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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Cass County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2017, at 11.087%. Nobles County had the lowest, at 3.975%. The median was 7.384% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.593%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.087Cass County
Lowest3.975Nobles County
Median7.38487 counties
Minnesota8.593History

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 7.407 %Anoka County: 9.462 %Becker County: 6.417 %Beltrami County: 7.921 %Benton County: 8.02 %Big Stone County: 8.26 %Blue Earth County: 7.178 %Brown County: 6.945 %Carlton County: 6.172 %Carver County: 9.385 %Cass County: 11.087 %Chippewa County: 8.779 %Chisago County: 8.414 %Clay County: 8.616 %Clearwater County: 8.808 %Cook County: 9.821 %Cottonwood County: 7.063 %Crow Wing County: 8.221 %Dakota County: 8.928 %Dodge County: 8.864 %Douglas County: 8.629 %Faribault County: 5.645 %Fillmore County: 6.648 %Freeborn County: 5.26 %Goodhue County: 7.877 %Grant County: 6.417 %Hennepin County: 9.837 %Houston County: 7.084 %Hubbard County: 7.927 %Isanti County: 8.295 %Itasca County: 8.023 %Jackson County: 6.593 %Kanabec County: 6.015 %Kandiyohi County: 6.659 %Kittson County: 4.762 %Koochiching County: 5.801 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.826 %Lake County: 7.491 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.042 %Le Sueur County: 8.981 %Lincoln County: 6.878 %Lyon County: 8.564 %McLeod County: 5.105 %Mahnomen County: 6.091 %Marshall County: 6.005 %Martin County: 5.918 %Meeker County: 8.848 %Mille Lacs County: 7.843 %Morrison County: 6.692 %Mower County: 4.897 %Murray County: 6.792 %Nicollet County: 9.508 %Nobles County: 3.975 %Norman County: 4.79 %Olmsted County: 7.675 %Otter Tail County: 9.022 %Pennington County: 7.345 %Pine County: 9.401 %Pipestone County: 9.539 %Polk County: 5.9 %Pope County: 5.045 %Ramsey County: 8.485 %Red Lake County: 4.678 %Redwood County: 7.692 %Renville County: 7.485 %Rice County: 7.236 %Rock County: 6.387 %Roseau County: 7.032 %St. Louis County: 6.388 %Scott County: 10.157 %Sherburne County: 8.61 %Sibley County: 7.384 %Stearns County: 7.719 %Steele County: 5.999 %Stevens County: 5.396 %Swift County: 6.394 %Todd County: 8.54 %Traverse County: 7.273 %Wabasha County: 7.43 %Wadena County: 6.63 %Waseca County: 8.303 %Washington County: 9.689 %Watonwan County: 7.692 %Wilkin County: 6.826 %Winona County: 7.123 %Wright County: 9.558 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.424 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Cass County: 11.087 %Cass County11.087Scott County: 10.157 %Scott County10.157Hennepin County: 9.837 %Hennepin County9.837Cook County: 9.821 %Cook County9.821Washington County: 9.689 %Washington County9.689Wright County: 9.558 %Wright County9.558Pipestone County: 9.539 %Pipestone County9.539Nicollet County: 9.508 %Nicollet County9.508Anoka County: 9.462 %Anoka County9.462Pine County: 9.401 %Pine County9.401Carver County: 9.385 %Carver County9.385Otter Tail County: 9.022 %Otter Tail County9.022Le Sueur County: 8.981 %Le Sueur County8.981Dakota County: 8.928 %Dakota County8.928Dodge County: 8.864 %Dodge County8.864Meeker County: 8.848 %Meeker County8.848Clearwater County: 8.808 %Clearwater County8.808Chippewa County: 8.779 %Chippewa County8.779Douglas County: 8.629 %Douglas County8.629Clay County: 8.616 %Clay County8.616Sherburne County: 8.61 %Sherburne County8.61Lyon County: 8.564 %Lyon County8.564Todd County: 8.54 %Todd County8.54Ramsey County: 8.485 %Ramsey County8.485Chisago County: 8.414 %Chisago County8.414Waseca County: 8.303 %Waseca County8.303Isanti County: 8.295 %Isanti County8.295Big Stone County: 8.26 %Big Stone County8.26Crow Wing County: 8.221 %Crow Wing County8.221Itasca County: 8.023 %Itasca County8.023Benton County: 8.02 %Benton County8.02Hubbard County: 7.927 %Hubbard County7.927Beltrami County: 7.921 %Beltrami County7.921Goodhue County: 7.877 %Goodhue County7.877Mille Lacs County: 7.843 %Mille Lacs County7.843Stearns County: 7.719 %Stearns County7.719Redwood County: 7.692 %Redwood County7.692Watonwan County: 7.692 %Watonwan County7.692Olmsted County: 7.675 %Olmsted County7.675Lake County: 7.491 %Lake County7.491Cass County: 11.087 %Cass County11.087Scott County: 10.157 %Scott County10.157Hennepin County: 9.837 %Hennepin County9.837Cook County: 9.821 %Cook County9.821Washington County: 9.689 %Washington County9.689Wright