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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

McHenry County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2021, at 24.185%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 3.291%. The median was 8.511% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.764%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.185McHenry County
Lowest3.291Sioux County
Median8.51153 counties
North Dakota8.764History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 20.218 %Barnes County: 6.239 %Benson County: 4.76 %Billings County: 19.007 %Bottineau County: 10.205 %Bowman County: 12.459 %Burke County: 10.386 %Burleigh County: 8.93 %Cass County: 9.409 %Cavalier County: 8.211 %Dickey County: 6.044 %Divide County: 13.187 %Dunn County: 5.376 %Eddy County: 5.961 %Emmons County: 6.494 %Foster County: 7.18 %Golden Valley County: 15.714 %Grand Forks County: 6.688 %Grant County: 15.86 %Griggs County: 9.615 %Hettinger County: 12.872 %Kidder County: 16 %LaMoure County: 10.287 %Logan County: 12.742 %McHenry County: 24.185 %McIntosh County: 7.374 %McKenzie County: 8.417 %McLean County: 9.344 %Mercer County: 5.97 %Morton County: 9.388 %Mountrail County: 11.823 %Nelson County: 8.088 %Oliver County: 7.843 %Pembina County: 11.268 %Pierce County: 7.543 %Ramsey County: 10.743 %Ransom County: 10.926 %Renville County: 11.765 %Richland County: 6.645 %Rolette County: 7.827 %Sargent County: 7.528 %Sheridan County: 7.66 %Sioux County: 3.291 %Slope County: 21.918 %Stark County: 9.093 %Steele County: 3.632 %Stutsman County: 6.9 %Towner County: 8.511 %Traill County: 8.471 %Walsh County: 8.436 %Ward County: 7.516 %Wells County: 6.19 %Williams County: 9.663 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

