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US counties by job creation rate

Loving County had the highest job creation rate of 3142 counties in 2022, at 101.593%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 2.007%. The median was 14.169% and the figure for the United States was 16.577%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest101.593Loving County
Lowest2.007Menominee County
Median14.1693142 counties
United States16.577History

Map of counties, 2022

%, 2022. 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, 2022

Loving County: 101.593 %Loving County101.593Webster County: 79.526 %Webster County79.526Sullivan County: 65.658 %Sullivan County65.658Coffey County: 47.289 %Coffey County47.289Long County: 44.597 %Long County44.597Skagway Municipality: 43.202 %Skagway Municipality43.202Esmeralda County: 42.739 %Esmeralda County42.739Lake and Peninsula Borough: 41.798 %Lake and Peninsula Borough41.798Piute County: 41.624 %Piute County41.624McMullen County: 41.608 %McMullen County41.608Blaine County: 39.526 %Blaine County39.526Stanton County: 38.611 %Stanton County38.611San Miguel County: 38.55 %San Miguel County38.55Morrow County: 37.568 %Morrow County37.568Echols County: 37.135 %Echols County37.135San Juan County: 37.037 %San Juan County37.037Lyman County: 36.856 %Lyman County36.856McDowell County: 36.226 %McDowell County36.226Borden County: 35.955 %Borden County35.955Jackson County: 34.865 %Jackson County34.865Adams County: 34.171 %Adams County34.171Boone County: 34.065 %Boone County34.065Aleutians East Borough: 33.751 %Aleutians East Borough33.751Camas County: 33.493 %Camas County33.493Moore County: 32.751 %Moore County32.751Gosper County: 32.603 %Gosper County32.603East Feliciana Parish: 31.216 %East Feliciana Parish31.216Sierra County: 31.14 %Sierra County31.14Pitkin County: 30.398 %Pitkin County30.398Harding County: 30.303 %Harding County30.303Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 30.241 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area30.241Grand Isle County: 30.239 %Grand Isle County30.239Crosby County: 29.936 %Crosby County29.936Mathews County: 29.879 %Mathews County29.879Sheridan County: 29.818 %Sheridan County29.818Pickaway County: 29.688 %Pickaway County29.688Jackson County: 29.47 %Jackson County29.47Meagher County: 29.446 %Meagher County29.446Jefferson County: 29.208 %Jefferson County29.208Todd County: 29.072 %Todd County29.072Loving County: 101.593 %Loving County101.593Webster County: 79.526 %Webster County79.526Sullivan County: 65.658 %Sullivan County65.658Coffey County: 47.289 %Coffey County47.289Long County: 44.597 %Long County44.597Skagway Municipality: 43.202 %Skagway Municipality43.202Esmeralda County: 42.739 %Esmeralda County42.739Lake and Peninsula Borough: 41.798 %Lake and Peninsula Borough41.798Piute County: 41.624 %Piute County41.624McMullen County: 41.608 %McMullen County41.608Blaine County: 39.526 %Blaine County39.526Stanton County: 38.611 %Stanton County38.611San Miguel County: 38.55 %San Miguel County38.55Morrow County: 37.568 %Morrow County37.568Echols County: 37.135 %Echols County37.135San Juan County: 37.037 %San Juan County37.037Lyman County: 36.856 %Lyman County36.856McDowell County: 36.226 %McDowell County36.226Borden County: 35.955 %Borden County35.955Jackson County: 34.865 %Jackson County34.865Adams County: 34.171 %Adams County34.171Boone County: 34.065 %Boone County34.065Aleutians East Borough: 33.751 %Aleutians East Borough33.751Camas County: 33.493 %Camas County33.493Moore County: 32.751 %Moore County32.751Gosper County: 32.603 %Gosper County32.603East Feliciana Parish: 31.216 %East Feliciana Parish31.216Sierra County: 31.14 %Sierra County31.14Pitkin County: 30.398 %Pitkin County30.398Harding County: 30.303 %Harding County30.303Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 30.241 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area30.241Grand Isle County: 30.239 %Grand Isle County30.239Crosby County: 29.936 %Crosby County29.936Mathews County: 29.879 %Mathews County29.879Sheridan County: 29.818 %Sheridan County29.818Pickaway County: 29.688 %Pickaway County29.688Jackson County: 29.47 %Jackson County29.47Meagher County: 29.446 %Meagher County29.446Jefferson County: 29.208 %Jefferson County29.208Todd County: 29.072 %Todd County29.072
