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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Waseca County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2019, at 13.049%. Traverse County had the lowest, at 3.756%. The median was 7.178% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.037%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.049Waseca County
Lowest3.756Traverse County
Median7.17887 counties
Minnesota8.037History

Map of counties, 2019

Aitkin County: 7.225 %Anoka County: 9.106 %Becker County: 6.392 %Beltrami County: 7.509 %Benton County: 7.64 %Big Stone County: 6.079 %Blue Earth County: 6.795 %Brown County: 6.583 %Carlton County: 7.712 %Carver County: 8.718 %Cass County: 7.616 %Chippewa County: 6.137 %Chisago County: 9.581 %Clay County: 8.778 %Clearwater County: 7.732 %Cook County: 9.186 %Cottonwood County: 7.055 %Crow Wing County: 7.099 %Dakota County: 8.154 %Dodge County: 8.552 %Douglas County: 6.083 %Faribault County: 7.923 %Fillmore County: 5.123 %Freeborn County: 6.164 %Goodhue County: 7.01 %Grant County: 8.571 %Hennepin County: 8.647 %Houston County: 8.044 %Hubbard County: 7.122 %Isanti County: 10.256 %Itasca County: 6.867 %Jackson County: 6.754 %Kanabec County: 11.786 %Kandiyohi County: 5.284 %Kittson County: 5.426 %Koochiching County: 5.841 %Lac qui Parle County: 8.914 %Lake County: 6.262 %Lake of the Woods County: 5.634 %Le Sueur County: 8.198 %Lincoln County: 8.31 %Lyon County: 5.285 %McLeod County: 6.908 %Mahnomen County: 8.377 %Marshall County: 8.153 %Martin County: 5.282 %Meeker County: 7.178 %Mille Lacs County: 8.199 %Morrison County: 7.147 %Mower County: 7.861 %Murray County: 4.314 %Nicollet County: 6.688 %Nobles County: 5.647 %Norman County: 5.59 %Olmsted County: 9.035 %Otter Tail County: 7.656 %Pennington County: 4.956 %Pine County: 8.824 %Pipestone County: 9.524 %Polk County: 6.829 %Pope County: 5.944 %Ramsey County: 8.126 %Red Lake County: 8.75 %Redwood County: 5.505 %Renville County: 8.623 %Rice County: 7.38 %Rock County: 7.322 %Roseau County: 6.137 %St. Louis County: 7.173 %Scott County: 9.223 %Sherburne County: 9.643 %Sibley County: 7.668 %Stearns County: 6.014 %Steele County: 6.908 %Stevens County: 6.093 %Swift County: 5.787 %Todd County: 7.4 %Traverse County: 3.756 %Wabasha County: 6.897 %Wadena County: 5.801 %Waseca County: 13.049 %Washington County: 8.765 %Watonwan County: 7.38 %Wilkin County: 6.618 %Winona County: 6.191 %Wright County: 9.019 %Yellow Medicine County: 4.152 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Waseca County: 13.049 %Waseca County13.049Kanabec County: 11.786 %Kanabec County11.786Isanti County: 10.256 %Isanti County10.256Sherburne County: 9.643 %Sherburne County9.643Chisago County: 9.581 %Chisago County9.581Pipestone County: 9.524 %Pipestone County9.524Scott County: 9.223 %Scott County9.223Cook County: 9.186 %Cook County9.186Anoka County: 9.106 %Anoka County9.106Olmsted County: 9.035 %Olmsted County9.035Wright County: 9.019 %Wright County9.019Lac qui Parle County: 8.914 %Lac qui Parle County8.914Pine County: 8.824 %Pine County8.824Clay County: 8.778 %Clay County8.778Washington County: 8.765 %Washington County8.765Red Lake County: 8.75 %Red Lake County8.75Carver County: 8.718 %Carver County8.718Hennepin County: 8.647 %Hennepin County8.647Renville County: 8.623 %Renville County8.623Grant County: 8.571 %Grant County8.571Dodge County: 8.552 %Dodge County8.552Mahnomen County: 8.377 %Mahnomen County8.377Lincoln County: 8.31 %Lincoln County8.31Mille Lacs County: 8.199 %Mille Lacs County8.199Le Sueur County: 8.198 %Le Sueur County8.198Dakota County: 8.154 %Dakota County8.154Marshall County: 8.153 %Marshall County8.153Ramsey County: 8.126 %Ramsey County8.126Houston County: 8.044 %Houston County8.044Faribault County: 7.923 %Faribault County7.923Mower County: 7.861 %Mower County7.861Clearwater County: 7.732 %Clearwater County7.732Carlton County: 7.712 %Carlton County7.712Sibley County: 7.668 %Sibley County7.668Otter Tail County: 7.656 %Otter Tail County7.656Benton County: 7.64 %Benton County7.64Cass County: 7.616 %Cass County7.616Beltrami County: 7.509 %Beltrami County7.509Todd County: 7.4 %Todd County7.4Rice County: 7.38 %Rice County7.38Waseca County: 13.049 %Waseca County13.049Kanabec County: 11.786 %Kanabec County11.786Isanti County: 10.256 %Isanti County10.256Sherburne County: 9.643 %Sherburne County9.643Chisago County: 9.581 %Chisago County9.581Pipestone