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Counties in Montana by job creation rate

Judith Basin County had the highest job creation rate of 56 counties in 2020, at 31.111%. Wibaux County had the lowest, at 2.632%. The median was 11.608% and the figure for Montana was 11.934%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.111Judith Basin County
Lowest2.632Wibaux County
Median11.60856 counties
Montana11.934History

Map of counties, 2020

Beaverhead County: 15.343 %Big Horn County: 5.286 %Blaine County: 6.458 %Broadwater County: 13.953 %Carbon County: 12.113 %Carter County: 8.421 %Cascade County: 10.317 %Chouteau County: 8.764 %Custer County: 13.646 %Daniels County: 11.505 %Dawson County: 10.575 %Deer Lodge County: 13.798 %Fallon County: 15.015 %Fergus County: 8.639 %Flathead County: 12.508 %Gallatin County: 12.883 %Garfield County: 10.359 %Glacier County: 6.755 %Golden Valley County: 23.932 %Granite County: 9.239 %Hill County: 5.756 %Jefferson County: 11.944 %Judith Basin County: 31.111 %Lake County: 13.692 %Lewis and Clark County: 10.816 %Liberty County: 11.639 %Lincoln County: 11.113 %McCone County: 6.277 %Madison County: 15.088 %Meagher County: 15.486 %Mineral County: 9.494 %Missoula County: 12.051 %Musselshell County: 10.626 %Park County: 13.442 %Petroleum County: 6.452 %Phillips County: 16.375 %Pondera County: 8.983 %Powder River County: 7.821 %Powell County: 12.403 %Prairie County: 5.839 %Ravalli County: 13.654 %Richland County: 13.305 %Roosevelt County: 14.649 %Rosebud County: 7.434 %Sanders County: 15.606 %Sheridan County: 11.65 %Silver Bow County: 10.76 %Stillwater County: 20.347 %Sweet Grass County: 8.902 %Teton County: 12.17 %Toole County: 7.452 %Treasure County: 29.87 %Valley County: 11.576 %Wheatland County: 7.589 %Wibaux County: 2.632 %Yellowstone County: 11.706 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Judith Basin County: 31.111 %Judith Basin County31.111Treasure County: 29.87 %Treasure County29.87Golden Valley County: 23.932 %Golden Valley County23.932Stillwater County: 20.347 %Stillwater County20.347Phillips County: 16.375 %Phillips County16.375Sanders County: 15.606 %Sanders County15.606Meagher County: 15.486 %Meagher County15.486Beaverhead County: 15.343 %Beaverhead County15.343Madison County: 15.088 %Madison County15.088Fallon County: 15.015 %Fallon County15.015Roosevelt County: 14.649 %Roosevelt County14.649Broadwater County: 13.953 %Broadwater County13.953Deer Lodge County: 13.798 %Deer Lodge County13.798Lake County: 13.692 %Lake County13.692Ravalli County: 13.654 %Ravalli County13.654Custer County: 13.646 %Custer County13.646Park County: 13.442 %Park County13.442Richland County: 13.305 %Richland County13.305Gallatin County: 12.883 %Gallatin County12.883Flathead County: 12.508 %Flathead County12.508Powell County: 12.403 %Powell County12.403Teton County: 12.17 %Teton County12.17Carbon County: 12.113 %Carbon County12.113Missoula County: 12.051 %Missoula County12.051Jefferson County: 11.944 %Jefferson County11.944Yellowstone County: 11.706 %Yellowstone County11.706Sheridan County: 11.65 %Sheridan County11.65Liberty County: 11.639 %Liberty County11.639Valley County: 11.576 %Valley County11.576Daniels County: 11.505 %Daniels County11.505Lincoln County: 11.113 %Lincoln County11.113Lewis and Clark County: 10.816 %Lewis and Clark County10.816Silver Bow County: 10.76 %Silver Bow County10.76Musselshell County: 10.626 %Musselshell County10.626Dawson County: 10.575 %Dawson County10.575Garfield County: 10.359 %Garfield County10.359Cascade County: 10.317 %Cascade County10.317Mineral County: 9.494 %Mineral County9.494Granite County: 9.239 %Granite County9.239Pondera County: 8.983 %Pondera County8.983Sweet Grass County: 8.902 %Sweet Grass County8.902Chouteau County: 8.764 %Chouteau County8.764Fergus County: 8.639 %Fergus County8.639Carter County: 8.421 %Carter County8.421Powder River County: 7.821 %Powder River County7.821Wheatland County: 7.589 %Wheatland County7.589Toole County: 7.452 %Toole County7.452Rosebud County: 7.434 %Rosebud County7.434Glacier County: 6.755 %Glacier County6.755Blaine County: 6.458 %Blaine County6.458Petroleum County: 6.452 %Petroleum County6.452McCone County: 6.277 %McCone County6.277Prairie County: 5.839 %Prairie County5.839Hill County: 5.756 %Hill County5.756Big Horn County: 5.286 %Big Horn County5.286Wibaux County: 2.632 %Wibaux County2.632Judith Basin County: 31.111 %Judith Basin County31.111Treasure County: 29.87 %Treasure County29.87Golden