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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Hinsdale County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 28.846%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 5.16%. The median was 14.203% and the figure for Colorado was 15.499%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.846Hinsdale County
Lowest5.16Crowley County
Median14.20364 counties
Colorado15.499History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 16.581 %Alamosa County: 15.662 %Arapahoe County: 15.876 %Archuleta County: 20.441 %Baca County: 12.537 %Bent County: 15.979 %Boulder County: 16.008 %Broomfield County: 12.75 %Chaffee County: 14.305 %Cheyenne County: 9.887 %Clear Creek County: 11.421 %Conejos County: 24.611 %Costilla County: 13.608 %Crowley County: 5.16 %Custer County: 20.483 %Delta County: 15.276 %Denver County: 15.678 %Dolores County: 13.73 %Douglas County: 16.151 %Eagle County: 15.574 %Elbert County: 23.949 %El Paso County: 13.731 %Fremont County: 12.032 %Garfield County: 16.85 %Gilpin County: 8.434 %Grand County: 11.831 %Gunnison County: 16.055 %Hinsdale County: 28.846 %Huerfano County: 7.859 %Jackson County: 15.468 %Jefferson County: 13.382 %Kiowa County: 7.947 %Kit Carson County: 13.657 %Lake County: 11.75 %La Plata County: 16.767 %Larimer County: 16.145 %Las Animas County: 10.002 %Lincoln County: 13.986 %Logan County: 12.196 %Mesa County: 14.293 %Mineral County: 23.14 %Moffat County: 9.806 %Montezuma County: 11.543 %Montrose County: 13.309 %Morgan County: 11.566 %Otero County: 11.527 %Ouray County: 20.156 %Park County: 23.19 %Phillips County: 19.908 %Pitkin County: 10.559 %Prowers County: 11.455 %Pueblo County: 13.33 %Rio Blanco County: 8.711 %Rio Grande County: 15.382 %Routt County: 14.113 %Saguache County: 12.039 %San Juan County: 14.588 %San Miguel County: 16.374 %Sedgwick County: 14.59 %Summit County: 14.973 %Teller County: 10.826 %Washington County: 10.902 %Weld County: 19.334 %Yuma County: 15.301 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Hinsdale County: 28.846 %Hinsdale County28.846Conejos County: 24.611 %Conejos County24.611Elbert County: 23.949 %Elbert County23.949Park County: 23.19 %Park County23.19Mineral County: 23.14 %Mineral County23.14Custer County: 20.483 %Custer County20.483Archuleta County: 20.441 %Archuleta County20.441Ouray County: 20.156 %Ouray County20.156Phillips County: 19.908 %Phillips County19.908Weld County: 19.334 %Weld County19.334Garfield County: 16.85 %Garfield County16.85La Plata County: 16.767 %La Plata County16.767Adams County: 16.581 %Adams County16.581San Miguel County: 16.374 %San Miguel County16.374Douglas County: 16.151 %Douglas County16.151Larimer County: 16.145 %Larimer County16.145Gunnison County: 16.055 %Gunnison County16.055Boulder County: 16.008 %Boulder County16.008Bent County: 15.979 %Bent County15.979Arapahoe County: 15.876 %Arapahoe County15.876Denver County: 15.678 %Denver County15.678Alamosa County: 15.662 %Alamosa County15.662Eagle County: 15.574 %Eagle County15.574Jackson County: 15.468 %Jackson County15.468Rio Grande County: 15.382 %Rio Grande County15.382Yuma County: 15.301 %Yuma County15.301Delta County: 15.276 %Delta County15.276Summit County: 14.973 %Summit County14.973Sedgwick County: 14.59 %Sedgwick County14.59San Juan County: 14.588 %San Juan County14.588Chaffee County: 14.305 %Chaffee County14.305Mesa County: 14.293 %Mesa County14.293Routt County: 14.113 %Routt County14.113Lincoln County: 13.986 %Lincoln County13.986El Paso County: 13.731 %El Paso County13.731Dolores County: 13.73 %Dolores County13.73Kit Carson County: 13.657 %Kit Carson County13.657Costilla County: 13.608 %Costilla County13.608Jefferson County: 13.382 %Jefferson County13.382Pueblo County: 13.33 %Pueblo County13.33Hinsdale County: 28.846 %Hinsdale County28.846Conejos County: 24.611 %Conejos County24.611Elbert County: 23.949 %Elbert