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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

Eddy County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2016, at 17.587%. Sargent County had the lowest, at 3.686%. The median was 9.316% and the figure for North Dakota was 9.663%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.587Eddy County
Lowest3.686Sargent County
Median9.31653 counties
North Dakota9.663History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 12.836 %Barnes County: 6.997 %Benson County: 5.038 %Billings County: 10.206 %Bottineau County: 8.026 %Bowman County: 10.167 %Burke County: 12.234 %Burleigh County: 9.662 %Cass County: 9.908 %Cavalier County: 7.146 %Dickey County: 6.502 %Divide County: 10.212 %Dunn County: 9.08 %Eddy County: 17.587 %Emmons County: 9.195 %Foster County: 8.438 %Golden Valley County: 8.497 %Grand Forks County: 9.12 %Grant County: 10.502 %Griggs County: 6.625 %Hettinger County: 10.314 %Kidder County: 13.506 %LaMoure County: 11.044 %Logan County: 10.166 %McHenry County: 8.99 %McIntosh County: 9.316 %McKenzie County: 13.214 %McLean County: 9.659 %Mercer County: 6.619 %Morton County: 9.66 %Mountrail County: 16.139 %Nelson County: 11.857 %Oliver County: 5.975 %Pembina County: 7.321 %Pierce County: 5.941 %Ramsey County: 12.785 %Ransom County: 8.048 %Renville County: 12.021 %Richland County: 9.022 %Rolette County: 6.584 %Sargent County: 3.686 %Sheridan County: 14.839 %Sioux County: 11.034 %Slope County: 8.75 %Stark County: 9.174 %Steele County: 7.805 %Stutsman County: 10.603 %Towner County: 16.347 %Traill County: 7.529 %Walsh County: 7.145 %Ward County: 9.022 %Wells County: 11.91 %Williams County: 11.183 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Eddy County: 17.587 %Eddy County17.587Towner County: 16.347 %Towner County16.347Mountrail County: 16.139 %Mountrail County16.139Sheridan County: 14.839 %Sheridan County14.839Kidder County: 13.506 %Kidder County13.506McKenzie County: 13.214 %McKenzie County13.214Adams County: 12.836 %Adams County12.836Ramsey County: 12.785 %Ramsey County12.785Burke County: 12.234 %Burke County12.234Renville County: 12.021 %Renville County12.021Wells County: 11.91 %Wells County11.91Nelson County: 11.857 %Nelson County11.857Williams County: 11.183 %Williams County11.183LaMoure County: 11.044 %LaMoure County11.044Sioux County: 11.034 %Sioux County11.034Stutsman County: 10.603 %Stutsman County10.603Grant County: 10.502 %Grant County10.502Hettinger County: 10.314 %Hettinger County10.314Divide County: 10.212 %Divide County10.212Billings County: 10.206 %Billings County10.206Bowman County: 10.167 %Bowman County10.167Logan County: 10.166 %Logan County10.166Cass County: 9.908 %Cass County9.908Burleigh County: 9.662 %Burleigh County9.662Morton County: 9.66 %Morton County9.66McLean County: 9.659 %McLean County9.659McIntosh County: 9.316 %McIntosh County9.316Emmons County: 9.195 %Emmons County9.195Stark County: 9.174 %Stark County9.174Grand Forks County: 9.12 %Grand Forks County9.12Dunn County: 9.08 %Dunn County9.08Richland County: 9.022 %Richland County9.022Ward County: 9.022 %Ward County9.022McHenry County: 8.99 %McHenry County8.99Slope County: 8.75 %Slope County8.75Golden Valley County: 8.497 %Golden Valley County8.497Foster County: 8.438 %Foster County8.438Ransom County: 8.048 %Ransom County8.048Bottineau County: 8.026 %Bottineau County8.026Steele County: 7.805 %Steele County7.805Traill County: 7.529 %Traill County7.529Pembina County: 7.321 %Pembina County7.321Cavalier County: 7.146 %Cavalier County7.146Walsh County: 7.145 %Walsh County7.145Barnes County: 6.997 %Barnes County6.997Griggs County: 6.625 %Griggs County6.625Mercer County: 6.619 %Mercer County6.619Rolette County: 6.584 %Rolette County6.584Dickey County: 6.502 %Dickey County6.502Oliver County: 5.975 %Oliver County5.975Pierce County: 5.941 %Pierce County5.941Benson County: 5.038 %Benson County5.038Sargent County: 3.686 %Sargent County3.686Eddy County: 17.587 %Eddy County17.587Towner County: 16.347 %Towner County16.347Mountrail