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Counties in Idaho by job creation rate

Fremont County had the highest job creation rate of 44 counties in 2015, at 27.544%. Clark County had the lowest, at 6.25%. The median was 13.454% and the figure for Idaho was 13.598%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.544Fremont County
Lowest6.25Clark County
Median13.45444 counties
Idaho13.598History

Map of counties, 2015

Ada County: 14.018 %Adams County: 25.352 %Bannock County: 10.844 %Bear Lake County: 9.192 %Benewah County: 8.465 %Bingham County: 13.755 %Blaine County: 15.571 %Boise County: 15.462 %Bonner County: 14.153 %Bonneville County: 12.438 %Boundary County: 15.876 %Butte County: 10.476 %Camas County: 9.392 %Canyon County: 13.801 %Caribou County: 10.164 %Cassia County: 10.727 %Clark County: 6.25 %Clearwater County: 11.678 %Custer County: 17.523 %Elmore County: 7.884 %Franklin County: 14.599 %Fremont County: 27.544 %Gem County: 20.857 %Gooding County: 15.399 %Idaho County: 11.395 %Jefferson County: 17.023 %Jerome County: 14.57 %Kootenai County: 14.56 %Latah County: 13.252 %Lemhi County: 13.656 %Lewis County: 11.95 %Lincoln County: 20.144 %Madison County: 11.13 %Minidoka County: 13.176 %Nez Perce County: 11.73 %Oneida County: 10.281 %Owyhee County: 20.051 %Payette County: 12.896 %Power County: 8.296 %Shoshone County: 11.78 %Teton County: 20.299 %Twin Falls County: 12.402 %Valley County: 17.05 %Washington County: 20.585 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Fremont County: 27.544 %Fremont County27.544Adams County: 25.352 %Adams County25.352Gem County: 20.857 %Gem County20.857Washington County: 20.585 %Washington County20.585Teton County: 20.299 %Teton County20.299Lincoln County: 20.144 %Lincoln County20.144Owyhee County: 20.051 %Owyhee County20.051Custer County: 17.523 %Custer County17.523Valley County: 17.05 %Valley County17.05Jefferson County: 17.023 %Jefferson County17.023Boundary County: 15.876 %Boundary County15.876Blaine County: 15.571 %Blaine County15.571Boise County: 15.462 %Boise County15.462Gooding County: 15.399 %Gooding County15.399Franklin County: 14.599 %Franklin County14.599Jerome County: 14.57 %Jerome County14.57Kootenai County: 14.56 %Kootenai County14.56Bonner County: 14.153 %Bonner County14.153Ada County: 14.018 %Ada County14.018Canyon County: 13.801 %Canyon County13.801Bingham County: 13.755 %Bingham County13.755Lemhi County: 13.656 %Lemhi County13.656Latah County: 13.252 %Latah County13.252Minidoka County: 13.176 %Minidoka County13.176Payette County: 12.896 %Payette County12.896Bonneville County: 12.438 %Bonneville County12.438Twin Falls County: 12.402 %Twin Falls County12.402Lewis County: 11.95 %Lewis County11.95Shoshone County: 11.78 %Shoshone County11.78Nez Perce County: 11.73 %Nez Perce County11.73Clearwater County: 11.678 %Clearwater County11.678Idaho County: 11.395 %Idaho County11.395Madison County: 11.13 %Madison County11.13Bannock County: 10.844 %Bannock County10.844Cassia County: 10.727 %Cassia County10.727Butte County: 10.476 %Butte County10.476Oneida County: 10.281 %Oneida County10.281Caribou County: 10.164 %Caribou County10.164Camas County: 9.392 %Camas County9.392Bear Lake County: 9.192 %Bear Lake County9.192Benewah County: 8.465 %Benewah County8.465Power County: 8.296 %Power County8.296Elmore County: 7.884 %Elmore County7.884Clark County: 6.25 %Clark County6.25Fremont County: 27.544 %Fremont County27.544Adams County: 25.352 %Adams County25.352Gem County: 20.857 %Gem