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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Hinsdale County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2019, at 25.287%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 6.278%. The median was 13.117% and the figure for Colorado was 13.798%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.287Hinsdale County
Lowest6.278Crowley County
Median13.11764 counties
Colorado13.798History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 15.708 %Alamosa County: 13.961 %Arapahoe County: 12.598 %Archuleta County: 13.361 %Baca County: 8.132 %Bent County: 11.943 %Boulder County: 12.2 %Broomfield County: 13.621 %Chaffee County: 12.595 %Cheyenne County: 6.749 %Clear Creek County: 11.742 %Conejos County: 13.21 %Costilla County: 13.861 %Crowley County: 6.278 %Custer County: 16.169 %Delta County: 21.443 %Denver County: 13.996 %Dolores County: 17.225 %Douglas County: 16.474 %Eagle County: 10.88 %Elbert County: 15.883 %El Paso County: 13.443 %Fremont County: 14.362 %Garfield County: 15.015 %Gilpin County: 11.459 %Grand County: 9.48 %Gunnison County: 15.016 %Hinsdale County: 25.287 %Huerfano County: 12.44 %Jackson County: 9.971 %Jefferson County: 12.161 %Kiowa County: 13.694 %Kit Carson County: 15.011 %Lake County: 18.195 %La Plata County: 12.273 %Larimer County: 14.737 %Las Animas County: 19.412 %Lincoln County: 9.081 %Logan County: 12.933 %Mesa County: 14.586 %Mineral County: 16.256 %Moffat County: 6.991 %Montezuma County: 9.95 %Montrose County: 13.099 %Morgan County: 17.039 %Otero County: 13.134 %Ouray County: 22.344 %Park County: 19.326 %Phillips County: 13.582 %Pitkin County: 13.28 %Prowers County: 12.946 %Pueblo County: 11.069 %Rio Blanco County: 8.406 %Rio Grande County: 12.912 %Routt County: 10.405 %Saguache County: 12.942 %San Juan County: 18.561 %San Miguel County: 16.279 %Sedgwick County: 10 %Summit County: 10.06 %Teller County: 9.784 %Washington County: 11.6 %Weld County: 13.038 %Yuma County: 11.587 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Hinsdale County: 25.287 %Hinsdale County25.287Ouray County: 22.344 %Ouray County22.344Delta County: 21.443 %Delta County21.443Las Animas County: 19.412 %Las Animas County19.412Park County: 19.326 %Park County19.326San Juan County: 18.561 %San Juan County18.561Lake County: 18.195 %Lake County18.195Dolores County: 17.225 %Dolores County17.225Morgan County: 17.039 %Morgan County17.039Douglas County: 16.474 %Douglas County16.474San Miguel County: 16.279 %San Miguel County16.279Mineral County: 16.256 %Mineral County16.256Custer County: 16.169 %Custer County16.169Elbert County: 15.883 %Elbert County15.883Adams County: 15.708 %Adams County15.708Gunnison County: 15.016 %Gunnison County15.016Garfield County: 15.015 %Garfield County15.015Kit Carson County: 15.011 %Kit Carson County15.011Larimer County: 14.737 %Larimer County14.737Mesa County: 14.586 %Mesa County14.586Fremont County: 14.362 %Fremont County14.362Denver County: 13.996 %Denver County13.996Alamosa County: 13.961 %Alamosa County13.961Costilla County: 13.861 %Costilla County13.861Kiowa County: 13.694 %Kiowa County13.694Broomfield County: 13.621 %Broomfield County13.621Phillips County: 13.582 %Phillips County13.582El Paso County: 13.443 %El Paso County13.443Archuleta County: 13.361 %Archuleta County13.361Pitkin County: 13.28 %Pitkin County13.28Conejos County: 13.21 %Conejos County13.21Otero County: 13.134 %Otero County13.134Montrose County: 13.099 %Montrose County13.099Weld County: 13.038 %Weld County13.038Prowers County: 12.946 %Prowers County12.946Saguache County: 12.942 %Saguache County12.942Logan County: 12.933 %Logan County12.933Rio Grande County: 12.912 %Rio Grande County12.912Arapahoe County: 12.598 %Arapahoe County12.598Chaffee County: 12.595 %Chaffee County12.595Hinsdale County: 25.287 %Hinsdale County25.287Ouray County: 22.344 %Ouray County22.344Delta County: 21.443 %Delta