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Counties in Montana by job creation rate

Carter County had the highest job creation rate of 56 counties in 2021, at 70.718%. Daniels County had the lowest, at 5.333%. The median was 11.639% and the figure for Montana was 12.467%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.718Carter County
Lowest5.333Daniels County
Median11.63956 counties
Montana12.467History

Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 12.788 %Big Horn County: 7.823 %Blaine County: 7.034 %Broadwater County: 25.219 %Carbon County: 13.142 %Carter County: 70.718 %Cascade County: 10.175 %Chouteau County: 10.33 %Custer County: 10.17 %Daniels County: 5.333 %Dawson County: 7.968 %Deer Lodge County: 9.856 %Fallon County: 9.372 %Fergus County: 9.514 %Flathead County: 13.911 %Gallatin County: 16.781 %Garfield County: 10.895 %Glacier County: 13.593 %Golden Valley County: 6.452 %Granite County: 11.425 %Hill County: 10.26 %Jefferson County: 16.441 %Judith Basin County: 13.546 %Lake County: 15.455 %Lewis and Clark County: 12.045 %Liberty County: 10.224 %Lincoln County: 15.032 %McCone County: 14.876 %Madison County: 16.474 %Meagher County: 16.165 %Mineral County: 17.269 %Missoula County: 12.068 %Musselshell County: 14.61 %Park County: 12.694 %Petroleum County: 27.778 %Phillips County: 12.153 %Pondera County: 11.206 %Powder River County: 7.436 %Powell County: 15.662 %Prairie County: 8.791 %Ravalli County: 14.822 %Richland County: 10.134 %Roosevelt County: 8.771 %Rosebud County: 8.545 %Sanders County: 11.813 %Sheridan County: 8.176 %Silver Bow County: 10.674 %Stillwater County: 7.98 %Sweet Grass County: 11.464 %Teton County: 42.321 %Toole County: 8.864 %Treasure County: 20.27 %Valley County: 9.004 %Wheatland County: 13.953 %Wibaux County: 21.834 %Yellowstone County: 10.084 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Carter County: 70.718 %Carter County70.718Teton County: 42.321 %Teton County42.321Petroleum County: 27.778 %Petroleum County27.778Broadwater County: 25.219 %Broadwater County25.219Wibaux County: 21.834 %Wibaux County21.834Treasure County: 20.27 %Treasure County20.27Mineral County: 17.269 %Mineral County17.269Gallatin County: 16.781 %Gallatin County16.781Madison County: 16.474 %Madison County16.474Jefferson County: 16.441 %Jefferson County16.441Meagher County: 16.165 %Meagher County16.165Powell County: 15.662 %Powell County15.662Lake County: 15.455 %Lake County15.455Lincoln County: 15.032 %Lincoln County15.032McCone County: 14.876 %McCone County14.876Ravalli County: 14.822 %Ravalli County14.822Musselshell County: 14.61 %Musselshell County14.61Wheatland County: 13.953 %Wheatland County13.953Flathead County: 13.911 %Flathead County13.911Glacier County: 13.593 %Glacier County13.593Judith Basin County: 13.546 %Judith Basin County13.546Carbon County: 13.142 %Carbon County13.142Beaverhead County: 12.788 %Beaverhead County12.788Park County: 12.694 %Park County12.694Phillips County: 12.153 %Phillips County12.153Missoula County: 12.068 %Missoula County12.068Lewis and Clark County: 12.045 %Lewis and Clark County12.045Sanders County: 11.813 %Sanders County11.813Sweet Grass County: 11.464 %Sweet Grass County11.464Granite County: 11.425 %Granite County11.425Pondera County: 11.206 %Pondera County11.206Garfield County: 10.895 %Garfield County10.895Silver Bow County: 10.674 %Silver Bow County10.674Chouteau County: 10.33 %Chouteau County10.33Hill County: 10.26 %Hill County10.26Liberty County: 10.224 %Liberty County10.224Cascade County: 10.175 %Cascade County10.175Custer County: 10.17 %Custer County10.17Richland County: 10.134 %Richland County10.134Yellowstone County: 10.084 %Yellowstone County10.084Deer Lodge County: 9.856 %Deer Lodge County9.856Fergus County: 9.514 %Fergus County9.514Fallon County: 9.372 %Fallon County9.372Valley County: 9.004 %Valley County9.004Toole County: 8.864 %Toole County8.864Prairie County: 8.791 %Prairie County8.791Roosevelt County: 8.771 %Roosevelt County8.771Rosebud County: 8.545 %Rosebud County8.545Sheridan County: 8.176 %Sheridan County8.176Stillwater County: 7.98 %Stillwater County7.98Dawson County: 7.968 %Dawson County7.968Big Horn County: 7.823 %Big Horn County7.823Powder River County: 7.436 %Powder River County7.436Blaine County: 7.034 %Blaine County7.034Golden Valley County: 6.452 %Golden Valley County6.452Daniels County: 5.333 %Daniels County5.333Carter County: 70.718 %Carter County70.718Teton County: 42.321 %Teton County42.321Petroleum County: 