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Counties in North Carolina by job creation rate

Tyrrell County had the highest job creation rate of 100 counties in 2014, at 23.64%. Bladen County had the lowest, at 5.902%. The median was 11.575% and the figure for North Carolina was 12.238%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.64Tyrrell County
Lowest5.902Bladen County
Median11.575100 counties
North Carolina12.238History

Map of counties, 2014

Alamance County: 9.59 %Alexander County: 10.21 %Alleghany County: 8.505 %Anson County: 8.937 %Ashe County: 9.494 %Avery County: 13.538 %Beaufort County: 12.212 %Bertie County: 12.551 %Bladen County: 5.902 %Brunswick County: 12.533 %Buncombe County: 15.097 %Burke County: 11.103 %Cabarrus County: 12.539 %Caldwell County: 11.809 %Camden County: 12.781 %Carteret County: 12.319 %Caswell County: 8.969 %Catawba County: 11.089 %Chatham County: 12.175 %Cherokee County: 16.639 %Chowan County: 8.009 %Clay County: 12.211 %Cleveland County: 10.868 %Columbus County: 9.688 %Craven County: 12.776 %Cumberland County: 10.5 %Currituck County: 11.748 %Dare County: 12.895 %Davidson County: 10.81 %Davie County: 13.438 %Duplin County: 8.231 %Durham County: 12.6 %Edgecombe County: 10.141 %Forsyth County: 10.145 %Franklin County: 11.797 %Gaston County: 9.945 %Gates County: 21.245 %Graham County: 13.644 %Granville County: 11.352 %Greene County: 12.142 %Guilford County: 10.495 %Halifax County: 11.542 %Harnett County: 12.49 %Haywood County: 9.305 %Henderson County: 13.363 %Hertford County: 10.703 %Hoke County: 9.194 %Hyde County: 10.96 %Iredell County: 11.671 %Jackson County: 13.5 %Johnston County: 12.1 %Jones County: 16.847 %Lee County: 11.958 %Lenoir County: 11.784 %Lincoln County: 11.841 %McDowell County: 8.093 %Macon County: 11.661 %Madison County: 9.972 %Martin County: 9.744 %Mecklenburg County: 13.443 %Mitchell County: 8.14 %Montgomery County: 8.836 %Moore County: 15.046 %Nash County: 13.257 %New Hanover County: 13.624 %Northampton County: 6.719 %Onslow County: 13.942 %Orange County: 15.429 %Pamlico County: 16.285 %Pasquotank County: 15.823 %Pender County: 15.07 %Perquimans County: 9.417 %Person County: 10.721 %Pitt County: 9.616 %Polk County: 11.228 %Randolph County: 11.782 %Richmond County: 9.912 %Robeson County: 8.035 %Rockingham County: 8.29 %Rowan County: 10.597 %Rutherford County: 13.199 %Sampson County: 10.648 %Scotland County: 9.503 %Stanly County: 11.205 %Stokes County: 11.553 %Surry County: 9.976 %Swain County: 15.237 %Transylvania County: 11.503 %Tyrrell County: 23.64 %Union County: 14.131 %Vance County: 8.31 %Wake County: 14.095 %Warren County: 9.751 %Washington County: 6.541 %Watauga County: 11.597 %Wayne County: 10.178 %Wilkes County: 11.596 %Wilson County: 8.115 %Yadkin County: 12.053 %Yancey County: 13.174 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Tyrrell County: 23.64 %Tyrrell County23.64Gates County: 21.245 %Gates County21.245Jones County: 16.847 %Jones County16.847Cherokee County: 16.639 %Cherokee County16.639Pamlico County: 16.285 %Pamlico County16.285Pasquotank County: 15.823 %Pasquotank County15.823Orange County: 15.429 %Orange County15.429Swain County: 15.237 %Swain County15.237Buncombe County: 