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US counties by job creation rate

Loving County had the highest job creation rate of 3142 counties in 2020, at 107.09%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.457% and the figure for the United States was 11.958%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest107.09Loving County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median10.4573142 counties
United States11.958History

Map of counties, 2020

%, 2020. 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, 2020

Loving County: 107.09 %Loving County107.09Storey County: 102.767 %Storey County102.767Clark County: 64.761 %Clark County64.761Concho County: 58.611 %Concho County58.611Marion County: 47.151 %Marion County47.151Aleutians East Borough: 43.434 %Aleutians East Borough43.434Chattahoochee County: 42.754 %Chattahoochee County42.754Thurston County: 42.21 %Thurston County42.21McHenry County: 39.383 %McHenry County39.383Warren County: 38.737 %Warren County38.737Glasscock County: 37.245 %Glasscock County37.245Treutlen County: 35.642 %Treutlen County35.642Echols County: 35.606 %Echols County35.606Roberts County: 35.498 %Roberts County35.498Tioga County: 34.031 %Tioga County34.031Skamania County: 33.294 %Skamania County33.294Sierra County: 32.558 %Sierra County32.558Elliott County: 31.919 %Elliott County31.919Judith Basin County: 31.111 %Judith Basin County31.111Hanson County: 30.67 %Hanson County30.67Dallam County: 30.359 %Dallam County30.359Ballard County: 30.211 %Ballard County30.211Treasure County: 29.87 %Treasure County29.87Hardy County: 29.797 %Hardy County29.797Alpine County: 29.703 %Alpine County29.703Morgan County: 29.137 %Morgan County29.137Menard County: 29.048 %Menard County29.048Dixie County: 28.95 %Dixie County28.95Childress County: 28.148 %Childress County28.148Jones County: 27.336 %Jones County27.336Allen County: 26.929 %Allen County26.929Livingston County: 26.893 %Livingston County26.893Morgan County: 26.212 %Morgan County26.212Crook County: 26.18 %Crook County26.18McCreary County: 26.063 %McCreary County26.063Yakutat City and Borough: 25.974 %Yakutat City and Borough25.974Hinsdale County: 25.939 %Hinsdale County25.939Greer County: 25.436 %Greer County25.436Fremont County: 25.394 %Fremont County25.394Chester County: 25.027 %Chester County25.027Loving County: 107.09 %Loving County107.09Storey County: 102.767 %Storey County102.767Clark County: 64.761 %Clark County64.761Concho County: 58.611 %Concho County58.611Marion County: 47.151 %Marion County47.151Aleutians East Borough: 43.434 %Aleutians East Borough43.434Chattahoochee County: 42.754 %Chattahoochee County42.754Thurston County: 42.21 %Thurston County42.21McHenry County: 39.383 %McHenry County39.383Warren County: 38.737 %Warren County38.737Glasscock County: 37.245 %Glasscock County37.245Treutlen County: 35.642 %Treutlen County35.642Echols County: 35.606 %Echols County35.606Roberts County: 35.498 %Roberts County35.498Tioga County: 34.031 %Tioga County34.031Skamania County: 33.294 %Skamania County33.294Sierra County: 32.558 %Sierra County32.558Elliott County: 31.919 %Elliott County31.919Judith Basin County: 31.111 %Judith Basin County31.111Hanson County: 30.67 %Hanson County30.67Dallam County: 30.359 %Dallam County30.359Ballard County: 30.211 %Ballard County30.211Treasure County: 29.87 %Treasure County29.87Hardy County: 29.797 %Hardy County29.797Alpine County: 29.703 %Alpine County29.703Morgan County: 29.137 %Morgan County29.137Menard County: 29.048 %Menard County29.048Dixie County: 28.95 %Dixie County28.95Childress County: 28.148 %Childress County28.148Jones County: 27.336 %Jones County27.336Allen County: 26.929 %Allen County26.929Livingston County: 26.893 %Livingston County26.893Morgan County: 26.212 %Morgan County26.212Crook County: 26.18 %Crook County26.18McCreary County: 26.063 %McCreary County26.063Yakutat City and Borough: 25.974 %Yakutat City and Borough25.974Hinsdale County: 25.939 %Hinsdale County25.939Greer County: 25.436 %Greer County25.436Fremont County: 25.394 %Fremont County25.394Chester County: 25.027 %Chester County25.027
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Loving County107.09-36.42 pts