County20.857Washington County: 20.585 %Washington County20.585Teton County: 20.299 %Teton County20.299Lincoln County: 20.144 %Lincoln County20.144Owyhee County: 20.051 %Owyhee County20.051Custer County: 17.523 %Custer County17.523Valley County: 17.05 %Valley County17.05Jefferson County: 17.023 %Jefferson County17.023Boundary County: 15.876 %Boundary County15.876Blaine County: 15.571 %Blaine County15.571Boise County: 15.462 %Boise County15.462Gooding County: 15.399 %Gooding County15.399Franklin County: 14.599 %Franklin County14.599Jerome County: 14.57 %Jerome County14.57Kootenai County: 14.56 %Kootenai County14.56Bonner County: 14.153 %Bonner County14.153Ada County: 14.018 %Ada County14.018Canyon County: 13.801 %Canyon County13.801Bingham County: 13.755 %Bingham County13.755Lemhi County: 13.656 %Lemhi County13.656Latah County: 13.252 %Latah County13.252Minidoka County: 13.176 %Minidoka County13.176Payette County: 12.896 %Payette County12.896Bonneville County: 12.438 %Bonneville County12.438Twin Falls County: 12.402 %Twin Falls County12.402Lewis County: 11.95 %Lewis County11.95Shoshone County: 11.78 %Shoshone County11.78Nez Perce County: 11.73 %Nez Perce County11.73Clearwater County: 11.678 %Clearwater County11.678Idaho County: 11.395 %Idaho County11.395Madison County: 11.13 %Madison County11.13Bannock County: 10.844 %Bannock County10.844Cassia County: 10.727 %Cassia County10.727Butte County: 10.476 %Butte County10.476Oneida County: 10.281 %Oneida County10.281Caribou County: 10.164 %Caribou County10.164Camas County: 9.392 %Camas County9.392Bear Lake County: 9.192 %Bear Lake County9.192Benewah County: 8.465 %Benewah County8.465Power County: 8.296 %Power County8.296Elmore County: 7.884 %Elmore County7.884Clark County: 6.25 %Clark County6.25
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Fremont County27.544+8.4 pts
2Adams County25.352+6.15 pts
3Gem County20.857+3.11 pts
4Washington County20.585+12.24 pts
5Teton County20.299-0.03 pts
6Lincoln County20.144+8.23 pts
7Owyhee County20.051+4.69 pts
8Custer County17.523+5.05 pts
9Valley County17.05+0.36 pts
10Jefferson County17.023+1.34 pts
11Boundary County15.876+0.47 pts
12Blaine County15.571+2.11 pts
13Boise County15.462+3.09 pts
14Gooding County15.399+3.1 pts
15Franklin County14.599+0.77 pts
16Jerome County14.57+4.34 pts
17Kootenai County14.56+0.99 pts
18Bonner County14.153-1.38 pts
19Ada County14.018-2.18 pts
20Canyon County13.801-0.63 pts
21Bingham County13.755+1.51 pts
22Lemhi County13.656+2.15 pts
23Latah County13.252+3.51 pts
24Minidoka County13.176+5.7 pts
25Payette County12.896-0.78 pts
26Bonneville County12.438+0.68 pts
27Twin Falls County12.402-3.11 pts
28Lewis County11.95-0.44 pts
29Shoshone County11.78+3.37 pts
30Nez Perce County11.73-0.99 pts
31Clearwater County11.678+0.45 pts
32Idaho County11.395-2.62 pts
33Madison County11.13+0.01 pts
34Bannock County10.844-6.9 pts
35Cassia County10.727-1.68 pts
36Butte County10.476+0.43 pts
37Oneida County10.281-1.13 pts
38Caribou County10.164-0.23 pts
39Camas County9.392+3.45 pts
40Bear Lake County9.192-0.61 pts
41Benewah County8.465-0.59 pts
42Power County8.296+0.27 pts
43Elmore County7.884-8.32 pts
44Clark County6.25-6.82 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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Fremont County, with 27.544% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clark County, with 6.25% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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