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US counties by job creation rate

Edwards County had the highest job creation rate of 3141 counties in 2012, at 92.773%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 12.518% and the figure for the United States was 13.794%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.773Edwards County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median12.5183141 counties
United States13.794History

Map of counties, 2012

%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Edwards County: 92.773 %Edwards County92.773Mineral County: 85.46 %Mineral County85.46Wheeler County: 61.157 %Wheeler County61.157McKenzie County: 59.41 %McKenzie County59.41Goochland County: 53.583 %Goochland County53.583Frio County: 50.197 %Frio County50.197Dunn County: 49.904 %Dunn County49.904Mineral County: 48.58 %Mineral County48.58Loup County: 47.619 %Loup County47.619Van Buren County: 46.863 %Van Buren County46.863Eureka County: 46.423 %Eureka County46.423Sherman County: 45.758 %Sherman County45.758Esmeralda County: 45.536 %Esmeralda County45.536Mountrail County: 42.915 %Mountrail County42.915Dimmit County: 40.695 %Dimmit County40.695Williams County: 40.495 %Williams County40.495Divide County: 40.404 %Divide County40.404Wyoming County: 39.147 %Wyoming County39.147Banner County: 38.71 %Banner County38.71Atascosa County: 38.303 %Atascosa County38.303Bandera County: 38.287 %Bandera County38.287Jenkins County: 37.139 %Jenkins County37.139Breathitt County: 37.107 %Breathitt County37.107Webster County: 36.945 %Webster County36.945Costilla County: 36.866 %Costilla County36.866Crockett County: 36.082 %Crockett County36.082McMullen County: 35.992 %McMullen County35.992Aurora County: 35.456 %Aurora County35.456Glasscock County: 35.144 %Glasscock County35.144Wirt County: 34.884 %Wirt County34.884Boone County: 33.841 %Boone County33.841Shackelford County: 33.773 %Shackelford County33.773Blaine County: 33.333 %Blaine County33.333Morrill County: 33.287 %Morrill County33.287Pike County: 33.24 %Pike County33.24Deuel County: 32.974 %Deuel County32.974Okfuskee County: 32.743 %Okfuskee County32.743Tensas Parish: 32.516 %Tensas Parish32.516Marion County: 32.362 %Marion County32.362Arenac County: 32.063 %Arenac County32.063Edwards County: 92.773 %Edwards County92.773Mineral County: 85.46 %Mineral County85.46Wheeler County: 61.157 %Wheeler County61.157McKenzie County: 59.41 %McKenzie County59.41Goochland County: 53.583 %Goochland County53.583Frio County: 50.197 %Frio County50.197Dunn County: 49.904 %Dunn County49.904Mineral County: 48.58 %Mineral County48.58Loup County: 47.619 %Loup County47.619Van Buren County: 46.863 %Van Buren County46.863Eureka County: 46.423 %Eureka County46.423Sherman County: 45.758 %Sherman County45.758Esmeralda County: 45.536 %Esmeralda County45.536Mountrail County: 42.915 %Mountrail County42.915Dimmit County: 40.695 %Dimmit County40.695Williams County: 40.495 %Williams County40.495Divide County: 40.404 %Divide County40.404Wyoming County: 39.147 %Wyoming County39.147Banner County: 38.71 %Banner County38.71Atascosa County: 38.303 %Atascosa County38.303Bandera County: 38.287 %Bandera County38.287Jenkins County: 37.139 %Jenkins County37.139Breathitt County: 37.107 %Breathitt County37.107Webster County: 36.945 %Webster County36.945Costilla County: 36.866 %Costilla County36.866Crockett County: 36.082 %Crockett County36.082McMullen County: 35.992 %McMullen County35.992Aurora County: 35.456 %Aurora County35.456Glasscock County: 35.144 %Glasscock County35.144Wirt County: 34.884 %Wirt County34.884Boone County: 33.841 %Boone County33.841Shackelford County: 33.773 %Shackelford County33.773Blaine County: 33.333 %Blaine County33.333Morrill County: 33.287 %Morrill County33.287Pike County: 33.24 %Pike County33.24Deuel County: 32.974 %Deuel County32.974Okfuskee County: 32.743 %Okfuskee County32.743Tensas Parish: 32.516 %Tensas Parish32.516Marion County: 32.362 %Marion County32.362Arenac County: 32.063 %Arenac County32.063
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Edwards County92.773+83.42 pts
2Mineral County85.46+62.34 pts
3Wheeler County61.157+54.34 pts
4McKenzie County59.41+21.08 pts
5Goochland County53.583+46.25 pts
6Frio County50.197+29.47 pts
