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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Red Lake County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2016, at 14.286%. Traverse County had the lowest, at 3.604%. The median was 7.67% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.059%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Red Lake County
Lowest3.604Traverse County
Median7.6787 counties
Minnesota9.059History

Map of counties, 2016

Aitkin County: 9.456 %Anoka County: 10.169 %Becker County: 6.004 %Beltrami County: 7.851 %Benton County: 6.427 %Big Stone County: 8.383 %Blue Earth County: 7.676 %Brown County: 6.571 %Carlton County: 7.61 %Carver County: 10.37 %Cass County: 11.765 %Chippewa County: 4.709 %Chisago County: 10.066 %Clay County: 8.725 %Clearwater County: 11.141 %Cook County: 7.623 %Cottonwood County: 4.754 %Crow Wing County: 9.919 %Dakota County: 9.588 %Dodge County: 8.356 %Douglas County: 7.289 %Faribault County: 8.19 %Fillmore County: 8.588 %Freeborn County: 6.599 %Goodhue County: 7.1 %Grant County: 9.89 %Hennepin County: 10.034 %Houston County: 5.653 %Hubbard County: 8.249 %Isanti County: 9.188 %Itasca County: 6.354 %Jackson County: 5.027 %Kanabec County: 9.311 %Kandiyohi County: 7.212 %Kittson County: 4.706 %Koochiching County: 8.38 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.789 %Lake County: 10.667 %Lake of the Woods County: 9.22 %Le Sueur County: 8.589 %Lincoln County: 5.774 %Lyon County: 6.16 %McLeod County: 6.923 %Mahnomen County: 10.05 %Marshall County: 7.175 %Martin County: 8.544 %Meeker County: 8.333 %Mille Lacs County: 8.423 %Morrison County: 6.111 %Mower County: 6.658 %Murray County: 5.1 %Nicollet County: 5.863 %Nobles County: 6.055 %Norman County: 7.67 %Olmsted County: 8.6 %Otter Tail County: 7.124 %Pennington County: 6.103 %Pine County: 6.385 %Pipestone County: 7.083 %Polk County: 5.822 %Pope County: 7.519 %Ramsey County: 9.135 %Red Lake County: 14.286 %Redwood County: 6.492 %Renville County: 5.621 %Rice County: 8.545 %Rock County: 5.21 %Roseau County: 9.537 %St. Louis County: 7.452 %Scott County: 10.951 %Sherburne County: 9.831 %Sibley County: 11.148 %Stearns County: 8.361 %Steele County: 5.115 %Stevens County: 7.117 %Swift County: 6.667 %Todd County: 8.722 %Traverse County: 3.604 %Wabasha County: 8.6 %Wadena County: 10.78 %Waseca County: 9.455 %Washington County: 11.399 %Watonwan County: 7.435 %Wilkin County: 6.711 %Winona County: 5.866 %Wright County: 9.735 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.378 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Red Lake County: 14.286 %Red Lake County14.286Cass County: 11.765 %Cass County11.765Washington County: 11.399 %Washington County11.399Sibley County: 11.148 %Sibley County11.148Clearwater County: 11.141 %Clearwater County11.141Scott County: 10.951 %Scott County10.951Wadena County: 10.78 %Wadena County10.78Lake County: 10.667 %Lake County10.667Carver County: 10.37 %Carver County10.37Anoka County: 10.169 %Anoka County10.169Chisago County: 10.066 %Chisago County10.066Mahnomen County: 10.05 %Mahnomen County10.05Hennepin County: 10.034 %Hennepin County10.034Crow Wing County: 9.919 %Crow Wing County9.919Grant County: 9.89 %Grant County9.89Sherburne County: 9.831 %Sherburne County9.831Wright County: 9.735 %Wright County9.735Dakota County: 9.588 %Dakota County9.588Roseau County: 9.537 %Roseau County9.537Aitkin County: 9.456 %Aitkin County9.456Waseca County: 9.455 %Waseca County9.455Kanabec County: 9.311 %Kanabec County9.311Lake of the Woods County: 9.22 %Lake of the Woods County9.22Isanti County: 9.188 %Isanti County9.188Ramsey County: 9.135 %Ramsey County9.135Clay County: 8.725 %Clay County8.725Todd County: 8.722 %Todd County8.722Olmsted County: 8.6 %Olmsted County8.6Wabasha County: 8.6 %Wabasha County8.6Le Sueur County: 8.589 %Le Sueur County8.589Fillmore County: 8.588 %Fillmore County8.588Rice County: 8.545 %Rice County8.545Martin County: 8.544 %Martin County8.544Mille Lacs County: 8.423 %Mille Lacs County8.423Big Stone County: 8.383 %Big Stone County8.383Koochiching County: 8.38 %Koochiching County8.38Stearns County: 8.361 %Stearns County8.361Dodge County: 8.356 %Dodge County8.356Meeker County: 8.333 %Meeker County8.333Hubbard County: 8.249 %Hubbard County8.249Red Lake County: 14.286 %Red Lake County14.286Cass County: 11.765 %Cass County11.765Washington County: 11.399 %Washington County11.399Sibley County: 11.148 %Sibley County11.148Clearwater County: 11.141 %Clearwater County11.141Scott