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Counties in Vermont by job creation rate

Essex County had the highest job creation rate of 14 counties in 2020, at 14.617%. Lamoille County had the lowest, at 6.094%. The median was 8.663% and the figure for Vermont was 9.34%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.617Essex County
Lowest6.094Lamoille County
Median8.66314 counties
Vermont9.34History

Map of counties, 2020

Addison County: 6.393 %Bennington County: 8.51 %Caledonia County: 8.443 %Chittenden County: 9.809 %Essex County: 14.617 %Franklin County: 13.051 %Grand Isle County: 9.749 %Lamoille County: 6.094 %Orange County: 8.703 %Orleans County: 9.465 %Rutland County: 7.99 %Washington County: 9.98 %Windham County: 8.361 %Windsor County: 8.622 %
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%, 2020. 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.

All counties, 2020

Essex County: 14.617 %Essex County14.617Franklin County: 13.051 %Franklin County13.051Washington County: 9.98 %Washington County9.98Chittenden County: 9.809 %Chittenden County9.809Grand Isle County: 9.749 %Grand Isle County9.749Orleans County: 9.465 %Orleans County9.465Orange County: 8.703 %Orange County8.703Windsor County: 8.622 %Windsor County8.622Bennington County: 8.51 %Bennington County8.51Caledonia County: 8.443 %Caledonia County8.443Windham County: 8.361 %Windham County8.361Rutland County: 7.99 %Rutland County7.99Addison County: 6.393 %Addison County6.393Lamoille County: 6.094 %Lamoille County6.094Essex County: 14.617 %Essex County14.617Franklin County: 13.051 %Franklin County13.051Washington County: 9.98 %Washington County9.98Chittenden County: 9.809 %Chittenden County9.809Grand Isle County: 9.749 %Grand Isle County9.749Orleans County: 9.465 %Orleans County9.465Orange County: 8.703 %Orange County8.703Windsor County: 8.622 %Windsor County8.622Bennington County: 8.51 %Bennington County8.51Caledonia County: 8.443 %Caledonia County8.443Windham County: 8.361 %Windham County8.361Rutland County: 7.99 %Rutland County7.99Addison County: 6.393 %Addison County6.393Lamoille County: 6.094 %Lamoille County6.094
%. 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
1Essex County14.617+1.34 pts
2Franklin County13.051+3.48 pts
3Washington County9.98+2.66 pts
4Chittenden County9.809+0.03 pts
5Grand Isle County9.749-2.97 pts
6Orleans County9.465+1.28 pts
7Orange County8.703-1.86 pts
8Windsor County8.622+0.68 pts
9Bennington County8.51-1.84 pts
10Caledonia County8.443-0.27 pts
11Windham County8.361-0.9 pts
12Rutland County7.99+0.4 pts
13Addison County6.393-2.2 pts
14Lamoille County6.094-4.24 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/vermont-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/vermont-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by job creation rate, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/vermont-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Essex County, with 14.617% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Lamoille County, with 6.094% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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