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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

Hinsdale County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2020, at 25.939%. Sedgwick County had the lowest, at 6.265%. The median was 12.703% and the figure for Colorado was 13.624%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.939Hinsdale County
Lowest6.265Sedgwick County
Median12.70364 counties
Colorado13.624History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 13.138 %Alamosa County: 7.886 %Arapahoe County: 14.679 %Archuleta County: 12.537 %Baca County: 10.078 %Bent County: 13.422 %Boulder County: 12.856 %Broomfield County: 13.559 %Chaffee County: 17.27 %Cheyenne County: 14.334 %Clear Creek County: 10.121 %Conejos County: 7.965 %Costilla County: 7.324 %Crowley County: 12.77 %Custer County: 15.959 %Delta County: 11.509 %Denver County: 14.066 %Dolores County: 13.146 %Douglas County: 16.975 %Eagle County: 13.611 %Elbert County: 21.756 %El Paso County: 13.84 %Fremont County: 12.368 %Garfield County: 12.926 %Gilpin County: 7.955 %Grand County: 7.876 %Gunnison County: 22.828 %Hinsdale County: 25.939 %Huerfano County: 13.295 %Jackson County: 12.635 %Jefferson County: 13.608 %Kiowa County: 14.189 %Kit Carson County: 10.789 %Lake County: 16.605 %La Plata County: 13.415 %Larimer County: 12.997 %Las Animas County: 12.902 %Lincoln County: 9.463 %Logan County: 8.333 %Mesa County: 12.118 %Mineral County: 20.144 %Moffat County: 9.934 %Montezuma County: 10.97 %Montrose County: 11.239 %Morgan County: 7.627 %Otero County: 8.96 %Ouray County: 18.915 %Park County: 20.805 %Phillips County: 10.676 %Pitkin County: 13.681 %Prowers County: 8.514 %Pueblo County: 9.901 %Rio Blanco County: 11.484 %Rio Grande County: 11.379 %Routt County: 11.356 %Saguache County: 13.832 %San Juan County: 17.069 %San Miguel County: 9.412 %Sedgwick County: 6.265 %Summit County: 11.969 %Teller County: 10.26 %Washington County: 11.603 %Weld County: 14.908 %Yuma County: 10.404 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Hinsdale County: 25.939 %Hinsdale County25.939Gunnison County: 22.828 %Gunnison County22.828Elbert County: 21.756 %Elbert County21.756Park County: 20.805 %Park County20.805Mineral County: 20.144 %Mineral County20.144Ouray County: 18.915 %Ouray County18.915Chaffee County: 17.27 %Chaffee County17.27San Juan County: 17.069 %San Juan County17.069Douglas County: 16.975 %Douglas County16.975Lake County: 16.605 %Lake County16.605Custer County: 15.959 %Custer County15.959Weld County: 14.908 %Weld County14.908Arapahoe County: 14.679 %Arapahoe County14.679Cheyenne County: 14.334 %Cheyenne County14.334Kiowa County: 14.189 %Kiowa County14.189Denver County: 14.066 %Denver County14.066El Paso County: 13.84 %El Paso County13.84Saguache County: 13.832 %Saguache County13.832Pitkin County: 13.681 %Pitkin County13.681Eagle County: 13.611 %Eagle County13.611Jefferson County: 13.608 %Jefferson County13.608Broomfield County: 13.559 %Broomfield County13.559Bent County: 13.422 %Bent County13.422La Plata County: 13.415 %La Plata County13.415Huerfano County: 13.295 %Huerfano County13.295Dolores County: 13.146 %Dolores County13.146Adams County: 13.138 %Adams County13.138Larimer County: 12.997 %Larimer County12.997Garfield County: 12.926 %Garfield County12.926Las Animas County: 12.902 %Las Animas County12.902Boulder County: 12.856 %Boulder County12.856Crowley County: 12.77 %Crowley County12.77Jackson County: 12.635 %Jackson County12.635Archuleta County: 12.537 %Archuleta County12.537Fremont County: 12.368 %Fremont County12.368Mesa County: 12.118 %Mesa County12.118Summit County: 11.969 %Summit County11.969Washington County: 11.603 %Washington County11.603Delta County: 11.509 %Delta County11.509Rio Blanco County: 11.484 %Rio Blanco County11.484Hinsdale County: 25.939 %Hinsdale County25.939Gunnison County: 22.828 %Gunnison County22.828Elbert County: 21.756 %Elbert County21.756Park County: 20.805 %Park County20.805Mineral County: 20.144 %Mineral County20.144Ouray County: 18.915 %Ouray County18.915Chaffee County: 17.27 %Chaffee County17.27San Juan County: 17.069 %San Juan County17.069Douglas County: 16.975 %Douglas County16.975Lake County: 16.605 %Lake County16.605Custer County: 15.959 %Custer County15.959Weld County: 14.908 %Weld County14.908Arapahoe County: 14.679 %Arapahoe County14.679Cheyenne County: 14.334 %Cheyenne County14.334Kiowa County: 14.189 %Kiowa County14.189Denver County: 14.066 %Denver County14.066El Paso County: 13.84 %El Paso County13.84Saguache County: 13.832 %Saguache County13.832Pitkin County: 13.681 %Pitkin County13.681Eagle County: 13.611 %Eagle County13.611Jefferson County: 13.608 %Jefferson County13.608Broomfield County: 13.559 %Broomfield County13.559Bent County: 13.422 %Bent County13.422La Plata County: 13.415 %La Plata County13.415Huerfano County: 13.295 %Huerfano County13.295Dolores County: 13.146 %Dolores County13.146Adams County: 13.138 %Adams County13.138Larimer County: 12.997 %Larimer County12.997Garfield County: 12.926 %Garfield County12.926Las Animas County: 12.902 %Las Animas County12.902Boulder County: 12.856 %Boulder County12.856Crowley County: 12.77 %Crowley County12.77Jackson County: 12.635 %Jackson County12.635Archuleta County: 12.537 %Archuleta County12.537Fremont County: 12.368 %Fremont County12.368Mesa County: 12.118 %Mesa County12.118Summit County: 11.969 %Summit County11.969Washington County: 11.603 %Washington County11.603Delta County: 11.509 %Delta County11.509Rio Blanco County: 11.484 %Rio Blanco County11.484
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Hinsdale County25.939+0.65 pts
2Gunnison County22.828+7.81 pts
3Elbert County21.756+5.87 pts
4Park County20.805+1.48 pts
5Mineral County20.144+3.89 pts
6Ouray County18.915-3.43 pts
7Chaffee County17.27+4.67 pts
8San Juan County17.069-1.49 pts
9Douglas County16.975+0.5 pts
10Lake County16.605-1.59 pts
11Custer County15.959-0.21 pts
12Weld County14.908+1.87 pts
13Arapahoe County14.679+2.08 pts
14Cheyenne County14.334+7.58 pts
15Kiowa County14.189+0.49 pts
16Denver County14.066+0.07 pts
17El Paso County13.84+0.4 pts
18Saguache County13.832+0.89 pts
19Pitkin County13.681+0.4 pts
20Eagle County13.611+2.73 pts
21Jefferson County13.608+1.45 pts
22Broomfield County13.559-0.06 pts
23Bent County13.422+1.48 pts
24La Plata County13.415+1.14 pts
25Huerfano County13.295+0.86 pts
26Dolores County13.146-4.08 pts
27Adams County13.138-2.57 pts
28Larimer County12.997-1.74 pts
29Garfield County12.926-2.09 pts
30Las Animas County12.902-6.51 pts
31Boulder County12.856+0.66 pts
32Crowley County12.77+6.49 pts
33Jackson County12.635+2.66 pts
34Archuleta County12.537-0.82 pts
35Fremont County12.368-1.99 pts
36Mesa County12.118-2.47 pts
37Summit County11.969+1.91 pts
38Washington County11.6030 pts
39Delta County11.509-9.93 pts
40Rio Blanco County11.484+3.08 pts
41Rio Grande County11.379-1.53 pts
42Routt County11.356+0.95 pts
43Montrose County11.239-1.86 pts
44Montezuma County10.97+1.02 pts
45Kit Carson County10.789-4.22 pts
46Phillips County10.676-2.91 pts
47Yuma County10.404-1.18 pts
48Teller County10.26+0.48 pts
49Clear Creek County10.121-1.62 pts
50Baca County10.078+1.95 pts
51Moffat County9.934+2.94 pts
52Pueblo County9.901-1.17 pts
53Lincoln County9.463+0.38 pts
54San Miguel County9.412-6.87 pts
55Otero County8.96-4.17 pts
56Prowers County8.514-4.43 pts
57Logan County8.333-4.6 pts
58Conejos County7.965-5.25 pts
59Gilpin County7.955-3.5 pts
60Alamosa County7.886-6.08 pts
61Grand County7.876-1.6 pts
62Morgan County7.627-9.41 pts
63Costilla County7.324-6.54 pts
64Sedgwick County6.265-3.74 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hinsdale County, with 25.939% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sedgwick County, with 6.265% in 2020.

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