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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

McKenzie County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2012, at 59.41%. Slope County had the lowest, at 4.132%. The median was 13.048% and the figure for North Dakota was 17.255%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.41McKenzie County
Lowest4.132Slope County
Median13.04853 counties
North Dakota17.255History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 11.565 %Barnes County: 9.707 %Benson County: 11.824 %Billings County: 29.224 %Bottineau County: 15.921 %Bowman County: 20.721 %Burke County: 13.719 %Burleigh County: 14.201 %Cass County: 13.207 %Cavalier County: 10.961 %Dickey County: 15.582 %Divide County: 40.404 %Dunn County: 49.904 %Eddy County: 15.553 %Emmons County: 15.314 %Foster County: 11.127 %Golden Valley County: 20.2 %Grand Forks County: 13.39 %Grant County: 10.11 %Griggs County: 21.201 %Hettinger County: 14.692 %Kidder County: 10.267 %LaMoure County: 12.376 %Logan County: 13.103 %McHenry County: 12.586 %McIntosh County: 9.081 %McKenzie County: 59.41 %McLean County: 14.793 %Mercer County: 11.573 %Morton County: 11.801 %Mountrail County: 42.915 %Nelson County: 12.785 %Oliver County: 13.048 %Pembina County: 8.1 %Pierce County: 8.684 %Ramsey County: 14.187 %Ransom County: 12.769 %Renville County: 14.682 %Richland County: 10.863 %Rolette County: 8.9 %Sargent County: 15.019 %Sheridan County: 12.222 %Sioux County: 5.104 %Slope County: 4.132 %Stark County: 29.392 %Steele County: 8.685 %Stutsman County: 8.173 %Towner County: 9.889 %Traill County: 12.901 %Walsh County: 10.329 %Ward County: 19.629 %Wells County: 18.018 %Williams County: 40.495 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