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Loving County101.593+72.53 pts
2Webster County79.526+66.14 pts
3Sullivan County65.658+60.71 pts
4Coffey County47.289+35.89 pts
5Long County44.597+24.74 pts
6Skagway Municipality43.202+20.63 pts
7Esmeralda County42.739+28.49 pts
8Lake and Peninsula Borough41.798+23.18 pts
9Piute County41.624+15.04 pts
10McMullen County41.608+35.17 pts
11Blaine County39.526+22.12 pts
12Stanton County38.611+32.39 pts
13San Miguel County38.55+27.77 pts
14Morrow County37.568+27.51 pts
15Echols County37.135+19.88 pts
16San Juan County37.037+15.58 pts
17Lyman County36.856+24.71 pts
18McDowell County36.226+22.61 pts
19Borden County35.955+3.17 pts
20Jackson County34.865+20.18 pts
21Adams County34.171+19.53 pts
22Boone County34.065+19.06 pts
23Aleutians East Borough33.751+31.65 pts
24Camas County33.493-8.81 pts
25Moore County32.751+27.55 pts
26Gosper County32.603+9.28 pts
27East Feliciana Parish31.216+22.92 pts
28Sierra County31.14+10 pts
29Pitkin County30.398+22.32 pts
30Harding County30.303+27.53 pts
31Hoonah-Angoon Census Area30.241+11.55 pts
32Grand Isle County30.239+10.9 pts
33Crosby County29.936+22.7 pts
34Mathews County29.879+18.09 pts
35Sheridan County29.818+19.09 pts
36Pickaway County29.688+15.56 pts
37Jackson County29.47+20.09 pts
38Meagher County29.446+13.28 pts
39Jefferson County29.208+9.63 pts
40Todd County29.072+17.86 pts
41Peach County28.808+15.24 pts
42Rockcastle County28.661+21.8 pts
43Limestone County28.607+11.46 pts
44Perry County28.401+16.03 pts
45Columbia County28.163+21.16 pts
46Bryan County28.141+9.59 pts
47Ouray County27.952-1.87 pts
48Culberson County27.948+16.44 pts
49San Jacinto County27.884+11.79 pts
50Luna County27.883+19.54 pts
51Summers County27.703+17.58 pts
52Lake County27.664+10.49 pts
53Carson County27.485+13.51 pts
54Motley County27.481+10.32 pts
55Barnwell County27.473+23.32 pts
56Ward County27.41+20.34 pts
57Guadalupe County27.062+16.25 pts
58Custer County27.052+5.86 pts
59Wayne County26.638+5.83 pts
60Haines Borough26.434+8.28 pts
61Boise County26.415+13.8 pts
62Blaine County26.267+19.23 pts
63San Francisco County26.22+9.95 pts
64Irion County26.047+18.19 pts
65Sherman County25.971+1.03 pts
66Reeves County25.901+12.59 pts
67Clarendon County25.808+17.59 pts
68Buffalo County25.735+16.9 pts
69Daggett County25.714+2.86 pts
70Tyrrell County25.693+15.12 pts
71Mingo County25.621+15.76 pts
72Hinsdale County25.468+11.38 pts
73Hunt County25.382+16.98 pts
74Beaver County25.372+14.6 pts
75Kauai County25.234+15.37 pts
76Sabine County25.191+17.63 pts
77Grayson County25.125+10.33 pts
78Archer County25.116+5.03 pts
79Wayne County25.077+15.36 pts
80Davie County25.064+15.51 pts
81Grant County25.014+7.31 pts
82Benson County24.941+20.18 pts
83Storey County24.895+9.62 pts
84Pontotoc County24.859+18.59 pts
85Rush County24.836+14.6 pts
86Sully County24.83+18.46 pts
87Sitka City and Borough24.821+11.07 pts
88Willacy County24.79+11.92 pts
89Lynn County24.704+11.12 pts
90De Baca County24.622+6.78 pts
91Prairie County24.483+9.59 pts
92Trinity County24.368+6.69 pts
93Prairie County24.342+15.55 pts
94Cleburne County24.328+10.25 pts
95Miller County24.303+16.86 pts
96Howell County24.227+11.6 pts
97Valley County24.211+3.31 pts
98Wallace County24.194+11.28 pts
99San Miguel County24.115+13.94 pts
100Nelson County24.098+16.01 pts
101Juab County24.068+12.29 pts
102Taos County24.012+14.51 pts
103Branch County23.949+14.69 pts
104Dewey County23.937+12.01 pts
105Twiggs County23.914+20.46 pts
106Sibley County23.815+15.5 pts
107Carter County23.81-46.91 pts
108Mariposa County23.719+12.96 pts
109Rutherford County23.714+14.98 pts
110Zapata County23.701+14 pts
111Milam County23.669+9.23 pts
112Yoakum County23.642+18.57 pts
113Wasatch County23.594+1.04 pts
114Stanton County23.591+10.4 pts
115Calaveras County23.583+10.71 pts
116Lawrence County23.561+10.63 pts
117Coke County23.554+5.08 pts
118Talbot County23.545+13.65 pts
119Converse County23.531+14.43 pts
120Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area23.489+7.66 pts
121Mineral County23.472+11.77 pts
122Lancaster County23.47+9.16 pts
123Glasscock County23.466+16.63 pts
124Jefferson County23.398+7.84 pts
125Foster County23.373+16.19 pts
126Quay County23.275+13.76 pts
