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Counties in Idaho by job creation rate

Madison County had the highest job creation rate of 44 counties in 2016, at 24.904%. Clark County had the lowest, at 4.969%. The median was 12.453% and the figure for Idaho was 13.567%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.904Madison County
Lowest4.969Clark County
Median12.45344 counties
Idaho13.567History

Map of counties, 2016

Ada County: 13.695 %Adams County: 18.552 %Bannock County: 13.922 %Bear Lake County: 8.461 %Benewah County: 9.443 %Bingham County: 12.537 %Blaine County: 13.575 %Boise County: 12.975 %Bonner County: 13.822 %Bonneville County: 13.459 %Boundary County: 13.914 %Butte County: 11.054 %Camas County: 10.411 %Canyon County: 13.861 %Caribou County: 9.722 %Cassia County: 11.503 %Clark County: 4.969 %Clearwater County: 10.308 %Custer County: 13.729 %Elmore County: 12.25 %Franklin County: 11.59 %Fremont County: 15.753 %Gem County: 18.139 %Gooding County: 8.993 %Idaho County: 11.375 %Jefferson County: 14.009 %Jerome County: 10.269 %Kootenai County: 14.311 %Latah County: 15.101 %Lemhi County: 12.369 %Lewis County: 10.553 %Lincoln County: 10.591 %Madison County: 24.904 %Minidoka County: 9.853 %Nez Perce County: 9.921 %Oneida County: 11.016 %Owyhee County: 13.537 %Payette County: 13.647 %Power County: 8.426 %Shoshone County: 9.333 %Teton County: 21.984 %Twin Falls County: 13 %Valley County: 14.295 %Washington County: 10.208 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Madison County: 24.904 %Madison County24.904Teton County: 21.984 %Teton County21.984Adams County: 18.552 %Adams County18.552Gem County: 18.139 %Gem County18.139Fremont County: 15.753 %Fremont County15.753Latah County: 15.101 %Latah County15.101Kootenai County: 14.311 %Kootenai County14.311Valley County: 14.295 %Valley County14.295Jefferson County: 14.009 %Jefferson County14.009Bannock County: 13.922 %Bannock County13.922Boundary County: 13.914 %Boundary County13.914Canyon County: 13.861 %Canyon County13.861Bonner County: 13.822 %Bonner County13.822Custer County: 13.729 %Custer County13.729Ada County: 13.695 %Ada County13.695Payette County: 13.647 %Payette County13.647Blaine County: 13.575 %Blaine County13.575Owyhee County: 13.537 %Owyhee County13.537Bonneville County: 13.459 %Bonneville County13.459Twin Falls County: 13 %Twin Falls County13Boise County: 12.975 %Boise County12.975Bingham County: 12.537 %Bingham County12.537Lemhi County: 12.369 %Lemhi County12.369Elmore County: 12.25 %Elmore County12.25Franklin County: 11.59 %Franklin County11.59Cassia County: 11.503 %Cassia County11.503Idaho County: 11.375 %Idaho County11.375Butte County: 11.054 %Butte County11.054Oneida County: 11.016 %Oneida County11.016Lincoln County: 10.591 %Lincoln County10.591Lewis County: 10.553 %Lewis County10.553Camas County: 10.411 %Camas County10.411Clearwater County: 10.308 %Clearwater County10.308Jerome County: 10.269 %Jerome County10.269Washington County: 10.208 %Washington County10.208Nez Perce County: 9.921 %Nez Perce County9.921Minidoka County: 9.853 %Minidoka County9.853Caribou County: 9.722 %Caribou County9.722Benewah County: 9.443 %Benewah County9.443Shoshone County: 9.333 %Shoshone County9.333Gooding County: 8.993 %Gooding County8.993Bear Lake County: 8.461 %Bear Lake County8.461Power County: 8.426 %Power County8.426Clark County: 4.969 %Clark County4.969Madison County: 24.904 %Madison County24.904Teton County: 