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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Ouray County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2014, at 22.489%. Costilla County had the lowest, at 6.571%. The median was 13.048% and the figure for Colorado was 15.209%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.489Ouray County
Lowest6.571Costilla County
Median13.04864 counties
Colorado15.209History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 16.071 %Alamosa County: 10.179 %Arapahoe County: 16.289 %Archuleta County: 13.309 %Baca County: 7.685 %Bent County: 8.977 %Boulder County: 15.413 %Broomfield County: 18.62 %Chaffee County: 13.034 %Cheyenne County: 11.862 %Clear Creek County: 11.937 %Conejos County: 9.43 %Costilla County: 6.571 %Crowley County: 8.688 %Custer County: 18.776 %Delta County: 12.601 %Denver County: 15.859 %Dolores County: 15.741 %Douglas County: 18.385 %Eagle County: 12.04 %Elbert County: 18.02 %El Paso County: 14.386 %Fremont County: 14.779 %Garfield County: 13.409 %Gilpin County: 7.613 %Grand County: 12.519 %Gunnison County: 16.711 %Hinsdale County: 20 %Huerfano County: 7.014 %Jackson County: 16.881 %Jefferson County: 13.076 %Kiowa County: 20.087 %Kit Carson County: 16.449 %Lake County: 15.798 %La Plata County: 13.061 %Larimer County: 15.056 %Las Animas County: 12.411 %Lincoln County: 12.175 %Logan County: 11.534 %Mesa County: 14.799 %Mineral County: 9.326 %Moffat County: 11.167 %Montezuma County: 12.407 %Montrose County: 12.101 %Morgan County: 12.355 %Otero County: 8.327 %Ouray County: 22.489 %Park County: 20.926 %Phillips County: 14.271 %Pitkin County: 12.811 %Prowers County: 8.81 %Pueblo County: 11.361 %Rio Blanco County: 11.69 %Rio Grande County: 8.221 %Routt County: 12.779 %Saguache County: 10.864 %San Juan County: 17.972 %San Miguel County: 15.929 %Sedgwick County: 6.737 %Summit County: 13.786 %Teller County: 9.977 %Washington County: 15.285 %Weld County: 18.303 %Yuma County: 15.526 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Ouray County: 22.489 %Ouray County22.489Park County: 20.926 %Park County20.926Kiowa County: 20.087 %Kiowa County20.087Hinsdale County: 20 %Hinsdale County20Custer County: 18.776 %Custer County18.776Broomfield County: 18.62 %Broomfield County18.62Douglas County: 18.385 %Douglas County18.385Weld County: 18.303 %Weld County18.303Elbert County: 18.02 %Elbert County18.02San Juan County: 17.972 %San Juan County17.972Jackson County: 16.881 %Jackson County16.881Gunnison County: 16.711 %Gunnison County16.711Kit Carson County: 16.449 %Kit Carson County16.449Arapahoe County: 16.289 %Arapahoe County16.289Adams County: 16.071 %Adams County16.071San Miguel County: 15.929 %San Miguel County15.929Denver County: 15.859 %Denver County15.859Lake County: 15.798 %Lake County15.798Dolores County: 15.741 %Dolores County15.741Yuma County: 15.526 %Yuma County15.526Boulder County: 15.413 %Boulder County15.413Washington County: 15.285 %Washington County15.285Larimer County: 15.056 %Larimer County15.056Mesa County: 14.799 %Mesa County14.799Fremont County: 14.779 %Fremont County14.779El Paso County: 14.386 %El Paso County14.386Phillips County: 14.271 %Phillips County14.271Summit County: 13.786 %Summit County13.786Garfield County: 13.409 %Garfield County13.409Archuleta County: 13.309 %Archuleta County13.309Jefferson County: 13.076 %Jefferson County13.076La Plata County: 13.061 %La Plata County13.061Chaffee County: 13.034 %Chaffee County13.034Pitkin County: 12.811 %Pitkin County12.811Routt County: 12.779 %Routt County12.779Delta County: 12.601 %Delta County12.601Grand County: 12.519 %Grand County12.519Las Animas County: 12.411 %Las Animas County12.411Montezuma County: 12.407 %Montezuma County12.407Morgan County: 12.355 %Morgan County12.355Ouray County: 22.489 %Ouray County22.489Park County: 20.926 %Park County20.926Kiowa County: 20.087 %Kiowa County20.087Hinsdale