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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate, 2023

Slope County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2023, at 98.925%. Sargent County had the lowest, at 4.595%. The median was 11.111% and the figure for North Dakota was 12.599%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.925Slope County
Lowest4.595Sargent County
Median11.11153 counties
North Dakota12.599History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 6.796 %Barnes County: 7.74 %Benson County: 9.002 %Billings County: 8.899 %Bottineau County: 12.998 %Bowman County: 14.132 %Burke County: 15.214 %Burleigh County: 12.055 %Cass County: 12.749 %Cavalier County: 6.072 %Dickey County: 10.34 %Divide County: 16.486 %Dunn County: 21.868 %Eddy County: 5.313 %Emmons County: 18.082 %Foster County: 11.929 %Golden Valley County: 11.681 %Grand Forks County: 11.184 %Grant County: 11.316 %Griggs County: 12.162 %Hettinger County: 11.111 %Kidder County: 9.936 %LaMoure County: 12.621 %Logan County: 9.663 %McHenry County: 8.974 %McIntosh County: 7.255 %McKenzie County: 23.303 %McLean County: 9.078 %Mercer County: 7.805 %Morton County: 11.062 %Mountrail County: 16.856 %Nelson County: 7.36 %Oliver County: 7.692 %Pembina County: 9.078 %Pierce County: 14.107 %Ramsey County: 11.654 %Ransom County: 8.887 %Renville County: 17.274 %Richland County: 10.156 %Rolette County: 11.096 %Sargent County: 4.595 %Sheridan County: 9.562 %Sioux County: 22.154 %Slope County: 98.925 %Stark County: 14.249 %Steele County: 7.094 %Stutsman County: 7.96 %Towner County: 8.401 %Traill County: 12.774 %Walsh County: 15.201 %Ward County: 11.114 %Wells County: 8.238 %Williams County: 19.244 %
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%, 2023. 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.

