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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

Divide County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2017, at 27.984%. Billings County had the lowest, at 3.185%. The median was 11.675% and the figure for North Dakota was 12.079%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.984Divide County
Lowest3.185Billings County
Median11.67553 counties
North Dakota12.079History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 14.918 %Barnes County: 10.901 %Benson County: 9.847 %Billings County: 3.185 %Bottineau County: 16.926 %Bowman County: 17.792 %Burke County: 19.645 %Burleigh County: 13.124 %Cass County: 12.164 %Cavalier County: 11.175 %Dickey County: 13.155 %Divide County: 27.984 %Dunn County: 14.934 %Eddy County: 4.701 %Emmons County: 9.882 %Foster County: 8.348 %Golden Valley County: 11.7 %Grand Forks County: 9.215 %Grant County: 12.151 %Griggs County: 9.788 %Hettinger County: 14.751 %Kidder County: 8.382 %LaMoure County: 11.998 %Logan County: 14.069 %McHenry County: 18.293 %McIntosh County: 8.078 %McKenzie County: 27.346 %McLean County: 12.529 %Mercer County: 8.02 %Morton County: 11.815 %Mountrail County: 20.118 %Nelson County: 13.063 %Oliver County: 4.77 %Pembina County: 9.486 %Pierce County: 8.507 %Ramsey County: 12.256 %Ransom County: 11.675 %Renville County: 7.021 %Richland County: 7.858 %Rolette County: 11.809 %Sargent County: 4.59 %Sheridan County: 6.164 %Sioux County: 8.14 %Slope County: 11.429 %Stark County: 12.449 %Steele County: 25.677 %Stutsman County: 7.718 %Towner County: 12.195 %Traill County: 9.311 %Walsh County: 9.669 %Ward County: 11.673 %Wells County: 8.21 %Williams County: 15.035 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Divide County: 27.984 %Divide County27.984McKenzie County: 27.346 %McKenzie County27.346Steele County: 25.677 %Steele County25.677Mountrail County: 20.118 %Mountrail County20.118Burke County: 19.645 %Burke County19.645McHenry County: 18.293 %McHenry County18.293Bowman County: 17.792 %Bowman County17.792Bottineau County: 16.926 %Bottineau County16.926Williams County: 15.035 %Williams County15.035Dunn County: 14.934 %Dunn County14.934Adams County: 14.918 %Adams County14.918Hettinger County: 14.751 %Hettinger County14.751Logan County: 14.069 %Logan County14.069Dickey County: 13.155 %Dickey County13.155Burleigh County: 13.124 %Burleigh County13.124Nelson County: 13.063 %Nelson County13.063McLean County: 12.529 %McLean County12.529Stark County: 12.449 %Stark County12.449Ramsey County: 12.256 %Ramsey County12.256Towner County: 12.195 %Towner County12.195Cass County: 12.164 %Cass County12.164Grant County: 12.151 %Grant County12.151LaMoure County: 11.998 %LaMoure County11.998Morton County: 11.815 %Morton County11.815Rolette County: 11.809 %Rolette County11.809Golden Valley County: 11.7 %Golden Valley County11.7Ransom County: 11.675 %Ransom County11.675Ward County: 11.673 %Ward County11.673Slope County: 11.429 %Slope County11.429Cavalier County: 11.175 %Cavalier County11.175Barnes County: 10.901 %Barnes County10.901Emmons County: 9.882 %Emmons County9.882Benson County: 9.847 %Benson County9.847Griggs County: 9.788 %Griggs County9.788Walsh County: 9.669 %Walsh County9.669Pembina County: 9.486 %Pembina County9.486Traill County: 9.311 %Traill County9.311Grand Forks County: 9.215 %Grand Forks County9.215Pierce County: 8.507 %Pierce County8.507Kidder County: 8.382 %Kidder County8.382Foster County: 8.348 %Foster County8.348Wells County: 8.21 %Wells County8.21Sioux County: 8.14 %Sioux County8.14McIntosh County: 8.078 %McIntosh County8.078Mercer County: 8.02 %Mercer County8.02Richland County: 7.858 %Richland County7.858Stutsman County: 7.718 %Stutsman County7.718Renville County: 7.021 %Renville County7.021Sheridan County: 6.164 %Sheridan County6.164Oliver County: 4.77 %Oliver County4.77Eddy County: 4.701 %Eddy County4.701Sargent County: 4.59 %Sargent County4.59Billings County: 3.185 %Billings County3.185Divide County: 27.984 %Divide County27.984McKenzie County: 27.346 %McKenzie County27.346Steele County: 25.677 %Steele County25.677Mountrail County: 20.118 %Mountrail County20.118Burke County: 19.645 %Burke County19.645McHenry County: 18.293 %McHenry County18.293Bowman County: 17.792 %Bowman County17.792Bottineau County: 16.926 %Bottineau County16.926Williams County: 15.035 %Williams County15.035Dunn County: 14.934 %Dunn County14.934Adams County: 14.918 %Adams County14.918Hettinger County: 14.751 %Hettinger County14.751Logan County: 14.069 %Logan County14.069Dickey County: 13.155 %Dickey County13.155Burleigh County: 13.124 %Burleigh County13.124Nelson County: 13.063 %Nelson County13.063McLean County: 12.529 %McLean County12.529Stark County: 12.449 %Stark County12.449Ramsey County: 12.256 %Ramsey County12.256Towner County: 12.195 %Towner County12.195Cass County: 12.164 %Cass County12.164Grant County: 12.151 %Grant County12.151LaMoure County: 11.998 %LaMoure County11.998Morton County: 11.815 %Morton County11.815Rolette County: 11.809 %Rolette County11.809Golden Valley County: 11.7 %Golden Valley County11.7Ransom County: 11.675 %Ransom County11.675Ward County: 11.673 %Ward County11.673Slope County: 11.429 %Slope County11.429Cavalier County: 11.175 %Cavalier County11.175Barnes County: 10.901 %Barnes County10.901Emmons County: 9.882 %Emmons County9.882Benson County: 9.847 %Benson County9.847Griggs County: 9.788 %Griggs County9.788Walsh County: 9.669 %Walsh County9.669Pembina County: 9.486 %Pembina County9.486Traill County: 9.311 %Traill County9.311Grand Forks County: 9.215 %Grand Forks County9.215Pierce County: 8.507 %Pierce County8.507Kidder County: 8.382 %Kidder County8.382Foster County: 8.348 %Foster County8.348Wells County: 8.21 %Wells County8.21Sioux County: 8.14 %Sioux County8.14McIntosh County: 8.078 %McIntosh County8.078Mercer County: 8.02 %Mercer County8.02Richland County: 7.858 %Richland County7.858Stutsman County: 7.718 %Stutsman County7.718Renville County: 7.021 %Renville County7.021Sheridan County: 6.164 %Sheridan County6.164Oliver County: 4.77 %Oliver County4.77Eddy County: 4.701 %Eddy County4.701Sargent County: 4.59 %Sargent County4.59Billings County: 3.185 %Billings County3.185
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Divide County27.984+17.77 pts
2McKenzie County27.346+14.13 pts
3Steele County25.677+17.87 pts
4Mountrail County20.118+3.98 pts
5Burke County19.645+7.41 pts
6McHenry County18.293+9.3 pts
7Bowman County17.792+7.63 pts
8Bottineau County16.926+8.9 pts
9Williams County15.035+3.85 pts
10Dunn County14.934+5.85 pts
11Adams County14.918+2.08 pts
12Hettinger County14.751+4.44 pts
13Logan County14.069+3.9 pts
14Dickey County13.155+6.65 pts
15Burleigh County13.124+3.46 pts
16Nelson County13.063+1.21 pts
17McLean County12.529+2.87 pts
18Stark County12.449+3.28 pts
19Ramsey County12.256-0.53 pts
20Towner County12.195-4.15 pts
21Cass County12.164+2.26 pts
22Grant County12.151+1.65 pts
23LaMoure County11.998+0.95 pts
24Morton County11.815+2.15 pts
25Rolette County11.809+5.22 pts
26Golden Valley County11.7+3.2 pts
27Ransom County11.675+3.63 pts
28Ward County11.673+2.65 pts
29Slope County11.429+2.68 pts
30Cavalier County11.175+4.03 pts
31Barnes County10.901+3.9 pts
32Emmons County9.882+0.69 pts
33Benson County9.847+4.81 pts
34Griggs County9.788+3.16 pts
35Walsh County9.669+2.52 pts
36Pembina County9.486+2.17 pts
37Traill County9.311+1.78 pts
38Grand Forks County9.215+0.1 pts
39Pierce County8.507+2.57 pts
40Kidder County8.382-5.12 pts
41Foster County8.348-0.09 pts
42Wells County8.21-3.7 pts
43Sioux County8.14-2.89 pts
44McIntosh County8.078-1.24 pts
45Mercer County8.02+1.4 pts
46Richland County7.858-1.16 pts
47Stutsman County7.718-2.88 pts
48Renville County7.021-5 pts
49Sheridan County6.164-8.68 pts
50Oliver County4.77-1.21 pts
51Eddy County4.701-12.89 pts
52Sargent County4.59+0.9 pts
53Billings County3.185-7.02 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Divide County, with 27.984% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Billings County, with 3.185% in 2017.

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