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Counties in Montana by job creation rate

Granite County had the highest job creation rate of 56 counties in 2015, at 36.348%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 3.493%. The median was 11.122% and the figure for Montana was 13.243%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.348Granite County
Lowest3.493Garfield County
Median11.12256 counties
Montana13.243History

Map of counties, 2015

Beaverhead County: 13.887 %Big Horn County: 16.332 %Blaine County: 7.091 %Broadwater County: 9.378 %Carbon County: 12.593 %Carter County: 13.24 %Cascade County: 13.881 %Chouteau County: 12.151 %Custer County: 10.512 %Daniels County: 6.964 %Dawson County: 10.204 %Deer Lodge County: 5.574 %Fallon County: 14.24 %Fergus County: 10.117 %Flathead County: 14.172 %Gallatin County: 14.759 %Garfield County: 3.493 %Glacier County: 11.058 %Golden Valley County: 8.392 %Granite County: 36.348 %Hill County: 9.739 %Jefferson County: 18.859 %Judith Basin County: 16.571 %Lake County: 10.983 %Lewis and Clark County: 11.471 %Liberty County: 23.692 %Lincoln County: 15.4 %McCone County: 8.178 %Madison County: 16.77 %Meagher County: 16.319 %Mineral County: 9.021 %Missoula County: 12.299 %Musselshell County: 9.147 %Park County: 12.826 %Petroleum County: 10.811 %Phillips County: 14.22 %Pondera County: 9.961 %Powder River County: 5.982 %Powell County: 11.968 %Prairie County: 8.333 %Ravalli County: 16.368 %Richland County: 18.805 %Roosevelt County: 10.581 %Rosebud County: 6.507 %Sanders County: 16.361 %Sheridan County: 7.574 %Silver Bow County: 9.973 %Stillwater County: 8.508 %Sweet Grass County: 12.174 %Teton County: 11.186 %Toole County: 7.778 %Treasure County: 9.524 %Valley County: 9.509 %Wheatland County: 17.403 %Wibaux County: 9.288 %Yellowstone County: 12.97 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Granite County: 36.348 %Granite County36.348Liberty County: 23.692 %Liberty County23.692Jefferson County: 18.859 %Jefferson County18.859Richland County: 18.805 %Richland County18.805Wheatland County: 17.403 %Wheatland County17.403Madison County: 16.77 %Madison County16.77Judith Basin County: 16.571 %Judith Basin County16.571Ravalli County: 16.368 %Ravalli County16.368Sanders County: 16.361 %Sanders County16.361Big Horn County: 16.332 %Big Horn County16.332Meagher County: 16.319 %Meagher County16.319Lincoln County: 15.4 %Lincoln County15.4Gallatin County: 14.759 %Gallatin County14.759Fallon County: 14.24 %Fallon County14.24Phillips County: 14.22 %Phillips County14.22Flathead County: 14.172 %Flathead County14.172Beaverhead County: 13.887 %Beaverhead County13.887Cascade County: 13.881 %Cascade County13.881Carter County: 13.24 %Carter County13.24Yellowstone County: 12.97 %Yellowstone County12.97Park County: 12.826 %Park County12.826Carbon County: 12.593 %Carbon County12.593Missoula County: 12.299 %Missoula County12.299Sweet Grass County: 12.174 %Sweet Grass County12.174Chouteau County: 12.151 %Chouteau County12.151Powell County: 11.968 %Powell County11.968Lewis and Clark County: 11.471 %Lewis and Clark County11.471Teton County: 11.186 %Teton County11.186Glacier County: 11.058 %Glacier County11.058Lake County: 10.983 %Lake County10.983Petroleum County: 10.811 %Petroleum County10.811Roosevelt County: 10.581 %Roosevelt County10.581Custer County: 10.512 %Custer County10.512Dawson County: 10.204 %Dawson County10.204Fergus County: 10.117 %Fergus County10.117Silver Bow County: 9.973 %Silver Bow County9.973Pondera County: 9.961 %Pondera County9.961Hill County: 9.739 %Hill County9.739Treasure County: 9.524 %Treasure County9.524Valley County: 9.509 %Valley County9.509Broadwater County: 9.378 %Broadwater County9.378Wibaux County: 9.288 %Wibaux County9.288Musselshell County: 9.147 %Musselshell County9.147Mineral County: 9.021 %Mineral County9.021Stillwater County: 8.508 %Stillwater County8.508Golden Valley County: 8.392 %Golden Valley County8.392Prairie County: 8.333 %Prairie County8.333McCone County: 8.178 %McCone County8.178Toole County: 7.778 %Toole County7.778Sheridan County: 7.574 %Sheridan County7.574Blaine County: 7.091 %Blaine County7.091Daniels County: 6.964 %Daniels County6.964Rosebud County: 6.507 %Rosebud County6.507Powder River County: 5.982 %Powder River County5.982Deer Lodge County: 5.574 %Deer Lodge County5.574Garfield County: 3.493 %Garfield County3.493Granite County: 36.348 %Granite County36.348Liberty County: 23.692 %Liberty County23.692Jefferson