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Counties in Oregon by job creation rate

Sherman County had the highest job creation rate of 36 counties in 2021, at 15.918%. Gilliam County had the lowest, at 6.404%. The median was 11.061% and the figure for Oregon was 11.147%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.918Sherman County
Lowest6.404Gilliam County
Median11.06136 counties
Oregon11.147History

Map of counties, 2021

Baker County: 11.695 %Benton County: 10.425 %Clackamas County: 12.856 %Clatsop County: 11.26 %Columbia County: 11.387 %Coos County: 9.661 %Crook County: 13.789 %Curry County: 10.544 %Deschutes County: 13.795 %Douglas County: 10.21 %Gilliam County: 6.404 %Grant County: 9.648 %Harney County: 13.77 %Hood River County: 14.483 %Jackson County: 14.3 %Jefferson County: 12.3 %Josephine County: 11.485 %Klamath County: 11.653 %Lake County: 13.39 %Lane County: 9.964 %Lincoln County: 10.179 %Linn County: 10.606 %Malheur County: 9.103 %Marion County: 12.577 %Morrow County: 8.062 %Multnomah County: 10.216 %Polk County: 14.535 %Sherman County: 15.918 %Tillamook County: 10.678 %Umatilla County: 8.857 %Union County: 8.322 %Wallowa County: 14.016 %Wasco County: 10.862 %Washington County: 9.58 %Wheeler County: 8.638 %Yamhill County: 12.821 %
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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

Sherman County: 15.918 %Sherman County15.918Polk County: 14.535 %Polk County14.535Hood River County: 14.483 %Hood River County14.483Jackson County: 14.3 %Jackson County14.3Wallowa County: 14.016 %Wallowa County14.016Deschutes County: 13.795 %Deschutes County13.795Crook County: 13.789 %Crook County13.789Harney County: 13.77 %Harney County13.77Lake County: 13.39 %Lake County13.39Clackamas County: 12.856 %Clackamas County12.856Yamhill County: 12.821 %Yamhill County12.821Marion County: 12.577 %Marion County12.577Jefferson County: 12.3 %Jefferson County12.3Baker County: 11.695 %Baker County11.695Klamath County: 11.653 %Klamath County11.653Josephine County: 11.485 %Josephine County11.485Columbia County: 11.387 %Columbia County11.387Clatsop County: 11.26 %Clatsop County11.26Wasco County: 10.862 %Wasco County10.862Tillamook County: 10.678 %Tillamook County10.678Linn County: 10.606 %Linn County10.606Curry County: 10.544 %Curry County10.544Benton County: 10.425 %Benton County10.425Multnomah County: 10.216 %Multnomah County10.216Douglas County: 10.21 %Douglas County10.21Lincoln County: 10.179 %Lincoln County10.179Lane County: 9.964 %Lane County9.964Coos County: 9.661 %Coos County9.661Grant County: 9.648 %Grant County9.648Washington County: 9.58 %Washington County9.58Malheur County: 9.103 %Malheur County9.103Umatilla County: 8.857 %Umatilla County8.857Wheeler County: 8.638 %Wheeler County8.638Union County: 8.322 %Union County8.322Morrow County: 8.062 %Morrow County8.062Gilliam County: 6.404 %Gilliam County6.404Sherman County: 15.918 %Sherman County15.918Polk County: 14.535 %Polk County14.535Hood River County: 14.483 %Hood River County14.483Jackson County: 14.3 %Jackson County14.3Wallowa County: 14.016 %Wallowa County14.016Deschutes County: 13.795 %Deschutes County13.795Crook County: 13.789 %Crook County13.789Harney County: 13.77 %Harney County13.77Lake County: 13.39 %Lake County13.39Clackamas County: 12.856 %Clackamas County12.856Yamhill County: 12.821 %Yamhill County12.821Marion County: 12.577 %Marion County12.577Jefferson County: 12.3 %Jefferson County12.3Baker County: 11.695 %Baker County11.695Klamath County: 11.653 %Klamath County11.653Josephine County: 11.485 %Josephine County11.485Columbia County: 11.387 %Columbia County11.387Clatsop County: 11.26 %Clatsop County11.26Wasco County: 10.862 %Wasco County10.862Tillamook County: 10.678 %Tillamook County10.678Linn County: 10.606 %Linn County10.606Curry County: 10.544 %Curry County10.544Benton County: 10.425 %Benton County10.425Multnomah County: 10.216 %Multnomah County10.216Douglas County: 10.21 %Douglas County10.21Lincoln County: 10.179 %Lincoln County10.179Lane County: 9.964 %Lane County9.964Coos County: 9.661 %Coos County9.661Grant County: 9.648 %Grant County9.648Washington County: 9.58 %Washington County9.58Malheur County: 9.103 %Malheur County9.103Umatilla County: 8.857 %Umatilla County8.857Wheeler County: 8.638 %Wheeler County8.638Union County: 8.322 %Union County8.322Morrow County: 8.062 %Morrow County8.062Gilliam County: 6.404 %Gilliam County6.404
%. 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
1Sherman County15.918-2.17 pts
2Polk County14.535+2.67 pts
3Hood River County14.483+3.77 pts
4Jackson County14.3+1.58 pts
5Wallowa County14.016-8.47 pts
6Deschutes County13.795-0.37 pts
7Crook County13.789-12.39 pts
8Harney County13.77+2.02 pts
9Lake County13.39-2.98 pts
10Clackamas County12.856+1.59 pts
11Yamhill County12.821+3.38 pts
12Marion County12.577-0.08 pts
13Jefferson County12.3-0.64 pts
14Baker County11.695+3.45 pts
15Klamath County11.653+0.83 pts
16Josephine County11.485+1.4 pts
17Columbia County11.387-3.07 pts
18Clatsop County11.26+1.79 pts
19Wasco County10.862+1.16 pts
20Tillamook County10.678+2.86 pts
21Linn County10.606-0.72 pts
22Curry County10.544-1.24 pts
23Benton County10.425-1.75 pts
24Multnomah County10.216-1 pts
25Douglas County10.21-1.05 pts
26Lincoln County10.179-1.14 pts
27Lane County9.964-0.92 pts
28Coos County9.661+0.12 pts
29Grant County9.648+1.1 pts
30Washington County9.58-0.96 pts
31Malheur County9.103-1.78 pts
32Umatilla County8.857-1.46 pts
33Wheeler County8.638-7.7 pts
34Union County8.322-2.37 pts
35Morrow County8.062+1.3 pts
36Gilliam County6.404-3.03 pts

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About this ranking

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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sherman County, with 15.918% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Gilliam County, with 6.404% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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