127Carbon County23.231+6.98 pts
128Custer County23.221-0.69 pts
129La Salle County23.22+12.89 pts
130Grant Parish23.114+13.44 pts
131Chambers County23.07+6.86 pts
132Park County23.05+10.36 pts
133Lake County23.022-9.59 pts
134Gallatin County22.961+6.18 pts
135Kingfisher County22.924+9.7 pts
136Woodruff County22.907+9.51 pts
137Billings County22.865+3.86 pts
138Owen County22.732+7.39 pts
138Webster County22.732+6.27 pts
140Park County22.678+5.02 pts
141Florence County22.635+13.19 pts
142Teton County22.621+0.08 pts
143Livingston County22.619+14.15 pts
144Norton city22.593+12.73 pts
145Benzie County22.591+11.72 pts
146Union County22.558+14.16 pts
147Trinity County22.506+4.95 pts
148Jack County22.478+13.57 pts
149Jefferson Davis County22.457-1.42 pts
150Calhoun County22.409+9.97 pts
150Napa County22.409+12.48 pts
152Martin County22.385+8.17 pts
153Jackson County22.378+9.23 pts
154Waller County22.277+11.83 pts
155Weston County22.266+12.3 pts
156Roger Mills County22.197+2.12 pts
157Bastrop County22.088+8.8 pts
158Montague County22.08+8.47 pts
159Lea County22.078+14.07 pts
160Stevens County22.069+5.44 pts
161Rich County22.049+3.26 pts
162Upshur County22.027+8.64 pts
163Monroe County21.973+7.91 pts
164Sullivan County21.938+7.15 pts
165Clark County21.881+8.8 pts
165Delaware County21.881+7.88 pts
167Travis County21.861+7.39 pts
168Midland County21.852+12.41 pts
169Rusk County21.833+6.27 pts
170Noble County21.829+12.49 pts
171Dawson County21.817+13.85 pts
172Crockett County21.811+17.32 pts
173Greene County21.789+12.5 pts
174Wabash County21.785+13.97 pts
174Walton County21.785+2.55 pts
176Ector County21.777+13.31 pts
177Keya Paha County21.687-4.2 pts
178Washington County21.672+10.63 pts
179Kaufman County21.62+6.05 pts
180Clearwater County21.613+9.38 pts
181McCreary County21.601+9.48 pts
182Elbert County21.596+3.96 pts
183Alger County21.561+12.87 pts
184Stone County21.54+8.68 pts
185Mellette County21.53+7.33 pts
186Presidio County21.452+4.78 pts
187Lincoln County21.413+8.3 pts
188Gem County21.397+5.25 pts
189Sussex County21.396+13.17 pts
190Carroll County21.386+3.56 pts
191Mountrail County21.381+9.56 pts
192Cameron Parish21.34+15.56 pts
192Stone County21.34+6.07 pts
194Jones County21.277+16.13 pts
195Lincoln County21.275+11.98 pts
196Sublette County21.25+7.79 pts
197Duval County21.232+13.48 pts
198Mackinac County21.197+10.44 pts
199Fort Bend County21.193+5.62 pts
200Wilson County21.189+2.18 pts
201Collin County21.182+8.67 pts
202Meade County21.165+9.45 pts
203Dixie County21.148+2.44 pts
204Eastland County21.043+12.02 pts
205Denver County21.038+7.41 pts
206Scott County21.024+10.06 pts
207Grainger County21.011+12.95 pts
208Chaffee County20.977+5.77 pts
209Brunswick County20.96+11.69 pts
210Johnson County20.957+10.88 pts
211Adams County20.918+11.77 pts
212Harrison County20.87+9.46 pts
213Hockley County20.869+14.2 pts
214Andrew County20.864+5.82 pts
215Newton County20.855-7.13 pts
216Grand County20.85+2.23 pts
217Keweenaw County20.802-1.28 pts
218Williamsburg city20.775+14.2 pts
219Nome Census Area20.759+6.31 pts
220Atascosa County20.753+11.55 pts
221Caroline County20.748+6.8 pts
221Lewis County20.748+5.17 pts
223Duchesne County20.745+11.6 pts
224Upton County20.693+11.21 pts
225Montgomery County20.65+8.35 pts
226Freestone County20.631+2.7 pts
227Santa Fe County20.62+9.7 pts
228Rockwall County20.607+5.04 pts
229Washington County20.596+10.98 pts
230Williams County20.587+10.92 pts
231Pendleton County20.581+12.55 pts
232Marshall County20.578+8.92 pts
233Gaines County20.556+4.54 pts
234Roscommon County20.551+7.92 pts
235San Benito County20.527+7.77 pts
236San Mateo County20.505+7.9 pts
237Lyon County20.504+8.21 pts
238Latimer County20.497+14.46 pts
239Camp County20.482+6.3 pts
240Jo Daviess County20.479+7.84 pts
241Dimmit County20.455+14.44 pts
242Pike County20.449+7.64 pts
243Haskell County20.441+8.85 pts
243Upshur County20.441+12.25 pts
245Garden County20.438+3.32 pts
246Tyler County20.414+10.18 pts
247Talbot County20.392+8.42 pts
248Franklin County20.377+11.12 pts
249Andrews County20.373+9.89 pts
250Baylor County20.372+12.82 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 101.593% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Menominee County, with 2.007% in 2022.

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