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Counties in Washington by job creation rate

San Juan County had the highest job creation rate of 39 counties in 2016, at 17.404%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 8.091%. The median was 12.801% and the figure for Washington was 13.544%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.404San Juan County
Lowest8.091Garfield County
Median12.80139 counties
Washington13.544History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 10.995 %Asotin County: 9.445 %Benton County: 14.178 %Chelan County: 11.001 %Clallam County: 12.784 %Clark County: 14.136 %Columbia County: 12.878 %Cowlitz County: 9.735 %Douglas County: 13.421 %Ferry County: 11.501 %Franklin County: 16.726 %Garfield County: 8.091 %Grant County: 10.965 %Grays Harbor County: 12.817 %Island County: 14.5 %Jefferson County: 13.184 %King County: 13.746 %Kitsap County: 14.406 %Kittitas County: 12.69 %Klickitat County: 16.669 %Lewis County: 11.4 %Lincoln County: 12.228 %Mason County: 11.156 %Okanogan County: 12.927 %Pacific County: 16.752 %Pend Oreille County: 8.892 %Pierce County: 12.75 %San Juan County: 17.404 %Skagit County: 12.988 %Skamania County: 14.355 %Snohomish County: 13.288 %Spokane County: 13.511 %Stevens County: 13.616 %Thurston County: 12.801 %Wahkiakum County: 8.532 %Walla Walla County: 8.577 %Whatcom County: 12.253 %Whitman County: 12.315 %Yakima County: 11.361 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

San Juan County: 17.404 %San Juan County17.404Pacific County: 16.752 %Pacific County16.752Franklin County: 16.726 %Franklin County16.726Klickitat County: 16.669 %Klickitat County16.669Island County: 14.5 %Island County14.5Kitsap County: 14.406 %Kitsap County14.406Skamania County: 14.355 %Skamania County14.355Benton County: 14.178 %Benton County14.178Clark County: 14.136 %Clark County14.136King County: 13.746 %King County13.746Stevens County: 13.616 %Stevens County13.616Spokane County: 13.511 %Spokane County13.511Douglas County: 13.421 %Douglas County13.421Snohomish County: 13.288 %Snohomish County13.288Jefferson County: 13.184 %Jefferson County13.184Skagit County: 12.988 %Skagit County12.988Okanogan County: 12.927 %Okanogan County12.927Columbia County: 12.878 %Columbia County12.878Grays Harbor County: 12.817 %Grays Harbor County12.817Thurston County: 12.801 %Thurston County12.801Clallam County: 12.784 %Clallam County12.784Pierce County: 12.75 %Pierce County12.75Kittitas County: 12.69 %Kittitas County12.69Whitman County: 12.315 %Whitman County12.315Whatcom County: 12.253 %Whatcom County12.253Lincoln County: 12.228 %Lincoln County12.228Ferry County: 11.501 %Ferry County11.501Lewis County: 11.4 %Lewis County11.4Yakima County: 11.361 %Yakima County11.361Mason County: 11.156 %Mason County11.156Chelan County: 11.001 %Chelan County11.001Adams County: 10.995 %Adams County10.995Grant County: 10.965 %Grant County10.965Cowlitz County: 9.735 %Cowlitz County9.735Asotin County: 9.445 %Asotin County9.445Pend Oreille County: 8.892 %Pend Oreille County8.892Walla Walla County: 8.577 %Walla Walla County8.577Wahkiakum County: 8.532 %Wahkiakum County8.532Garfield County: 8.091 %Garfield County8.091San Juan County: 17.404 %San Juan County17.404Pacific County: 16.752 %Pacific County16.752Franklin County: 16.726 %Franklin County16.726Klickitat County: 16.669 %Klickitat County16.669Island County: 14.5 %Island County14.5Kitsap County: 14.406 %Kitsap County14.406Skamania County: 14.355 %Skamania County14.355Benton County: 14.178 %Benton County14.178Clark County: 14.136 %Clark County14.136King County: 13.746 %King County13.746Stevens County: 13.616 %Stevens County13.616Spokane County: 13.511 %Spokane County13.511Douglas County: 13.421 %Douglas County13.421Snohomish County: 13.288 %Snohomish County13.288Jefferson County: 13.184 %Jefferson County13.184Skagit County: 12.988 %Skagit County12.988Okanogan County: 12.927 %Okanogan County12.927Columbia County: 12.878 %Columbia County12.878Grays Harbor County: 12.817 %Grays Harbor County12.817Thurston County: 12.801 %Thurston County12.801Clallam County: 12.784 %Clallam County12.784Pierce County: 12.75 %Pierce County12.75Kittitas County: 12.69 %Kittitas County12.69Whitman County: 12.315 %Whitman County12.315Whatcom County: 12.253 %Whatcom County12.253Lincoln County: 12.228 %Lincoln County12.228Ferry County: 11.501 %Ferry County11.501Lewis County: 11.4 %Lewis County11.4Yakima County: 11.361 %Yakima County11.361Mason County: 11.156 %Mason County11.156Chelan County: 11.001 %Chelan County11.001Adams County: 10.995 %Adams County10.995Grant County: 10.965 %Grant County10.965Cowlitz County: 9.735 %Cowlitz County9.735Asotin County: 9.445 %Asotin County9.445Pend Oreille County: 8.892 %Pend Oreille County8.892Walla Walla County: 8.577 %Walla Walla County8.577Wahkiakum County: 8.532 %Wahkiakum County8.532Garfield County: 8.091 %Garfield County8.091
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1San Juan County17.404+0.68 pts
2Pacific County16.752+6.13 pts
3Franklin County16.726+4.33 pts
4Klickitat County16.669+2.27 pts
5Island County14.5-1.04 pts
6Kitsap County14.406+1.41 pts
7Skamania County14.355+1.35 pts
8Benton County14.178+0.84 pts
9Clark County14.136-1.4 pts
10King County13.746-0.39 pts
11Stevens County13.616+0.06 pts
12Spokane County13.511+0.87 pts
13Douglas County13.421-4.74 pts
14Snohomish County13.288-2.22 pts
15Jefferson County13.184-1.09 pts
16Skagit County12.988+0.73 pts
17Okanogan County12.927-2.86 pts
18Columbia County12.878-0.73 pts
19Grays Harbor County12.817+0.25 pts
20Thurston County12.801-0.25 pts
21Clallam County12.784+1.95 pts
22Pierce County12.75-0.4 pts
23Kittitas County12.69-0.87 pts
24Whitman County12.315+0.2 pts
25Whatcom County12.253-0.68 pts
26Lincoln County12.228+3.44 pts
27Ferry County11.501-0.31 pts
28Lewis County11.4-3.1 pts
29Yakima County11.361-2.81 pts
30Mason County11.156+0.39 pts
31Chelan County11.001-2.93 pts
32Adams County10.995-1.51 pts
33Grant County10.965-2.18 pts
34Cowlitz County9.735-2.45 pts
35Asotin County9.445-0.65 pts
36Pend Oreille County8.892-5.46 pts
37Walla Walla County8.577-0.28 pts
38Wahkiakum County8.532-10.01 pts
39Garfield County8.091+0.79 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Washington by job creation rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Washington by job creation rate, 2016. 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/washington-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Washington by job creation rate, 2016. 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/washington-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Washington by job creation rate, 2016 [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/washington-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

San Juan County, with 17.404% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Garfield County, with 8.091% in 2016.

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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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