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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

Billings County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2013, at 55.928%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 2.52%. The median was 11.458% and the figure for North Dakota was 15.548%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.928Billings County
Lowest2.52Sioux County
Median11.45853 counties
North Dakota15.548History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 7.733 %Barnes County: 11.119 %Benson County: 10.471 %Billings County: 55.928 %Bottineau County: 10.189 %Bowman County: 15.03 %Burke County: 29.151 %Burleigh County: 14.085 %Cass County: 15.141 %Cavalier County: 9.863 %Dickey County: 11.105 %Divide County: 19.31 %Dunn County: 30.831 %Eddy County: 15.811 %Emmons County: 11.016 %Foster County: 8.887 %Golden Valley County: 8 %Grand Forks County: 11.339 %Grant County: 18.239 %Griggs County: 10.085 %Hettinger County: 15.472 %Kidder County: 12.551 %LaMoure County: 10.161 %Logan County: 13.631 %McHenry County: 16.713 %McIntosh County: 4.229 %McKenzie County: 35.094 %McLean County: 12.2 %Mercer County: 10.096 %Morton County: 10.698 %Mountrail County: 37.392 %Nelson County: 19.391 %Oliver County: 7.4 %Pembina County: 11.109 %Pierce County: 7.572 %Ramsey County: 13.247 %Ransom County: 11.157 %Renville County: 11.316 %Richland County: 14.964 %Rolette County: 9.494 %Sargent County: 7.745 %Sheridan County: 11.08 %Sioux County: 2.52 %Slope County: 7.407 %Stark County: 17.876 %Steele County: 11.458 %Stutsman County: 13.364 %Towner County: 5.732 %Traill County: 24.764 %Walsh County: 11.485 %Ward County: 16.159 %Wells County: 16.085 %Williams County: 27.141 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Billings County: 55.928 %Billings County55.928Mountrail County: 37.392 %Mountrail County37.392McKenzie County: 35.094 %McKenzie County35.094Dunn County: 30.831 %Dunn County30.831Burke County: 29.151 %Burke County29.151Williams County: 27.141 %Williams County27.141Traill County: 24.764 %Traill County24.764Nelson County: 19.391 %Nelson County19.391Divide County: 19.31 %Divide County19.31Grant County: 18.239 %Grant County18.239Stark County: 17.876 %Stark County17.876McHenry County: 16.713 %McHenry County16.713Ward County: 16.159 %Ward County16.159Wells County: 16.085 %Wells County16.085Eddy County: 15.811 %Eddy County15.811Hettinger County: 15.472 %Hettinger County15.472Cass County: 15.141 %Cass County15.141Bowman County: 15.03 %Bowman County15.03Richland County: 14.964 %Richland County14.964Burleigh County: 14.085 %Burleigh County14.085Logan County: 13.631 %Logan County13.631Stutsman County: 13.364 %Stutsman County13.364Ramsey County: 13.247 %Ramsey County13.247Kidder County: 12.551 %Kidder County12.551McLean County: 12.2 %McLean County12.2Walsh County: 11.485 %Walsh County11.485Steele County: 11.458 %Steele County11.458Grand Forks County: 11.339 %Grand Forks County11.339Renville County: 11.316 %Renville County11.316Ransom County: 11.157 %Ransom County11.157Barnes County: 11.119 %Barnes County11.119Pembina County: 11.109 %Pembina County11.109Dickey County: 11.105 %Dickey County11.105Sheridan County: 11.08 %Sheridan County11.08Emmons County: 11.016 %Emmons County11.016Morton County: 10.698 %Morton County10.698Benson County: 10.471 %Benson County10.471Bottineau County: 10.189 %Bottineau County10.189LaMoure County: 10.161 %LaMoure County10.161Mercer County: 10.096 %Mercer County10.096Griggs County: 10.085 %Griggs County10.085Cavalier County: 9.863 %Cavalier County9.863Rolette County: 9.494 %Rolette County9.494Foster County: 8.887 %Foster County8.887Golden Valley County: 8 %Golden Valley County8Sargent County: 7.745 %Sargent County7.745Adams County: 7.733 %Adams County7.733Pierce County: 7.572 %Pierce County7.572Slope County: 7.407 %Slope County7.407Oliver County: 7.4 %Oliver County7.4Towner County: 5.732 %Towner County5.732McIntosh County: 4.229 %McIntosh County4.229Sioux County: 2.52 %Sioux County2.52Billings County: 55.928 %Billings County55.928Mountrail