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US counties by job creation rate

Loving County had the highest job creation rate of 3142 counties in 2017, at 131.707%. Delta County had the lowest, at 2.109%. The median was 11.98% and the figure for the United States was 13.528%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest131.707Loving County
Lowest2.109Delta County
Median11.983142 counties
United States13.528History

Map of counties, 2017

%, 2017. 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, 2017

Loving County: 131.707 %Loving County131.707Denali Borough: 58.949 %Denali Borough58.949Robertson County: 45.729 %Robertson County45.729Menominee County: 45.614 %Menominee County45.614Schley County: 42.048 %Schley County42.048Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 41.401 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area41.401Loup County: 39.506 %Loup County39.506Banner County: 39.024 %Banner County39.024Borden County: 37.113 %Borden County37.113Llano County: 36.298 %Llano County36.298Piute County: 35.115 %Piute County35.115Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 34.988 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area34.988Franklin County: 34.904 %Franklin County34.904Miller County: 34.831 %Miller County34.831Hooker County: 33.816 %Hooker County33.816Briscoe County: 32.636 %Briscoe County32.636Thomas County: 32.285 %Thomas County32.285Campbell County: 32.178 %Campbell County32.178Craig County: 31.537 %Craig County31.537Oconee County: 30.331 %Oconee County30.331Dawson County: 29.88 %Dawson County29.88Johnston County: 29.528 %Johnston County29.528Butte County: 29.524 %Butte County29.524Cameron Parish: 29.318 %Cameron Parish29.318Brown County: 29.243 %Brown County29.243Menifee County: 28.95 %Menifee County28.95Florence County: 28.201 %Florence County28.201Divide County: 27.984 %Divide County27.984Bienville Parish: 27.839 %Bienville Parish27.839Caldwell County: 27.594 %Caldwell County27.594McKenzie County: 27.346 %McKenzie County27.346Logan County: 27.338 %Logan County27.338Graham County: 27.202 %Graham County27.202Wabaunsee County: 27.11 %Wabaunsee County27.11Blaine County: 26.923 %Blaine County26.923Cumberland County: 26.64 %Cumberland County26.64Houston County: 26.411 %Houston County26.411Cherokee County: 26.11 %Cherokee County26.11Boise County: 26.1 %Boise County26.1Lincoln County: 25.967 %Lincoln County25.967Loving County: 131.707 %Loving County131.707Denali Borough: 58.949 %Denali Borough58.949Robertson County: 45.729 %Robertson County45.729Menominee County: 45.614 %Menominee County45.614Schley County: 42.048 %Schley County42.048Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 41.401 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area41.401Loup County: 39.506 %Loup County39.506Banner County: 39.024 %Banner County39.024Borden County: 37.113 %Borden County37.113Llano County: 36.298 %Llano County36.298Piute County: 35.115 %Piute County35.115Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 34.988 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area34.988Franklin County: 34.904 %Franklin County34.904Miller County: 34.831 %Miller County34.831Hooker County: 33.816 %Hooker County33.816Briscoe County: 32.636 %Briscoe County32.636Thomas County: 32.285 %Thomas County32.285Campbell County: 32.178 %Campbell County32.178Craig County: 31.537 %Craig County31.537Oconee County: 30.331 %Oconee County30.331Dawson County: 29.88 %Dawson County29.88Johnston County: 29.528 %Johnston County29.528Butte County: 29.524 %Butte County29.524Cameron Parish: 29.318 %Cameron Parish29.318Brown County: 29.243 %Brown County29.243Menifee County: 28.95 %Menifee County28.95Florence County: 28.201 %Florence County28.201Divide County: 27.984 %Divide County27.984Bienville Parish: 27.839 %Bienville Parish27.839Caldwell County: 27.594 %Caldwell County27.594McKenzie County: 27.346 %McKenzie County27.346Logan County: 27.338 %Logan County27.338Graham County: 27.202 %Graham County27.202Wabaunsee County: 27.11 %Wabaunsee County27.11Blaine County: 26.923 %Blaine County26.923Cumberland County: 26.64 %Cumberland County26.64Houston County: 26.411 %Houston County26.411Cherokee County: 26.11 %Cherokee County26.11Boise County: 26.1 %Boise County26.1Lincoln County: 25.967 %Lincoln County25.967
