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Counties in Idaho by job creation rate

Butte County had the highest job creation rate of 44 counties in 2017, at 29.524%. Benewah County had the lowest, at 9.127%. The median was 14.341% and the figure for Idaho was 14.083%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.524Butte County
Lowest9.127Benewah County
Median14.34144 counties
Idaho14.083History

Map of counties, 2017

Ada County: 13.4 %Adams County: 17.677 %Bannock County: 14.358 %Bear Lake County: 9.544 %Benewah County: 9.127 %Bingham County: 10.101 %Blaine County: 14.447 %Boise County: 26.1 %Bonner County: 14.292 %Bonneville County: 16.049 %Boundary County: 13.456 %Butte County: 29.524 %Camas County: 16.667 %Canyon County: 13.27 %Caribou County: 9.331 %Cassia County: 12.449 %Clark County: 23.077 %Clearwater County: 10.927 %Custer County: 19.494 %Elmore County: 11.205 %Franklin County: 23.974 %Fremont County: 21.794 %Gem County: 14.324 %Gooding County: 15.81 %Idaho County: 13.404 %Jefferson County: 15.147 %Jerome County: 13.162 %Kootenai County: 16.375 %Latah County: 14.88 %Lemhi County: 16.694 %Lewis County: 16.337 %Lincoln County: 25.967 %Madison County: 12.338 %Minidoka County: 11.808 %Nez Perce County: 10.773 %Oneida County: 12.302 %Owyhee County: 11.972 %Payette County: 15.834 %Power County: 11.247 %Shoshone County: 19.535 %Teton County: 15.718 %Twin Falls County: 12.181 %Valley County: 20.403 %Washington County: 10.255 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Butte County: 29.524 %Butte County29.524Boise County: 26.1 %Boise County26.1Lincoln County: 25.967 %Lincoln County25.967Franklin County: 23.974 %Franklin County23.974Clark County: 23.077 %Clark County23.077Fremont County: 21.794 %Fremont County21.794Valley County: 20.403 %Valley County20.403Shoshone County: 19.535 %Shoshone County19.535Custer County: 19.494 %Custer County19.494Adams County: 17.677 %Adams County17.677Lemhi County: 16.694 %Lemhi County16.694Camas County: 16.667 %Camas County16.667Kootenai County: 16.375 %Kootenai County16.375Lewis County: 16.337 %Lewis County16.337Bonneville County: 16.049 %Bonneville County16.049Payette County: 15.834 %Payette County15.834Gooding County: 15.81 %Gooding County15.81Teton County: 15.718 %Teton County15.718Jefferson County: 15.147 %Jefferson County15.147Latah County: 14.88 %Latah County14.88Blaine County: 14.447 %Blaine County14.447Bannock County: 14.358 %Bannock County14.358Gem County: 14.324 %Gem County14.324Bonner County: 14.292 %Bonner County14.292Boundary County: 13.456 %Boundary County13.456Idaho County: 13.404 %Idaho County13.404Ada County: 13.4 %Ada County13.4Canyon County: 13.27 %Canyon County13.27Jerome County: 13.162 %Jerome County13.162Cassia County: 12.449 %Cassia County12.449Madison County: 12.338 %Madison County12.338Oneida County: 12.302 %Oneida County12.302Twin Falls County: 12.181 %Twin Falls County12.181Owyhee County: 11.972 %Owyhee County11.972Minidoka County: 11.808 %Minidoka County11.808Power County: 11.247 %Power County11.247Elmore County: 11.205 %Elmore County11.205Clearwater County: 10.927 %Clearwater County10.927Nez Perce County: 10.773 %Nez Perce County10.773Washington County: 10.255 %Washington County10.255Bingham County: 10.101 %Bingham County10.101Bear Lake County: 9.544 %Bear Lake County9.544Caribou County: 9.331 %Caribou County9.331Benewah County: 9.127 %Benewah County9.127Butte County: 29.524 %Butte County29.524Boise County: 26.1 %Boise