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Counties in North Carolina by job creation rate

Bertie County had the highest job creation rate of 100 counties in 2015, at 45.609%. Yadkin County had the lowest, at 5.601%. The median was 11.923% and the figure for North Carolina was 13.224%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.609Bertie County
Lowest5.601Yadkin County
Median11.923100 counties
North Carolina13.224History

Map of counties, 2015

Alamance County: 17.97 %Alexander County: 10.292 %Alleghany County: 8.91 %Anson County: 11.501 %Ashe County: 9.97 %Avery County: 13.506 %Beaufort County: 10.626 %Bertie County: 45.609 %Bladen County: 29.783 %Brunswick County: 13.536 %Buncombe County: 11.039 %Burke County: 10.325 %Cabarrus County: 13.331 %Caldwell County: 15.21 %Camden County: 17.56 %Carteret County: 13.019 %Caswell County: 17.544 %Catawba County: 10.437 %Chatham County: 14.091 %Cherokee County: 11.369 %Chowan County: 8.389 %Clay County: 20.488 %Cleveland County: 9.604 %Columbus County: 10.579 %Craven County: 11.118 %Cumberland County: 10.869 %Currituck County: 16.311 %Dare County: 14.642 %Davidson County: 13.734 %Davie County: 13.747 %Duplin County: 8.927 %Durham County: 13.32 %Edgecombe County: 9.283 %Forsyth County: 10.652 %Franklin County: 12.562 %Gaston County: 11.793 %Gates County: 16.304 %Graham County: 16.761 %Granville County: 14.299 %Greene County: 18.455 %Guilford County: 12.192 %Halifax County: 8.016 %Harnett County: 18.174 %Haywood County: 11.075 %Henderson County: 12.107 %Hertford County: 7.065 %Hoke County: 16.211 %Hyde County: 11.435 %Iredell County: 14.395 %Jackson County: 12.415 %Johnston County: 14.725 %Jones County: 11.316 %Lee County: 15.438 %Lenoir County: 11.964 %Lincoln County: 12.435 %McDowell County: 7.23 %Macon County: 11.507 %Madison County: 7.832 %Martin County: 9.009 %Mecklenburg County: 14.052 %Mitchell County: 7.702 %Montgomery County: 12.267 %Moore County: 11.227 %Nash County: 11.918 %New Hanover County: 13.569 %Northampton County: 5.817 %Onslow County: 14.291 %Orange County: 9.087 %Pamlico County: 16.533 %Pasquotank County: 11.714 %Pender County: 15.206 %Perquimans County: 8.588 %Person County: 8.519 %Pitt County: 12.886 %Polk County: 13.972 %Randolph County: 9.097 %Richmond County: 7.539 %Robeson County: 10.488 %Rockingham County: 11.522 %Rowan County: 14.109 %Rutherford County: 14.038 %Sampson County: 9.887 %Scotland County: 12.621 %Stanly County: 9.605 %Stokes County: 11.979 %Surry County: 10.415 %Swain County: 13.772 %Transylvania County: 11.927 %Tyrrell County: 7.555 %Union County: 14.101 %Vance County: 9.374 %Wake County: 14.188 %Warren County: 9.036 %Washington County: 10.427 %Watauga County: 13.102 %Wayne County: 8.426 %Wilkes County: 12.327 %Wilson County: 10.908 %Yadkin County: 5.601 %Yancey County: 9.165 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Bertie County: 45.609 %Bertie County45.609Bladen County: 29.783 %Bladen County29.783Clay County: 20.488 %Clay County20.488Greene County: 18.455 %Greene County18.455Harnett County: 18.174 %Harnett County18.174Alamance County: 17.97 %Alamance County17.97Camden County: 17.56 %Camden County17.56Caswell County: 17.544 %Caswell County17.544Graham County: 16.761 %Graham County16.761Pamlico County: 16.533 %Pamlico