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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Lake of the Woods County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2012, at 13.139%. Traverse County had the lowest, at 3.306%. The median was 7.634% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.823%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.139Lake of the Woods County
Lowest3.306Traverse County
Median7.63487 counties
Minnesota8.823History

Map of counties, 2012

Aitkin County: 9.182 %Anoka County: 10.527 %Becker County: 9.836 %Beltrami County: 8.536 %Benton County: 8.349 %Big Stone County: 7.339 %Blue Earth County: 7.449 %Brown County: 5.072 %Carlton County: 8.263 %Carver County: 11.609 %Cass County: 9.194 %Chippewa County: 6.434 %Chisago County: 7.696 %Clay County: 7.365 %Clearwater County: 10.169 %Cook County: 7.456 %Cottonwood County: 5.882 %Crow Wing County: 8.053 %Dakota County: 9.325 %Dodge County: 9.29 %Douglas County: 7.161 %Faribault County: 6.023 %Fillmore County: 8.411 %Freeborn County: 6.82 %Goodhue County: 6.535 %Grant County: 8.427 %Hennepin County: 9.613 %Houston County: 5.663 %Hubbard County: 11.133 %Isanti County: 10.914 %Itasca County: 8.863 %Jackson County: 7.042 %Kanabec County: 8.762 %Kandiyohi County: 7.182 %Kittson County: 7.634 %Koochiching County: 8.575 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.348 %Lake County: 11.676 %Lake of the Woods County: 13.139 %Le Sueur County: 9.369 %Lincoln County: 11.111 %Lyon County: 6.259 %McLeod County: 7.443 %Mahnomen County: 7 %Marshall County: 7.328 %Martin County: 6.434 %Meeker County: 6.6 %Mille Lacs County: 7.027 %Morrison County: 6.398 %Mower County: 6.844 %Murray County: 8.209 %Nicollet County: 8.778 %Nobles County: 6.217 %Norman County: 8.563 %Olmsted County: 8.237 %Otter Tail County: 7.989 %Pennington County: 6.818 %Pine County: 9.266 %Pipestone County: 8.638 %Polk County: 8.048 %Pope County: 5.979 %Ramsey County: 8.571 %Red Lake County: 4.762 %Redwood County: 7.407 %Renville County: 5.841 %Rice County: 8.14 %Rock County: 7.377 %Roseau County: 9.402 %St. Louis County: 6.237 %Scott County: 11.616 %Sherburne County: 10.739 %Sibley County: 6.003 %Stearns County: 6.91 %Steele County: 7.692 %Stevens County: 5.034 %Swift County: 6.452 %Todd County: 8.989 %Traverse County: 3.306 %Wabasha County: 8.527 %Wadena County: 7.407 %Waseca County: 7.059 %Washington County: 10.421 %Watonwan County: 6.406 %Wilkin County: 6.711 %Winona County: 5.418 %Wright County: 11.63 %Yellow Medicine County: 7.368 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Lake of the Woods County: 13.139 %Lake of the Woods County13.139Lake County: 11.676 %Lake County11.676Wright County: 11.63 %Wright County11.63Scott County: 11.616 %Scott County11.616Carver County: 11.609 %Carver County11.609Hubbard County: 11.133 %Hubbard County11.133Lincoln County: 11.111 %Lincoln County11.111Isanti County: 10.914 %Isanti County10.914Sherburne County: 10.739 %Sherburne County10.739Anoka County: 10.527 %Anoka County10.527Washington County: 10.421 %Washington County10.421Clearwater County: 10.169 %Clearwater County10.169Becker County: 9.836 %Becker County9.836Hennepin County: 9.613 %Hennepin County9.613Roseau County: 9.402 %Roseau County9.402Le Sueur County: 9.369 %Le Sueur County9.369Dakota County: 9.325 %Dakota County9.325Dodge County: 9.29 %Dodge County9.29Pine County: 9.266 %Pine County9.266Cass County: 9.194 %Cass County9.194Aitkin County: 9.182 %Aitkin County9.182Todd County: 8.989 %Todd County8.989Itasca County: 8.863 %Itasca County8.863Nicollet County: 8.778 %Nicollet County8.778Kanabec County: 8.762 %Kanabec County8.762Pipestone County: 8.638 %Pipestone County8.638Koochiching County: 8.575 %Koochiching County8.575Ramsey County: 8.571 %Ramsey County8.571Norman County: 8.563 %Norman County8.563Beltrami County: 8.536 %Beltrami County8.536Wabasha County: 8.527 %Wabasha County8.527Grant County: 8.427 %Grant County8.427Fillmore County: 8.411 %Fillmore County8.411Benton County: 8.349 %Benton County8.349Carlton County: 8.263 %Carlton County8.263Olmsted County: 8.237 %Olmsted County8.237Murray County: 8.209 %Murray County8.209Rice County: 8.14 %Rice County8.14Crow Wing County: 8.053 %Crow Wing County8.053Polk County: 8.048 %Polk County8.048Lake of the Woods County: 13.139 %Lake of the Woods County13.139Lake County: 11.676 %Lake County11.676Wright County: 11.63 %Wright County11.63Scott County: 11.616 %Scott County11.616Carver County: 11.609 %Carver County11.609Hubbard County: 11.133 %Hubbard County11.133Lincoln County: 11.111 %Lincoln County11.111Isanti County: 10.914 %Isanti County10.914Sherburne County: 10.739 %Sherburne County10.739Anoka County: 10.527 %Anoka