All counties, 2023

Slope County: 98.925 %Slope County98.925McKenzie County: 23.303 %McKenzie County23.303Sioux County: 22.154 %Sioux County22.154Dunn County: 21.868 %Dunn County21.868Williams County: 19.244 %Williams County19.244Emmons County: 18.082 %Emmons County18.082Renville County: 17.274 %Renville County17.274Mountrail County: 16.856 %Mountrail County16.856Divide County: 16.486 %Divide County16.486Burke County: 15.214 %Burke County15.214Walsh County: 15.201 %Walsh County15.201Stark County: 14.249 %Stark County14.249Bowman County: 14.132 %Bowman County14.132Pierce County: 14.107 %Pierce County14.107Bottineau County: 12.998 %Bottineau County12.998Traill County: 12.774 %Traill County12.774Cass County: 12.749 %Cass County12.749LaMoure County: 12.621 %LaMoure County12.621Griggs County: 12.162 %Griggs County12.162Burleigh County: 12.055 %Burleigh County12.055Foster County: 11.929 %Foster County11.929Golden Valley County: 11.681 %Golden Valley County11.681Ramsey County: 11.654 %Ramsey County11.654Grant County: 11.316 %Grant County11.316Grand Forks County: 11.184 %Grand Forks County11.184Ward County: 11.114 %Ward County11.114Hettinger County: 11.111 %Hettinger County11.111Rolette County: 11.096 %Rolette County11.096Morton County: 11.062 %Morton County11.062Dickey County: 10.34 %Dickey County10.34Richland County: 10.156 %Richland County10.156Kidder County: 9.936 %Kidder County9.936Logan County: 9.663 %Logan County9.663Sheridan County: 9.562 %Sheridan County9.562McLean County: 9.078 %McLean County9.078Pembina County: 9.078 %Pembina County9.078Benson County: 9.002 %Benson County9.002McHenry County: 8.974 %McHenry County8.974Billings County: 8.899 %Billings County8.899Ransom County: 8.887 %Ransom County8.887Towner County: 8.401 %Towner County8.401Wells County: 8.238 %Wells County8.238Stutsman County: 7.96 %Stutsman County7.96Mercer County: 7.805 %Mercer County7.805Barnes County: 7.74 %Barnes County7.74Oliver County: 7.692 %Oliver County7.692Nelson County: 7.36 %Nelson County7.36McIntosh County: 7.255 %McIntosh County7.255Steele County: 7.094 %Steele County7.094Adams County: 6.796 %Adams County6.796Cavalier County: 6.072 %Cavalier County6.072Eddy County: 5.313 %Eddy County5.313Sargent County: 4.595 %Sargent County4.595Slope County: 98.925 %Slope County98.925McKenzie County: 23.303 %McKenzie County23.303Sioux County: 22.154 %Sioux County22.154Dunn County: 21.868 %Dunn County21.868Williams County: 19.244 %Williams County19.244Emmons County: 18.082 %Emmons County18.082Renville County: 17.274 %Renville County17.274Mountrail County: 16.856 %Mountrail County16.856Divide County: 16.486 %Divide County16.486Burke County: 15.214 %Burke County15.214Walsh County: 15.201 %Walsh County15.201Stark County: 14.249 %Stark County14.249Bowman County: 14.132 %Bowman County14.132Pierce County: 14.107 %Pierce County14.107Bottineau County: 12.998 %Bottineau County12.998Traill County: 12.774 %Traill County12.774Cass County: 12.749 %Cass County12.749LaMoure County: 12.621 %LaMoure County12.621Griggs County: 12.162 %Griggs County12.162Burleigh County: 12.055 %Burleigh County12.055Foster County: 11.929 %Foster County11.929Golden Valley County: 11.681 %Golden Valley County11.681Ramsey County: 11.654 %Ramsey County11.654Grant County: 11.316 %Grant County11.316Grand Forks County: 11.184 %Grand Forks County11.184Ward County: 11.114 %Ward County11.114Hettinger County: 11.111 %Hettinger County11.111Rolette County: 11.096 %Rolette County11.096Morton County: 11.062 %Morton County11.062Dickey County: 10.34 %Dickey County10.34Richland County: 10.156 %Richland County10.156Kidder County: 9.936 %Kidder County9.936Logan County: 9.663 %Logan County9.663Sheridan County: 9.562 %Sheridan County9.562McLean County: 9.078 %McLean County9.078Pembina County: 9.078 %Pembina County9.078Benson County: 9.002 %Benson County9.002McHenry County: 8.974 %McHenry County8.974Billings County: 8.899 %Billings County8.899Ransom County: 8.887 %Ransom County8.887Towner County: 8.401 %Towner County8.401Wells County: 8.238 %Wells County8.238Stutsman County: 7.96 %Stutsman County7.96Mercer County: 7.805 %Mercer County7.805Barnes County: 7.74 %Barnes County7.74Oliver County: 7.692 %Oliver County7.692Nelson County: 7.36 %Nelson County7.36McIntosh County: 7.255 %McIntosh County7.255Steele County: 7.094 %Steele County7.094Adams County: 6.796 %Adams County6.796Cavalier County: 6.072 %Cavalier County6.072Eddy County: 5.313 %Eddy County5.313Sargent County: 4.595 %Sargent County4.595
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Slope County98.925+92.74 pts
2McKenzie County23.303+3.5 pts
3Sioux County22.154+15.97 pts
4Dunn County21.868+2.01 pts
5Williams County19.244-1.34 pts
6Emmons County18.082+5.77 pts
7Renville County17.274+2.71 pts
8Mountrail County16.856-4.52 pts
9Divide County16.486+5.13 pts
10Burke County15.214-1.33 pts
11Walsh County15.201+4.15 pts
12Stark County14.249-4.82 pts
13Bowman County14.132+3.58 pts
14Pierce County14.107+0.93 pts
15Bottineau County12.998-4.01 pts
16Traill County12.774+3.84 pts
17Cass County12.749-2.09 pts
18LaMoure County12.621+0.29 pts
19Griggs County12.162-3.39 pts
20Burleigh County12.055+1.45 pts
21Foster County11.929-11.44 pts
22Golden Valley County11.681+1.25 pts
23Ramsey County11.654-4.08 pts
24Grant County11.316-6.89 pts
25Grand Forks County11.184-2.1 pts
26Ward County11.114-1.85 pts
27Hettinger County11.111-0.98 pts
28Rolette County11.096-5.74 pts
29Morton County11.062+0.66 pts
30Dickey County10.34-7.19 pts
31Richland County10.156-0.84 pts
32Kidder County9.936-2.75 pts
33Logan County9.663+2.48 pts
34Sheridan County9.562-8.77 pts
35McLean County9.078-4.27 pts
35Pembina County9.078-1.55 pts
37Benson County9.002-15.94 pts
38McHenry County8.974-4.35 pts
39Billings County8.899-13.97 pts
40Ransom County8.887-2.74 pts
41Towner County8.401-1.22 pts
42Wells County8.238+1.03 pts
43Stutsman County7.96-2.65 pts
44Mercer County7.805+1.29 pts
45Barnes County7.74-4.42 pts
46Oliver County7.692-0.14 pts
47Nelson County7.36-16.74 pts
48McIntosh County7.255+0.06 pts
49Steele County7.094-9.16 pts
50Adams County6.796+0.51 pts
51Cavalier County6.072-5.38 pts
52Eddy County5.313-4.64 pts
53Sargent County4.595-2.68 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 Dakota by job creation rate, 2023) [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 Dakota by job creation rate, 2023. 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-dakota-counties. 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 Dakota by job creation rate, 2023. 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-dakota-counties.

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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 Dakota by job creation rate, 2023 [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-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Slope County, with 98.925% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sargent County, with 4.595% in 2023.

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