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Counties in Montana by job creation rate

Treasure County had the highest job creation rate of 56 counties in 2013, at 32.593%. Rosebud County had the lowest, at 4.167%. The median was 13.453% and the figure for Montana was 14.149%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.593Treasure County
Lowest4.167Rosebud County
Median13.45356 counties
Montana14.149History

Map of counties, 2013

Beaverhead County: 16.134 %Big Horn County: 12.686 %Blaine County: 16.048 %Broadwater County: 17.036 %Carbon County: 15.184 %Carter County: 13.462 %Cascade County: 12.392 %Chouteau County: 14.745 %Custer County: 13.444 %Daniels County: 5.653 %Dawson County: 18.694 %Deer Lodge County: 12.259 %Fallon County: 16.906 %Fergus County: 14.761 %Flathead County: 15.795 %Gallatin County: 17.419 %Garfield County: 7.746 %Glacier County: 21.714 %Golden Valley County: 9.929 %Granite County: 22.36 %Hill County: 9.047 %Jefferson County: 11.506 %Judith Basin County: 21.154 %Lake County: 12.344 %Lewis and Clark County: 12.363 %Liberty County: 8.876 %Lincoln County: 11.423 %McCone County: 8.889 %Madison County: 19.59 %Meagher County: 12.406 %Mineral County: 8.617 %Missoula County: 12.536 %Musselshell County: 15.568 %Park County: 16.452 %Petroleum County: 18.605 %Phillips County: 17.361 %Pondera County: 11.009 %Powder River County: 12.454 %Powell County: 12.703 %Prairie County: 9.689 %Ravalli County: 13.089 %Richland County: 17.987 %Roosevelt County: 29.888 %Rosebud County: 4.167 %Sanders County: 17.609 %Sheridan County: 21.175 %Silver Bow County: 9.644 %Stillwater County: 18.434 %Sweet Grass County: 12.628 %Teton County: 18.066 %Toole County: 17.403 %Treasure County: 32.593 %Valley County: 13.31 %Wheatland County: 12.648 %Wibaux County: 5.612 %Yellowstone County: 15.095 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Treasure County: 32.593 %Treasure County32.593Roosevelt County: 29.888 %Roosevelt County29.888Granite County: 22.36 %Granite County22.36Glacier County: 21.714 %Glacier County21.714Sheridan County: 21.175 %Sheridan County21.175Judith Basin County: 21.154 %Judith Basin County21.154Madison County: 19.59 %Madison County19.59Dawson County: 18.694 %Dawson County18.694Petroleum County: 18.605 %Petroleum County18.605Stillwater County: 18.434 %Stillwater County18.434Teton County: 18.066 %Teton County18.066Richland County: 17.987 %Richland County17.987Sanders County: 17.609 %Sanders County17.609Gallatin County: 17.419 %Gallatin County17.419Toole County: 17.403 %Toole County17.403Phillips County: 17.361 %Phillips County17.361Broadwater County: 17.036 %Broadwater County17.036Fallon County: 16.906 %Fallon County16.906Park County: 16.452 %Park County16.452Beaverhead County: 16.134 %Beaverhead County16.134Blaine County: 16.048 %Blaine County16.048Flathead County: 15.795 %Flathead County15.795Musselshell County: 15.568 %Musselshell County15.568Carbon County: 15.184 %Carbon County15.184Yellowstone County: 15.095 %Yellowstone County15.095Fergus County: 14.761 %Fergus County14.761Chouteau County: 14.745 %Chouteau County14.745Carter County: 13.462 %Carter County13.462Custer County: 13.444 %Custer County13.444Valley County: 13.31 %Valley County13.31Ravalli County: 13.089 %Ravalli County13.089Powell County: 12.703 %Powell County12.703Big Horn County: 12.686 %Big Horn County12.686Wheatland County: 12.648 %Wheatland County12.648Sweet Grass County: 12.628 %Sweet Grass County12.628Missoula County: 12.536 %Missoula County12.536Powder River County: 12.454 %Powder River County12.454Meagher County: 12.406 %Meagher County12.406Cascade County: 12.392 %Cascade County12.392Lewis and Clark County: 12.363 %Lewis and Clark County12.363Lake County: 12.344 %Lake County12.344Deer Lodge County: 12.259 %Deer Lodge County12.259Jefferson County: 11.506 %Jefferson County11.506Lincoln County: 11.423 %Lincoln County11.423Pondera County: 11.009 %Pondera County11.009Golden Valley County: 9.929 %Golden Valley County9.929Prairie County: 9.689 %Prairie County9.689Silver Bow County: 9.644 %Silver Bow County9.644Hill County: 9.047 %Hill County9.047McCone County: 8.889 %McCone County8.889Liberty County: 8.876 %Liberty County8.876Mineral County: 8.617 %Mineral County8.617Garfield County: 7.746 %Garfield County7.746Daniels County: 5.653 %Daniels County5.653Wibaux County: 5.612 %Wibaux County5.612Rosebud County: 4.167 %Rosebud County4.167Treasure County: 32.593 %Treasure County32.593Roosevelt County: 29.888 %Roosevelt County29.888Granite County: 22.36 %Granite County22.36Glacier County: 21.714 %Glacier County21.714Sheridan County: 21.175 %Sheridan County21.175Judith Basin County: 21.154 %Judith Basin County21.154Madison County: 19.59 %Madison County19.59Dawson County: 18.694 %Dawson