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US counties by job creation rate

Stevens County had the highest job creation rate of 3141 counties in 2014, at 56.55%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 11.328% and the figure for the United States was 13.119%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.55Stevens County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median11.3283141 counties
United States13.119History

Map of counties, 2014

%, 2014. 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, 2014

Stevens County: 56.55 %Stevens County56.55North Slope Borough: 56.477 %North Slope Borough56.477McMullen County: 51.081 %McMullen County51.081Delta County: 49.928 %Delta County49.928Thurston County: 49.048 %Thurston County49.048McKenzie County: 48.348 %McKenzie County48.348Eureka County: 47.059 %Eureka County47.059Daggett County: 45.087 %Daggett County45.087Doddridge County: 44.023 %Doddridge County44.023Alfalfa County: 42.891 %Alfalfa County42.891Kenedy County: 41.841 %Kenedy County41.841Bath County: 40.897 %Bath County40.897Reagan County: 40.818 %Reagan County40.818Kinney County: 40.593 %Kinney County40.593Morrow County: 39.915 %Morrow County39.915Mountrail County: 39.569 %Mountrail County39.569Karnes County: 39.43 %Karnes County39.43Armstrong County: 36 %Armstrong County36Motley County: 33.333 %Motley County33.333Ellis County: 32.942 %Ellis County32.942Martin County: 32.33 %Martin County32.33Fentress County: 32.168 %Fentress County32.168Leslie County: 31.673 %Leslie County31.673Dunn County: 31.399 %Dunn County31.399Cumberland County: 31.323 %Cumberland County31.323Bowman County: 30.646 %Bowman County30.646Vinton County: 30.642 %Vinton County30.642Keya Paha County: 30.612 %Keya Paha County30.612Denali Borough: 29.742 %Denali Borough29.742Williams County: 29.24 %Williams County29.24La Salle County: 28.556 %La Salle County28.556Pawnee County: 28.545 %Pawnee County28.545Jasper County: 28.41 %Jasper County28.41Keweenaw County: 28.228 %Keweenaw County28.228Cleveland County: 28.139 %Cleveland County28.139Divide County: 28.135 %Divide County28.135Echols County: 27.35 %Echols County27.35Reeves County: 27.316 %Reeves County27.316Kent County: 27.184 %Kent County27.184Arthur County: 27.027 %Arthur County27.027Stevens County: 56.55 %Stevens County56.55North Slope Borough: 56.477 %North Slope Borough56.477McMullen County: 51.081 %McMullen County51.081Delta County: 49.928 %Delta County49.928Thurston County: 49.048 %Thurston County49.048McKenzie County: 48.348 %McKenzie County48.348Eureka County: 47.059 %Eureka County47.059Daggett County: 45.087 %Daggett County45.087Doddridge County: 44.023 %Doddridge County44.023Alfalfa County: 42.891 %Alfalfa County42.891Kenedy County: 41.841 %Kenedy County41.841Bath County: 40.897 %Bath County40.897Reagan County: 40.818 %Reagan County40.818Kinney County: 40.593 %Kinney County40.593Morrow County: 39.915 %Morrow County39.915Mountrail County: 39.569 %Mountrail County39.569Karnes County: 39.43 %Karnes County39.43Armstrong County: 36 %Armstrong County36Motley County: 33.333 %Motley County33.333Ellis County: 32.942 %Ellis County32.942Martin County: 32.33 %Martin County32.33Fentress County: 32.168 %Fentress County32.168Leslie County: 31.673 %Leslie County31.673Dunn County: 31.399 %Dunn County31.399Cumberland County: 31.323 %Cumberland County31.323Bowman County: 30.646 %Bowman County30.646Vinton County: 30.642 %Vinton County30.642Keya Paha County: 30.612 %Keya Paha County30.612Denali Borough: 29.742 %Denali Borough29.742Williams County: 29.24 %Williams County29.24La Salle County: 28.556 %La Salle County28.556Pawnee County: 28.545 %Pawnee County28.545Jasper County: 28.41 %Jasper County28.41Keweenaw County: 28.228 %Keweenaw County28.228Cleveland County: 28.139 %Cleveland County28.139Divide County: 28.135 %Divide County28.135Echols County: 27.35 %Echols County27.35Reeves County: 27.316 %Reeves County27.316Kent County: 27.184 %Kent County27.184Arthur County: 27.027 %Arthur County27.027
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Stevens County56.55+35.5 pts
2North Slope Borough56.477+36.8 pts
3McMullen County51.081+1.01 pts
