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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Mineral County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2012, at 48.58%. Gilpin County had the lowest, at 4.941%. The median was 14.086% and the figure for Colorado was 14.948%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.58Mineral County
Lowest4.941Gilpin County
Median14.08664 counties
Colorado14.948History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 13.493 %Alamosa County: 12.273 %Arapahoe County: 15.836 %Archuleta County: 12.007 %Baca County: 4.957 %Bent County: 6.397 %Boulder County: 14.587 %Broomfield County: 14.075 %Chaffee County: 19.927 %Cheyenne County: 18.561 %Clear Creek County: 8.347 %Conejos County: 12.073 %Costilla County: 36.866 %Crowley County: 5.435 %Custer County: 14.852 %Delta County: 20.372 %Denver County: 15.441 %Dolores County: 30.843 %Douglas County: 19.524 %Eagle County: 14.213 %Elbert County: 18.799 %El Paso County: 14.777 %Fremont County: 12.329 %Garfield County: 15.954 %Gilpin County: 4.941 %Grand County: 12.598 %Gunnison County: 16.991 %Hinsdale County: 11.825 %Huerfano County: 7.755 %Jackson County: 7.823 %Jefferson County: 13.421 %Kiowa County: 9.662 %Kit Carson County: 12.186 %Lake County: 11.278 %La Plata County: 16.517 %Larimer County: 14.516 %Las Animas County: 13.507 %Lincoln County: 9.775 %Logan County: 13.245 %Mesa County: 16.698 %Mineral County: 48.58 %Moffat County: 14.409 %Montezuma County: 13.341 %Montrose County: 11.117 %Morgan County: 12.722 %Otero County: 13.681 %Ouray County: 21.537 %Park County: 18.69 %Phillips County: 11.179 %Pitkin County: 10.875 %Prowers County: 12.126 %Pueblo County: 10.928 %Rio Blanco County: 15.82 %Rio Grande County: 11.592 %Routt County: 15.276 %Saguache County: 20.529 %San Juan County: 21.692 %San Miguel County: 17.093 %Sedgwick County: 31.818 %Summit County: 14.503 %Teller County: 14.096 %Washington County: 14.8 %Weld County: 14.811 %Yuma County: 9.651 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Mineral County: 48.58 %Mineral County48.58Costilla County: 36.866 %Costilla County36.866Sedgwick County: 31.818 %Sedgwick County31.818Dolores County: 30.843 %Dolores County30.843San Juan County: 21.692 %San Juan County21.692Ouray County: 21.537 %Ouray County21.537Saguache County: 20.529 %Saguache County20.529Delta County: 20.372 %Delta County20.372Chaffee County: 19.927 %Chaffee County19.927Douglas County: 19.524 %Douglas County19.524Elbert County: 18.799 %Elbert County18.799Park County: 18.69 %Park County18.69Cheyenne County: 18.561 %Cheyenne County18.561San Miguel County: 17.093 %San Miguel County17.093Gunnison County: 16.991 %Gunnison County16.991Mesa County: 16.698 %Mesa County16.698La Plata County: 16.517 %La Plata County16.517Garfield County: 15.954 %Garfield County15.954Arapahoe County: 15.836 %Arapahoe County15.836Rio Blanco County: 15.82 %Rio Blanco County15.82Denver County: 15.441 %Denver County15.441Routt County: 15.276 %Routt County15.276Custer County: 14.852 %Custer County14.852Weld County: 14.811 %Weld County14.811Washington County: 14.8 %Washington County14.8El Paso County: 14.777 %El Paso County14.777Boulder County: 14.587 %Boulder County14.587Larimer County: 14.516 %Larimer County14.516Summit County: 14.503 %Summit County14.503Moffat County: 14.409 %Moffat County14.409Eagle County: 14.213 %Eagle County14.213Teller County: 14.096 %Teller County14.096Broomfield County: 14.075 %Broomfield County14.075Otero County: 13.681 %Otero County13.681Las Animas County: 13.507 %Las Animas County13.507Adams County: 13.493 %Adams County13.493Jefferson County: 13.421 %Jefferson County13.421Montezuma County: 13.341 %Montezuma County13.341Logan County: 13.245 %Logan County13.245Morgan County: 12.722 %Morgan County12.722Mineral County: 48.58 %Mineral County48.58Costilla County: 36.866 %Costilla County36.866Sedgwick County: 31.818 %Sedgwick County31.818Dolores County: 30.843 %Dolores