County23.949Park County: 23.19 %Park County23.19Mineral County: 23.14 %Mineral County23.14Custer County: 20.483 %Custer County20.483Archuleta County: 20.441 %Archuleta County20.441Ouray County: 20.156 %Ouray County20.156Phillips County: 19.908 %Phillips County19.908Weld County: 19.334 %Weld County19.334Garfield County: 16.85 %Garfield County16.85La Plata County: 16.767 %La Plata County16.767Adams County: 16.581 %Adams County16.581San Miguel County: 16.374 %San Miguel County16.374Douglas County: 16.151 %Douglas County16.151Larimer County: 16.145 %Larimer County16.145Gunnison County: 16.055 %Gunnison County16.055Boulder County: 16.008 %Boulder County16.008Bent County: 15.979 %Bent County15.979Arapahoe County: 15.876 %Arapahoe County15.876Denver County: 15.678 %Denver County15.678Alamosa County: 15.662 %Alamosa County15.662Eagle County: 15.574 %Eagle County15.574Jackson County: 15.468 %Jackson County15.468Rio Grande County: 15.382 %Rio Grande County15.382Yuma County: 15.301 %Yuma County15.301Delta County: 15.276 %Delta County15.276Summit County: 14.973 %Summit County14.973Sedgwick County: 14.59 %Sedgwick County14.59San Juan County: 14.588 %San Juan County14.588Chaffee County: 14.305 %Chaffee County14.305Mesa County: 14.293 %Mesa County14.293Routt County: 14.113 %Routt County14.113Lincoln County: 13.986 %Lincoln County13.986El Paso County: 13.731 %El Paso County13.731Dolores County: 13.73 %Dolores County13.73Kit Carson County: 13.657 %Kit Carson County13.657Costilla County: 13.608 %Costilla County13.608Jefferson County: 13.382 %Jefferson County13.382Pueblo County: 13.33 %Pueblo County13.33
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hinsdale County28.846+8.85 pts
2Conejos County24.611+15.18 pts
3Elbert County23.949+5.93 pts
4Park County23.19+2.26 pts
5Mineral County23.14+13.81 pts
6Custer County20.483+1.71 pts
7Archuleta County20.441+7.13 pts
8Ouray County20.156-2.33 pts
9Phillips County19.908+5.64 pts
10Weld County19.334+1.03 pts
11Garfield County16.85+3.44 pts
12La Plata County16.767+3.71 pts
13Adams County16.581+0.51 pts
14San Miguel County16.374+0.44 pts
15Douglas County16.151-2.23 pts
16Larimer County16.145+1.09 pts
17Gunnison County16.055-0.66 pts
18Boulder County16.008+0.59 pts
19Bent County15.979+7 pts
20Arapahoe County15.876-0.41 pts
21Denver County15.678-0.18 pts
22Alamosa County15.662+5.48 pts
23Eagle County15.574+3.53 pts
24Jackson County15.468-1.41 pts
25Rio Grande County15.382+7.16 pts
26Yuma County15.301-0.22 pts
27Delta County15.276+2.67 pts
28Summit County14.973+1.19 pts
29Sedgwick County14.59+7.85 pts
30San Juan County14.588-3.38 pts
31Chaffee County14.305+1.27 pts
32Mesa County14.293-0.51 pts
33Routt County14.113+1.33 pts
34Lincoln County13.986+1.81 pts
35El Paso County13.731-0.65 pts
36Dolores County13.73-2.01 pts
37Kit Carson County13.657-2.79 pts
38Costilla County13.608+7.04 pts
39Jefferson County13.382+0.31 pts
40Pueblo County13.33+1.97 pts
41Montrose County13.309+1.21 pts
42Broomfield County12.75-5.87 pts
43Baca County12.537+4.85 pts
44Logan County12.196+0.66 pts
45Saguache County12.039+1.17 pts
46Fremont County12.032-2.75 pts
47Grand County11.831-0.69 pts
48Lake County11.75-4.05 pts
49Morgan County11.566-0.79 pts
50Montezuma County11.543-0.86 pts
51Otero County11.527+3.2 pts
52Prowers County11.455+2.64 pts
53Clear Creek County11.421-0.52 pts
54Washington County10.902-4.38 pts
55Teller County10.826+0.85 pts
56Pitkin County10.559-2.25 pts
57Las Animas County10.002-2.41 pts
58Cheyenne County9.887-1.97 pts
59Moffat County9.806-1.36 pts
60Rio Blanco County8.711-2.98 pts
61Gilpin County8.434+0.82 pts
62Kiowa County7.947-12.14 pts
63Huerfano County7.859+0.84 pts
64Crowley County5.16-3.53 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hinsdale County, with 28.846% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crowley County, with 5.16% in 2015.

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