County18.694Petroleum County: 18.605 %Petroleum County18.605Stillwater County: 18.434 %Stillwater County18.434Teton County: 18.066 %Teton County18.066Richland County: 17.987 %Richland County17.987Sanders County: 17.609 %Sanders County17.609Gallatin County: 17.419 %Gallatin County17.419Toole County: 17.403 %Toole County17.403Phillips County: 17.361 %Phillips County17.361Broadwater County: 17.036 %Broadwater County17.036Fallon County: 16.906 %Fallon County16.906Park County: 16.452 %Park County16.452Beaverhead County: 16.134 %Beaverhead County16.134Blaine County: 16.048 %Blaine County16.048Flathead County: 15.795 %Flathead County15.795Musselshell County: 15.568 %Musselshell County15.568Carbon County: 15.184 %Carbon County15.184Yellowstone County: 15.095 %Yellowstone County15.095Fergus County: 14.761 %Fergus County14.761Chouteau County: 14.745 %Chouteau County14.745Carter County: 13.462 %Carter County13.462Custer County: 13.444 %Custer County13.444Valley County: 13.31 %Valley County13.31Ravalli County: 13.089 %Ravalli County13.089Powell County: 12.703 %Powell County12.703Big Horn County: 12.686 %Big Horn County12.686Wheatland County: 12.648 %Wheatland County12.648Sweet Grass County: 12.628 %Sweet Grass County12.628Missoula County: 12.536 %Missoula County12.536Powder River County: 12.454 %Powder River County12.454Meagher County: 12.406 %Meagher County12.406Cascade County: 12.392 %Cascade County12.392Lewis and Clark County: 12.363 %Lewis and Clark County12.363Lake County: 12.344 %Lake County12.344Deer Lodge County: 12.259 %Deer Lodge County12.259Jefferson County: 11.506 %Jefferson County11.506Lincoln County: 11.423 %Lincoln County11.423Pondera County: 11.009 %Pondera County11.009Golden Valley County: 9.929 %Golden Valley County9.929Prairie County: 9.689 %Prairie County9.689Silver Bow County: 9.644 %Silver Bow County9.644Hill County: 9.047 %Hill County9.047McCone County: 8.889 %McCone County8.889Liberty County: 8.876 %Liberty County8.876Mineral County: 8.617 %Mineral County8.617Garfield County: 7.746 %Garfield County7.746Daniels County: 5.653 %Daniels County5.653Wibaux County: 5.612 %Wibaux County5.612Rosebud County: 4.167 %Rosebud County4.167
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Treasure County32.593+17.21 pts
2Roosevelt County29.888+8.89 pts
3Granite County22.36+4.59 pts
4Glacier County21.714+8.43 pts
5Sheridan County21.175+0.9 pts
6Judith Basin County21.154-2.74 pts
7Madison County19.59+4.65 pts
8Dawson County18.694+5.49 pts
9Petroleum County18.605+1.94 pts
10Stillwater County18.434+6.32 pts
11Teton County18.066+6.4 pts
12Richland County17.987-6.23 pts
13Sanders County17.609+6.26 pts
14Gallatin County17.419+2.32 pts
15Toole County17.403+4.39 pts
16Phillips County17.361+5.46 pts
17Broadwater County17.036+6.38 pts
18Fallon County16.906-4.88 pts
19Park County16.452+2.32 pts
20Beaverhead County16.134-2.03 pts
21Blaine County16.048+0.92 pts
22Flathead County15.795+2.46 pts
23Musselshell County15.568+2.93 pts
24Carbon County15.184-1.44 pts
25Yellowstone County15.095+2.15 pts
26Fergus County14.761+1.41 pts
27Chouteau County14.745+2.04 pts
28Carter County13.462-3.59 pts
29Custer County13.444-1.46 pts
30Valley County13.31-0.42 pts
31Ravalli County13.089-2.13 pts
32Powell County12.703-2.73 pts
33Big Horn County12.686-2.95 pts
34Wheatland County12.648+0.44 pts
35Sweet Grass County12.628-10.13 pts
36Missoula County12.536+1.17 pts
37Powder River County12.454+2.13 pts
38Meagher County12.406-2.72 pts
39Cascade County12.392-0.14 pts
40Lewis and Clark County12.363+0.7 pts
41Lake County12.344-1.15 pts
42Deer Lodge County12.259+1.32 pts
43Jefferson County11.506-8.13 pts
44Lincoln County11.423-2.73 pts
45Pondera County11.009+2.11 pts
46Golden Valley County9.929-10.38 pts
47Prairie County9.689-1.49 pts
48Silver Bow County9.644-1.54 pts
49Hill County9.047-1.33 pts
50McCone County8.889-2.86 pts
51Liberty County8.876-8.32 pts
52Mineral County8.617-5.77 pts
53Garfield County7.746-17.71 pts
54Daniels County5.653-17.45 pts
55Wibaux County5.612-20.92 pts
56Rosebud County4.167-3.38 pts

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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 Montana by job creation rate, 2013) [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 Montana by job creation rate, 2013. 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/montana-counties?period=2013. 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 Montana by job creation rate, 2013. 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/montana-counties?period=2013.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Treasure County, with 32.593% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Rosebud County, with 4.167% in 2013.

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