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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate, 2023

Huerfano County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2023, at 43.143%. Phillips County had the lowest, at 6.667%. The median was 14.094% and the figure for Colorado was 15.213%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.143Huerfano County
Lowest6.667Phillips County
Median14.09464 counties
Colorado15.213History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 14.623 %Alamosa County: 10.676 %Arapahoe County: 17.37 %Archuleta County: 12.911 %Baca County: 10.758 %Bent County: 26.786 %Boulder County: 18.234 %Broomfield County: 9.207 %Chaffee County: 15.467 %Cheyenne County: 14.972 %Clear Creek County: 16.08 %Conejos County: 12.763 %Costilla County: 22.576 %Crowley County: 11.73 %Custer County: 18.388 %Delta County: 13.892 %Denver County: 15.832 %Dolores County: 11.908 %Douglas County: 16.931 %Eagle County: 12.359 %Elbert County: 20.035 %El Paso County: 14.795 %Fremont County: 18.061 %Garfield County: 13.707 %Gilpin County: 8.922 %Grand County: 15.437 %Gunnison County: 14.22 %Hinsdale County: 25.856 %Huerfano County: 43.143 %Jackson County: 20.606 %Jefferson County: 15.474 %Kiowa County: 14.184 %Kit Carson County: 14.582 %Lake County: 15.357 %La Plata County: 13.262 %Larimer County: 13.217 %Las Animas County: 13.315 %Lincoln County: 9.656 %Logan County: 12.826 %Mesa County: 12.731 %Mineral County: 38.819 %Moffat County: 12.502 %Montezuma County: 12.624 %Montrose County: 12.691 %Morgan County: 14.004 %Otero County: 13.677 %Ouray County: 16.797 %Park County: 21.18 %Phillips County: 6.667 %Pitkin County: 14.876 %Prowers County: 10.302 %Pueblo County: 10.804 %Rio Blanco County: 12.451 %Rio Grande County: 18.575 %Routt County: 16.678 %Saguache County: 11.893 %San Juan County: 15.977 %San Miguel County: 12.585 %Sedgwick County: 11.441 %Summit County: 13.628 %Teller County: 15.926 %Washington County: 13.496 %Weld County: 16.056 %Yuma County: 10.547 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Huerfano County: 43.143 %Huerfano County43.143Mineral County: 38.819 %Mineral County38.819Bent County: 26.786 %Bent County26.786Hinsdale County: 25.856 %Hinsdale County25.856Costilla County: 22.576 %Costilla County22.576Park County: 21.18 %Park County21.18Jackson County: 20.606 %Jackson County20.606Elbert County: 20.035 %Elbert County20.035Rio Grande County: 18.575 %Rio Grande County18.575Custer County: 18.388 %Custer County18.388Boulder County: 18.234 %Boulder County18.234Fremont County: 18.061 %Fremont County18.061Arapahoe County: 17.37 %Arapahoe County17.37Douglas County: 16.931 %Douglas County16.931Ouray County: 16.797 %Ouray County16.797Routt County: 16.678 %Routt County16.678Clear Creek County: 16.08 %Clear Creek County16.08Weld County: 16.056 %Weld County16.056San Juan County: 15.977 %San Juan County15.977Teller County: 15.926 %Teller County15.926Denver County: 15.832 %Denver County15.832Jefferson County: 15.474 %Jefferson County15.474Chaffee County: 15.467 %Chaffee County15.467Grand County: 15.437 %Grand County15.437Lake County: 15.357 %Lake County15.357Cheyenne County: 14.972 %Cheyenne County14.972Pitkin County: 14.876 %Pitkin County14.876El Paso County: 14.795 %El Paso County14.795Adams County: 14.623 %Adams County14.623Kit Carson County: 14.582 %Kit Carson County14.582Gunnison County: 14.22 %Gunnison County14.22Kiowa County: 14.184 %Kiowa County14.184Morgan County: 14.004 %Morgan County14.004Delta County: 13.892 %Delta County13.892Garfield County: 13.707 %Garfield County13.707Otero County: 13.677 %Otero County13.677Summit County: 13.628 %Summit County13.628Washington County: 13.496 %Washington County13.496Las Animas County: 13.315 %Las Animas County13.315La Plata County: 13.262 %La Plata County13.262Huerfano County: 43.143 %Huerfano County43.143Mineral County: 38.819 %Mineral County38.819Bent County: 26.786 %Bent