27.778 %Petroleum County27.778Broadwater County: 25.219 %Broadwater County25.219Wibaux County: 21.834 %Wibaux County21.834Treasure County: 20.27 %Treasure County20.27Mineral County: 17.269 %Mineral County17.269Gallatin County: 16.781 %Gallatin County16.781Madison County: 16.474 %Madison County16.474Jefferson County: 16.441 %Jefferson County16.441Meagher County: 16.165 %Meagher County16.165Powell County: 15.662 %Powell County15.662Lake County: 15.455 %Lake County15.455Lincoln County: 15.032 %Lincoln County15.032McCone County: 14.876 %McCone County14.876Ravalli County: 14.822 %Ravalli County14.822Musselshell County: 14.61 %Musselshell County14.61Wheatland County: 13.953 %Wheatland County13.953Flathead County: 13.911 %Flathead County13.911Glacier County: 13.593 %Glacier County13.593Judith Basin County: 13.546 %Judith Basin County13.546Carbon County: 13.142 %Carbon County13.142Beaverhead County: 12.788 %Beaverhead County12.788Park County: 12.694 %Park County12.694Phillips County: 12.153 %Phillips County12.153Missoula County: 12.068 %Missoula County12.068Lewis and Clark County: 12.045 %Lewis and Clark County12.045Sanders County: 11.813 %Sanders County11.813Sweet Grass County: 11.464 %Sweet Grass County11.464Granite County: 11.425 %Granite County11.425Pondera County: 11.206 %Pondera County11.206Garfield County: 10.895 %Garfield County10.895Silver Bow County: 10.674 %Silver Bow County10.674Chouteau County: 10.33 %Chouteau County10.33Hill County: 10.26 %Hill County10.26Liberty County: 10.224 %Liberty County10.224Cascade County: 10.175 %Cascade County10.175Custer County: 10.17 %Custer County10.17Richland County: 10.134 %Richland County10.134Yellowstone County: 10.084 %Yellowstone County10.084Deer Lodge County: 9.856 %Deer Lodge County9.856Fergus County: 9.514 %Fergus County9.514Fallon County: 9.372 %Fallon County9.372Valley County: 9.004 %Valley County9.004Toole County: 8.864 %Toole County8.864Prairie County: 8.791 %Prairie County8.791Roosevelt County: 8.771 %Roosevelt County8.771Rosebud County: 8.545 %Rosebud County8.545Sheridan County: 8.176 %Sheridan County8.176Stillwater County: 7.98 %Stillwater County7.98Dawson County: 7.968 %Dawson County7.968Big Horn County: 7.823 %Big Horn County7.823Powder River County: 7.436 %Powder River County7.436Blaine County: 7.034 %Blaine County7.034Golden Valley County: 6.452 %Golden Valley County6.452Daniels County: 5.333 %Daniels County5.333
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Carter County70.718+62.3 pts
2Teton County42.321+30.15 pts
3Petroleum County27.778+21.33 pts
4Broadwater County25.219+11.27 pts
5Wibaux County21.834+19.2 pts
6Treasure County20.27-9.6 pts
7Mineral County17.269+7.77 pts
8Gallatin County16.781+3.9 pts
9Madison County16.474+1.39 pts
10Jefferson County16.441+4.5 pts
11Meagher County16.165+0.68 pts
12Powell County15.662+3.26 pts
13Lake County15.455+1.76 pts
14Lincoln County15.032+3.92 pts
15McCone County14.876+8.6 pts
16Ravalli County14.822+1.17 pts
17Musselshell County14.61+3.98 pts
18Wheatland County13.953+6.36 pts
19Flathead County13.911+1.4 pts
20Glacier County13.593+6.84 pts
21Judith Basin County13.546-17.57 pts
22Carbon County13.142+1.03 pts
23Beaverhead County12.788-2.55 pts
24Park County12.694-0.75 pts
25Phillips County12.153-4.22 pts
26Missoula County12.068+0.02 pts
27Lewis and Clark County12.045+1.23 pts
28Sanders County11.813-3.79 pts
29Sweet Grass County11.464+2.56 pts
30Granite County11.425+2.19 pts
31Pondera County11.206+2.22 pts
32Garfield County10.895+0.54 pts
33Silver Bow County10.674-0.09 pts
34Chouteau County10.33+1.57 pts
35Hill County10.26+4.5 pts
36Liberty County10.224-1.41 pts
37Cascade County10.175-0.14 pts
38Custer County10.17-3.48 pts
39Richland County10.134-3.17 pts
40Yellowstone County10.084-1.62 pts
41Deer Lodge County9.856-3.94 pts
42Fergus County9.514+0.88 pts
43Fallon County9.372-5.64 pts
44Valley County9.004-2.57 pts
45Toole County8.864+1.41 pts
46Prairie County8.791+2.95 pts
47Roosevelt County8.771-5.88 pts
48Rosebud County8.545+1.11 pts
49Sheridan County8.176-3.47 pts
50Stillwater County7.98-12.37 pts
51Dawson County7.968-2.61 pts
52Big Horn County7.823+2.54 pts
53Powder River County7.436-0.38 pts
54Blaine County7.034+0.58 pts
55Golden Valley County6.452-17.48 pts
56Daniels County5.333-6.17 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Carter County, with 70.718% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Daniels County, with 5.333% in 2021.

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