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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

McKenzie County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2015, at 33.225%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 2.231%. The median was 10.526% and the figure for North Dakota was 12.857%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.225McKenzie County
Lowest2.231Sioux County
Median10.52653 counties
North Dakota12.857History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8.445 %Barnes County: 8.942 %Benson County: 10.758 %Billings County: 9.945 %Bottineau County: 8.621 %Bowman County: 9.749 %Burke County: 6.769 %Burleigh County: 11.655 %Cass County: 11.605 %Cavalier County: 12.575 %Dickey County: 11.105 %Divide County: 12.85 %Dunn County: 28.435 %Eddy County: 6.178 %Emmons County: 7.36 %Foster County: 19.087 %Golden Valley County: 8.704 %Grand Forks County: 11.19 %Grant County: 11.027 %Griggs County: 4.154 %Hettinger County: 10.023 %Kidder County: 10.526 %LaMoure County: 14.386 %Logan County: 12.67 %McHenry County: 7.853 %McIntosh County: 5.524 %McKenzie County: 33.225 %McLean County: 8.843 %Mercer County: 10.064 %Morton County: 14.899 %Mountrail County: 19.94 %Nelson County: 6.727 %Oliver County: 8.378 %Pembina County: 7.338 %Pierce County: 10.952 %Ramsey County: 12.338 %Ransom County: 9.085 %Renville County: 9.756 %Richland County: 8.343 %Rolette County: 10.725 %Sargent County: 11.489 %Sheridan County: 15.082 %Sioux County: 2.231 %Slope County: 12 %Stark County: 16.328 %Steele County: 10.013 %Stutsman County: 8.911 %Towner County: 10.85 %Traill County: 7.398 %Walsh County: 9.814 %Ward County: 12.417 %Wells County: 15.605 %Williams County: 19.495 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

