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Counties in North Carolina by job creation rate

Tyrrell County had the highest job creation rate of 100 counties in 2018, at 24.36%. Bertie County had the lowest, at 4.468%. The median was 11.985% and the figure for North Carolina was 12.89%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.36Tyrrell County
Lowest4.468Bertie County
Median11.985100 counties
North Carolina12.89History

Map of counties, 2018

Alamance County: 13.399 %Alexander County: 8.855 %Alleghany County: 12.937 %Anson County: 10.838 %Ashe County: 15.067 %Avery County: 10.2 %Beaufort County: 15.08 %Bertie County: 4.468 %Bladen County: 7.848 %Brunswick County: 19.097 %Buncombe County: 12.662 %Burke County: 16.446 %Cabarrus County: 12.541 %Caldwell County: 13.65 %Camden County: 12.719 %Carteret County: 12.565 %Caswell County: 11.512 %Catawba County: 10.184 %Chatham County: 15.403 %Cherokee County: 10.373 %Chowan County: 15.799 %Clay County: 10.865 %Cleveland County: 10.199 %Columbus County: 12.064 %Craven County: 9.191 %Cumberland County: 12.046 %Currituck County: 15.043 %Dare County: 15.305 %Davidson County: 11.382 %Davie County: 12.004 %Duplin County: 10.239 %Durham County: 11.097 %Edgecombe County: 11.017 %Forsyth County: 11.874 %Franklin County: 13.052 %Gaston County: 13.71 %Gates County: 9.691 %Graham County: 12.945 %Granville County: 21.494 %Greene County: 15.569 %Guilford County: 11.813 %Halifax County: 12.569 %Harnett County: 10.642 %Haywood County: 10.916 %Henderson County: 14.259 %Hertford County: 7.161 %Hoke County: 17.084 %Hyde County: 10.755 %Iredell County: 13.574 %Jackson County: 12.644 %Johnston County: 12.743 %Jones County: 10.654 %Lee County: 13.398 %Lenoir County: 7.052 %Lincoln County: 11.233 %McDowell County: 9.908 %Macon County: 11.965 %Madison County: 13.225 %Martin County: 8.634 %Mecklenburg County: 14.189 %Mitchell County: 10.067 %Montgomery County: 10.962 %Moore County: 11.841 %Nash County: 12.934 %New Hanover County: 13.646 %Northampton County: 10.314 %Onslow County: 12.311 %Orange County: 10.476 %Pamlico County: 10.648 %Pasquotank County: 11.93 %Pender County: 13.918 %Perquimans County: 21.321 %Person County: 18.617 %Pitt County: 11.905 %Polk County: 12.772 %Randolph County: 10.242 %Richmond County: 13.296 %Robeson County: 11.348 %Rockingham County: 10.889 %Rowan County: 10.139 %Rutherford County: 14.223 %Sampson County: 10.044 %Scotland County: 10.259 %Stanly County: 11.337 %Stokes County: 15.273 %Surry County: 13.423 %Swain County: 12.237 %Transylvania County: 11.82 %Tyrrell County: 24.36 %Union County: 14.357 %Vance County: 9.361 %Wake County: 13.978 %Warren County: 11.95 %Washington County: 6.471 %Watauga County: 13.267 %Wayne County: 9.597 %Wilkes County: 8.304 %Wilson County: 11.618 %Yadkin County: 13.464 %Yancey County: 12.207 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Tyrrell County: 24.36 %Tyrrell County24.36Granville County: 21.494 %Granville County21.494Perquimans County: 21.321 %Perquimans County21.321Brunswick County: 19.097 %Brunswick County19.097Person County: 18.617 %Person County18.617Hoke County: 17.084 %Hoke County17.084Burke County: 16.446 %Burke County16.446Chowan County: 15.799 %Chowan County15.799Greene County: 15.569 %Greene