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US counties by job creation rate

Taliaferro County had the highest job creation rate of 3142 counties in 2018, at 110.078%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 11.536% and the figure for the United States was 12.789%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest110.078Taliaferro County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median11.5363142 counties
United States12.789History

Map of counties, 2018

%, 2018. 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, 2018

Taliaferro County: 110.078 %Taliaferro County110.078Slope County: 76.923 %Slope County76.923Boise County: 74.198 %Boise County74.198Jefferson Davis County: 63.048 %Jefferson Davis County63.048Jefferson County: 60.495 %Jefferson County60.495Hudspeth County: 57.326 %Hudspeth County57.326Burke County: 46.58 %Burke County46.58Jack County: 45.726 %Jack County45.726Winkler County: 44.46 %Winkler County44.46Nolan County: 41.47 %Nolan County41.47Wheeler County: 39.344 %Wheeler County39.344Reeves County: 39.101 %Reeves County39.101Loving County: 38.596 %Loving County38.596Borden County: 37.736 %Borden County37.736Jim Hogg County: 37.435 %Jim Hogg County37.435Logan County: 37.086 %Logan County37.086Cleveland County: 36.529 %Cleveland County36.529Cameron Parish: 36.499 %Cameron Parish36.499Liberty County: 36.353 %Liberty County36.353Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 35.445 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area35.445Wibaux County: 34.483 %Wibaux County34.483Doddridge County: 33.482 %Doddridge County33.482Prairie County: 32.903 %Prairie County32.903Boyd County: 32.039 %Boyd County32.039Yakutat City and Borough: 30.612 %Yakutat City and Borough30.612Briscoe County: 30.565 %Briscoe County30.565Fremont County: 30.429 %Fremont County30.429Glasscock County: 29.581 %Glasscock County29.581Eastland County: 29.45 %Eastland County29.45Pawnee County: 29.32 %Pawnee County29.32Echols County: 28.571 %Echols County28.571Searcy County: 28.083 %Searcy County28.083Tipton County: 27.706 %Tipton County27.706Beaver County: 27.683 %Beaver County27.683Bristol Bay Borough: 26.963 %Bristol Bay Borough26.963Menard County: 26.804 %Menard County26.804Cochran County: 26.619 %Cochran County26.619Nance County: 26.561 %Nance County26.561Petroleum County: 26.316 %Petroleum County26.316Treasure County: 26.316 %Treasure County26.316Taliaferro County: 110.078 %Taliaferro County110.078Slope County: 76.923 %Slope County76.923Boise County: 74.198 %Boise County74.198Jefferson Davis County: 63.048 %Jefferson Davis County63.048Jefferson County: 60.495 %Jefferson County60.495Hudspeth County: 57.326 %Hudspeth County57.326Burke County: 46.58 %Burke County46.58Jack County: 45.726 %Jack County45.726Winkler County: 44.46 %Winkler County44.46Nolan County: 41.47 %Nolan County41.47Wheeler County: 39.344 %Wheeler County39.344Reeves County: 39.101 %Reeves County39.101Loving County: 38.596 %Loving County38.596Borden County: 37.736 %Borden County37.736Jim Hogg County: 37.435 %Jim Hogg County37.435Logan County: 37.086 %Logan County37.086Cleveland County: 36.529 %Cleveland County36.529Cameron Parish: 36.499 %Cameron Parish36.499Liberty County: 36.353 %Liberty County36.353Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 35.445 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area35.445Wibaux County: 34.483 %Wibaux County34.483Doddridge County: 33.482 %Doddridge County33.482Prairie County: 32.903 %Prairie County32.903Boyd County: 32.039 %Boyd County32.039Yakutat City and Borough: 30.612 %Yakutat City and Borough30.612Briscoe County: 30.565 %Briscoe County30.565Fremont County: 30.429 %Fremont County30.429Glasscock County: 29.581 %Glasscock County29.581Eastland County: 29.45 %Eastland County29.45Pawnee County: 29.32 %Pawnee County29.32Echols County: 28.571 %Echols County28.571Searcy County: 28.083 %Searcy County28.083Tipton County: 27.706 %Tipton County27.706Beaver County: 27.683 %Beaver County27.683Bristol Bay Borough: 26.963 %Bristol Bay Borough26.963Menard County: 26.804 %Menard County26.804Cochran County: 26.619 %Cochran County26.619Nance County: 26.561 %Nance County26.561Petroleum County: 26.316 %Petroleum County26.316Treasure County: 26.316 %Treasure County26.316
