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Counties in Idaho by job creation rate

Lewis County had the highest job creation rate of 44 counties in 2019, at 19.583%. Nez Perce County had the lowest, at 6.762%. The median was 12.304% and the figure for Idaho was 12.874%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.583Lewis County
Lowest6.762Nez Perce County
Median12.30444 counties
Idaho12.874History

Map of counties, 2019

Ada County: 13.117 %Adams County: 19.168 %Bannock County: 11.792 %Bear Lake County: 11.352 %Benewah County: 9.031 %Bingham County: 11.716 %Blaine County: 11.416 %Boise County: 15.922 %Bonner County: 13.006 %Bonneville County: 16.362 %Boundary County: 13.264 %Butte County: 7.218 %Camas County: 16.465 %Canyon County: 15.762 %Caribou County: 9.841 %Cassia County: 15.402 %Clark County: 7.362 %Clearwater County: 8.193 %Custer County: 12.379 %Elmore County: 12.981 %Franklin County: 18.103 %Fremont County: 14.977 %Gem County: 14.066 %Gooding County: 10.191 %Idaho County: 14.027 %Jefferson County: 15.844 %Jerome County: 10.964 %Kootenai County: 10.815 %Latah County: 14.696 %Lemhi County: 12.091 %Lewis County: 19.583 %Lincoln County: 15.863 %Madison County: 10.56 %Minidoka County: 12.229 %Nez Perce County: 6.762 %Oneida County: 9.365 %Owyhee County: 14.66 %Payette County: 12.102 %Power County: 8.749 %Shoshone County: 8.29 %Teton County: 18.393 %Twin Falls County: 11.367 %Valley County: 18.092 %Washington County: 10.476 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Lewis County: 19.583 %Lewis County19.583Adams County: 19.168 %Adams County19.168Teton County: 18.393 %Teton County18.393Franklin County: 18.103 %Franklin County18.103Valley County: 18.092 %Valley County18.092Camas County: 16.465 %Camas County16.465Bonneville County: 16.362 %Bonneville County16.362Boise County: 15.922 %Boise County15.922Lincoln County: 15.863 %Lincoln County15.863Jefferson County: 15.844 %Jefferson County15.844Canyon County: 15.762 %Canyon County15.762Cassia County: 15.402 %Cassia County15.402Fremont County: 14.977 %Fremont County14.977Latah County: 14.696 %Latah County14.696Owyhee County: 14.66 %Owyhee County14.66Gem County: 14.066 %Gem County14.066Idaho County: 14.027 %Idaho County14.027Boundary County: 13.264 %Boundary County13.264Ada County: 13.117 %Ada County13.117Bonner County: 13.006 %Bonner County13.006Elmore County: 12.981 %Elmore County12.981Custer County: 12.379 %Custer County12.379Minidoka County: 12.229 %Minidoka County12.229Payette County: 12.102 %Payette County12.102Lemhi County: 12.091 %Lemhi County12.091Bannock County: 11.792 %Bannock County11.792Bingham County: 11.716 %Bingham County11.716Blaine County: 11.416 %Blaine County11.416Twin Falls County: 11.367 %Twin Falls County11.367Bear Lake County: 11.352 %Bear Lake County11.352Jerome County: 10.964 %Jerome County10.964Kootenai County: 10.815 %Kootenai County10.815Madison County: 10.56 %Madison County10.56Washington County: 10.476 %Washington County10.476Gooding County: 10.191 %Gooding County10.191Caribou County: 9.841 %Caribou County9.841Oneida County: 9.365 %Oneida County9.365Benewah County: 9.031 %Benewah County9.031Power County: 8.749 %Power County8.749Shoshone County: 8.29 %Shoshone County8.29Clearwater County: 8.193 %Clearwater County8.193Clark County: 7.362 %Clark County7.362Butte County: 7.218 %Butte County7.218Nez Perce County: 6.762 %Nez Perce County6.762Lewis County: 19.583 %Lewis County19.583Adams County: 19.168 %Adams County19.168Teton County: 18.393 %Teton