County: 16.139 %Mountrail County16.139Sheridan County: 14.839 %Sheridan County14.839Kidder County: 13.506 %Kidder County13.506McKenzie County: 13.214 %McKenzie County13.214Adams County: 12.836 %Adams County12.836Ramsey County: 12.785 %Ramsey County12.785Burke County: 12.234 %Burke County12.234Renville County: 12.021 %Renville County12.021Wells County: 11.91 %Wells County11.91Nelson County: 11.857 %Nelson County11.857Williams County: 11.183 %Williams County11.183LaMoure County: 11.044 %LaMoure County11.044Sioux County: 11.034 %Sioux County11.034Stutsman County: 10.603 %Stutsman County10.603Grant County: 10.502 %Grant County10.502Hettinger County: 10.314 %Hettinger County10.314Divide County: 10.212 %Divide County10.212Billings County: 10.206 %Billings County10.206Bowman County: 10.167 %Bowman County10.167Logan County: 10.166 %Logan County10.166Cass County: 9.908 %Cass County9.908Burleigh County: 9.662 %Burleigh County9.662Morton County: 9.66 %Morton County9.66McLean County: 9.659 %McLean County9.659McIntosh County: 9.316 %McIntosh County9.316Emmons County: 9.195 %Emmons County9.195Stark County: 9.174 %Stark County9.174Grand Forks County: 9.12 %Grand Forks County9.12Dunn County: 9.08 %Dunn County9.08Richland County: 9.022 %Richland County9.022Ward County: 9.022 %Ward County9.022McHenry County: 8.99 %McHenry County8.99Slope County: 8.75 %Slope County8.75Golden Valley County: 8.497 %Golden Valley County8.497Foster County: 8.438 %Foster County8.438Ransom County: 8.048 %Ransom County8.048Bottineau County: 8.026 %Bottineau County8.026Steele County: 7.805 %Steele County7.805Traill County: 7.529 %Traill County7.529Pembina County: 7.321 %Pembina County7.321Cavalier County: 7.146 %Cavalier County7.146Walsh County: 7.145 %Walsh County7.145Barnes County: 6.997 %Barnes County6.997Griggs County: 6.625 %Griggs County6.625Mercer County: 6.619 %Mercer County6.619Rolette County: 6.584 %Rolette County6.584Dickey County: 6.502 %Dickey County6.502Oliver County: 5.975 %Oliver County5.975Pierce County: 5.941 %Pierce County5.941Benson County: 5.038 %Benson County5.038Sargent County: 3.686 %Sargent County3.686
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Eddy County17.587+11.41 pts
2Towner County16.347+5.5 pts
3Mountrail County16.139-3.8 pts
4Sheridan County14.839-0.24 pts
5Kidder County13.506+2.98 pts
6McKenzie County13.214-20.01 pts
7Adams County12.836+4.39 pts
8Ramsey County12.785+0.45 pts
9Burke County12.234+5.46 pts
10Renville County12.021+2.27 pts
11Wells County11.91-3.7 pts
12Nelson County11.857+5.13 pts
13Williams County11.183-8.31 pts
14LaMoure County11.044-3.34 pts
15Sioux County11.034+8.8 pts
16Stutsman County10.603+1.69 pts
17Grant County10.502-0.52 pts
18Hettinger County10.314+0.29 pts
19Divide County10.212-2.64 pts
20Billings County10.206+0.26 pts
21Bowman County10.167+0.42 pts
22Logan County10.166-2.5 pts
23Cass County9.908-1.7 pts
24Burleigh County9.662-1.99 pts
25Morton County9.66-5.24 pts
26McLean County9.659+0.82 pts
27McIntosh County9.316+3.79 pts
28Emmons County9.195+1.83 pts
29Stark County9.174-7.15 pts
30Grand Forks County9.12-2.07 pts
31Dunn County9.08-19.35 pts
32Richland County9.022+0.68 pts
32Ward County9.022-3.39 pts
34McHenry County8.99+1.14 pts
35Slope County8.75-3.25 pts
36Golden Valley County8.497-0.21 pts
37Foster County8.438-10.65 pts
38Ransom County8.048-1.04 pts
39Bottineau County8.026-0.6 pts
40Steele County7.805-2.21 pts
41Traill County7.529+0.13 pts
42Pembina County7.321-0.02 pts
43Cavalier County7.146-5.43 pts
44Walsh County7.145-2.67 pts
45Barnes County6.997-1.95 pts
46Griggs County6.625+2.47 pts
47Mercer County6.619-3.45 pts
48Rolette County6.584-4.14 pts
49Dickey County6.502-4.6 pts
50Oliver County5.975-2.4 pts
51Pierce County5.941-5.01 pts
52Benson County5.038-5.72 pts
53Sargent County3.686-7.8 pts

Other periods

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Eddy County, with 17.587% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sargent County, with 3.686% in 2016.

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