15.097 %Buncombe County15.097Pender County: 15.07 %Pender County15.07Moore County: 15.046 %Moore County15.046Union County: 14.131 %Union County14.131Wake County: 14.095 %Wake County14.095Onslow County: 13.942 %Onslow County13.942Graham County: 13.644 %Graham County13.644New Hanover County: 13.624 %New Hanover County13.624Avery County: 13.538 %Avery County13.538Jackson County: 13.5 %Jackson County13.5Mecklenburg County: 13.443 %Mecklenburg County13.443Davie County: 13.438 %Davie County13.438Henderson County: 13.363 %Henderson County13.363Nash County: 13.257 %Nash County13.257Rutherford County: 13.199 %Rutherford County13.199Yancey County: 13.174 %Yancey County13.174Dare County: 12.895 %Dare County12.895Camden County: 12.781 %Camden County12.781Craven County: 12.776 %Craven County12.776Durham County: 12.6 %Durham County12.6Bertie County: 12.551 %Bertie County12.551Cabarrus County: 12.539 %Cabarrus County12.539Brunswick County: 12.533 %Brunswick County12.533Harnett County: 12.49 %Harnett County12.49Carteret County: 12.319 %Carteret County12.319Beaufort County: 12.212 %Beaufort County12.212Clay County: 12.211 %Clay County12.211Chatham County: 12.175 %Chatham County12.175Greene County: 12.142 %Greene County12.142Johnston County: 12.1 %Johnston County12.1Yadkin County: 12.053 %Yadkin County12.053Lee County: 11.958 %Lee County11.958Tyrrell County: 23.64 %Tyrrell County23.64Gates County: 21.245 %Gates County21.245Jones County: 16.847 %Jones County16.847Cherokee County: 16.639 %Cherokee County16.639Pamlico County: 16.285 %Pamlico County16.285Pasquotank County: 15.823 %Pasquotank County15.823Orange County: 15.429 %Orange County15.429Swain County: 15.237 %Swain County15.237Buncombe County: 15.097 %Buncombe County15.097Pender County: 15.07 %Pender County15.07Moore County: 15.046 %Moore County15.046Union County: 14.131 %Union County14.131Wake County: 14.095 %Wake County14.095Onslow County: 13.942 %Onslow County13.942Graham County: 13.644 %Graham County13.644New Hanover County: 13.624 %New Hanover County13.624Avery County: 13.538 %Avery County13.538Jackson County: 13.5 %Jackson County13.5Mecklenburg County: 13.443 %Mecklenburg County13.443Davie County: 13.438 %Davie County13.438Henderson County: 13.363 %Henderson County13.363Nash County: 13.257 %Nash County13.257Rutherford County: 13.199 %Rutherford County13.199Yancey County: 13.174 %Yancey County13.174Dare County: 12.895 %Dare County12.895Camden County: 12.781 %Camden County12.781Craven County: 12.776 %Craven County12.776Durham County: 12.6 %Durham County12.6Bertie County: 12.551 %Bertie County12.551Cabarrus County: 12.539 %Cabarrus County12.539Brunswick County: 12.533 %Brunswick County12.533Harnett County: 12.49 %Harnett County12.49Carteret County: 12.319 %Carteret County12.319Beaufort County: 12.212 %Beaufort County12.212Clay County: 12.211 %Clay County12.211Chatham County: 12.175 %Chatham County12.175Greene County: 12.142 %Greene County12.142Johnston County: 12.1 %Johnston County12.1Yadkin County: 12.053 %Yadkin County12.053Lee County: 11.958 %Lee County11.958
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Tyrrell County23.64+8.32 pts
2Gates County21.245+9.24 pts
3Jones County16.847+8.97 pts
4Cherokee County16.639+6.65 pts