2Storey County102.767+89.33 pts
3Clark County64.761+51.29 pts
4Concho County58.611+47.79 pts
5Marion County47.151+19.29 pts
6Aleutians East Borough43.434+41.78 pts
7Chattahoochee County42.754+33.75 pts
8Thurston County42.21+38.87 pts
9McHenry County39.383+28.54 pts
10Warren County38.737+31.1 pts
11Glasscock County37.245-12.58 pts
12Treutlen County35.642+26.85 pts
13Echols County35.606+22.16 pts
14Roberts County35.498+27.28 pts
15Tioga County34.031+25.26 pts
16Skamania County33.294-3.57 pts
17Sierra County32.558+11.61 pts
18Elliott County31.919+24.63 pts
19Judith Basin County31.111-1.25 pts
20Hanson County30.67+18.69 pts
21Dallam County30.359+20.1 pts
22Ballard County30.211+16.66 pts
23Treasure County29.87-1.12 pts
24Hardy County29.797+23.48 pts
25Alpine County29.703+9.77 pts
26Morgan County29.137+20.41 pts
27Menard County29.048+16.21 pts
28Dixie County28.95+14.57 pts
29Childress County28.148+11.07 pts
30Jones County27.336+17.26 pts
31Allen County26.929+16.56 pts
32Livingston County26.893+16.62 pts
33Morgan County26.212+14.23 pts
34Crook County26.18+9.98 pts
35McCreary County26.063+16.37 pts
36Yakutat City and Borough25.974+21.41 pts
37Hinsdale County25.939+0.65 pts
38Greer County25.436+17.59 pts
39Fremont County25.394+18.01 pts
40Chester County25.027+13.71 pts
41Gates County24.879+13.31 pts
42Edmonson County24.85+15.91 pts
43Winston County24.749+13.46 pts
44Dunn County24.74-2.52 pts
45Newton County24.704-2.9 pts
46Wilcox County24.608-15.65 pts
47Hayes County24.49+10.06 pts
48Daggett County24.324+9.23 pts
49Golden Valley County23.932+18.43 pts
50Potter County23.843+16.48 pts
51Lafayette County23.817+3.79 pts
52Sully County23.734+10.73 pts
53Noble County23.493+16.5 pts
54Chattooga County23.479+16.11 pts
55Billings County23.476+9.05 pts
56Winkler County23.413-5.34 pts
57Waller County23.309+9.62 pts
58Goshen County23.154+15.44 pts
59Whitfield County23.025+11.93 pts
60Garden County22.921+12.84 pts
61Woodruff County22.896+12.66 pts
62Gilchrist County22.889+8.21 pts
63Gunnison County22.828+7.81 pts
64Lincoln County22.76+3.77 pts
65Calhoun County22.619+16.34 pts
66Wallowa County22.483+7.17 pts
67Kimball County22.46+10.17 pts
68Chatham County22.392+11.08 pts
69Morrill County22.09+7.68 pts
70Reeves County22.045-17.24 pts
71Bristol Bay Borough21.9+10.03 pts
72Blanco County21.818+5.97 pts
73Luna County21.796+11.77 pts
74Elbert County21.756+5.87 pts
74Haskell County21.756+7.62 pts
76Slope County21.739+7.22 pts
77Culberson County21.64+9.24 pts
78Grant County21.583+12.37 pts
79Gulf County21.574+7.4 pts
80McKenzie County21.387-3.81 pts
81Skagway Municipality21.386+6.11 pts
82Jackson County21.364+9.37 pts
83Long County21.304+0.77 pts
84Butte County21.053+13.84 pts
85Yuba County21.049+6.93 pts
86Clinton County20.936+10.51 pts
87Wrangell City and Borough20.93-5.93 pts
88Greene County20.926+12.29 pts
89Park County20.805+1.48 pts
90Carroll County20.768+4.98 pts
91Gallatin County20.734+11.96 pts
92Sanborn County20.699-1.94 pts
93Robertson County20.613+3.62 pts
94Stillwater County20.347+9.52 pts
95Clay County20.326+6.51 pts
96Greene County20.306+15.49 pts
97Torrance County20.284+5.32 pts
98Jefferson County20.234+4.39 pts
99Noble County20.174+11.55 pts
100Mineral County20.144+3.89 pts
101Bleckley County20.057+10.32 pts
102Mountrail County19.974+6.29 pts
103Hoonah-Angoon Census Area19.962+6.06 pts
104Marlboro County19.895+8.19 pts
105Greater Bridgeport Planning Region19.882+9.69 pts
106McCook County19.88+8.11 pts
107McCormick County19.795-1.74 pts
108Karnes County19.788+9.01 pts
109Bandera County19.714+2.93 pts
110Kane County19.526+7.67 pts
111Muhlenberg County19.455+3.17 pts
112Stone County19.425+6.02 pts
113McMullen County19.337+11.08 pts
114Howard County19.282+10.64 pts
115San Jacinto County19.261+8.64 pts
116Starke County19.21+5.96 pts
117Adams County19.137-0.03 pts
118Teton County18.979+0.59 pts
119Clarke County18.954+8.13 pts
120Southeast Fairbanks Census Area18.947+5.72 pts
121Burke County18.931+10.84 pts
122Ouray County18.915-3.43 pts
123Mills County18.849+7.51 pts
124Fremont County18.84+3.86 pts
125Brown County18.792-2.24 pts
126Warren County18.702+13.51 pts
127Spink County18.637+12.24 pts
128Floyd County18.625+7.69 pts
129Lincoln County18.599+10.22 pts