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Loving County131.707n/a
2Denali Borough58.949+45.6 pts
3Robertson County45.729+40.4 pts
4Menominee County45.614+43.13 pts
5Schley County42.048+34.8 pts
6Southeast Fairbanks Census Area41.401+29.72 pts
7Loup County39.506+34.24 pts
8Banner County39.024+15.72 pts
9Borden County37.113+20.25 pts
10Llano County36.298+20.56 pts
11Piute County35.115+18.57 pts
12Hoonah-Angoon Census Area34.988+12.22 pts
13Franklin County34.904+30.26 pts
14Miller County34.831+22.93 pts
15Hooker County33.816+28.77 pts
16Briscoe County32.636+22.47 pts
17Thomas County32.285+23.82 pts
18Campbell County32.178+12.77 pts
19Craig County31.537+12.4 pts
20Oconee County30.331+14.21 pts
21Dawson County29.88+14.39 pts
22Johnston County29.528-0.09 pts
23Butte County29.524+18.47 pts
24Cameron Parish29.318+18.84 pts
25Brown County29.243+9.25 pts
26Menifee County28.95+20.65 pts
27Florence County28.201+19.27 pts
28Divide County27.984+17.77 pts
29Bienville Parish27.839+14.97 pts
30Caldwell County27.594+7.32 pts
31McKenzie County27.346+14.13 pts
32Logan County27.338+19.05 pts
33Graham County27.202+10.43 pts
34Wabaunsee County27.11+16.04 pts
35Blaine County26.923-5.51 pts
36Cumberland County26.64+18.17 pts
37Houston County26.411+13.58 pts
38Cherokee County26.11+15.1 pts
39Boise County26.1+13.13 pts
40Lincoln County25.967+15.38 pts
41Jackson County25.719+12.15 pts
42Steele County25.677+17.87 pts
43Perry County25.559+16.46 pts
44Sabine Parish25.324+9.57 pts
45Garfield County25.268+0.73 pts
46Camden County25.073+13.01 pts
47Montgomery County24.767+12.17 pts
48Jim Hogg County24.72-24.43 pts
49Costilla County24.503+10.44 pts
50Jasper County24.437+13.61 pts
51Dallas County24.284+15.54 pts
52Chattahoochee County24.117-14.28 pts
53Franklin County23.974+12.38 pts
54Floyd County23.902+13.38 pts
55Coke County23.843+2.18 pts
56Issaquena County23.81+20.76 pts
57Seneca County23.467+12.81 pts
58Presidio County23.224-1 pts
59Polk County23.143+12.08 pts
60Clark County23.077+18.11 pts
61Coal County23.052+11.6 pts
62Lake County22.975+9.55 pts
63Van Buren County22.934+15.13 pts
64Wibaux County22.907+17.1 pts
65Le Flore County22.899+12.14 pts
66Campbell County22.709+13.2 pts
66Madison County22.709+10.96 pts
68Carroll County22.625+7.48 pts
69Webster County22.614+10.32 pts
70Harris County22.589+7.19 pts
71Rock County22.576+12.27 pts
72Morton County22.571+17.09 pts
73Park County22.428-0.39 pts
74Dundy County22.416+7.38 pts
75Cimarron County22.409+2.58 pts
75Maury County22.409+3.53 pts
77Beaverhead County22.406+5.15 pts
78Rush County22.344+11.14 pts
79Gasconade County22.308+12.37 pts
80Norton city22.259+14.86 pts
81Jim Wells County22.235+13.79 pts
81Winkler County22.235+10.5 pts
83Callahan County22.2+5.7 pts
84Wirt County22.185+7.1 pts
85Torrance County22.044+13.73 pts
86Gates County22.043-0.19 pts
87Johnson County22.041+10.39 pts
88Rich County21.978+9.51 pts
89Houston County21.958+12.31 pts
90Alpine County21.935-6.74 pts
91Knox County21.876+12.52 pts
92Cass County21.872+10.48 pts
93Jones County21.862+7.93 pts
94Teller County21.823+7.3 pts
95Doddridge County21.812+5.7 pts
96Fremont County21.794+6.04 pts
97Daggett County21.774-14.67 pts
98Jackson County21.642+5.02 pts
99Petroleum County21.622+10.51 pts
100Sharkey County21.575+11.41 pts
101Essex County21.548+8.84 pts
102Glasscock County21.378+3.44 pts
103Martin County21.351+13.14 pts
104Ouray County21.325+2.28 pts
105Garden County21.324+15.7 pts
106San Juan County21.261-19.73 pts
107Custer County21.238+9.4 pts
108Boone County21.199+14.55 pts
109Iron County21.129+10.76 pts
110Gallatin County21.03+1.77 pts
111Woodson County20.971+8.85 pts
112Rabun County20.907+9.7 pts
113Gaines County20.892+6.92 pts
114Archer County20.828+9.87 pts
115Martin County20.747+10.97 pts
116Madison County20.581+5.07 pts
117Prairie County20.553+9.43 pts
118Fort Bend County20.483+2.8 pts
119Skamania County20.466+6.11 pts
120Calhoun County20.411+10.46 pts
121Valley County20.403+6.11 pts
122Walton County20.285+5.4 pts
123Sioux County20.253-1.97 pts
124Greene County20.241+12.45 pts
125Drew County20.23+6.52 pts
126Stokes County20.199+9.29 pts
127Duval County20.16+11 pts
128New Kent County20.138+8.98 pts