5Pamlico County16.285+3.11 pts
6Pasquotank County15.823+5.17 pts
7Orange County15.429+3.48 pts
8Swain County15.237+0.81 pts
9Buncombe County15.097+2.52 pts
10Pender County15.07+0.31 pts
11Moore County15.046+4.18 pts
12Union County14.131+1.1 pts
13Wake County14.095-0.6 pts
14Onslow County13.942-1.24 pts
15Graham County13.644-1.52 pts
16New Hanover County13.624-0.16 pts
17Avery County13.538-5.44 pts
18Jackson County13.5-6 pts
19Mecklenburg County13.443-1.33 pts
20Davie County13.438+3.64 pts
21Henderson County13.363+2.24 pts
22Nash County13.257-0.07 pts
23Rutherford County13.199+0.99 pts
24Yancey County13.174+0.51 pts
25Dare County12.895-3.58 pts
26Camden County12.781-0.25 pts
27Craven County12.776+3.05 pts
28Durham County12.6-0.08 pts
29Bertie County12.551+5.47 pts
30Cabarrus County12.539-0.41 pts
31Brunswick County12.533+0.44 pts
32Harnett County12.49+0.97 pts
33Carteret County12.319-0.05 pts
34Beaufort County12.212+0.66 pts
35Clay County12.211-1.08 pts
36Chatham County12.175+0.42 pts
37Greene County12.142+2.81 pts
38Johnston County12.1-2.34 pts
39Yadkin County12.053+1.63 pts
40Lee County11.958+0.48 pts
41Lincoln County11.841+1.59 pts
42Caldwell County11.809+2.67 pts
43Franklin County11.797-1.86 pts
44Lenoir County11.784+1.1 pts
45Randolph County11.782+2.33 pts
46Currituck County11.748-9.48 pts
47Iredell County11.671-1.32 pts
48Macon County11.661-0.16 pts
49Watauga County11.597+1.45 pts
50Wilkes County11.596+3 pts
51Stokes County11.553+1.54 pts
52Halifax County11.542+2.27 pts
53Transylvania County11.503-0.88 pts
54Granville County11.352+2.16 pts
55Polk County11.228+1.52 pts
56Stanly County11.205-0.81 pts
57Burke County11.103+1.81 pts
58Catawba County11.089+0.79 pts
59Hyde County10.96-6.97 pts
60Cleveland County10.868-0.47 pts
61Davidson County10.81-1.37 pts
62Person County10.721+2.88 pts
63Hertford County10.703+1.58 pts
64Sampson County10.648-1.25 pts
65Rowan County10.597-5.44 pts
66Cumberland County10.5-2.03 pts
67Guilford County10.495-3.68 pts
68Alexander County10.21+3.63 pts
69Wayne County10.178-0.46 pts
70Forsyth County10.145-1.9 pts
71Edgecombe County10.141-0.3 pts
72Surry County9.976+0.31 pts
73Madison County9.972+1.83 pts
74Gaston County9.945-1.05 pts
75Richmond County9.912+0.95 pts
76Warren County9.751-4.44 pts
77Martin County9.744-4.94 pts
78Columbus County9.688-2.75 pts
79Pitt County9.616-1.12 pts
80Alamance County9.59-1.2 pts
81Scotland County9.503+0.63 pts
82Ashe County9.494+0.53 pts
83Perquimans County9.417-6.96 pts
84Haywood County9.305-2.5 pts
85Hoke County9.194-6.31 pts
86Caswell County8.969-3.69 pts
87Anson County8.937-3.24 pts
88Montgomery County8.836-3.85 pts
89Alleghany County8.505-5.57 pts
90Vance County8.31-0.78 pts
91Rockingham County8.29-3.89 pts
92Duplin County8.231-2.56 pts
93Mitchell County8.14-2.55 pts
94Wilson County8.115-2.41 pts
95McDowell County8.093-0.91 pts
96Robeson County8.035-1.68 pts
97Chowan County8.009-0.54 pts
98Northampton County6.719-4.64 pts
99Washington County6.541+0.24 pts
100Bladen County5.902-1.43 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Tyrrell County, with 23.64% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bladen County, with 5.902% in 2014.

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