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US counties by job creation rate

Jim Hogg County had the highest job creation rate of 3141 counties in 2016, at 49.148%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 11.08% and the figure for the United States was 12.883%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.148Jim Hogg County
Lowest0Taliaferro County
Median11.083141 counties
United States12.883History

Map of counties, 2016

%, 2016. 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, 2016

Jim Hogg County: 49.148 %Jim Hogg County49.148Wheeler County: 48.12 %Wheeler County48.12Roberts County: 41.606 %Roberts County41.606San Juan County: 40.994 %San Juan County40.994Chattahoochee County: 38.398 %Chattahoochee County38.398Taylor County: 38.258 %Taylor County38.258Hall County: 37.55 %Hall County37.55Bath County: 36.676 %Bath County36.676Mariposa County: 36.576 %Mariposa County36.576Daggett County: 36.449 %Daggett County36.449Dooly County: 36.046 %Dooly County36.046McMullen County: 35.541 %McMullen County35.541Hayes County: 34.783 %Hayes County34.783Blaine County: 32.432 %Blaine County32.432La Salle County: 32.3 %La Salle County32.3Dolores County: 32 %Dolores County32Harding County: 31.169 %Harding County31.169Lake and Peninsula Borough: 30.635 %Lake and Peninsula Borough30.635Camden County: 29.958 %Camden County29.958Johnston County: 29.62 %Johnston County29.62Pope County: 29.207 %Pope County29.207Alpine County: 28.676 %Alpine County28.676Wilcox County: 27.809 %Wilcox County27.809Logan County: 27.508 %Logan County27.508Carson County: 27.337 %Carson County27.337Caldwell County: 27.098 %Caldwell County27.098Ellsworth County: 26.768 %Ellsworth County26.768Madison County: 26.028 %Madison County26.028Mineral County: 25.743 %Mineral County25.743Kodiak Island Borough: 25.458 %Kodiak Island Borough25.458Sutton County: 25.441 %Sutton County25.441Warren County: 25.254 %Warren County25.254Crittenden County: 25.053 %Crittenden County25.053Amite County: 24.99 %Amite County24.99Madison County: 24.904 %Madison County24.904Waldo County: 24.859 %Waldo County24.859DeKalb County: 24.536 %DeKalb County24.536Garfield County: 24.536 %Garfield County24.536Marion County: 24.378 %Marion County24.378Presidio County: 24.223 %Presidio County24.223Jim Hogg County: 49.148 %Jim Hogg County49.148Wheeler County: 48.12 %Wheeler County48.12Roberts County: 41.606 %Roberts County41.606San Juan County: 40.994 %San Juan County40.994Chattahoochee County: 38.398 %Chattahoochee County38.398Taylor County: 38.258 %Taylor County38.258Hall County: 37.55 %Hall County37.55Bath County: 36.676 %Bath County36.676Mariposa County: 36.576 %Mariposa County36.576Daggett County: 36.449 %Daggett County36.449Dooly County: 36.046 %Dooly County36.046McMullen County: 35.541 %McMullen County35.541Hayes County: 34.783 %Hayes County34.783Blaine County: 32.432 %Blaine County32.432La Salle County: 32.3 %La Salle County32.3Dolores County: 32 %Dolores County32Harding County: 31.169 %Harding County31.169Lake and Peninsula Borough: 30.635 %Lake and Peninsula Borough30.635Camden County: 29.958 %Camden County29.958Johnston County: 29.62 %Johnston County29.62Pope County: 29.207 %Pope County29.207Alpine County: 28.676 %Alpine County28.676Wilcox County: 27.809 %Wilcox County27.809Logan County: 27.508 %Logan County27.508Carson County: 27.337 %Carson County27.337Caldwell County: 27.098 %Caldwell County27.098Ellsworth County: 26.768 %Ellsworth County26.768Madison County: 26.028 %Madison County26.028Mineral County: 25.743 %Mineral County25.743Kodiak Island Borough: 25.458 %Kodiak Island Borough25.458Sutton County: 25.441 %Sutton County25.441Warren County: 25.254 %Warren County25.254Crittenden County: 25.053 %Crittenden County25.053Amite County: 24.99 %Amite County24.99Madison County: 24.904 %Madison County24.904Waldo County: 24.859 %Waldo County24.859DeKalb County: 24.536 %DeKalb County24.536Garfield County: 24.536 %Garfield County24.536Marion County: 24.378 %Marion County24.378Presidio County: 24.223 %Presidio County24.223
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Jim Hogg County49.148+43.31 pts
2Wheeler County48.12+32.59 pts
3Roberts County41.606+26.61 pts
