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Counties in Minnesota by establishment entry rate

Cook County had the highest establishment entry rate of 87 counties in 2022, at 14.468%. Big Stone County had the lowest, at 1.846%. The median was 8.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.793%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.468Cook County
Lowest1.846Big Stone County
Median8.287 counties
Minnesota9.793History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 9.209 %Anoka County: 11.286 %Becker County: 8.573 %Beltrami County: 7.394 %Benton County: 7.706 %Big Stone County: 1.846 %Blue Earth County: 7.198 %Brown County: 6.429 %Carlton County: 9.926 %Carver County: 10.691 %Cass County: 9.939 %Chippewa County: 7.482 %Chisago County: 10.078 %Clay County: 8.06 %Clearwater County: 7.514 %Cook County: 14.468 %Cottonwood County: 5.797 %Crow Wing County: 10.027 %Dakota County: 10.457 %Dodge County: 8.926 %Douglas County: 8.445 %Faribault County: 7.479 %Fillmore County: 8.35 %Freeborn County: 7.807 %Goodhue County: 8.202 %Grant County: 11.019 %Hennepin County: 10.776 %Houston County: 6.267 %Hubbard County: 11.328 %Isanti County: 12.663 %Itasca County: 7.841 %Jackson County: 6.107 %Kanabec County: 11.355 %Kandiyohi County: 8.069 %Kittson County: 10.769 %Koochiching County: 4.783 %Lac qui Parle County: 6.215 %Lake County: 12.297 %Lake of the Woods County: 6.522 %Le Sueur County: 8.354 %Lincoln County: 6.358 %Lyon County: 5.997 %McLeod County: 7.259 %Mahnomen County: 7.65 %Marshall County: 8.145 %Martin County: 5.091 %Meeker County: 8.713 %Mille Lacs County: 9.593 %Morrison County: 9.096 %Mower County: 7.133 %Murray County: 6.709 %Nicollet County: 10.04 %Nobles County: 7.449 %Norman County: 6.25 %Olmsted County: 9.609 %Otter Tail County: 8.736 %Pennington County: 7.541 %Pine County: 9.264 %Pipestone County: 4.181 %Polk County: 7.504 %Pope County: 7.602 %Ramsey County: 10.117 %Red Lake County: 7.407 %Redwood County: 7.709 %Renville County: 8.029 %Rice County: 8.382 %Rock County: 8.413 %Roseau County: 9.576 %St. Louis County: 7.936 %Scott County: 12.088 %Sherburne County: 10.324 %Sibley County: 9.841 %Stearns County: 7.823 %Steele County: 6.349 %Stevens County: 11.348 %Swift County: 8.618 %Todd County: 8.2 %Traverse County: 6.452 %Wabasha County: 9.514 %Wadena County: 8.87 %Waseca County: 8.895 %Washington County: 11.601 %Watonwan County: 4.412 %Wilkin County: 6.593 %Winona County: 6.939 %Wright County: 10.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 7.447 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Cook County: 14.468 %Cook County14.468Isanti County: 12.663 %Isanti County12.663Lake County: 12.297 %Lake County12.297Scott County: 12.088 %Scott County12.088Washington County: 11.601 %Washington County11.601Kanabec County: 11.355 %Kanabec County11.355Stevens County: 11.348 %Stevens County11.348Hubbard County: 11.328 %Hubbard County11.328Anoka County: 11.286 %Anoka County11.286Grant County: 11.019 %Grant County11.019Wright County: 10.8 %Wright County10.8Hennepin County: 10.776 %Hennepin County10.776Kittson County: 10.769 %Kittson County10.769Carver County: 10.691 %Carver County10.691Dakota County: 10.457 %Dakota County10.457Sherburne County: 10.324 %Sherburne County10.324Ramsey County: 10.117 %Ramsey County10.117Chisago County: 10.078 %Chisago County10.078Nicollet County: 10.04 %Nicollet County10.04Crow Wing County: 10.027 %Crow Wing County10.027Cass County: 9.939 %Cass County9.939Carlton County: 9.926 %Carlton County9.926Sibley County: 9.841 %Sibley County9.841Olmsted County: 9.609 %Olmsted County9.609Mille Lacs County: 9.593 %Mille Lacs County9.593Roseau County: 9.576 %Roseau County9.576Wabasha County: 9.514 %Wabasha County9.514Pine County: 9.264 %Pine County9.264Aitkin County: 9.209 %Aitkin County9.209Morrison County: 9.096 %Morrison County9.096Dodge County: 8.926 %Dodge County8.926Waseca County: 8.895 %Waseca County8.895Wadena County: 8.87 %Wadena County8.87Otter Tail County: 8.736 %Otter Tail County8.736Meeker County: 8.713 %Meeker County8.713Swift County: 8.618 %Swift County8.618Becker County: 8.573 %Becker County8.573Douglas County: 8.445 %Douglas County8.445Rock County: 8.413 %Rock County8.413Rice County: 8.382 %Rice County8.382Cook County: 14.468 %Cook County14.468Isanti County: 12.663 %Isanti County12.663Lake County: 12.297 %Lake County12.297Scott County: 12.088 %Scott County12.088Washington County: 11.601 %Washington County11.601Kanabec