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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

Slope County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2018, at 76.923%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 3.033%. The median was 9.917% and the figure for North Dakota was 12.487%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.923Slope County
Lowest3.033Oliver County
Median9.91753 counties
North Dakota12.487History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 7.697 %Barnes County: 7.863 %Benson County: 9.066 %Billings County: 10.036 %Bottineau County: 7.348 %Bowman County: 9.917 %Burke County: 19.532 %Burleigh County: 10.505 %Cass County: 12.914 %Cavalier County: 5.663 %Dickey County: 13.268 %Divide County: 13.311 %Dunn County: 21.263 %Eddy County: 14.706 %Emmons County: 13.125 %Foster County: 4.849 %Golden Valley County: 13.732 %Grand Forks County: 9.463 %Grant County: 8.168 %Griggs County: 9.239 %Hettinger County: 10.781 %Kidder County: 8.835 %LaMoure County: 9.736 %Logan County: 8.469 %McHenry County: 7.99 %McIntosh County: 7.095 %McKenzie County: 25.321 %McLean County: 7.539 %Mercer County: 7.106 %Morton County: 17.896 %Mountrail County: 19.161 %Nelson County: 8.415 %Oliver County: 3.033 %Pembina County: 7.769 %Pierce County: 8.059 %Ramsey County: 11.875 %Ransom County: 9.262 %Renville County: 18.034 %Richland County: 13.359 %Rolette County: 8.743 %Sargent County: 15.679 %Sheridan County: 11.636 %Sioux County: 8.312 %Slope County: 76.923 %Stark County: 15.094 %Steele County: 12.823 %Stutsman County: 8.428 %Towner County: 10 %Traill County: 13.807 %Walsh County: 8.43 %Ward County: 9.545 %Wells County: 12.95 %Williams County: 21.13 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Slope County: 76.923 %Slope County76.923McKenzie County: 25.321 %McKenzie County25.321Dunn County: 21.263 %Dunn County21.263Williams County: 21.13 %Williams County21.13Burke County: 19.532 %Burke County19.532Mountrail County: 19.161 %Mountrail County19.161Renville County: 18.034 %Renville County18.034Morton County: 17.896 %Morton County17.896Sargent County: 15.679 %Sargent County15.679Stark County: 15.094 %Stark County15.094Eddy County: 14.706 %Eddy County14.706Traill County: 13.807 %Traill County13.807Golden Valley County: 13.732 %Golden Valley County13.732Richland County: 13.359 %Richland County13.359Divide County: 13.311 %Divide County13.311Dickey County: 13.268 %Dickey County13.268Emmons County: 13.125 %Emmons County13.125Wells County: 12.95 %Wells County12.95Cass County: 12.914 %Cass County12.914Steele County: 12.823 %Steele County12.823Ramsey County: 11.875 %Ramsey County11.875Sheridan County: 11.636 %Sheridan County11.636Hettinger County: 10.781 %Hettinger County10.781Burleigh County: 10.505 %Burleigh County10.505Billings County: 10.036 %Billings County10.036Towner County: 10 %Towner County10Bowman County: 9.917 %Bowman County9.917LaMoure County: 9.736 %LaMoure County9.736Ward County: 9.545 %Ward County9.545Grand Forks County: 9.463 %Grand Forks County9.463Ransom County: 9.262 %Ransom County9.262Griggs County: 9.239 %Griggs County9.239Benson County: 9.066 %Benson County9.066Kidder County: 8.835 %Kidder County8.835Rolette County: 8.743 %Rolette County8.743Logan County: 8.469 %Logan County8.469Walsh County: 8.43 %Walsh County8.43Stutsman County: 8.428 %Stutsman County8.428Nelson County: 8.415 %Nelson County8.415Sioux County: 8.312 %Sioux County8.312Grant County: 8.168 %Grant County8.168Pierce County: 8.059 %Pierce County8.059McHenry County: 7.99 %McHenry County7.99Barnes County: 7.863 %Barnes County7.863Pembina County: 7.769 %Pembina County7.769Adams County: 7.697 %Adams County7.697McLean County: 7.539 %McLean County7.539Bottineau County: 7.348 %Bottineau County7.348Mercer County: 7.106 %Mercer County7.106McIntosh County: 7.095 %McIntosh County7.095Cavalier County: 5.663 %Cavalier County5.663Foster County: 4.849 %Foster County4.849Oliver County: 3.033 %Oliver County3.033Slope County: 76.923 %Slope County76.923McKenzie County: 25.321 %McKenzie County25.321Dunn County: 21.263 %Dunn County21.263Williams County: 21.13 %Williams County21.13Burke County: 19.532 %Burke County19.532Mountrail County: 19.161 %Mountrail County19.161Renville County: 18.034 %Renville County18.034Morton County: 17.896 %Morton County17.896Sargent County: 15.679 %Sargent County15.679Stark County: 15.094 %Stark County15.094Eddy County: 14.706 %Eddy County14.706Traill County: 13.807 %Traill County13.807Golden Valley County: 13.732 %Golden Valley County13.732Richland County: 13.359 %Richland County13.359Divide County: 13.311 %Divide County13.311Dickey County: 13.268 %Dickey County13.268Emmons County: 13.125 %Emmons County13.125Wells County: 12.95 %Wells County12.95Cass County: 12.914 %Cass County12.914Steele County: 12.823 %Steele County12.823Ramsey County: 11.875 %Ramsey County11.875Sheridan County: 11.636 %Sheridan County11.636Hettinger County: 10.781 %Hettinger County10.781Burleigh County: 10.505 %Burleigh County10.505Billings County: 10.036 %Billings County10.036Towner County: 10 %Towner County10Bowman County: 9.917 %Bowman County9.917LaMoure County: 9.736 %LaMoure County9.736Ward County: 9.545 %Ward County9.545Grand Forks County: 9.463 %Grand Forks County9.463Ransom County: 9.262 %Ransom County9.262Griggs County: 9.239 %Griggs County9.239Benson County: 9.066 %Benson County9.066Kidder County: 8.835 %Kidder County8.835Rolette County: 8.743 %Rolette County8.743Logan County: 8.469 %Logan County8.469Walsh County: 8.43 %Walsh County8.43Stutsman County: 8.428 %Stutsman County8.428Nelson County: 8.415 %Nelson County8.415Sioux County: 8.312 %Sioux County8.312Grant County: 8.168 %Grant County8.168Pierce County: 8.059 %Pierce County8.059McHenry County: 7.99 %McHenry County7.99Barnes County: 7.863 %Barnes County7.863Pembina County: 7.769 %Pembina County7.769Adams County: 7.697 %Adams County7.697McLean County: 7.539 %McLean County7.539Bottineau County: 7.348 %Bottineau County7.348Mercer County: 7.106 %Mercer County7.106McIntosh County: 7.095 %McIntosh County7.095Cavalier County: 5.663 %Cavalier County5.663Foster County: 4.849 %Foster County4.849Oliver County: 3.033 %Oliver County3.033
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Slope County76.923+65.49 pts
2McKenzie County25.321-2.02 pts
3Dunn County21.263+6.33 pts
4Williams County21.13+6.09 pts
5Burke County19.532-0.11 pts
6Mountrail County19.161-0.96 pts
7Renville County18.034+11.01 pts
8Morton County17.896+6.08 pts
9Sargent County15.679+11.09 pts
10Stark County15.094+2.64 pts
11Eddy County14.706+10 pts
12Traill County13.807+4.5 pts
13Golden Valley County13.732+2.03 pts
14Richland County13.359+5.5 pts
15Divide County13.311-14.67 pts
16Dickey County13.268+0.11 pts
17Emmons County13.125+3.24 pts
18Wells County12.95+4.74 pts
19Cass County12.914+0.75 pts
20Steele County12.823-12.85 pts
21Ramsey County11.875-0.38 pts
22Sheridan County11.636+5.47 pts
23Hettinger County10.781-3.97 pts
24Burleigh County10.505-2.62 pts
25Billings County10.036+6.85 pts
26Towner County10-2.2 pts
27Bowman County9.917-7.88 pts
28LaMoure County9.736-2.26 pts
29Ward County9.545-2.13 pts
30Grand Forks County9.463+0.25 pts
31Ransom County9.262-2.41 pts
32Griggs County9.239-0.55 pts
33Benson County9.066-0.78 pts
34Kidder County8.835+0.45 pts
35Rolette County8.743-3.07 pts
36Logan County8.469-5.6 pts
37Walsh County8.43-1.24 pts
38Stutsman County8.428+0.71 pts
39Nelson County8.415-4.65 pts
40Sioux County8.312+0.17 pts
41Grant County8.168-3.98 pts
42Pierce County8.059-0.45 pts
43McHenry County7.99-10.3 pts
44Barnes County7.863-3.04 pts
45Pembina County7.769-1.72 pts
46Adams County7.697-7.22 pts
47McLean County7.539-4.99 pts
48Bottineau County7.348-9.58 pts
49Mercer County7.106-0.91 pts
50McIntosh County7.095-0.98 pts
51Cavalier County5.663-5.51 pts
52Foster County4.849-3.5 pts
53Oliver County3.033-1.74 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Slope County, with 76.923% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oliver County, with 3.033% in 2018.

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