# Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate, 2023

All 53 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Slope County | 98.925 |
| 2 | McKenzie County | 23.303 |
| 3 | Sioux County | 22.154 |
| 4 | Dunn County | 21.868 |
| 5 | Williams County | 19.244 |
| 6 | Emmons County | 18.082 |
| 7 | Renville County | 17.274 |
| 8 | Mountrail County | 16.856 |
| 9 | Divide County | 16.486 |
| 10 | Burke County | 15.214 |
| 11 | Walsh County | 15.201 |
| 12 | Stark County | 14.249 |
| 13 | Bowman County | 14.132 |
| 14 | Pierce County | 14.107 |
| 15 | Bottineau County | 12.998 |
| 16 | Traill County | 12.774 |
| 17 | Cass County | 12.749 |
| 18 | LaMoure County | 12.621 |
| 19 | Griggs County | 12.162 |
| 20 | Burleigh County | 12.055 |
| 21 | Foster County | 11.929 |
| 22 | Golden Valley County | 11.681 |
| 23 | Ramsey County | 11.654 |
| 24 | Grant County | 11.316 |
| 25 | Grand Forks County | 11.184 |
| 26 | Ward County | 11.114 |
| 27 | Hettinger County | 11.111 |
| 28 | Rolette County | 11.096 |
| 29 | Morton County | 11.062 |
| 30 | Dickey County | 10.34 |
| 31 | Richland County | 10.156 |
| 32 | Kidder County | 9.936 |
| 33 | Logan County | 9.663 |
| 34 | Sheridan County | 9.562 |
| 35 | McLean County | 9.078 |
| 35 | Pembina County | 9.078 |
| 37 | Benson County | 9.002 |
| 38 | McHenry County | 8.974 |
| 39 | Billings County | 8.899 |
| 40 | Ransom County | 8.887 |
| 41 | Towner County | 8.401 |
| 42 | Wells County | 8.238 |
| 43 | Stutsman County | 7.96 |
| 44 | Mercer County | 7.805 |
| 45 | Barnes County | 7.74 |
| 46 | Oliver County | 7.692 |
| 47 | Nelson County | 7.36 |
| 48 | McIntosh County | 7.255 |
| 49 | Steele County | 7.094 |
| 50 | Adams County | 6.796 |
| 51 | Cavalier County | 6.072 |
| 52 | Eddy County | 5.313 |
| 53 | Sargent County | 4.595 |