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US counties by job creation rate

Carter County had the highest job creation rate of 3142 counties in 2021, at 70.718%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 1.093%. The median was 10.56% and the figure for the United States was 11.592%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.718Carter County
Lowest1.093Ziebach County
Median10.563142 counties
United States11.592History

Map of counties, 2021

%, 2021. 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, 2021

Carter County: 70.718 %Carter County70.718Teton County: 42.321 %Teton County42.321Camas County: 42.308 %Camas County42.308Pipestone County: 41.725 %Pipestone County41.725Delta County: 36.842 %Delta County36.842Bristol Bay Borough: 34.424 %Bristol Bay Borough34.424Toombs County: 33.387 %Toombs County33.387Borden County: 32.787 %Borden County32.787Lake County: 32.612 %Lake County32.612Wrangell City and Borough: 32.5 %Wrangell City and Borough32.5Kenedy County: 32.416 %Kenedy County32.416Foard County: 31.579 %Foard County31.579Wabaunsee County: 30.292 %Wabaunsee County30.292Pope County: 30.197 %Pope County30.197Ouray County: 29.821 %Ouray County29.821Loving County: 29.067 %Loving County29.067Alpine County: 29.003 %Alpine County29.003Cecil County: 28.773 %Cecil County28.773Thurston County: 28.503 %Thurston County28.503Jenkins County: 28.082 %Jenkins County28.082Newton County: 27.981 %Newton County27.981Petroleum County: 27.778 %Petroleum County27.778Hyde County: 27.599 %Hyde County27.599Jackson County: 27.102 %Jackson County27.102Hudspeth County: 26.99 %Hudspeth County26.99Wirt County: 26.936 %Wirt County26.936Jerauld County: 26.844 %Jerauld County26.844Quitman County: 26.819 %Quitman County26.819Roane County: 26.817 %Roane County26.817Piute County: 26.582 %Piute County26.582Briscoe County: 26.459 %Briscoe County26.459McPherson County: 26.341 %McPherson County26.341Hooker County: 26.201 %Hooker County26.201Keya Paha County: 25.882 %Keya Paha County25.882Marshall County: 25.447 %Marshall County25.447Linn County: 25.289 %Linn County25.289Broadwater County: 25.219 %Broadwater County25.219Montour County: 25.15 %Montour County25.15Jackson County: 25.113 %Jackson County25.113Sherman County: 24.941 %Sherman County24.941Carter County: 70.718 %Carter County70.718Teton County: 42.321 %Teton County42.321Camas County: 42.308 %Camas County42.308Pipestone County: 41.725 %Pipestone County41.725Delta County: 36.842 %Delta County36.842Bristol Bay Borough: 34.424 %Bristol Bay Borough34.424Toombs County: 33.387 %Toombs County33.387Borden County: 32.787 %Borden County32.787Lake County: 32.612 %Lake County32.612Wrangell City and Borough: 32.5 %Wrangell City and Borough32.5Kenedy County: 32.416 %Kenedy County32.416Foard County: 31.579 %Foard County31.579Wabaunsee County: 30.292 %Wabaunsee County30.292Pope County: 30.197 %Pope County30.197Ouray County: 29.821 %Ouray County29.821Loving County: 29.067 %Loving County29.067Alpine County: 29.003 %Alpine County29.003Cecil County: 28.773 %Cecil County28.773Thurston County: 28.503 %Thurston County28.503Jenkins County: 28.082 %Jenkins County28.082Newton County: 27.981 %Newton County27.981Petroleum County: 27.778 %Petroleum County27.778Hyde County: 27.599 %Hyde County27.599Jackson County: 27.102 %Jackson County27.102Hudspeth County: 26.99 %Hudspeth County26.99Wirt County: 26.936 %Wirt County26.936Jerauld County: 26.844 %Jerauld County26.844Quitman County: 26.819 %Quitman County26.819Roane County: 26.817 %Roane County26.817Piute County: 26.582 %Piute County26.582Briscoe County: 26.459 %Briscoe County26.459McPherson County: 26.341 %McPherson County26.341Hooker County: 26.201 %Hooker County26.201Keya Paha County: 25.882 %Keya Paha County25.882Marshall County: 25.447 %Marshall County25.447Linn County: 25.289 %Linn County25.289Broadwater County: 25.219 %Broadwater County25.219Montour County: 25.15 %Montour County25.15Jackson County: 25.113 %Jackson County25.113Sherman County: 24.941 %Sherman County24.941
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Carter County70.718+62.3 pts
2Teton County42.321+30.15 pts
3Camas County42.308+31.54 pts
