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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Washington County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2013, at 10.576%. Lac qui Parle County had the lowest, at 1.617%. The median was 7.251% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.661%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.576Washington County
Lowest1.617Lac qui Parle County
Median7.25187 counties
Minnesota8.661History

Map of counties, 2013

Aitkin County: 9.942 %Anoka County: 9.778 %Becker County: 8.408 %Beltrami County: 7.833 %Benton County: 7.659 %Big Stone County: 7.879 %Blue Earth County: 5.517 %Brown County: 4.672 %Carlton County: 7.251 %Carver County: 10.46 %Cass County: 9.263 %Chippewa County: 5.622 %Chisago County: 9.858 %Clay County: 8.33 %Clearwater County: 7.887 %Cook County: 7.191 %Cottonwood County: 4.71 %Crow Wing County: 8.85 %Dakota County: 9.524 %Dodge County: 7.671 %Douglas County: 8.434 %Faribault County: 6.888 %Fillmore County: 6.119 %Freeborn County: 4.506 %Goodhue County: 5.115 %Grant County: 7.735 %Hennepin County: 9.97 %Houston County: 5.447 %Hubbard County: 9.073 %Isanti County: 10.285 %Itasca County: 5.762 %Jackson County: 7.343 %Kanabec County: 7.336 %Kandiyohi County: 7.528 %Kittson County: 4.633 %Koochiching County: 4.52 %Lac qui Parle County: 1.617 %Lake County: 3.371 %Lake of the Woods County: 5 %Le Sueur County: 7.513 %Lincoln County: 5.076 %Lyon County: 6.625 %McLeod County: 6.011 %Mahnomen County: 4.061 %Marshall County: 5.333 %Martin County: 5.054 %Meeker County: 5.51 %Mille Lacs County: 6.159 %Morrison County: 8.087 %Mower County: 6.142 %Murray County: 5.243 %Nicollet County: 6.379 %Nobles County: 5.81 %Norman County: 9.907 %Olmsted County: 9.205 %Otter Tail County: 8.584 %Pennington County: 8.192 %Pine County: 7.619 %Pipestone County: 6.408 %Polk County: 8.396 %Pope County: 4.23 %Ramsey County: 8.325 %Red Lake County: 4.908 %Redwood County: 8.762 %Renville County: 5.875 %Rice County: 8.672 %Rock County: 4.462 %Roseau County: 7.345 %St. Louis County: 6.538 %Scott County: 10.432 %Sherburne County: 9.926 %Sibley County: 8.347 %Stearns County: 6.999 %Steele County: 4.973 %Stevens County: 6.419 %Swift County: 6.082 %Todd County: 6.68 %Traverse County: 7.595 %Wabasha County: 7.797 %Wadena County: 9.94 %Waseca County: 4.808 %Washington County: 10.576 %Watonwan County: 4.685 %Wilkin County: 8.725 %Winona County: 7.185 %Wright County: 10.496 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.367 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Washington County: 10.576 %Washington County10.576Wright County: 10.496 %Wright County10.496Carver County: 10.46 %Carver County10.46Scott County: 10.432 %Scott County10.432Isanti County: 10.285 %Isanti County10.285Hennepin County: 9.97 %Hennepin County9.97Aitkin County: 9.942 %Aitkin County9.942Wadena County: 9.94 %Wadena County9.94Sherburne County: 9.926 %Sherburne County9.926Norman County: 9.907 %Norman County9.907Chisago County: 9.858 %Chisago County9.858Anoka County: 9.778 %Anoka County9.778Dakota County: 9.524 %Dakota County9.524Cass County: 9.263 %Cass County9.263Olmsted County: 9.205 %Olmsted County9.205Hubbard County: 9.073 %Hubbard County9.073Crow Wing County: 8.85 %Crow Wing County8.85Redwood County: 8.762 %Redwood County8.762Wilkin County: 8.725 %Wilkin County8.725Rice County: 8.672 %Rice County8.672Otter Tail County: 8.584 %Otter Tail County8.584Douglas County: 8.434 %Douglas County8.434Becker County: 8.408 %Becker County8.408Polk County: 8.396 %Polk County8.396Sibley County: 8.347 %Sibley County8.347Clay County: 8.33 %Clay County8.33Ramsey County: 8.325 %Ramsey County8.325Pennington County: 8.192 %Pennington County8.192Morrison County: 8.087 %Morrison County8.087Clearwater County: 7.887 %Clearwater County7.887Big Stone County: 7.879 %Big Stone County7.879Beltrami County: 7.833 %Beltrami County7.833Wabasha County: 7.797 %Wabasha County7.797Grant County: 7.735 %Grant County7.735Dodge County: 7.671 %Dodge County7.671Benton County: 7.659 %Benton County7.659Pine County: 7.619 %Pine County7.619Traverse County: 7.595 %Traverse County7.595Kandiyohi County: 7.528 %Kandiyohi County7.528Le Sueur County: 7.513 %Le Sueur County7.513Washington County: 10.576 %Washington County10.576Wright County: 10.496 %Wright County10.496Carver County: 10.46 %Carver County10.46Scott County: 10.432 %Scott County10.432Isanti County: 10.285 %Isanti County10.285Hennepin