County: 37.392 %Mountrail County37.392McKenzie County: 35.094 %McKenzie County35.094Dunn County: 30.831 %Dunn County30.831Burke County: 29.151 %Burke County29.151Williams County: 27.141 %Williams County27.141Traill County: 24.764 %Traill County24.764Nelson County: 19.391 %Nelson County19.391Divide County: 19.31 %Divide County19.31Grant County: 18.239 %Grant County18.239Stark County: 17.876 %Stark County17.876McHenry County: 16.713 %McHenry County16.713Ward County: 16.159 %Ward County16.159Wells County: 16.085 %Wells County16.085Eddy County: 15.811 %Eddy County15.811Hettinger County: 15.472 %Hettinger County15.472Cass County: 15.141 %Cass County15.141Bowman County: 15.03 %Bowman County15.03Richland County: 14.964 %Richland County14.964Burleigh County: 14.085 %Burleigh County14.085Logan County: 13.631 %Logan County13.631Stutsman County: 13.364 %Stutsman County13.364Ramsey County: 13.247 %Ramsey County13.247Kidder County: 12.551 %Kidder County12.551McLean County: 12.2 %McLean County12.2Walsh County: 11.485 %Walsh County11.485Steele County: 11.458 %Steele County11.458Grand Forks County: 11.339 %Grand Forks County11.339Renville County: 11.316 %Renville County11.316Ransom County: 11.157 %Ransom County11.157Barnes County: 11.119 %Barnes County11.119Pembina County: 11.109 %Pembina County11.109Dickey County: 11.105 %Dickey County11.105Sheridan County: 11.08 %Sheridan County11.08Emmons County: 11.016 %Emmons County11.016Morton County: 10.698 %Morton County10.698Benson County: 10.471 %Benson County10.471Bottineau County: 10.189 %Bottineau County10.189LaMoure County: 10.161 %LaMoure County10.161Mercer County: 10.096 %Mercer County10.096Griggs County: 10.085 %Griggs County10.085Cavalier County: 9.863 %Cavalier County9.863Rolette County: 9.494 %Rolette County9.494Foster County: 8.887 %Foster County8.887Golden Valley County: 8 %Golden Valley County8Sargent County: 7.745 %Sargent County7.745Adams County: 7.733 %Adams County7.733Pierce County: 7.572 %Pierce County7.572Slope County: 7.407 %Slope County7.407Oliver County: 7.4 %Oliver County7.4Towner County: 5.732 %Towner County5.732McIntosh County: 4.229 %McIntosh County4.229Sioux County: 2.52 %Sioux County2.52
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Billings County55.928+26.7 pts
2Mountrail County37.392-5.52 pts
3McKenzie County35.094-24.32 pts
4Dunn County30.831-19.07 pts
5Burke County29.151+15.43 pts
6Williams County27.141-13.35 pts
7Traill County24.764+11.86 pts
8Nelson County19.391+6.61 pts
9Divide County19.31-21.09 pts
10Grant County18.239+8.13 pts
11Stark County17.876-11.52 pts
12McHenry County16.713+4.13 pts
13Ward County16.159-3.47 pts
14Wells County16.085-1.93 pts
15Eddy County15.811+0.26 pts
16Hettinger County15.472+0.78 pts
17Cass County15.141+1.93 pts
18Bowman County15.03-5.69 pts
19Richland County14.964+4.1 pts
20Burleigh County14.085-0.12 pts
21Logan County13.631+0.53 pts
22Stutsman County13.364+5.19 pts
23Ramsey County13.247-0.94 pts
24Kidder County12.551+2.28 pts
25McLean County12.2-2.59 pts
26Walsh County11.485+1.16 pts
27Steele County11.458+2.77 pts
28Grand Forks County11.339-2.05 pts
29Renville County11.316-3.37 pts
30Ransom County11.157-1.61 pts
31Barnes County11.119+1.41 pts
32Pembina County11.109+3.01 pts
33Dickey County11.105-4.48 pts
34Sheridan County11.08-1.14 pts
35Emmons County11.016-4.3 pts
36Morton County10.698-1.1 pts
37Benson County10.471-1.35 pts
38Bottineau County10.189-5.73 pts
39LaMoure County10.161-2.21 pts
40Mercer County10.096-1.48 pts
41Griggs County10.085-11.12 pts
42Cavalier County9.863-1.1 pts
43Rolette County9.494+0.59 pts
44Foster County8.887-2.24 pts
45Golden Valley County8-12.2 pts
46Sargent County7.745-7.27 pts
47Adams County7.733-3.83 pts
48Pierce County7.572-1.11 pts
49Slope County7.407+3.28 pts
50Oliver County7.4-5.65 pts
51Towner County5.732-4.16 pts
52McIntosh County4.229-4.85 pts
53Sioux County2.52-2.58 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Billings County, with 55.928% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 2.52% in 2013.

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