County30.843San Juan County: 21.692 %San Juan County21.692Ouray County: 21.537 %Ouray County21.537Saguache County: 20.529 %Saguache County20.529Delta County: 20.372 %Delta County20.372Chaffee County: 19.927 %Chaffee County19.927Douglas County: 19.524 %Douglas County19.524Elbert County: 18.799 %Elbert County18.799Park County: 18.69 %Park County18.69Cheyenne County: 18.561 %Cheyenne County18.561San Miguel County: 17.093 %San Miguel County17.093Gunnison County: 16.991 %Gunnison County16.991Mesa County: 16.698 %Mesa County16.698La Plata County: 16.517 %La Plata County16.517Garfield County: 15.954 %Garfield County15.954Arapahoe County: 15.836 %Arapahoe County15.836Rio Blanco County: 15.82 %Rio Blanco County15.82Denver County: 15.441 %Denver County15.441Routt County: 15.276 %Routt County15.276Custer County: 14.852 %Custer County14.852Weld County: 14.811 %Weld County14.811Washington County: 14.8 %Washington County14.8El Paso County: 14.777 %El Paso County14.777Boulder County: 14.587 %Boulder County14.587Larimer County: 14.516 %Larimer County14.516Summit County: 14.503 %Summit County14.503Moffat County: 14.409 %Moffat County14.409Eagle County: 14.213 %Eagle County14.213Teller County: 14.096 %Teller County14.096Broomfield County: 14.075 %Broomfield County14.075Otero County: 13.681 %Otero County13.681Las Animas County: 13.507 %Las Animas County13.507Adams County: 13.493 %Adams County13.493Jefferson County: 13.421 %Jefferson County13.421Montezuma County: 13.341 %Montezuma County13.341Logan County: 13.245 %Logan County13.245Morgan County: 12.722 %Morgan County12.722
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Mineral County48.58+30.27 pts
2Costilla County36.866+12.81 pts
3Sedgwick County31.818+24.3 pts
4Dolores County30.843+16.48 pts
5San Juan County21.692+0.76 pts
6Ouray County21.537+3.4 pts
7Saguache County20.529+6.86 pts
8Delta County20.372+6.49 pts
9Chaffee County19.927+6.55 pts
10Douglas County19.524+2.94 pts
11Elbert County18.799+3.49 pts
12Park County18.69+2.52 pts
13Cheyenne County18.561+6.49 pts
14San Miguel County17.093+5.44 pts
15Gunnison County16.991+2.55 pts
16Mesa County16.698+1.24 pts
17La Plata County16.517+2.86 pts
18Garfield County15.954-0.03 pts
19Arapahoe County15.836+0.74 pts
20Rio Blanco County15.82+3.08 pts
21Denver County15.441+1.06 pts
22Routt County15.276+2.22 pts
23Custer County14.852-2.87 pts
24Weld County14.811-2.16 pts
25Washington County14.8+2.83 pts
26El Paso County14.777+1.56 pts
27Boulder County14.587+0.46 pts
28Larimer County14.516-1.1 pts
29Summit County14.503-0.93 pts
30Moffat County14.409+6.59 pts
31Eagle County14.213-0.59 pts
32Teller County14.096-1.46 pts
33Broomfield County14.075-2.98 pts
34Otero County13.681+0.9 pts
35Las Animas County13.507-4.68 pts
36Adams County13.493+1.38 pts
37Jefferson County13.421+1.05 pts
38Montezuma County13.341-2.82 pts
39Logan County13.245+1.07 pts
40Morgan County12.722+0.76 pts
41Grand County12.598-0.69 pts
42Fremont County12.329+1.04 pts
43Alamosa County12.273+3.24 pts
44Kit Carson County12.186+5.78 pts
45Prowers County12.126+5.03 pts
46Conejos County12.073-11.04 pts
47Archuleta County12.007-2.53 pts
48Hinsdale County11.825-4.72 pts
49Rio Grande County11.592-1.05 pts
50Lake County11.278-5.82 pts
51Phillips County11.179+3.08 pts
52Montrose County11.117-0.94 pts
53Pueblo County10.928-1.12 pts
54Pitkin County10.875-3.27 pts
55Lincoln County9.775+1.91 pts
56Kiowa County9.662+3.31 pts
57Yuma County9.651-3.26 pts
58Clear Creek County8.347-2.02 pts
59Jackson County7.823-11.26 pts
60Huerfano County7.755-10.67 pts
61Bent County6.397-0.63 pts
62Crowley County5.435-2.78 pts
63Baca County4.957-12.81 pts
64Gilpin County4.941-8.8 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 Colorado by job creation rate, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Mineral County, with 48.58% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Gilpin County, with 4.941% in 2012.

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