4Pipestone County41.725+29.64 pts
5Delta County36.842+25.02 pts
6Bristol Bay Borough34.424+12.52 pts
7Toombs County33.387+23.42 pts
8Borden County32.787+24.57 pts
9Lake County32.612+20.46 pts
10Wrangell City and Borough32.5+11.57 pts
11Kenedy County32.416+22.64 pts
12Foard County31.579+27 pts
13Wabaunsee County30.292+15.34 pts
14Pope County30.197+13.02 pts
15Ouray County29.821+10.91 pts
16Loving County29.067-78.02 pts
17Alpine County29.003-0.7 pts
18Cecil County28.773+15.04 pts
19Thurston County28.503-13.71 pts
20Jenkins County28.082+19.92 pts
21Newton County27.981+19.29 pts
22Petroleum County27.778+21.33 pts
23Hyde County27.599+15 pts
24Jackson County27.102+9.55 pts
25Hudspeth County26.99+20.86 pts
26Wirt County26.936+17.71 pts
27Jerauld County26.844+16 pts
28Quitman County26.819+10.23 pts
29Roane County26.817+20.09 pts
30Piute County26.582+12.2 pts
31Briscoe County26.459+19.59 pts
32McPherson County26.341+14.78 pts
33Hooker County26.201+13.3 pts
34Keya Paha County25.882+21.18 pts
35Marshall County25.447+16.25 pts
36Linn County25.289+11.06 pts
37Broadwater County25.219+11.27 pts
38Montour County25.15+20.09 pts
39Jackson County25.113+12.48 pts
40Sherman County24.941+17.56 pts
41Haskell County24.929+18.12 pts
42Meigs County24.662+16.88 pts
43Morgan County24.53+9.15 pts
44Searcy County24.492+17.64 pts
45Grant County24.39+16.8 pts
46McHenry County24.185-15.2 pts
47Graham County24.061+12.97 pts
48Boone County23.949+6.07 pts
49Custer County23.912+8.75 pts
50Jefferson Davis County23.878+17.67 pts
51Greene County23.826+13.4 pts
52Ottawa County23.656+14.46 pts
53Wayne County23.347+15.42 pts
54Gosper County23.324+12.93 pts
55Decatur County22.963+15.43 pts
56Lewis County22.87+6.08 pts
57Daggett County22.857-1.47 pts
58Adams County22.626+3.49 pts
59Skagway Municipality22.576+1.19 pts
60Wasatch County22.552+7.16 pts
61Teton County22.544+3.57 pts
62Richmond County22.541+11.92 pts
63Shelby County22.436+10.54 pts
64Lafayette County22.36+11.69 pts
65Hardee County22.305+10.36 pts
66Goliad County22.267+9.91 pts
67McPherson County22.222+22.22 pts
67Sioux County22.222+9.72 pts
69Pierce County22.19+5.65 pts
70Chicot County22.14+14.66 pts
71Keweenaw County22.078+6.36 pts
72Slope County21.918+0.18 pts
73Henry County21.882+10.34 pts
74Brown County21.864+3.07 pts
75Wibaux County21.834+19.2 pts
76Waseca County21.776+12.93 pts
77Liberty County21.764+10.75 pts
78Hodgeman County21.732+4.29 pts
79Wolfe County21.519+6.08 pts
80San Juan County21.455+4.39 pts
81Union County21.386+13.13 pts
82Rock County21.37+10.77 pts
83Beaver County21.316+5.9 pts
84Custer County21.192+5.23 pts
85Sierra County21.138-11.42 pts
86Greeley County21.125+8.18 pts
87Knott County21.102+13.27 pts
88Noble County21.099-2.39 pts
89Valley County20.901+7.24 pts
90Worth County20.875+13.32 pts
91Eagle County20.874+7.26 pts
92Wayne County20.804+11.34 pts
93Tooele County20.786+8.23 pts
94Allen County20.774+13.22 pts
95Edwards County20.69+7.74 pts
96Somerset County20.682+10.95 pts
97Putnam County20.626+7.45 pts
98Madison County20.593+4.94 pts
99Eureka County20.529+12.91 pts
100Greene County20.493+7.54 pts
101Rains County20.45+8.92 pts
102Cedar County20.326+9.75 pts
103Treasure County20.27-9.6 pts
104Adams County20.218+14.79 pts
105Coal County20.193+10.24 pts
106Archer County20.083+7.85 pts
107Roger Mills County20.074+12.2 pts
108Oconee County19.94+8.88 pts
109Wright County19.873+10.05 pts
110Long County19.857-1.45 pts
111Jefferson County19.577+7.81 pts
112Torrance County19.55-0.73 pts
113Utah County19.536+6.14 pts
114San Saba County19.492+3.45 pts
115Emery County19.469+11.22 pts
116Gulf County19.437-2.14 pts
117Montgomery County19.381+11.35 pts
118Grand Isle County19.34+9.59 pts
119Elmore County19.287+8.46 pts
120Walton County19.239+4.02 pts
121Lincoln County19.214+3.5 pts
122Poquoson city19.123+9.13 pts
123Greene County19.12+8.38 pts
124Fremont County19.025+0.18 pts
125Billings County19.007-4.47 pts
126Wilson County19.005+4.57 pts
127Kusilvak Census Area18.986+10.79 pts
128Gallatin County18.924-1.81 pts
129Banks County18.898+8.92 pts
130Dolores County18.88+5.73 pts
131Jefferson County18.872+12.02 pts
132Pender County18.855+5.93 pts
