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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Chisago County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2021, at 12.743%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.409%. The median was 7.393% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.233%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.743Chisago County
Lowest3.409Lincoln County
Median7.39387 counties
Minnesota9.233History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 7.174 %Anoka County: 10.425 %Becker County: 9.313 %Beltrami County: 8.511 %Benton County: 7.282 %Big Stone County: 4.834 %Blue Earth County: 6.641 %Brown County: 7.212 %Carlton County: 8.71 %Carver County: 11.856 %Cass County: 10.335 %Chippewa County: 6.358 %Chisago County: 12.743 %Clay County: 9.133 %Clearwater County: 9.222 %Cook County: 12.108 %Cottonwood County: 7.256 %Crow Wing County: 8.304 %Dakota County: 9.969 %Dodge County: 8.439 %Douglas County: 7.023 %Faribault County: 6.319 %Fillmore County: 7.615 %Freeborn County: 7.252 %Goodhue County: 7.662 %Grant County: 3.9 %Hennepin County: 10.357 %Houston County: 7.046 %Hubbard County: 9.2 %Isanti County: 11.477 %Itasca County: 7.603 %Jackson County: 6.026 %Kanabec County: 9.006 %Kandiyohi County: 6.64 %Kittson County: 7.813 %Koochiching County: 6.686 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.085 %Lake County: 9.872 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.942 %Le Sueur County: 9.436 %Lincoln County: 3.409 %Lyon County: 6.37 %McLeod County: 7.805 %Mahnomen County: 9.677 %Marshall County: 6.849 %Martin County: 4.834 %Meeker County: 6.157 %Mille Lacs County: 7.184 %Morrison County: 7.779 %Mower County: 4.515 %Murray County: 3.704 %Nicollet County: 7.097 %Nobles County: 6.654 %Norman County: 6.231 %Olmsted County: 8.168 %Otter Tail County: 8.468 %Pennington County: 4.762 %Pine County: 11.37 %Pipestone County: 5.042 %Polk County: 5.802 %Pope County: 6.745 %Ramsey County: 9.267 %Red Lake County: 7.407 %Redwood County: 5.92 %Renville County: 8.088 %Rice County: 7.876 %Rock County: 7.364 %Roseau County: 6.362 %St. Louis County: 6.768 %Scott County: 11.386 %Sherburne County: 12.332 %Sibley County: 8.065 %Stearns County: 6.558 %Steele County: 8.157 %Stevens County: 5.829 %Swift County: 6.104 %Todd County: 6.793 %Traverse County: 7.512 %Wabasha County: 8.835 %Wadena County: 6.897 %Waseca County: 4.506 %Washington County: 11.554 %Watonwan County: 8.791 %Wilkin County: 7.246 %Winona County: 7.393 %Wright County: 9.695 %Yellow Medicine County: 4.938 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Chisago County: 12.743 %Chisago County12.743Sherburne County: 12.332 %Sherburne County12.332Cook County: 12.108 %Cook County12.108Carver County: 11.856 %Carver County11.856Washington County: 11.554 %Washington County11.554Isanti County: 11.477 %Isanti County11.477Scott County: 11.386 %Scott County11.386Pine County: 11.37 %Pine County11.37Anoka County: 10.425 %Anoka County10.425Hennepin County: 10.357 %Hennepin County10.357Cass County: 10.335 %Cass County10.335Dakota County: 9.969 %Dakota County9.969Lake County: 9.872 %Lake County9.872Wright County: 9.695 %Wright County9.695Mahnomen County: 9.677 %Mahnomen County9.677Le Sueur County: 9.436 %Le Sueur County9.436Becker County: 9.313 %Becker County9.313Ramsey County: 9.267 %Ramsey County9.267Clearwater County: 9.222 %Clearwater County9.222Hubbard County: 9.2 %Hubbard County9.2Clay County: 9.133 %Clay County9.133Kanabec County: 9.006 %Kanabec County9.006Wabasha County: 8.835 %Wabasha County8.835Watonwan County: 8.791 %Watonwan County8.791Carlton County: 8.71 %Carlton County8.71Beltrami County: 8.511 %Beltrami County8.511Otter Tail County: 8.468 %Otter Tail County8.468Dodge County: 8.439 %Dodge County8.439Crow Wing County: 8.304 %Crow Wing County8.304Olmsted County: 8.168 %Olmsted County8.168Steele County: 8.157 %Steele County8.157Renville County: 8.088 %Renville County8.088Sibley County: 8.065 %Sibley County8.065Lake of the Woods County: 7.942 %Lake of the Woods County7.942Rice County: 7.876 %Rice County7.876Kittson County: 7.813 %Kittson County7.813McLeod County: 7.805 %McLeod County7.805Morrison County: 7.779 %Morrison County7.779Goodhue County: 7.662 %Goodhue County7.662Fillmore County: 7.615 %Fillmore County7.615Chisago County: 12.743 %Chisago County12.743Sherburne County: 12.332 %Sherburne County12.332Cook County: 12.108 %Cook County12.108Carver County: 11.856 %Carver County11.856Washington County: 