County: 9.558 %Wright County9.558Pipestone County: 9.539 %Pipestone County9.539Nicollet County: 9.508 %Nicollet County9.508Anoka County: 9.462 %Anoka County9.462Pine County: 9.401 %Pine County9.401Carver County: 9.385 %Carver County9.385Otter Tail County: 9.022 %Otter Tail County9.022Le Sueur County: 8.981 %Le Sueur County8.981Dakota County: 8.928 %Dakota County8.928Dodge County: 8.864 %Dodge County8.864Meeker County: 8.848 %Meeker County8.848Clearwater County: 8.808 %Clearwater County8.808Chippewa County: 8.779 %Chippewa County8.779Douglas County: 8.629 %Douglas County8.629Clay County: 8.616 %Clay County8.616Sherburne County: 8.61 %Sherburne County8.61Lyon County: 8.564 %Lyon County8.564Todd County: 8.54 %Todd County8.54Ramsey County: 8.485 %Ramsey County8.485Chisago County: 8.414 %Chisago County8.414Waseca County: 8.303 %Waseca County8.303Isanti County: 8.295 %Isanti County8.295Big Stone County: 8.26 %Big Stone County8.26Crow Wing County: 8.221 %Crow Wing County8.221Itasca County: 8.023 %Itasca County8.023Benton County: 8.02 %Benton County8.02Hubbard County: 7.927 %Hubbard County7.927Beltrami County: 7.921 %Beltrami County7.921Goodhue County: 7.877 %Goodhue County7.877Mille Lacs County: 7.843 %Mille Lacs County7.843Stearns County: 7.719 %Stearns County7.719Redwood County: 7.692 %Redwood County7.692Watonwan County: 7.692 %Watonwan County7.692Olmsted County: 7.675 %Olmsted County7.675Lake County: 7.491 %Lake County7.491
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Cass County11.087-0.68 pts
2Scott County10.157-0.79 pts
3Hennepin County9.837-0.2 pts
4Cook County9.821+2.2 pts
5Washington County9.689-1.71 pts
6Wright County9.558-0.18 pts
7Pipestone County9.539+2.46 pts
8Nicollet County9.508+3.64 pts
9Anoka County9.462-0.71 pts
10Pine County9.401+3.02 pts
11Carver County9.385-0.98 pts
12Otter Tail County9.022+1.9 pts
13Le Sueur County8.981+0.39 pts
14Dakota County8.928-0.66 pts
15Dodge County8.864+0.51 pts
16Meeker County8.848+0.52 pts
17Clearwater County8.808-2.33 pts
18Chippewa County8.779+4.07 pts
19Douglas County8.629+1.34 pts
20Clay County8.616-0.11 pts
21Sherburne County8.61-1.22 pts
22Lyon County8.564+2.4 pts
23Todd County8.54-0.18 pts
24Ramsey County8.485-0.65 pts
25Chisago County8.414-1.65 pts
26Waseca County8.303-1.15 pts
27Isanti County8.295-0.89 pts
28Big Stone County8.26-0.12 pts
29Crow Wing County8.221-1.7 pts
30Itasca County8.023+1.67 pts
31Benton County8.02+1.59 pts
32Hubbard County7.927-0.32 pts
33Beltrami County7.921+0.07 pts
34Goodhue County7.877+0.78 pts
35Mille Lacs County7.843-0.58 pts
36Stearns County7.719-0.64 pts
37Redwood County7.692+1.2 pts
37Watonwan County7.692+0.26 pts
39Olmsted County7.675-0.92 pts
40Lake County7.491-3.18 pts
41Renville County7.485+1.86 pts
42Wabasha County7.43-1.17 pts
43Aitkin County7.407-2.05 pts
44Sibley County7.384-3.76 pts
45Pennington County7.345+1.24 pts
46Traverse County7.273+3.67 pts
47Rice County7.236-1.31 pts
48Blue Earth County7.178-0.5 pts
49Winona County7.123+1.26 pts
50Houston County7.084+1.43 pts
51Cottonwood County7.063+2.31 pts
52Lake of the Woods County7.042-2.18 pts
53Roseau County7.032-2.51 pts
54Brown County6.945+0.37 pts
55Lincoln County6.878+1.1 pts
56Wilkin County6.826+0.11 pts
57Murray County6.792+1.69 pts
58Morrison County6.692+0.58 pts
59Kandiyohi County6.659-0.55 pts
60Fillmore County6.648-1.94 pts
61Wadena County6.63-4.15 pts
62Jackson County6.593+1.57 pts
63Becker County6.417+0.41 pts
63Grant County6.417-3.47 pts
65Swift County6.394-0.27 pts
66St. Louis County6.388-1.06 pts
67Rock County6.387+1.18 pts
68Carlton County6.172-1.44 pts
69Mahnomen County6.091-3.96 pts
70Kanabec County6.015-3.3 pts
71Marshall County6.005-1.17 pts
72Steele County5.999+0.88 pts
73Martin County5.918-2.63 pts
74Polk County5.9+0.08 pts
75Koochiching County5.801-2.58 pts
76Faribault County5.645-2.54 pts
77Yellow Medicine County5.424+0.05 pts
78Stevens County5.396-1.72 pts
79Freeborn County5.26-1.34 pts
80McLeod County5.105-1.82 pts
81Pope County5.045-2.47 pts
82Mower County4.897-1.76 pts
83Lac qui Parle County4.826-0.96 pts
84Norman County4.79-2.88 pts
85Kittson County4.762+0.06 pts
86Red Lake County4.678-9.61 pts
87Nobles County3.975-2.08 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cass County, with 11.087% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Nobles County, with 3.975% in 2017.

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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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