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US counties by job creation rate

Burke County had the highest job creation rate of 3141 counties in 2015, at 65.188%. Kent County had the lowest, at 0.985%. The median was 11.48% and the figure for the United States was 13.385%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.188Burke County
Lowest0.985Kent County
Median11.483141 counties
United States13.385History

Map of counties, 2015

%, 2015. 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, 2015

Burke County: 65.188 %Burke County65.188Sterling County: 54.281 %Sterling County54.281Fairfield County: 53.032 %Fairfield County53.032Harding County: 51.613 %Harding County51.613Berrien County: 49.725 %Berrien County49.725Bertie County: 45.609 %Bertie County45.609Lake and Peninsula Borough: 42.373 %Lake and Peninsula Borough42.373Pulaski County: 39.656 %Pulaski County39.656Thomas County: 38.522 %Thomas County38.522Ellis County: 37.997 %Ellis County37.997Granite County: 36.348 %Granite County36.348Sioux County: 34.568 %Sioux County34.568Reeves County: 34.387 %Reeves County34.387Juab County: 33.97 %Juab County33.97McKenzie County: 33.225 %McKenzie County33.225Kenedy County: 31.25 %Kenedy County31.25Frio County: 30.434 %Frio County30.434Bladen County: 29.783 %Bladen County29.783Reagan County: 29.775 %Reagan County29.775Johnston County: 29.432 %Johnston County29.432Boone County: 28.921 %Boone County28.921Hinsdale County: 28.846 %Hinsdale County28.846Dunn County: 28.435 %Dunn County28.435Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.417 %Northwest Arctic Borough28.417Pope County: 28.389 %Pope County28.389Tama County: 27.76 %Tama County27.76Dimmit County: 27.573 %Dimmit County27.573Fremont County: 27.544 %Fremont County27.544La Salle County: 27.495 %La Salle County27.495Bristol Bay Borough: 27.285 %Bristol Bay Borough27.285Donley County: 27.049 %Donley County27.049Henry County: 27.034 %Henry County27.034Norton city: 27.032 %Norton city27.032Perry County: 26.866 %Perry County26.866Pike County: 26.535 %Pike County26.535Sullivan County: 26.525 %Sullivan County26.525Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 26.471 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area26.471Torrance County: 26.435 %Torrance County26.435Madison County: 26.168 %Madison County26.168Hanson County: 25.592 %Hanson County25.592Burke County: 65.188 %Burke County65.188Sterling County: 54.281 %Sterling County54.281Fairfield County: 53.032 %Fairfield County53.032Harding County: 51.613 %Harding County51.613Berrien County: 49.725 %Berrien County49.725Bertie County: 45.609 %Bertie County45.609Lake and Peninsula Borough: 42.373 %Lake and Peninsula Borough42.373Pulaski County: 39.656 %Pulaski County39.656Thomas County: 38.522 %Thomas County38.522Ellis County: 37.997 %Ellis County37.997Granite County: 36.348 %Granite County36.348Sioux County: 34.568 %Sioux County34.568Reeves County: 34.387 %Reeves County34.387Juab County: 33.97 %Juab County33.97McKenzie County: 33.225 %McKenzie County33.225Kenedy County: 31.25 %Kenedy County31.25Frio County: 30.434 %Frio County30.434Bladen County: 29.783 %Bladen County29.783Reagan County: 29.775 %Reagan County29.775Johnston County: 29.432 %Johnston County29.432Boone County: 28.921 %Boone County28.921Hinsdale County: 28.846 %Hinsdale County28.846Dunn County: 28.435 %Dunn County28.435Northwest Arctic Borough: 28.417 %Northwest Arctic Borough28.417Pope County: 28.389 %Pope County28.389Tama County: 27.76 %Tama County27.76Dimmit County: 27.573 %Dimmit County27.573Fremont County: 27.544 %Fremont County27.544La Salle County: 27.495 %La Salle County27.495Bristol Bay Borough: 27.285 %Bristol Bay Borough27.285Donley County: 27.049 %Donley County27.049Henry County: 27.034 %Henry County27.034Norton city: 27.032 %Norton city27.032Perry County: 26.866 %Perry County26.866Pike County: 26.535 %Pike County26.535Sullivan County: 26.525 %Sullivan County26.525Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 26.471 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area26.471Torrance County: 26.435 %Torrance County26.435Madison County: 26.168 %Madison County26.168Hanson County: 25.592 %Hanson County25.592
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Burke County65.188+49.97 pts
