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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

Dunn County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2019, at 27.258%. McIntosh County had the lowest, at 4.478%. The median was 8.444% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.661%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.258Dunn County
Lowest4.478McIntosh County
Median8.44453 counties
North Dakota10.661History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 7.539 %Barnes County: 9.967 %Benson County: 7.665 %Billings County: 14.422 %Bottineau County: 11.699 %Bowman County: 6.591 %Burke County: 7.703 %Burleigh County: 10.093 %Cass County: 9.494 %Cavalier County: 7.286 %Dickey County: 6.47 %Divide County: 6.624 %Dunn County: 27.258 %Eddy County: 8.687 %Emmons County: 9.66 %Foster County: 4.945 %Golden Valley County: 6.429 %Grand Forks County: 7.57 %Grant County: 9.499 %Griggs County: 8.185 %Hettinger County: 8.276 %Kidder County: 13.434 %LaMoure County: 11.139 %Logan County: 4.479 %McHenry County: 10.841 %McIntosh County: 4.478 %McKenzie County: 25.201 %McLean County: 7.742 %Mercer County: 8.267 %Morton County: 16.031 %Mountrail County: 13.686 %Nelson County: 10.957 %Oliver County: 6.049 %Pembina County: 12.592 %Pierce County: 7.858 %Ramsey County: 8.431 %Ransom County: 6.955 %Renville County: 11.647 %Richland County: 7.423 %Rolette County: 8.191 %Sargent County: 16.909 %Sheridan County: 13.585 %Sioux County: 4.626 %Slope County: 14.516 %Stark County: 12.021 %Steele County: 10.478 %Stutsman County: 8.163 %Towner County: 11.859 %Traill County: 8.444 %Walsh County: 7.433 %Ward County: 11.963 %Wells County: 7.866 %Williams County: 16.068 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Dunn County: 27.258 %Dunn County27.258McKenzie County: 25.201 %McKenzie County25.201Sargent County: 16.909 %Sargent County16.909Williams County: 16.068 %Williams County16.068Morton County: 16.031 %Morton County16.031Slope County: 14.516 %Slope County14.516Billings County: 14.422 %Billings County14.422Mountrail County: 13.686 %Mountrail County13.686Sheridan County: 13.585 %Sheridan County13.585Kidder County: 13.434 %Kidder County13.434Pembina County: 12.592 %Pembina County12.592Stark County: 12.021 %Stark County12.021Ward County: 11.963 %Ward County11.963Towner County: 11.859 %Towner County11.859Bottineau County: 11.699 %Bottineau County11.699Renville County: 11.647 %Renville County11.647LaMoure County: 11.139 %LaMoure County11.139Nelson County: 10.957 %Nelson County10.957McHenry County: 10.841 %McHenry County10.841Steele County: 10.478 %Steele County10.478Burleigh County: 10.093 %Burleigh County10.093Barnes County: 9.967 %Barnes County9.967Emmons County: 9.66 %Emmons County9.66Grant County: 9.499 %Grant County9.499Cass County: 9.494 %Cass County9.494Eddy County: 8.687 %Eddy County8.687Traill County: 8.444 %Traill County8.444Ramsey County: 8.431 %Ramsey County8.431Hettinger County: 8.276 %Hettinger County8.276Mercer County: 8.267 %Mercer County8.267Rolette County: 8.191 %Rolette County8.191Griggs County: 8.185 %Griggs County8.185Stutsman County: 8.163 %Stutsman County8.163Wells County: 7.866 %Wells County7.866Pierce County: 7.858 %Pierce County7.858McLean County: 7.742 %McLean County7.742Burke County: 7.703 %Burke County7.703Benson County: 7.665 %Benson County7.665Grand Forks County: 7.57 %Grand Forks County7.57Adams County: 7.539 %Adams County7.539Walsh County: 7.433 %Walsh County7.433Richland County: 7.423 %Richland County7.423Cavalier County: 7.286 %Cavalier County7.286Ransom County: 6.955 %Ransom County6.955Divide County: 6.624 %Divide County6.624Bowman County: 6.591 %Bowman County6.591Dickey County: 6.47 %Dickey County6.47Golden Valley County: 6.429 %Golden Valley County6.429Oliver County: 6.049 %Oliver County6.049Foster County: 4.945 %Foster County4.945Sioux County: 4.626 %Sioux County4.626Logan County: 4.479 %Logan County4.479McIntosh County: 4.478 %McIntosh County4.478Dunn County: 27.258 %Dunn County27.258McKenzie County: 25.201 %McKenzie County25.201Sargent County: 16.909 %Sargent County16.909Williams County: 16.068 %Williams County16.068Morton County: 16.031 %Morton County16.031Slope County: 14.516 %Slope County14.516Billings County: 14.422 %Billings County14.422Mountrail County: 13.686 %Mountrail County13.686Sheridan County: 13.585 %Sheridan County13.585Kidder County: 13.434 %Kidder County13.434Pembina County: 12.592 %Pembina County12.592Stark County: 12.021 %Stark County12.021Ward County: 11.963 %Ward County11.963Towner County: 11.859 %Towner County11.859Bottineau County: 11.699 %Bottineau County11.699Renville County: 11.647 %Renville County11.647LaMoure County: 11.139 %LaMoure County11.139Nelson County: 10.957 %Nelson County10.957McHenry County: 10.841 %McHenry County10.841Steele County: 10.478 %Steele County10.478Burleigh County: 10.093 %Burleigh County10.093Barnes County: 9.967 %Barnes County9.967Emmons County: 9.66 %Emmons County9.66Grant County: 9.499 %Grant County9.499Cass County: 9.494 %Cass County9.494Eddy County: 8.687 %Eddy County8.687Traill County: 8.444 %Traill County8.444Ramsey County: 8.431 %Ramsey County8.431Hettinger County: 8.276 %Hettinger County8.276Mercer County: 8.267 %Mercer County8.267Rolette County: 8.191 %Rolette County8.191Griggs County: 8.185 %Griggs County8.185Stutsman County: 8.163 %Stutsman County8.163Wells County: 7.866 %Wells County7.866Pierce County: 7.858 %Pierce County7.858McLean County: 7.742 %McLean County7.742Burke County: 7.703 %Burke County7.703Benson County: 7.665 %Benson County7.665Grand Forks County: 7.57 %Grand Forks County7.57Adams County: 7.539 %Adams County7.539Walsh County: 7.433 %Walsh County7.433Richland County: 7.423 %Richland County7.423Cavalier County: 7.286 %Cavalier County7.286Ransom County: 6.955 %Ransom County6.955Divide County: 6.624 %Divide County6.624Bowman County: 6.591 %Bowman County6.591Dickey County: 6.47 %Dickey County6.47Golden Valley County: 6.429 %Golden Valley County6.429Oliver County: 6.049 %Oliver County6.049Foster County: 4.945 %Foster County4.945Sioux County: 4.626 %Sioux County4.626Logan County: 4.479 %Logan County4.479McIntosh County: 4.478 %McIntosh County4.478
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Dunn County27.258+5.99 pts
2McKenzie County25.201-0.12 pts
3Sargent County16.909+1.23 pts
4Williams County16.068-5.06 pts
5Morton County16.031-1.87 pts
6Slope County14.516-62.41 pts
7Billings County14.422+4.39 pts
8Mountrail County13.686-5.48 pts
9Sheridan County13.585+1.95 pts
10Kidder County13.434+4.6 pts
11Pembina County12.592+4.82 pts
12Stark County12.021-3.07 pts
13Ward County11.963+2.42 pts
14Towner County11.859+1.86 pts
15Bottineau County11.699+4.35 pts
16Renville County11.647-6.39 pts
17LaMoure County11.139+1.4 pts
18Nelson County10.957+2.54 pts
19McHenry County10.841+2.85 pts
20Steele County10.478-2.35 pts
21Burleigh County10.093-0.41 pts
22Barnes County9.967+2.1 pts
23Emmons County9.66-3.46 pts
24Grant County9.499+1.33 pts
25Cass County9.494-3.42 pts
26Eddy County8.687-6.02 pts
27Traill County8.444-5.36 pts
28Ramsey County8.431-3.44 pts
29Hettinger County8.276-2.51 pts
30Mercer County8.267+1.16 pts
31Rolette County8.191-0.55 pts
32Griggs County8.185-1.05 pts
33Stutsman County8.163-0.27 pts
34Wells County7.866-5.08 pts
35Pierce County7.858-0.2 pts
36McLean County7.742+0.2 pts
37Burke County7.703-11.83 pts
38Benson County7.665-1.4 pts
39Grand Forks County7.57-1.89 pts
40Adams County7.539-0.16 pts
41Walsh County7.433-1 pts
42Richland County7.423-5.94 pts
43Cavalier County7.286+1.62 pts
44Ransom County6.955-2.31 pts
45Divide County6.624-6.69 pts
46Bowman County6.591-3.33 pts
47Dickey County6.47-6.8 pts
48Golden Valley County6.429-7.3 pts
49Oliver County6.049+3.02 pts
50Foster County4.945+0.1 pts
51Sioux County4.626-3.69 pts
52Logan County4.479-3.99 pts
53McIntosh County4.478-2.62 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Dunn County, with 27.258% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McIntosh County, with 4.478% in 2019.

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