McHenry County: 24.185 %McHenry County24.185Slope County: 21.918 %Slope County21.918Adams County: 20.218 %Adams County20.218Billings County: 19.007 %Billings County19.007Kidder County: 16 %Kidder County16Grant County: 15.86 %Grant County15.86Golden Valley County: 15.714 %Golden Valley County15.714Divide County: 13.187 %Divide County13.187Hettinger County: 12.872 %Hettinger County12.872Logan County: 12.742 %Logan County12.742Bowman County: 12.459 %Bowman County12.459Mountrail County: 11.823 %Mountrail County11.823Renville County: 11.765 %Renville County11.765Pembina County: 11.268 %Pembina County11.268Ransom County: 10.926 %Ransom County10.926Ramsey County: 10.743 %Ramsey County10.743Burke County: 10.386 %Burke County10.386LaMoure County: 10.287 %LaMoure County10.287Bottineau County: 10.205 %Bottineau County10.205Williams County: 9.663 %Williams County9.663Griggs County: 9.615 %Griggs County9.615Cass County: 9.409 %Cass County9.409Morton County: 9.388 %Morton County9.388McLean County: 9.344 %McLean County9.344Stark County: 9.093 %Stark County9.093Burleigh County: 8.93 %Burleigh County8.93Towner County: 8.511 %Towner County8.511Traill County: 8.471 %Traill County8.471Walsh County: 8.436 %Walsh County8.436McKenzie County: 8.417 %McKenzie County8.417Cavalier County: 8.211 %Cavalier County8.211Nelson County: 8.088 %Nelson County8.088Oliver County: 7.843 %Oliver County7.843Rolette County: 7.827 %Rolette County7.827Sheridan County: 7.66 %Sheridan County7.66Pierce County: 7.543 %Pierce County7.543Sargent County: 7.528 %Sargent County7.528Ward County: 7.516 %Ward County7.516McIntosh County: 7.374 %McIntosh County7.374Foster County: 7.18 %Foster County7.18Stutsman County: 6.9 %Stutsman County6.9Grand Forks County: 6.688 %Grand Forks County6.688Richland County: 6.645 %Richland County6.645Emmons County: 6.494 %Emmons County6.494Barnes County: 6.239 %Barnes County6.239Wells County: 6.19 %Wells County6.19Dickey County: 6.044 %Dickey County6.044Mercer County: 5.97 %Mercer County5.97Eddy County: 5.961 %Eddy County5.961Dunn County: 5.376 %Dunn County5.376Benson County: 4.76 %Benson County4.76Steele County: 3.632 %Steele County3.632Sioux County: 3.291 %Sioux County3.291McHenry County: 24.185 %McHenry County24.185Slope County: 21.918 %Slope County21.918Adams County: 20.218 %Adams County20.218Billings County: 19.007 %Billings County19.007Kidder County: 16 %Kidder County16Grant County: 15.86 %Grant County15.86Golden Valley County: 15.714 %Golden Valley County15.714Divide County: 13.187 %Divide County13.187Hettinger County: 12.872 %Hettinger County12.872Logan County: 12.742 %Logan County12.742Bowman County: 12.459 %Bowman County12.459Mountrail County: 11.823 %Mountrail County11.823Renville County: 11.765 %Renville County11.765Pembina County: 11.268 %Pembina County11.268Ransom County: 10.926 %Ransom County10.926Ramsey County: 10.743 %Ramsey County10.743Burke County: 10.386 %Burke County10.386LaMoure County: 10.287 %LaMoure County10.287Bottineau County: 10.205 %Bottineau County10.205Williams County: 9.663 %Williams County9.663Griggs County: 9.615 %Griggs County9.615Cass County: 9.409 %Cass County9.409Morton County: 9.388 %Morton County9.388McLean County: 9.344 %McLean County9.344Stark County: 9.093 %Stark County9.093Burleigh County: 8.93 %Burleigh County8.93Towner County: 8.511 %Towner County8.511Traill County: 8.471 %Traill County8.471Walsh County: 8.436 %Walsh County8.436McKenzie County: 8.417 %McKenzie County8.417Cavalier County: 8.211 %Cavalier County8.211Nelson County: 8.088 %Nelson County8.088Oliver County: 7.843 %Oliver County7.843Rolette County: 7.827 %Rolette County7.827Sheridan County: 7.66 %Sheridan County7.66Pierce County: 7.543 %Pierce County7.543Sargent County: 7.528 %Sargent County7.528Ward County: 7.516 %Ward County7.516McIntosh County: 7.374 %McIntosh County7.374Foster County: 7.18 %Foster County7.18Stutsman County: 6.9 %Stutsman County6.9Grand Forks County: 6.688 %Grand Forks County6.688Richland County: 6.645 %Richland County6.645Emmons County: 6.494 %Emmons County6.494Barnes County: 6.239 %Barnes County6.239Wells County: 6.19 %Wells County6.19Dickey County: 6.044 %Dickey County6.044Mercer County: 5.97 %Mercer County5.97Eddy County: 5.961 %Eddy County5.961Dunn County: 5.376 %Dunn County5.376Benson County: 4.76 %Benson County4.76Steele County: 3.632 %Steele County3.632Sioux County: 3.291 %Sioux County3.291
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1McHenry County24.185-15.2 pts
2Slope County21.918+0.18 pts
3Adams County20.218+14.79 pts
4Billings County19.007-4.47 pts
5Kidder County16+8.34 pts
6Grant County15.86+8.43 pts
7Golden Valley County15.714+7.42 pts
8Divide County13.187+0.41 pts
9Hettinger County12.872+7.47 pts
10Logan County12.742+3.98 pts
11Bowman County12.459-1 pts
12Mountrail County11.823-8.15 pts
13Renville County11.765+1.54 pts
14Pembina County11.268+1.69 pts
15Ransom County10.926-2.74 pts
16Ramsey County10.743+0.19 pts
17Burke County10.386-6.28 pts
18LaMoure County10.287+0.41 pts
19Bottineau County10.205+3.99 pts
20Williams County9.663-4.61 pts
21Griggs County9.615+1.54 pts
22Cass County9.409-0.9 pts
23Morton County9.388-2.04 pts
24McLean County9.344+2.38 pts
25Stark County9.093-5.54 pts
26Burleigh County8.93+1.1 pts
27Towner County8.511-5.25 pts
28Traill County8.471-0.35 pts
29Walsh County8.436+2.85 pts
30McKenzie County8.417-12.97 pts
31Cavalier County8.211+0.09 pts
32Nelson County8.088-0.73 pts
33Oliver County7.843-3.87 pts
34Rolette County7.827-1.61 pts
35Sheridan County7.66-0.37 pts
36Pierce County7.543-1.65 pts
37Sargent County7.528-0.59 pts
38Ward County7.516-2.48 pts
39McIntosh County7.374-1.63 pts
40Foster County7.18-1.95 pts
41Stutsman County6.9+1.57 pts
42Grand Forks County6.688-3.78 pts
43Richland County6.645+0.76 pts
44Emmons County6.494-3.79 pts
45Barnes County6.239-5.73 pts
46Wells County6.19-3.03 pts
47Dickey County6.044-2.34 pts
48Mercer County5.97-0.1 pts
49Eddy County5.961-3.43 pts
50Dunn County5.376-19.36 pts
51Benson County4.76-1.75 pts
52Steele County3.632-8.68 pts
53Sioux County3.291+0.93 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

McHenry County, with 24.185% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 3.291% in 2021.

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