2Sterling County54.281+29.54 pts
3Fairfield County53.032+37.9 pts
4Harding County51.613+39.61 pts
5Berrien County49.725+39.78 pts
6Bertie County45.609+33.06 pts
7Lake and Peninsula Borough42.373+20.97 pts
8Pulaski County39.656+31.28 pts
9Thomas County38.522+25.86 pts
10Ellis County37.997+5.05 pts
11Granite County36.348+24.36 pts
12Sioux County34.568+12.65 pts
13Reeves County34.387+7.07 pts
14Juab County33.97+21.65 pts
15McKenzie County33.225-15.12 pts
16Kenedy County31.25-10.59 pts
17Frio County30.434+15.49 pts
18Bladen County29.783+23.88 pts
19Reagan County29.775-11.04 pts
20Johnston County29.432+18.66 pts
21Boone County28.921+14.03 pts
22Hinsdale County28.846+8.85 pts
23Dunn County28.435-2.96 pts
24Northwest Arctic Borough28.417+11.05 pts
25Pope County28.389+20.21 pts
26Tama County27.76+18.49 pts
27Dimmit County27.573+4.91 pts
28Fremont County27.544+8.4 pts
29La Salle County27.495-1.06 pts
30Bristol Bay Borough27.285+6.72 pts
31Donley County27.049+13.47 pts
32Henry County27.034+21.22 pts
33Norton city27.032+14.15 pts
34Perry County26.866+16.22 pts
35Pike County26.535+16.46 pts
36Sullivan County26.525+18.74 pts
37Hoonah-Angoon Census Area26.471+5.55 pts
38Torrance County26.435+9.78 pts
39Madison County26.168+13.73 pts
40Hanson County25.592+15.07 pts
41Adams County25.352+6.15 pts
42Pickett County25.333+10.91 pts
43Southampton County25.23+12.24 pts
44Cameron Parish25.088+11.61 pts
45Union County25.069+19.06 pts
46Karnes County24.998-14.43 pts
47Conejos County24.611+15.18 pts
48Adams County24.604+12.38 pts
49Newton County24.53+15.21 pts
50Isle of Wight County24.505+12.44 pts
51Garden County24.501+18.77 pts
52Hickory County24.234+4.19 pts
53Grand Isle County24.058+6.84 pts
54Elbert County23.949+5.93 pts
55Liberty County23.692+17.43 pts
56Garfield County23.502+2.13 pts
57McMullen County23.499-27.58 pts
58Henry County23.383+12.75 pts
59Eureka County23.365-23.69 pts
60Morgan County23.332+7.02 pts
61McPherson County23.256+23.26 pts
62Park County23.19+2.26 pts
63Mineral County23.14+13.81 pts
64Glasscock County23.092+1.35 pts
65Harmon County23.026+7.02 pts
66Wallowa County22.918+2.88 pts
67Bleckley County22.896+9.6 pts
68Lee County22.73+17.02 pts
69Lee County22.63+12.95 pts
70Echols County22.581-4.77 pts
71Dixie County22.532+0.79 pts
72Van Buren County22.489+12.39 pts
73Northumberland County22.394+11.77 pts
74Cannon County22.379+9.72 pts
75Bacon County22.344+5.68 pts
76McLean County22.343+8.03 pts
77Dewey County22.208+9.18 pts
78Iberville Parish22.196+8.67 pts
79Schleicher County22.053+5.17 pts
80Ozark County22.051+10.77 pts
81East Carroll Parish21.94+15.43 pts
82Harrison County21.886+1.7 pts
83Hamilton County21.863+13.2 pts
84Monroe County21.762+10.54 pts
85Livingston Parish21.761+9.17 pts
86Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area21.67+11.14 pts
87Dixon County21.655+10.3 pts
88Menard County21.594+13.57 pts
89Lincoln County21.338+15.35 pts
90Lassen County21.336+8.65 pts
91Unicoi County21.253+14.63 pts
92Atascosa County21.115-3.32 pts
93Claiborne County21.104+12.61 pts
94Dewey County21.102+3.5 pts
95Saline County20.95+16.08 pts
96Gem County20.857+3.11 pts
97Wayne County20.854+1.38 pts
98Jasper County20.735-1.11 pts
99Keith County20.658+10.74 pts
100Powell County20.64+4.65 pts
101Washington County20.585+12.24 pts
102Grant County20.501+12.38 pts
103Hamilton County20.494+1.81 pts
104Clay County20.488+8.28 pts
105Custer County20.483+1.71 pts
106Tipton County20.442+14.89 pts
107Archuleta County20.441+7.13 pts
108Lee County20.42+10.41 pts
109Clearwater County20.409+3.39 pts
110Irion County20.357+5.75 pts
111Hillsdale County20.354+10.52 pts
112Wilkin County20.337+9.3 pts
113Nome Census Area20.32+5.06 pts
114Teton County20.299-0.03 pts
115Glascock County20.241+9.77 pts
115Hemphill County20.241+9.18 pts
117Ouray County20.156-2.33 pts
118Lincoln County20.144+8.23 pts
119Schley County20.128+7.29 pts
120Kingfisher County20.075+5.04 pts
121Boone County20.054+8.4 pts
122Owyhee County20.051+4.69 pts
123Williamson County20.019+5.53 pts
124Mountrail County19.94-19.63 pts
125Phillips County19.908+5.64 pts
126Bradley County19.839+8.75 pts
127Scotland County19.802+11.58 pts
128Jefferson County19.765-4.83 pts
129Loup County19.753+11.96 pts
130Nye County19.726-1.36 pts
131Newaygo County19.656+11.17 pts
132San Patricio County19.615+10.14 pts
