Counties in Oregon by job creation rate

Deschutes County had the highest job creation rate of 36 counties in 2022, at 19.014%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 5.533%. The median was 15.836% and the figure for Oregon was 17.146%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.014Deschutes County

Lowest5.533Sherman County

Median15.83636 counties

Oregon17.146History

Map of counties, 2022

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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

%. 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

Rank	Counties	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Deschutes County	19.014	+5.22 pts
2	Wheeler County	18.685	+10.05 pts
3	Multnomah County	18.666	+8.45 pts
4	Harney County	17.837	+4.07 pts
5	Wallowa County	17.424	+3.41 pts
6	Curry County	17.267	+6.72 pts
7	Hood River County	17.198	+2.71 pts
8	Tillamook County	17.146	+6.47 pts
9	Washington County	16.842	+7.26 pts
10	Marion County	16.707	+4.13 pts
11	Clackamas County	16.684	+3.83 pts
12	Polk County	16.682	+2.15 pts
13	Klamath County	16.416	+4.76 pts
14	Lincoln County	16.346	+6.17 pts
15	Lane County	16.263	+6.3 pts
16	Columbia County	16.24	+4.85 pts
17	Grant County	16.024	+6.38 pts
18	Jackson County	15.981	+1.68 pts
19	Josephine County	15.691	+4.21 pts
20	Wasco County	15.683	+4.82 pts
21	Yamhill County	15.674	+2.85 pts
22	Baker County	14.92	+3.22 pts
23	Coos County	14.526	+4.87 pts
24	Clatsop County	14.362	+3.1 pts
25	Morrow County	14.33	+6.27 pts
26	Crook County	14.217	+0.43 pts
27	Douglas County	14.205	+3.99 pts
28	Benton County	13.954	+3.53 pts
29	Malheur County	13.771	+4.67 pts
30	Gilliam County	13.501	+7.1 pts
31	Linn County	13.437	+2.83 pts
32	Jefferson County	13.243	+0.94 pts
33	Lake County	12.62	-0.77 pts
34	Union County	11.706	+3.38 pts
35	Umatilla County	11.577	+2.72 pts
36	Sherman County	5.533	-10.38 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Deschutes County, with 19.014% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Sherman County, with 5.533% in 2022.

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.