# Counties in Minnesota by employer firm births, 2023

All 86 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 1 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- Definition: New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/minnesota-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 1,992 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 712 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 543 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 521 |
| 5 | Washington County | 358 |
| 6 | St. Louis County | 231 |
| 7 | Scott County | 208 |
| 8 | Stearns County | 189 |
| 9 | Wright County | 176 |
| 10 | Olmsted County | 172 |
| 11 | Carver County | 143 |
| 12 | Sherburne County | 116 |
| 13 | Crow Wing County | 105 |
| 14 | Blue Earth County | 81 |
| 15 | Rice County | 75 |
| 16 | Goodhue County | 67 |
| 16 | Otter Tail County | 67 |
| 18 | Chisago County | 62 |
| 19 | Douglas County | 60 |
| 20 | Clay County | 56 |
| 21 | Kandiyohi County | 55 |
| 22 | Beltrami County | 50 |
| 23 | Isanti County | 48 |
| 24 | Benton County | 47 |
| 24 | Cass County | 47 |
| 24 | Winona County | 47 |
| 27 | Itasca County | 43 |
| 27 | Morrison County | 43 |
| 29 | Mille Lacs County | 41 |
| 30 | Steele County | 40 |
| 31 | Hubbard County | 39 |
| 32 | Becker County | 36 |
| 32 | Carlton County | 36 |
| 34 | Todd County | 35 |
| 35 | Pine County | 31 |
| 36 | Meeker County | 30 |
| 37 | Le Sueur County | 28 |
| 38 | Freeborn County | 27 |
| 38 | Polk County | 27 |
| 40 | Brown County | 25 |
| 41 | McLeod County | 24 |
| 42 | Dodge County | 23 |
| 42 | Roseau County | 23 |
| 44 | Lyon County | 22 |
| 44 | Wabasha County | 22 |
| 46 | Fillmore County | 21 |
| 46 | Koochiching County | 21 |
| 48 | Waseca County | 20 |
| 49 | Martin County | 19 |
| 49 | Mower County | 19 |
| 49 | Nicollet County | 19 |
| 49 | Redwood County | 19 |
| 49 | Renville County | 19 |
| 54 | Lake County | 18 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 17 |
| 56 | Houston County | 16 |
| 56 | Nobles County | 16 |
| 58 | Aitkin County | 15 |
| 59 | Faribault County | 14 |
| 59 | Pope County | 14 |
| 61 | Cook County | 13 |
| 61 | Murray County | 13 |
| 61 | Wadena County | 13 |
| 61 | Yellow Medicine County | 13 |
| 65 | Marshall County | 12 |
| 65 | Stevens County | 12 |
| 67 | Kanabec County | 11 |
| 67 | Sibley County | 11 |
| 69 | Pipestone County | 10 |
| 69 | Rock County | 10 |
| 69 | Swift County | 10 |
| 72 | Lincoln County | 8 |
| 72 | Watonwan County | 8 |
| 74 | Chippewa County | 7 |
| 74 | Clearwater County | 7 |
| 74 | Lac qui Parle County | 7 |
| 74 | Norman County | 7 |
| 74 | Pennington County | 7 |
| 74 | Wilkin County | 7 |
| 80 | Grant County | 6 |
| 80 | Lake of the Woods County | 6 |
| 80 | Mahnomen County | 6 |
| 83 | Big Stone County | 5 |
| 84 | Cottonwood County | 4 |
| 84 | Kittson County | 4 |
| 86 | Red Lake County | 0 |