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Counties in Colorado by job creation rate

San Juan County had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2022, at 37.037%. Bent County had the lowest, at 3.633%. The median was 16.475% and the figure for Colorado was 17.979%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.037San Juan County
Lowest3.633Bent County
Median16.47564 counties
Colorado17.979History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 14.168 %Alamosa County: 12.551 %Arapahoe County: 17.374 %Archuleta County: 17.106 %Baca County: 13.163 %Bent County: 3.633 %Boulder County: 20.146 %Broomfield County: 18.822 %Chaffee County: 20.977 %Cheyenne County: 18.667 %Clear Creek County: 18.674 %Conejos County: 19.728 %Costilla County: 13.333 %Crowley County: 9.082 %Custer County: 27.052 %Delta County: 16.655 %Denver County: 21.038 %Dolores County: 19.466 %Douglas County: 16.752 %Eagle County: 15.742 %Elbert County: 21.596 %El Paso County: 18.878 %Fremont County: 13.092 %Garfield County: 18.649 %Gilpin County: 16.512 %Grand County: 15.279 %Gunnison County: 14.09 %Hinsdale County: 25.468 %Huerfano County: 16.437 %Jackson County: 12.594 %Jefferson County: 15.378 %Kiowa County: 6.294 %Kit Carson County: 11.512 %Lake County: 27.664 %La Plata County: 15.523 %Larimer County: 16.936 %Las Animas County: 17.819 %Lincoln County: 10.228 %Logan County: 12.364 %Mesa County: 15.893 %Mineral County: 23.472 %Moffat County: 10.821 %Montezuma County: 15.62 %Montrose County: 17.426 %Morgan County: 14.886 %Otero County: 10.751 %Ouray County: 27.952 %Park County: 22.678 %Phillips County: 13.059 %Pitkin County: 30.398 %Prowers County: 13.17 %Pueblo County: 12.494 %Rio Blanco County: 20.156 %Rio Grande County: 16.924 %Routt County: 20.168 %Saguache County: 11.599 %San Juan County: 37.037 %San Miguel County: 24.115 %Sedgwick County: 11.991 %Summit County: 16.862 %Teller County: 16.193 %Washington County: 14.449 %Weld County: 16.041 %Yuma County: 10.202 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