133Jones County18.825+4.88 pts
134Bayfield County18.808+7.56 pts
135Gilchrist County18.803-4.09 pts
136Canyon County18.785+5.79 pts
136Rich County18.785+0.82 pts
138Deuel County18.756+2.85 pts
139Hays County18.731+3.89 pts
140Cimarron County18.718+10.2 pts
141Dixie County18.708-10.24 pts
142Hoonah-Angoon Census Area18.692-1.27 pts
143Charlton County18.68+8.5 pts
144Lake and Peninsula Borough18.617+6.12 pts
145Grand County18.616+4.65 pts
146Parmer County18.608+13.36 pts
147Prince George County18.601+2.09 pts
148Bryan County18.547+1.64 pts
149Fayette County18.54+4.15 pts
150LaGrange County18.483+9.35 pts
151Coke County18.474+3.09 pts
152Gilpin County18.451+10.5 pts
153Harper County18.449+2.52 pts
154Washburn County18.444+7.98 pts
155Cache County18.416+3.61 pts
156Johnston County18.35+13.5 pts
156Marion County18.35+2.05 pts
158Washington County18.328+3.66 pts
159Owen County18.265+6.95 pts
160Lincoln County18.229+9.92 pts
161Calloway County18.223+10.68 pts
162Montgomery County18.217+6.68 pts
163Clayton County18.203+4.97 pts
164Perquimans County18.169+9.33 pts
165Haines Borough18.15+5.73 pts
166Garrard County18.121+8.06 pts
167Fayette County18.092+4.88 pts
168Fremont County18.084-7.31 pts
169Huerfano County18.083+4.79 pts
170Conejos County18.066+10.1 pts
171Lewis County18.037+7.65 pts
172Osage County17.961+8.88 pts
173Callaway County17.96+10.09 pts
173Clark County17.96+10.73 pts
175Charlotte County17.938+4.73 pts
176Freestone County17.932+6.99 pts
177Jasper County17.904+10.4 pts
178De Baca County17.84+9.26 pts
179Carroll County17.829-2.94 pts
180Berrien County17.82+9.46 pts
181Iron County17.8+1.57 pts
182Clearwater County17.776+11.3 pts
183Henry County17.756+5.52 pts
184Franklin County17.744+8.57 pts
185Wilson County17.723+6.63 pts
186Grant County17.708-3.88 pts
187Trinity County17.679+4.87 pts
188Lexington city17.672+10.71 pts
189Park County17.663-3.14 pts
190Marion County17.659+7.39 pts
191Elbert County17.636-4.12 pts
192Lander County17.601+3.21 pts
193Lauderdale County17.598+8.63 pts
194Johnson County17.566+4.3 pts
195Trinity County17.56+3.04 pts
196Lyon County17.521+4.14 pts
196Parker County17.521+1.26 pts
198Modoc County17.518+0.96 pts
199Lincoln County17.467-5.29 pts
200Washington County17.445+5.07 pts
201Cherokee County17.427+6.59 pts
202Moore County17.423+5.54 pts
203Blaine County17.408+8.33 pts
204Scott County17.398+9.63 pts
205Cheboygan County17.386+4.9 pts
206Ballard County17.378-12.83 pts
207Van Zandt County17.279+1.99 pts
208Mineral County17.269+7.77 pts
209Essex County17.26+2.64 pts
210Echols County17.252-18.35 pts
211Fluvanna County17.241+4.03 pts
212Mitchell County17.216+8.7 pts
213Davis County17.201+6.33 pts
214Custer County17.175+1.59 pts
215Lake County17.172+0.57 pts
216Motley County17.164+8.74 pts
217Matanuska-Susitna Borough17.149+2.72 pts
218Limestone County17.145+1.66 pts
219Grayson County17.141+7.73 pts
220Garden County17.115-5.81 pts
220McCook County17.115-2.77 pts
222Castro County17.103+0.56 pts
223Lancaster County17.062+7.31 pts
224Stephens County17.061+5.43 pts
225Monroe County17.037+5.67 pts
226Grant County17.036+1.94 pts
227Cook County17.032+9.63 pts
228Mason County16.892+4.37 pts
229Leon County16.89+7.43 pts
230Chippewa County16.879+5.08 pts
231Lincoln County16.869+5.09 pts
231Renville County16.869+9.57 pts
233Anderson County16.859+7.28 pts
234Emporia city16.843+6.32 pts
235Davis County16.826+2.95 pts
236Logan County16.803+8.94 pts
237Wyoming County16.794+9.16 pts
238Gallatin County16.781+3.9 pts
239Caldwell County16.714+8.87 pts
240Butler County16.711+0.35 pts
240Grant County16.711+2.28 pts
242Chisago County16.696+6.34 pts
243Pacific County16.695+1.69 pts
244Presidio County16.676+2.94 pts
245Williamson County16.662+2.85 pts
246Boundary County16.661+3.4 pts
247Denton County16.639+2.6 pts
248Stevens County16.629+7.93 pts
249Edgecombe County16.596+9.55 pts
250Hardin County16.59+6.68 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 2021 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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Carter County, with 70.718% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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