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Counties in Idaho by job creation rate

Camas County had the highest job creation rate of 44 counties in 2021, at 42.308%. Clark County had the lowest, at 5.587%. The median was 13.378% and the figure for Idaho was 13.823%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.308Camas County
Lowest5.587Clark County
Median13.37844 counties
Idaho13.823History

Map of counties, 2021

Ada County: 13.109 %Adams County: 22.626 %Bannock County: 12.792 %Bear Lake County: 9.374 %Benewah County: 8.527 %Bingham County: 9.088 %Blaine County: 13.415 %Boise County: 12.611 %Bonner County: 14.441 %Bonneville County: 13.497 %Boundary County: 16.661 %Butte County: 9.877 %Camas County: 42.308 %Canyon County: 18.785 %Caribou County: 13.34 %Cassia County: 10.554 %Clark County: 5.587 %Clearwater County: 12.237 %Custer County: 23.912 %Elmore County: 19.287 %Franklin County: 14.213 %Fremont County: 19.025 %Gem County: 16.15 %Gooding County: 15.04 %Idaho County: 14.635 %Jefferson County: 15.562 %Jerome County: 11.935 %Kootenai County: 14.154 %Latah County: 16.393 %Lemhi County: 11.608 %Lewis County: 16.251 %Lincoln County: 11.28 %Madison County: 9.543 %Minidoka County: 13.942 %Nez Perce County: 10.343 %Oneida County: 15.188 %Owyhee County: 10.621 %Payette County: 12.58 %Power County: 7.878 %Shoshone County: 9.097 %Teton County: 22.544 %Twin Falls County: 12.091 %Valley County: 20.901 %Washington County: 13.099 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Camas County: 42.308 %Camas County42.308Custer County: 23.912 %Custer County23.912Adams County: 22.626 %Adams County22.626Teton County: 22.544 %Teton County22.544Valley County: 20.901 %Valley County20.901Elmore County: 19.287 %Elmore County19.287Fremont County: 19.025 %Fremont County19.025Canyon County: 18.785 %Canyon County18.785Boundary County: 16.661 %Boundary County16.661Latah County: 16.393 %Latah County16.393Lewis County: 16.251 %Lewis County16.251Gem County: 16.15 %Gem County16.15Jefferson County: 15.562 %Jefferson County15.562Oneida County: 15.188 %Oneida County15.188Gooding County: 15.04 %Gooding County15.04Idaho County: 14.635 %Idaho County14.635Bonner County: 14.441 %Bonner County14.441Franklin County: 14.213 %Franklin County14.213Kootenai County: 14.154 %Kootenai County14.154Minidoka County: 13.942 %Minidoka County13.942Bonneville County: 13.497 %Bonneville County13.497Blaine County: 13.415 %Blaine County13.415Caribou County: 13.34 %Caribou County13.34Ada County: 13.109 %Ada County13.109Washington County: 13.099 %Washington County13.099Bannock County: 12.792 %Bannock County12.792Boise County: 12.611 %Boise County12.611Payette County: 12.58 %Payette County12.58Clearwater County: 12.237 %Clearwater County12.237Twin Falls County: 12.091 %Twin Falls County12.091Jerome County: 11.935 %Jerome County11.935Lemhi County: 11.608 %Lemhi County11.608Lincoln County: 11.28 %Lincoln County11.28Owyhee County: 10.621 %Owyhee County10.621Cassia County: 10.554 %Cassia County10.554Nez Perce County: 10.343 %Nez Perce County10.343Butte County: 9.877 %Butte County9.877Madison County: 9.543 %Madison County9.543Bear Lake County: 9.374 %Bear Lake County9.374Shoshone County: 9.097 %Shoshone County9.097Bingham County: 9.088 %Bingham County9.088Benewah County: 8.527 %Benewah County8.527Power County: 7.878 %Power County7.878Clark County: 5.587 %Clark County5.587Camas County: 42.308 %Camas County42.308Custer County: 23.912 %Custer County23.912Adams County: 22.626 %Adams County22.626Teton County: 22.544 %Teton County22.544Valley County: 20.901 %Valley County20.901Elmore County: 19.287 %Elmore County19.287Fremont County: 19.025 %Fremont County19.025Canyon County: 18.785 %Canyon County18.785Boundary County: 16.661 %Boundary County16.661Latah County: 16.393 %Latah County16.393Lewis County: 16.251 %Lewis County16.251Gem County: 16.15 %Gem County16.15Jefferson County: 15.562 %Jefferson County15.562Oneida County: 15.188 %Oneida County15.188Gooding County: 15.04 %Gooding County15.04Idaho County: 14.635 %Idaho County14.635Bonner County: 14.441 %Bonner County14.441Franklin County: 14.213 %Franklin County14.213Kootenai County: 14.154 %Kootenai County14.154Minidoka County: 13.942 %Minidoka County13.942Bonneville County: 13.497 %Bonneville County13.497Blaine County: 13.415 %Blaine County13.415Caribou County: 13.34 %Caribou County13.34Ada County: 13.109 %Ada County13.109Washington County: 13.099 %Washington County13.099Bannock County: 12.792 %Bannock County12.792Boise County: 12.611 %Boise County12.611Payette County: 12.58 %Payette County12.58Clearwater County: 12.237 %Clearwater County12.237Twin Falls County: 12.091 %Twin Falls County12.091Jerome County: 11.935 %Jerome County11.935Lemhi County: 11.608 %Lemhi County11.608Lincoln County: 11.28 %Lincoln County11.28Owyhee County: 10.621 %Owyhee County10.621Cassia County: 10.554 %Cassia County10.554Nez Perce County: 10.343 %Nez Perce County10.343Butte County: 9.877 %Butte County9.877Madison County: 9.543 %Madison County9.543Bear Lake County: 9.374 %Bear Lake County9.374Shoshone County: 9.097 %Shoshone County9.097Bingham County: 9.088 %Bingham County9.088Benewah County: 8.527 %Benewah County8.527Power County: 7.878 %Power County7.878Clark County: 5.587 %Clark County5.587
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Camas County42.308+31.54 pts
2Custer County23.912+8.75 pts
3Adams County22.626+3.49 pts
4Teton County22.544+3.57 pts
5Valley County20.901+7.24 pts
6Elmore County19.287+8.46 pts
7Fremont County19.025+0.18 pts
8Canyon County18.785+5.79 pts
9Boundary County16.661+3.4 pts
10Latah County16.393+4.23 pts
11Lewis County16.251-2.03 pts
12Gem County16.15+0.4 pts
13Jefferson County15.562-4.67 pts
14Oneida County15.188+6.31 pts
15Gooding County15.04+2.8 pts
16Idaho County14.635+2.41 pts
17Bonner County14.441+2.1 pts
18Franklin County14.213+1.89 pts
19Kootenai County14.154-2.73 pts
20Minidoka County13.942+3.64 pts
21Bonneville County13.497+0.58 pts
22Blaine County13.415+0.5 pts
23Caribou County13.34+5.68 pts
24Ada County13.109+0.03 pts
25Washington County13.099+0.54 pts
26Bannock County12.792+0.29 pts
27Boise County12.611+0.71 pts
28Payette County12.58-1.99 pts
29Clearwater County12.237+0.52 pts
30Twin Falls County12.091-0.57 pts
31Jerome County11.935-1.55 pts
32Lemhi County11.608-2.46 pts
33Lincoln County11.28+1.37 pts
34Owyhee County10.621-5.2 pts
35Cassia County10.554-3.25 pts
36Nez Perce County10.343+1.02 pts
37Butte County9.877-11.18 pts
38Madison County9.543-0.52 pts
39Bear Lake County9.374-4.59 pts
40Shoshone County9.097-6.23 pts
41Bingham County9.088-1.24 pts
42Benewah County8.527+1.58 pts
43Power County7.878+0.8 pts
44Clark County5.587-9.44 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Camas County, with 42.308% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Clark County, with 5.587% in 2021.

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