County: 18.859 %Jefferson County18.859Richland County: 18.805 %Richland County18.805Wheatland County: 17.403 %Wheatland County17.403Madison County: 16.77 %Madison County16.77Judith Basin County: 16.571 %Judith Basin County16.571Ravalli County: 16.368 %Ravalli County16.368Sanders County: 16.361 %Sanders County16.361Big Horn County: 16.332 %Big Horn County16.332Meagher County: 16.319 %Meagher County16.319Lincoln County: 15.4 %Lincoln County15.4Gallatin County: 14.759 %Gallatin County14.759Fallon County: 14.24 %Fallon County14.24Phillips County: 14.22 %Phillips County14.22Flathead County: 14.172 %Flathead County14.172Beaverhead County: 13.887 %Beaverhead County13.887Cascade County: 13.881 %Cascade County13.881Carter County: 13.24 %Carter County13.24Yellowstone County: 12.97 %Yellowstone County12.97Park County: 12.826 %Park County12.826Carbon County: 12.593 %Carbon County12.593Missoula County: 12.299 %Missoula County12.299Sweet Grass County: 12.174 %Sweet Grass County12.174Chouteau County: 12.151 %Chouteau County12.151Powell County: 11.968 %Powell County11.968Lewis and Clark County: 11.471 %Lewis and Clark County11.471Teton County: 11.186 %Teton County11.186Glacier County: 11.058 %Glacier County11.058Lake County: 10.983 %Lake County10.983Petroleum County: 10.811 %Petroleum County10.811Roosevelt County: 10.581 %Roosevelt County10.581Custer County: 10.512 %Custer County10.512Dawson County: 10.204 %Dawson County10.204Fergus County: 10.117 %Fergus County10.117Silver Bow County: 9.973 %Silver Bow County9.973Pondera County: 9.961 %Pondera County9.961Hill County: 9.739 %Hill County9.739Treasure County: 9.524 %Treasure County9.524Valley County: 9.509 %Valley County9.509Broadwater County: 9.378 %Broadwater County9.378Wibaux County: 9.288 %Wibaux County9.288Musselshell County: 9.147 %Musselshell County9.147Mineral County: 9.021 %Mineral County9.021Stillwater County: 8.508 %Stillwater County8.508Golden Valley County: 8.392 %Golden Valley County8.392Prairie County: 8.333 %Prairie County8.333McCone County: 8.178 %McCone County8.178Toole County: 7.778 %Toole County7.778Sheridan County: 7.574 %Sheridan County7.574Blaine County: 7.091 %Blaine County7.091Daniels County: 6.964 %Daniels County6.964Rosebud County: 6.507 %Rosebud County6.507Powder River County: 5.982 %Powder River County5.982Deer Lodge County: 5.574 %Deer Lodge County5.574Garfield County: 3.493 %Garfield County3.493
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Granite County36.348+24.36 pts
2Liberty County23.692+17.43 pts
3Jefferson County18.859+6.95 pts
4Richland County18.805+3.83 pts
5Wheatland County17.403+2.21 pts
6Madison County16.77-4.81 pts
7Judith Basin County16.571+0.29 pts
8Ravalli County16.368+3.61 pts
9Sanders County16.361+5 pts
10Big Horn County16.332+7.47 pts
11Meagher County16.319+9.84 pts
12Lincoln County15.4+1.16 pts
13Gallatin County14.759-1.81 pts
14Fallon County14.24-0.84 pts
15Phillips County14.22+0.64 pts
16Flathead County14.172+1.04 pts
17Beaverhead County13.887+0.68 pts
18Cascade County13.881+2.54 pts
19Carter County13.24+3.84 pts
20Yellowstone County12.97+1.63 pts
21Park County12.826+0.23 pts
22Carbon County12.593+0.2 pts
23Missoula County12.299-2.23 pts
24Sweet Grass County12.174-2.59 pts
25Chouteau County12.151+2.68 pts
26Powell County11.968+3.12 pts
27Lewis and Clark County11.471+0.73 pts
28Teton County11.186+2.1 pts
29Glacier County11.058-1.86 pts
30Lake County10.983-2.95 pts
31Petroleum County10.811+0.55 pts
32Roosevelt County10.581-0.69 pts
33Custer County10.512-1.11 pts
34Dawson County10.204-4.72 pts
35Fergus County10.117-0.48 pts
36Silver Bow County9.973+1.32 pts
37Pondera County9.961+0.64 pts
38Hill County9.739+0.48 pts
39Treasure County9.524+2.06 pts
40Valley County9.509-3.28 pts
41Broadwater County9.378-0.25 pts
42Wibaux County9.288+1.08 pts
43Musselshell County9.147+0.29 pts
44Mineral County9.021-0.77 pts
45Stillwater County8.508+2.48 pts
46Golden Valley County8.392+2.8 pts
47Prairie County8.333-5 pts
48McCone County8.178-6.36 pts
49Toole County7.778-4.83 pts
50Sheridan County7.574-2.34 pts
51Blaine County7.091-2.41 pts
52Daniels County6.964-3.55 pts
53Rosebud County6.507-2.89 pts
54Powder River County5.982-1.33 pts
55Deer Lodge County5.574-8.48 pts
56Garfield County3.493-3.59 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Granite County, with 36.348% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Garfield County, with 3.493% in 2015.

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