4San Juan County40.994+26.41 pts
5Chattahoochee County38.398+28.66 pts
6Taylor County38.258+27.38 pts
7Hall County37.55+20.69 pts
8Bath County36.676+23.73 pts
9Mariposa County36.576+23.46 pts
10Daggett County36.449+17.2 pts
11Dooly County36.046+22.94 pts
12McMullen County35.541+12.04 pts
13Hayes County34.783+27.72 pts
14Blaine County32.432+26.18 pts
15La Salle County32.3+4.8 pts
16Dolores County32+18.27 pts
17Harding County31.169-20.44 pts
18Lake and Peninsula Borough30.635-11.74 pts
19Camden County29.958+12.4 pts
20Johnston County29.62+0.19 pts
21Pope County29.207+0.82 pts
22Alpine County28.676+14.72 pts
23Wilcox County27.809+18.78 pts
24Logan County27.508+19.23 pts
25Carson County27.337+12.73 pts
26Caldwell County27.098+16.3 pts
27Ellsworth County26.768+14.45 pts
28Madison County26.028+10.5 pts
29Mineral County25.743+2.6 pts
30Kodiak Island Borough25.458+14.34 pts
31Sutton County25.441+7.54 pts
32Warren County25.254+14.14 pts
33Crittenden County25.053+13.69 pts
34Amite County24.99+16.53 pts
35Madison County24.904+13.77 pts
36Waldo County24.859+6.55 pts
37DeKalb County24.536+14.5 pts
37Garfield County24.536+1.03 pts
39Marion County24.378+7.2 pts
40Presidio County24.223+10.63 pts
41Talbot County24.108+15.42 pts
42Jefferson Davis County24.053+15.09 pts
43Petersburg Borough24.035+12.55 pts
44Lincoln County24.006+2.67 pts
45Lowndes County23.978+19.04 pts
46Hickory County23.598-0.64 pts
47Jackson County23.596+15.59 pts
48Skagway Municipality23.479+5.7 pts
49King William County23.423+12.51 pts
50Sierra County23.31+13.94 pts
51Banner County23.301+15.61 pts
52Real County23.229+14.86 pts
53Keweenaw County23.118+7.69 pts
54Dewey County23.012+1.91 pts
55Motley County22.923+9.19 pts
56Park County22.815-0.38 pts
57Hoonah-Angoon Census Area22.772-3.7 pts
58Starke County22.578+11.86 pts
59Cherokee County22.575+11.21 pts
60Jefferson County22.37+2.61 pts
61Claiborne County22.284+1.18 pts
62Gates County22.236+5.93 pts
63Nantucket County22.222+7.16 pts
63Sioux County22.222-12.35 pts
65Lancaster County22.081+13.18 pts
66Granite County21.984-14.36 pts
66Teton County21.984+1.69 pts
68Coke County21.663+11.95 pts
69Hyde County21.659+10.22 pts
70Rappahannock County21.645+8.04 pts
71Wayne County21.517+0.66 pts
72Pawnee County21.317+11.95 pts
73Pushmataha County21.106+11.42 pts
74Cook County21.02+9.19 pts
75Jackson County20.833+9.26 pts
76Custer County20.673+0.19 pts
77Sherman County20.578+11.91 pts
78Hamilton County20.57+0.08 pts
79Mason County20.531+8.1 pts
80Kane County20.295+4 pts
81Los Alamos County20.282+1.49 pts
82Manassas Park city20.271+6.92 pts
83Caldwell County20.27+3.05 pts
84Crane County20.102+11.74 pts
85St. John the Baptist Parish20.082+3.96 pts
86Hitchcock County20.068+11.11 pts
87Baylor County20.035+13.29 pts
88Carroll County20.032+12.32 pts
89Brown County19.995+6.66 pts
90Culberson County19.877+9.16 pts
91Cimarron County19.828+9.91 pts
92Hancock County19.744+10.97 pts
93Carroll County19.702+6.03 pts
94Pender County19.662+4.46 pts
95Breathitt County19.574+9.18 pts
96Robertson County19.537+3.24 pts
97Campbell County19.408+7.71 pts
98Warren County19.395+10.35 pts
99Todd County19.387+11.17 pts
100Foard County19.377+12.67 pts
101Mathews County19.37+6.55 pts
102Bailey County19.324+10.08 pts
103Muhlenberg County19.258+7.02 pts
104Gallatin County19.256+11.18 pts
105Pasquotank County19.229+7.51 pts
106Wheeler County19.197+9.2 pts
107Craig County19.136+9.58 pts
108Greene County19.065-0.3 pts
109Turner County19.051+8.26 pts
110Ouray County19.048-1.11 pts
111Goochland County19.044+10.37 pts
112Union County19.003+7.16 pts
113Trousdale County18.926+5.59 pts
114Washington County18.905+6.51 pts
115Maury County18.882+7.83 pts
116Jones County18.861+7.54 pts
117Wayne County18.829+9.67 pts
118Schuyler County18.803+5.8 pts
119Lincoln County18.784+8.02 pts
120Jackson County18.768+10.07 pts
121White County18.738+10.35 pts
122Crawford County18.727+10.4 pts
123Lafayette County18.723+3.2 pts
123Orange County18.723+7.61 pts
125Crawford County18.705+6.47 pts
126Marshall County18.674+4.43 pts
127Lincoln County18.627+8.12 pts
128Hartley County18.596+0.26 pts
129Mercer County18.583+2.56 pts
130Reeves County18.565-15.82 pts
131Adams County18.552-6.8 pts
132Judith Basin County18.539+1.97 pts