County15.569Chatham County: 15.403 %Chatham County15.403Dare County: 15.305 %Dare County15.305Stokes County: 15.273 %Stokes County15.273Beaufort County: 15.08 %Beaufort County15.08Ashe County: 15.067 %Ashe County15.067Currituck County: 15.043 %Currituck County15.043Union County: 14.357 %Union County14.357Henderson County: 14.259 %Henderson County14.259Rutherford County: 14.223 %Rutherford County14.223Mecklenburg County: 14.189 %Mecklenburg County14.189Wake County: 13.978 %Wake County13.978Pender County: 13.918 %Pender County13.918Gaston County: 13.71 %Gaston County13.71Caldwell County: 13.65 %Caldwell County13.65New Hanover County: 13.646 %New Hanover County13.646Iredell County: 13.574 %Iredell County13.574Yadkin County: 13.464 %Yadkin County13.464Surry County: 13.423 %Surry County13.423Alamance County: 13.399 %Alamance County13.399Lee County: 13.398 %Lee County13.398Richmond County: 13.296 %Richmond County13.296Watauga County: 13.267 %Watauga County13.267Madison County: 13.225 %Madison County13.225Franklin County: 13.052 %Franklin County13.052Graham County: 12.945 %Graham County12.945Alleghany County: 12.937 %Alleghany County12.937Nash County: 12.934 %Nash County12.934Polk County: 12.772 %Polk County12.772Johnston County: 12.743 %Johnston County12.743Camden County: 12.719 %Camden County12.719Buncombe County: 12.662 %Buncombe County12.662Tyrrell County: 24.36 %Tyrrell County24.36Granville County: 21.494 %Granville County21.494Perquimans County: 21.321 %Perquimans County21.321Brunswick County: 19.097 %Brunswick County19.097Person County: 18.617 %Person County18.617Hoke County: 17.084 %Hoke County17.084Burke County: 16.446 %Burke County16.446Chowan County: 15.799 %Chowan County15.799Greene County: 15.569 %Greene County15.569Chatham County: 15.403 %Chatham County15.403Dare County: 15.305 %Dare County15.305Stokes County: 15.273 %Stokes County15.273Beaufort County: 15.08 %Beaufort County15.08Ashe County: 15.067 %Ashe County15.067Currituck County: 15.043 %Currituck County15.043Union County: 14.357 %Union County14.357Henderson County: 14.259 %Henderson County14.259Rutherford County: 14.223 %Rutherford County14.223Mecklenburg County: 14.189 %Mecklenburg County14.189Wake County: 13.978 %Wake County13.978Pender County: 13.918 %Pender County13.918Gaston County: 13.71 %Gaston County13.71Caldwell County: 13.65 %Caldwell County13.65New Hanover County: 13.646 %New Hanover County13.646Iredell County: 13.574 %Iredell County13.574Yadkin County: 13.464 %Yadkin County13.464Surry County: 13.423 %Surry County13.423Alamance County: 13.399 %Alamance County13.399Lee County: 13.398 %Lee County13.398Richmond County: 13.296 %Richmond County13.296Watauga County: 13.267 %Watauga County13.267Madison County: 13.225 %Madison County13.225Franklin County: 13.052 %Franklin County13.052Graham County: 12.945 %Graham County12.945Alleghany County: 12.937 %Alleghany County12.937Nash County: 12.934 %Nash County12.934Polk County: 12.772 %Polk County12.772Johnston County: 12.743 %Johnston County12.743Camden County: 12.719 %Camden County12.719Buncombe County: 12.662 %Buncombe County12.662
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Tyrrell County24.36+4.92 pts
2Granville County21.494+6.49 pts
3Perquimans County21.321+8.52 pts
