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Counties in Maine by job creation rate

Knox County had the highest job creation rate of 16 counties in 2018, at 12.634%. Sagadahoc County had the lowest, at 7.726%. The median was 10.389% and the figure for Maine was 11.046%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.634Knox County
Lowest7.726Sagadahoc County
Median10.38916 counties
Maine11.046History

Map of counties, 2018

Androscoggin County: 10.403 %Aroostook County: 8.534 %Cumberland County: 12.012 %Franklin County: 8.065 %Hancock County: 12.03 %Kennebec County: 11.099 %Knox County: 12.634 %Lincoln County: 10.54 %Oxford County: 8.756 %Penobscot County: 9.931 %Piscataquis County: 11.04 %Sagadahoc County: 7.726 %Somerset County: 8.446 %Waldo County: 10.374 %Washington County: 10.335 %York County: 12.191 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Knox County: 12.634 %Knox County12.634York County: 12.191 %York County12.191Hancock County: 12.03 %Hancock County12.03Cumberland County: 12.012 %Cumberland County12.012Kennebec County: 11.099 %Kennebec County11.099Piscataquis County: 11.04 %Piscataquis County11.04Lincoln County: 10.54 %Lincoln County10.54Androscoggin County: 10.403 %Androscoggin County10.403Waldo County: 10.374 %Waldo County10.374Washington County: 10.335 %Washington County10.335Penobscot County: 9.931 %Penobscot County9.931Oxford County: 8.756 %Oxford County8.756Aroostook County: 8.534 %Aroostook County8.534Somerset County: 8.446 %Somerset County8.446Franklin County: 8.065 %Franklin County8.065Sagadahoc County: 7.726 %Sagadahoc County7.726Knox County: 12.634 %Knox County12.634York County: 12.191 %York County12.191Hancock County: 12.03 %Hancock County12.03Cumberland County: 12.012 %Cumberland County12.012Kennebec County: 11.099 %Kennebec County11.099Piscataquis County: 11.04 %Piscataquis County11.04Lincoln County: 10.54 %Lincoln County10.54Androscoggin County: 10.403 %Androscoggin County10.403Waldo County: 10.374 %Waldo County10.374Washington County: 10.335 %Washington County10.335Penobscot County: 9.931 %Penobscot County9.931Oxford County: 8.756 %Oxford County8.756Aroostook County: 8.534 %Aroostook County8.534Somerset County: 8.446 %Somerset County8.446Franklin County: 8.065 %Franklin County8.065Sagadahoc County: 7.726 %Sagadahoc County7.726
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Knox County12.634-0.37 pts
2York County12.191-0.96 pts
3Hancock County12.03-1.01 pts
4Cumberland County12.012+0.57 pts
5Kennebec County11.099-1.04 pts
6Piscataquis County11.04+0.65 pts
7Lincoln County10.54-2.64 pts
8Androscoggin County10.403+0.96 pts
9Waldo County10.374-0.13 pts
10Washington County10.335-1.01 pts
11Penobscot County9.931-1.22 pts
12Oxford County8.756-3.56 pts
13Aroostook County8.534-2.66 pts
14Somerset County8.446-4.05 pts
15Franklin County8.065-4.87 pts
16Sagadahoc County7.726+1.61 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 Maine by job creation rate, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Maine by job creation rate, 2018. 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/maine-counties?period=2018. 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 Maine by job creation rate, 2018. 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/maine-counties?period=2018.

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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 Maine by job creation rate, 2018 [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/maine-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Knox County, with 12.634% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sagadahoc County, with 7.726% in 2018.

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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