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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Hinsdale County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2018, at 24.793%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 3.578%. The median was 13.118% and the figure for Colorado was 13.992%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.793Hinsdale County
Lowest3.578Crowley County
Median13.11864 counties
Colorado13.992History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 14.472 %Alamosa County: 11.476 %Arapahoe County: 15.302 %Archuleta County: 13.635 %Baca County: 7.824 %Bent County: 7.567 %Boulder County: 13.384 %Broomfield County: 15.035 %Chaffee County: 13.168 %Cheyenne County: 17.773 %Clear Creek County: 10.702 %Conejos County: 13.654 %Costilla County: 14.837 %Crowley County: 3.578 %Custer County: 11.701 %Delta County: 9.824 %Denver County: 14.439 %Dolores County: 22.34 %Douglas County: 14.219 %Eagle County: 13.091 %Elbert County: 18.624 %El Paso County: 13.145 %Fremont County: 10.883 %Garfield County: 14.58 %Gilpin County: 11.308 %Grand County: 9.685 %Gunnison County: 15.935 %Hinsdale County: 24.793 %Huerfano County: 8.026 %Jackson County: 24.233 %Jefferson County: 13.357 %Kiowa County: 10.019 %Kit Carson County: 10.308 %Lake County: 14.687 %La Plata County: 14.341 %Larimer County: 13.578 %Las Animas County: 13 %Lincoln County: 17.719 %Logan County: 11.353 %Mesa County: 14.388 %Mineral County: 9.78 %Moffat County: 17.956 %Montezuma County: 10.677 %Montrose County: 12.082 %Morgan County: 12.851 %Otero County: 9.205 %Ouray County: 20.851 %Park County: 23.561 %Phillips County: 15.033 %Pitkin County: 9.927 %Prowers County: 9.29 %Pueblo County: 11.195 %Rio Blanco County: 12.494 %Rio Grande County: 11.935 %Routt County: 15.717 %Saguache County: 10.634 %San Juan County: 13.996 %San Miguel County: 14.222 %Sedgwick County: 8.478 %Summit County: 12.653 %Teller County: 10.284 %Washington County: 8.473 %Weld County: 14.055 %Yuma County: 13.033 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Hinsdale County: 24.793 %Hinsdale County24.793Jackson County: 24.233 %Jackson County24.233Park County: 23.561 %Park County23.561Dolores County: 22.34 %Dolores County22.34Ouray County: 20.851 %Ouray County20.851Elbert County: 18.624 %Elbert County18.624Moffat County: 17.956 %Moffat County17.956Cheyenne County: 17.773 %Cheyenne County17.773Lincoln County: 17.719 %Lincoln County17.719Gunnison County: 15.935 %Gunnison County15.935Routt County: 15.717 %Routt County15.717Arapahoe County: 15.302 %Arapahoe County15.302Broomfield County: 15.035 %Broomfield County15.035Phillips County: 15.033 %Phillips County15.033Costilla County: 14.837 %Costilla County14.837Lake County: 14.687 %Lake County14.687Garfield County: 14.58 %Garfield County14.58Adams County: 14.472 %Adams County14.472Denver County: 14.439 %Denver County14.439Mesa County: 14.388 %Mesa County14.388La Plata County: 14.341 %La Plata County14.341San Miguel County: 14.222 %San Miguel County14.222Douglas County: 14.219 %Douglas County14.219Weld County: 14.055 %Weld County14.055San Juan County: 13.996 %San Juan County13.996Conejos County: 13.654 %Conejos County13.654Archuleta County: 13.635 %Archuleta County13.635Larimer County: 13.578 %Larimer County13.578Boulder County: 13.384 %Boulder County13.384Jefferson County: 13.357 %Jefferson County13.357Chaffee County: 13.168 %Chaffee County13.168El Paso County: 13.145 %El Paso County13.145Eagle County: 13.091 %Eagle County13.091Yuma County: 13.033 %Yuma County13.033Las Animas County: 13 %Las Animas County13Morgan County: 12.851 %Morgan County12.851Summit County: 12.653 %Summit County12.653Rio Blanco County: 12.494 %Rio Blanco County12.494Montrose County: 12.082 %Montrose County12.082Rio Grande County: 11.935 %Rio Grande County11.935Hinsdale County: 24.793 %Hinsdale County24.793Jackson County: 24.233 %Jackson County24.233Park County: 23.561 %Park County23.561Dolores County: 22.34 %Dolores County22.34Ouray County: 20.851 %Ouray County20.851Elbert County: 18.624 %Elbert County18.624Moffat County: 17.956 %Moffat County17.956Cheyenne County: 17.773 %Cheyenne County17.773Lincoln County: 17.719 %Lincoln County17.719Gunnison County: 15.935 %Gunnison County15.935Routt County: 15.717 %Routt County15.717Arapahoe County: 15.302 %Arapahoe County15.302Broomfield County: 15.035 %Broomfield County15.035Phillips County: 15.033 %Phillips County15.033Costilla County: 14.837 %Costilla County14.837Lake County: 14.687 %Lake County14.687Garfield County: 14.58 %Garfield County14.58Adams County: 14.472 %Adams County14.472Denver County: 14.439 %Denver County14.439Mesa County: 14.388 %Mesa County14.388La Plata County: 14.341 %La Plata County14.341San Miguel County: 14.222 %San Miguel County14.222Douglas County: 14.219 %Douglas County14.219Weld County: 14.055 %Weld County14.055San Juan County: 13.996 %San Juan County13.996Conejos County: 13.654 %Conejos County13.654Archuleta County: 13.635 %Archuleta County13.635Larimer County: 13.578 %Larimer County13.578Boulder County: 13.384 %Boulder County13.384Jefferson County: 13.357 %Jefferson County13.357Chaffee County: 13.168 %Chaffee County13.168El Paso County: 13.145 %El Paso County13.145Eagle County: 13.091 %Eagle County13.091Yuma County: 13.033 %Yuma County13.033Las Animas County: 13 %Las Animas County13Morgan County: 12.851 %Morgan County12.851Summit County: 12.653 %Summit County12.653Rio Blanco County: 12.494 %Rio Blanco County12.494Montrose County: 12.082 %Montrose County12.082Rio Grande County: 11.935 %Rio Grande County11.935
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Hinsdale County24.793+9.53 pts
2Jackson County24.233-1.49 pts
3Park County23.561+1.13 pts
4Dolores County22.34+7.16 pts
5Ouray County20.851-0.47 pts
6Elbert County18.624+1.81 pts
7Moffat County17.956+5.2 pts
8Cheyenne County17.773+5.22 pts
9Lincoln County17.719+6.54 pts
10Gunnison County15.935+0.67 pts
11Routt County15.717+2.65 pts
12Arapahoe County15.302+0.29 pts
13Broomfield County15.035-2.06 pts
14Phillips County15.033+6.31 pts
15Costilla County14.837-9.67 pts
16Lake County14.687-0.46 pts
17Garfield County14.58-0.51 pts
18Adams County14.472-0.32 pts
19Denver County14.439-0.11 pts
20Mesa County14.388+2.86 pts
21La Plata County14.341-0.01 pts
22San Miguel County14.222+2.7 pts
23Douglas County14.219-1.08 pts
24Weld County14.055-1.95 pts
25San Juan County13.996-7.26 pts
26Conejos County13.654-2.01 pts
27Archuleta County13.635-1.06 pts
28Larimer County13.578-1.13 pts
29Boulder County13.384-1.43 pts
30Jefferson County13.357-6.5 pts
31Chaffee County13.168-3.98 pts
32El Paso County13.145-1.35 pts
33Eagle County13.091-0.4 pts
34Yuma County13.033+0.89 pts
35Las Animas County13+2.79 pts
36Morgan County12.851-2.65 pts
37Summit County12.653+0.28 pts
38Rio Blanco County12.494+1.78 pts
39Montrose County12.082-1.23 pts
40Rio Grande County11.935+1.78 pts
41Custer County11.701-5.83 pts
42Alamosa County11.476-1.86 pts
43Logan County11.353-3.33 pts
44Gilpin County11.308+2.04 pts
45Pueblo County11.195-1.06 pts
46Fremont County10.883-2.44 pts
47Clear Creek County10.702-0.75 pts
48Montezuma County10.677-3.12 pts
49Saguache County10.634-8.81 pts
50Kit Carson County10.308-2.69 pts
51Teller County10.284-11.54 pts
52Kiowa County10.019-9.49 pts
53Pitkin County9.927-2.46 pts
54Delta County9.824-9.84 pts
55Mineral County9.78-1.9 pts
56Grand County9.685-0.22 pts
57Prowers County9.29-0.67 pts
58Otero County9.205-1.79 pts
59Sedgwick County8.478-0.56 pts
60Washington County8.473-1 pts
61Huerfano County8.026-5.14 pts
62Baca County7.824-4.99 pts
63Bent County7.567-0.55 pts
64Crowley County3.578+1.1 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hinsdale County, with 24.793% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Crowley County, with 3.578% in 2018.

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