133Audubon County18.535+6 pts
134White County18.502+0.95 pts
135San Jacinto County18.431-0.57 pts
136Washington County18.418+3.18 pts
137Beaver County18.393+4.27 pts
138Lawrence County18.388+7.41 pts
139Kershaw County18.364+6.12 pts
140Phillips County18.303+9.65 pts
141Lewis County18.282+0.51 pts
142Meigs County18.163+4.6 pts
143Gem County18.139-2.72 pts
144Milam County18.116+6.49 pts
145Wasatch County18.104-0.89 pts
146Appomattox County18.083+7.55 pts
147Alleghany County18.081+9.17 pts
148Henrico County18.056+4.83 pts
149Comal County18.038+3.3 pts
150Throckmorton County17.973+6.62 pts
151Lafayette County17.951+2.52 pts
152Glasscock County17.937-5.15 pts
153Brooks County17.928+1.68 pts
154Elbert County17.854-6.1 pts
155Rockwall County17.824+0.16 pts
156Prince George County17.814+0.53 pts
157DeSoto County17.725+3.43 pts
157Tishomingo County17.725+1 pts
159Fort Bend County17.68+0.91 pts
160Glacier County17.673+6.61 pts
161Franklin County17.635+8.78 pts
162Lake County17.593+5.84 pts
163Eddy County17.587+11.41 pts
164Lancaster County17.583+7.02 pts
165Jackson County17.575+3.13 pts
166Brazoria County17.565+2.94 pts
167Lincoln County17.548+10.55 pts
168Garrard County17.5-0.21 pts
169De Soto Parish17.492+1.55 pts
170San Benito County17.474+5.32 pts
171Travis County17.441+0.61 pts
172Berkeley County17.43+7.77 pts
173Bastrop County17.429+0.84 pts
174San Juan County17.404+0.68 pts
175Kenedy County17.391-13.86 pts
176McLean County17.378-4.96 pts
177Van Zandt County17.345+3.42 pts
178Oktibbeha County17.341+1.55 pts
179Loudoun County17.285+2.56 pts
180Madison County17.276+2.25 pts
181Broomfield County17.264+4.51 pts
182Beaverhead County17.259+3.37 pts
183Greensville County17.247+8.12 pts
184Clear Creek County17.243+5.82 pts
185Morgan County17.24-6.09 pts
186Greene County17.235+5.21 pts
187Brantley County17.177+6.51 pts
188Archuleta County17.175-3.27 pts
189Osceola County17.146+7.51 pts
190Lawrence County17.135+8.05 pts
191Grand County17.127+3.28 pts
192Hunterdon County17.094+3.3 pts
193Greene County17.084-0.02 pts
194Meagher County17.052+0.73 pts
195Tyrrell County17.049+9.49 pts
196Mississippi County17.029+6.38 pts
197Cullman County17.019+5.34 pts
198Collin County17.004+1.02 pts
199Edgar County16.994+3.97 pts
200Boyd County16.986+8.73 pts
201Lyon County16.964+5.06 pts
202Montgomery County16.957+5.89 pts
203McCreary County16.944+5.99 pts
204Holmes County16.911+2.66 pts
204Oldham County16.911+10.4 pts
206York County16.909+2.04 pts
207Borden County16.867+6.99 pts
208Randolph County16.85+2.11 pts
209Ashe County16.849+6.88 pts
210Hendricks County16.847+2.53 pts
211Denton County16.791-0.11 pts
212Delaware County16.782+2.73 pts
213Walton County16.781+2.17 pts
214Graham County16.768+0.01 pts
215Williamson County16.762-0.61 pts
215Yavapai County16.762+2.09 pts
217Cannon County16.759-5.62 pts
218Pacific County16.752+6.13 pts
219Burleson County16.741+7.31 pts
220King George County16.736-1.4 pts
221Lincoln County16.733+2.75 pts
222Ozark County16.728-5.32 pts
223Franklin County16.726+4.33 pts
224Berkeley County16.699+1.73 pts
225Marion County16.698+7.36 pts
226Jasper County16.671-4.06 pts
227Klickitat County16.669+2.27 pts
228Hand County16.659+3.75 pts
229San Miguel County16.636+0.26 pts
230Jackson County16.623-2.03 pts
231Benton County16.591+1.69 pts
232Buffalo County16.582+5.43 pts
233Harnett County16.579-1.59 pts
234Burnet County16.578+2.1 pts
235Thurston County16.554+8.73 pts
236Jones County16.548+5.57 pts
237DeWitt County16.544-1.63 pts
238Menard County16.541-1.61 pts
238Piute County16.541+4.62 pts
240Jefferson County16.539-2.32 pts
240Utah County16.539-2.01 pts
242St. Bernard Parish16.531+5.5 pts
243Long County16.519+2.49 pts
244Pearl River County16.515+1.06 pts
245Bandera County16.505+5.8 pts
246Callahan County16.502+1.83 pts
247Davie County16.496+2.75 pts
248Grainger County16.495+6.83 pts
249Lawrence County16.482+7.32 pts
250Queen Anne's County16.424+5.8 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 2016 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?

Jim Hogg County, with 49.148% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taliaferro County, with 0% in 2016.

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