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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

McHenry County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2020, at 39.383%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 2.357%. The median was 9.391% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.943%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.383McHenry County
Lowest2.357Sioux County
Median9.39153 counties
North Dakota10.943History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 5.433 %Barnes County: 11.966 %Benson County: 6.515 %Billings County: 23.476 %Bottineau County: 6.214 %Bowman County: 13.462 %Burke County: 16.667 %Burleigh County: 7.825 %Cass County: 10.312 %Cavalier County: 8.121 %Dickey County: 8.388 %Divide County: 12.774 %Dunn County: 24.74 %Eddy County: 9.391 %Emmons County: 10.28 %Foster County: 9.125 %Golden Valley County: 8.293 %Grand Forks County: 10.464 %Grant County: 7.428 %Griggs County: 8.073 %Hettinger County: 5.399 %Kidder County: 7.656 %LaMoure County: 9.877 %Logan County: 8.766 %McHenry County: 39.383 %McIntosh County: 9.006 %McKenzie County: 21.387 %McLean County: 6.96 %Mercer County: 6.072 %Morton County: 11.431 %Mountrail County: 19.974 %Nelson County: 8.821 %Oliver County: 11.712 %Pembina County: 9.58 %Pierce County: 9.188 %Ramsey County: 10.55 %Ransom County: 13.662 %Renville County: 10.226 %Richland County: 5.884 %Rolette County: 9.438 %Sargent County: 8.118 %Sheridan County: 8.032 %Sioux County: 2.357 %Slope County: 21.739 %Stark County: 14.636 %Steele County: 12.311 %Stutsman County: 5.331 %Towner County: 13.761 %Traill County: 8.816 %Walsh County: 5.584 %Ward County: 9.992 %Wells County: 9.222 %Williams County: 14.277 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

