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Counties in Nevada by job creation rate

Storey County had the highest job creation rate of 17 counties in 2020, at 102.767%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 6.559%. The median was 12.457% and the figure for Nevada was 12.93%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest102.767Storey County
Lowest6.559Mineral County
Median12.45717 counties
Nevada12.93History

Map of counties, 2020

Churchill County: 15.695 %Clark County: 12.457 %Douglas County: 11.655 %Elko County: 8.259 %Esmeralda County: 15.461 %Eureka County: 7.616 %Humboldt County: 10.329 %Lander County: 14.392 %Lincoln County: 15.718 %Lyon County: 13.383 %Mineral County: 6.559 %Nye County: 10.773 %Pershing County: 10.197 %Storey County: 102.767 %Washoe County: 12.514 %White Pine County: 8.265 %Carson City: 12.785 %
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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

Storey County: 102.767 %Storey County102.767Lincoln County: 15.718 %Lincoln County15.718Churchill County: 15.695 %Churchill County15.695Esmeralda County: 15.461 %Esmeralda County15.461Lander County: 14.392 %Lander County14.392Lyon County: 13.383 %Lyon County13.383Carson City: 12.785 %Carson City12.785Washoe County: 12.514 %Washoe County12.514Clark County: 12.457 %Clark County12.457Douglas County: 11.655 %Douglas County11.655Nye County: 10.773 %Nye County10.773Humboldt County: 10.329 %Humboldt County10.329Pershing County: 10.197 %Pershing County10.197White Pine County: 8.265 %White Pine County8.265Elko County: 8.259 %Elko County8.259Eureka County: 7.616 %Eureka County7.616Mineral County: 6.559 %Mineral County6.559Storey County: 102.767 %Storey County102.767Lincoln County: 15.718 %Lincoln County15.718Churchill County: 15.695 %Churchill County15.695Esmeralda County: 15.461 %Esmeralda County15.461Lander County: 14.392 %Lander County14.392Lyon County: 13.383 %Lyon County13.383Carson City: 12.785 %Carson City12.785Washoe County: 12.514 %Washoe County12.514Clark County: 12.457 %Clark County12.457Douglas County: 11.655 %Douglas County11.655Nye County: 10.773 %Nye County10.773Humboldt County: 10.329 %Humboldt County10.329Pershing County: 10.197 %Pershing County10.197White Pine County: 8.265 %White Pine County8.265Elko County: 8.259 %Elko County8.259Eureka County: 7.616 %Eureka County7.616Mineral County: 6.559 %Mineral County6.559
%. 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
1Storey County102.767+89.33 pts
2Lincoln County15.718+4.79 pts
3Churchill County15.695+6.21 pts
4Esmeralda County15.461+4.24 pts
5Lander County14.392-1.34 pts
6Lyon County13.383+0.44 pts
7Carson City12.785-0.18 pts
8Washoe County12.514-0.18 pts
9Clark County12.457-1.73 pts
10Douglas County11.655+2.34 pts
11Nye County10.773-3.27 pts
12Humboldt County10.329-8.62 pts
13Pershing County10.197-16.08 pts
14White Pine County8.265+1.91 pts
15Elko County8.259-2 pts
16Eureka County7.616-60 pts
17Mineral County6.559+1.87 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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2020. 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, 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/nevada-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

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, 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/nevada-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Storey County, with 102.767% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Mineral County, with 6.559% in 2020.

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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