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Counties in Montana by job creation rate

Wibaux County had the highest job creation rate of 56 counties in 2017, at 22.907%. Golden Valley County had the lowest, at 3.008%. The median was 12.66% and the figure for Montana was 13.068%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.907Wibaux County
Lowest3.008Golden Valley County
Median12.6656 counties
Montana13.068History

Map of counties, 2017

Beaverhead County: 22.406 %Big Horn County: 9.634 %Blaine County: 13.869 %Broadwater County: 15.357 %Carbon County: 19.687 %Carter County: 12.081 %Cascade County: 10.911 %Chouteau County: 19.889 %Custer County: 8.511 %Daniels County: 5.842 %Dawson County: 9.008 %Deer Lodge County: 11.258 %Fallon County: 11.334 %Fergus County: 11.268 %Flathead County: 12.594 %Gallatin County: 14.5 %Garfield County: 16.26 %Glacier County: 6.589 %Golden Valley County: 3.008 %Granite County: 16.529 %Hill County: 12.454 %Jefferson County: 11.068 %Judith Basin County: 14.595 %Lake County: 14.647 %Lewis and Clark County: 12.242 %Liberty County: 13.095 %Lincoln County: 16.025 %McCone County: 5.229 %Madison County: 20.581 %Meagher County: 15.862 %Mineral County: 8.293 %Missoula County: 13.837 %Musselshell County: 19.048 %Park County: 14.692 %Petroleum County: 21.622 %Phillips County: 9.95 %Pondera County: 5.949 %Powder River County: 9.715 %Powell County: 14.818 %Prairie County: 6.186 %Ravalli County: 14.103 %Richland County: 14.628 %Roosevelt County: 9.845 %Rosebud County: 7.461 %Sanders County: 12.727 %Sheridan County: 14.688 %Silver Bow County: 9.996 %Stillwater County: 8.981 %Sweet Grass County: 16.119 %Teton County: 18.322 %Toole County: 6.904 %Treasure County: 6.723 %Valley County: 18.211 %Wheatland County: 14.586 %Wibaux County: 22.907 %Yellowstone County: 10.489 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Wibaux County: 22.907 %Wibaux County22.907Beaverhead County: 22.406 %Beaverhead County22.406Petroleum County: 21.622 %Petroleum County21.622Madison County: 20.581 %Madison County20.581Chouteau County: 19.889 %Chouteau County19.889Carbon County: 19.687 %Carbon County19.687Musselshell County: 19.048 %Musselshell County19.048Teton County: 18.322 %Teton County18.322Valley County: 18.211 %Valley County18.211Granite County: 16.529 %Granite County16.529Garfield County: 16.26 %Garfield County16.26Sweet Grass County: 16.119 %Sweet Grass County16.119Lincoln County: 16.025 %Lincoln County16.025Meagher County: 15.862 %Meagher County15.862Broadwater County: 15.357 %Broadwater County15.357Powell County: 14.818 %Powell County14.818Park County: 14.692 %Park County14.692Sheridan County: 14.688 %Sheridan County14.688Lake County: 14.647 %Lake County14.647Richland County: 14.628 %Richland County14.628Judith Basin County: 14.595 %Judith Basin County14.595Wheatland County: 14.586 %Wheatland County14.586Gallatin County: 14.5 %Gallatin County14.5Ravalli County: 14.103 %Ravalli County14.103Blaine County: 13.869 %Blaine County13.869Missoula County: 13.837 %Missoula County13.837Liberty County: 13.095 %Liberty County13.095Sanders County: 12.727 %Sanders County12.727Flathead County: 12.594 %Flathead County12.594Hill County: 12.454 %Hill County12.454Lewis and Clark County: 12.242 %Lewis and Clark County12.242Carter County: 12.081 %Carter County12.081Fallon County: 11.334 %Fallon County11.334Fergus County: 11.268 %Fergus County11.268Deer Lodge County: 11.258 %Deer Lodge County11.258Jefferson County: 11.068 %Jefferson County11.068Cascade County: 10.911 %Cascade County10.911Yellowstone County: 10.489 %Yellowstone County10.489Silver Bow County: 9.996 %Silver Bow County9.996Phillips County: 9.95 %Phillips County9.95Roosevelt County: 9.845 %Roosevelt County9.845Powder River County: 9.715 %Powder River County9.715Big Horn County: 9.634 %Big Horn County9.634Dawson County: 9.008 %Dawson County9.008Stillwater County: 8.981 %Stillwater County8.981Custer County: 8.511 %Custer County8.511Mineral County: 8.293 %Mineral County8.293Rosebud County: 7.461 %Rosebud County7.461Toole County: 6.904 %Toole County6.904Treasure County: 6.723 %Treasure County6.723Glacier County: 6.589 %Glacier County6.589Prairie County: 6.186 %Prairie County6.186Pondera County: 5.949 %Pondera County5.949Daniels County: 5.842 %Daniels County5.842McCone County: 5.229 %McCone County5.229Golden Valley County: 3.008 %Golden Valley County3.008Wibaux County: 22.907 %Wibaux County22.907Beaverhead County: 22.406 %Beaverhead County22.406Petroleum County: 21.622 %Petroleum County21.622Madison County: 