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Counties in North Carolina by job creation rate

Tyrrell County had the highest job creation rate of 100 counties in 2022, at 25.693%. Bladen County had the lowest, at 6.335%. The median was 14.197% and the figure for North Carolina was 15.755%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.693Tyrrell County
Lowest6.335Bladen County
Median14.197100 counties
North Carolina15.755History

Map of counties, 2022

Alamance County: 11.667 %Alexander County: 15.031 %Alleghany County: 13.481 %Anson County: 15.022 %Ashe County: 12.71 %Avery County: 17.257 %Beaufort County: 13.997 %Bertie County: 7.373 %Bladen County: 6.335 %Brunswick County: 15.9 %Buncombe County: 15.472 %Burke County: 10.822 %Cabarrus County: 16.73 %Caldwell County: 10.299 %Camden County: 13.551 %Carteret County: 14.67 %Caswell County: 18.583 %Catawba County: 14.422 %Chatham County: 15.565 %Cherokee County: 11.691 %Chowan County: 9.614 %Clay County: 15.782 %Cleveland County: 14.465 %Columbus County: 16.173 %Craven County: 13.261 %Cumberland County: 15.096 %Currituck County: 13.925 %Dare County: 18.238 %Davidson County: 17.057 %Davie County: 25.064 %Duplin County: 8.544 %Durham County: 17.462 %Edgecombe County: 13.823 %Forsyth County: 12.778 %Franklin County: 15.09 %Gaston County: 12.362 %Gates County: 10.69 %Graham County: 13.815 %Granville County: 10.552 %Greene County: 16.262 %Guilford County: 15.071 %Halifax County: 16.206 %Harnett County: 14.904 %Haywood County: 13.538 %Henderson County: 16.017 %Hertford County: 8.827 %Hoke County: 13.055 %Hyde County: 18.129 %Iredell County: 14.065 %Jackson County: 14.794 %Johnston County: 15.566 %Jones County: 10.555 %Lee County: 12.252 %Lenoir County: 10.083 %Lincoln County: 13.696 %McDowell County: 9.11 %Macon County: 16.039 %Madison County: 17.291 %Martin County: 9.058 %Mecklenburg County: 18.086 %Mitchell County: 9.654 %Montgomery County: 12.867 %Moore County: 15.397 %Nash County: 13.613 %New Hanover County: 17.127 %Northampton County: 9.752 %Onslow County: 13.066 %Orange County: 12.663 %Pamlico County: 18.571 %Pasquotank County: 15.905 %Pender County: 17.084 %Perquimans County: 15.027 %Person County: 13.665 %Pitt County: 15.156 %Polk County: 12.687 %Randolph County: 12.49 %Richmond County: 10.82 %Robeson County: 10.724 %Rockingham County: 14.342 %Rowan County: 12.772 %Rutherford County: 23.714 %Sampson County: 11.738 %Scotland County: 17.837 %Stanly County: 15.311 %Stokes County: 15.158 %Surry County: 14.492 %Swain County: 19.652 %Transylvania County: 14.328 %Tyrrell County: 25.693 %Union County: 15.129 %Vance County: 12.304 %Wake County: 17.572 %Warren County: 14.036 %Washington County: 12.173 %Watauga County: 16.26 %Wayne County: 10.819 %Wilkes County: 17.8 %Wilson County: 12.449 %Yadkin County: 12.395 %Yancey County: 11.697 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Tyrrell County: 25.693 %Tyrrell County25.693Davie County: 25.064 %Davie County25.064Rutherford County: 23.714 %Rutherford County23.714Swain County: 19.652 %Swain County19.652Caswell County: 18.583 %Caswell County18.583Pamlico County: 18.571 %Pamlico County18.571Dare County: 18.238 %Dare County18.238Hyde County: 18.129 %Hyde County18.129Mecklenburg County: 18.086 %Mecklenburg County18.086Scotland County: 17.837 %Scotland County17.837Wilkes County: 17.8 %Wilkes