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Counties in Nevada by job creation rate

Esmeralda County had the highest job creation rate of 17 counties in 2022, at 42.739%. Lander County had the lowest, at 6.238%. The median was 15.535% and the figure for Nevada was 20.598%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.739Esmeralda County
Lowest6.238Lander County
Median15.53517 counties
Nevada20.598History

Map of counties, 2022

Churchill County: 13.389 %Clark County: 21.881 %Douglas County: 15.535 %Elko County: 12.285 %Esmeralda County: 42.739 %Eureka County: 10.296 %Humboldt County: 11.715 %Lander County: 6.238 %Lincoln County: 18.624 %Lyon County: 18.232 %Mineral County: 6.623 %Nye County: 17.406 %Pershing County: 10.916 %Storey County: 24.895 %Washoe County: 17.823 %White Pine County: 7.801 %Carson City: 16.87 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Esmeralda County: 42.739 %Esmeralda County42.739Storey County: 24.895 %Storey County24.895Clark County: 21.881 %Clark County21.881Lincoln County: 18.624 %Lincoln County18.624Lyon County: 18.232 %Lyon County18.232Washoe County: 17.823 %Washoe County17.823Nye County: 17.406 %Nye County17.406Carson City: 16.87 %Carson City16.87Douglas County: 15.535 %Douglas County15.535Churchill County: 13.389 %Churchill County13.389Elko County: 12.285 %Elko County12.285Humboldt County: 11.715 %Humboldt County11.715Pershing County: 10.916 %Pershing County10.916Eureka County: 10.296 %Eureka County10.296White Pine County: 7.801 %White Pine County7.801Mineral County: 6.623 %Mineral County6.623Lander County: 6.238 %Lander County6.238Esmeralda County: 42.739 %Esmeralda County42.739Storey County: 24.895 %Storey County24.895Clark County: 21.881 %Clark County21.881Lincoln County: 18.624 %Lincoln County18.624Lyon County: 18.232 %Lyon County18.232Washoe County: 17.823 %Washoe County17.823Nye County: 17.406 %Nye County17.406Carson City: 16.87 %Carson City16.87Douglas County: 15.535 %Douglas County15.535Churchill County: 13.389 %Churchill County13.389Elko County: 12.285 %Elko County12.285Humboldt County: 11.715 %Humboldt County11.715Pershing County: 10.916 %Pershing County10.916Eureka County: 10.296 %Eureka County10.296White Pine County: 7.801 %White Pine County7.801Mineral County: 6.623 %Mineral County6.623Lander County: 6.238 %Lander County6.238
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Esmeralda County42.739+28.49 pts
2Storey County24.895+9.62 pts
3Clark County21.881+8.8 pts
4Lincoln County18.624-0.59 pts
5Lyon County18.232+0.71 pts
6Washoe County17.823+5.17 pts
7Nye County17.406+5.66 pts
8Carson City16.87+4.95 pts
9Douglas County15.535+3.76 pts
10Churchill County13.389-0.24 pts
11Elko County12.285+5.42 pts
12Humboldt County11.715-1.39 pts
13Pershing County10.916+1.14 pts
14Eureka County10.296-10.23 pts
15White Pine County7.801+0.26 pts
16Mineral County6.623+3.61 pts
17Lander County6.238-11.36 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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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Esmeralda County, with 42.739% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Lander County, with 6.238% in 2022.

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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