County21.443Las Animas County: 19.412 %Las Animas County19.412Park County: 19.326 %Park County19.326San Juan County: 18.561 %San Juan County18.561Lake County: 18.195 %Lake County18.195Dolores County: 17.225 %Dolores County17.225Morgan County: 17.039 %Morgan County17.039Douglas County: 16.474 %Douglas County16.474San Miguel County: 16.279 %San Miguel County16.279Mineral County: 16.256 %Mineral County16.256Custer County: 16.169 %Custer County16.169Elbert County: 15.883 %Elbert County15.883Adams County: 15.708 %Adams County15.708Gunnison County: 15.016 %Gunnison County15.016Garfield County: 15.015 %Garfield County15.015Kit Carson County: 15.011 %Kit Carson County15.011Larimer County: 14.737 %Larimer County14.737Mesa County: 14.586 %Mesa County14.586Fremont County: 14.362 %Fremont County14.362Denver County: 13.996 %Denver County13.996Alamosa County: 13.961 %Alamosa County13.961Costilla County: 13.861 %Costilla County13.861Kiowa County: 13.694 %Kiowa County13.694Broomfield County: 13.621 %Broomfield County13.621Phillips County: 13.582 %Phillips County13.582El Paso County: 13.443 %El Paso County13.443Archuleta County: 13.361 %Archuleta County13.361Pitkin County: 13.28 %Pitkin County13.28Conejos County: 13.21 %Conejos County13.21Otero County: 13.134 %Otero County13.134Montrose County: 13.099 %Montrose County13.099Weld County: 13.038 %Weld County13.038Prowers County: 12.946 %Prowers County12.946Saguache County: 12.942 %Saguache County12.942Logan County: 12.933 %Logan County12.933Rio Grande County: 12.912 %Rio Grande County12.912Arapahoe County: 12.598 %Arapahoe County12.598Chaffee County: 12.595 %Chaffee County12.595
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hinsdale County25.287+0.49 pts
2Ouray County22.344+1.49 pts
3Delta County21.443+11.62 pts
4Las Animas County19.412+6.41 pts
5Park County19.326-4.23 pts
6San Juan County18.561+4.56 pts
7Lake County18.195+3.51 pts
8Dolores County17.225-5.11 pts
9Morgan County17.039+4.19 pts
10Douglas County16.474+2.26 pts
11San Miguel County16.279+2.06 pts
12Mineral County16.256+6.48 pts
13Custer County16.169+4.47 pts
14Elbert County15.883-2.74 pts
15Adams County15.708+1.24 pts
16Gunnison County15.016-0.92 pts
17Garfield County15.015+0.44 pts
18Kit Carson County15.011+4.7 pts
19Larimer County14.737+1.16 pts
20Mesa County14.586+0.2 pts
21Fremont County14.362+3.48 pts
22Denver County13.996-0.44 pts
23Alamosa County13.961+2.48 pts
24Costilla County13.861-0.98 pts
25Kiowa County13.694+3.68 pts
26Broomfield County13.621-1.41 pts
27Phillips County13.582-1.45 pts
28El Paso County13.443+0.3 pts
29Archuleta County13.361-0.27 pts
30Pitkin County13.28+3.35 pts
31Conejos County13.21-0.44 pts
32Otero County13.134+3.93 pts
33Montrose County13.099+1.02 pts
34Weld County13.038-1.02 pts
35Prowers County12.946+3.66 pts
36Saguache County12.942+2.31 pts
37Logan County12.933+1.58 pts
38Rio Grande County12.912+0.98 pts
39Arapahoe County12.598-2.7 pts
40Chaffee County12.595-0.57 pts
41Huerfano County12.44+4.41 pts
42La Plata County12.273-2.07 pts
43Boulder County12.2-1.18 pts
44Jefferson County12.161-1.2 pts
45Bent County11.943+4.38 pts
46Clear Creek County11.742+1.04 pts
47Washington County11.6+3.13 pts
48Yuma County11.587-1.45 pts
49Gilpin County11.459+0.15 pts
50Pueblo County11.069-0.13 pts
51Eagle County10.88-2.21 pts
52Routt County10.405-5.31 pts
53Summit County10.06-2.59 pts
54Sedgwick County10+1.52 pts
55Jackson County9.971-14.26 pts
56Montezuma County9.95-0.73 pts
57Teller County9.784-0.5 pts
58Grand County9.48-0.21 pts
59Lincoln County9.081-8.64 pts
60Rio Blanco County8.406-4.09 pts
61Baca County8.132+0.31 pts
62Moffat County6.991-10.96 pts
63Cheyenne County6.749-11.02 pts
64Crowley County6.278+2.7 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hinsdale County, with 25.287% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Crowley County, with 6.278% in 2019.

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