County16.533Currituck County: 16.311 %Currituck County16.311Gates County: 16.304 %Gates County16.304Hoke County: 16.211 %Hoke County16.211Lee County: 15.438 %Lee County15.438Caldwell County: 15.21 %Caldwell County15.21Pender County: 15.206 %Pender County15.206Johnston County: 14.725 %Johnston County14.725Dare County: 14.642 %Dare County14.642Iredell County: 14.395 %Iredell County14.395Granville County: 14.299 %Granville County14.299Onslow County: 14.291 %Onslow County14.291Wake County: 14.188 %Wake County14.188Rowan County: 14.109 %Rowan County14.109Union County: 14.101 %Union County14.101Chatham County: 14.091 %Chatham County14.091Mecklenburg County: 14.052 %Mecklenburg County14.052Rutherford County: 14.038 %Rutherford County14.038Polk County: 13.972 %Polk County13.972Swain County: 13.772 %Swain County13.772Davie County: 13.747 %Davie County13.747Davidson County: 13.734 %Davidson County13.734New Hanover County: 13.569 %New Hanover County13.569Brunswick County: 13.536 %Brunswick County13.536Avery County: 13.506 %Avery County13.506Cabarrus County: 13.331 %Cabarrus County13.331Durham County: 13.32 %Durham County13.32Watauga County: 13.102 %Watauga County13.102Carteret County: 13.019 %Carteret County13.019Pitt County: 12.886 %Pitt County12.886Scotland County: 12.621 %Scotland County12.621Bertie County: 45.609 %Bertie County45.609Bladen County: 29.783 %Bladen County29.783Clay County: 20.488 %Clay County20.488Greene County: 18.455 %Greene County18.455Harnett County: 18.174 %Harnett County18.174Alamance County: 17.97 %Alamance County17.97Camden County: 17.56 %Camden County17.56Caswell County: 17.544 %Caswell County17.544Graham County: 16.761 %Graham County16.761Pamlico County: 16.533 %Pamlico County16.533Currituck County: 16.311 %Currituck County16.311Gates County: 16.304 %Gates County16.304Hoke County: 16.211 %Hoke County16.211Lee County: 15.438 %Lee County15.438Caldwell County: 15.21 %Caldwell County15.21Pender County: 15.206 %Pender County15.206Johnston County: 14.725 %Johnston County14.725Dare County: 14.642 %Dare County14.642Iredell County: 14.395 %Iredell County14.395Granville County: 14.299 %Granville County14.299Onslow County: 14.291 %Onslow County14.291Wake County: 14.188 %Wake County14.188Rowan County: 14.109 %Rowan County14.109Union County: 14.101 %Union County14.101Chatham County: 14.091 %Chatham County14.091Mecklenburg County: 14.052 %Mecklenburg County14.052Rutherford County: 14.038 %Rutherford County14.038Polk County: 13.972 %Polk County13.972Swain County: 13.772 %Swain County13.772Davie County: 13.747 %Davie County13.747Davidson County: 13.734 %Davidson County13.734New Hanover County: 13.569 %New Hanover County13.569Brunswick County: 13.536 %Brunswick County13.536Avery County: 13.506 %Avery County13.506Cabarrus County: 13.331 %Cabarrus County13.331Durham County: 13.32 %Durham County13.32Watauga County: 13.102 %Watauga County13.102Carteret County: 13.019 %Carteret County13.019Pitt County: 12.886 %Pitt County12.886Scotland County: 12.621 %Scotland County12.621
%. 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
1Bertie County45.609+33.06 pts
2Bladen County29.783+23.88 pts
3Clay County20.488+8.28 pts
4Greene County18.455+6.31 pts
5Harnett County18.174+5.68 pts
6Alamance County17.97+8.38 pts
7Camden County17.56+4.78 pts
8Caswell County17.544+8.58 pts