11.554 %Washington County11.554Isanti County: 11.477 %Isanti County11.477Scott County: 11.386 %Scott County11.386Pine County: 11.37 %Pine County11.37Anoka County: 10.425 %Anoka County10.425Hennepin County: 10.357 %Hennepin County10.357Cass County: 10.335 %Cass County10.335Dakota County: 9.969 %Dakota County9.969Lake County: 9.872 %Lake County9.872Wright County: 9.695 %Wright County9.695Mahnomen County: 9.677 %Mahnomen County9.677Le Sueur County: 9.436 %Le Sueur County9.436Becker County: 9.313 %Becker County9.313Ramsey County: 9.267 %Ramsey County9.267Clearwater County: 9.222 %Clearwater County9.222Hubbard County: 9.2 %Hubbard County9.2Clay County: 9.133 %Clay County9.133Kanabec County: 9.006 %Kanabec County9.006Wabasha County: 8.835 %Wabasha County8.835Watonwan County: 8.791 %Watonwan County8.791Carlton County: 8.71 %Carlton County8.71Beltrami County: 8.511 %Beltrami County8.511Otter Tail County: 8.468 %Otter Tail County8.468Dodge County: 8.439 %Dodge County8.439Crow Wing County: 8.304 %Crow Wing County8.304Olmsted County: 8.168 %Olmsted County8.168Steele County: 8.157 %Steele County8.157Renville County: 8.088 %Renville County8.088Sibley County: 8.065 %Sibley County8.065Lake of the Woods County: 7.942 %Lake of the Woods County7.942Rice County: 7.876 %Rice County7.876Kittson County: 7.813 %Kittson County7.813McLeod County: 7.805 %McLeod County7.805Morrison County: 7.779 %Morrison County7.779Goodhue County: 7.662 %Goodhue County7.662Fillmore County: 7.615 %Fillmore County7.615
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Chisago County12.743+3.75 pts
2Sherburne County12.332+1.9 pts
3Cook County12.108+6.91 pts
4Carver County11.856+2.6 pts
5Washington County11.554+0.94 pts
6Isanti County11.477+2.13 pts
7Scott County11.386+2.22 pts
8Pine County11.37+5.34 pts
9Anoka County10.425+1.13 pts
10Hennepin County10.357+1.3 pts
11Cass County10.335+1.55 pts
12Dakota County9.969+0.95 pts
13Lake County9.872+3.33 pts
14Wright County9.695+1.44 pts
15Mahnomen County9.677+4.36 pts
16Le Sueur County9.436+2.79 pts
17Becker County9.313+0.41 pts
18Ramsey County9.267+0.51 pts
19Clearwater County9.222+3.73 pts
20Hubbard County9.2+2.01 pts
21Clay County9.133+1.14 pts
22Kanabec County9.006-0.59 pts
23Wabasha County8.835+1.76 pts
24Watonwan County8.791+2.93 pts
25Carlton County8.71+1.88 pts
26Beltrami County8.511+2.29 pts
27Otter Tail County8.468+1.34 pts
28Dodge County8.439+1.46 pts
29Crow Wing County8.304+0.75 pts
30Olmsted County8.168-0.52 pts
31Steele County8.157+1.75 pts
32Renville County8.088+3 pts
33Sibley County8.065-3.6 pts
34Lake of the Woods County7.942+3.63 pts
35Rice County7.876+0.98 pts
36Kittson County7.813+1.51 pts
37McLeod County7.805+1.9 pts
38Morrison County7.779+1.67 pts
39Goodhue County7.662+1.09 pts
40Fillmore County7.615+1.62 pts
41Itasca County7.603+0.71 pts
42Traverse County7.512+1.85 pts
43Red Lake County7.407+1.23 pts
44Winona County7.393+1.46 pts
45Rock County7.364+0.77 pts
46Benton County7.282+1.29 pts
47Cottonwood County7.256+2.28 pts
48Freeborn County7.252+0.48 pts
49Wilkin County7.246-0.87 pts
50Brown County7.212+2.22 pts
51Mille Lacs County7.184+1.53 pts
52Aitkin County7.174-2.6 pts
53Nicollet County7.097+1.25 pts
54Houston County7.046+0.21 pts
55Douglas County7.023+0.93 pts
56Wadena County6.897+1.51 pts
57Marshall County6.849-1.58 pts
58Todd County6.793-1.63 pts
59St. Louis County6.768-0.18 pts
60Pope County6.745-1.2 pts
61Koochiching County6.686+1.31 pts
62Nobles County6.654+2.06 pts
63Blue Earth County6.641-0.56 pts
64Kandiyohi County6.64+1.44 pts
65Stearns County6.558-0.03 pts
66Lyon County6.37-1.63 pts
67Roseau County6.362-0.28 pts
68Chippewa County6.358+0.43 pts
69Faribault County6.319+0.59 pts
70Norman County6.231-1.25 pts
71Meeker County6.157-2.41 pts
72Swift County6.104+0.37 pts
73Jackson County6.026-0.75 pts
74Redwood County5.92-0.09 pts
75Stevens County5.829-0.67 pts
76Polk County5.802-0.86 pts
77Lac qui Parle County5.085-1.58 pts
78Pipestone County5.042-3.47 pts
79Yellow Medicine County4.938-1 pts
80Big Stone County4.834-3.65 pts
80Martin County4.834+1.13 pts
82Pennington County4.762-0.77 pts
83Mower County4.515-2.07 pts
84Waseca County4.506-1.37 pts
85Grant County3.9-5.65 pts
86Murray County3.704-1.5 pts
87Lincoln County3.409-2.12 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Chisago County, with 12.743% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lincoln County, with 3.409% in 2021.

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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