County10.527Washington County: 10.421 %Washington County10.421Clearwater County: 10.169 %Clearwater County10.169Becker County: 9.836 %Becker County9.836Hennepin County: 9.613 %Hennepin County9.613Roseau County: 9.402 %Roseau County9.402Le Sueur County: 9.369 %Le Sueur County9.369Dakota County: 9.325 %Dakota County9.325Dodge County: 9.29 %Dodge County9.29Pine County: 9.266 %Pine County9.266Cass County: 9.194 %Cass County9.194Aitkin County: 9.182 %Aitkin County9.182Todd County: 8.989 %Todd County8.989Itasca County: 8.863 %Itasca County8.863Nicollet County: 8.778 %Nicollet County8.778Kanabec County: 8.762 %Kanabec County8.762Pipestone County: 8.638 %Pipestone County8.638Koochiching County: 8.575 %Koochiching County8.575Ramsey County: 8.571 %Ramsey County8.571Norman County: 8.563 %Norman County8.563Beltrami County: 8.536 %Beltrami County8.536Wabasha County: 8.527 %Wabasha County8.527Grant County: 8.427 %Grant County8.427Fillmore County: 8.411 %Fillmore County8.411Benton County: 8.349 %Benton County8.349Carlton County: 8.263 %Carlton County8.263Olmsted County: 8.237 %Olmsted County8.237Murray County: 8.209 %Murray County8.209Rice County: 8.14 %Rice County8.14Crow Wing County: 8.053 %Crow Wing County8.053Polk County: 8.048 %Polk County8.048
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Lake of the Woods County13.139+8.59 pts
2Lake County11.676+7.1 pts
3Wright County11.63+1.39 pts
4Scott County11.616-0.16 pts
5Carver County11.609+1.16 pts
6Hubbard County11.133+0.09 pts
7Lincoln County11.111+3.9 pts
8Isanti County10.914+0.39 pts
9Sherburne County10.739-1.07 pts
10Anoka County10.527+0.78 pts
11Washington County10.421-0.72 pts
12Clearwater County10.169-1.29 pts
13Becker County9.836+1.21 pts
14Hennepin County9.613-0.43 pts
15Roseau County9.402+1 pts
16Le Sueur County9.369+1.13 pts
17Dakota County9.325-0.99 pts
18Dodge County9.29+0.38 pts
19Pine County9.266+0.36 pts
20Cass County9.194+2.41 pts
21Aitkin County9.182+0.07 pts
22Todd County8.989+0.81 pts
23Itasca County8.863+1.34 pts
24Nicollet County8.778+2.94 pts
25Kanabec County8.762-2.07 pts
26Pipestone County8.638+3.32 pts
27Koochiching County8.575+2 pts
28Ramsey County8.571+0.21 pts
29Norman County8.563+2.61 pts
30Beltrami County8.536+0.24 pts
31Wabasha County8.527-0.21 pts
32Grant County8.427+0.4 pts
33Fillmore County8.411+2.15 pts
34Benton County8.349-1.41 pts
35Carlton County8.263+1.56 pts
36Olmsted County8.237+0.28 pts
37Murray County8.209+2.28 pts
38Rice County8.14-1.01 pts
39Crow Wing County8.053-1.15 pts
40Polk County8.048+2.87 pts
41Otter Tail County7.989-0.79 pts
42Chisago County7.696-2.8 pts
43Steele County7.692+1.35 pts
44Kittson County7.634-0.21 pts
45Cook County7.456-0.4 pts
46Blue Earth County7.449-0.07 pts
47McLeod County7.443+0.49 pts
48Redwood County7.407-0.1 pts
48Wadena County7.407-0.7 pts
50Rock County7.377+1.6 pts
51Yellow Medicine County7.368+2.48 pts
52Clay County7.365-0.26 pts
53Big Stone County7.339-1.28 pts
54Marshall County7.328-0.48 pts
55Kandiyohi County7.182-0.04 pts
56Douglas County7.161-0.84 pts
57Waseca County7.059+0.6 pts
58Jackson County7.042-0.03 pts
59Mille Lacs County7.027-1.05 pts
60Mahnomen County7+3.08 pts
61Stearns County6.91-0.95 pts
62Mower County6.844-0.21 pts
63Freeborn County6.82+0.53 pts
64Pennington County6.818+1.18 pts
65Wilkin County6.711+2.76 pts
66Meeker County6.6-2.65 pts
67Goodhue County6.535-1.19 pts
68Swift County6.452-0.38 pts
69Chippewa County6.434+0.89 pts
69Martin County6.434+2.56 pts
71Watonwan County6.406-0.7 pts
72Morrison County6.398-2.53 pts
73Lyon County6.259-2.16 pts
74St. Louis County6.237-0.51 pts
75Nobles County6.217+0.9 pts
76Faribault County6.023+0.01 pts
77Sibley County6.003-2.3 pts
78Pope County5.979+0.07 pts
79Cottonwood County5.882+0.97 pts
80Renville County5.841-1.29 pts
81Houston County5.663+1.07 pts
82Winona County5.418-1.48 pts
83Lac qui Parle County5.348-2.04 pts
84Brown County5.072-0.4 pts
85Stevens County5.034+0.44 pts
86Red Lake County4.762-4.59 pts
87Traverse County3.306-1.61 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry 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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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/establishment-entry-rate/minnesota-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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/establishment-entry-rate/minnesota-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/minnesota-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Lake of the Woods County, with 13.139% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Traverse County, with 3.306% in 2012.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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