# Counties in Washington by job creation rate, 2023

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/washington-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Skamania County | 21.815 |
| 2 | Thurston County | 20.102 |
| 3 | Snohomish County | 18.33 |
| 4 | Spokane County | 17.467 |
| 5 | San Juan County | 16.525 |
| 6 | Pacific County | 15.809 |
| 7 | Island County | 15.777 |
| 8 | Clark County | 15.484 |
| 9 | Pend Oreille County | 14.871 |
| 10 | King County | 14.517 |
| 11 | Pierce County | 13.786 |
| 12 | Wahkiakum County | 13.719 |
| 13 | Jefferson County | 13.696 |
| 14 | Kittitas County | 13.56 |
| 15 | Okanogan County | 13.26 |
| 16 | Franklin County | 13.243 |
| 17 | Whatcom County | 13.055 |
| 18 | Grays Harbor County | 12.885 |
| 18 | Stevens County | 12.885 |
| 20 | Whitman County | 12.857 |
| 21 | Ferry County | 12.754 |
| 22 | Grant County | 12.668 |
| 23 | Mason County | 12.629 |
| 24 | Clallam County | 12.596 |
| 25 | Skagit County | 12.579 |
| 26 | Kitsap County | 12.397 |
| 27 | Garfield County | 12.386 |
| 28 | Lewis County | 12.055 |
| 29 | Klickitat County | 11.934 |
| 30 | Adams County | 11.834 |
| 31 | Cowlitz County | 11.671 |
| 32 | Chelan County | 11.388 |
| 33 | Douglas County | 11.386 |
| 34 | Benton County | 11.174 |
| 35 | Yakima County | 10.995 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 10.707 |
| 37 | Columbia County | 10.658 |
| 38 | Asotin County | 10.038 |
| 39 | Walla Walla County | 9.005 |