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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Jackson County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2017, at 25.719%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 2.482%. The median was 14.069% and the figure for Colorado was 15.143%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.719Jackson County
Lowest2.482Crowley County
Median14.06964 counties
Colorado15.143History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 14.793 %Alamosa County: 13.338 %Arapahoe County: 15.008 %Archuleta County: 14.694 %Baca County: 12.811 %Bent County: 8.117 %Boulder County: 14.813 %Broomfield County: 17.096 %Chaffee County: 17.147 %Cheyenne County: 12.553 %Clear Creek County: 11.454 %Conejos County: 15.668 %Costilla County: 24.503 %Crowley County: 2.482 %Custer County: 17.532 %Delta County: 19.666 %Denver County: 14.552 %Dolores County: 15.18 %Douglas County: 15.3 %Eagle County: 13.486 %Elbert County: 16.815 %El Paso County: 14.494 %Fremont County: 13.327 %Garfield County: 15.086 %Gilpin County: 9.273 %Grand County: 9.902 %Gunnison County: 15.267 %Hinsdale County: 15.267 %Huerfano County: 13.164 %Jackson County: 25.719 %Jefferson County: 19.86 %Kiowa County: 19.512 %Kit Carson County: 12.997 %Lake County: 15.143 %La Plata County: 14.346 %Larimer County: 14.709 %Las Animas County: 10.209 %Lincoln County: 11.181 %Logan County: 14.683 %Mesa County: 11.525 %Mineral County: 11.682 %Moffat County: 12.761 %Montezuma County: 13.792 %Montrose County: 13.308 %Morgan County: 15.502 %Otero County: 10.999 %Ouray County: 21.325 %Park County: 22.428 %Phillips County: 8.718 %Pitkin County: 12.392 %Prowers County: 9.957 %Pueblo County: 12.253 %Rio Blanco County: 10.712 %Rio Grande County: 10.159 %Routt County: 13.07 %Saguache County: 19.446 %San Juan County: 21.261 %San Miguel County: 11.52 %Sedgwick County: 9.043 %Summit County: 12.372 %Teller County: 21.823 %Washington County: 9.47 %Weld County: 16.007 %Yuma County: 12.145 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Jackson County: 25.719 %Jackson County25.719Costilla County: 24.503 %Costilla County24.503Park County: 22.428 %Park County22.428Teller County: 21.823 %Teller County21.823Ouray County: 21.325 %Ouray County21.325San Juan County: 21.261 %San Juan County21.261Jefferson County: 19.86 %Jefferson County19.86Delta County: 19.666 %Delta County19.666Kiowa County: 19.512 %Kiowa County19.512Saguache County: 19.446 %Saguache County19.446Custer County: 17.532 %Custer County17.532Chaffee County: 17.147 %Chaffee County17.147Broomfield County: 17.096 %Broomfield County17.096Elbert County: 16.815 %Elbert County16.815Weld County: 16.007 %Weld County16.007Conejos County: 15.668 %Conejos County15.668Morgan County: 15.502 %Morgan County15.502Douglas County: 15.3 %Douglas County15.3Gunnison County: 15.267 %Gunnison County15.267Hinsdale County: 15.267 %Hinsdale County15.267Dolores County: 15.18 %Dolores County15.18Lake County: 15.143 %Lake County15.143Garfield County: 15.086 %Garfield County15.086Arapahoe County: 15.008 %Arapahoe County15.008Boulder County: 14.813 %Boulder County14.813Adams County: 14.793 %Adams County14.793Larimer County: 14.709 %Larimer County14.709Archuleta County: 14.694 %Archuleta County14.694Logan County: 14.683 %Logan County14.683Denver County: 14.552 %Denver County14.552El Paso County: 14.494 %El Paso County14.494La Plata County: 14.346 %La Plata County14.346Montezuma County: 13.792 %Montezuma County13.792Eagle County: 13.486 %Eagle County13.486Alamosa County: 13.338 %Alamosa County13.338Fremont County: 13.327 %Fremont County13.327Montrose County: 13.308 %Montrose County13.308Huerfano County: 13.164 %Huerfano County13.164Routt County: 13.07 %Routt County13.07Kit Carson County: 12.997 %Kit Carson County12.997Jackson County: 25.719 %Jackson County25.719Costilla County: 24.503 %Costilla County24.503Park County: 22.428 %Park