County17.8Wake County: 17.572 %Wake County17.572Durham County: 17.462 %Durham County17.462Madison County: 17.291 %Madison County17.291Avery County: 17.257 %Avery County17.257New Hanover County: 17.127 %New Hanover County17.127Pender County: 17.084 %Pender County17.084Davidson County: 17.057 %Davidson County17.057Cabarrus County: 16.73 %Cabarrus County16.73Greene County: 16.262 %Greene County16.262Watauga County: 16.26 %Watauga County16.26Halifax County: 16.206 %Halifax County16.206Columbus County: 16.173 %Columbus County16.173Macon County: 16.039 %Macon County16.039Henderson County: 16.017 %Henderson County16.017Pasquotank County: 15.905 %Pasquotank County15.905Brunswick County: 15.9 %Brunswick County15.9Clay County: 15.782 %Clay County15.782Johnston County: 15.566 %Johnston County15.566Chatham County: 15.565 %Chatham County15.565Buncombe County: 15.472 %Buncombe County15.472Moore County: 15.397 %Moore County15.397Stanly County: 15.311 %Stanly County15.311Stokes County: 15.158 %Stokes County15.158Pitt County: 15.156 %Pitt County15.156Union County: 15.129 %Union County15.129Cumberland County: 15.096 %Cumberland County15.096Franklin County: 15.09 %Franklin County15.09Guilford County: 15.071 %Guilford County15.071Alexander County: 15.031 %Alexander County15.031Tyrrell County: 25.693 %Tyrrell County25.693Davie County: 25.064 %Davie County25.064Rutherford County: 23.714 %Rutherford County23.714Swain County: 19.652 %Swain County19.652Caswell County: 18.583 %Caswell County18.583Pamlico County: 18.571 %Pamlico County18.571Dare County: 18.238 %Dare County18.238Hyde County: 18.129 %Hyde County18.129Mecklenburg County: 18.086 %Mecklenburg County18.086Scotland County: 17.837 %Scotland County17.837Wilkes County: 17.8 %Wilkes County17.8Wake County: 17.572 %Wake County17.572Durham County: 17.462 %Durham County17.462Madison County: 17.291 %Madison County17.291Avery County: 17.257 %Avery County17.257New Hanover County: 17.127 %New Hanover County17.127Pender County: 17.084 %Pender County17.084Davidson County: 17.057 %Davidson County17.057Cabarrus County: 16.73 %Cabarrus County16.73Greene County: 16.262 %Greene County16.262Watauga County: 16.26 %Watauga County16.26Halifax County: 16.206 %Halifax County16.206Columbus County: 16.173 %Columbus County16.173Macon County: 16.039 %Macon County16.039Henderson County: 16.017 %Henderson County16.017Pasquotank County: 15.905 %Pasquotank County15.905Brunswick County: 15.9 %Brunswick County15.9Clay County: 15.782 %Clay County15.782Johnston County: 15.566 %Johnston County15.566Chatham County: 15.565 %Chatham County15.565Buncombe County: 15.472 %Buncombe County15.472Moore County: 15.397 %Moore County15.397Stanly County: 15.311 %Stanly County15.311Stokes County: 15.158 %Stokes County15.158Pitt County: 15.156 %Pitt County15.156Union County: 15.129 %Union County15.129Cumberland County: 15.096 %Cumberland County15.096Franklin County: 15.09 %Franklin County15.09Guilford County: 15.071 %Guilford County15.071Alexander County: 15.031 %Alexander County15.031
%. 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
1Tyrrell County25.693+15.12 pts
2Davie County25.064+15.51 pts
3Rutherford County23.714+14.98 pts
4Swain County19.652+4.73 pts
5Caswell County18.583+4.46 pts
6Pamlico County18.571+7.43 pts
7Dare County18.238+4.58 pts
8Hyde County18.129-9.47 pts
9Mecklenburg County18.086+5.44 pts
