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Counties in North Carolina by job creation rate

Currituck County had the highest job creation rate of 100 counties in 2013, at 21.226%. Washington County had the lowest, at 6.297%. The median was 11.783% and the figure for North Carolina was 13.13%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.226Currituck County
Lowest6.297Washington County
Median11.783100 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

Alamance County: 10.787 %Alexander County: 6.578 %Alleghany County: 14.08 %Anson County: 12.174 %Ashe County: 8.968 %Avery County: 18.975 %Beaufort County: 11.552 %Bertie County: 7.085 %Bladen County: 7.337 %Brunswick County: 12.097 %Buncombe County: 12.576 %Burke County: 9.289 %Cabarrus County: 12.952 %Caldwell County: 9.134 %Camden County: 13.028 %Carteret County: 12.37 %Caswell County: 12.66 %Catawba County: 10.296 %Chatham County: 11.759 %Cherokee County: 9.988 %Chowan County: 8.553 %Clay County: 13.296 %Cleveland County: 11.343 %Columbus County: 12.434 %Craven County: 9.728 %Cumberland County: 12.531 %Currituck County: 21.226 %Dare County: 16.476 %Davidson County: 12.18 %Davie County: 9.799 %Duplin County: 10.79 %Durham County: 12.677 %Edgecombe County: 10.441 %Forsyth County: 12.044 %Franklin County: 13.659 %Gaston County: 10.997 %Gates County: 12.003 %Graham County: 15.162 %Granville County: 9.188 %Greene County: 9.336 %Guilford County: 14.171 %Halifax County: 9.27 %Harnett County: 11.522 %Haywood County: 11.807 %Henderson County: 11.121 %Hertford County: 9.122 %Hoke County: 15.507 %Hyde County: 17.935 %Iredell County: 12.992 %Jackson County: 19.503 %Johnston County: 14.44 %Jones County: 7.882 %Lee County: 11.475 %Lenoir County: 10.689 %Lincoln County: 10.248 %McDowell County: 9.008 %Macon County: 11.817 %Madison County: 8.14 %Martin County: 14.688 %Mecklenburg County: 14.768 %Mitchell County: 10.694 %Montgomery County: 12.682 %Moore County: 10.863 %Nash County: 13.327 %New Hanover County: 13.788 %Northampton County: 11.358 %Onslow County: 15.182 %Orange County: 11.949 %Pamlico County: 13.174 %Pasquotank County: 10.654 %Pender County: 14.755 %Perquimans County: 16.376 %Person County: 7.845 %Pitt County: 10.733 %Polk County: 9.713 %Randolph County: 9.449 %Richmond County: 8.964 %Robeson County: 9.713 %Rockingham County: 12.181 %Rowan County: 16.032 %Rutherford County: 12.208 %Sampson County: 11.893 %Scotland County: 8.874 %Stanly County: 12.02 %Stokes County: 10.013 %Surry County: 9.67 %Swain County: 14.424 %Transylvania County: 12.38 %Tyrrell County: 15.318 %Union County: 13.03 %Vance County: 9.089 %Wake County: 14.692 %Warren County: 14.188 %Washington County: 6.297 %Watauga County: 10.144 %Wayne County: 10.64 %Wilkes County: 8.595 %Wilson County: 10.522 %Yadkin County: 10.42 %Yancey County: 12.664 %
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%, 2013. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Currituck County: 21.226 %Currituck County21.226Jackson County: 19.503 %Jackson County19.503Avery County: 18.975 %Avery County18.975Hyde County: 17.935 %Hyde County17.935Dare County: 16.476 %Dare County16.476Perquimans County: 16.376 %Perquimans County16.376Rowan County: 16.032 %Rowan County16.032Hoke County: 15.507 %Hoke County15.507Tyrrell County: 15.318 %Tyrrell County15.318Onslow County: 15.182 %Onslow County15.182Graham County: 15.162 %Graham County15.162Mecklenburg County: 14.768 %Mecklenburg County14.768Pender County: 14.755 %Pender County14.755Wake County: 14.692 %Wake County14.692Martin County: 14.688 %Martin County14.688Johnston County: 14.44 %Johnston County14.44Swain County: 14.424 %Swain County14.424Warren County: 14.188 %Warren County14.188Guilford County: 14.171 %Guilford County14.171Alleghany County: 14.08 %Alleghany County14.08New Hanover County: 13.788 %New Hanover County13.788Franklin County: 13.659 %Franklin County13.659Nash County: 13.327 %Nash County13.327Clay County: 13.296 %Clay County13.296Pamlico County: 13.174 %Pamlico County13.174Union County: 13.03 %Union County13.03Camden County: 13.028 %Camden County13.028Iredell County: 12.992 %Iredell County12.992Cabarrus County: 12.952 %Cabarrus County12.952Montgomery County: 12.682 %Montgomery County12.682Durham County: 12.677 %Durham County12.677Yancey County: 12.664 %Yancey County12.664Caswell County: 12.66 %Caswell County12.66Buncombe County: 12.576 %Buncombe County12.576Cumberland County: 12.531 %Cumberland County12.531Columbus County: 12.434 %Columbus County12.434Transylvania County: 12.38 %Transylvania County12.38Carteret County: 12.37 %Carteret County12.37Rutherford County: 12.208 %Rutherford County12.208Rockingham County: 12.181 %Rockingham County12.181Currituck County: 21.226 %Currituck County21.226Jackson County: 19.503 %Jackson County19.503Avery County: 18.975 %Avery County18.975Hyde County: 17.935 %Hyde County17.935Dare County: 16.476 %Dare County16.476Perquimans County: 16.376 %Perquimans County16.376Rowan County: 16.032 %Rowan County16.032Hoke County: 15.507 %Hoke County15.507Tyrrell County: 15.318 %Tyrrell County15.318Onslow County: 15.182 %Onslow County15.182Graham County: 15.162 %Graham County15.162Mecklenburg County: 14.768 %Mecklenburg County14.768Pender County: 14.755 %Pender County14.755Wake County: 14.692 %Wake County14.692Martin County: 14.688 %Martin County14.688Johnston County: 14.44 %Johnston County14.44Swain County: 14.424 %Swain County14.424Warren County: 14.188 %Warren County14.188Guilford County: 14.171 %Guilford County14.171Alleghany County: 14.08 %Alleghany County14.08New Hanover County: 13.788 %New Hanover County13.788Franklin County: 13.659 %Franklin County13.659Nash County: 13.327 %Nash County13.327Clay County: 13.296 %Clay County13.296Pamlico County: 13.174 %Pamlico County13.174Union County: 13.03 %Union County13.03Camden County: 13.028 %Camden County13.028Iredell County: 12.992 %Iredell County12.992Cabarrus County: 12.952 %Cabarrus County12.952Montgomery County: 12.682 %Montgomery County12.682Durham County: 12.677 %Durham County12.677Yancey County: 12.664 %Yancey County12.664Caswell County: 12.66 %Caswell County12.66Buncombe County: 12.576 %Buncombe County12.576Cumberland County: 12.531 %Cumberland County12.531Columbus County: 12.434 %Columbus County12.434Transylvania County: 12.38 %Transylvania County12.38Carteret County: 12.37 %Carteret County12.37Rutherford County: 12.208 %Rutherford County12.208Rockingham County: 12.181 %Rockingham County12.181
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Currituck County21.226+2.4 pts
2Jackson County19.503+7.6 pts
3Avery County18.975+6.06 pts
4Hyde County17.935+5.45 pts
5Dare County16.476-2.49 pts
6Perquimans County16.376+3.73 pts
7Rowan County16.032+5.07 pts
8Hoke County15.507+2.56 pts
9Tyrrell County15.318-5.84 pts
10Onslow County15.182-0.48 pts
11Graham County15.162+5.54 pts
12Mecklenburg County14.768-0.83 pts
13Pender County14.755-0.43 pts
14Wake County14.692-1.12 pts
15Martin County14.688+3.73 pts
16Johnston County14.44+2.81 pts
17Swain County14.424-2.75 pts
