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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Aitkin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2012, at 14.06%. Grant County had the lowest, at 3.933%. The median was 7.76% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.556%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.06Aitkin County
Lowest3.933Grant County
Median7.7687 counties
Minnesota8.556History

Map of counties, 2012

Aitkin County: 14.06 %Anoka County: 9.334 %Becker County: 7.043 %Beltrami County: 8.834 %Benton County: 6.958 %Big Stone County: 5.505 %Blue Earth County: 6.559 %Brown County: 6.522 %Carlton County: 7.251 %Carver County: 9.674 %Cass County: 10.55 %Chippewa County: 6.434 %Chisago County: 10.871 %Clay County: 9.494 %Clearwater County: 10.169 %Cook County: 9.211 %Cottonwood County: 6.502 %Crow Wing County: 8.825 %Dakota County: 9.222 %Dodge County: 8.197 %Douglas County: 6.824 %Faribault County: 7.779 %Fillmore County: 9.907 %Freeborn County: 7.213 %Goodhue County: 7.96 %Grant County: 3.933 %Hennepin County: 9.106 %Houston County: 5.92 %Hubbard County: 10.736 %Isanti County: 7.938 %Itasca County: 8.285 %Jackson County: 5.634 %Kanabec County: 9.143 %Kandiyohi County: 6.87 %Kittson County: 4.58 %Koochiching County: 8.299 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.278 %Lake County: 6.78 %Lake of the Woods County: 5.839 %Le Sueur County: 9.369 %Lincoln County: 8.081 %Lyon County: 7.347 %McLeod County: 8.738 %Mahnomen County: 7 %Marshall County: 9.914 %Martin County: 6.613 %Meeker County: 9 %Mille Lacs County: 6.512 %Morrison County: 7.806 %Mower County: 8.619 %Murray County: 6.716 %Nicollet County: 7.745 %Nobles County: 4.085 %Norman County: 10.398 %Olmsted County: 8.4 %Otter Tail County: 10.742 %Pennington County: 7.386 %Pine County: 6.95 %Pipestone County: 7.973 %Polk County: 7.452 %Pope County: 6.278 %Ramsey County: 8.529 %Red Lake County: 11.905 %Redwood County: 9.15 %Renville County: 7.243 %Rice County: 7.76 %Rock County: 5.738 %Roseau County: 5.983 %St. Louis County: 7.485 %Scott County: 9.903 %Sherburne County: 9.497 %Sibley County: 10.742 %Stearns County: 7.163 %Steele County: 6.392 %Stevens County: 7.047 %Swift County: 5.735 %Todd County: 6.742 %Traverse County: 6.612 %Wabasha County: 6.977 %Wadena County: 10.074 %Waseca County: 8.471 %Washington County: 9.113 %Watonwan County: 7.829 %Wilkin County: 6.711 %Winona County: 6.591 %Wright County: 9.498 %Yellow Medicine County: 6.667 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Aitkin County: 14.06 %Aitkin County14.06Red Lake County: 11.905 %Red Lake County11.905Chisago County: 10.871 %Chisago County10.871Otter Tail County: 10.742 %Otter Tail County10.742Sibley County: 10.742 %Sibley County10.742Hubbard County: 10.736 %Hubbard County10.736Cass County: 10.55 %Cass County10.55Norman County: 10.398 %Norman County10.398Clearwater County: 10.169 %Clearwater County10.169Wadena County: 10.074 %Wadena County10.074Marshall County: 9.914 %Marshall County9.914Fillmore County: 9.907 %Fillmore County9.907Scott County: 9.903 %Scott County9.903Carver County: 9.674 %Carver County9.674Wright County: 9.498 %Wright County9.498Sherburne County: 9.497 %Sherburne County9.497Clay County: 9.494 %Clay County9.494Le Sueur County: 9.369 %Le Sueur County9.369Anoka County: 9.334 %Anoka County9.334Dakota County: 9.222 %Dakota County9.222Cook County: 9.211 %Cook County9.211Redwood County: 9.15 %Redwood County9.15Kanabec County: 9.143 %Kanabec County9.143Washington County: 9.113 %Washington County9.113Hennepin County: 9.106 %Hennepin County9.106Meeker County: 9 %Meeker County9Beltrami County: 8.834 %Beltrami County8.834Crow Wing County: 8.825 %Crow Wing County8.825McLeod County: 8.738 %McLeod County8.738Mower County: 8.619 %Mower County8.619Ramsey County: 8.529 %Ramsey County8.529Waseca County: 8.471 %Waseca County8.471Olmsted County: 8.4 %Olmsted County8.4Koochiching County: 8.299 %Koochiching County8.299Itasca County: 8.285 %Itasca County8.285Dodge County: 8.197 %Dodge County8.197Lincoln County: 8.081 %Lincoln County8.081Pipestone County: 7.973 %Pipestone County7.973Goodhue County: 7.96 %Goodhue County7.96Isanti County: 7.938 %Isanti County7.938Aitkin County: 14.06 %Aitkin County14.06Red Lake County: 11.905 %Red Lake County11.905Chisago County: 10.871 %Chisago County10.871Otter Tail County: 10.742 %Otter Tail County10.742Sibley County: 10.742 %Sibley County10.742Hubbard County: 10.736 %Hubbard County10.736Cass County: 10.55 %Cass County10.55Norman County: 10.398 %Norman County10.398Clearwater County: 10.169 %Clearwater County10.169Wadena County: 10.074 %Wadena County10.074Marshall County: 9.914 %Marshall County9.914Fillmore County: 9.907 %Fillmore County9.907Scott County: 9.903 %Scott County9.903Carver County: 9.674 %Carver County9.674Wright County: 9.498 %Wright County9.498Sherburne County: 9.497 %Sherburne County9.497Clay County: 9.494 %Clay County9.494Le Sueur County: 9.369 %Le Sueur County9.369Anoka County: 9.334 %Anoka County9.334Dakota County: 9.222 %Dakota County9.222Cook County: 9.211 %Cook County9.211Redwood County: 9.15 %Redwood County9.15Kanabec County: 9.143 %Kanabec County9.143Washington County: 9.113 %Washington County9.113Hennepin County: 9.106 %Hennepin County9.106Meeker County: 9 %Meeker County9Beltrami County: 8.834 %Beltrami County8.834Crow Wing County: 8.825 %Crow Wing County8.825McLeod County: 8.738 %McLeod County8.738Mower County: 8.619 %Mower County8.619Ramsey County: 8.529 %Ramsey County8.529Waseca County: 8.471 %Waseca County8.471Olmsted County: 8.4 %Olmsted County8.4Koochiching County: 8.299 %Koochiching County8.299Itasca County: 8.285 %Itasca County8.285Dodge County: 8.197 %Dodge County8.197Lincoln County: 8.081 %Lincoln County8.081Pipestone County: 7.973 %Pipestone County7.973Goodhue County: 7.96 %Goodhue County7.96Isanti County: 7.938 %Isanti County7.938
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Aitkin County14.06+2.18 pts
2Red Lake County11.905+6.06 pts
3Chisago County10.871+0.18 pts
4Otter Tail County10.742+2.83 pts
4Sibley County10.742+1.82 pts
6Hubbard County10.736+1.3 pts
7Cass County10.55+0.97 pts
8Norman County10.398+0.87 pts
9Clearwater County10.169+1.57 pts
10Wadena County10.074-0.06 pts
11Marshall County9.914+6.01 pts
12Fillmore County9.907+2.36 pts
13Scott County9.903-0.17 pts
14Carver County9.674-1.54 pts
15Wright County9.498+0.12 pts
16Sherburne County9.497-1.24 pts
17Clay County9.494+1.43 pts
18Le Sueur County9.369+0.05 pts
19Anoka County9.334-1.28 pts
20Dakota County9.222-0.57 pts
21Cook County9.211+2.22 pts
22Redwood County9.15+0.58 pts
23Kanabec County9.143+1.79 pts
24Washington County9.113-1.68 pts
25Hennepin County9.106-0.5 pts
26Meeker County9-1.04 pts
27Beltrami County8.834+2.24 pts
28Crow Wing County8.825-0.88 pts
29McLeod County8.738+1.46 pts
30Mower County8.619+2.19 pts
31Ramsey County8.529-0.48 pts
32Waseca County8.471-0.53 pts
33Olmsted County8.4+0.12 pts
34Koochiching County8.299-0.47 pts
35Itasca County8.285+0.38 pts
36Dodge County8.197+2.07 pts
37Lincoln County8.081+1.89 pts
38Pipestone County7.973+2.66 pts
39Goodhue County7.96-0.1 pts
40Isanti County7.938-2.44 pts
41Watonwan County7.829+1.79 pts
42Morrison County7.806-0.48 pts
43Faribault County7.779+3.02 pts
44Rice County7.76-1.31 pts
45Nicollet County7.745+0.53 pts
46St. Louis County7.485-0.25 pts
47Polk County7.452+0.06 pts
48Pennington County7.386+0.63 pts
49Lyon County7.347-0.26 pts
50Carlton County7.251-1.79 pts
51Renville County7.243-1.26 pts
52Freeborn County7.213+1.31 pts
53Stearns County7.163-0.65 pts
54Stevens County7.047+0.15 pts
55Becker County7.043-1.58 pts
56Mahnomen County7-0.84 pts
57Wabasha County6.977-2.54 pts
58Benton County6.958-1.26 pts
59Pine County6.95-3.7 pts
60Kandiyohi County6.87+0.43 pts
61Douglas County6.824-1.52 pts
62Lake County6.78-0.09 pts
63Todd County6.742-2.67 pts
64Murray County6.716-1.43 pts
65Wilkin County6.711-1.18 pts
66Yellow Medicine County6.667+0.73 pts
67Martin County6.613-0.08 pts
68Traverse County6.612+3.33 pts
69Winona County6.591-0.58 pts
70Blue Earth County6.559+0.05 pts
71Brown County6.522+1.05 pts
72Mille Lacs County6.512-1.56 pts
73Cottonwood County6.502+0.67 pts
74Chippewa County6.434-2.27 pts
75Steele County6.392+0.6 pts
76Pope County6.278-1.7 pts
77Roseau County5.983-2.42 pts
78Houston County5.92-0.2 pts
79Lake of the Woods County5.839+1.29 pts
80Rock County5.738-0.45 pts
81Swift County5.735-1.1 pts
82Jackson County5.634-2.14 pts
83Big Stone County5.505-3.73 pts
84Kittson County4.58-0.91 pts
85Lac qui Parle County4.278-6.8 pts
86Nobles County4.085-3.18 pts
87Grant County3.933-4.66 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. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Aitkin County, with 14.06% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Grant County, with 3.933% in 2012.

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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.

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