# Counties in Texas by job creation rate, 2023

All 253 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 1 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Borden County | 58.824 |
| 2 | Loving County | 50.575 |
| 3 | Motley County | 44.776 |
| 4 | Irion County | 41.617 |
| 5 | Terrell County | 40 |
| 6 | Winkler County | 31.171 |
| 7 | Kent County | 29.31 |
| 8 | La Salle County | 29.031 |
| 9 | Andrews County | 26.251 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 25.62 |
| 11 | Martin County | 24.691 |
| 12 | Lee County | 24.674 |
| 13 | Real County | 23.461 |
| 14 | Red River County | 23.327 |
| 15 | Chambers County | 22.961 |
| 16 | Duval County | 22.768 |
| 17 | San Patricio County | 21.923 |
| 18 | Roberts County | 21.839 |
| 19 | Lynn County | 21.503 |
| 20 | Leon County | 21.479 |
| 21 | Armstrong County | 21.247 |
| 22 | Castro County | 21.233 |
| 23 | McCulloch County | 21.227 |
| 24 | Yoakum County | 21.081 |
| 25 | Ochiltree County | 20.326 |
| 26 | Lampasas County | 20.235 |
| 27 | Zavala County | 19.735 |
| 28 | Harrison County | 19.733 |
| 29 | Falls County | 19.631 |
| 30 | Eastland County | 19.288 |
| 31 | Ward County | 18.881 |
| 32 | Midland County | 18.836 |
| 33 | San Jacinto County | 18.807 |
| 34 | Bell County | 18.573 |
| 35 | Reeves County | 18.505 |
| 36 | Swisher County | 18.403 |
| 37 | Dimmit County | 18.377 |
| 38 | Palo Pinto County | 18.277 |
| 39 | Ector County | 18.218 |
| 40 | Fort Bend County | 18.184 |
| 41 | Wise County | 18.101 |
| 42 | Brown County | 18.092 |
| 43 | Nolan County | 17.96 |
| 44 | Atascosa County | 17.895 |
| 45 | Madison County | 17.863 |
| 46 | Colorado County | 17.822 |
| 47 | Parker County | 17.804 |
| 48 | Concho County | 17.729 |
| 49 | Williamson County | 17.607 |
| 50 | Frio County | 17.516 |
| 51 | Caldwell County | 17.492 |
| 52 | Travis County | 17.309 |
| 53 | San Augustine County | 17.286 |
| 54 | Somervell County | 17.237 |
| 55 | Rockwall County | 17.172 |
| 56 | Burnet County | 17.108 |
| 57 | Gaines County | 17.077 |
| 58 | Hansford County | 17.042 |
| 59 | Freestone County | 17.014 |
| 60 | Wheeler County | 17 |
| 61 | Blanco County | 16.977 |
| 62 | Johnson County | 16.822 |
| 63 | Ellis County | 16.813 |
| 64 | Zapata County | 16.811 |
| 65 | Comal County | 16.672 |
| 66 | Bandera County | 16.597 |
| 67 | Uvalde County | 16.549 |
| 68 | Hood County | 16.522 |
| 69 | Mills County | 16.379 |
| 70 | Waller County | 16.343 |
| 71 | Shelby County | 16.319 |
| 72 | Liberty County | 16.274 |
| 73 | Cochran County | 16.068 |
| 74 | Gillespie County | 15.959 |
| 75 | Mitchell County | 15.91 |
| 76 | Aransas County | 15.847 |
| 77 | San Saba County | 15.832 |
| 78 | Collin County | 15.791 |
| 79 | Presidio County | 15.753 |
| 80 | Karnes County | 15.699 |
| 81 | Scurry County | 15.639 |
| 82 | Crockett County | 15.627 |
| 83 | Hall County | 15.59 |
| 84 | Newton County | 15.528 |
| 85 | Edwards County | 15.484 |
| 86 | Tarrant County | 15.463 |
| 87 | Live Oak County | 15.462 |
| 88 | Hays County | 15.431 |
| 89 | Rusk County | 15.347 |
| 90 | Kerr County | 15.306 |
| 91 | Anderson County | 15.279 |
| 92 | Bastrop County | 15.251 |
| 93 | Bexar County | 15.147 |
| 94 | Pecos County | 15.137 |
| 95 | Cameron County | 15.117 |
| 96 | Jeff Davis County | 15.094 |
| 97 | Rains County | 15.091 |
| 98 | Jones County | 15.033 |
| 99 | Harris County | 14.967 |
| 100 | Coleman County | 14.965 |
| 101 | Menard County | 14.94 |
| 102 | Cass County | 14.882 |
| 103 | Grimes County | 14.879 |
| 104 | Dallas County | 14.876 |
| 105 | Brazos County | 14.771 |
| 105 | Limestone County | 14.771 |
| 107 | Gregg County | 14.761 |
| 108 | Mason County | 14.73 |
| 109 | Medina County | 14.689 |
| 110 | Jefferson County | 14.634 |
| 111 | Randall County | 14.527 |
| 112 | Floyd County | 14.523 |
| 113 | El Paso County | 14.513 |
| 114 | Cherokee County | 14.508 |
| 115 | Hopkins County | 14.47 |
| 116 | Dawson County | 14.413 |
| 117 | Donley County | 14.398 |
| 118 | Smith County | 14.393 |
| 119 | Denton County | 14.35 |
| 120 | Galveston County | 14.343 |
| 121 | Dallam County | 14.314 |
| 122 | McLennan County | 14.259 |
| 123 | Walker County | 14.249 |
| 124 | Coke County | 14.226 |
| 125 | Howard County | 14.213 |
