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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate, 2023

Jackson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 86 counties in 2023, at 11.605%. Stevens County had the lowest, at 3.407%. The median was 7.677% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.592%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.605Jackson County
Lowest3.407Stevens County
Median7.67786 counties
Minnesota8.592History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 9.524 %Anoka County: 9.513 %Becker County: 8.789 %Beltrami County: 6.962 %Benton County: 6.147 %Big Stone County: 5.063 %Blue Earth County: 6.574 %Brown County: 8.227 %Carlton County: 7.131 %Carver County: 7.821 %Cass County: 10.163 %Chippewa County: 7.815 %Chisago County: 9.395 %Clay County: 8.167 %Clearwater County: 6.414 %Cook County: 8.316 %Cottonwood County: 3.934 %Crow Wing County: 8.169 %Dakota County: 9.307 %Dodge County: 8.47 %Douglas County: 6.891 %Faribault County: 10.719 %Fillmore County: 8.342 %Freeborn County: 7.03 %Goodhue County: 8.624 %Grant County: 6.522 %Hennepin County: 9.716 %Houston County: 9.154 %Hubbard County: 9.99 %Isanti County: 7.339 %Itasca County: 6.753 %Jackson County: 11.605 %Kanabec County: 10.969 %Kandiyohi County: 6.452 %Kittson County: 6.13 %Koochiching County: 8.084 %Lac qui Parle County: 6.78 %Lake County: 7.343 %Lake of the Woods County: 11.194 %Le Sueur County: 7.805 %Lincoln County: 6.322 %Lyon County: 7.471 %McLeod County: 5.478 %Mahnomen County: 10.112 %Marshall County: 10.046 %Martin County: 4.554 %Meeker County: 7.647 %Mille Lacs County: 8.173 %Morrison County: 7.394 %Mower County: 6.617 %Murray County: 6.625 %Nicollet County: 6.472 %Nobles County: 7.505 %Norman County: 10.726 %Olmsted County: 7.405 %Otter Tail County: 8.066 %Pennington County: 5.381 %Pine County: 11.429 %Pipestone County: 5.923 %Polk County: 7.441 %Pope County: 10.866 %Ramsey County: 8.702 %Red Lake County: 6.369 %Redwood County: 7.568 %Renville County: 5.03 %Rice County: 5.665 %Rock County: 7.707 %Roseau County: 7.775 %St. Louis County: 7.366 %Scott County: 9.003 %Sherburne County: 9.336 %Sibley County: 8.917 %Stearns County: 6.792 %Steele County: 5.373 %Stevens County: 3.407 %Swift County: 7.928 %Todd County: 6.733 %Wabasha County: 7.48 %Wadena County: 8.646 %Waseca County: 8.906 %Washington County: 9.666 %Watonwan County: 6.343 %Wilkin County: 5.166 %Winona County: 6.315 %Wright County: 9.321 %Yellow Medicine County: 9.643 %
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%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Jackson County: 11.605 %Jackson County11.605Pine County: 11.429 %Pine County11.429Lake of the Woods County: 11.194 %Lake of the Woods County11.194Kanabec County: 10.969 %Kanabec County10.969Pope County: 10.866 %Pope County10.866Norman County: 10.726 %Norman County10.726Faribault County: 10.719 %Faribault County10.719Cass County: 10.163 %Cass County10.163Mahnomen County: 10.112 %Mahnomen County10.112Marshall County: 10.046 %Marshall County10.046Hubbard County: 9.99 %Hubbard County9.99Hennepin County: 9.716 %Hennepin County9.716Washington County: 9.666 %Washington County9.666Yellow Medicine County: 9.643 %Yellow Medicine County9.643Aitkin County: 9.524 %Aitkin County9.524Anoka County: 9.513 %Anoka County9.513Chisago County: 9.395 %Chisago County9.395Sherburne County: 9.336 %Sherburne County9.336Wright County: 9.321 %Wright County9.321Dakota County: 9.307 %Dakota County9.307Houston County: 9.154 %Houston County9.154Scott County: 9.003 %Scott County9.003Sibley County: 8.917 %Sibley County8.917Waseca County: 8.906 %Waseca County8.906Becker County: 8.789 %Becker County8.789Ramsey County: 8.702 %Ramsey County8.702Wadena County: 8.646 %Wadena County8.646Goodhue County: 8.624 %Goodhue County8.624Dodge County: 8.47 %Dodge County8.47Fillmore County: 8.342 %Fillmore County8.342Cook County: 8.316 %Cook County8.316Brown County: 8.227 %Brown County8.227Mille Lacs County: 8.173 %Mille Lacs County8.173Crow Wing County: 8.169 %Crow Wing County8.169Clay County: 8.167 %Clay County8.167Koochiching County: 8.084 %Koochiching County8.084Otter Tail County: 8.066 %Otter Tail County8.066Swift County: 7.928 %Swift County7.928Carver County: 7.821 %Carver County7.821Chippewa County: 7.815 %Chippewa County7.815Jackson County: 11.605 %Jackson County11.605Pine County: 11.429 %Pine County11.429Lake of the Woods County: 11.194 %Lake of the Woods County11.194Kanabec County: 10.969 %Kanabec