Counties in Washington by job creation rate
Skamania County had the highest job creation rate of 39 counties in 2020, at 33.294%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 6.462%. The median was 11.469% and the figure for Washington was 12.559%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2020
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- 9.5 to 11
- 11 to 13
- 13 and over
All counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 (%) | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skamania County | 33.294 | -3.57 pts |
| 2 | Okanogan County | 17.273 | +8.35 pts |
| 3 | Pacific County | 15.004 | +2.51 pts |
| 4 | Skagit County | 13.739 | +2.85 pts |
| 5 | Klickitat County | 13.631 | +4.15 pts |
| 6 | Franklin County | 13.51 | -3.92 pts |
| 7 | King County | 13.301 | +0.46 pts |
| 8 | Adams County | 13.156 | +2.65 pts |
| 9 | Lewis County | 13.025 | +1.46 pts |
| 10 | Kittitas County | 12.954 | -3.66 pts |
| 11 | San Juan County | 12.939 | -0.82 pts |
| 12 | Snohomish County | 12.843 | +0.2 pts |
| 13 | Stevens County | 12.605 | +3.35 pts |
| 14 | Pierce County | 12.562 | +0.28 pts |
| 15 | Thurston County | 12.469 | +1.25 pts |
| 16 | Columbia County | 12.418 | -2.4 pts |
| 17 | Kitsap County | 12.069 | -0.33 pts |
| 18 | Pend Oreille County | 11.728 | +1.69 pts |
| 19 | Douglas County | 11.481 | +1.24 pts |
| 20 | Spokane County | 11.469 | +0.59 pts |
| 21 | Clark County | 11.357 | -2.38 pts |
| 22 | Benton County | 11.328 | +0.1 pts |
| 23 | Island County | 11.09 | -0.41 pts |
| 24 | Whatcom County | 11.037 | -2.14 pts |
| 25 | Yakima County | 10.93 | +0.97 pts |
| 26 | Grant County | 10.737 | +0.33 pts |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 10.584 | -3.37 pts |
| 28 | Grays Harbor County | 10.561 | -1.37 pts |
| 29 | Chelan County | 10.404 | -2.62 pts |
| 30 | Jefferson County | 10.125 | -1.77 pts |
| 31 | Whitman County | 10.028 | +1.68 pts |
| 32 | Cowlitz County | 9.557 | -3.44 pts |
| 33 | Clallam County | 9.539 | -2.02 pts |
| 34 | Asotin County | 9.444 | +0.32 pts |
| 35 | Mason County | 9.287 | -1.59 pts |
| 36 | Walla Walla County | 7.98 | -1.18 pts |
| 37 | Wahkiakum County | 7.022 | -12.41 pts |
| 38 | Ferry County | 6.561 | -1.48 pts |
| 39 | Garfield County | 6.462 | -2.44 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.Citation styles
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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which county has the highest job creation rate?
Skamania County, with 33.294% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest job creation rate?
Garfield County, with 6.462% 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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