County26.786Hinsdale County: 25.856 %Hinsdale County25.856Costilla County: 22.576 %Costilla County22.576Park County: 21.18 %Park County21.18Jackson County: 20.606 %Jackson County20.606Elbert County: 20.035 %Elbert County20.035Rio Grande County: 18.575 %Rio Grande County18.575Custer County: 18.388 %Custer County18.388Boulder County: 18.234 %Boulder County18.234Fremont County: 18.061 %Fremont County18.061Arapahoe County: 17.37 %Arapahoe County17.37Douglas County: 16.931 %Douglas County16.931Ouray County: 16.797 %Ouray County16.797Routt County: 16.678 %Routt County16.678Clear Creek County: 16.08 %Clear Creek County16.08Weld County: 16.056 %Weld County16.056San Juan County: 15.977 %San Juan County15.977Teller County: 15.926 %Teller County15.926Denver County: 15.832 %Denver County15.832Jefferson County: 15.474 %Jefferson County15.474Chaffee County: 15.467 %Chaffee County15.467Grand County: 15.437 %Grand County15.437Lake County: 15.357 %Lake County15.357Cheyenne County: 14.972 %Cheyenne County14.972Pitkin County: 14.876 %Pitkin County14.876El Paso County: 14.795 %El Paso County14.795Adams County: 14.623 %Adams County14.623Kit Carson County: 14.582 %Kit Carson County14.582Gunnison County: 14.22 %Gunnison County14.22Kiowa County: 14.184 %Kiowa County14.184Morgan County: 14.004 %Morgan County14.004Delta County: 13.892 %Delta County13.892Garfield County: 13.707 %Garfield County13.707Otero County: 13.677 %Otero County13.677Summit County: 13.628 %Summit County13.628Washington County: 13.496 %Washington County13.496Las Animas County: 13.315 %Las Animas County13.315La Plata County: 13.262 %La Plata County13.262
%. 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
1Huerfano County43.143+26.71 pts
2Mineral County38.819+15.35 pts
3Bent County26.786+23.15 pts
4Hinsdale County25.856+0.39 pts
5Costilla County22.576+9.24 pts
6Park County21.18-1.5 pts
7Jackson County20.606+8.01 pts
8Elbert County20.035-1.56 pts
9Rio Grande County18.575+1.65 pts
10Custer County18.388-8.66 pts
11Boulder County18.234-1.91 pts
12Fremont County18.061+4.97 pts
13Arapahoe County17.37-0 pts
14Douglas County16.931+0.18 pts
15Ouray County16.797-11.16 pts
16Routt County16.678-3.49 pts
17Clear Creek County16.08-2.59 pts
18Weld County16.056+0.02 pts
19San Juan County15.977-21.06 pts
20Teller County15.926-0.27 pts
21Denver County15.832-5.21 pts
22Jefferson County15.474+0.1 pts
23Chaffee County15.467-5.51 pts
24Grand County15.437+0.16 pts
25Lake County15.357-12.31 pts
26Cheyenne County14.972-3.7 pts
27Pitkin County14.876-15.52 pts
28El Paso County14.795-4.08 pts
29Adams County14.623+0.46 pts
30Kit Carson County14.582+3.07 pts
31Gunnison County14.22+0.13 pts
32Kiowa County14.184+7.89 pts
33Morgan County14.004-0.88 pts
34Delta County13.892-2.76 pts
35Garfield County13.707-4.94 pts
36Otero County13.677+2.93 pts
37Summit County13.628-3.23 pts
38Washington County13.496-0.95 pts
39Las Animas County13.315-4.5 pts
40La Plata County13.262-2.26 pts
41Larimer County13.217-3.72 pts
42Archuleta County12.911-4.2 pts
43Logan County12.826+0.46 pts
44Conejos County12.763-6.97 pts
45Mesa County12.731-3.16 pts
46Montrose County12.691-4.73 pts
47Montezuma County12.624-3 pts
48San Miguel County12.585-11.53 pts
49Moffat County12.502+1.68 pts
50Rio Blanco County12.451-7.7 pts
51Eagle County12.359-3.38 pts
52Dolores County11.908-7.56 pts
53Saguache County11.893+0.29 pts
54Crowley County11.73+2.65 pts
55Sedgwick County11.441-0.55 pts
56Pueblo County10.804-1.69 pts
57Baca County10.758-2.41 pts
58Alamosa County10.676-1.88 pts
59Yuma County10.547+0.35 pts
60Prowers County10.302-2.87 pts
61Lincoln County9.656-0.57 pts
62Broomfield County9.207-9.61 pts
63Gilpin County8.922-7.59 pts
64Phillips County6.667-6.39 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Huerfano County, with 43.143% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Phillips County, with 6.667% in 2023.

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