County: 20 %Hinsdale County20Custer County: 18.776 %Custer County18.776Broomfield County: 18.62 %Broomfield County18.62Douglas County: 18.385 %Douglas County18.385Weld County: 18.303 %Weld County18.303Elbert County: 18.02 %Elbert County18.02San Juan County: 17.972 %San Juan County17.972Jackson County: 16.881 %Jackson County16.881Gunnison County: 16.711 %Gunnison County16.711Kit Carson County: 16.449 %Kit Carson County16.449Arapahoe County: 16.289 %Arapahoe County16.289Adams County: 16.071 %Adams County16.071San Miguel County: 15.929 %San Miguel County15.929Denver County: 15.859 %Denver County15.859Lake County: 15.798 %Lake County15.798Dolores County: 15.741 %Dolores County15.741Yuma County: 15.526 %Yuma County15.526Boulder County: 15.413 %Boulder County15.413Washington County: 15.285 %Washington County15.285Larimer County: 15.056 %Larimer County15.056Mesa County: 14.799 %Mesa County14.799Fremont County: 14.779 %Fremont County14.779El Paso County: 14.386 %El Paso County14.386Phillips County: 14.271 %Phillips County14.271Summit County: 13.786 %Summit County13.786Garfield County: 13.409 %Garfield County13.409Archuleta County: 13.309 %Archuleta County13.309Jefferson County: 13.076 %Jefferson County13.076La Plata County: 13.061 %La Plata County13.061Chaffee County: 13.034 %Chaffee County13.034Pitkin County: 12.811 %Pitkin County12.811Routt County: 12.779 %Routt County12.779Delta County: 12.601 %Delta County12.601Grand County: 12.519 %Grand County12.519Las Animas County: 12.411 %Las Animas County12.411Montezuma County: 12.407 %Montezuma County12.407Morgan County: 12.355 %Morgan County12.355
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Ouray County22.489+1.59 pts
2Park County20.926+0.75 pts
3Kiowa County20.087+10.34 pts
4Hinsdale County20+1.82 pts
5Custer County18.776-1.29 pts
6Broomfield County18.62-2.64 pts
7Douglas County18.385+3.04 pts
8Weld County18.303+1.2 pts
9Elbert County18.02-6.04 pts
10San Juan County17.972+4.87 pts
11Jackson County16.881+4.79 pts
12Gunnison County16.711+4.06 pts
13Kit Carson County16.449+6 pts
14Arapahoe County16.289+0.08 pts
15Adams County16.071+2.91 pts
16San Miguel County15.929+1.47 pts
17Denver County15.859+0.22 pts
18Lake County15.798+0.07 pts
19Dolores County15.741+4.4 pts
20Yuma County15.526+2.03 pts
21Boulder County15.413+1.61 pts
22Washington County15.285+3.37 pts
23Larimer County15.056+1.23 pts
24Mesa County14.799+2.19 pts
25Fremont County14.779+1.78 pts
26El Paso County14.386+0.69 pts
27Phillips County14.271+7.02 pts
28Summit County13.786-0.43 pts
29Garfield County13.409-2.71 pts
30Archuleta County13.309-4.33 pts
31Jefferson County13.076-0.66 pts
32La Plata County13.061-6.36 pts
33Chaffee County13.034-0.28 pts
34Pitkin County12.811+3.16 pts
35Routt County12.779-0.76 pts
36Delta County12.601-3.02 pts
37Grand County12.519-0.21 pts
38Las Animas County12.411-0.52 pts
39Montezuma County12.407-1.19 pts
40Morgan County12.355-1.08 pts
41Lincoln County12.175+1.44 pts
42Montrose County12.101-4.45 pts
43Eagle County12.04-1.29 pts
44Clear Creek County11.937-6.71 pts
45Cheyenne County11.862-5.29 pts
46Rio Blanco County11.69+0.88 pts
47Logan County11.534-2.15 pts
48Pueblo County11.361+0.39 pts
49Moffat County11.167-1.29 pts
50Saguache County10.864-2.92 pts
51Alamosa County10.179+0.36 pts
52Teller County9.977-1.41 pts
53Conejos County9.43-5.49 pts
54Mineral County9.326-10.37 pts
55Bent County8.977+2.03 pts
56Prowers County8.81-6.75 pts
57Crowley County8.688+6.08 pts
58Otero County8.327+0.43 pts
59Rio Grande County8.221-2.14 pts
60Baca County7.685-4.8 pts
61Gilpin County7.613+1.48 pts
62Huerfano County7.014-7.43 pts
63Sedgwick County6.737-0.88 pts
64Costilla County6.571-20.53 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Ouray County, with 22.489% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Costilla County, with 6.571% in 2014.

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