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Counties in Maine by job creation rate

Cumberland County had the highest job creation rate of 16 counties in 2022, at 18.825%. Sagadahoc County had the lowest, at 8.896%. The median was 12.572% and the figure for Maine was 15.743%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.825Cumberland County
Lowest8.896Sagadahoc County
Median12.57216 counties
Maine15.743History

Map of counties, 2022

Androscoggin County: 11.198 %Aroostook County: 12.093 %Cumberland County: 18.825 %Franklin County: 14.193 %Hancock County: 15.147 %Kennebec County: 11.412 %Knox County: 14.46 %Lincoln County: 14.646 %Oxford County: 11.715 %Penobscot County: 13.051 %Piscataquis County: 11.59 %Sagadahoc County: 8.896 %Somerset County: 9.659 %Waldo County: 11.007 %Washington County: 14.503 %York County: 17.681 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Cumberland County: 18.825 %Cumberland County18.825York County: 17.681 %York County17.681Hancock County: 15.147 %Hancock County15.147Lincoln County: 14.646 %Lincoln County14.646Washington County: 14.503 %Washington County14.503Knox County: 14.46 %Knox County14.46Franklin County: 14.193 %Franklin County14.193Penobscot County: 13.051 %Penobscot County13.051Aroostook County: 12.093 %Aroostook County12.093Oxford County: 11.715 %Oxford County11.715Piscataquis County: 11.59 %Piscataquis County11.59Kennebec County: 11.412 %Kennebec County11.412Androscoggin County: 11.198 %Androscoggin County11.198Waldo County: 11.007 %Waldo County11.007Somerset County: 9.659 %Somerset County9.659Sagadahoc County: 8.896 %Sagadahoc County8.896Cumberland County: 18.825 %Cumberland County18.825York County: 17.681 %York County17.681Hancock County: 15.147 %Hancock County15.147Lincoln County: 14.646 %Lincoln County14.646Washington County: 14.503 %Washington County14.503Knox County: 14.46 %Knox County14.46Franklin County: 14.193 %Franklin County14.193Penobscot County: 13.051 %Penobscot County13.051Aroostook County: 12.093 %Aroostook County12.093Oxford County: 11.715 %Oxford County11.715Piscataquis County: 11.59 %Piscataquis County11.59Kennebec County: 11.412 %Kennebec County11.412Androscoggin County: 11.198 %Androscoggin County11.198Waldo County: 11.007 %Waldo County11.007Somerset County: 9.659 %Somerset County9.659Sagadahoc County: 8.896 %Sagadahoc County8.896
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cumberland County18.825+6.25 pts
2York County17.681+7.13 pts
3Hancock County15.147+4.69 pts
4Lincoln County14.646+3.56 pts
5Washington County14.503+3.67 pts
6Knox County14.46+4.15 pts
7Franklin County14.193+3.74 pts
8Penobscot County13.051+3.98 pts
9Aroostook County12.093+2.67 pts
10Oxford County11.715+3.56 pts
11Piscataquis County11.59+4.74 pts
12Kennebec County11.412+1.61 pts
13Androscoggin County11.198+2.19 pts
14Waldo County11.007+0.64 pts
15Somerset County9.659-11.02 pts
16Sagadahoc County8.896+3.5 pts

Other periods

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cumberland County, with 18.825% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sagadahoc County, with 8.896% in 2022.

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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