County: 9.97 %Hennepin County9.97Aitkin County: 9.942 %Aitkin County9.942Wadena County: 9.94 %Wadena County9.94Sherburne County: 9.926 %Sherburne County9.926Norman County: 9.907 %Norman County9.907Chisago County: 9.858 %Chisago County9.858Anoka County: 9.778 %Anoka County9.778Dakota County: 9.524 %Dakota County9.524Cass County: 9.263 %Cass County9.263Olmsted County: 9.205 %Olmsted County9.205Hubbard County: 9.073 %Hubbard County9.073Crow Wing County: 8.85 %Crow Wing County8.85Redwood County: 8.762 %Redwood County8.762Wilkin County: 8.725 %Wilkin County8.725Rice County: 8.672 %Rice County8.672Otter Tail County: 8.584 %Otter Tail County8.584Douglas County: 8.434 %Douglas County8.434Becker County: 8.408 %Becker County8.408Polk County: 8.396 %Polk County8.396Sibley County: 8.347 %Sibley County8.347Clay County: 8.33 %Clay County8.33Ramsey County: 8.325 %Ramsey County8.325Pennington County: 8.192 %Pennington County8.192Morrison County: 8.087 %Morrison County8.087Clearwater County: 7.887 %Clearwater County7.887Big Stone County: 7.879 %Big Stone County7.879Beltrami County: 7.833 %Beltrami County7.833Wabasha County: 7.797 %Wabasha County7.797Grant County: 7.735 %Grant County7.735Dodge County: 7.671 %Dodge County7.671Benton County: 7.659 %Benton County7.659Pine County: 7.619 %Pine County7.619Traverse County: 7.595 %Traverse County7.595Kandiyohi County: 7.528 %Kandiyohi County7.528Le Sueur County: 7.513 %Le Sueur County7.513
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Washington County10.576+0.16 pts
2Wright County10.496-1.13 pts
3Carver County10.46-1.15 pts
4Scott County10.432-1.18 pts
5Isanti County10.285-0.63 pts
6Hennepin County9.97+0.36 pts
7Aitkin County9.942+0.76 pts
8Wadena County9.94+2.53 pts
9Sherburne County9.926-0.81 pts
10Norman County9.907+1.34 pts
11Chisago County9.858+2.16 pts
12Anoka County9.778-0.75 pts
13Dakota County9.524+0.2 pts
14Cass County9.263+0.07 pts
15Olmsted County9.205+0.97 pts
16Hubbard County9.073-2.06 pts
17Crow Wing County8.85+0.8 pts
18Redwood County8.762+1.36 pts
19Wilkin County8.725+2.01 pts
20Rice County8.672+0.53 pts
21Otter Tail County8.584+0.59 pts
22Douglas County8.434+1.27 pts
23Becker County8.408-1.43 pts
24Polk County8.396+0.35 pts
25Sibley County8.347+2.34 pts
26Clay County8.33+0.96 pts
27Ramsey County8.325-0.25 pts
28Pennington County8.192+1.37 pts
29Morrison County8.087+1.69 pts
30Clearwater County7.887-2.28 pts
31Big Stone County7.879+0.54 pts
32Beltrami County7.833-0.7 pts
33Wabasha County7.797-0.73 pts
34Grant County7.735-0.69 pts
35Dodge County7.671-1.62 pts
36Benton County7.659-0.69 pts
37Pine County7.619-1.65 pts
38Traverse County7.595+4.29 pts
39Kandiyohi County7.528+0.35 pts
40Le Sueur County7.513-1.86 pts
41Roseau County7.345-2.06 pts
42Jackson County7.343+0.3 pts
43Kanabec County7.336-1.43 pts
44Carlton County7.251-1.01 pts
45Cook County7.191-0.27 pts
46Winona County7.185+1.77 pts
47Stearns County6.999+0.09 pts
48Faribault County6.888+0.87 pts
49Todd County6.68-2.31 pts
50Lyon County6.625+0.37 pts
51St. Louis County6.538+0.3 pts
52Stevens County6.419+1.38 pts
53Pipestone County6.408-2.23 pts
54Nicollet County6.379-2.4 pts
55Mille Lacs County6.159-0.87 pts
56Mower County6.142-0.7 pts
57Fillmore County6.119-2.29 pts
58Swift County6.082-0.37 pts
59McLeod County6.011-1.43 pts
60Renville County5.875+0.03 pts
61Nobles County5.81-0.41 pts
62Itasca County5.762-3.1 pts
63Chippewa County5.622-0.81 pts
64Blue Earth County5.517-1.93 pts
65Meeker County5.51-1.09 pts
66Houston County5.447-0.22 pts
67Yellow Medicine County5.367-2 pts
68Marshall County5.333-2 pts
69Murray County5.243-2.97 pts
70Goodhue County5.115-1.42 pts
71Lincoln County5.076-6.04 pts
72Martin County5.054-1.38 pts
73Lake of the Woods County5-8.14 pts
74Steele County4.973-2.72 pts
75Red Lake County4.908+0.15 pts
76Waseca County4.808-2.25 pts
77Cottonwood County4.71-1.17 pts
78Watonwan County4.685-1.72 pts
79Brown County4.672-0.4 pts
80Kittson County4.633-3 pts
81Koochiching County4.52-4.05 pts
82Freeborn County4.506-2.31 pts
83Rock County4.462-2.92 pts
84Pope County4.23-1.75 pts
85Mahnomen County4.061-2.94 pts
86Lake County3.371-8.3 pts
87Lac qui Parle County1.617-3.73 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Washington County, with 10.576% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lac qui Parle County, with 1.617% in 2013.

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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