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Counties in Washington by job creation rate

Skamania County had the highest job creation rate of 39 counties in 2017, at 20.466%. Mason County had the lowest, at 11.073%. The median was 13.605% and the figure for Washington was 14.15%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.466Skamania County
Lowest11.073Mason County
Median13.60539 counties
Washington14.15History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 16.77 %Asotin County: 11.56 %Benton County: 13.664 %Chelan County: 17.611 %Clallam County: 13.648 %Clark County: 15.461 %Columbia County: 17.576 %Cowlitz County: 13.605 %Douglas County: 16.638 %Ferry County: 13.45 %Franklin County: 13.588 %Garfield County: 11.576 %Grant County: 13.973 %Grays Harbor County: 12.165 %Island County: 13.963 %Jefferson County: 16.494 %King County: 14.743 %Kitsap County: 13.494 %Kittitas County: 15.558 %Klickitat County: 11.958 %Lewis County: 13.406 %Lincoln County: 18.738 %Mason County: 11.073 %Okanogan County: 13.4 %Pacific County: 13.286 %Pend Oreille County: 12.447 %Pierce County: 12.905 %San Juan County: 17.623 %Skagit County: 11.573 %Skamania County: 20.466 %Snohomish County: 14.514 %Spokane County: 13.904 %Stevens County: 15.452 %Thurston County: 14.598 %Wahkiakum County: 13.021 %Walla Walla County: 11.534 %Whatcom County: 13.539 %Whitman County: 11.176 %Yakima County: 12.081 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Skamania County: 20.466 %Skamania County20.466Lincoln County: 18.738 %Lincoln County18.738San Juan County: 17.623 %San Juan County17.623Chelan County: 17.611 %Chelan County17.611Columbia County: 17.576 %Columbia County17.576Adams County: 16.77 %Adams County16.77Douglas County: 16.638 %Douglas County16.638Jefferson County: 16.494 %Jefferson County16.494Kittitas County: 15.558 %Kittitas County15.558Clark County: 15.461 %Clark County15.461Stevens County: 15.452 %Stevens County15.452King County: 14.743 %King County14.743Thurston County: 14.598 %Thurston County14.598Snohomish County: 14.514 %Snohomish County14.514Grant County: 13.973 %Grant County13.973Island County: 13.963 %Island County13.963Spokane County: 13.904 %Spokane County13.904Benton County: 13.664 %Benton County13.664Clallam County: 13.648 %Clallam County13.648Cowlitz County: 13.605 %Cowlitz County13.605Franklin County: 13.588 %Franklin County13.588Whatcom County: 13.539 %Whatcom County13.539Kitsap County: 13.494 %Kitsap County13.494Ferry County: 13.45 %Ferry County13.45Lewis County: 13.406 %Lewis County13.406Okanogan County: 13.4 %Okanogan County13.4Pacific County: 13.286 %Pacific County13.286Wahkiakum County: 13.021 %Wahkiakum County13.021Pierce County: 12.905 %Pierce County12.905Pend Oreille County: 12.447 %Pend Oreille County12.447Grays Harbor County: 12.165 %Grays Harbor County12.165Yakima County: 12.081 %Yakima County12.081Klickitat County: 11.958 %Klickitat County11.958Garfield County: 11.576 %Garfield County11.576Skagit County: 11.573 %Skagit County11.573Asotin County: 11.56 %Asotin County11.56Walla Walla County: 11.534 %Walla Walla County11.534Whitman County: 11.176 %Whitman County11.176Mason County: 11.073 %Mason County11.073Skamania County: 20.466 %Skamania County20.466Lincoln County: 18.738 %Lincoln County18.738San Juan County: 17.623 %San Juan County17.623Chelan County: 17.611 %Chelan County17.611Columbia County: 17.576 %Columbia County17.576Adams County: 16.77 %Adams County16.77Douglas County: 16.638 %Douglas County16.638Jefferson County: 16.494 %Jefferson County16.494Kittitas County: 15.558 %Kittitas County15.558Clark County: 15.461 %Clark County15.461Stevens County: 15.452 %Stevens County15.452King County: 14.743 %King County14.743Thurston County: 14.598 %Thurston County14.598Snohomish County: 14.514 %Snohomish County14.514Grant County: 13.973 %Grant County13.973Island County: 13.963 %Island County13.963Spokane County: 13.904 %Spokane County13.904Benton County: 13.664 %Benton County13.664Clallam County: 13.648 %Clallam County13.648Cowlitz County: 13.605 %Cowlitz County13.605Franklin County: 13.588 %Franklin County13.588Whatcom County: 13.539 %Whatcom County13.539Kitsap County: 13.494 %Kitsap County13.494Ferry County: 13.45 %Ferry County13.45Lewis County: 13.406 %Lewis County13.406Okanogan County: 13.4 %Okanogan County13.4Pacific County: 13.286 %Pacific County13.286Wahkiakum County: 13.021 %Wahkiakum County13.021Pierce County: 12.905 %Pierce County12.905Pend Oreille County: 12.447 %Pend Oreille County12.447Grays Harbor County: 12.165 %Grays Harbor County12.165Yakima County: 12.081 %Yakima County12.081Klickitat County: 11.958 %Klickitat County11.958Garfield County: 11.576 %Garfield County11.576Skagit County: 11.573 %Skagit County11.573Asotin County: 11.56 %Asotin County11.56Walla Walla County: 11.534 %Walla Walla County11.534Whitman County: 11.176 %Whitman County11.176Mason County: 11.073 %Mason County11.073
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Skamania County20.466+6.11 pts
2Lincoln County18.738+6.51 pts
3San Juan County17.623+0.22 pts
4Chelan County17.611+6.61 pts
5Columbia County17.576+4.7 pts
6Adams County16.77+5.78 pts
7Douglas County16.638+3.22 pts
8Jefferson County16.494+3.31 pts
9Kittitas County15.558+2.87 pts
10Clark County15.461+1.33 pts
11Stevens County15.452+1.84 pts
12King County14.743+1 pts
13Thurston County14.598+1.8 pts
14Snohomish County14.514+1.23 pts
15Grant County13.973+3.01 pts
16Island County13.963-0.54 pts
17Spokane County13.904+0.39 pts
18Benton County13.664-0.51 pts
19Clallam County13.648+0.86 pts
20Cowlitz County13.605+3.87 pts
21Franklin County13.588-3.14 pts
22Whatcom County13.539+1.29 pts
23Kitsap County13.494-0.91 pts
24Ferry County13.45+1.95 pts
25Lewis County13.406+2.01 pts
26Okanogan County13.4+0.47 pts
27Pacific County13.286-3.47 pts
28Wahkiakum County13.021+4.49 pts
29Pierce County12.905+0.15 pts
30Pend Oreille County12.447+3.55 pts
31Grays Harbor County12.165-0.65 pts
32Yakima County12.081+0.72 pts
33Klickitat County11.958-4.71 pts
34Garfield County11.576+3.49 pts
35Skagit County11.573-1.41 pts
36Asotin County11.56+2.12 pts
37Walla Walla County11.534+2.96 pts
38Whitman County11.176-1.14 pts
39Mason County11.073-0.08 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.

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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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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Skamania County, with 20.466% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Mason County, with 11.073% in 2017.

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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