133Kendall County19.557+4.22 pts
134Henderson County19.541+3.94 pts
135Andrews County19.501+0.79 pts
136Williams County19.495-9.74 pts
137Fannin County19.464+3.78 pts
138Oglethorpe County19.447-0.94 pts
139Perry County19.418+12.23 pts
140Lampasas County19.409+9.45 pts
141Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area19.385+2.05 pts
142Greene County19.368+4.08 pts
143Taylor County19.363+11.94 pts
144Weld County19.334+1.03 pts
145Newton County19.275+10.58 pts
146Daggett County19.251-25.84 pts
147Sussex County19.231+8.29 pts
148Heard County19.198+11.19 pts
149Yakutat City and Borough19.195+10.16 pts
150Chambers County19.169+8.29 pts
151Cherokee County19.131+1.66 pts
152Foster County19.087+13.71 pts
153Richmond city19.056+8.86 pts
154Grundy County19.014+12.13 pts
155San Jacinto County19.005+6.82 pts
156Wasatch County18.989-1.69 pts
157McCulloch County18.946+11.06 pts
158Muskingum County18.939+7.17 pts
159Camden County18.896+5.22 pts
160Shelby County18.881+6.06 pts
161West Baton Rouge Parish18.876+7.27 pts
162Jefferson County18.859+6.95 pts
162Leon County18.859+4.66 pts
164Richland County18.805+3.83 pts
165Keya Paha County18.803-11.81 pts
166Los Alamos County18.792+13.3 pts
167Lawrence County18.768+7.39 pts
168Paulding County18.741+3.59 pts
169Merrick County18.674+8.97 pts
170Jackson County18.65+5.9 pts
171Marion County18.562+4.93 pts
172Utah County18.553+2.52 pts
173Wahkiakum County18.541+11.41 pts
174Haskell County18.523+5.67 pts
175Monroe County18.51+6.31 pts
176Catron County18.496+11.55 pts
177Meade County18.486+11.11 pts
178Medina County18.483+4.52 pts
179Greene County18.455+6.31 pts
180Cheyenne County18.405+0.68 pts
181Atoka County18.389+6.97 pts
182Hood County18.361-1.22 pts
183Hartley County18.336+10.64 pts
184Ector County18.331+2.42 pts
185Waldo County18.309-0.16 pts
186Blackford County18.259+10.46 pts
187DeWitt County18.179-0.2 pts
188Harnett County18.174+5.68 pts
189Douglas County18.158+9.62 pts
190Menard County18.151+2.95 pts
191King George County18.14+3.05 pts
192Holmes County18.112+4.63 pts
193Morgan County18.084+4.35 pts
194Stewart County18.045+2.81 pts
195Greene County18.044+6.69 pts
196Gilchrist County18.041+1.02 pts
197Knox County18.034+9.04 pts
198Titus County18.022+8.61 pts
199Sublette County18.02-7.18 pts
200St. Johns County18.018+2.24 pts
201Tucker County17.98-1.64 pts
202Alamance County17.97+8.38 pts
203Martin County17.925-3 pts
204Sutton County17.906+1.62 pts
205Madison County17.853+5 pts
206Union County17.817+9.32 pts
207Eddy County17.796+2.46 pts
208Skagway Municipality17.778+1.31 pts
209Lewis County17.773-3.75 pts
210Garrard County17.708+3.86 pts
211Rockwall County17.663+2.1 pts
212Big Stone County17.658+5.57 pts
213Santa Rosa County17.607+5.92 pts
214Pasco County17.596+3.93 pts
215Camden County17.56+4.78 pts
216Hillsborough County17.555+0.86 pts
217Dickenson County17.553-8.94 pts
218White County17.551-0.51 pts
219Caswell County17.544+8.58 pts
220Custer County17.523+5.05 pts
221Lamar County17.498+4.93 pts
222Winkler County17.444-3.81 pts
223Yamhill County17.442+6.23 pts
224Southeast Fairbanks Census Area17.439+6.82 pts
225Bullitt County17.434+1.59 pts
226Dallam County17.431+2.02 pts
227Wakulla County17.405+2.4 pts
228Wheatland County17.403+2.21 pts
229Bay County17.386-1.81 pts
230Perry County17.378+10.41 pts
231Williamson County17.371+2.09 pts
232Jasper County17.337+6.67 pts
233Worth County17.302+11.2 pts
234Prince George County17.287-9.03 pts
235Nicholas County17.274+7.29 pts
236Benzie County17.271+3.79 pts
236Clay County17.271+8.5 pts
236Crawford County17.271+9.69 pts
239Copper River Census Area17.252+0.97 pts
240Midland County17.249-4.12 pts
241Florence County17.244+2.32 pts
242Hampton County17.223+8.88 pts
243Caldwell County17.215+0.96 pts
244Archer County17.194+6.19 pts
245Sheridan County17.193+1.82 pts
246Marion County17.177-0.55 pts
247San Francisco County17.145+1.65 pts
248Ben Hill County17.129+9.86 pts
249Kenai Peninsula Borough17.127+0.32 pts
250McDuffie County17.123+4.95 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 2015 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?

Burke County, with 65.188% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kent County, with 0.985% in 2015.

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