McHenry County: 39.383 %McHenry County39.383Dunn County: 24.74 %Dunn County24.74Billings County: 23.476 %Billings County23.476Slope County: 21.739 %Slope County21.739McKenzie County: 21.387 %McKenzie County21.387Mountrail County: 19.974 %Mountrail County19.974Burke County: 16.667 %Burke County16.667Stark County: 14.636 %Stark County14.636Williams County: 14.277 %Williams County14.277Towner County: 13.761 %Towner County13.761Ransom County: 13.662 %Ransom County13.662Bowman County: 13.462 %Bowman County13.462Divide County: 12.774 %Divide County12.774Steele County: 12.311 %Steele County12.311Barnes County: 11.966 %Barnes County11.966Oliver County: 11.712 %Oliver County11.712Morton County: 11.431 %Morton County11.431Ramsey County: 10.55 %Ramsey County10.55Grand Forks County: 10.464 %Grand Forks County10.464Cass County: 10.312 %Cass County10.312Emmons County: 10.28 %Emmons County10.28Renville County: 10.226 %Renville County10.226Ward County: 9.992 %Ward County9.992LaMoure County: 9.877 %LaMoure County9.877Pembina County: 9.58 %Pembina County9.58Rolette County: 9.438 %Rolette County9.438Eddy County: 9.391 %Eddy County9.391Wells County: 9.222 %Wells County9.222Pierce County: 9.188 %Pierce County9.188Foster County: 9.125 %Foster County9.125McIntosh County: 9.006 %McIntosh County9.006Nelson County: 8.821 %Nelson County8.821Traill County: 8.816 %Traill County8.816Logan County: 8.766 %Logan County8.766Dickey County: 8.388 %Dickey County8.388Golden Valley County: 8.293 %Golden Valley County8.293Cavalier County: 8.121 %Cavalier County8.121Sargent County: 8.118 %Sargent County8.118Griggs County: 8.073 %Griggs County8.073Sheridan County: 8.032 %Sheridan County8.032Burleigh County: 7.825 %Burleigh County7.825Kidder County: 7.656 %Kidder County7.656Grant County: 7.428 %Grant County7.428McLean County: 6.96 %McLean County6.96Benson County: 6.515 %Benson County6.515Bottineau County: 6.214 %Bottineau County6.214Mercer County: 6.072 %Mercer County6.072Richland County: 5.884 %Richland County5.884Walsh County: 5.584 %Walsh County5.584Adams County: 5.433 %Adams County5.433Hettinger County: 5.399 %Hettinger County5.399Stutsman County: 5.331 %Stutsman County5.331Sioux County: 2.357 %Sioux County2.357McHenry County: 39.383 %McHenry County39.383Dunn County: 24.74 %Dunn County24.74Billings County: 23.476 %Billings County23.476Slope County: 21.739 %Slope County21.739McKenzie County: 21.387 %McKenzie County21.387Mountrail County: 19.974 %Mountrail County19.974Burke County: 16.667 %Burke County16.667Stark County: 14.636 %Stark County14.636Williams County: 14.277 %Williams County14.277Towner County: 13.761 %Towner County13.761Ransom County: 13.662 %Ransom County13.662Bowman County: 13.462 %Bowman County13.462Divide County: 12.774 %Divide County12.774Steele County: 12.311 %Steele County12.311Barnes County: 11.966 %Barnes County11.966Oliver County: 11.712 %Oliver County11.712Morton County: 11.431 %Morton County11.431Ramsey County: 10.55 %Ramsey County10.55Grand Forks County: 10.464 %Grand Forks County10.464Cass County: 10.312 %Cass County10.312Emmons County: 10.28 %Emmons County10.28Renville County: 10.226 %Renville County10.226Ward County: 9.992 %Ward County9.992LaMoure County: 9.877 %LaMoure County9.877Pembina County: 9.58 %Pembina County9.58Rolette County: 9.438 %Rolette County9.438Eddy County: 9.391 %Eddy County9.391Wells County: 9.222 %Wells County9.222Pierce County: 9.188 %Pierce County9.188Foster County: 9.125 %Foster County9.125McIntosh County: 9.006 %McIntosh County9.006Nelson County: 8.821 %Nelson County8.821Traill County: 8.816 %Traill County8.816Logan County: 8.766 %Logan County8.766Dickey County: 8.388 %Dickey County8.388Golden Valley County: 8.293 %Golden Valley County8.293Cavalier County: 8.121 %Cavalier County8.121Sargent County: 8.118 %Sargent County8.118Griggs County: 8.073 %Griggs County8.073Sheridan County: 8.032 %Sheridan County8.032Burleigh County: 7.825 %Burleigh County7.825Kidder County: 7.656 %Kidder County7.656Grant County: 7.428 %Grant County7.428McLean County: 6.96 %McLean County6.96Benson County: 6.515 %Benson County6.515Bottineau County: 6.214 %Bottineau County6.214Mercer County: 6.072 %Mercer County6.072Richland County: 5.884 %Richland County5.884Walsh County: 5.584 %Walsh County5.584Adams County: 5.433 %Adams County5.433Hettinger County: 5.399 %Hettinger County5.399Stutsman County: 5.331 %Stutsman County5.331Sioux County: 2.357 %Sioux County2.357
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1McHenry County39.383+28.54 pts
2Dunn County24.74-2.52 pts
3Billings County23.476+9.05 pts
4Slope County21.739+7.22 pts
5McKenzie County21.387-3.81 pts
6Mountrail County19.974+6.29 pts
7Burke County16.667+8.96 pts
8Stark County14.636+2.61 pts
9Williams County14.277-1.79 pts
10Towner County13.761+1.9 pts
11Ransom County13.662+6.71 pts
12Bowman County13.462+6.87 pts
13Divide County12.774+6.15 pts
14Steele County12.311+1.83 pts
15Barnes County11.966+2 pts
16Oliver County11.712+5.66 pts
17Morton County11.431-4.6 pts
18Ramsey County10.55+2.12 pts
19Grand Forks County10.464+2.89 pts
20Cass County10.312+0.82 pts
21Emmons County10.28+0.62 pts
22Renville County10.226-1.42 pts
23Ward County9.992-1.97 pts
24LaMoure County9.877-1.26 pts
25Pembina County9.58-3.01 pts
26Rolette County9.438+1.25 pts
27Eddy County9.391+0.7 pts
28Wells County9.222+1.36 pts
29Pierce County9.188+1.33 pts
30Foster County9.125+4.18 pts
31McIntosh County9.006+4.53 pts
32Nelson County8.821-2.14 pts
33Traill County8.816+0.37 pts
34Logan County8.766+4.29 pts
35Dickey County8.388+1.92 pts
36Golden Valley County8.293+1.86 pts
37Cavalier County8.121+0.84 pts
38Sargent County8.118-8.79 pts
39Griggs County8.073-0.11 pts
40Sheridan County8.032-5.55 pts
41Burleigh County7.825-2.27 pts
42Kidder County7.656-5.78 pts
43Grant County7.428-2.07 pts
44McLean County6.96-0.78 pts
45Benson County6.515-1.15 pts
46Bottineau County6.214-5.48 pts
47Mercer County6.072-2.19 pts
48Richland County5.884-1.54 pts
49Walsh County5.584-1.85 pts
50Adams County5.433-2.11 pts
51Hettinger County5.399-2.88 pts
52Stutsman County5.331-2.83 pts
53Sioux County2.357-2.27 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

McHenry County, with 39.383% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 2.357% in 2020.

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