4Brunswick County19.097+4.75 pts
5Person County18.617+8.75 pts
6Hoke County17.084+5.8 pts
7Burke County16.446+4.53 pts
8Chowan County15.799+5.79 pts
9Greene County15.569+3.88 pts
10Chatham County15.403+2.86 pts
11Dare County15.305+1.45 pts
12Stokes County15.273-4.93 pts
13Beaufort County15.08+3.5 pts
14Ashe County15.067+7.04 pts
15Currituck County15.043-1.28 pts
16Union County14.357+1.11 pts
17Henderson County14.259+3.69 pts
18Rutherford County14.223+2.08 pts
19Mecklenburg County14.189-1.27 pts
20Wake County13.978-1.08 pts
21Pender County13.918-3.28 pts
22Gaston County13.71+3.89 pts
23Caldwell County13.65+0.36 pts
24New Hanover County13.646-2.42 pts
25Iredell County13.574+1.66 pts
26Yadkin County13.464+3.87 pts
27Surry County13.423+3.39 pts
28Alamance County13.399+2.93 pts
29Lee County13.398+1.5 pts
30Richmond County13.296+5.33 pts
31Watauga County13.267+0.2 pts
32Madison County13.225-9.48 pts
33Franklin County13.052-1.71 pts
34Graham County12.945-14.26 pts
35Alleghany County12.937-1.83 pts
36Nash County12.934+3.59 pts
37Polk County12.772+2.67 pts
38Johnston County12.743-1.31 pts
39Camden County12.719-1.48 pts
40Buncombe County12.662-1.34 pts
41Jackson County12.644-0.15 pts
42Halifax County12.569+2.09 pts
43Carteret County12.565-0.27 pts
44Cabarrus County12.541-1.82 pts
45Onslow County12.311-0.29 pts
46Swain County12.237-2.54 pts
47Yancey County12.207+4.53 pts
48Columbus County12.064+2.16 pts
49Cumberland County12.046+1.79 pts
50Davie County12.004-0.19 pts
51Macon County11.965-0.38 pts
52Warren County11.95+0.87 pts
53Pasquotank County11.93+1.85 pts
54Pitt County11.905+0.08 pts
55Forsyth County11.874+0.42 pts
56Moore County11.841-0.74 pts
57Transylvania County11.82-2.1 pts
58Guilford County11.813-0.77 pts
59Wilson County11.618+2.77 pts
60Caswell County11.512+0.45 pts
61Davidson County11.382-0.85 pts
62Robeson County11.348-1.47 pts
63Stanly County11.337-1.79 pts
64Lincoln County11.233-2.02 pts
65Durham County11.097-0.8 pts
66Edgecombe County11.017+1.26 pts
67Montgomery County10.962-0.2 pts
68Haywood County10.916-1.61 pts
69Rockingham County10.889-0.42 pts
70Clay County10.865+0.53 pts
71Anson County10.838-0.14 pts
72Hyde County10.755-6.76 pts
73Jones County10.654-4.8 pts
74Pamlico County10.648-2.31 pts
75Harnett County10.642-7.69 pts
76Orange County10.476-6.83 pts
77Cherokee County10.373-1.85 pts
78Northampton County10.314+3.51 pts
79Scotland County10.259+0.1 pts
80Randolph County10.242-0.79 pts
81Duplin County10.239+1.74 pts
82Avery County10.2-2.15 pts
83Cleveland County10.199-0.06 pts
84Catawba County10.184-0.38 pts
85Rowan County10.139-0.19 pts
86Mitchell County10.067-1.77 pts
87Sampson County10.044-0.88 pts
88McDowell County9.908+3.02 pts
89Gates County9.691-12.35 pts
90Wayne County9.597-0.18 pts
91Vance County9.361-5.77 pts
92Craven County9.191-2.11 pts
93Alexander County8.855+0.8 pts
94Martin County8.634-2.72 pts
95Wilkes County8.304-0.37 pts
96Bladen County7.848+2.56 pts
97Hertford County7.161-3.47 pts
98Lenoir County7.052-3.25 pts
99Washington County6.471+0.98 pts
100Bertie County4.468-12.29 pts

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Tyrrell County, with 24.36% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bertie County, with 4.468% in 2018.

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