# Counties in Montana by job creation rate, 2023

All 56 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/montana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Carter County | 44.172 |
| 2 | Petroleum County | 36.364 |
| 3 | Wibaux County | 34.818 |
| 4 | Pondera County | 20.638 |
| 5 | Broadwater County | 19.525 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 19.393 |
| 7 | Chouteau County | 18.775 |
| 8 | Liberty County | 18.605 |
| 9 | Carbon County | 18.446 |
| 10 | Wheatland County | 18.011 |
| 11 | Treasure County | 17.544 |
| 12 | Madison County | 17.24 |
| 13 | Mineral County | 16.831 |
| 14 | Sanders County | 15.559 |
| 15 | Gallatin County | 15.264 |
| 16 | Roosevelt County | 14.796 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 14.783 |
| 18 | Judith Basin County | 14.149 |
| 19 | Yellowstone County | 13.882 |
| 20 | Daniels County | 13.678 |
| 21 | Ravalli County | 13.629 |
| 22 | Flathead County | 13.595 |
| 23 | Meagher County | 13.208 |
| 24 | Missoula County | 13.203 |
| 25 | Park County | 13.159 |
| 26 | Granite County | 13.101 |
| 27 | Lake County | 13.08 |
| 28 | Teton County | 13.045 |
| 29 | Hill County | 13.014 |
| 30 | Dawson County | 12.942 |
| 31 | Sheridan County | 12.884 |
| 32 | Beaverhead County | 12.785 |
| 33 | Powell County | 12.75 |
| 34 | Silver Bow County | 12.741 |
| 35 | Musselshell County | 12.54 |
| 36 | Deer Lodge County | 12.093 |
| 37 | Richland County | 11.762 |
| 38 | Fallon County | 11.752 |
| 39 | Lewis and Clark County | 11.656 |
| 40 | Glacier County | 11.332 |
| 41 | Valley County | 11.282 |
| 42 | Custer County | 11.125 |
| 43 | McCone County | 11.014 |
| 44 | Cascade County | 10.765 |
| 45 | Fergus County | 10.631 |
| 46 | Toole County | 10.399 |
| 47 | Phillips County | 9.874 |
| 48 | Stillwater County | 8.872 |
| 49 | Big Horn County | 8.73 |
| 50 | Powder River County | 8.227 |
| 51 | Sweet Grass County | 7.707 |
| 52 | Blaine County | 7.549 |
| 53 | Garfield County | 5.882 |
| 54 | Rosebud County | 5.767 |
| 55 | Prairie County | 3.195 |
| 56 | Golden Valley County | 0 |