County26.1Lincoln County: 25.967 %Lincoln County25.967Franklin County: 23.974 %Franklin County23.974Clark County: 23.077 %Clark County23.077Fremont County: 21.794 %Fremont County21.794Valley County: 20.403 %Valley County20.403Shoshone County: 19.535 %Shoshone County19.535Custer County: 19.494 %Custer County19.494Adams County: 17.677 %Adams County17.677Lemhi County: 16.694 %Lemhi County16.694Camas County: 16.667 %Camas County16.667Kootenai County: 16.375 %Kootenai County16.375Lewis County: 16.337 %Lewis County16.337Bonneville County: 16.049 %Bonneville County16.049Payette County: 15.834 %Payette County15.834Gooding County: 15.81 %Gooding County15.81Teton County: 15.718 %Teton County15.718Jefferson County: 15.147 %Jefferson County15.147Latah County: 14.88 %Latah County14.88Blaine County: 14.447 %Blaine County14.447Bannock County: 14.358 %Bannock County14.358Gem County: 14.324 %Gem County14.324Bonner County: 14.292 %Bonner County14.292Boundary County: 13.456 %Boundary County13.456Idaho County: 13.404 %Idaho County13.404Ada County: 13.4 %Ada County13.4Canyon County: 13.27 %Canyon County13.27Jerome County: 13.162 %Jerome County13.162Cassia County: 12.449 %Cassia County12.449Madison County: 12.338 %Madison County12.338Oneida County: 12.302 %Oneida County12.302Twin Falls County: 12.181 %Twin Falls County12.181Owyhee County: 11.972 %Owyhee County11.972Minidoka County: 11.808 %Minidoka County11.808Power County: 11.247 %Power County11.247Elmore County: 11.205 %Elmore County11.205Clearwater County: 10.927 %Clearwater County10.927Nez Perce County: 10.773 %Nez Perce County10.773Washington County: 10.255 %Washington County10.255Bingham County: 10.101 %Bingham County10.101Bear Lake County: 9.544 %Bear Lake County9.544Caribou County: 9.331 %Caribou County9.331Benewah County: 9.127 %Benewah County9.127
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Butte County29.524+18.47 pts
2Boise County26.1+13.13 pts
3Lincoln County25.967+15.38 pts
4Franklin County23.974+12.38 pts
5Clark County23.077+18.11 pts
6Fremont County21.794+6.04 pts
7Valley County20.403+6.11 pts
8Shoshone County19.535+10.2 pts
9Custer County19.494+5.77 pts
10Adams County17.677-0.88 pts
11Lemhi County16.694+4.32 pts
12Camas County16.667+6.26 pts
13Kootenai County16.375+2.06 pts
14Lewis County16.337+5.78 pts
15Bonneville County16.049+2.59 pts
16Payette County15.834+2.19 pts
17Gooding County15.81+6.82 pts
18Teton County15.718-6.27 pts
19Jefferson County15.147+1.14 pts
20Latah County14.88-0.22 pts
21Blaine County14.447+0.87 pts
22Bannock County14.358+0.44 pts
23Gem County14.324-3.81 pts
24Bonner County14.292+0.47 pts
25Boundary County13.456-0.46 pts
26Idaho County13.404+2.03 pts
27Ada County13.4-0.29 pts
28Canyon County13.27-0.59 pts
29Jerome County13.162+2.89 pts
30Cassia County12.449+0.95 pts
31Madison County12.338-12.57 pts
32Oneida County12.302+1.29 pts
33Twin Falls County12.181-0.82 pts
34Owyhee County11.972-1.57 pts
35Minidoka County11.808+1.96 pts
36Power County11.247+2.82 pts
37Elmore County11.205-1.04 pts
38Clearwater County10.927+0.62 pts
39Nez Perce County10.773+0.85 pts
40Washington County10.255+0.05 pts
41Bingham County10.101-2.44 pts
42Bear Lake County9.544+1.08 pts
43Caribou County9.331-0.39 pts
44Benewah County9.127-0.32 pts

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Butte County, with 29.524% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Benewah County, with 9.127% in 2017.

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