San Juan County: 37.037 %San Juan County37.037Pitkin County: 30.398 %Pitkin County30.398Ouray County: 27.952 %Ouray County27.952Lake County: 27.664 %Lake County27.664Custer County: 27.052 %Custer County27.052Hinsdale County: 25.468 %Hinsdale County25.468San Miguel County: 24.115 %San Miguel County24.115Mineral County: 23.472 %Mineral County23.472Park County: 22.678 %Park County22.678Elbert County: 21.596 %Elbert County21.596Denver County: 21.038 %Denver County21.038Chaffee County: 20.977 %Chaffee County20.977Routt County: 20.168 %Routt County20.168Rio Blanco County: 20.156 %Rio Blanco County20.156Boulder County: 20.146 %Boulder County20.146Conejos County: 19.728 %Conejos County19.728Dolores County: 19.466 %Dolores County19.466El Paso County: 18.878 %El Paso County18.878Broomfield County: 18.822 %Broomfield County18.822Clear Creek County: 18.674 %Clear Creek County18.674Cheyenne County: 18.667 %Cheyenne County18.667Garfield County: 18.649 %Garfield County18.649Las Animas County: 17.819 %Las Animas County17.819Montrose County: 17.426 %Montrose County17.426Arapahoe County: 17.374 %Arapahoe County17.374Archuleta County: 17.106 %Archuleta County17.106Larimer County: 16.936 %Larimer County16.936Rio Grande County: 16.924 %Rio Grande County16.924Summit County: 16.862 %Summit County16.862Douglas County: 16.752 %Douglas County16.752Delta County: 16.655 %Delta County16.655Gilpin County: 16.512 %Gilpin County16.512Huerfano County: 16.437 %Huerfano County16.437Teller County: 16.193 %Teller County16.193Weld County: 16.041 %Weld County16.041Mesa County: 15.893 %Mesa County15.893Eagle County: 15.742 %Eagle County15.742Montezuma County: 15.62 %Montezuma County15.62La Plata County: 15.523 %La Plata County15.523Jefferson County: 15.378 %Jefferson County15.378San Juan County: 37.037 %San Juan County37.037Pitkin County: 30.398 %Pitkin County30.398Ouray County: 27.952 %Ouray County27.952Lake County: 27.664 %Lake County27.664Custer County: 27.052 %Custer County27.052Hinsdale County: 25.468 %Hinsdale County25.468San Miguel County: 24.115 %San Miguel County24.115Mineral County: 23.472 %Mineral County23.472Park County: 22.678 %Park County22.678Elbert County: 21.596 %Elbert County21.596Denver County: 21.038 %Denver County21.038Chaffee County: 20.977 %Chaffee County20.977Routt County: 20.168 %Routt County20.168Rio Blanco County: 20.156 %Rio Blanco County20.156Boulder County: 20.146 %Boulder County20.146Conejos County: 19.728 %Conejos County19.728Dolores County: 19.466 %Dolores County19.466El Paso County: 18.878 %El Paso County18.878Broomfield County: 18.822 %Broomfield County18.822Clear Creek County: 18.674 %Clear Creek County18.674Cheyenne County: 18.667 %Cheyenne County18.667Garfield County: 18.649 %Garfield County18.649Las Animas County: 17.819 %Las Animas County17.819Montrose County: 17.426 %Montrose County17.426Arapahoe County: 17.374 %Arapahoe County17.374Archuleta County: 17.106 %Archuleta County17.106Larimer County: 16.936 %Larimer County16.936Rio Grande County: 16.924 %Rio Grande County16.924Summit County: 16.862 %Summit County16.862Douglas County: 16.752 %Douglas County16.752Delta County: 16.655 %Delta County16.655Gilpin County: 16.512 %Gilpin County16.512Huerfano County: 16.437 %Huerfano County16.437Teller County: 16.193 %Teller County16.193Weld County: 16.041 %Weld County16.041Mesa County: 15.893 %Mesa County15.893Eagle County: 15.742 %Eagle County15.742Montezuma County: 15.62 %Montezuma County15.62La Plata County: 15.523 %La Plata County15.523Jefferson County: 15.378 %Jefferson County15.378
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1San Juan County37.037+15.58 pts
2Pitkin County30.398+22.32 pts
3Ouray County27.952-1.87 pts
4Lake County27.664+10.49 pts
5Custer County27.052+5.86 pts
6Hinsdale County25.468+11.38 pts
7San Miguel County24.115+13.94 pts
8Mineral County23.472+11.77 pts
9Park County22.678+5.02 pts
10Elbert County21.596+3.96 pts
11Denver County21.038+7.41 pts
12Chaffee County20.977+5.77 pts
13Routt County20.168+8.87 pts
14Rio Blanco County20.156+6.07 pts
15Boulder County20.146+8.36 pts
16Conejos County19.728+1.66 pts
17Dolores County19.466+0.59 pts
18El Paso County18.878+6.1 pts
19Broomfield County18.822+5.22 pts
20Clear Creek County18.674+9.7 pts
21Cheyenne County18.667+10.23 pts
22Garfield County18.649+6.38 pts
23Las Animas County17.819+3.82 pts
24Montrose County17.426+2.74 pts
25Arapahoe County17.374+1.5 pts
26Archuleta County17.106+0.6 pts
27Larimer County16.936+3.77 pts
28Rio Grande County16.924+4.08 pts
29Summit County16.862+2.95 pts
30Douglas County16.752+1.94 pts
31Delta County16.655+3.77 pts
32Gilpin County16.512-1.94 pts
33Huerfano County16.437-1.65 pts
34Teller County16.193+6.04 pts
35Weld County16.041+3.21 pts
36Mesa County15.893+5.47 pts
37Eagle County15.742-5.13 pts
38Montezuma County15.62+2.54 pts
39La Plata County15.523+1.64 pts
40Jefferson County15.378+3.65 pts
41Grand County15.279+5.42 pts
42Morgan County14.886+7.18 pts
43Washington County14.449+3.73 pts
44Adams County14.168+2.13 pts
45Gunnison County14.09-2.45 pts
46Costilla County13.333+9.19 pts
47Prowers County13.17+5.07 pts
48Baca County13.163+0.69 pts
49Fremont County13.092+0.25 pts
50Phillips County13.059+4.02 pts
51Jackson County12.594-12.52 pts
52Alamosa County12.551+0.64 pts
53Pueblo County12.494+3.03 pts
54Logan County12.364+4.64 pts
55Sedgwick County11.991-2.34 pts
56Saguache County11.599+0.71 pts
57Kit Carson County11.512+1.15 pts
58Moffat County10.821-1.26 pts
59Otero County10.751-2.05 pts
60Lincoln County10.228-5.18 pts
61Yuma County10.202-0.19 pts
62Crowley County9.082+0.75 pts
63Kiowa County6.294+1.05 pts
64Bent County3.633-3.99 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

San Juan County, with 37.037% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bent County, with 3.633% in 2022.

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