County10.969Pope County: 10.866 %Pope County10.866Norman County: 10.726 %Norman County10.726Faribault County: 10.719 %Faribault County10.719Cass County: 10.163 %Cass County10.163Mahnomen County: 10.112 %Mahnomen County10.112Marshall County: 10.046 %Marshall County10.046Hubbard County: 9.99 %Hubbard County9.99Hennepin County: 9.716 %Hennepin County9.716Washington County: 9.666 %Washington County9.666Yellow Medicine County: 9.643 %Yellow Medicine County9.643Aitkin County: 9.524 %Aitkin County9.524Anoka County: 9.513 %Anoka County9.513Chisago County: 9.395 %Chisago County9.395Sherburne County: 9.336 %Sherburne County9.336Wright County: 9.321 %Wright County9.321Dakota County: 9.307 %Dakota County9.307Houston County: 9.154 %Houston County9.154Scott County: 9.003 %Scott County9.003Sibley County: 8.917 %Sibley County8.917Waseca County: 8.906 %Waseca County8.906Becker County: 8.789 %Becker County8.789Ramsey County: 8.702 %Ramsey County8.702Wadena County: 8.646 %Wadena County8.646Goodhue County: 8.624 %Goodhue County8.624Dodge County: 8.47 %Dodge County8.47Fillmore County: 8.342 %Fillmore County8.342Cook County: 8.316 %Cook County8.316Brown County: 8.227 %Brown County8.227Mille Lacs County: 8.173 %Mille Lacs County8.173Crow Wing County: 8.169 %Crow Wing County8.169Clay County: 8.167 %Clay County8.167Koochiching County: 8.084 %Koochiching County8.084Otter Tail County: 8.066 %Otter Tail County8.066Swift County: 7.928 %Swift County7.928Carver County: 7.821 %Carver County7.821Chippewa County: 7.815 %Chippewa County7.815
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jackson County11.605+2.45 pts
2Pine County11.429+2.35 pts
3Lake of the Woods County11.194+3.22 pts
4Kanabec County10.969+4.01 pts
5Pope County10.866+5.6 pts
6Norman County10.726+4.48 pts
7Faribault County10.719+2.69 pts
8Cass County10.163+2.27 pts
9Mahnomen County10.112-3 pts
10Marshall County10.046+1.9 pts
11Hubbard County9.99+2.18 pts
12Hennepin County9.716-0.45 pts
13Washington County9.666+0.23 pts
14Yellow Medicine County9.643+2.91 pts
15Aitkin County9.524+0.6 pts
16Anoka County9.513+0.33 pts
17Chisago County9.395-1.03 pts
18Sherburne County9.336-1.67 pts
19Wright County9.321+0.43 pts
20Dakota County9.307+0.17 pts
21Houston County9.154+1.8 pts
22Scott County9.0030 pts
23Sibley County8.917+0.98 pts
24Waseca County8.906+0.27 pts
25Becker County8.789+0.8 pts
26Ramsey County8.702-0.43 pts
27Wadena County8.646+0.64 pts
28Goodhue County8.624+1.12 pts
29Dodge County8.47+0.94 pts
30Fillmore County8.342+0.79 pts
31Cook County8.316+0.66 pts
32Brown County8.227+0.82 pts
33Mille Lacs County8.173-0.12 pts
34Crow Wing County8.169+1.09 pts
35Clay County8.167-1.91 pts
36Koochiching County8.084-0.59 pts
37Otter Tail County8.066-0.14 pts
38Swift County7.928-0.33 pts
39Carver County7.821-2.11 pts
40Chippewa County7.815+3.5 pts
41Le Sueur County7.805+2.24 pts
42Roseau County7.775+0.66 pts
43Rock County7.707+0.44 pts
44Meeker County7.647+0.12 pts
45Redwood County7.568-1.43 pts
46Nobles County7.505-1.06 pts
47Wabasha County7.48-0.65 pts
48Lyon County7.471+2.78 pts
49Polk County7.441+0.24 pts
50Olmsted County7.405-0.86 pts
51Morrison County7.394+0.14 pts
52St. Louis County7.366-0.49 pts
53Lake County7.343-0.25 pts
54Isanti County7.339-1.54 pts
55Carlton County7.131-0.64 pts
56Freeborn County7.03-2.62 pts
57Beltrami County6.962-2.05 pts
58Douglas County6.891+0.48 pts
59Stearns County6.792-0.57 pts
60Lac qui Parle County6.78+1.7 pts
61Itasca County6.753-1.67 pts
62Todd County6.733-1.47 pts
63Murray County6.625+2.85 pts
64Mower County6.617-1.05 pts
65Blue Earth County6.574-1.17 pts
66Grant County6.522-1.74 pts
67Nicollet County6.472-1.82 pts
68Kandiyohi County6.452-1.07 pts
69Clearwater County6.414-3.41 pts
70Red Lake County6.369-1.04 pts
71Watonwan County6.343-0.28 pts
72Lincoln County6.322-0.04 pts
73Winona County6.315-0.43 pts
74Benton County6.147-0.48 pts
75Kittson County6.13-4.64 pts
76Pipestone County5.923+0.35 pts
77Rice County5.665-1.55 pts
78McLeod County5.478-1.89 pts
79Pennington County5.381-1.26 pts
80Steele County5.373-2.84 pts
81Wilkin County5.166-5.09 pts
82Big Stone County5.063-1.09 pts
83Renville County5.03-3.49 pts
84Martin County4.554-1.99 pts
85Cottonwood County3.934-6.69 pts
86Stevens County3.407-0.85 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 11.605% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Stevens County, with 3.407% in 2023.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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