Here are the counties with the highest percentage job growth (2000-2007).
Rank |
County |
Towns include |
Job growth % 2000-2007 |
1 |
Tooele County, UT |
Tooele |
123.35% |
2 |
Kendall County, IL |
Oswego |
63.69% |
3 |
Flagler County, FL |
Palm Coast |
61.78% |
4 |
Loudoun County, VA |
Leesburg |
58.94% |
5 |
Washington County, UT |
St. George |
57.74% |
6 |
St. Lucie County, FL |
Port St. Lucie |
50.26% |
7 |
Douglas County, CO |
Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Parker |
46.63% |
8 |
Lee County, FL |
Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres |
46.37% |
9 |
Rockwall County, TX |
Rockwall |
45.98% |
10 |
Collier County, FL |
Golden Gate, Naples |
43.88% |
11 |
Hidalgo County, TX |
Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Pharr |
43.45% |
12 |
Benton County, AR |
Bella Vista, Bentonville, Rogers |
43.13% |
13 |
Delaware County, OH |
Delaware, Dublin, Westerville |
42.14% |
14 |
Dallas County, IA |
Urbandale |
40.89% |
15 |
Lake County, FL |
Citrus Ridge |
39.35% |
16 |
Montgomery County, TX |
Conroe, The Woodlands |
38.53% |
17 |
Cochise County, AZ |
Sierra Vista |
37.37% |
18 |
Placer County, CA |
Granite Bay, Lincoln, Rocklin, Roseville |
37.08% |
19 |
Columbia County, GA |
Evans, Martinez |
36.34% |
20 |
St. Johns County, FL |
Fruit Cove, Palm Valley, Ponte Vedra |
35.92% |
21 |
Will County, IL |
Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Goodings Grove, Joliet, New Lenox, Plainfield, Romeoville |
35.90% |
22 |
Sherburne County, MN |
Elk River |
35.73% |
23 |
Prince William County, VA |
Dale City, Lake Ridge, Linton Hall, Montclair |
35.25% |
24 |
Yavapai County, AZ |
Prescott |
34.61% |
25 |
Fort Bend County, TX |
Mission Bend, Missouri City, New Territory, Stafford |
34.47% |
From the August 2008 issue
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