20.581 %Madison County20.581Chouteau County: 19.889 %Chouteau County19.889Carbon County: 19.687 %Carbon County19.687Musselshell County: 19.048 %Musselshell County19.048Teton County: 18.322 %Teton County18.322Valley County: 18.211 %Valley County18.211Granite County: 16.529 %Granite County16.529Garfield County: 16.26 %Garfield County16.26Sweet Grass County: 16.119 %Sweet Grass County16.119Lincoln County: 16.025 %Lincoln County16.025Meagher County: 15.862 %Meagher County15.862Broadwater County: 15.357 %Broadwater County15.357Powell County: 14.818 %Powell County14.818Park County: 14.692 %Park County14.692Sheridan County: 14.688 %Sheridan County14.688Lake County: 14.647 %Lake County14.647Richland County: 14.628 %Richland County14.628Judith Basin County: 14.595 %Judith Basin County14.595Wheatland County: 14.586 %Wheatland County14.586Gallatin County: 14.5 %Gallatin County14.5Ravalli County: 14.103 %Ravalli County14.103Blaine County: 13.869 %Blaine County13.869Missoula County: 13.837 %Missoula County13.837Liberty County: 13.095 %Liberty County13.095Sanders County: 12.727 %Sanders County12.727Flathead County: 12.594 %Flathead County12.594Hill County: 12.454 %Hill County12.454Lewis and Clark County: 12.242 %Lewis and Clark County12.242Carter County: 12.081 %Carter County12.081Fallon County: 11.334 %Fallon County11.334Fergus County: 11.268 %Fergus County11.268Deer Lodge County: 11.258 %Deer Lodge County11.258Jefferson County: 11.068 %Jefferson County11.068Cascade County: 10.911 %Cascade County10.911Yellowstone County: 10.489 %Yellowstone County10.489Silver Bow County: 9.996 %Silver Bow County9.996Phillips County: 9.95 %Phillips County9.95Roosevelt County: 9.845 %Roosevelt County9.845Powder River County: 9.715 %Powder River County9.715Big Horn County: 9.634 %Big Horn County9.634Dawson County: 9.008 %Dawson County9.008Stillwater County: 8.981 %Stillwater County8.981Custer County: 8.511 %Custer County8.511Mineral County: 8.293 %Mineral County8.293Rosebud County: 7.461 %Rosebud County7.461Toole County: 6.904 %Toole County6.904Treasure County: 6.723 %Treasure County6.723Glacier County: 6.589 %Glacier County6.589Prairie County: 6.186 %Prairie County6.186Pondera County: 5.949 %Pondera County5.949Daniels County: 5.842 %Daniels County5.842McCone County: 5.229 %McCone County5.229Golden Valley County: 3.008 %Golden Valley County3.008
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Wibaux County22.907+17.1 pts
2Beaverhead County22.406+5.15 pts
3Petroleum County21.622+10.51 pts
4Madison County20.581+5.07 pts
5Chouteau County19.889+7.88 pts
6Carbon County19.687+6.38 pts
7Musselshell County19.048+10.67 pts
8Teton County18.322+8.33 pts
9Valley County18.211+5.86 pts
10Granite County16.529-5.46 pts
11Garfield County16.26+2.76 pts
12Sweet Grass County16.119+7.86 pts
13Lincoln County16.025+3.77 pts
14Meagher County15.862-1.19 pts
15Broadwater County15.357+1.73 pts
16Powell County14.818+5.72 pts
17Park County14.692-0.83 pts
18Sheridan County14.688+5.71 pts
19Lake County14.647+1.29 pts
20Richland County14.628+4.39 pts
21Judith Basin County14.595-3.94 pts
22Wheatland County14.586+1.11 pts
23Gallatin County14.5-1 pts
24Ravalli County14.103+1.75 pts
25Blaine County13.869+5.38 pts
26Missoula County13.837+3.4 pts
27Liberty County13.095+4.08 pts
28Sanders County12.727+2.02 pts
29Flathead County12.594-0.01 pts
30Hill County12.454+5.34 pts
31Lewis and Clark County12.242+0.62 pts
32Carter County12.081-4.3 pts
33Fallon County11.334+1.18 pts
34Fergus County11.268-0.31 pts
35Deer Lodge County11.258+2.12 pts
36Jefferson County11.068-5.47 pts
37Cascade County10.911-1.98 pts
38Yellowstone County10.489-1.01 pts
39Silver Bow County9.996+0.19 pts
40Phillips County9.95+3.62 pts
41Roosevelt County9.845+2.3 pts
42Powder River County9.715+2.66 pts
43Big Horn County9.634-1.13 pts
44Dawson County9.008+0.9 pts
45Stillwater County8.981+3.51 pts
46Custer County8.511-2.07 pts
47Mineral County8.293-4.98 pts
48Rosebud County7.461-1.8 pts
49Toole County6.904-0.7 pts
50Treasure County6.723+0.52 pts
51Glacier County6.589-11.08 pts
52Prairie County6.186-4.74 pts
53Pondera County5.949-4.45 pts
54Daniels County5.842-0.96 pts
55McCone County5.229-0.59 pts
56Golden Valley County3.008-1.16 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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/montana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wibaux County, with 22.907% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Golden Valley County, with 3.008% in 2017.

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