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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Sibley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2020, at 11.669%. Martin County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 6.644% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.248%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.669Sibley County
Lowest3.7Martin County
Median6.64487 counties
Minnesota8.248History

Map of counties, 2020

Aitkin County: 9.77 %Anoka County: 9.3 %Becker County: 8.908 %Beltrami County: 6.216 %Benton County: 5.99 %Big Stone County: 8.485 %Blue Earth County: 7.199 %Brown County: 4.993 %Carlton County: 6.828 %Carver County: 9.259 %Cass County: 8.788 %Chippewa County: 5.924 %Chisago County: 8.996 %Clay County: 7.997 %Clearwater County: 5.495 %Cook County: 5.195 %Cottonwood County: 4.977 %Crow Wing County: 7.558 %Dakota County: 9.021 %Dodge County: 6.983 %Douglas County: 6.09 %Faribault County: 5.73 %Fillmore County: 5.994 %Freeborn County: 6.768 %Goodhue County: 6.574 %Grant County: 9.551 %Hennepin County: 9.054 %Houston County: 6.831 %Hubbard County: 7.186 %Isanti County: 9.352 %Itasca County: 6.893 %Jackson County: 6.78 %Kanabec County: 9.594 %Kandiyohi County: 5.203 %Kittson County: 6.299 %Koochiching County: 5.375 %Lac qui Parle County: 6.667 %Lake County: 6.545 %Lake of the Woods County: 4.317 %Le Sueur County: 6.644 %Lincoln County: 5.525 %Lyon County: 7.995 %McLeod County: 5.906 %Mahnomen County: 5.319 %Marshall County: 8.431 %Martin County: 3.7 %Meeker County: 8.566 %Mille Lacs County: 5.65 %Morrison County: 6.111 %Mower County: 6.583 %Murray County: 5.2 %Nicollet County: 5.849 %Nobles County: 4.591 %Norman County: 7.477 %Olmsted County: 8.689 %Otter Tail County: 7.131 %Pennington County: 5.531 %Pine County: 6.026 %Pipestone County: 8.511 %Polk County: 6.662 %Pope County: 7.941 %Ramsey County: 8.754 %Red Lake County: 6.173 %Redwood County: 6.01 %Renville County: 5.085 %Rice County: 6.897 %Rock County: 6.589 %Roseau County: 6.639 %St. Louis County: 6.944 %Scott County: 9.166 %Sherburne County: 10.428 %Sibley County: 11.669 %Stearns County: 6.59 %Steele County: 6.403 %Stevens County: 6.498 %Swift County: 5.735 %Todd County: 8.425 %Traverse County: 5.66 %Wabasha County: 7.078 %Wadena County: 5.39 %Waseca County: 5.875 %Washington County: 10.617 %Watonwan County: 5.861 %Wilkin County: 8.118 %Winona County: 5.929 %Wright County: 8.255 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.934 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Sibley County: 11.669 %Sibley County11.669Washington County: 10.617 %Washington County10.617Sherburne County: 10.428 %Sherburne County10.428Aitkin County: 9.77 %Aitkin County9.77Kanabec County: 9.594 %Kanabec County9.594Grant County: 9.551 %Grant County9.551Isanti County: 9.352 %Isanti County9.352Anoka County: 9.3 %Anoka County9.3Carver County: 9.259 %Carver County9.259Scott County: 9.166 %Scott County9.166Hennepin County: 9.054 %Hennepin County9.054Dakota County: 9.021 %Dakota County9.021Chisago County: 8.996 %Chisago County8.996Becker County: 8.908 %Becker County8.908Cass County: 8.788 %Cass County8.788Ramsey County: 8.754 %Ramsey County8.754Olmsted County: 8.689 %Olmsted County8.689Meeker County: 8.566 %Meeker County8.566Pipestone County: 8.511 %Pipestone County8.511Big Stone County: 8.485 %Big Stone County8.485Marshall County: 8.431 %Marshall County8.431Todd County: 8.425 %Todd County8.425Wright County: 8.255 %Wright County8.255Wilkin County: 8.118 %Wilkin County8.118Clay County: 7.997 %Clay County7.997Lyon County: 7.995 %Lyon County7.995Pope County: 7.941 %Pope County7.941Crow Wing County: 7.558 %Crow Wing County7.558Norman County: 7.477 %Norman County7.477Blue Earth County: 7.199 %Blue Earth County7.199Hubbard County: 7.186 %Hubbard County7.186Otter Tail County: 7.131 %Otter Tail County7.131Wabasha County: 7.078 %Wabasha County7.078Dodge County: 6.983 %Dodge County6.983St. Louis County: 6.944 %St. Louis County6.944Rice County: 6.897 %Rice County6.897Itasca County: 6.893 %Itasca County6.893Houston County: 6.831 %Houston County6.831Carlton County: 6.828 %Carlton County6.828Jackson County: 6.78 %Jackson County6.78Sibley County: 11.669 %Sibley County11.669Washington County: 10.617 %Washington County10.617Sherburne County: 10.428 %Sherburne County10.428Aitkin County: 9.77 %Aitkin County9.77Kanabec County: 9.594 %Kanabec County9.594Grant