4Delta County49.928+37.87 pts
5Thurston County49.048+40.07 pts
6McKenzie County48.348+13.25 pts
7Eureka County47.059+28.77 pts
8Daggett County45.087+34.92 pts
9Doddridge County44.023+25.65 pts
10Alfalfa County42.891+26.04 pts
11Kenedy County41.841+33.55 pts
12Bath County40.897+35.49 pts
13Reagan County40.818+16.81 pts
14Kinney County40.593+29.06 pts
15Morrow County39.915+18.38 pts
16Mountrail County39.569+2.18 pts
17Karnes County39.43+17.59 pts
18Armstrong County36+33.02 pts
19Motley County33.333+19.86 pts
20Ellis County32.942+6.56 pts
21Martin County32.33+23.75 pts
22Fentress County32.168+24.06 pts
23Leslie County31.673+18.39 pts
24Dunn County31.399+0.57 pts
25Cumberland County31.323+22.32 pts
26Bowman County30.646+15.62 pts
27Vinton County30.642+11.87 pts
28Keya Paha County30.612+17.13 pts
29Denali Borough29.742+17.31 pts
30Williams County29.24+2.1 pts
31La Salle County28.556+13.64 pts
32Pawnee County28.545+7.69 pts
33Jasper County28.41+22.14 pts
34Keweenaw County28.228+20.36 pts
35Cleveland County28.139+16.66 pts
36Divide County28.135+8.83 pts
37Echols County27.35+19.17 pts
38Reeves County27.316-0.82 pts
39Kent County27.184+16.13 pts
40Arthur County27.027+27.03 pts
40Upton County27.027+11.58 pts
42Dickenson County26.493+18.52 pts
43Corson County26.487+7.36 pts
44Perry County26.391+18.64 pts
45Prince George County26.317+1.74 pts
46Clark County26.268+18.46 pts
47Elliott County26.128+15.04 pts
48Laurel County26.106+12.29 pts
49Greene County26.076+18.15 pts
50Jefferson Davis County26.031+3.2 pts
51Robertson County25.258+17.69 pts
52Sublette County25.198+5.55 pts
53Washington Parish25.07+11.01 pts
54Hudspeth County24.876+16.86 pts
55Grant County24.87+11.83 pts
56Sterling County24.737+6.84 pts
57Jefferson County24.592+17.41 pts
58Atascosa County24.433-2.1 pts
59Logan County24.339+8.21 pts
60Nantucket County23.96-2.87 pts
61Tyrrell County23.64+8.32 pts
62Kusilvak Census Area23.538+9.06 pts
63Crockett County23.432-5.92 pts
64Sherman County23.423+8.88 pts
65Mason County23.32+8.65 pts
66Pleasants County23.265+13.47 pts
67Bath County23.19+11.44 pts
68Greene County22.767-2.71 pts
68Marshall County22.767+12.88 pts
70Dimmit County22.66-14.17 pts
71Shannon County22.61+3.29 pts
72Woods County22.572-3.74 pts
73Foard County22.571+11.2 pts
74Ouray County22.489+1.59 pts
75Wolfe County22.474+9.42 pts
76Bartow County22.399+9.8 pts
77Meade County22.293+10.52 pts
78Irwin County22.265+10.23 pts
79Preston County22.218+12.03 pts
80Zavala County22.161+7 pts
81Warren County22.087+5.53 pts
82McIntosh County21.96+12.28 pts
83Sioux County21.918+11.25 pts
84Hockley County21.882-0.78 pts
85Jasper County21.848+3.97 pts
86Douglas County21.753+10.12 pts
87Dixie County21.747+6.58 pts
88Glasscock County21.739-12.08 pts
89Long County21.732+0.64 pts
90Summit County21.717+9.75 pts
91Roberts County21.695+13.89 pts
92Bledsoe County21.646+11.98 pts
93Wilson County21.595+1.66 pts
94Madison County21.576+1.99 pts
95Stark County21.551+3.67 pts
96Waller County21.543+7.77 pts
97Lewis County21.524+11.78 pts
98Pickens County21.516+7.65 pts
99Bedford County21.464+12.92 pts
100Tyler County21.406+16.2 pts
101Lake and Peninsula Borough21.405+6.59 pts
102Garfield County21.369+7.69 pts
103Midland County21.365-0.52 pts
104Real County21.263-6.89 pts
105Winkler County21.25+4.96 pts
106Gates County21.245+9.24 pts
107Sierra County21.154-10.71 pts
108Stanley County21.134+5.79 pts
109St. Joseph County21.12+5.57 pts
110Pecos County21.088+8.05 pts
111Nye County21.083+5.77 pts
112Olmsted County21.061-4.11 pts
113Kimball County21.043+10.89 pts
114Cottle County21.012+12.42 pts
115Park County20.926+0.75 pts
116Hoonah-Angoon Census Area20.925+4.87 pts
117Martin County20.92+1.16 pts
118Mississippi County20.91+7.6 pts
119Worth County20.903+3.1 pts
120St. Francois County20.874+8.59 pts
121Jackson County20.803+4.02 pts
122Carbon County20.799+11.98 pts
123Bristol County20.779+8.24 pts
124Piatt County20.776+7.73 pts
125Jackson County20.775+7.64 pts
126Wasatch County20.682-0.18 pts
127Carroll County20.664+8.58 pts
128Harris County20.568+0.75 pts
129Bristol Bay Borough20.566+10.67 pts
130Coleman County20.478+3.45 pts
131Oglethorpe County20.39+0.57 pts
