Counties in Washington by job creation rate

Columbia County had the highest job creation rate of 39 counties in 2022, at 28.163%. Adams County had the lowest, at 11.001%. The median was 16.11% and the figure for Washington was 16.844%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.163Columbia County

Lowest11.001Adams County

Median16.1139 counties

Washington16.844History

Map of counties, 2022

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%, 2022. 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, 2022

%. 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

Rank	Counties	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Columbia County	28.163	+21.16 pts
2	Island County	19.233	+6.01 pts
3	Pacific County	19.01	+2.32 pts
4	San Juan County	18.946	+4.83 pts
5	Ferry County	18.673	+2.77 pts
6	Franklin County	18.635	+5.02 pts
7	Whitman County	18.513	+9.73 pts
8	Whatcom County	18.189	+7.59 pts
9	King County	17.453	+6.54 pts
10	Okanogan County	17.049	+5.31 pts
11	Kittitas County	16.906	+3.62 pts
12	Snohomish County	16.896	+3.98 pts
13	Thurston County	16.87	+3.39 pts
14	Jefferson County	16.818	+2.97 pts
15	Chelan County	16.716	+6.38 pts
16	Spokane County	16.399	+3.36 pts
17	Pierce County	16.234	+3.02 pts
18	Clark County	16.215	+4.3 pts
19	Skagit County	16.161	+7.79 pts
20	Kitsap County	16.11	+4.36 pts
21	Grays Harbor County	16.007	+5.66 pts
22	Stevens County	15.695	+0.67 pts
23	Klickitat County	15.52	+4.32 pts
24	Benton County	15.431	-1.06 pts
25	Grant County	15.43	+3.38 pts
26	Pend Oreille County	15.421	+1.43 pts
27	Douglas County	15.319	+2.6 pts
28	Yakima County	15.035	+6.22 pts
29	Cowlitz County	14.762	+3.73 pts
30	Garfield County	14.189	+4.01 pts
31	Mason County	14.169	+2.89 pts
32	Skamania County	13.852	-1.22 pts
33	Lewis County	13.572	+0.94 pts
34	Clallam County	13.537	+1.74 pts
35	Wahkiakum County	13.333	-3.2 pts
36	Lincoln County	13.159	-0.33 pts
37	Walla Walla County	12.613	+4.29 pts
38	Asotin County	12.27	+0.84 pts
39	Adams County	11.001	+3.13 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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Columbia County, with 28.163% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Adams County, with 11.001% in 2022.

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.