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Counties in Vermont by job creation rate

Grand Isle County had the highest job creation rate of 14 counties in 2021, at 19.34%. Bennington County had the lowest, at 6.645%. The median was 8.833% and the figure for Vermont was 9.424%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.34Grand Isle County
Lowest6.645Bennington County
Median8.83314 counties
Vermont9.424History

Map of counties, 2021

Addison County: 8.052 %Bennington County: 6.645 %Caledonia County: 8.896 %Chittenden County: 10.104 %Essex County: 17.26 %Franklin County: 7.845 %Grand Isle County: 19.34 %Lamoille County: 7.923 %Orange County: 10.277 %Orleans County: 8.979 %Rutland County: 7.572 %Washington County: 12.319 %Windham County: 7.318 %Windsor County: 8.77 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Grand Isle County: 19.34 %Grand Isle County19.34Essex County: 17.26 %Essex County17.26Washington County: 12.319 %Washington County12.319Orange County: 10.277 %Orange County10.277Chittenden County: 10.104 %Chittenden County10.104Orleans County: 8.979 %Orleans County8.979Caledonia County: 8.896 %Caledonia County8.896Windsor County: 8.77 %Windsor County8.77Addison County: 8.052 %Addison County8.052Lamoille County: 7.923 %Lamoille County7.923Franklin County: 7.845 %Franklin County7.845Rutland County: 7.572 %Rutland County7.572Windham County: 7.318 %Windham County7.318Bennington County: 6.645 %Bennington County6.645Grand Isle County: 19.34 %Grand Isle County19.34Essex County: 17.26 %Essex County17.26Washington County: 12.319 %Washington County12.319Orange County: 10.277 %Orange County10.277Chittenden County: 10.104 %Chittenden County10.104Orleans County: 8.979 %Orleans County8.979Caledonia County: 8.896 %Caledonia County8.896Windsor County: 8.77 %Windsor County8.77Addison County: 8.052 %Addison County8.052Lamoille County: 7.923 %Lamoille County7.923Franklin County: 7.845 %Franklin County7.845Rutland County: 7.572 %Rutland County7.572Windham County: 7.318 %Windham County7.318Bennington County: 6.645 %Bennington County6.645
%. 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
1Grand Isle County19.34+9.59 pts
2Essex County17.26+2.64 pts
3Washington County12.319+2.34 pts
4Orange County10.277+1.57 pts
5Chittenden County10.104+0.29 pts
6Orleans County8.979-0.49 pts
7Caledonia County8.896+0.45 pts
8Windsor County8.77+0.15 pts
9Addison County8.052+1.66 pts
10Lamoille County7.923+1.83 pts
11Franklin County7.845-5.21 pts
12Rutland County7.572-0.42 pts
13Windham County7.318-1.04 pts
14Bennington County6.645-1.87 pts

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Grand Isle County, with 19.34% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Bennington County, with 6.645% in 2021.

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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