18Warren County14.188+1.92 pts
19Guilford County14.171+1.88 pts
20Alleghany County14.08+3.1 pts
21New Hanover County13.788+0.82 pts
22Franklin County13.659-1.15 pts
23Nash County13.327+3.16 pts
24Clay County13.296-6.19 pts
25Pamlico County13.174-2.76 pts
26Union County13.03-2.62 pts
27Camden County13.028+3.21 pts
28Iredell County12.992-0.63 pts
29Cabarrus County12.952-1 pts
30Montgomery County12.682+2.85 pts
31Durham County12.677+0.93 pts
32Yancey County12.664+1.88 pts
33Caswell County12.66-3.16 pts
34Buncombe County12.576+0.31 pts
35Cumberland County12.531-1.44 pts
36Columbus County12.434-1.79 pts
37Transylvania County12.38+0.4 pts
38Carteret County12.37-1.73 pts
39Rutherford County12.208-0.46 pts
40Rockingham County12.181+0.47 pts
41Davidson County12.18-1.07 pts
42Anson County12.174-5.99 pts
43Brunswick County12.097-1.76 pts
44Forsyth County12.044+1.52 pts
45Stanly County12.02+1.38 pts
46Gates County12.003+1.34 pts
47Orange County11.949+1.22 pts
48Sampson County11.893+1.71 pts
49Macon County11.817+0.01 pts
50Haywood County11.807-3.07 pts
51Chatham County11.759-2.69 pts
52Beaufort County11.552+0.12 pts
53Harnett County11.522-1.9 pts
54Lee County11.475+0.55 pts
55Northampton County11.358+2.4 pts
56Cleveland County11.343-0 pts
57Henderson County11.121-0.24 pts
58Gaston County10.997-4.54 pts
59Moore County10.863-2.94 pts
60Duplin County10.79+1.92 pts
61Alamance County10.787-0.29 pts
62Pitt County10.733-2.38 pts
63Mitchell County10.694+0.13 pts
64Lenoir County10.689-2.81 pts
65Pasquotank County10.654+0.16 pts
66Wayne County10.64+1.1 pts
67Wilson County10.522-3.92 pts
68Edgecombe County10.441+1.24 pts
69Yadkin County10.42-2.33 pts
70Catawba County10.296-1.5 pts
71Lincoln County10.248-3.36 pts
72Watauga County10.144-9.25 pts
73Stokes County10.013-5.38 pts
74Cherokee County9.988-0.71 pts
75Davie County9.799-1.38 pts
76Craven County9.728-5.84 pts
77Polk County9.713-3.24 pts
77Robeson County9.713-2.48 pts
79Surry County9.67+1.12 pts
80Randolph County9.449-3.35 pts
81Greene County9.336-11.82 pts
82Burke County9.289-4.26 pts
83Halifax County9.27-0.18 pts
84Granville County9.188-0.23 pts
85Caldwell County9.134-1.28 pts
86Hertford County9.122+0.63 pts
87Vance County9.089-1.11 pts
88McDowell County9.008-3.18 pts
89Ashe County8.968-0.57 pts
90Richmond County8.964-2.32 pts
91Scotland County8.874+2.62 pts
92Wilkes County8.595-2.17 pts
93Chowan County8.553-2.79 pts
94Madison County8.14-3.47 pts
95Jones County7.882-6.58 pts
96Person County7.845-1.15 pts
97Bladen County7.337-0.88 pts
98Bertie County7.085-1.34 pts
99Alexander County6.578-1.75 pts
100Washington County6.297-2.83 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.

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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 North Carolina by job creation rate, 2013) [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 North Carolina by job creation rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013. 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 North Carolina by job creation rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013.

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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 North Carolina by job creation rate, 2013 [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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Currituck County, with 21.226% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Washington County, with 6.297% in 2013.

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