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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Clearwater County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2015, at 12.742%. Traverse County had the lowest, at 3.493%. The median was 7.525% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.948%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.742Clearwater County
Lowest3.493Traverse County
Median7.52587 counties
Minnesota8.948History

Map of counties, 2015

Aitkin County: 7.525 %Anoka County: 10.324 %Becker County: 8.918 %Beltrami County: 9.501 %Benton County: 6.892 %Big Stone County: 7.831 %Blue Earth County: 7.726 %Brown County: 5.797 %Carlton County: 8.674 %Carver County: 9.241 %Cass County: 10.038 %Chippewa County: 4.564 %Chisago County: 9.017 %Clay County: 9.306 %Clearwater County: 12.742 %Cook County: 6.682 %Cottonwood County: 5.975 %Crow Wing County: 9.187 %Dakota County: 10.283 %Dodge County: 9.235 %Douglas County: 7.99 %Faribault County: 5.556 %Fillmore County: 7.565 %Freeborn County: 4.823 %Goodhue County: 7.826 %Grant County: 4.396 %Hennepin County: 9.629 %Houston County: 5.851 %Hubbard County: 8.192 %Isanti County: 9.912 %Itasca County: 8.032 %Jackson County: 7.067 %Kanabec County: 11.676 %Kandiyohi County: 6.235 %Kittson County: 6.923 %Koochiching County: 7.45 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.724 %Lake County: 6.119 %Lake of the Woods County: 5.714 %Le Sueur County: 7.74 %Lincoln County: 7.895 %Lyon County: 9.362 %McLeod County: 5.736 %Mahnomen County: 7 %Marshall County: 6.306 %Martin County: 6.377 %Meeker County: 5.16 %Mille Lacs County: 9.669 %Morrison County: 8.153 %Mower County: 5.707 %Murray County: 8.727 %Nicollet County: 8.355 %Nobles County: 5.324 %Norman County: 8.434 %Olmsted County: 9.344 %Otter Tail County: 6.846 %Pennington County: 7.143 %Pine County: 8.068 %Pipestone County: 8.205 %Polk County: 6.512 %Pope County: 5.446 %Ramsey County: 9.137 %Red Lake County: 5.988 %Redwood County: 6.758 %Renville County: 5.667 %Rice County: 7.759 %Rock County: 8.889 %Roseau County: 9.673 %St. Louis County: 7.173 %Scott County: 10.379 %Sherburne County: 10.814 %Sibley County: 5.611 %Stearns County: 7.122 %Steele County: 6.093 %Stevens County: 6.597 %Swift County: 7.666 %Todd County: 6.996 %Traverse County: 3.493 %Wabasha County: 6.82 %Wadena County: 9.37 %Waseca County: 6.341 %Washington County: 11.237 %Watonwan County: 5.214 %Wilkin County: 7.285 %Winona County: 5.996 %Wright County: 9.287 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.743 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Clearwater County: 12.742 %Clearwater County12.742Kanabec County: 11.676 %Kanabec County11.676Washington County: 11.237 %Washington County11.237Sherburne County: 10.814 %Sherburne County10.814Scott County: 10.379 %Scott County10.379Anoka County: 10.324 %Anoka County10.324Dakota County: 10.283 %Dakota County10.283Cass County: 10.038 %Cass County10.038Isanti County: 9.912 %Isanti County9.912Roseau County: 9.673 %Roseau County9.673Mille Lacs County: 9.669 %Mille Lacs County9.669Hennepin County: 9.629 %Hennepin County9.629Beltrami County: 9.501 %Beltrami County9.501Wadena County: 9.37 %Wadena County9.37Lyon County: 9.362 %Lyon County9.362Olmsted County: 9.344 %Olmsted County9.344Clay County: 9.306 %Clay County9.306Wright County: 9.287 %Wright County9.287Carver County: 9.241 %Carver County9.241Dodge County: 9.235 %Dodge County9.235Crow Wing County: 9.187 %Crow Wing County9.187Ramsey County: 9.137 %Ramsey County9.137Chisago County: 9.017 %Chisago County9.017Becker County: 8.918 %Becker County8.918Rock County: 8.889 %Rock County8.889Murray County: 8.727 %Murray County8.727Carlton County: 8.674 %Carlton County8.674Norman County: 8.434 %Norman County8.434Nicollet County: 8.355 %Nicollet County8.355Pipestone County: 8.205 %Pipestone County8.205Hubbard County: 8.192 %Hubbard County8.192Morrison County: 8.153 %Morrison County8.153Pine County: 8.068 %Pine County8.068Itasca County: 8.032 %Itasca County8.032Douglas County: 7.99 %Douglas County7.99Lincoln County: 7.895 %Lincoln County7.895Big Stone County: 7.831 %Big Stone County7.831Goodhue County: 7.826 %Goodhue County7.826Rice County: 7.759 %Rice County7.759Le Sueur County: 7.74 %Le Sueur County7.74Clearwater County: 12.742 %Clearwater County12.742Kanabec County: 11.676 %Kanabec County11.676Washington County: 11.237 %Washington County11.237Sherburne County: 10.814 %Sherburne County10.814Scott County: 10.379 %Scott