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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

San Juan County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2016, at 40.994%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 5.96%. The median was 13.661% and the figure for Colorado was 14.357%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.994San Juan County
Lowest5.96Crowley County
Median13.66164 counties
Colorado14.357History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 13.149 %Alamosa County: 14.592 %Arapahoe County: 16.253 %Archuleta County: 17.175 %Baca County: 10.281 %Bent County: 10.103 %Boulder County: 13.653 %Broomfield County: 17.264 %Chaffee County: 15.555 %Cheyenne County: 6.08 %Clear Creek County: 17.243 %Conejos County: 14.385 %Costilla County: 14.068 %Crowley County: 5.96 %Custer County: 20.673 %Delta County: 12.822 %Denver County: 13.793 %Dolores County: 32 %Douglas County: 15.912 %Eagle County: 12.932 %Elbert County: 17.854 %El Paso County: 14.641 %Fremont County: 11.298 %Garfield County: 14.996 %Gilpin County: 6.006 %Grand County: 9.98 %Gunnison County: 16.285 %Hinsdale County: 15.947 %Huerfano County: 13.407 %Jackson County: 13.571 %Jefferson County: 15.454 %Kiowa County: 10.884 %Kit Carson County: 12.271 %Lake County: 17.593 %La Plata County: 13.805 %Larimer County: 14.531 %Las Animas County: 13.669 %Lincoln County: 16.733 %Logan County: 13.643 %Mesa County: 12.084 %Mineral County: 25.743 %Moffat County: 8.032 %Montezuma County: 15.895 %Montrose County: 13.238 %Morgan County: 7.751 %Otero County: 9.129 %Ouray County: 19.048 %Park County: 22.815 %Phillips County: 14.115 %Pitkin County: 12.796 %Prowers County: 11.864 %Pueblo County: 11.336 %Rio Blanco County: 6.221 %Rio Grande County: 10.69 %Routt County: 12.824 %Saguache County: 12.231 %San Juan County: 40.994 %San Miguel County: 16.636 %Sedgwick County: 7.867 %Summit County: 11.941 %Teller County: 14.526 %Washington County: 14.258 %Weld County: 12.737 %Yuma County: 11.934 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