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Taliaferro County110.078+96.75 pts
2Slope County76.923+65.49 pts
3Boise County74.198+48.1 pts
4Jefferson Davis County63.048+54.07 pts
5Jefferson County60.495+48.04 pts
6Hudspeth County57.326+45.95 pts
7Burke County46.58+36.63 pts
8Jack County45.726+27.94 pts
9Winkler County44.46+22.23 pts
10Nolan County41.47+32.05 pts
11Wheeler County39.344+27.58 pts
12Reeves County39.101+19.47 pts
13Loving County38.596-93.11 pts
14Borden County37.736+0.62 pts
15Jim Hogg County37.435+12.72 pts
16Logan County37.086+9.75 pts
17Cleveland County36.529+20.05 pts
18Cameron Parish36.499+7.18 pts
19Liberty County36.353+21.19 pts
20Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area35.445+24.4 pts
21Wibaux County34.483+11.58 pts
22Doddridge County33.482+11.67 pts
23Prairie County32.903+26.72 pts
24Boyd County32.039+23.36 pts
25Yakutat City and Borough30.612+17.58 pts
26Briscoe County30.565-2.07 pts
27Fremont County30.429+8.63 pts
28Glasscock County29.581+8.2 pts
29Eastland County29.45+13.9 pts
30Pawnee County29.32+19.28 pts
31Echols County28.571+11.51 pts
32Searcy County28.083+14.78 pts
33Tipton County27.706+9.59 pts
34Beaver County27.683+19.06 pts
35Bristol Bay Borough26.963+17.24 pts
36Menard County26.804+17.94 pts
37Cochran County26.619+11.85 pts
38Nance County26.561+6.55 pts
39Petroleum County26.316+4.69 pts
39Treasure County26.316+19.59 pts
41Bayfield County25.851+7.28 pts
42Hoonah-Angoon Census Area25.82-9.17 pts
43Long County25.688+11.95 pts
44Monroe County25.563+18.27 pts
45McKenzie County25.321-2.02 pts
46Reagan County24.863+9.15 pts
47Grant County24.822+8.7 pts
48Cimarron County24.8+2.39 pts
49Hinsdale County24.793+9.53 pts
50Carson County24.537+8.14 pts
51Crockett County24.42+15.32 pts
52Tyrrell County24.36+4.92 pts
53Johnston County24.318-5.21 pts
54Jackson County24.233-1.49 pts
55Midland County23.983+5.28 pts
56Lee County23.908+3.8 pts
57Irion County23.851+19.07 pts
58Coal County23.812+0.76 pts
59Wayne County23.718+11.43 pts
60Stillwater County23.686+14.71 pts
61Park County23.561+1.13 pts
62Montgomery County23.486+11.75 pts
63Keweenaw County23.457+3.36 pts
64Willacy County23.254+8.55 pts
65Morgan County23.23+5.13 pts
66Hayes County23.158+8.87 pts
67Crane County23.125+7.46 pts
68Karnes County23.03+11.1 pts
69Goochland County23.027+13.19 pts
70Ector County22.993+6.41 pts
71Loup County22.917-16.59 pts
72Skagway Municipality22.881+8.08 pts
73Valley County22.857+2.45 pts
74Kimble County22.848+13.21 pts
75Adair County22.823+13.37 pts
76Jackson County22.804+12.86 pts
77Butler County22.776+9.96 pts
78Archer County22.77+1.94 pts
79Shelby County22.721+11.04 pts
80Crawford County22.672+9.63 pts
81Teton County22.444+6.73 pts
82Dolores County22.34+7.16 pts
83Bledsoe County22.324+2.46 pts
84Chester County22.153+10.37 pts
85Thomas County22.086-10.2 pts
86Dimmit County21.894+11.59 pts
87Rusk County21.623+9.65 pts
88Ward County21.533+9.68 pts
89Clay County21.528+2.32 pts
90Granville County21.494+6.49 pts
91Greer County21.429+6.15 pts
92Dillon County21.419+12.72 pts
93Pope County21.356+6.31 pts
94Perquimans County21.321+8.52 pts
95Dunn County21.263+6.33 pts
96Williams County21.13+6.09 pts
97Adams County21.103+3.43 pts
98Franklin County21.078-13.83 pts
99Putnam County21.005+13.76 pts
100La Salle County20.966+8.58 pts
101Ouray County20.851-0.47 pts
102Wilcox County20.841+5.13 pts
103Wayne County20.8+6.65 pts
104Harding County20.779+2.36 pts
105Assumption Parish20.766+7.94 pts
106Butts County20.701+6.36 pts
107Jackson County20.686+6.75 pts
108Henderson County20.685+3.41 pts
109Pecos County20.674+1.11 pts
110Sherman County20.619+6.62 pts
111Wayne County20.528+5.78 pts
112Gem County20.467+6.14 pts
113Amite County20.426+8.47 pts
114Culberson County20.301+1.87 pts
115Pleasants County20.206+11.05 pts
116Culpeper County20.197+8.07 pts
117Duval County20.179+0.02 pts
118Laurens County20.171+9.75 pts
119Andrews County20.169+4.77 pts
120Wasatch County20.112+4.3 pts
121Liberty County20.089+7.04 pts
122Hamilton County20.084+6.68 pts
123Beaver County19.932+7.17 pts
124Manatee County19.881+5.56 pts
125Adams County19.853+2.92 pts
126Live Oak County19.83+4.6 pts
127Burke County19.532-0.11 pts