7Dunn County49.904+16.92 pts
8Mineral County48.58+30.27 pts
9Loup County47.619+36.08 pts
10Van Buren County46.863+40.96 pts
11Eureka County46.423+24.03 pts
12Sherman County45.758+23.07 pts
13Esmeralda County45.536-1.56 pts
14Mountrail County42.915+10.91 pts
15Dimmit County40.695-16.52 pts
16Williams County40.495+0.24 pts
17Divide County40.404+19.83 pts
18Wyoming County39.147+28.09 pts
19Banner County38.71+33.83 pts
20Atascosa County38.303+14.87 pts
21Bandera County38.287+18.54 pts
22Jenkins County37.139+16.13 pts
23Breathitt County37.107+26.19 pts
24Webster County36.945+24.56 pts
25Costilla County36.866+12.81 pts
26Crockett County36.082+14 pts
27McMullen County35.992-17.78 pts
28Aurora County35.456+19.79 pts
29Glasscock County35.144+9.94 pts
30Wirt County34.884+3.97 pts
31Boone County33.841+25.72 pts
32Shackelford County33.773+8.01 pts
33Blaine County33.333+3.03 pts
34Morrill County33.287+19.2 pts
35Pike County33.24+16.68 pts
36Deuel County32.974+24.92 pts
37Okfuskee County32.743+18.41 pts
38Tensas Parish32.516+21.79 pts
39Marion County32.362+18.47 pts
40Arenac County32.063+13.36 pts
41Treutlen County31.912+25.5 pts
42Sedgwick County31.818+24.3 pts
43Wells County31.7+21.4 pts
44Yakutat City and Borough31.579+21.76 pts
45Live Oak County31.043+10.81 pts
46Dolores County30.843+16.48 pts
47Martin County30.69+19.59 pts
48La Salle County30.123-9.26 pts
49Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area29.954-1.47 pts
50Deuel County29.662+20.8 pts
51Union County29.625+18.18 pts
52Stark County29.392+9.95 pts
53Billings County29.224-5.22 pts
53Schuyler County29.224+10.9 pts
55Caroline County29.167+19 pts
56Carlisle County28.717+11.02 pts
57Reagan County28.418+1.95 pts
58Windsor County28.308+18.36 pts
59Sublette County28.151+6.18 pts
60Wasatch County28.036+1.75 pts
61Roberts County27.888+6.89 pts
62Gaines County27.689+10.31 pts
63Russell County27.631+16.62 pts
64Panola County27.616+8.52 pts
65Cherokee County27.606+17.75 pts
66Lyon County27.39+17.31 pts
67Pickett County27.099+10.55 pts
68Chattahoochee County26.98+17.04 pts
69Tyler County26.909+19.47 pts
70Wibaux County26.536+19.75 pts
71Skagway Municipality26.527+11.23 pts
72Leslie County26.291+16.43 pts
73Ellis County26.011+10.38 pts
74Pershing County26.008+15.23 pts
75Sterling County25.633+3.02 pts
76Terrell County25.61+6.17 pts
77Coke County25.589+7.24 pts
78Coryell County25.55+10.9 pts
79Garfield County25.455+14.97 pts
80Irion County25.266-10.52 pts
81Midland County25.063+5.73 pts
82Duval County24.989+4.59 pts
83Copper River Census Area24.98+8.85 pts
84Wilson County24.741+9.38 pts
85Jefferson County24.673+13.91 pts
86Rappahannock County24.659+10.52 pts
87White Pine County24.508+15.15 pts
88Uintah County24.409+5.23 pts
89Beaver County24.382+2.4 pts
90Richland County24.212+2.39 pts
91Cleveland County24.047-2.34 pts
92Doniphan County23.997+2.8 pts
93Ochiltree County23.987+7.85 pts
94Staunton city23.939+16.05 pts
95Judith Basin County23.891+11.39 pts
96White County23.725+6.95 pts
97Grayson County23.717+15.15 pts
98Crittenden County23.7+14.14 pts
99Williamsburg city23.687+15.97 pts
100Johnston County23.646+10.37 pts
101Upton County23.643+0.52 pts
102Wheeler County23.458-1.51 pts
103Jack County23.406+11.78 pts
104Karnes County23.351+7.39 pts
105Jim Wells County23.145+5.52 pts
106Merrick County23.143+13.3 pts
107Daniels County23.105+12.06 pts
108Morgan County23.097+11.22 pts
109Denali Borough23.023+4.12 pts
110Keya Paha County22.917+7.23 pts
111Andrews County22.904+2.94 pts
112Sweet Grass County22.758+10.84 pts
113Sully County22.741+10.24 pts
114Oneida County22.699+9.34 pts
115Pennington County22.693+12.23 pts
116Martin County22.662+9.62 pts
117Dickens County22.634+13.78 pts
118Mecosta County22.611+9.87 pts
119Ward County22.563+7.85 pts
120Madison County22.53+5.7 pts
121Clearwater County22.508+10.4 pts
122Warren County22.369-4.9 pts
123Sherman County22.312-3.26 pts
124Wise County22.282+1.06 pts
125Beckham County22.262+1.44 pts
126Story County22.226+11.46 pts
127Nantucket County22.128+9.26 pts
128New Kent County22.107+9.11 pts
129Columbia County22.028+9.98 pts
130Duchesne County21.976+0.03 pts
131Roane County21.957+11.04 pts
132Big Stone County21.924+14.58 pts
133Wayne County21.898+13.82 pts
134Winston County21.89+9.19 pts