McKenzie County: 33.225 %McKenzie County33.225Dunn County: 28.435 %Dunn County28.435Mountrail County: 19.94 %Mountrail County19.94Williams County: 19.495 %Williams County19.495Foster County: 19.087 %Foster County19.087Stark County: 16.328 %Stark County16.328Wells County: 15.605 %Wells County15.605Sheridan County: 15.082 %Sheridan County15.082Morton County: 14.899 %Morton County14.899LaMoure County: 14.386 %LaMoure County14.386Divide County: 12.85 %Divide County12.85Logan County: 12.67 %Logan County12.67Cavalier County: 12.575 %Cavalier County12.575Ward County: 12.417 %Ward County12.417Ramsey County: 12.338 %Ramsey County12.338Slope County: 12 %Slope County12Burleigh County: 11.655 %Burleigh County11.655Cass County: 11.605 %Cass County11.605Sargent County: 11.489 %Sargent County11.489Grand Forks County: 11.19 %Grand Forks County11.19Dickey County: 11.105 %Dickey County11.105Grant County: 11.027 %Grant County11.027Pierce County: 10.952 %Pierce County10.952Towner County: 10.85 %Towner County10.85Benson County: 10.758 %Benson County10.758Rolette County: 10.725 %Rolette County10.725Kidder County: 10.526 %Kidder County10.526Mercer County: 10.064 %Mercer County10.064Hettinger County: 10.023 %Hettinger County10.023Steele County: 10.013 %Steele County10.013Billings County: 9.945 %Billings County9.945Walsh County: 9.814 %Walsh County9.814Renville County: 9.756 %Renville County9.756Bowman County: 9.749 %Bowman County9.749Ransom County: 9.085 %Ransom County9.085Barnes County: 8.942 %Barnes County8.942Stutsman County: 8.911 %Stutsman County8.911McLean County: 8.843 %McLean County8.843Golden Valley County: 8.704 %Golden Valley County8.704Bottineau County: 8.621 %Bottineau County8.621Adams County: 8.445 %Adams County8.445Oliver County: 8.378 %Oliver County8.378Richland County: 8.343 %Richland County8.343McHenry County: 7.853 %McHenry County7.853Traill County: 7.398 %Traill County7.398Emmons County: 7.36 %Emmons County7.36Pembina County: 7.338 %Pembina County7.338Burke County: 6.769 %Burke County6.769Nelson County: 6.727 %Nelson County6.727Eddy County: 6.178 %Eddy County6.178McIntosh County: 5.524 %McIntosh County5.524Griggs County: 4.154 %Griggs County4.154Sioux County: 2.231 %Sioux County2.231McKenzie County: 33.225 %McKenzie County33.225Dunn County: 28.435 %Dunn County28.435Mountrail County: 19.94 %Mountrail County19.94Williams County: 19.495 %Williams County19.495Foster County: 19.087 %Foster County19.087Stark County: 16.328 %Stark County16.328Wells County: 15.605 %Wells County15.605Sheridan County: 15.082 %Sheridan County15.082Morton County: 14.899 %Morton County14.899LaMoure County: 14.386 %LaMoure County14.386Divide County: 12.85 %Divide County12.85Logan County: 12.67 %Logan County12.67Cavalier County: 12.575 %Cavalier County12.575Ward County: 12.417 %Ward County12.417Ramsey County: 12.338 %Ramsey County12.338Slope County: 12 %Slope County12Burleigh County: 11.655 %Burleigh County11.655Cass County: 11.605 %Cass County11.605Sargent County: 11.489 %Sargent County11.489Grand Forks County: 11.19 %Grand Forks County11.19Dickey County: 11.105 %Dickey County11.105Grant County: 11.027 %Grant County11.027Pierce County: 10.952 %Pierce County10.952Towner County: 10.85 %Towner County10.85Benson County: 10.758 %Benson County10.758Rolette County: 10.725 %Rolette County10.725Kidder County: 10.526 %Kidder County10.526Mercer County: 10.064 %Mercer County10.064Hettinger County: 10.023 %Hettinger County10.023Steele County: 10.013 %Steele County10.013Billings County: 9.945 %Billings County9.945Walsh County: 9.814 %Walsh County9.814Renville County: 9.756 %Renville County9.756Bowman County: 9.749 %Bowman County9.749Ransom County: 9.085 %Ransom County9.085Barnes County: 8.942 %Barnes County8.942Stutsman County: 8.911 %Stutsman County8.911McLean County: 8.843 %McLean County8.843Golden Valley County: 8.704 %Golden Valley County8.704Bottineau County: 8.621 %Bottineau County8.621Adams County: 8.445 %Adams County8.445Oliver County: 8.378 %Oliver County8.378Richland County: 8.343 %Richland County8.343McHenry County: 7.853 %McHenry County7.853Traill County: 7.398 %Traill County7.398Emmons County: 7.36 %Emmons County7.36Pembina County: 7.338 %Pembina County7.338Burke County: 6.769 %Burke County6.769Nelson County: 6.727 %Nelson County6.727Eddy County: 6.178 %Eddy County6.178McIntosh County: 5.524 %McIntosh County5.524Griggs County: 4.154 %Griggs County4.154Sioux County: 2.231 %Sioux County2.231
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1McKenzie County33.225-15.12 pts
2Dunn County28.435-2.96 pts
3Mountrail County19.94-19.63 pts
4Williams County19.495-9.74 pts
5Foster County19.087+13.71 pts
6Stark County16.328-5.22 pts
7Wells County15.605+5.28 pts
8Sheridan County15.082-1.68 pts
9Morton County14.899+2.68 pts
10LaMoure County14.386+0.46 pts
11Divide County12.85-15.29 pts
12Logan County12.67+0.51 pts
13Cavalier County12.575+1.79 pts
14Ward County12.417-1.46 pts
15Ramsey County12.338-1.62 pts
16Slope County12+2.04 pts
17Burleigh County11.655+0.52 pts
18Cass County11.605-1.8 pts
19Sargent County11.489+6.65 pts
20Grand Forks County11.19+0.96 pts
21Dickey County11.105+2.07 pts
22Grant County11.027+0.66 pts
23Pierce County10.952+4.6 pts
24Towner County10.85-4.52 pts
25Benson County10.758+1.57 pts
26Rolette County10.725+3.77 pts
27Kidder County10.526-3.43 pts
28Mercer County10.064+0.36 pts
29Hettinger County10.023-3.54 pts
30Steele County10.013+0.21 pts
31Billings County9.945+2.95 pts
32Walsh County9.814-0.36 pts
33Renville County9.756-2.46 pts
34Bowman County9.749-20.9 pts
35Ransom County9.085+0.82 pts
36Barnes County8.942-1.59 pts
37Stutsman County8.911-0.54 pts
38McLean County8.843-4.54 pts
39Golden Valley County8.704-9.89 pts
40Bottineau County8.621-10.76 pts
41Adams County8.445-3.65 pts
42Oliver County8.378-4.75 pts
43Richland County8.343-4.89 pts
44McHenry County7.853-8.39 pts
45Traill County7.398-6.02 pts
46Emmons County7.36+0.14 pts
47Pembina County7.338-12.24 pts
48Burke County6.769-12.96 pts
49Nelson County6.727-4.4 pts
50Eddy County6.178-11.53 pts
51McIntosh County5.524-4.43 pts
52Griggs County4.154-7.92 pts
53Sioux County2.231-8.77 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.

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

McKenzie County, with 33.225% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sioux County, with 2.231% in 2015.

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