130Stark County18.49+13.44 pts
131Harlan County18.388+2.86 pts
132Grundy County18.316+3.28 pts
133Martin County18.309+10.46 pts
134Lewis County18.282-1.3 pts
135Wilkes County18.242+12.37 pts
136McLean County18.225-3.26 pts
137Overton County18.164+6.75 pts
138Randolph County18.113+5.2 pts
139Sherman County18.085+9.96 pts
140Coleman County18.053+8.59 pts
141Rich County17.967-3.7 pts
142Jefferson County17.951+6.97 pts
143Perry County17.942+3 pts
144Randolph County17.904+7.78 pts
145Kimble County17.896+7.34 pts
146Ascension Parish17.886+0.25 pts
147Boone County17.884+6.15 pts
148Washington County17.858+9.42 pts
149Wright County17.848-0.59 pts
150Early County17.841+5.82 pts
151Issaquena County17.84+12.21 pts
152Hickman County17.819+6.48 pts
153Harding County17.778-4.95 pts
154Wayne County17.77+7.12 pts
155Mackinac County17.716+3.4 pts
156Webster County17.703+0.88 pts
157Garfield County17.662+5.75 pts
158Alger County17.629+5.7 pts
159Boone County17.588+5.55 pts
160Jackson County17.554+8.36 pts
161Crittenden County17.549+8.11 pts
162Montgomery County17.548+9.53 pts
163Adams County17.491+10.11 pts
164Hodgeman County17.438+9.39 pts
165Spencer County17.418+0.72 pts
166Frederick County17.406+8.27 pts
167New Madrid County17.364-6.43 pts
168Shackelford County17.35-7.94 pts
169Garfield County17.303+9 pts
170Okanogan County17.273+8.35 pts
171Chaffee County17.27+4.67 pts
172Daviess County17.217+5.02 pts
173Caldwell County17.212+4.88 pts
174Beaver County17.2+6.09 pts
175Pope County17.173-1.99 pts
176Kingsbury County17.145+3.75 pts
177Berkeley County17.143+0.62 pts
178Burnett County17.077+8.36 pts
179San Juan County17.069-1.49 pts
180Douglas County16.975+0.5 pts
181Edgefield County16.922-1.06 pts
182Madison County16.906+0.74 pts
183Bryan County16.904+2.55 pts
184Turner County16.889+6.95 pts
185Kootenai County16.885+6.07 pts
186Marshall County16.867-2.75 pts
187Piscataquis County16.837+8.59 pts
188Sandoval County16.824+5.54 pts
189South Central Connecticut Planning Region16.806+6.58 pts
190Charles City County16.798+7.2 pts
191Amelia County16.795+5.68 pts
192Lewis County16.788+11.37 pts
193Ohio County16.71+8.06 pts
194Burke County16.667+8.96 pts
195Benton County16.647+8.54 pts
195Lamb County16.647+2.64 pts
197Lake County16.605-1.59 pts
198Sumter County16.592-5.8 pts
199Quitman County16.585+6.27 pts
200St. James Parish16.572+5.71 pts
201Dawson County16.556+2.87 pts
202Modoc County16.554+8.01 pts
203Bryan County16.548+3.37 pts
204Castro County16.545+5.34 pts
205Pierce County16.543+5.12 pts
206Wilson County16.53+2.18 pts
207Prince George County16.509+2.99 pts
208Rockwall County16.455+1.77 pts
209Franklin County16.449+5.87 pts
210Irion County16.441-4.3 pts
211Livingston Parish16.395+2.74 pts
212Phillips County16.375+4.43 pts
213Lake County16.368+0.91 pts
214Butler County16.365+2.45 pts
215Wheeler County16.34+3.09 pts
216Terry County16.33+7.53 pts
217Comal County16.329+1.26 pts
218Wyoming County16.323+2.87 pts
219Marion County16.297+0.35 pts
220Paulding County16.294+4.36 pts
221Sevier County16.286+7.02 pts
222Neshoba County16.269+9.18 pts
223Parker County16.266-0.81 pts
224Cleveland County16.262+4.34 pts
225Osceola County16.242+7.95 pts
226Iron County16.234+1.45 pts
227San Augustine County16.222+6.45 pts
228Pickaway County16.214+4.62 pts
229Antrim County16.197-5.8 pts
230Lawrence County16.188+6.57 pts
231Washington County16.183-1.48 pts
232Harrison County16.163-2.57 pts
233Benton County16.103+10.34 pts
234Sevier County16.098+2.86 pts
235Gregory County16.096+3.16 pts
236Limestone County16.055-2.65 pts
237Aransas County16.045-1.4 pts
238San Saba County16.042+5.19 pts
239Burleson County16.036-0.51 pts
240Keith County16.03+6.9 pts
241La Salle County16.029+2.39 pts
242Mills County15.991+1.68 pts
243Converse County15.963-1.4 pts
244Custer County15.959-0.21 pts
245McDowell County15.947+4.6 pts
246Harris County15.944+0.37 pts
247Forest County15.928+6.97 pts
247St. Johns County15.928+1.25 pts
249Harper County15.927+9.8 pts
250Newton County15.917+2.86 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?

Loving County, with 107.09% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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