McKenzie County: 59.41 %McKenzie County59.41Dunn County: 49.904 %Dunn County49.904Mountrail County: 42.915 %Mountrail County42.915Williams County: 40.495 %Williams County40.495Divide County: 40.404 %Divide County40.404Stark County: 29.392 %Stark County29.392Billings County: 29.224 %Billings County29.224Griggs County: 21.201 %Griggs County21.201Bowman County: 20.721 %Bowman County20.721Golden Valley County: 20.2 %Golden Valley County20.2Ward County: 19.629 %Ward County19.629Wells County: 18.018 %Wells County18.018Bottineau County: 15.921 %Bottineau County15.921Dickey County: 15.582 %Dickey County15.582Eddy County: 15.553 %Eddy County15.553Emmons County: 15.314 %Emmons County15.314Sargent County: 15.019 %Sargent County15.019McLean County: 14.793 %McLean County14.793Hettinger County: 14.692 %Hettinger County14.692Renville County: 14.682 %Renville County14.682Burleigh County: 14.201 %Burleigh County14.201Ramsey County: 14.187 %Ramsey County14.187Burke County: 13.719 %Burke County13.719Grand Forks County: 13.39 %Grand Forks County13.39Cass County: 13.207 %Cass County13.207Logan County: 13.103 %Logan County13.103Oliver County: 13.048 %Oliver County13.048Traill County: 12.901 %Traill County12.901Nelson County: 12.785 %Nelson County12.785Ransom County: 12.769 %Ransom County12.769McHenry County: 12.586 %McHenry County12.586LaMoure County: 12.376 %LaMoure County12.376Sheridan County: 12.222 %Sheridan County12.222Benson County: 11.824 %Benson County11.824Morton County: 11.801 %Morton County11.801Mercer County: 11.573 %Mercer County11.573Adams County: 11.565 %Adams County11.565Foster County: 11.127 %Foster County11.127Cavalier County: 10.961 %Cavalier County10.961Richland County: 10.863 %Richland County10.863Walsh County: 10.329 %Walsh County10.329Kidder County: 10.267 %Kidder County10.267Grant County: 10.11 %Grant County10.11Towner County: 9.889 %Towner County9.889Barnes County: 9.707 %Barnes County9.707McIntosh County: 9.081 %McIntosh County9.081Rolette County: 8.9 %Rolette County8.9Steele County: 8.685 %Steele County8.685Pierce County: 8.684 %Pierce County8.684Stutsman County: 8.173 %Stutsman County8.173Pembina County: 8.1 %Pembina County8.1Sioux County: 5.104 %Sioux County5.104Slope County: 4.132 %Slope County4.132McKenzie County: 59.41 %McKenzie County59.41Dunn County: 49.904 %Dunn County49.904Mountrail County: 42.915 %Mountrail County42.915Williams County: 40.495 %Williams County40.495Divide County: 40.404 %Divide County40.404Stark County: 29.392 %Stark County29.392Billings County: 29.224 %Billings County29.224Griggs County: 21.201 %Griggs County21.201Bowman County: 20.721 %Bowman County20.721Golden Valley County: 20.2 %Golden Valley County20.2Ward County: 19.629 %Ward County19.629Wells County: 18.018 %Wells County18.018Bottineau County: 15.921 %Bottineau County15.921Dickey County: 15.582 %Dickey County15.582Eddy County: 15.553 %Eddy County15.553Emmons County: 15.314 %Emmons County15.314Sargent County: 15.019 %Sargent County15.019McLean County: 14.793 %McLean County14.793Hettinger County: 14.692 %Hettinger County14.692Renville County: 14.682 %Renville County14.682Burleigh County: 14.201 %Burleigh County14.201Ramsey County: 14.187 %Ramsey County14.187Burke County: 13.719 %Burke County13.719Grand Forks County: 13.39 %Grand Forks County13.39Cass County: 13.207 %Cass County13.207Logan County: 13.103 %Logan County13.103Oliver County: 13.048 %Oliver County13.048Traill County: 12.901 %Traill County12.901Nelson County: 12.785 %Nelson County12.785Ransom County: 12.769 %Ransom County12.769McHenry County: 12.586 %McHenry County12.586LaMoure County: 12.376 %LaMoure County12.376Sheridan County: 12.222 %Sheridan County12.222Benson County: 11.824 %Benson County11.824Morton County: 11.801 %Morton County11.801Mercer County: 11.573 %Mercer County11.573Adams County: 11.565 %Adams County11.565Foster County: 11.127 %Foster County11.127Cavalier County: 10.961 %Cavalier County10.961Richland County: 10.863 %Richland County10.863Walsh County: 10.329 %Walsh County10.329Kidder County: 10.267 %Kidder County10.267Grant County: 10.11 %Grant County10.11Towner County: 9.889 %Towner County9.889Barnes County: 9.707 %Barnes County9.707McIntosh County: 9.081 %McIntosh County9.081Rolette County: 8.9 %Rolette County8.9Steele County: 8.685 %Steele County8.685Pierce County: 8.684 %Pierce County8.684Stutsman County: 8.173 %Stutsman County8.173Pembina County: 8.1 %Pembina County8.1Sioux County: 5.104 %Sioux County5.104Slope County: 4.132 %Slope County4.132
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1McKenzie County59.41+21.08 pts
2Dunn County49.904+16.92 pts
3Mountrail County42.915+10.91 pts
4Williams County40.495+0.24 pts
5Divide County40.404+19.83 pts
6Stark County29.392+9.95 pts
7Billings County29.224-5.22 pts
8Griggs County21.201+12.66 pts
9Bowman County20.721+6.88 pts
10Golden Valley County20.2+7.61 pts
11Ward County19.629+4.62 pts
12Wells County18.018+5.35 pts
13Bottineau County15.921-7.45 pts
14Dickey County15.582+2.23 pts
15Eddy County15.553+6.59 pts
16Emmons County15.314+2.55 pts
17Sargent County15.019-6.65 pts
18McLean County14.793+3.97 pts
19Hettinger County14.692+3.3 pts
20Renville County14.682-1.73 pts
21Burleigh County14.201+4.55 pts
22Ramsey County14.187+1.3 pts
23Burke County13.719-9.6 pts
24Grand Forks County13.39+4.51 pts
25Cass County13.207+1.54 pts
26Logan County13.103+2.21 pts
27Oliver County13.048+4.5 pts
28Traill County12.901+5.01 pts
29Nelson County12.785-3.21 pts
30Ransom County12.769+2.79 pts
31McHenry County12.586-12.07 pts
32LaMoure County12.376-0.83 pts
33Sheridan County12.222-0.35 pts
34Benson County11.824+5.42 pts
35Morton County11.801-1.05 pts
36Mercer County11.573+7.71 pts
37Adams County11.565-5.01 pts
38Foster County11.127+1.03 pts
39Cavalier County10.961+2.5 pts
40Richland County10.863-1.17 pts
41Walsh County10.329+2.65 pts
42Kidder County10.267-11.22 pts
43Grant County10.11+1.66 pts
44Towner County9.889+5.09 pts
45Barnes County9.707-0.43 pts
46McIntosh County9.081+0.42 pts
47Rolette County8.9+0.55 pts
48Steele County8.685-0.52 pts
49Pierce County8.684+1.29 pts
50Stutsman County8.173-0.47 pts
51Pembina County8.1+1.12 pts
52Sioux County5.104-4.78 pts
53Slope County4.132-12.6 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 Dakota by job creation rate, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

McKenzie County, with 59.41% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Slope County, with 4.132% in 2012.

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