135Schleicher County21.888+7.54 pts
136Chambers County21.832+7.19 pts
137Refugio County21.821+2.73 pts
138Fallon County21.789-0.54 pts
139Ozark County21.778+11.31 pts
140San Juan County21.692+0.76 pts
141Meriwether County21.675+9.16 pts
142Webster County21.661+10.09 pts
143Woodward County21.656+2.31 pts
144Ouray County21.537+3.4 pts
145Lander County21.526+13.59 pts
146Brown County21.47+9.54 pts
147Decatur County21.427+8.54 pts
148Converse County21.394+6.34 pts
149Bannock County21.366+8.58 pts
150Kearny County21.348+12.13 pts
150Ross County21.348+5.04 pts
152Mitchell County21.327-3.55 pts
153Cheyenne County21.304+4.93 pts
154Griggs County21.201+12.66 pts
155Butler County21.197+9.02 pts
156Greene County21.156+3.79 pts
156Tyrrell County21.156+5.92 pts
158Grundy County21.076+6.73 pts
159Roger Mills County21.053-0.73 pts
160Roosevelt County20.994+10.54 pts
161Worth County20.992+11 pts
162Wallace County20.93+8.97 pts
163Tioga County20.879+3.01 pts
164Woods County20.836+11.32 pts
165Montague County20.798+3.55 pts
166Harding County20.769-3.2 pts
167Kemper County20.763+10.03 pts
168Bowman County20.721+6.88 pts
169Austin County20.718+6.79 pts
170Essex County20.716+8.71 pts
171Jefferson County20.714+6.08 pts
172Dooly County20.676+14.52 pts
173Covington city20.656+11.76 pts
174Grand Isle County20.637+1.85 pts
175Teton County20.552+1.54 pts
176Logan County20.535+3.08 pts
177Owsley County20.533+12.21 pts
178Saguache County20.529+6.86 pts
179Chippewa County20.513+8.43 pts
180Upshur County20.435+8.57 pts
181Real County20.381+9.07 pts
182Delta County20.372+6.49 pts
183Barber County20.369+10.15 pts
184Golden Valley County20.313+15.23 pts
185Fayette County20.271+5.11 pts
185Sheridan County20.271+5.1 pts
187Hockley County20.234+2.48 pts
188Smith County20.225+3.35 pts
189Gray County20.211+5.18 pts
189Stewart County20.211+8.1 pts
191Golden Valley County20.2+7.61 pts
192Johnson County20.172+4.98 pts
193Caldwell County20.162+6.14 pts
194Gem County20.157+4.74 pts
195Powell County20.13+0.2 pts
196Kendall County20.125+5.2 pts
197Medina County20.12+2.82 pts
198Quitman County20.098+9.18 pts
199Eastland County19.967+9.91 pts
200Chaffee County19.927+6.55 pts
201Boone County19.925+2.76 pts
202Presidio County19.924+5.59 pts
203Hood County19.913+2.37 pts
204Logan County19.895-1.94 pts
205Walton County19.843-0.75 pts
206Nottoway County19.835+9.9 pts
207Catron County19.824-7.54 pts
208Hancock County19.754+7.91 pts
209Grimes County19.746+6.27 pts
210Hand County19.714+11.29 pts
211Zapata County19.705-4.69 pts
212North Slope Borough19.693+13.97 pts
213Taylor County19.673+10.55 pts
214Jefferson County19.635+6.3 pts
215Ward County19.629+4.62 pts
216St. Mary's County19.584+5.69 pts
217Murray County19.546+8.51 pts
218Reeves County19.529+2.24 pts
219Sac County19.527+9.64 pts
220Douglas County19.524+2.94 pts
221Henderson County19.512+5.12 pts
222Clay County19.49+6.83 pts
223Lucas County19.488+14.61 pts
224San Patricio County19.464+6 pts
225Wallowa County19.45+4.84 pts
226Hayes County19.417+7.24 pts
227Ector County19.412+1.43 pts
228Acadia Parish19.404+6.96 pts
229Susquehanna County19.402+3.77 pts
230Watauga County19.398+7.9 pts
231San Juan County19.393+3.77 pts
232Hardin County19.38+9.38 pts
233Shelby County19.377+0.88 pts
234McIntosh County19.314-3 pts
235Grant County19.313+10.05 pts
236Dundy County19.263+9.88 pts
237Somerset County19.213+10.78 pts
238Choctaw County19.21+9.91 pts
239Sabine County19.192+7.95 pts
240Latimer County19.163+11.24 pts
241Goliad County19.124+11.48 pts
242Fort Bend County19.119+3.94 pts
243Richland Parish19.102+3.66 pts
244Burleson County19.1-1.45 pts
245Beaver County19.073-0.56 pts
246San Saba County19.032+3.57 pts
247Montgomery County19.029+3.63 pts
248Lake and Peninsula Borough19.014-3.05 pts
249Dare County18.964+5.36 pts
250Natrona County18.951+3.41 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.

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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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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Edwards County, with 92.773% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McPherson County, with 0% in 2012.

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