Counties in Nevada by job creation rate

Eureka County had the highest job creation rate of 17 counties in 2015, at 23.365%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 4.34%. The median was 13.887% and the figure for Nevada was 15.011%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.365Eureka County
Lowest4.34Mineral County
Median13.88717 counties
Nevada15.011History

Map of counties, 2015

Churchill County: 15.042 %Clark County: 15.083 %Douglas County: 16.147 %Elko County: 7.121 %Esmeralda County: 4.388 %Eureka County: 23.365 %Humboldt County: 7.07 %Lander County: 7.777 %Lincoln County: 13.887 %Lyon County: 15.099 %Mineral County: 4.34 %Nye County: 19.726 %Pershing County: 4.602 %Storey County: 13.418 %Washoe County: 14.375 %White Pine County: 7.524 %Carson City: 13.953 %
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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

Eureka County: 23.365 %Eureka County23.365Nye County: 19.726 %Nye County19.726Douglas County: 16.147 %Douglas County16.147Lyon County: 15.099 %Lyon County15.099Clark County: 15.083 %Clark County15.083Churchill County: 15.042 %Churchill County15.042Washoe County: 14.375 %Washoe County14.375Carson City: 13.953 %Carson City13.953Lincoln County: 13.887 %Lincoln County13.887Storey County: 13.418 %Storey County13.418Lander County: 7.777 %Lander County7.777White Pine County: 7.524 %White Pine County7.524Elko County: 7.121 %Elko County7.121Humboldt County: 7.07 %Humboldt County7.07Pershing County: 4.602 %Pershing County4.602Esmeralda County: 4.388 %Esmeralda County4.388Mineral County: 4.34 %Mineral County4.34Eureka County: 23.365 %Eureka County23.365Nye County: 19.726 %Nye County19.726Douglas County: 16.147 %Douglas County16.147Lyon County: 15.099 %Lyon County15.099Clark County: 15.083 %Clark County15.083Churchill County: 15.042 %Churchill County15.042Washoe County: 14.375 %Washoe County14.375Carson City: 13.953 %Carson City13.953Lincoln County: 13.887 %Lincoln County13.887Storey County: 13.418 %Storey County13.418Lander County: 7.777 %Lander County7.777White Pine County: 7.524 %White Pine County7.524Elko County: 7.121 %Elko County7.121Humboldt County: 7.07 %Humboldt County7.07Pershing County: 4.602 %Pershing County4.602Esmeralda County: 4.388 %Esmeralda County4.388Mineral County: 4.34 %Mineral County4.34
%. 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
1Eureka County23.365-23.69 pts
2Nye County19.726-1.36 pts
3Douglas County16.147+3.88 pts
4Lyon County15.099-1.41 pts
5Clark County15.083+0.8 pts
6Churchill County15.042+4.78 pts
7Washoe County14.375+0.49 pts
8Carson City13.953-1.33 pts
9Lincoln County13.887+5.05 pts
10Storey County13.418+5.39 pts
11Lander County7.777-2.42 pts
12White Pine County7.524-4.51 pts
13Elko County7.121-0.95 pts
14Humboldt County7.07-4.77 pts
15Pershing County4.602-8.97 pts
16Esmeralda County4.388-9.02 pts
17Mineral County4.34-8.5 pts

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About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Nevada 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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2015.

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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 Nevada by job creation rate, 2015 [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/nevada-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Eureka County, with 23.365% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Mineral County, with 4.34% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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