County: 11.355 %Kanabec County11.355Stevens County: 11.348 %Stevens County11.348Hubbard County: 11.328 %Hubbard County11.328Anoka County: 11.286 %Anoka County11.286Grant County: 11.019 %Grant County11.019Wright County: 10.8 %Wright County10.8Hennepin County: 10.776 %Hennepin County10.776Kittson County: 10.769 %Kittson County10.769Carver County: 10.691 %Carver County10.691Dakota County: 10.457 %Dakota County10.457Sherburne County: 10.324 %Sherburne County10.324Ramsey County: 10.117 %Ramsey County10.117Chisago County: 10.078 %Chisago County10.078Nicollet County: 10.04 %Nicollet County10.04Crow Wing County: 10.027 %Crow Wing County10.027Cass County: 9.939 %Cass County9.939Carlton County: 9.926 %Carlton County9.926Sibley County: 9.841 %Sibley County9.841Olmsted County: 9.609 %Olmsted County9.609Mille Lacs County: 9.593 %Mille Lacs County9.593Roseau County: 9.576 %Roseau County9.576Wabasha County: 9.514 %Wabasha County9.514Pine County: 9.264 %Pine County9.264Aitkin County: 9.209 %Aitkin County9.209Morrison County: 9.096 %Morrison County9.096Dodge County: 8.926 %Dodge County8.926Waseca County: 8.895 %Waseca County8.895Wadena County: 8.87 %Wadena County8.87Otter Tail County: 8.736 %Otter Tail County8.736Meeker County: 8.713 %Meeker County8.713Swift County: 8.618 %Swift County8.618Becker County: 8.573 %Becker County8.573Douglas County: 8.445 %Douglas County8.445Rock County: 8.413 %Rock County8.413Rice County: 8.382 %Rice County8.382
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cook County14.468+2.36 pts
2Isanti County12.663+1.19 pts
3Lake County12.297+2.43 pts
4Scott County12.088+0.7 pts
5Washington County11.601+0.05 pts
6Kanabec County11.355+2.35 pts
7Stevens County11.348+5.52 pts
8Hubbard County11.328+2.13 pts
9Anoka County11.286+0.86 pts
10Grant County11.019+7.12 pts
11Wright County10.8+1.11 pts
12Hennepin County10.776+0.42 pts
13Kittson County10.769+2.96 pts
14Carver County10.691-1.16 pts
15Dakota County10.457+0.49 pts
16Sherburne County10.324-2.01 pts
17Ramsey County10.117+0.85 pts
18Chisago County10.078-2.67 pts
19Nicollet County10.04+2.94 pts
20Crow Wing County10.027+1.72 pts
21Cass County9.939-0.4 pts
22Carlton County9.926+1.22 pts
23Sibley County9.841+1.78 pts
24Olmsted County9.609+1.44 pts
25Mille Lacs County9.593+2.41 pts
26Roseau County9.576+3.21 pts
27Wabasha County9.514+0.68 pts
28Pine County9.264-2.11 pts
29Aitkin County9.209+2.03 pts
30Morrison County9.096+1.32 pts
31Dodge County8.926+0.49 pts
32Waseca County8.895+4.39 pts
33Wadena County8.87+1.97 pts
34Otter Tail County8.736+0.27 pts
35Meeker County8.713+2.56 pts
36Swift County8.618+2.51 pts
37Becker County8.573-0.74 pts
38Douglas County8.445+1.42 pts
39Rock County8.413+1.05 pts
40Rice County8.382+0.51 pts
41Le Sueur County8.354-1.08 pts
42Fillmore County8.35+0.73 pts
43Goodhue County8.202+0.54 pts
44Todd County8.2+1.41 pts
45Marshall County8.145+1.3 pts
46Kandiyohi County8.069+1.43 pts
47Clay County8.06-1.07 pts
48Renville County8.029-0.06 pts
49St. Louis County7.936+1.17 pts
50Itasca County7.841+0.24 pts
51Stearns County7.823+1.27 pts
52Freeborn County7.807+0.56 pts
53Redwood County7.709+1.79 pts
54Benton County7.706+0.42 pts
55Mahnomen County7.65-2.03 pts
56Pope County7.602+0.86 pts
57Pennington County7.541+2.78 pts
58Clearwater County7.514-1.71 pts
59Polk County7.504+1.7 pts
60Chippewa County7.482+1.12 pts
61Faribault County7.479+1.16 pts
62Nobles County7.449+0.79 pts
63Yellow Medicine County7.447+2.51 pts
64Red Lake County7.4070 pts
65Beltrami County7.394-1.12 pts
66McLeod County7.259-0.55 pts
67Blue Earth County7.198+0.56 pts
68Mower County7.133+2.62 pts
69Winona County6.939-0.45 pts
70Murray County6.709+3 pts
71Wilkin County6.593-0.65 pts
72Lake of the Woods County6.522-1.42 pts
73Traverse County6.452-1.06 pts
74Brown County6.429-0.78 pts
75Lincoln County6.358+2.95 pts
76Steele County6.349-1.81 pts
77Houston County6.267-0.78 pts
78Norman County6.25+0.02 pts
79Lac qui Parle County6.215+1.13 pts
80Jackson County6.107+0.08 pts
81Lyon County5.997-0.37 pts
82Cottonwood County5.797-1.46 pts
83Martin County5.091+0.26 pts
84Koochiching County4.783-1.9 pts
85Watonwan County4.412-4.38 pts
86Pipestone County4.181-0.86 pts
87Big Stone County1.846-2.99 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cook County, with 14.468% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Big Stone County, with 1.846% in 2022.

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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