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Counties in North Dakota by job creation rate

Benson County had the highest job creation rate of 53 counties in 2022, at 24.941%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 6.183%. The median was 12.332% and the figure for North Dakota was 14.283%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.941Benson County
Lowest6.183Sioux County
Median12.33253 counties
North Dakota14.283History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 6.287 %Barnes County: 12.158 %Benson County: 24.941 %Billings County: 22.865 %Bottineau County: 17.01 %Bowman County: 10.547 %Burke County: 16.546 %Burleigh County: 10.605 %Cass County: 14.844 %Cavalier County: 11.454 %Dickey County: 17.534 %Divide County: 11.356 %Dunn County: 19.861 %Eddy County: 9.948 %Emmons County: 12.313 %Foster County: 23.373 %Golden Valley County: 10.429 %Grand Forks County: 13.279 %Grant County: 18.205 %Griggs County: 15.553 %Hettinger County: 12.093 %Kidder County: 12.688 %LaMoure County: 12.332 %Logan County: 7.183 %McHenry County: 13.328 %McIntosh County: 7.195 %McKenzie County: 19.805 %McLean County: 13.35 %Mercer County: 6.513 %Morton County: 10.397 %Mountrail County: 21.381 %Nelson County: 24.098 %Oliver County: 7.833 %Pembina County: 10.628 %Pierce County: 13.181 %Ramsey County: 15.731 %Ransom County: 11.627 %Renville County: 14.56 %Richland County: 10.994 %Rolette County: 16.84 %Sargent County: 7.274 %Sheridan County: 18.333 %Sioux County: 6.183 %Slope County: 6.186 %Stark County: 19.071 %Steele County: 16.252 %Stutsman County: 10.605 %Towner County: 9.622 %Traill County: 8.938 %Walsh County: 11.056 %Ward County: 12.963 %Wells County: 7.206 %Williams County: 20.587 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Benson County: 24.941 %Benson County24.941Nelson County: 24.098 %Nelson County24.098Foster County: 23.373 %Foster County23.373Billings County: 22.865 %Billings County22.865Mountrail County: 21.381 %Mountrail County21.381Williams County: 20.587 %Williams County20.587Dunn County: 19.861 %Dunn County19.861McKenzie County: 19.805 %McKenzie County19.805Stark County: 19.071 %Stark County19.071Sheridan County: 18.333 %Sheridan County18.333Grant County: 18.205 %Grant County18.205Dickey County: 17.534 %Dickey County17.534Bottineau County: 17.01 %Bottineau County17.01Rolette County: 16.84 %Rolette County16.84Burke County: 16.546 %Burke County16.546Steele County: 16.252 %Steele County16.252Ramsey County: 15.731 %Ramsey County15.731Griggs County: 15.553 %Griggs County15.553Cass County: 14.844 %Cass County14.844Renville County: 14.56 %Renville County14.56McLean County: 13.35 %McLean County13.35McHenry County: 13.328 %McHenry County13.328Grand Forks County: 13.279 %Grand Forks County13.279Pierce County: 13.181 %Pierce County13.181Ward County: 12.963 %Ward County12.963Kidder County: 12.688 %Kidder County12.688LaMoure County: 12.332 %LaMoure County12.332Emmons County: 12.313 %Emmons County12.313Barnes County: 12.158 %Barnes County12.158Hettinger County: 12.093 %Hettinger County12.093Ransom County: 11.627 %Ransom County11.627Cavalier County: 11.454 %Cavalier County11.454Divide County: 11.356 %Divide County11.356Walsh County: 11.056 %Walsh County11.056Richland County: 10.994 %Richland County10.994Pembina County: 10.628 %Pembina County10.628Burleigh County: 10.605 %Burleigh County10.605Stutsman County: 10.605 %Stutsman County10.605Bowman County: 10.547 %Bowman County10.547Golden Valley County: 10.429 %Golden Valley County10.429Morton County: 10.397 %Morton County10.397Eddy County: 9.948 %Eddy County9.948Towner County: 9.622 %Towner County9.622Traill County: 8.938 %Traill County8.938Oliver County: 7.833 %Oliver County7.833Sargent County: 7.274 %Sargent County7.274Wells County: 7.206 %Wells County7.206McIntosh County: 7.195 %McIntosh County7.195Logan County: 7.183 %Logan County7.183Mercer County: 6.513 %Mercer County6.513Adams County: 6.287 %Adams County6.287Slope County: 6.186 %Slope County6.186Sioux County: 6.183 %Sioux County6.183Benson County: 24.941 %Benson County24.941Nelson County: 24.098 %Nelson County24.098Foster County: 23.373 %Foster County23.373Billings County: 22.865 %Billings County22.865Mountrail County: 21.381 %Mountrail County21.381Williams County: 20.587 %Williams County20.587Dunn County: 19.861 %Dunn County19.861McKenzie County: 19.805 %McKenzie County19.805Stark County: 19.071 %Stark County19.071Sheridan County: 18.333 %Sheridan County18.333Grant County: 18.205 %Grant County18.205Dickey County: 17.534 %Dickey County17.534Bottineau County: 17.01 %Bottineau County17.01Rolette County: 16.84 %Rolette County16.84Burke County: 16.546 %Burke County16.546Steele County: 16.252 %Steele County16.252Ramsey County: 15.731 %Ramsey County15.731Griggs County: 15.553 %Griggs County15.553Cass County: 14.844 %Cass County14.844Renville County: 14.56 %Renville County14.56McLean County: 13.35 %McLean County13.35McHenry County: 13.328 %McHenry County13.328Grand Forks County: 13.279 %Grand Forks County13.279Pierce County: 13.181 %Pierce County13.181Ward County: 12.963 %Ward County12.963Kidder County: 12.688 %Kidder County12.688LaMoure County: 12.332 %LaMoure County12.332Emmons County: 12.313 %Emmons County12.313Barnes County: 12.158 %Barnes County12.158Hettinger County: 12.093 %Hettinger County12.093Ransom County: 11.627 %Ransom County11.627Cavalier County: 11.454 %Cavalier County11.454Divide County: 11.356 %Divide County11.356Walsh County: 11.056 %Walsh County11.056Richland County: 10.994 %Richland County10.994Pembina County: 10.628 %Pembina County10.628Burleigh County: 10.605 %Burleigh County10.605Stutsman County: 10.605 %Stutsman County10.605Bowman County: 10.547 %Bowman County10.547Golden Valley County: 10.429 %Golden Valley County10.429Morton County: 10.397 %Morton County10.397Eddy County: 9.948 %Eddy County9.948Towner County: 9.622 %Towner County9.622Traill County: 8.938 %Traill County8.938Oliver County: 7.833 %Oliver County7.833Sargent County: 7.274 %Sargent County7.274Wells County: 7.206 %Wells County7.206McIntosh County: 7.195 %McIntosh County7.195Logan County: 7.183 %Logan County7.183Mercer County: 6.513 %Mercer County6.513Adams County: 6.287 %Adams County6.287Slope County: 6.186 %Slope County6.186Sioux County: 6.183 %Sioux County6.183
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benson County24.941+20.18 pts
2Nelson County24.098+16.01 pts
3Foster County23.373+16.19 pts
4Billings County22.865+3.86 pts
5Mountrail County21.381+9.56 pts
6Williams County20.587+10.92 pts
7Dunn County19.861+14.48 pts
8McKenzie County19.805+11.39 pts
9Stark County19.071+9.98 pts
10Sheridan County18.333+10.67 pts
11Grant County18.205+2.34 pts
12Dickey County17.534+11.49 pts
13Bottineau County17.01+6.81 pts
14Rolette County16.84+9.01 pts
15Burke County16.546+6.16 pts
16Steele County16.252+12.62 pts
17Ramsey County15.731+4.99 pts
18Griggs County15.553+5.94 pts
19Cass County14.844+5.43 pts
20Renville County14.56+2.79 pts
21McLean County13.35+4.01 pts
22McHenry County13.328-10.86 pts
23Grand Forks County13.279+6.59 pts
24Pierce County13.181+5.64 pts
25Ward County12.963+5.45 pts
26Kidder County12.688-3.31 pts
27LaMoure County12.332+2.04 pts
28Emmons County12.313+5.82 pts
29Barnes County12.158+5.92 pts
30Hettinger County12.093-0.78 pts
31Ransom County11.627+0.7 pts
32Cavalier County11.454+3.24 pts
33Divide County11.356-1.83 pts
34Walsh County11.056+2.62 pts
35Richland County10.994+4.35 pts
36Pembina County10.628-0.64 pts
37Burleigh County10.605+1.68 pts
37Stutsman County10.605+3.71 pts
39Bowman County10.547-1.91 pts
40Golden Valley County10.429-5.29 pts
41Morton County10.397+1.01 pts
42Eddy County9.948+3.99 pts
43Towner County9.622+1.11 pts
44Traill County8.938+0.47 pts
45Oliver County7.833-0.01 pts
46Sargent County7.274-0.25 pts
47Wells County7.206+1.02 pts
48McIntosh County7.195-0.18 pts
49Logan County7.183-5.56 pts
50Mercer County6.513+0.54 pts
51Adams County6.287-13.93 pts
52Slope County6.186-15.73 pts
53Sioux County6.183+2.89 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Benson County, with 24.941% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 6.183% in 2022.

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