County18.393Franklin County: 18.103 %Franklin County18.103Valley County: 18.092 %Valley County18.092Camas County: 16.465 %Camas County16.465Bonneville County: 16.362 %Bonneville County16.362Boise County: 15.922 %Boise County15.922Lincoln County: 15.863 %Lincoln County15.863Jefferson County: 15.844 %Jefferson County15.844Canyon County: 15.762 %Canyon County15.762Cassia County: 15.402 %Cassia County15.402Fremont County: 14.977 %Fremont County14.977Latah County: 14.696 %Latah County14.696Owyhee County: 14.66 %Owyhee County14.66Gem County: 14.066 %Gem County14.066Idaho County: 14.027 %Idaho County14.027Boundary County: 13.264 %Boundary County13.264Ada County: 13.117 %Ada County13.117Bonner County: 13.006 %Bonner County13.006Elmore County: 12.981 %Elmore County12.981Custer County: 12.379 %Custer County12.379Minidoka County: 12.229 %Minidoka County12.229Payette County: 12.102 %Payette County12.102Lemhi County: 12.091 %Lemhi County12.091Bannock County: 11.792 %Bannock County11.792Bingham County: 11.716 %Bingham County11.716Blaine County: 11.416 %Blaine County11.416Twin Falls County: 11.367 %Twin Falls County11.367Bear Lake County: 11.352 %Bear Lake County11.352Jerome County: 10.964 %Jerome County10.964Kootenai County: 10.815 %Kootenai County10.815Madison County: 10.56 %Madison County10.56Washington County: 10.476 %Washington County10.476Gooding County: 10.191 %Gooding County10.191Caribou County: 9.841 %Caribou County9.841Oneida County: 9.365 %Oneida County9.365Benewah County: 9.031 %Benewah County9.031Power County: 8.749 %Power County8.749Shoshone County: 8.29 %Shoshone County8.29Clearwater County: 8.193 %Clearwater County8.193Clark County: 7.362 %Clark County7.362Butte County: 7.218 %Butte County7.218Nez Perce County: 6.762 %Nez Perce County6.762
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Lewis County19.583+6.54 pts
2Adams County19.168-1.94 pts
3Teton County18.393-4.05 pts
4Franklin County18.103+8.03 pts
5Valley County18.092-4.77 pts
6Camas County16.465+0.21 pts
7Bonneville County16.362+4.69 pts
8Boise County15.922-58.28 pts
9Lincoln County15.863+6.42 pts
10Jefferson County15.844-0.88 pts
11Canyon County15.762-0.43 pts
12Cassia County15.402+4.02 pts
13Fremont County14.977-15.45 pts
14Latah County14.696+2.65 pts
15Owyhee County14.66-0.25 pts
16Gem County14.066-6.4 pts
17Idaho County14.027-2.5 pts
18Boundary County13.264-0.66 pts
19Ada County13.117-3.21 pts
20Bonner County13.006-2.9 pts
21Elmore County12.981+1.23 pts
22Custer County12.379-1.98 pts
23Minidoka County12.229-2.7 pts
24Payette County12.102-3.62 pts
25Lemhi County12.091+0.26 pts
26Bannock County11.792+1.21 pts
27Bingham County11.716-2.84 pts
28Blaine County11.416-2.27 pts
29Twin Falls County11.367-0.58 pts
30Bear Lake County11.352-1.85 pts
31Jerome County10.964-1.3 pts
32Kootenai County10.815-3.27 pts
33Madison County10.56+1.1 pts
34Washington County10.476+0.03 pts
35Gooding County10.191-2.17 pts
36Caribou County9.841+3.75 pts
37Oneida County9.365+1.15 pts
38Benewah County9.031+1.14 pts
39Power County8.749+1.58 pts
40Shoshone County8.29-6.01 pts
41Clearwater County8.193-3.01 pts
42Clark County7.362-2.89 pts
43Butte County7.218-4.51 pts
44Nez Perce County6.762-1.03 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lewis County, with 19.583% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Nez Perce County, with 6.762% in 2019.

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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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