San Juan County: 40.994 %San Juan County40.994Dolores County: 32 %Dolores County32Mineral County: 25.743 %Mineral County25.743Park County: 22.815 %Park County22.815Custer County: 20.673 %Custer County20.673Ouray County: 19.048 %Ouray County19.048Elbert County: 17.854 %Elbert County17.854Lake County: 17.593 %Lake County17.593Broomfield County: 17.264 %Broomfield County17.264Clear Creek County: 17.243 %Clear Creek County17.243Archuleta County: 17.175 %Archuleta County17.175Lincoln County: 16.733 %Lincoln County16.733San Miguel County: 16.636 %San Miguel County16.636Gunnison County: 16.285 %Gunnison County16.285Arapahoe County: 16.253 %Arapahoe County16.253Hinsdale County: 15.947 %Hinsdale County15.947Douglas County: 15.912 %Douglas County15.912Montezuma County: 15.895 %Montezuma County15.895Chaffee County: 15.555 %Chaffee County15.555Jefferson County: 15.454 %Jefferson County15.454Garfield County: 14.996 %Garfield County14.996El Paso County: 14.641 %El Paso County14.641Alamosa County: 14.592 %Alamosa County14.592Larimer County: 14.531 %Larimer County14.531Teller County: 14.526 %Teller County14.526Conejos County: 14.385 %Conejos County14.385Washington County: 14.258 %Washington County14.258Phillips County: 14.115 %Phillips County14.115Costilla County: 14.068 %Costilla County14.068La Plata County: 13.805 %La Plata County13.805Denver County: 13.793 %Denver County13.793Las Animas County: 13.669 %Las Animas County13.669Boulder County: 13.653 %Boulder County13.653Logan County: 13.643 %Logan County13.643Jackson County: 13.571 %Jackson County13.571Huerfano County: 13.407 %Huerfano County13.407Montrose County: 13.238 %Montrose County13.238Adams County: 13.149 %Adams County13.149Eagle County: 12.932 %Eagle County12.932Routt County: 12.824 %Routt County12.824San Juan County: 40.994 %San Juan County40.994Dolores County: 32 %Dolores County32Mineral County: 25.743 %Mineral County25.743Park County: 22.815 %Park County22.815Custer County: 20.673 %Custer County20.673Ouray County: 19.048 %Ouray County19.048Elbert County: 17.854 %Elbert County17.854Lake County: 17.593 %Lake County17.593Broomfield County: 17.264 %Broomfield County17.264Clear Creek County: 17.243 %Clear Creek County17.243Archuleta County: 17.175 %Archuleta County17.175Lincoln County: 16.733 %Lincoln County16.733San Miguel County: 16.636 %San Miguel County16.636Gunnison County: 16.285 %Gunnison County16.285Arapahoe County: 16.253 %Arapahoe County16.253Hinsdale County: 15.947 %Hinsdale County15.947Douglas County: 15.912 %Douglas County15.912Montezuma County: 15.895 %Montezuma County15.895Chaffee County: 15.555 %Chaffee County15.555Jefferson County: 15.454 %Jefferson County15.454Garfield County: 14.996 %Garfield County14.996El Paso County: 14.641 %El Paso County14.641Alamosa County: 14.592 %Alamosa County14.592Larimer County: 14.531 %Larimer County14.531Teller County: 14.526 %Teller County14.526Conejos County: 14.385 %Conejos County14.385Washington County: 14.258 %Washington County14.258Phillips County: 14.115 %Phillips County14.115Costilla County: 14.068 %Costilla County14.068La Plata County: 13.805 %La Plata County13.805Denver County: 13.793 %Denver County13.793Las Animas County: 13.669 %Las Animas County13.669Boulder County: 13.653 %Boulder County13.653Logan County: 13.643 %Logan County13.643Jackson County: 13.571 %Jackson County13.571Huerfano County: 13.407 %Huerfano County13.407Montrose County: 13.238 %Montrose County13.238Adams County: 13.149 %Adams County13.149Eagle County: 12.932 %Eagle County12.932Routt County: 12.824 %Routt County12.824
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1San Juan County40.994+26.41 pts
2Dolores County32+18.27 pts
3Mineral County25.743+2.6 pts
4Park County22.815-0.38 pts
5Custer County20.673+0.19 pts
6Ouray County19.048-1.11 pts
7Elbert County17.854-6.1 pts
8Lake County17.593+5.84 pts
9Broomfield County17.264+4.51 pts
10Clear Creek County17.243+5.82 pts
11Archuleta County17.175-3.27 pts
12Lincoln County16.733+2.75 pts
13San Miguel County16.636+0.26 pts
14Gunnison County16.285+0.23 pts
15Arapahoe County16.253+0.38 pts
16Hinsdale County15.947-12.9 pts
17Douglas County15.912-0.24 pts
18Montezuma County15.895+4.35 pts
19Chaffee County15.555+1.25 pts
20Jefferson County15.454+2.07 pts
21Garfield County14.996-1.85 pts
22El Paso County14.641+0.91 pts
23Alamosa County14.592-1.07 pts
24Larimer County14.531-1.61 pts
25Teller County14.526+3.7 pts
26Conejos County14.385-10.23 pts
27Washington County14.258+3.36 pts
28Phillips County14.115-5.79 pts
29Costilla County14.068+0.46 pts
30La Plata County13.805-2.96 pts
31Denver County13.793-1.89 pts
32Las Animas County13.669+3.67 pts
33Boulder County13.653-2.35 pts
34Logan County13.643+1.45 pts
35Jackson County13.571-1.9 pts
36Huerfano County13.407+5.55 pts
37Montrose County13.238-0.07 pts
38Adams County13.149-3.43 pts
39Eagle County12.932-2.64 pts
40Routt County12.824-1.29 pts
41Delta County12.822-2.45 pts
42Pitkin County12.796+2.24 pts
43Weld County12.737-6.6 pts
44Kit Carson County12.271-1.39 pts
45Saguache County12.231+0.19 pts
46Mesa County12.084-2.21 pts
47Summit County11.941-3.03 pts
48Yuma County11.934-3.37 pts
49Prowers County11.864+0.41 pts
50Pueblo County11.336-1.99 pts
51Fremont County11.298-0.73 pts
52Kiowa County10.884+2.94 pts
53Rio Grande County10.69-4.69 pts
54Baca County10.281-2.26 pts
55Bent County10.103-5.88 pts
56Grand County9.98-1.85 pts
57Otero County9.129-2.4 pts
58Moffat County8.032-1.77 pts
59Sedgwick County7.867-6.72 pts
60Morgan County7.751-3.82 pts
61Rio Blanco County6.221-2.49 pts
62Cheyenne County6.08-3.81 pts
63Gilpin County6.006-2.43 pts
64Crowley County5.96+0.8 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

San Juan County, with 40.994% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crowley County, with 5.96% in 2016.

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