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Counties in Montana by job creation rate

Judith Basin County had the highest job creation rate of 56 counties in 2019, at 32.361%. Powder River County had the lowest, at 3.617%. The median was 11.183% and the figure for Montana was 11.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.361Judith Basin County
Lowest3.617Powder River County
Median11.18356 counties
Montana11.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Beaverhead County: 11.66 %Big Horn County: 15.476 %Blaine County: 14.293 %Broadwater County: 11.887 %Carbon County: 12.436 %Carter County: 20.968 %Cascade County: 9.102 %Chouteau County: 9.823 %Custer County: 7.263 %Daniels County: 6.452 %Dawson County: 12.606 %Deer Lodge County: 8.245 %Fallon County: 13.824 %Fergus County: 11.561 %Flathead County: 10.506 %Gallatin County: 16.086 %Garfield County: 4 %Glacier County: 9.845 %Golden Valley County: 5.505 %Granite County: 14.362 %Hill County: 7.975 %Jefferson County: 9.957 %Judith Basin County: 32.361 %Lake County: 14.651 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.661 %Liberty County: 8.011 %Lincoln County: 11.388 %McCone County: 8.322 %Madison County: 17.214 %Meagher County: 12.191 %Mineral County: 17.041 %Missoula County: 9.926 %Musselshell County: 9.27 %Park County: 15.058 %Petroleum County: 18.182 %Phillips County: 11.947 %Pondera County: 8.615 %Powder River County: 3.617 %Powell County: 13.178 %Prairie County: 4.516 %Ravalli County: 11.288 %Richland County: 11.276 %Roosevelt County: 11.09 %Rosebud County: 9.61 %Sanders County: 14.717 %Sheridan County: 12.18 %Silver Bow County: 10.651 %Stillwater County: 10.825 %Sweet Grass County: 9.267 %Teton County: 9.481 %Toole County: 10.214 %Treasure County: 30.986 %Valley County: 8.022 %Wheatland County: 18.436 %Wibaux County: 15.19 %Yellowstone County: 10.676 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Judith Basin County: 32.361 %Judith Basin County32.361Treasure County: 30.986 %Treasure County30.986Carter County: 20.968 %Carter County20.968Wheatland County: 18.436 %Wheatland County18.436Petroleum County: 18.182 %Petroleum County18.182Madison County: 17.214 %Madison County17.214Mineral County: 17.041 %Mineral County17.041Gallatin County: 16.086 %Gallatin County16.086Big Horn County: 15.476 %Big Horn County15.476Wibaux County: 15.19 %Wibaux County15.19Park County: 15.058 %Park County15.058Sanders County: 14.717 %Sanders County14.717Lake County: 14.651 %Lake County14.651Granite County: 14.362 %Granite County14.362Blaine County: 14.293 %Blaine County14.293Fallon County: 13.824 %Fallon County13.824Powell County: 13.178 %Powell County13.178Dawson County: 12.606 %Dawson County12.606Carbon County: 12.436 %Carbon County12.436Meagher County: 12.191 %Meagher County12.191Sheridan County: 12.18 %Sheridan County12.18Phillips County: 11.947 %Phillips County11.947Broadwater County: 11.887 %Broadwater County11.887Beaverhead County: 11.66 %Beaverhead County11.66Fergus County: 11.561 %Fergus County11.561Lincoln County: 11.388 %Lincoln County11.388Ravalli County: 11.288 %Ravalli County11.288Richland County: 11.276 %Richland County11.276Roosevelt County: 11.09 %Roosevelt County11.09Stillwater County: 10.825 %Stillwater County10.825Yellowstone County: 10.676 %Yellowstone County10.676Silver Bow County: 10.651 %Silver Bow County10.651Flathead County: 10.506 %Flathead County10.506Toole County: 10.214 %Toole County10.214Jefferson County: 9.957 %Jefferson County9.957Missoula County: 9.926 %Missoula County9.926Glacier County: 9.845 %Glacier County9.845Chouteau County: 9.823 %Chouteau County9.823Lewis and Clark County: 9.661 %Lewis and Clark County9.661Rosebud County: 9.61 %Rosebud County9.61Teton County: 9.481 %Teton County9.481Musselshell County: 9.27 %Musselshell County9.27Sweet Grass County: 9.267 %Sweet Grass County9.267Cascade County: 9.102 %Cascade County9.102Pondera County: 8.615 %Pondera County8.615McCone County: 8.322 %McCone County8.322Deer Lodge County: 8.245 %Deer Lodge County8.245Valley County: 8.022 %Valley County8.022Liberty County: 8.011 %Liberty County8.011Hill County: 7.975 %Hill County7.975Custer County: 7.263 %Custer County7.263Daniels County: 6.452 %Daniels County6.452Golden Valley County: 5.505 %Golden Valley County5.505Prairie County: 4.516 %Prairie County4.516Garfield County: 4 %Garfield County4Powder River County: 3.617 %Powder River County3.617Judith Basin County: 32.361 %Judith Basin County32.361Treasure County: 30.986 %Treasure County30.986Carter County: 20.968 %Carter County20.968Wheatland County: 18.436 %Wheatland County18.436Petroleum County: 18.182 %Petroleum County18.182Madison County: 17.214 %Madison County17.214Mineral County: 17.041 %Mineral County17.041Gallatin County: 16.086 %Gallatin County16.086Big Horn County: 15.476 %Big Horn County15.476Wibaux County: 15.19 %Wibaux County15.19Park County: 15.058 %Park County15.058Sanders County: 14.717 %Sanders County14.717Lake County: 14.651 %Lake County14.651Granite County: 14.362 %Granite County14.362Blaine County: 14.293 %Blaine County14.293Fallon County: 13.824 %Fallon County13.824Powell County: 13.178 %Powell County13.178Dawson County: 12.606 %Dawson County12.606Carbon County: 12.436 %Carbon County12.436Meagher County: 12.191 %Meagher County12.191Sheridan County: 12.18 %Sheridan County12.18Phillips County: 11.947 %Phillips County11.947Broadwater County: 11.887 %Broadwater County11.887Beaverhead County: 11.66 %Beaverhead County11.66Fergus County: 11.561 %Fergus County11.561Lincoln County: 11.388 %Lincoln County11.388Ravalli County: 11.288 %Ravalli County11.288Richland County: 11.276 %Richland County11.276Roosevelt County: 11.09 %Roosevelt County11.09Stillwater County: 10.825 %Stillwater County10.825Yellowstone County: 10.676 %Yellowstone County10.676Silver Bow County: 10.651 %Silver Bow County10.651Flathead County: 10.506 %Flathead County10.506Toole County: 10.214 %Toole County10.214Jefferson County: 9.957 %Jefferson County9.957Missoula County: 9.926 %Missoula County9.926Glacier County: 9.845 %Glacier County9.845Chouteau County: 9.823 %Chouteau County9.823Lewis and Clark County: 9.661 %Lewis and Clark County9.661Rosebud County: 9.61 %Rosebud County9.61Teton County: 9.481 %Teton County9.481Musselshell County: 9.27 %Musselshell County9.27Sweet Grass County: 9.267 %Sweet Grass County9.267Cascade County: 9.102 %Cascade County9.102Pondera County: 8.615 %Pondera County8.615McCone County: 8.322 %McCone County8.322Deer Lodge County: 8.245 %Deer Lodge County8.245Valley County: 8.022 %Valley County8.022Liberty County: 8.011 %Liberty County8.011Hill County: 7.975 %Hill County7.975Custer County: 7.263 %Custer County7.263Daniels County: 6.452 %Daniels County6.452Golden Valley County: 5.505 %Golden Valley County5.505Prairie County: 4.516 %Prairie County4.516Garfield County: 4 %Garfield County4Powder River County: 3.617 %Powder River County3.617
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Judith Basin County32.361+20.24 pts
2Treasure County30.986+4.67 pts
3Carter County20.968+15.06 pts
4Wheatland County18.436+6.6 pts
5Petroleum County18.182-8.13 pts
6Madison County17.214+1.81 pts
7Mineral County17.041+8.57 pts
8Gallatin County16.086+0.25 pts
9Big Horn County15.476+3.43 pts
10Wibaux County15.19-19.29 pts
11Park County15.058-0.75 pts
12Sanders County14.717+0.84 pts
13Lake County14.651+2.94 pts
14Granite County14.362-3.83 pts
15Blaine County14.293+3.94 pts
16Fallon County13.824+2.98 pts
17Powell County13.178+5.19 pts
18Dawson County12.606+1.42 pts
19Carbon County12.436-2.36 pts
20Meagher County12.191-1.25 pts
21Sheridan County12.18+3.62 pts
22Phillips County11.947-0.05 pts
23Broadwater County11.887-1.79 pts
24Beaverhead County11.66-2.89 pts
25Fergus County11.561+0.52 pts
26Lincoln County11.388-3.85 pts
27Ravalli County11.288-2.44 pts
28Richland County11.276+0.92 pts
29Roosevelt County11.09+0.26 pts
30Stillwater County10.825-12.86 pts
31Yellowstone County10.676-0.1 pts
32Silver Bow County10.651-1.48 pts
33Flathead County10.506-2.17 pts
34Toole County10.214+1.62 pts
35Jefferson County9.957-3.09 pts
36Missoula County9.926-2.38 pts
37Glacier County9.845-3.01 pts
38Chouteau County9.823-7.22 pts
39Lewis and Clark County9.661-1.08 pts
40Rosebud County9.61+2.99 pts
41Teton County9.481-2.98 pts
42Musselshell County9.27-2.89 pts
43Sweet Grass County9.267-0.71 pts
44Cascade County9.102-2.45 pts
45Pondera County8.615+0.71 pts
46McCone County8.322-2.23 pts
47Deer Lodge County8.245-3.53 pts
48Valley County8.022-0.37 pts
49Liberty County8.011-8.92 pts
50Hill County7.975-1.47 pts
51Custer County7.263-2.31 pts
52Daniels County6.452-1.04 pts
53Golden Valley County5.505+3.8 pts
54Prairie County4.516-28.39 pts
55Garfield County4-8 pts
56Powder River County3.617-0.73 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Judith Basin County, with 32.361% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Powder River County, with 3.617% in 2019.

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