10Scotland County17.837+6.46 pts
11Wilkes County17.8+7.08 pts
12Wake County17.572+4.6 pts
13Durham County17.462+3.35 pts
14Madison County17.291+8.63 pts
15Avery County17.257+2.46 pts
16New Hanover County17.127+3.03 pts
17Pender County17.084-1.77 pts
18Davidson County17.057+4.38 pts
19Cabarrus County16.73+3.76 pts
20Greene County16.262-2.86 pts
21Watauga County16.26+3.04 pts
22Halifax County16.206+4.54 pts
23Columbus County16.173+0.96 pts
24Macon County16.039+0.63 pts
25Henderson County16.017+4.93 pts
26Pasquotank County15.905+7.03 pts
27Brunswick County15.9+1.2 pts
28Clay County15.782+7.56 pts
29Johnston County15.566+3.13 pts
30Chatham County15.565+3.31 pts
31Buncombe County15.472+3.9 pts
32Moore County15.397+3.62 pts
33Stanly County15.311+0.5 pts
34Stokes County15.158+2.45 pts
35Pitt County15.156+4.13 pts
36Union County15.129+2.8 pts
37Cumberland County15.096+4.58 pts
38Franklin County15.09+2.29 pts
39Guilford County15.071+3.79 pts
40Alexander County15.031+3.51 pts
41Perquimans County15.027-3.14 pts
42Anson County15.022+3.34 pts
43Harnett County14.904+4.03 pts
44Jackson County14.794+5.19 pts
45Carteret County14.67+3.29 pts
46Surry County14.492+4.73 pts
47Cleveland County14.465+4.49 pts
48Catawba County14.422+6.62 pts
49Rockingham County14.342+0.45 pts
50Transylvania County14.328+0.12 pts
51Iredell County14.065+1.82 pts
52Warren County14.036+1.42 pts
53Beaufort County13.997+1.82 pts
54Currituck County13.925-0.52 pts
55Edgecombe County13.823-2.77 pts
56Graham County13.815+2.42 pts
57Lincoln County13.696-3.17 pts
58Person County13.665+1.62 pts
59Nash County13.613+5.94 pts
60Camden County13.551-2.99 pts
61Haywood County13.538+3.48 pts
62Alleghany County13.481+0.18 pts
63Craven County13.261+1.75 pts
64Onslow County13.066-1.51 pts
65Hoke County13.055+1.39 pts
66Montgomery County12.867+5.03 pts
67Forsyth County12.778+3.87 pts
68Rowan County12.772-0.38 pts
69Ashe County12.71+1.39 pts
70Polk County12.687+2.15 pts
71Orange County12.663-1.38 pts
72Randolph County12.49+1.16 pts
73Wilson County12.449-5.27 pts
74Yadkin County12.395+1.73 pts
75Gaston County12.362-3 pts
76Vance County12.304+1.9 pts
77Lee County12.252+0.96 pts
78Washington County12.173-5.27 pts
79Sampson County11.738+2.17 pts
80Yancey County11.697+4.38 pts
81Cherokee County11.691+4.81 pts
82Alamance County11.667+0.66 pts
83Burke County10.822+1.47 pts
84Richmond County10.82+1.02 pts
85Wayne County10.819+1.31 pts
86Robeson County10.724+2.54 pts
87Gates County10.69+6.1 pts
88Jones County10.555-8.27 pts
89Granville County10.552-1.33 pts
90Caldwell County10.299-6.41 pts
91Lenoir County10.083-3.62 pts
92Northampton County9.752-0.29 pts
93Mitchell County9.654-7.56 pts
94Chowan County9.614-4.49 pts
95McDowell County9.11+0.91 pts
96Martin County9.058-4.65 pts
97Hertford County8.827-2.7 pts
98Duplin County8.544+0.48 pts
99Bertie County7.373+0.98 pts
100Bladen County6.335-9.18 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.

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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, 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2022. 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, 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Tyrrell County, with 25.693% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bladen County, with 6.335% in 2022.

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