County10.379Anoka County: 10.324 %Anoka County10.324Dakota County: 10.283 %Dakota County10.283Cass County: 10.038 %Cass County10.038Isanti County: 9.912 %Isanti County9.912Roseau County: 9.673 %Roseau County9.673Mille Lacs County: 9.669 %Mille Lacs County9.669Hennepin County: 9.629 %Hennepin County9.629Beltrami County: 9.501 %Beltrami County9.501Wadena County: 9.37 %Wadena County9.37Lyon County: 9.362 %Lyon County9.362Olmsted County: 9.344 %Olmsted County9.344Clay County: 9.306 %Clay County9.306Wright County: 9.287 %Wright County9.287Carver County: 9.241 %Carver County9.241Dodge County: 9.235 %Dodge County9.235Crow Wing County: 9.187 %Crow Wing County9.187Ramsey County: 9.137 %Ramsey County9.137Chisago County: 9.017 %Chisago County9.017Becker County: 8.918 %Becker County8.918Rock County: 8.889 %Rock County8.889Murray County: 8.727 %Murray County8.727Carlton County: 8.674 %Carlton County8.674Norman County: 8.434 %Norman County8.434Nicollet County: 8.355 %Nicollet County8.355Pipestone County: 8.205 %Pipestone County8.205Hubbard County: 8.192 %Hubbard County8.192Morrison County: 8.153 %Morrison County8.153Pine County: 8.068 %Pine County8.068Itasca County: 8.032 %Itasca County8.032Douglas County: 7.99 %Douglas County7.99Lincoln County: 7.895 %Lincoln County7.895Big Stone County: 7.831 %Big Stone County7.831Goodhue County: 7.826 %Goodhue County7.826Rice County: 7.759 %Rice County7.759Le Sueur County: 7.74 %Le Sueur County7.74
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Clearwater County12.742+4.34 pts
2Kanabec County11.676+2.39 pts
3Washington County11.237+0.73 pts
4Sherburne County10.814+1.1 pts
5Scott County10.379-0.4 pts
6Anoka County10.324-0.03 pts
7Dakota County10.283+0.14 pts
8Cass County10.038+2.71 pts
9Isanti County9.912-0.37 pts
10Roseau County9.673+2.23 pts
11Mille Lacs County9.669+2.46 pts
12Hennepin County9.629-0.14 pts
13Beltrami County9.501+0.66 pts
14Wadena County9.37+1.01 pts
15Lyon County9.362+2.2 pts
16Olmsted County9.344-0.8 pts
17Clay County9.306+2.52 pts
18Wright County9.287-1.55 pts
19Carver County9.241-1.79 pts
20Dodge County9.235-1.55 pts
21Crow Wing County9.187+0.3 pts
22Ramsey County9.137+0.92 pts
23Chisago County9.017-0.16 pts
24Becker County8.918+1.1 pts
25Rock County8.889+3.57 pts
26Murray County8.727+0.92 pts
27Carlton County8.674+0.57 pts
28Norman County8.434+1 pts
29Nicollet County8.355+1.28 pts
30Pipestone County8.205+2.7 pts
31Hubbard County8.192+0.27 pts
32Morrison County8.153+1.51 pts
33Pine County8.068+0.15 pts
34Itasca County8.032+2.06 pts
35Douglas County7.99+1.3 pts
36Lincoln County7.895+1.12 pts
37Big Stone County7.831+2.38 pts
38Goodhue County7.826-1.59 pts
39Rice County7.759+0.9 pts
40Le Sueur County7.74+0.65 pts
41Blue Earth County7.726+0.63 pts
42Swift County7.666-1.15 pts
43Fillmore County7.5650 pts
44Aitkin County7.525-2.61 pts
45Koochiching County7.45+0.26 pts
46Wilkin County7.285+0.66 pts
47St. Louis County7.173+0.7 pts
48Pennington County7.143+1.02 pts
49Stearns County7.122-0.77 pts
50Jackson County7.067+0.41 pts
51Mahnomen County7-1.12 pts
52Todd County6.996+0.04 pts
53Kittson County6.923-0.08 pts
54Benton County6.892-1.25 pts
55Otter Tail County6.846-1.44 pts
56Wabasha County6.82+0.87 pts
57Redwood County6.758-3.13 pts
58Cook County6.682-1.01 pts
59Stevens County6.597+0.81 pts
60Polk County6.512-4.26 pts
61Martin County6.377-2.09 pts
62Waseca County6.341-0.48 pts
63Marshall County6.306+2.21 pts
64Kandiyohi County6.235-0.97 pts
65Lake County6.119-3.39 pts
66Steele County6.093-1.05 pts
67Winona County5.996+0.06 pts
68Red Lake County5.988-2.39 pts
69Cottonwood County5.975+0.6 pts
70Houston County5.851-0.45 pts
71Brown County5.797-0.06 pts
72Yellow Medicine County5.743-6.49 pts
73McLeod County5.736+0.12 pts
74Lake of the Woods County5.714-1.43 pts
75Mower County5.707-3.28 pts
76Renville County5.6670 pts
77Sibley County5.611+0.47 pts
78Faribault County5.556-0.44 pts
79Pope County5.446+0.3 pts
80Nobles County5.324-0.13 pts
81Watonwan County5.214-0.27 pts
82Meeker County5.16-1.4 pts
83Freeborn County4.823-2.63 pts
84Lac qui Parle County4.724-5.97 pts
85Chippewa County4.564-1.29 pts
86Grant County4.396-5.36 pts
87Traverse County3.493-1.61 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Clearwater County, with 12.742% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Traverse County, with 3.493% in 2015.

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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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