenn County15.591Humboldt County: 15.415 %Humboldt County15.415Yolo County: 15.414 %Yolo County15.414Siskiyou County: 15.213 %Siskiyou County15.213Solano County: 15.16 %Solano County15.16Yuba County: 15.07 %Yuba County15.07Tuolumne County: 14.936 %Tuolumne County14.936Alpine County: 14.689 %Alpine County14.689Lake County: 14.32 %Lake County14.32Amador County: 14.026 %Amador County14.026Tehama County: 13.595 %Tehama County13.595Kings County: 13.519 %Kings County13.519Inyo County: 12.806 %Inyo County12.806Lassen County: 12.202 %Lassen County12.202Modoc County: 11.079 %Modoc County11.079Sierra County: 31.14 %Sierra County31.14San Francisco County: 26.22 %San Francisco County26.22Trinity County: 24.368 %Trinity County24.368Mariposa County: 23.719 %Mariposa County23.719Calaveras County: 23.583 %Calaveras County23.583Napa County: 22.409 %Napa County22.409San Benito County: 20.527 %San Benito County20.527San Mateo County: 20.505 %San Mateo County20.505Kern County: 19.782 %Kern County19.782Alameda County: 19.371 %Alameda County19.371Los Angeles County: 19.324 %Los Angeles County19.324Plumas County: 19.074 %Plumas County19.074Colusa County: 18.835 %Colusa County18.835San Diego County: 18.744 %San Diego County18.744Madera County: 18.674 %Madera County18.674Santa Clara County: 18.628 %Santa Clara County18.628Marin County: 18.573 %Marin County18.573Sacramento County: 18.489 %Sacramento County18.489San Joaquin County: 18.463 %San Joaquin County18.463Riverside County: 18.357 %Riverside County18.357Santa Barbara County: 18.191 %Santa Barbara County18.191San Bernardino County: 18.064 %San Bernardino County18.064Mendocino County: 17.918 %Mendocino County17.918Stanislaus County: 17.882 %Stanislaus County17.882Orange County: 17.865 %Orange County17.865Santa Cruz County: 17.85 %Santa Cruz County17.85San Luis Obispo County: 17.799 %San Luis Obispo County17.799Merced County: 17.54 %Merced County17.54Imperial County: 17.514 %Imperial County17.514Monterey County: 17.483 %Monterey County17.483El Dorado County: 17.469 %El Dorado County17.469Placer County: 17.348 %Placer County17.348Sutter County: 17.332 %Sutter County17.332Sonoma County: 17.255 %Sonoma County17.255Contra Costa County: 17.157 %Contra Costa County17.157Tulare County: 17.12 %Tulare County17.12Ventura County: 17.013 %Ventura County17.013Del Norte County: 16.991 %Del Norte County16.991Nevada County: 16.982 %Nevada County16.982Butte County: 16.968 %Butte County16.968Fresno County: 16.186 %Fresno County16.186Shasta County: 15.8 %Shasta County15.8Mono County: 15.79 %Mono County15.79Glenn County: 15.591 %Glenn County15.591Humboldt County: 15.415 %Humboldt County15.415Yolo County: 15.414 %Yolo County15.414Siskiyou County: 15.213 %Siskiyou County15.213Solano County: 15.16 %Solano County15.16Yuba County: 15.07 %Yuba County15.07Tuolumne County: 14.936 %Tuolumne County14.936Alpine County: 14.689 %Alpine County14.689Lake County: 14.32 %Lake County14.32Amador County: 14.026 %Amador County14.026Tehama County: 13.595 %Tehama County13.595Kings County: 13.519 %Kings County13.519Inyo County: 12.806 %Inyo County12.806Lassen County: 12.202 %Lassen County12.202Modoc County: 11.079 %Modoc County11.079
%. 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
1Sierra County31.14+10 pts
2San Francisco County26.22+9.95 pts
3Trinity County24.368+6.69 pts
4Mariposa County23.719+12.96 pts
5Calaveras County23.583+10.71 pts
6Napa County22.409+12.48 pts
7San Benito County20.527+7.77 pts
8San Mateo County20.505+7.9 pts
9Kern County19.782+7.02 pts
10Alameda County19.371+7.19 pts
11Los Angeles County19.324+6.95 pts
12Plumas County19.074+5.28 pts
13Colusa County18.835+2.77 pts
14San Diego County18.744+6.71 pts
15Madera County18.674+5.99 pts
16Santa Clara County18.628+6.17 pts
17Marin County18.573+7.36 pts
18Sacramento County18.489+5.78 pts
19San Joaquin County18.463+4.31 pts
20Riverside County18.357+5.06 pts
21Santa Barbara County18.191+7.98 pts
22San Bernardino County18.064+4.02 pts
23Mendocino County17.918+4.8 pts
24Stanislaus County17.882+7.04 pts
25Orange County17.865+5.9 pts
26Santa Cruz County17.85+7.51 pts
27San Luis Obispo County17.799+6.73 pts
28Merced County17.54+6.75 pts
29Imperial County17.514+6.37 pts
30Monterey County17.483+6.59 pts
31El Dorado County17.469+4.51 pts
32Placer County17.348+4.68 pts
33Sutter County17.332+5.02 pts
34Sonoma County17.255+5.52 pts
35Contra Costa County17.157+5.04 pts
36Tulare County17.12+6.69 pts
37Ventura County17.013+4.78 pts
38Del Norte County16.991+8.69 pts
39Nevada County16.982+4.84 pts
40Butte County16.968+6.88 pts
41Fresno County16.186+5.23 pts
42Shasta County15.8+3.96 pts
43Mono County15.79+2.47 pts
44Glenn County15.591+4.97 pts
45Humboldt County15.415+4.68 pts
46Yolo County15.414+4.77 pts
47Siskiyou County15.213+2.45 pts
48Solano County15.16+3.87 pts
49Yuba County15.07+2.11 pts
50Tuolumne County14.936+4.27 pts
51Alpine County14.689-14.31 pts
52Lake County14.32+1.43 pts
53Amador County14.026+4.24 pts
54Tehama County13.595+3.67 pts
55Kings County13.519+2.01 pts
56Inyo County12.806+6.57 pts
57Lassen County12.202-1.78 pts
58Modoc County11.079-6.44 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 California 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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-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 California 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/california-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sierra County, with 31.14% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Modoc County, with 11.079% in 2022.

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