129Mountrail County20.118+3.98 pts
130Lee County20.108+8.33 pts
131Dodge County20.107+7.57 pts
132Keweenaw County20.096-3.02 pts
133Bacon County20.051+7.71 pts
134Levy County20.017+5.89 pts
135Nance County20.016+12.24 pts
136Kenosha County20.009+7.63 pts
137Kearny County20+10.98 pts
138Stone County19.965+7.72 pts
139Lincoln County19.952+10.57 pts
140Pike County19.898+12.05 pts
141Chouteau County19.889+7.88 pts
142Bledsoe County19.869+6.53 pts
143Jefferson County19.86+4.41 pts
144Terrell County19.847+10.09 pts
145Comanche County19.695+8.47 pts
146Carbon County19.687+6.38 pts
147Falls Church city19.667+6.75 pts
148Delta County19.666+6.84 pts
149Burke County19.645+7.41 pts
150Reeves County19.634+1.07 pts
151Hancock County19.632+15.58 pts
152Jasper County19.582+2.91 pts
153Sublette County19.58+9.42 pts
154Roberts County19.572-22.03 pts
155Pecos County19.564+10.13 pts
156Shoshone County19.535+10.2 pts
157Kiowa County19.512+8.63 pts
158Wasco County19.51+9.26 pts
159Custer County19.494+5.77 pts
160Knott County19.488+4.29 pts
161Eureka County19.469+5.58 pts
162Kane County19.458-0.84 pts
163Saguache County19.446+7.22 pts
164Red River County19.444+6.41 pts
165Tyrrell County19.439+2.39 pts
166Cherokee County19.399+11.93 pts
167Anderson County19.279+10.25 pts
168Clark County19.27+3.3 pts
169Neosho County19.266+8.4 pts
170Clay County19.21+5.81 pts
171Izard County19.189+8.29 pts
172King William County19.156-4.27 pts
173Boone County19.152+3.73 pts
174Jackson County19.134+13.55 pts
175Ashland County19.099+7.96 pts
176Montgomery County19.085+3.01 pts
177Scott County19.084+7.46 pts
178Green County19.051+11.62 pts
179Musselshell County19.048+10.67 pts
180Edmonson County19.042+4.13 pts
181Lamb County18.949+7.08 pts
182Denton County18.926+2.13 pts
183Poinsett County18.915+7.9 pts
184Medina County18.888+5.67 pts
185Randolph County18.829+7.39 pts
186Hays County18.777+3.3 pts
187Frontier County18.758+5.14 pts
188Lincoln County18.738+6.51 pts
189Yazoo County18.732+8.66 pts
190Midland County18.704+5.95 pts
191Johnson County18.685+3.14 pts
192Dixie County18.678+8.92 pts
193Stanton County18.653+6.93 pts
194Kendall County18.648+5.27 pts
195Atascosa County18.618+7.82 pts
196McDonald County18.587+9.05 pts
197Bayfield County18.575+5.38 pts
198Gilchrist County18.519+3.52 pts
199Dickenson County18.501+11.1 pts
200Knox County18.49+9.38 pts
201Comal County18.438+0.4 pts
202Culberson County18.434-1.44 pts
203Harding County18.421-12.75 pts
204Brown County18.402+11 pts
205Santa Rosa County18.388+4.35 pts
206Simpson County18.376+10.01 pts
207Harnett County18.329+1.75 pts
208Teton County18.322+8.33 pts
209Lake County18.321+8.19 pts
210McHenry County18.293+9.3 pts
211Mackinac County18.292+6.68 pts
212Wallace County18.266+3.32 pts
213Meigs County18.247+7.13 pts
214Rio Arriba County18.24+7.95 pts
215Cheyenne County18.227+7.04 pts
216Valley County18.211+5.86 pts
217Jeff Davis County18.205+4.48 pts
218Trousdale County18.188-0.74 pts
219Castro County18.182+3.38 pts
220Taos County18.162+5.09 pts
221Elliott County18.156+8.24 pts
222Goliad County18.141+6.94 pts
223Shackelford County18.135+8.64 pts
224Franklin County18.12+15.64 pts
224Tipton County18.12+2.46 pts
226Audubon County18.1-0.43 pts
227Morgan County18.097+0.86 pts
228Highland County18.093+7.87 pts
229Clay County18.003+4.66 pts
230Jackson County17.993+4.13 pts
231Franklin Parish17.984+9.44 pts
232Midland County17.976+7.51 pts
233Dorchester County17.937+2.44 pts
234Schoolcraft County17.931+5.5 pts
235Delaware County17.929+3.23 pts
236Antrim County17.854+6.08 pts
237Clearwater County17.834+7.6 pts
238Burnett County17.804+7.61 pts
239Bowman County17.792+7.63 pts
240Jack County17.786+9.22 pts
241Pike County17.784+1.64 pts
242New Madrid County17.765+6.17 pts
243Canadian County17.76+5.35 pts
244San Joaquin County17.758+5.2 pts
245Milam County17.713-0.4 pts
245Nantucket County17.713-4.51 pts
247Upshur County17.703+3.57 pts
248Marshall County17.691+4.31 pts
249Adams County17.677-0.88 pts
250Franklin County17.676+10.55 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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?

Loving County, with 131.707% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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