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Counties in Idaho by job creation rate

Oneida County had the highest job creation rate of 44 counties in 2012, at 22.699%. Bear Lake County had the lowest, at 5.637%. The median was 12.671% and the figure for Idaho was 14.543%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.699Oneida County
Lowest5.637Bear Lake County
Median12.67144 counties
Idaho14.543History

Map of counties, 2012

Ada County: 15.455 %Adams County: 15.149 %Bannock County: 21.366 %Bear Lake County: 5.637 %Benewah County: 8.936 %Bingham County: 10.448 %Blaine County: 12.646 %Boise County: 8.813 %Bonner County: 14.958 %Bonneville County: 13.372 %Boundary County: 9.513 %Butte County: 15.603 %Camas County: 10.402 %Canyon County: 15.45 %Caribou County: 9.689 %Cassia County: 12.235 %Clark County: 10.778 %Clearwater County: 15.278 %Custer County: 16.114 %Elmore County: 9.747 %Franklin County: 12.695 %Fremont County: 16.828 %Gem County: 20.157 %Gooding County: 13.554 %Idaho County: 12.443 %Jefferson County: 18.654 %Jerome County: 11.803 %Kootenai County: 14.858 %Latah County: 15.613 %Lemhi County: 13.425 %Lewis County: 15.96 %Lincoln County: 12.208 %Madison County: 10.727 %Minidoka County: 8.916 %Nez Perce County: 9.71 %Oneida County: 22.699 %Owyhee County: 12.293 %Payette County: 15.162 %Power County: 8.335 %Shoshone County: 11.691 %Teton County: 20.552 %Twin Falls County: 12.312 %Valley County: 18.708 %Washington County: 11.368 %
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%, 2012. 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.