County: 10.951 %Scott County10.951Wadena County: 10.78 %Wadena County10.78Lake County: 10.667 %Lake County10.667Carver County: 10.37 %Carver County10.37Anoka County: 10.169 %Anoka County10.169Chisago County: 10.066 %Chisago County10.066Mahnomen County: 10.05 %Mahnomen County10.05Hennepin County: 10.034 %Hennepin County10.034Crow Wing County: 9.919 %Crow Wing County9.919Grant County: 9.89 %Grant County9.89Sherburne County: 9.831 %Sherburne County9.831Wright County: 9.735 %Wright County9.735Dakota County: 9.588 %Dakota County9.588Roseau County: 9.537 %Roseau County9.537Aitkin County: 9.456 %Aitkin County9.456Waseca County: 9.455 %Waseca County9.455Kanabec County: 9.311 %Kanabec County9.311Lake of the Woods County: 9.22 %Lake of the Woods County9.22Isanti County: 9.188 %Isanti County9.188Ramsey County: 9.135 %Ramsey County9.135Clay County: 8.725 %Clay County8.725Todd County: 8.722 %Todd County8.722Olmsted County: 8.6 %Olmsted County8.6Wabasha County: 8.6 %Wabasha County8.6Le Sueur County: 8.589 %Le Sueur County8.589Fillmore County: 8.588 %Fillmore County8.588Rice County: 8.545 %Rice County8.545Martin County: 8.544 %Martin County8.544Mille Lacs County: 8.423 %Mille Lacs County8.423Big Stone County: 8.383 %Big Stone County8.383Koochiching County: 8.38 %Koochiching County8.38Stearns County: 8.361 %Stearns County8.361Dodge County: 8.356 %Dodge County8.356Meeker County: 8.333 %Meeker County8.333Hubbard County: 8.249 %Hubbard County8.249
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Red Lake County14.286+8.3 pts
2Cass County11.765+1.73 pts
3Washington County11.399+0.16 pts
4Sibley County11.148+5.54 pts
5Clearwater County11.141-1.6 pts
6Scott County10.951+0.57 pts
7Wadena County10.78+1.41 pts
8Lake County10.667+4.55 pts
9Carver County10.37+1.13 pts
10Anoka County10.169-0.15 pts
11Chisago County10.066+1.05 pts
12Mahnomen County10.05+3.05 pts
13Hennepin County10.034+0.41 pts
14Crow Wing County9.919+0.73 pts
15Grant County9.89+5.49 pts
16Sherburne County9.831-0.98 pts
17Wright County9.735+0.45 pts
18Dakota County9.588-0.7 pts
19Roseau County9.537-0.14 pts
20Aitkin County9.456+1.93 pts
21Waseca County9.455+3.11 pts
22Kanabec County9.311-2.37 pts
23Lake of the Woods County9.22+3.51 pts
24Isanti County9.188-0.72 pts
25Ramsey County9.135-0 pts
26Clay County8.725-0.58 pts
27Todd County8.722+1.73 pts
28Olmsted County8.6-0.74 pts
28Wabasha County8.6+1.78 pts
30Le Sueur County8.589+0.85 pts
31Fillmore County8.588+1.02 pts
32Rice County8.545+0.79 pts
33Martin County8.544+2.17 pts
34Mille Lacs County8.423-1.25 pts
35Big Stone County8.383+0.55 pts
36Koochiching County8.38+0.93 pts
37Stearns County8.361+1.24 pts
38Dodge County8.356-0.88 pts
39Meeker County8.333+3.17 pts
40Hubbard County8.249+0.06 pts
41Faribault County8.19+2.63 pts
42Beltrami County7.851-1.65 pts
43Blue Earth County7.676-0.05 pts
44Norman County7.67-0.76 pts
45Cook County7.623+0.94 pts
46Carlton County7.61-1.06 pts
47Pope County7.519+2.07 pts
48St. Louis County7.452+0.28 pts
49Watonwan County7.435+2.22 pts
50Douglas County7.289-0.7 pts
51Kandiyohi County7.212+0.98 pts
52Marshall County7.175+0.87 pts
53Otter Tail County7.124+0.28 pts
54Stevens County7.117+0.52 pts
55Goodhue County7.1-0.73 pts
56Pipestone County7.083-1.12 pts
57McLeod County6.923+1.19 pts
58Wilkin County6.711-0.57 pts
59Swift County6.667-1 pts
60Mower County6.658+0.95 pts
61Freeborn County6.599+1.78 pts
62Brown County6.571+0.77 pts
63Redwood County6.492-0.27 pts
64Benton County6.427-0.47 pts
65Pine County6.385-1.68 pts
66Itasca County6.354-1.68 pts
67Lyon County6.16-3.2 pts
68Morrison County6.111-2.04 pts
69Pennington County6.103-1.04 pts
70Nobles County6.055+0.73 pts
71Becker County6.004-2.91 pts
72Winona County5.866-0.13 pts
73Nicollet County5.863-2.49 pts
74Polk County5.822-0.69 pts
75Lac qui Parle County5.789+1.06 pts
76Lincoln County5.774-2.12 pts
77Houston County5.653-0.2 pts
78Renville County5.621-0.05 pts
79Yellow Medicine County5.378-0.37 pts
80Rock County5.21-3.68 pts
81Steele County5.115-0.98 pts
82Murray County5.1-3.63 pts
83Jackson County5.027-2.04 pts
84Cottonwood County4.754-1.22 pts
85Chippewa County4.709+0.14 pts
86Kittson County4.706-2.22 pts
87Traverse County3.604+0.11 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Red Lake County, with 14.286% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Traverse County, with 3.604% in 2016.

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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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