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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Costilla County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2013, at 27.097%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 2.606%. The median was 13.569% and the figure for Colorado was 14.871%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.097Costilla County
Lowest2.606Crowley County
Median13.56964 counties
Colorado14.871History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 13.162 %Alamosa County: 9.823 %Arapahoe County: 16.214 %Archuleta County: 17.638 %Baca County: 12.488 %Bent County: 6.95 %Boulder County: 13.806 %Broomfield County: 21.265 %Chaffee County: 13.315 %Cheyenne County: 17.152 %Clear Creek County: 18.648 %Conejos County: 14.923 %Costilla County: 27.097 %Crowley County: 2.606 %Custer County: 20.067 %Delta County: 15.621 %Denver County: 15.634 %Dolores County: 11.338 %Douglas County: 15.342 %Eagle County: 13.326 %Elbert County: 24.055 %El Paso County: 13.692 %Fremont County: 13.001 %Garfield County: 16.12 %Gilpin County: 6.131 %Grand County: 12.734 %Gunnison County: 12.646 %Hinsdale County: 18.182 %Huerfano County: 14.445 %Jackson County: 12.088 %Jefferson County: 13.735 %Kiowa County: 9.745 %Kit Carson County: 10.449 %Lake County: 15.728 %La Plata County: 19.418 %Larimer County: 13.827 %Las Animas County: 12.932 %Lincoln County: 10.74 %Logan County: 13.685 %Mesa County: 12.611 %Mineral County: 19.697 %Moffat County: 12.457 %Montezuma County: 13.597 %Montrose County: 16.552 %Morgan County: 13.437 %Otero County: 7.892 %Ouray County: 20.896 %Park County: 20.175 %Phillips County: 7.248 %Pitkin County: 9.65 %Prowers County: 15.564 %Pueblo County: 10.973 %Rio Blanco County: 10.807 %Rio Grande County: 10.362 %Routt County: 13.541 %Saguache County: 13.789 %San Juan County: 13.1 %San Miguel County: 14.462 %Sedgwick County: 7.612 %Summit County: 14.211 %Teller County: 11.388 %Washington County: 11.912 %Weld County: 17.108 %Yuma County: 13.497 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Costilla County: 27.097 %Costilla County27.097Elbert County: 24.055 %Elbert County24.055Broomfield County: 21.265 %Broomfield County21.265Ouray County: 20.896 %Ouray County20.896Park County: 20.175 %Park County20.175Custer County: 20.067 %Custer County20.067Mineral County: 19.697 %Mineral County19.697La Plata County: 19.418 %La Plata County19.418Clear Creek County: 18.648 %Clear Creek County18.648Hinsdale County: 18.182 %Hinsdale County18.182Archuleta County: 17.638 %Archuleta County17.638Cheyenne County: 17.152 %Cheyenne County17.152Weld County: 17.108 %Weld County17.108Montrose County: 16.552 %Montrose County16.552Arapahoe County: 16.214 %Arapahoe County16.214Garfield County: 16.12 %Garfield County16.12Lake County: 15.728 %Lake County15.728Denver County: 15.634 %Denver County15.634Delta County: 15.621 %Delta County15.621Prowers County: 15.564 %Prowers County15.564Douglas County: 15.342 %Douglas County15.342Conejos County: 14.923 %Conejos County14.923San Miguel County: 14.462 %San Miguel County14.462Huerfano County: 14.445 %Huerfano County14.445Summit County: 14.211 %Summit County14.211Larimer County: 13.827 %Larimer County13.827Boulder County: 13.806 %Boulder County13.806Saguache County: 13.789 %Saguache County13.789Jefferson County: 13.735 %Jefferson County13.735El Paso County: 13.692 %El Paso County13.692Logan County: 13.685 %Logan County13.685Montezuma County: 13.597 %Montezuma County13.597Routt County: 13.541 %Routt County13.541Yuma County: 13.497 %Yuma County13.497Morgan County: 13.437 %Morgan County13.437Eagle County: 13.326 %Eagle County13.326Chaffee County: 13.315 %Chaffee County13.315Adams County: 13.162 %Adams County13.162San Juan County: 13.1 %San Juan County13.1Fremont County: 13.001 %Fremont County13.001Costilla County: 27.097 %Costilla County27.097Elbert County: 24.055 %Elbert County24.055Broomfield County: 21.265 %Broomfield County21.265Ouray County: 20.896 %Ouray County20.896Park County: 20.175 %Park County20.175Custer County: 20.067 %Custer County20.067Mineral County: 19.697 %Mineral County19.697La Plata County: 19.418 %La Plata County19.418Clear Creek County: 18.648 %Clear Creek County18.648Hinsdale County: 18.182 %Hinsdale County18.182Archuleta County: 17.638 %Archuleta County17.638Cheyenne County: 17.152 %Cheyenne County17.152Weld County: 17.108 %Weld County17.108Montrose County: 16.552 %Montrose County16.552Arapahoe County: 16.214 %Arapahoe County16.214Garfield County: 16.12 %Garfield County16.12Lake County: 15.728 %Lake County15.728Denver County: 15.634 %Denver County15.634Delta County: 15.621 %Delta County15.621Prowers County: 15.564 %Prowers County15.564Douglas County: 15.342 %Douglas County15.342Conejos County: 14.923 %Conejos County14.923San Miguel County: 14.462 %San Miguel County14.462Huerfano County: 14.445 %Huerfano County14.445Summit County: 14.211 %Summit County14.211Larimer County: 13.827 %Larimer County13.827Boulder County: 13.806 %Boulder County13.806Saguache County: 13.789 %Saguache County13.789Jefferson County: 13.735 %Jefferson County13.735El Paso County: 13.692 %El Paso County13.692Logan County: 13.685 %Logan County13.685Montezuma County: 13.597 %Montezuma County13.597Routt County: 13.541 %Routt County13.541Yuma County: 13.497 %Yuma County13.497Morgan County: 13.437 %Morgan County13.437Eagle County: 13.326 %Eagle County13.326Chaffee County: 13.315 %Chaffee County13.315Adams County: 13.162 %Adams County13.162San Juan County: 13.1 %San Juan County13.1Fremont County: 13.001 %Fremont County13.001
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Costilla County27.097-9.77 pts
2Elbert County24.055+5.26 pts
3Broomfield County21.265+7.19 pts
4Ouray County20.896-0.64 pts
5Park County20.175+1.48 pts
6Custer County20.067+5.21 pts
7Mineral County19.697-28.88 pts
8La Plata County19.418+2.9 pts
9Clear Creek County18.648+10.3 pts
10Hinsdale County18.182+6.36 pts
11Archuleta County17.638+5.63 pts
12Cheyenne County17.152-1.41 pts
13Weld County17.108+2.3 pts
14Montrose County16.552+5.43 pts
15Arapahoe County16.214+0.38 pts
16Garfield County16.12+0.17 pts
17Lake County15.728+4.45 pts
18Denver County15.634+0.19 pts
19Delta County15.621-4.75 pts
20Prowers County15.564+3.44 pts
21Douglas County15.342-4.18 pts
22Conejos County14.923+2.85 pts
23San Miguel County14.462-2.63 pts
24Huerfano County14.445+6.69 pts
25Summit County14.211-0.29 pts
26Larimer County13.827-0.69 pts
27Boulder County13.806-0.78 pts
28Saguache County13.789-6.74 pts
29Jefferson County13.735+0.31 pts
30El Paso County13.692-1.08 pts
31Logan County13.685+0.44 pts
32Montezuma County13.597+0.26 pts
33Routt County13.541-1.73 pts
34Yuma County13.497+3.85 pts
35Morgan County13.437+0.71 pts
36Eagle County13.326-0.89 pts
37Chaffee County13.315-6.61 pts
38Adams County13.162-0.33 pts
39San Juan County13.1-8.59 pts
40Fremont County13.001+0.67 pts
41Las Animas County12.932-0.57 pts
42Grand County12.734+0.14 pts
43Gunnison County12.646-4.34 pts
44Mesa County12.611-4.09 pts
45Baca County12.488+7.53 pts
46Moffat County12.457-1.95 pts
47Jackson County12.088+4.26 pts
48Washington County11.912-2.89 pts
49Teller County11.388-2.71 pts
50Dolores County11.338-19.51 pts
51Pueblo County10.973+0.04 pts
52Rio Blanco County10.807-5.01 pts
53Lincoln County10.74+0.96 pts
54Kit Carson County10.449-1.74 pts
55Rio Grande County10.362-1.23 pts
56Alamosa County9.823-2.45 pts
57Kiowa County9.745+0.08 pts
58Pitkin County9.65-1.22 pts
59Otero County7.892-5.79 pts
60Sedgwick County7.612-24.21 pts
61Phillips County7.248-3.93 pts
62Bent County6.95+0.55 pts
63Gilpin County6.131+1.19 pts
64Crowley County2.606-2.83 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Costilla County, with 27.097% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crowley County, with 2.606% in 2013.

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