All counties, 2012

Oneida County: 22.699 %Oneida County22.699Bannock County: 21.366 %Bannock County21.366Teton County: 20.552 %Teton County20.552Gem County: 20.157 %Gem County20.157Valley County: 18.708 %Valley County18.708Jefferson County: 18.654 %Jefferson County18.654Fremont County: 16.828 %Fremont County16.828Custer County: 16.114 %Custer County16.114Lewis County: 15.96 %Lewis County15.96Latah County: 15.613 %Latah County15.613Butte County: 15.603 %Butte County15.603Ada County: 15.455 %Ada County15.455Canyon County: 15.45 %Canyon County15.45Clearwater County: 15.278 %Clearwater County15.278Payette County: 15.162 %Payette County15.162Adams County: 15.149 %Adams County15.149Bonner County: 14.958 %Bonner County14.958Kootenai County: 14.858 %Kootenai County14.858Gooding County: 13.554 %Gooding County13.554Lemhi County: 13.425 %Lemhi County13.425Bonneville County: 13.372 %Bonneville County13.372Franklin County: 12.695 %Franklin County12.695Blaine County: 12.646 %Blaine County12.646Idaho County: 12.443 %Idaho County12.443Twin Falls County: 12.312 %Twin Falls County12.312Owyhee County: 12.293 %Owyhee County12.293Cassia County: 12.235 %Cassia County12.235Lincoln County: 12.208 %Lincoln County12.208Jerome County: 11.803 %Jerome County11.803Shoshone County: 11.691 %Shoshone County11.691Washington County: 11.368 %Washington County11.368Clark County: 10.778 %Clark County10.778Madison County: 10.727 %Madison County10.727Bingham County: 10.448 %Bingham County10.448Camas County: 10.402 %Camas County10.402Elmore County: 9.747 %Elmore County9.747Nez Perce County: 9.71 %Nez Perce County9.71Caribou County: 9.689 %Caribou County9.689Boundary County: 9.513 %Boundary County9.513Benewah County: 8.936 %Benewah County8.936Minidoka County: 8.916 %Minidoka County8.916Boise County: 8.813 %Boise County8.813Power County: 8.335 %Power County8.335Bear Lake County: 5.637 %Bear Lake County5.637Oneida County: 22.699 %Oneida County22.699Bannock County: 21.366 %Bannock County21.366Teton County: 20.552 %Teton County20.552Gem County: 20.157 %Gem County20.157Valley County: 18.708 %Valley County18.708Jefferson County: 18.654 %Jefferson County18.654Fremont County: 16.828 %Fremont County16.828Custer County: 16.114 %Custer County16.114Lewis County: 15.96 %Lewis County15.96Latah County: 15.613 %Latah County15.613Butte County: 15.603 %Butte County15.603Ada County: 15.455 %Ada County15.455Canyon County: 15.45 %Canyon County15.45Clearwater County: 15.278 %Clearwater County15.278Payette County: 15.162 %Payette County15.162Adams County: 15.149 %Adams County15.149Bonner County: 14.958 %Bonner County14.958Kootenai County: 14.858 %Kootenai County14.858Gooding County: 13.554 %Gooding County13.554Lemhi County: 13.425 %Lemhi County13.425Bonneville County: 13.372 %Bonneville County13.372Franklin County: 12.695 %Franklin County12.695Blaine County: 12.646 %Blaine County12.646Idaho County: 12.443 %Idaho County12.443Twin Falls County: 12.312 %Twin Falls County12.312Owyhee County: 12.293 %Owyhee County12.293Cassia County: 12.235 %Cassia County12.235Lincoln County: 12.208 %Lincoln County12.208Jerome County: 11.803 %Jerome County11.803Shoshone County: 11.691 %Shoshone County11.691Washington County: 11.368 %Washington County11.368Clark County: 10.778 %Clark County10.778Madison County: 10.727 %Madison County10.727Bingham County: 10.448 %Bingham County10.448Camas County: 10.402 %Camas County10.402Elmore County: 9.747 %Elmore County9.747Nez Perce County: 9.71 %Nez Perce County9.71Caribou County: 9.689 %Caribou County9.689Boundary County: 9.513 %Boundary County9.513Benewah County: 8.936 %Benewah County8.936Minidoka County: 8.916 %Minidoka County8.916Boise County: 8.813 %Boise County8.813Power County: 8.335 %Power County8.335Bear Lake County: 5.637 %Bear Lake County5.637
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Oneida County22.699+9.34 pts
2Bannock County21.366+8.58 pts
3Teton County20.552+1.54 pts
4Gem County20.157+4.74 pts
5Valley County18.708+0.15 pts
6Jefferson County18.654+5.66 pts
7Fremont County16.828-1.54 pts
8Custer County16.114+7.7 pts
9Lewis County15.96+3.9 pts
10Latah County15.613+5.22 pts
11Butte County15.603+9.91 pts
12Ada County15.455+2.09 pts
13Canyon County15.45+3.12 pts
14Clearwater County15.278+6.62 pts
15Payette County15.162+3.88 pts
16Adams County15.149-3.21 pts
17Bonner County14.958+1.55 pts
18Kootenai County14.858+0.98 pts
19Gooding County13.554+3.39 pts
20Lemhi County13.425+2.18 pts
21Bonneville County13.372+0.79 pts
22Franklin County12.695+2.26 pts
23Blaine County12.646+1.78 pts
24Idaho County12.443-0.68 pts
25Twin Falls County12.312+2.11 pts
26Owyhee County12.293-4.45 pts
27Cassia County12.235+1.22 pts
28Lincoln County12.208+4.03 pts
29Jerome County11.803+4.04 pts
30Shoshone County11.691-1.4 pts
31Washington County11.368-12.11 pts
32Clark County10.778+7.09 pts
33Madison County10.727-2.09 pts
34Bingham County10.448-0.13 pts
35Camas County10.402+0.04 pts
36Elmore County9.747+2.45 pts
37Nez Perce County9.71+1.11 pts
38Caribou County9.689+3.91 pts
39Boundary County9.513-4.9 pts
40Benewah County8.936+0.75 pts
41Minidoka County8.916-2.08 pts
42Boise County8.813+1.37 pts
43Power County8.335-1.78 pts
44Bear Lake County5.637-8.75 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 Idaho by job creation rate, 2012) [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 Idaho by job creation rate, 2012. 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/idaho-counties?period=2012. 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 Idaho by job creation rate, 2012. 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/idaho-counties?period=2012.

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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 Idaho by job creation rate, 2012 [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/idaho-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Oneida County, with 22.699% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bear Lake County, with 5.637% in 2012.

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