County: 9.524 %Pipestone County9.524Scott County: 9.223 %Scott County9.223Cook County: 9.186 %Cook County9.186Anoka County: 9.106 %Anoka County9.106Olmsted County: 9.035 %Olmsted County9.035Wright County: 9.019 %Wright County9.019Lac qui Parle County: 8.914 %Lac qui Parle County8.914Pine County: 8.824 %Pine County8.824Clay County: 8.778 %Clay County8.778Washington County: 8.765 %Washington County8.765Red Lake County: 8.75 %Red Lake County8.75Carver County: 8.718 %Carver County8.718Hennepin County: 8.647 %Hennepin County8.647Renville County: 8.623 %Renville County8.623Grant County: 8.571 %Grant County8.571Dodge County: 8.552 %Dodge County8.552Mahnomen County: 8.377 %Mahnomen County8.377Lincoln County: 8.31 %Lincoln County8.31Mille Lacs County: 8.199 %Mille Lacs County8.199Le Sueur County: 8.198 %Le Sueur County8.198Dakota County: 8.154 %Dakota County8.154Marshall County: 8.153 %Marshall County8.153Ramsey County: 8.126 %Ramsey County8.126Houston County: 8.044 %Houston County8.044Faribault County: 7.923 %Faribault County7.923Mower County: 7.861 %Mower County7.861Clearwater County: 7.732 %Clearwater County7.732Carlton County: 7.712 %Carlton County7.712Sibley County: 7.668 %Sibley County7.668Otter Tail County: 7.656 %Otter Tail County7.656Benton County: 7.64 %Benton County7.64Cass County: 7.616 %Cass County7.616Beltrami County: 7.509 %Beltrami County7.509Todd County: 7.4 %Todd County7.4Rice County: 7.38 %Rice County7.38
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Waseca County13.049+7.47 pts
2Kanabec County11.786+1.2 pts
3Isanti County10.256+0.92 pts
4Sherburne County9.643+0.63 pts
5Chisago County9.581+0.21 pts
6Pipestone County9.524+3.99 pts
7Scott County9.223-0.27 pts
8Cook County9.186-4.64 pts
9Anoka County9.106+0.03 pts
10Olmsted County9.035+1.49 pts
11Wright County9.019+0.63 pts
12Lac qui Parle County8.914+4.46 pts
13Pine County8.824+2.28 pts
14Clay County8.778+1.05 pts
15Washington County8.765-0.35 pts
16Red Lake County8.75n/a
17Carver County8.718+0.58 pts
18Hennepin County8.647-0.08 pts
19Renville County8.623+2.21 pts
20Grant County8.571+4.14 pts
21Dodge County8.552-0.89 pts
22Mahnomen County8.377+1.09 pts
23Lincoln County8.31+3.93 pts
24Mille Lacs County8.199-0.09 pts
25Le Sueur County8.198+2.38 pts
26Dakota County8.154-0.12 pts
27Marshall County8.153+2.41 pts
28Ramsey County8.126+0.1 pts
29Houston County8.044+2.22 pts
30Faribault County7.923+0.49 pts
31Mower County7.861+2.16 pts
32Clearwater County7.732-1.01 pts
33Carlton County7.712+1.28 pts
34Sibley County7.668-2.22 pts
35Otter Tail County7.656+1.66 pts
36Benton County7.64+0.82 pts
37Cass County7.616-0.57 pts
38Beltrami County7.509-0.94 pts
39Todd County7.4+1.27 pts
40Rice County7.38+1.5 pts
40Watonwan County7.38+2.2 pts
42Rock County7.322-0.46 pts
43Aitkin County7.225+0.87 pts
44Meeker County7.178-2.07 pts
45St. Louis County7.173+1.06 pts
46Morrison County7.147-1.47 pts
47Hubbard County7.122-2.94 pts
48Crow Wing County7.099-0.04 pts
49Cottonwood County7.055-1.74 pts
50Goodhue County7.01+1 pts
51McLeod County6.908+1.02 pts
51Steele County6.908+0.56 pts
53Wabasha County6.897+0.39 pts
54Itasca County6.867-1.07 pts
55Polk County6.829+1.55 pts
56Blue Earth County6.795-0.41 pts
57Jackson County6.754+0.77 pts
58Nicollet County6.688-1.26 pts
59Wilkin County6.618+4.5 pts
60Brown County6.583+0.08 pts
61Becker County6.392-0.89 pts
62Lake County6.262+0.69 pts
63Winona County6.191-0.18 pts
64Freeborn County6.164-0.1 pts
65Chippewa County6.137+1.76 pts
65Roseau County6.137-0.62 pts
67Stevens County6.093+0.02 pts
68Douglas County6.083+0.21 pts
69Big Stone County6.079+2.51 pts
70Stearns County6.014-0.44 pts
71Pope County5.944-0.59 pts
72Koochiching County5.841+0.25 pts
73Wadena County5.801-2.98 pts
74Swift County5.787+1.82 pts
75Nobles County5.647-2.56 pts
76Lake of the Woods County5.634-5 pts
77Norman County5.59+0.08 pts
78Redwood County5.505-1.9 pts
79Kittson County5.426-3.2 pts
80Lyon County5.285-4.1 pts
81Kandiyohi County5.284-1 pts
82Martin County5.282-1.22 pts
83Fillmore County5.123+0.28 pts
84Pennington County4.956-2.25 pts
85Murray County4.314+0.47 pts
86Yellow Medicine County4.152-4.45 pts
87Traverse County3.756-1.83 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Waseca County, with 13.049% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Traverse County, with 3.756% in 2019.

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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