County: 9.551 %Grant County9.551Isanti County: 9.352 %Isanti County9.352Anoka County: 9.3 %Anoka County9.3Carver County: 9.259 %Carver County9.259Scott County: 9.166 %Scott County9.166Hennepin County: 9.054 %Hennepin County9.054Dakota County: 9.021 %Dakota County9.021Chisago County: 8.996 %Chisago County8.996Becker County: 8.908 %Becker County8.908Cass County: 8.788 %Cass County8.788Ramsey County: 8.754 %Ramsey County8.754Olmsted County: 8.689 %Olmsted County8.689Meeker County: 8.566 %Meeker County8.566Pipestone County: 8.511 %Pipestone County8.511Big Stone County: 8.485 %Big Stone County8.485Marshall County: 8.431 %Marshall County8.431Todd County: 8.425 %Todd County8.425Wright County: 8.255 %Wright County8.255Wilkin County: 8.118 %Wilkin County8.118Clay County: 7.997 %Clay County7.997Lyon County: 7.995 %Lyon County7.995Pope County: 7.941 %Pope County7.941Crow Wing County: 7.558 %Crow Wing County7.558Norman County: 7.477 %Norman County7.477Blue Earth County: 7.199 %Blue Earth County7.199Hubbard County: 7.186 %Hubbard County7.186Otter Tail County: 7.131 %Otter Tail County7.131Wabasha County: 7.078 %Wabasha County7.078Dodge County: 6.983 %Dodge County6.983St. Louis County: 6.944 %St. Louis County6.944Rice County: 6.897 %Rice County6.897Itasca County: 6.893 %Itasca County6.893Houston County: 6.831 %Houston County6.831Carlton County: 6.828 %Carlton County6.828Jackson County: 6.78 %Jackson County6.78
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Sibley County11.669+4 pts
2Washington County10.617+1.85 pts
3Sherburne County10.428+0.79 pts
4Aitkin County9.77+2.54 pts
5Kanabec County9.594-2.19 pts
6Grant County9.551+0.98 pts
7Isanti County9.352-0.9 pts
8Anoka County9.3+0.19 pts
9Carver County9.259+0.54 pts
10Scott County9.166-0.06 pts
11Hennepin County9.054+0.41 pts
12Dakota County9.021+0.87 pts
13Chisago County8.996-0.58 pts
14Becker County8.908+2.52 pts
15Cass County8.788+1.17 pts
16Ramsey County8.754+0.63 pts
17Olmsted County8.689-0.35 pts
18Meeker County8.566+1.39 pts
19Pipestone County8.511-1.01 pts
20Big Stone County8.485+2.41 pts
21Marshall County8.431+0.28 pts
22Todd County8.425+1.03 pts
23Wright County8.255-0.76 pts
24Wilkin County8.118+1.5 pts
25Clay County7.997-0.78 pts
26Lyon County7.995+2.71 pts
27Pope County7.941+2 pts
28Crow Wing County7.558+0.46 pts
29Norman County7.477+1.89 pts
30Blue Earth County7.199+0.4 pts
31Hubbard County7.186+0.06 pts
32Otter Tail County7.131-0.52 pts
33Wabasha County7.078+0.18 pts
34Dodge County6.983-1.57 pts
35St. Louis County6.944-0.23 pts
36Rice County6.897-0.48 pts
37Itasca County6.893+0.03 pts
38Houston County6.831-1.21 pts
39Carlton County6.828-0.88 pts
40Jackson County6.78+0.03 pts
41Freeborn County6.768+0.6 pts
42Lac qui Parle County6.667-2.25 pts
43Polk County6.662-0.17 pts
44Le Sueur County6.644-1.55 pts
45Roseau County6.639+0.5 pts
46Stearns County6.59+0.58 pts
47Rock County6.589-0.73 pts
48Mower County6.583-1.28 pts
49Goodhue County6.574-0.44 pts
50Lake County6.545+0.28 pts
51Stevens County6.498+0.41 pts
52Steele County6.403-0.51 pts
53Kittson County6.299+0.87 pts
54Beltrami County6.216-1.29 pts
55Red Lake County6.173-2.58 pts
56Morrison County6.111-1.04 pts
57Douglas County6.09+0.01 pts
58Pine County6.026-2.8 pts
59Redwood County6.01+0.5 pts
60Fillmore County5.994+0.87 pts
61Benton County5.99-1.65 pts
62Yellow Medicine County5.934+1.78 pts
63Winona County5.929-0.26 pts
64Chippewa County5.924-0.21 pts
65McLeod County5.906-1 pts
66Waseca County5.875-7.17 pts
67Watonwan County5.861-1.52 pts
68Nicollet County5.849-0.84 pts
69Swift County5.735-0.05 pts
70Faribault County5.73-2.19 pts
71Traverse County5.66+1.9 pts
72Mille Lacs County5.65-2.55 pts
73Pennington County5.531+0.57 pts
74Lincoln County5.525-2.79 pts
75Clearwater County5.495-2.24 pts
76Wadena County5.39-0.41 pts
77Koochiching County5.375-0.47 pts
78Mahnomen County5.319-3.06 pts
79Kandiyohi County5.203-0.08 pts
80Murray County5.2+0.89 pts
81Cook County5.195-3.99 pts
82Renville County5.085-3.54 pts
83Brown County4.993-1.59 pts
84Cottonwood County4.977-2.08 pts
85Nobles County4.591-1.06 pts
86Lake of the Woods County4.317-1.32 pts
87Martin County3.7-1.58 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Sibley County, with 11.669% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Martin County, with 3.7% in 2020.

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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