County22.428Teller County: 21.823 %Teller County21.823Ouray County: 21.325 %Ouray County21.325San Juan County: 21.261 %San Juan County21.261Jefferson County: 19.86 %Jefferson County19.86Delta County: 19.666 %Delta County19.666Kiowa County: 19.512 %Kiowa County19.512Saguache County: 19.446 %Saguache County19.446Custer County: 17.532 %Custer County17.532Chaffee County: 17.147 %Chaffee County17.147Broomfield County: 17.096 %Broomfield County17.096Elbert County: 16.815 %Elbert County16.815Weld County: 16.007 %Weld County16.007Conejos County: 15.668 %Conejos County15.668Morgan County: 15.502 %Morgan County15.502Douglas County: 15.3 %Douglas County15.3Gunnison County: 15.267 %Gunnison County15.267Hinsdale County: 15.267 %Hinsdale County15.267Dolores County: 15.18 %Dolores County15.18Lake County: 15.143 %Lake County15.143Garfield County: 15.086 %Garfield County15.086Arapahoe County: 15.008 %Arapahoe County15.008Boulder County: 14.813 %Boulder County14.813Adams County: 14.793 %Adams County14.793Larimer County: 14.709 %Larimer County14.709Archuleta County: 14.694 %Archuleta County14.694Logan County: 14.683 %Logan County14.683Denver County: 14.552 %Denver County14.552El Paso County: 14.494 %El Paso County14.494La Plata County: 14.346 %La Plata County14.346Montezuma County: 13.792 %Montezuma County13.792Eagle County: 13.486 %Eagle County13.486Alamosa County: 13.338 %Alamosa County13.338Fremont County: 13.327 %Fremont County13.327Montrose County: 13.308 %Montrose County13.308Huerfano County: 13.164 %Huerfano County13.164Routt County: 13.07 %Routt County13.07Kit Carson County: 12.997 %Kit Carson County12.997
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Jackson County25.719+12.15 pts
2Costilla County24.503+10.44 pts
3Park County22.428-0.39 pts
4Teller County21.823+7.3 pts
5Ouray County21.325+2.28 pts
6San Juan County21.261-19.73 pts
7Jefferson County19.86+4.41 pts
8Delta County19.666+6.84 pts
9Kiowa County19.512+8.63 pts
10Saguache County19.446+7.22 pts
11Custer County17.532-3.14 pts
12Chaffee County17.147+1.59 pts
13Broomfield County17.096-0.17 pts
14Elbert County16.815-1.04 pts
15Weld County16.007+3.27 pts
16Conejos County15.668+1.28 pts
17Morgan County15.502+7.75 pts
18Douglas County15.3-0.61 pts
19Gunnison County15.267-1.02 pts
19Hinsdale County15.267-0.68 pts
21Dolores County15.18-16.82 pts
22Lake County15.143-2.45 pts
23Garfield County15.086+0.09 pts
24Arapahoe County15.008-1.25 pts
25Boulder County14.813+1.16 pts
26Adams County14.793+1.64 pts
27Larimer County14.709+0.18 pts
28Archuleta County14.694-2.48 pts
29Logan County14.683+1.04 pts
30Denver County14.552+0.76 pts
31El Paso County14.494-0.15 pts
32La Plata County14.346+0.54 pts
33Montezuma County13.792-2.1 pts
34Eagle County13.486+0.55 pts
35Alamosa County13.338-1.25 pts
36Fremont County13.327+2.03 pts
37Montrose County13.308+0.07 pts
38Huerfano County13.164-0.24 pts
39Routt County13.07+0.25 pts
40Kit Carson County12.997+0.73 pts
41Baca County12.811+2.53 pts
42Moffat County12.761+4.73 pts
43Cheyenne County12.553+6.47 pts
44Pitkin County12.392-0.4 pts
45Summit County12.372+0.43 pts
46Pueblo County12.253+0.92 pts
47Yuma County12.145+0.21 pts
48Mineral County11.682-14.06 pts
49Mesa County11.525-0.56 pts
50San Miguel County11.52-5.12 pts
51Clear Creek County11.454-5.79 pts
52Lincoln County11.181-5.55 pts
53Otero County10.999+1.87 pts
54Rio Blanco County10.712+4.49 pts
55Las Animas County10.209-3.46 pts
56Rio Grande County10.159-0.53 pts
57Prowers County9.957-1.91 pts
58Grand County9.902-0.08 pts
59Washington County9.47-4.79 pts
60Gilpin County9.273+3.27 pts
61Sedgwick County9.043+1.18 pts
62Phillips County8.718-5.4 pts
63Bent County8.117-1.99 pts
64Crowley County2.482-3.48 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jackson County, with 25.719% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crowley County, with 2.482% in 2017.

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