21.984 %Teton County21.984Adams County: 18.552 %Adams County18.552Gem County: 18.139 %Gem County18.139Fremont County: 15.753 %Fremont County15.753Latah County: 15.101 %Latah County15.101Kootenai County: 14.311 %Kootenai County14.311Valley County: 14.295 %Valley County14.295Jefferson County: 14.009 %Jefferson County14.009Bannock County: 13.922 %Bannock County13.922Boundary County: 13.914 %Boundary County13.914Canyon County: 13.861 %Canyon County13.861Bonner County: 13.822 %Bonner County13.822Custer County: 13.729 %Custer County13.729Ada County: 13.695 %Ada County13.695Payette County: 13.647 %Payette County13.647Blaine County: 13.575 %Blaine County13.575Owyhee County: 13.537 %Owyhee County13.537Bonneville County: 13.459 %Bonneville County13.459Twin Falls County: 13 %Twin Falls County13Boise County: 12.975 %Boise County12.975Bingham County: 12.537 %Bingham County12.537Lemhi County: 12.369 %Lemhi County12.369Elmore County: 12.25 %Elmore County12.25Franklin County: 11.59 %Franklin County11.59Cassia County: 11.503 %Cassia County11.503Idaho County: 11.375 %Idaho County11.375Butte County: 11.054 %Butte County11.054Oneida County: 11.016 %Oneida County11.016Lincoln County: 10.591 %Lincoln County10.591Lewis County: 10.553 %Lewis County10.553Camas County: 10.411 %Camas County10.411Clearwater County: 10.308 %Clearwater County10.308Jerome County: 10.269 %Jerome County10.269Washington County: 10.208 %Washington County10.208Nez Perce County: 9.921 %Nez Perce County9.921Minidoka County: 9.853 %Minidoka County9.853Caribou County: 9.722 %Caribou County9.722Benewah County: 9.443 %Benewah County9.443Shoshone County: 9.333 %Shoshone County9.333Gooding County: 8.993 %Gooding County8.993Bear Lake County: 8.461 %Bear Lake County8.461Power County: 8.426 %Power County8.426Clark County: 4.969 %Clark County4.969
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Madison County24.904+13.77 pts
2Teton County21.984+1.69 pts
3Adams County18.552-6.8 pts
4Gem County18.139-2.72 pts
5Fremont County15.753-11.79 pts
6Latah County15.101+1.85 pts
7Kootenai County14.311-0.25 pts
8Valley County14.295-2.76 pts
9Jefferson County14.009-3.01 pts
10Bannock County13.922+3.08 pts
11Boundary County13.914-1.96 pts
12Canyon County13.861+0.06 pts
13Bonner County13.822-0.33 pts
14Custer County13.729-3.79 pts
15Ada County13.695-0.32 pts
16Payette County13.647+0.75 pts
17Blaine County13.575-2 pts
18Owyhee County13.537-6.51 pts
19Bonneville County13.459+1.02 pts
20Twin Falls County13+0.6 pts
21Boise County12.975-2.49 pts
22Bingham County12.537-1.22 pts
23Lemhi County12.369-1.29 pts
24Elmore County12.25+4.37 pts
25Franklin County11.59-3.01 pts
26Cassia County11.503+0.78 pts
27Idaho County11.375-0.02 pts
28Butte County11.054+0.58 pts
29Oneida County11.016+0.73 pts
30Lincoln County10.591-9.55 pts
31Lewis County10.553-1.4 pts
32Camas County10.411+1.02 pts
33Clearwater County10.308-1.37 pts
34Jerome County10.269-4.3 pts
35Washington County10.208-10.38 pts
36Nez Perce County9.921-1.81 pts
37Minidoka County9.853-3.32 pts
38Caribou County9.722-0.44 pts
39Benewah County9.443+0.98 pts
40Shoshone County9.333-2.45 pts
41Gooding County8.993-6.41 pts
42Bear Lake County8.461-0.73 pts
43Power County8.426+0.13 pts
44Clark County4.969-1.28 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Madison County, with 24.904% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clark County, with 4.969% in 2016.

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