128Pontotoc County19.522+9.24 pts
129Jackson County19.496+0.36 pts
130Hardee County19.482+4.85 pts
131McClain County19.43+8.93 pts
132Zapata County19.422+5.89 pts
133San Juan County19.397+1.77 pts
134Castro County19.388+1.21 pts
135Walthall County19.383+7.6 pts
136Jackson County19.353-2.29 pts
136Refugio County19.353+4.44 pts
138Iberville Parish19.301+7.22 pts
139Grand Isle County19.274+5.77 pts
140Turner County19.228+7.03 pts
141San Patricio County19.22+6.55 pts
142Decatur County19.219+10.37 pts
142Ripley County19.219+10.89 pts
144Noble County19.214+7.9 pts
145Cecil County19.171+6.76 pts
146Mountrail County19.161-0.96 pts
147Sabine County19.104+5.69 pts
148Sullivan County19.102+8.43 pts
149Brunswick County19.097+4.75 pts
150Schleicher County19.075+2.27 pts
151Carter County19.057+6.07 pts
152Piute County19.048-16.07 pts
153Orange County19.042+6.99 pts
154Washburn County18.982+10.94 pts
155Alexander County18.964+12.93 pts
156Camden County18.958-6.12 pts
157Atascosa County18.915+0.3 pts
158Deuel County18.893+11.21 pts
159Lee County18.78+8.26 pts
160Lipscomb County18.762+13.05 pts
161Oceana County18.734+5.63 pts
162San Juan County18.732+6.77 pts
163Sussex County18.722+8.76 pts
164Montgomery County18.711+9.28 pts
165Merrick County18.698+4.56 pts
166Sublette County18.678-0.9 pts
167Frio County18.673+6.96 pts
168Elbert County18.624+1.81 pts
169Person County18.617+8.75 pts
170Hampton County18.592+8.43 pts
171Putnam County18.499+5.7 pts
172Robertson County18.483+0.99 pts
173Antelope County18.477+2.2 pts
174Gaines County18.439-2.45 pts
175Glades County18.396+5.33 pts
176Mingo County18.377+2.2 pts
177Howard County18.367+6.51 pts
178Custer County18.32+7.52 pts
179Johnson County18.313-0.37 pts
180Pike County18.281+6.18 pts
181Jones County18.271+7.76 pts
182Buchanan County18.243+8.08 pts
182Mississippi County18.243+6.36 pts
184Goliad County18.237+0.1 pts
185Gadsden County18.217+6.43 pts
186Prairie County18.203-2.35 pts
187Granite County18.194+1.66 pts
188Shannon County18.19+5.53 pts
189Kusilvak Census Area18.157+5.67 pts
190Uinta County18.143+8.16 pts
191Panola County18.086+6.83 pts
192Eddy County18.075+4.54 pts
193Callahan County18.049-4.15 pts
194Renville County18.034+11.01 pts
195Smith County17.985+4.23 pts
196Moffat County17.956+5.2 pts
197Dickens County17.949+3.81 pts
198Rockdale County17.914+6.19 pts
199Morton County17.896+6.08 pts
200Washington County17.89+1.27 pts
201Bell County17.846+5.44 pts
202Potter County17.835+8.99 pts
203Trimble County17.79+3.66 pts
204Cheyenne County17.773+5.22 pts
205Parke County17.772+3.15 pts
206Lincoln County17.719+6.54 pts
207Blanco County17.706+0.18 pts
208Morgan County17.704+8.02 pts
209Norfolk County17.69+3.36 pts
210Winona County17.682+9.11 pts
211Hillsborough County17.632+2.43 pts
212Harney County17.623+2.54 pts
213San Benito County17.588+1.36 pts
214Barrow County17.562+3.72 pts
215Campbell County17.541+8.07 pts
216Knox County17.53+3.77 pts
217Doniphan County17.507+4.94 pts
218Nicholas County17.46+6.26 pts
218San Augustine County17.46+4.58 pts
220Fountain County17.321+6.79 pts
221Oconee County17.319+9.39 pts
222Union Parish17.286+6.18 pts
223Miner County17.284+6.27 pts
224Rains County17.281+7.36 pts
225Dixie County17.275-1.4 pts
226Bastrop County17.272+1.38 pts
227Custer County17.249+5.35 pts
228Spink County17.245+4.1 pts
229Major County17.191+0.94 pts
230Okmulgee County17.179+5.62 pts
231Albany County17.17+6.35 pts
232Garrard County17.167+0.89 pts
233Quitman County17.159+3.33 pts
234Wyoming County17.125+4.66 pts
235Holmes County17.107+5.62 pts
236Wakulla County17.086+4.86 pts
237Hoke County17.084+5.8 pts
238Rappahannock County17.06+1.81 pts
239Vinton County17.05+5.36 pts
240Chouteau County17.047-2.84 pts
241Beltrami County17.02+4 pts
242Clark County16.992+1.53 pts
243Morrill County16.987+1.16 pts
244Giles County16.984+3.5 pts
245Donley County16.981+5.73 pts
246Roanoke city16.968+5.51 pts
247Colorado County16.966+3.39 pts
248Liberty County16.934+3.84 pts
249Bryan County16.927+2.58 pts
250Hill County16.896+3.2 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?

Taliaferro County, with 110.078% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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