132Taliaferro County20.359+15.71 pts
133Teton County20.327+2.14 pts
134Carter County20.279+3.82 pts
135Camp County20.246+9.11 pts
136Harrison County20.183-4.16 pts
137Kiowa County20.087+10.34 pts
138Kenton County20.085+8.3 pts
139Briscoe County20.074+6.79 pts
140Hickory County20.044+6.96 pts
141Wallowa County20.037+8.73 pts
142Hinsdale County20+1.82 pts
143Llano County19.986+3.4 pts
144Thomas County19.98+11.54 pts
145Choctaw County19.887+8.77 pts
146Lowndes County19.876+8.62 pts
147Guadalupe County19.857+7.99 pts
148Cleburne County19.851+11.54 pts
148Lunenburg County19.851+8.52 pts
150Wheeler County19.76+9.03 pts
151Burke County19.726-9.43 pts
152Jones County19.648+8.77 pts
153Oscoda County19.622+8.01 pts
154Tucker County19.62+7.74 pts
155Hood County19.582+2.68 pts
156Pembina County19.579+8.47 pts
157Cheboygan County19.573+4.84 pts
158Alcona County19.56-0.1 pts
159Cook County19.512+2.21 pts
160Wayne County19.472+13.38 pts
161McCook County19.459+10.19 pts
162Sabine County19.438+4.25 pts
163Worth County19.412-6.59 pts
164Juniata County19.41+7 pts
165Hays County19.397+2.17 pts
166Bottineau County19.385+9.2 pts
167Monroe County19.374+7.45 pts
168Winston County19.324+2.11 pts
169Rogers County19.217+4.45 pts
170Adams County19.2+2.88 pts
171Bay County19.195+5.31 pts
172Schuyler County19.192+8.4 pts
173Hancock County19.171+7.38 pts
174Fremont County19.144+3.18 pts
175Grundy County19.139+7.6 pts
176Alexander County19.106+10.7 pts
177Essex County19.075+7.59 pts
178Madison County19.068+7.79 pts
179Columbia County19.041+12.47 pts
180Coal County19.012+4.45 pts
181Georgetown County19.003+6.76 pts
182Lincoln County18.883+8.14 pts
183Hopkins County18.824+7.72 pts
183Sullivan County18.824-1.31 pts
185Custer County18.776-1.29 pts
186Dutchess County18.771+9.51 pts
187Grant County18.757+7.13 pts
188Andrews County18.713-2 pts
189Hamilton County18.688+7.9 pts
190Broomfield County18.62-2.64 pts
191Nueces County18.599+7.2 pts
192Golden Valley County18.596+10.6 pts
193Grant County18.594+5.7 pts
194Ketchikan Gateway Borough18.569+5.46 pts
195Mora County18.55+12.36 pts
196Waldo County18.465+1.41 pts
197Wright County18.463+12 pts
198Uinta County18.428+8.26 pts
199Douglas County18.385+3.04 pts
200DeWitt County18.383+0.7 pts
201Rappahannock County18.373+6.32 pts
202Cass County18.366+7.32 pts
203Taylor County18.336+3.8 pts
204Clay County18.307+11.91 pts
205Weld County18.303+1.2 pts
206Brazos County18.292+4.95 pts
207Milam County18.291+2.92 pts
208Okfuskee County18.193-24.73 pts
209Wayne County18.177+7.56 pts
210Jack County18.173-1.81 pts
211Sarpy County18.064+3.97 pts
212White County18.06+6.79 pts
213Coke County18.033+2.06 pts
214Elbert County18.02-6.04 pts
215Jeff Davis County18+3.91 pts
216Wheeler County17.995-0.23 pts
217Morris County17.974+13.44 pts
218San Juan County17.972+4.87 pts
219Uintah County17.964+3.11 pts
220Lafayette County17.908-5.5 pts
221Fayette County17.82+7.47 pts
222Gem County17.752-4.27 pts
223Bannock County17.74+4.19 pts
223Poinsett County17.74+3.55 pts
225Cheyenne County17.729+9.46 pts
226Marion County17.722+2.84 pts
227Collin County17.714-2.12 pts
228Chugach Census Area17.708+8.61 pts
229Eddy County17.704+1.89 pts
230Grady County17.697+2.29 pts
231Rockdale County17.683+4.38 pts
232Wilcox County17.634+3.49 pts
233Refugio County17.632+4.15 pts
234Dewey County17.602-7.54 pts
235Madison Parish17.556+9.35 pts
236Montague County17.55+0.79 pts
237Terrebonne Parish17.525+1.97 pts
238Cherokee County17.473+2.15 pts
239Coosa County17.472+10.57 pts
240Pulaski County17.415+10.11 pts
241Floyd County17.399+5.1 pts
242Howard County17.383+7.57 pts
243Northwest Arctic Borough17.364+12.14 pts
244Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area17.331+7.12 pts
245Madison County17.304+2.05 pts
246Barnwell County17.297+13.39 pts
247Monroe County17.282+2.37 pts
248Cochran County17.271+6.46 pts
249Major County17.259-0.78 pts
249St. John the Baptist Parish17.259+5.96 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Stevens County, with 56.55% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McPherson County, with 0% in 2014.

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