Valley County: 23.932 %Golden Valley County23.932Stillwater County: 20.347 %Stillwater County20.347Phillips County: 16.375 %Phillips County16.375Sanders County: 15.606 %Sanders County15.606Meagher County: 15.486 %Meagher County15.486Beaverhead County: 15.343 %Beaverhead County15.343Madison County: 15.088 %Madison County15.088Fallon County: 15.015 %Fallon County15.015Roosevelt County: 14.649 %Roosevelt County14.649Broadwater County: 13.953 %Broadwater County13.953Deer Lodge County: 13.798 %Deer Lodge County13.798Lake County: 13.692 %Lake County13.692Ravalli County: 13.654 %Ravalli County13.654Custer County: 13.646 %Custer County13.646Park County: 13.442 %Park County13.442Richland County: 13.305 %Richland County13.305Gallatin County: 12.883 %Gallatin County12.883Flathead County: 12.508 %Flathead County12.508Powell County: 12.403 %Powell County12.403Teton County: 12.17 %Teton County12.17Carbon County: 12.113 %Carbon County12.113Missoula County: 12.051 %Missoula County12.051Jefferson County: 11.944 %Jefferson County11.944Yellowstone County: 11.706 %Yellowstone County11.706Sheridan County: 11.65 %Sheridan County11.65Liberty County: 11.639 %Liberty County11.639Valley County: 11.576 %Valley County11.576Daniels County: 11.505 %Daniels County11.505Lincoln County: 11.113 %Lincoln County11.113Lewis and Clark County: 10.816 %Lewis and Clark County10.816Silver Bow County: 10.76 %Silver Bow County10.76Musselshell County: 10.626 %Musselshell County10.626Dawson County: 10.575 %Dawson County10.575Garfield County: 10.359 %Garfield County10.359Cascade County: 10.317 %Cascade County10.317Mineral County: 9.494 %Mineral County9.494Granite County: 9.239 %Granite County9.239Pondera County: 8.983 %Pondera County8.983Sweet Grass County: 8.902 %Sweet Grass County8.902Chouteau County: 8.764 %Chouteau County8.764Fergus County: 8.639 %Fergus County8.639Carter County: 8.421 %Carter County8.421Powder River County: 7.821 %Powder River County7.821Wheatland County: 7.589 %Wheatland County7.589Toole County: 7.452 %Toole County7.452Rosebud County: 7.434 %Rosebud County7.434Glacier County: 6.755 %Glacier County6.755Blaine County: 6.458 %Blaine County6.458Petroleum County: 6.452 %Petroleum County6.452McCone County: 6.277 %McCone County6.277Prairie County: 5.839 %Prairie County5.839Hill County: 5.756 %Hill County5.756Big Horn County: 5.286 %Big Horn County5.286Wibaux County: 2.632 %Wibaux County2.632
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Judith Basin County31.111-1.25 pts
2Treasure County29.87-1.12 pts
3Golden Valley County23.932+18.43 pts
4Stillwater County20.347+9.52 pts
5Phillips County16.375+4.43 pts
6Sanders County15.606+0.89 pts
7Meagher County15.486+3.29 pts
8Beaverhead County15.343+3.68 pts
9Madison County15.088-2.13 pts
10Fallon County15.015+1.19 pts
11Roosevelt County14.649+3.56 pts
12Broadwater County13.953+2.07 pts
13Deer Lodge County13.798+5.55 pts
14Lake County13.692-0.96 pts
15Ravalli County13.654+2.37 pts
16Custer County13.646+6.38 pts
17Park County13.442-1.62 pts
18Richland County13.305+2.03 pts
19Gallatin County12.883-3.2 pts
20Flathead County12.508+2 pts
21Powell County12.403-0.78 pts
22Teton County12.17+2.69 pts
23Carbon County12.113-0.32 pts
24Missoula County12.051+2.13 pts
25Jefferson County11.944+1.99 pts
26Yellowstone County11.706+1.03 pts
27Sheridan County11.65-0.53 pts
28Liberty County11.639+3.63 pts
29Valley County11.576+3.55 pts
30Daniels County11.505+5.05 pts
31Lincoln County11.113-0.28 pts
32Lewis and Clark County10.816+1.16 pts
33Silver Bow County10.76+0.11 pts
34Musselshell County10.626+1.36 pts
35Dawson County10.575-2.03 pts
36Garfield County10.359+6.36 pts
37Cascade County10.317+1.21 pts
38Mineral County9.494-7.55 pts
39Granite County9.239-5.12 pts
40Pondera County8.983+0.37 pts
41Sweet Grass County8.902-0.37 pts
42Chouteau County8.764-1.06 pts
43Fergus County8.639-2.92 pts
44Carter County8.421-12.55 pts
45Powder River County7.821+4.2 pts
46Wheatland County7.589-10.85 pts
47Toole County7.452-2.76 pts
48Rosebud County7.434-2.18 pts
49Glacier County6.755-3.09 pts
50Blaine County6.458-7.83 pts
51Petroleum County6.452-11.73 pts
52McCone County6.277-2.04 pts
53Prairie County5.839+1.32 pts
54Hill County5.756-2.22 pts
55Big Horn County5.286-10.19 pts
56Wibaux County2.632-12.56 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Judith Basin County, with 31.111% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Wibaux County, with 2.632% in 2020.

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