| 126 | Panola County | 14.189 |
| 127 | Kaufman County | 14.177 |
| 128 | Kendall County | 14.004 |
| 129 | Erath County | 13.978 |
| 130 | Brooks County | 13.975 |
| 131 | Reagan County | 13.866 |
| 132 | Crosby County | 13.828 |
| 133 | Wilson County | 13.794 |
| 134 | Navarro County | 13.774 |
| 135 | Jim Wells County | 13.759 |
| 136 | Grayson County | 13.709 |
| 137 | Hill County | 13.701 |
| 138 | Wood County | 13.688 |
| 139 | Austin County | 13.67 |
| 140 | Burleson County | 13.622 |
| 141 | Lubbock County | 13.529 |
| 142 | Runnels County | 13.526 |
| 143 | Guadalupe County | 13.5 |
| 144 | Van Zandt County | 13.479 |
| 145 | Henderson County | 13.471 |
| 146 | Fayette County | 13.462 |
| 147 | Bosque County | 13.391 |
| 148 | Webb County | 13.388 |
| 149 | Nueces County | 13.343 |
| 150 | Hardin County | 13.303 |
| 151 | Brewster County | 13.285 |
| 152 | Hidalgo County | 13.257 |
| 153 | Foard County | 13.181 |
| 154 | Callahan County | 13.177 |
| 155 | Comanche County | 13.103 |
| 156 | Brazoria County | 13.094 |
| 157 | Kleberg County | 13.053 |
| 158 | Orange County | 13.036 |
| 159 | Lamar County | 12.976 |
| 160 | Young County | 12.888 |
| 161 | Hockley County | 12.843 |
| 162 | Calhoun County | 12.78 |
| 163 | DeWitt County | 12.778 |
| 164 | Upton County | 12.764 |
| 165 | Matagorda County | 12.722 |
| 166 | Montague County | 12.714 |
| 167 | Hamilton County | 12.71 |
| 168 | Cooke County | 12.664 |
| 169 | Tom Green County | 12.604 |
| 170 | Upshur County | 12.596 |
| 171 | Bee County | 12.535 |
| 172 | Taylor County | 12.527 |
| 173 | Sherman County | 12.524 |
| 174 | Baylor County | 12.452 |
| 175 | Terry County | 12.376 |
| 176 | Haskell County | 12.288 |
| 177 | Morris County | 12.253 |
| 178 | Bowie County | 12.218 |
| 179 | Llano County | 12.19 |
| 180 | Archer County | 12.032 |
| 181 | Nacogdoches County | 12.022 |
| 182 | Refugio County | 12.007 |
| 183 | Shackelford County | 11.865 |
| 184 | Hunt County | 11.861 |
| 185 | Wichita County | 11.801 |
| 186 | Jack County | 11.792 |
| 187 | Garza County | 11.777 |
| 188 | Angelina County | 11.758 |
| 189 | Maverick County | 11.744 |
| 190 | McMullen County | 11.599 |
| 191 | Briscoe County | 11.585 |
| 192 | Hartley County | 11.517 |
| 193 | Val Verde County | 11.439 |
| 194 | Potter County | 11.42 |
| 195 | Camp County | 11.384 |
| 196 | Fannin County | 11.376 |
| 197 | Kimble County | 11.327 |
| 198 | Milam County | 11.254 |
| 199 | Hale County | 11.211 |
| 200 | Gray County | 11.137 |
| 201 | Polk County | 11.129 |
| 202 | Starr County | 11.1 |
| 203 | Hudspeth County | 11.026 |
| 204 | Sterling County | 10.976 |
| 205 | Victoria County | 10.966 |
| 206 | Sabine County | 10.961 |
| 207 | Washington County | 10.947 |
| 208 | Crane County | 10.931 |
| 209 | Jasper County | 10.895 |
| 210 | Houston County | 10.849 |
| 211 | Tyler County | 10.782 |
| 212 | Wharton County | 10.657 |
| 213 | Throckmorton County | 10.634 |
| 214 | Oldham County | 10.592 |
| 215 | Trinity County | 10.526 |
| 216 | Culberson County | 10.416 |
| 217 | Marion County | 10.369 |
| 218 | Stonewall County | 10.321 |
| 219 | Willacy County | 10.288 |
| 220 | Delta County | 10.204 |
| 221 | Gonzales County | 10.116 |
| 222 | Robertson County | 10.06 |
| 223 | Clay County | 9.808 |
| 224 | Goliad County | 9.67 |
| 225 | Hutchinson County | 9.581 |
| 226 | Stephens County | 9.494 |
| 227 | Childress County | 9.441 |
| 228 | Lavaca County | 9.44 |
| 229 | Wilbarger County | 9.302 |
| 230 | Jackson County | 8.757 |
| 231 | Titus County | 8.736 |
| 232 | Bailey County | 8.679 |
| 233 | Dickens County | 8.551 |
| 234 | Moore County | 8.533 |
| 235 | Deaf Smith County | 8.292 |
| 236 | Jim Hogg County | 8.253 |
| 237 | Collingsworth County | 8.075 |
| 238 | Fisher County | 8.069 |
| 239 | Lamb County | 7.987 |
| 240 | Coryell County | 7.888 |
| 241 | Sutton County | 7.728 |
| 242 | Parmer County | 7.724 |
| 243 | Hemphill County | 7.25 |
| 244 | Lipscomb County | 6.981 |
| 245 | Schleicher County | 6.952 |
| 246 | Cottle County | 5.991 |
| 247 | Glasscock County | 5.929 |
| 248 | Carson County | 5.857 |
| 249 | Kinney County | 4.905 |
| 250 | Knox County | 4.769 |
| 251 | Hardeman County | 4.762 |
| 252 | Franklin County | 4.556 |
| 253 | Kenedy County | 3.571 |