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Which counties in the U.S. are adding jobs fastest?

Madison County, MT (+221.3%), Jackson County, GA (+80.7%) and Boone County, IN (+61.3%) added private-sector jobs fastest in the U.S. between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Top 100 U.S. counties by private-sector job growth

U.S. counties with at least 10,000 residents ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Madison County, MT+221.3%5,21810,026
2Jackson County, GA+80.7%47,39499,265
3Boone County, IN+61.3%40,98480,689
4Limestone County, AL+61.3%28,343122,928
5Crook County, OR+57.1%6,46127,564
6Wasatch County, UT+54.6%10,38438,514
7Butts County, GA+48.7%7,48927,218
8Clay County, TX+47.3%1,10810,764
9Waller County, TX+46.7%18,05869,858
10Long County, GA+44.5%56521,557
11Teton County, ID+43.5%3,75813,254
12Wilbarger County, TX+43.4%4,65412,481
13San Jacinto County, TX+43.0%1,42129,488
14Bryan County, GA+42.8%8,78452,062
15Torrance County, NM+42.5%2,07016,100
16Lincoln County, SD+42.1%29,28377,145
17Willacy County, TX+40.7%3,00419,971
18Licking County, OH+39.4%77,088185,564
19Goochland County, VA+39.2%24,73029,187
20Sumter County, FL+38.1%31,813157,772
21Morrow County, OR+37.5%4,21512,602
22Wilson County, TN+37.3%57,080175,033
23Gem County, ID+36.9%3,80121,773
24Allen County, KY+36.8%4,11922,536
25Greene County, MS+36.7%1,02413,707
26Effingham County, GA+36.3%10,87674,397
27Madison County, GA+36.3%3,05932,919
28Fayette County, TN+35.4%9,38645,071
29Lake County, MT+35.0%7,81733,392
30Valley County, ID+34.2%5,15512,831
31Jefferson County, ID+33.9%5,59935,297
32Franklin County, AR+33.1%4,42917,725
33Red River County, TX+32.9%1,67411,816
34Crawford County, GA+32.7%69412,206
35Blount County, TN+32.5%57,256143,820
36Cottonwood County, MN+32.0%5,04611,405
37Stewart County, TN+31.4%1,88214,439
38Iron County, UT+30.5%18,54767,141
39Putnam County, GA+30.2%5,50923,722
40Blanco County, TX+30.2%3,02813,581
41Canyon County, ID+30.2%72,117275,123
42Guadalupe County, TX+29.9%45,112201,111
43Payette County, ID+29.9%7,25927,824
44Butler County, KY+29.8%2,18512,520
45Sheridan County, WY+29.6%14,28533,241
46Wayne County, GA+29.5%7,66932,481
47Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK+29.2%23,971118,666
48East Feliciana Parish, LA+28.5%4,28718,911
49Madison County, OH+28.5%18,23846,985
50Jackson County, TN+27.9%1,13112,466
51Kaufman County, TX+27.8%34,851209,235
52Glades County, FL+27.7%1,25013,270
53Washington County, UT+27.6%69,411213,670
54Lancaster County, SC+27.6%26,805114,296
55Toombs County, GA+27.6%11,69427,545
56Parker County, TX+27.5%37,874184,767
57Webster County, MO+27.4%7,47443,054
58Pulaski County, VA+27.4%13,32733,586
59San Miguel County, NM+27.4%8,25226,260
60Rockwall County, TX+27.2%35,020140,738
61Yuba County, CA+26.8%12,80088,691
62McDowell County, WV+26.6%2,25316,878
63Comal County, TX+26.6%65,657209,166
64Coosa County, AL+26.6%1,34110,161
65Pender County, NC+26.6%11,59172,111
66Walton County, FL+26.4%26,99493,288
67St. Helena Parish, LA+26.3%1,40610,758
68Fort Bend County, TX+26.1%222,203975,191
69Lafayette County, WI+26.0%3,80817,478
70Jefferson County, FL+25.9%1,97916,007
71St. Johns County, FL+25.7%80,082346,328
72Hendry County, FL+25.7%8,05248,276
73Hancock County, IN+25.4%25,53190,969
74Overton County, TN+25.2%4,80623,787
75Denton County, TX+24.9%280,3491,069,346
76Union County, GA+24.8%7,62927,859
77Elbert County, CO+24.7%3,47430,534
78Owen County, IN+24.6%4,05021,886
79Pickaway County, OH+24.5%13,68562,978
80Pierce County, GA+24.5%3,71220,764
81Houston County, TX+24.4%4,01822,316
82Todd County, KY+24.3%1,79412,972
83Grant County, KY+24.3%5,11726,181
84Brunswick County, NC+24.3%33,646174,702
85Cache County, UT+24.2%56,328145,000
86Lincoln County, WY+24.0%5,61021,180
87Fremont County, ID+23.8%2,14714,208
88Holmes County, FL+23.8%2,14220,119
89Bonneville County, ID+23.5%63,119135,771
90Grimes County, TX+23.4%6,94934,252
91Cassia County, ID+23.4%9,70926,397
92Dawson County, GA+23.3%10,06935,365
93Tooele County, UT+23.3%14,10287,461
94Dixie County, FL+23.2%1,80918,038
95Lawrence County, KY+23.2%2,95015,765
96Marion County, MS+23.1%8,59624,001
97Howell County, MO+22.9%15,37440,798
98Franklin County, ID+22.8%2,83915,889
99Montgomery County, TX+22.7%206,056781,194
100Upshur County, TX+22.5%5,98644,410

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only counties with at least 10,000 residents are listed here (the top 100); each county's own page ranks it against every U.S. county with the same figure. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in the U.S. has the fastest job growth?

Madison County, MT: +221.3%, ahead of Jackson County, GA (+80.7%) and Boone County, IN (+61.3%), of 2,398 U.S. counties with at least 10,000 residents ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only counties with at least 10,000 residents are listed here (the top 100); each county's own page ranks it against every U.S. county with the same figure. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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