9Graham County16.761+3.12 pts
10Pamlico County16.533+0.25 pts
11Currituck County16.311+4.56 pts
12Gates County16.304-4.94 pts
13Hoke County16.211+7.02 pts
14Lee County15.438+3.48 pts
15Caldwell County15.21+3.4 pts
16Pender County15.206+0.14 pts
17Johnston County14.725+2.63 pts
18Dare County14.642+1.75 pts
19Iredell County14.395+2.72 pts
20Granville County14.299+2.95 pts
21Onslow County14.291+0.35 pts
22Wake County14.188+0.09 pts
23Rowan County14.109+3.51 pts
24Union County14.101-0.03 pts
25Chatham County14.091+1.92 pts
26Mecklenburg County14.052+0.61 pts
27Rutherford County14.038+0.84 pts
28Polk County13.972+2.74 pts
29Swain County13.772-1.46 pts
30Davie County13.747+0.31 pts
31Davidson County13.734+2.92 pts
32New Hanover County13.569-0.05 pts
33Brunswick County13.536+1 pts
34Avery County13.506-0.03 pts
35Cabarrus County13.331+0.79 pts
36Durham County13.32+0.72 pts
37Watauga County13.102+1.51 pts
38Carteret County13.019+0.7 pts
39Pitt County12.886+3.27 pts
40Scotland County12.621+3.12 pts
41Franklin County12.562+0.76 pts
42Lincoln County12.435+0.59 pts
43Jackson County12.415-1.09 pts
44Wilkes County12.327+0.73 pts
45Montgomery County12.267+3.43 pts
46Guilford County12.192+1.7 pts
47Henderson County12.107-1.26 pts
48Stokes County11.979+0.43 pts
49Lenoir County11.964+0.18 pts
50Transylvania County11.927+0.42 pts
51Nash County11.918-1.34 pts
52Gaston County11.793+1.85 pts
53Pasquotank County11.714-4.11 pts
54Rockingham County11.522+3.23 pts
55Macon County11.507-0.15 pts
56Anson County11.501+2.56 pts
57Hyde County11.435+0.47 pts
58Cherokee County11.369-5.27 pts
59Jones County11.316-5.53 pts
60Moore County11.227-3.82 pts
61Craven County11.118-1.66 pts
62Haywood County11.075+1.77 pts
63Buncombe County11.039-4.06 pts
64Wilson County10.908+2.79 pts
65Cumberland County10.869+0.37 pts
66Forsyth County10.652+0.51 pts
67Beaufort County10.626-1.59 pts
68Columbus County10.579+0.89 pts
69Robeson County10.488+2.45 pts
70Catawba County10.437-0.65 pts
71Washington County10.427+3.89 pts
72Surry County10.415+0.44 pts
73Burke County10.325-0.78 pts
74Alexander County10.292+0.08 pts
75Ashe County9.97+0.48 pts
76Sampson County9.887-0.76 pts
77Stanly County9.605-1.6 pts
78Cleveland County9.604-1.26 pts
79Vance County9.374+1.06 pts
80Edgecombe County9.283-0.86 pts
81Yancey County9.165-4.01 pts
82Randolph County9.097-2.69 pts
83Orange County9.087-6.34 pts
84Warren County9.036-0.71 pts
85Martin County9.009-0.73 pts
86Duplin County8.927+0.7 pts
87Alleghany County8.91+0.4 pts
88Perquimans County8.588-0.83 pts
89Person County8.519-2.2 pts
90Wayne County8.426-1.75 pts
91Chowan County8.389+0.38 pts
92Halifax County8.016-3.53 pts
93Madison County7.832-2.14 pts
94Mitchell County7.702-0.44 pts
95Tyrrell County7.555-16.09 pts
96Richmond County7.539-2.37 pts
97McDowell County7.23-0.86 pts
98Hertford County7.065-3.64 pts
99Northampton County5.817-0.9 pts
100Yadkin County5.601-6.45 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, 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2015. 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, 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Bertie County, with 45.609% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Yadkin County, with 5.601% in 2015.

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