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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Wadena County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2013, at 10.542%. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 3.681%. The median was 7.533% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.25%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.542Wadena County
Lowest3.681Red Lake County
Median7.53387 counties
Minnesota8.25History

Map of counties, 2013

Aitkin County: 8.187 %Anoka County: 9.442 %Becker County: 8.529 %Beltrami County: 7.338 %Benton County: 7.533 %Big Stone County: 7.879 %Blue Earth County: 7.021 %Brown County: 5.255 %Carlton County: 7.589 %Carver County: 8.959 %Cass County: 9.415 %Chippewa County: 5.355 %Chisago County: 8.98 %Clay County: 7.882 %Clearwater County: 7.324 %Cook County: 10.337 %Cottonwood County: 6.907 %Crow Wing County: 8.407 %Dakota County: 8.714 %Dodge County: 9.315 %Douglas County: 6.848 %Faribault County: 8.418 %Fillmore County: 9.178 %Freeborn County: 6.494 %Goodhue County: 6.991 %Grant County: 7.735 %Hennepin County: 8.905 %Houston County: 6.744 %Hubbard County: 7.89 %Isanti County: 8.756 %Itasca County: 8.691 %Jackson County: 7.343 %Kanabec County: 9.653 %Kandiyohi County: 6.674 %Kittson County: 8.494 %Koochiching County: 7.91 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.391 %Lake County: 7.116 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.857 %Le Sueur County: 6.082 %Lincoln County: 8.122 %Lyon County: 8.42 %McLeod County: 7.322 %Mahnomen County: 7.107 %Marshall County: 8.889 %Martin County: 7.22 %Meeker County: 7.143 %Mille Lacs County: 5.988 %Morrison County: 7.317 %Mower County: 6.27 %Murray County: 6.742 %Nicollet County: 7.414 %Nobles County: 5.458 %Norman County: 10.526 %Olmsted County: 7.531 %Otter Tail County: 7.029 %Pennington County: 6.497 %Pine County: 7.238 %Pipestone County: 9.444 %Polk County: 9.895 %Pope County: 5.438 %Ramsey County: 8.224 %Red Lake County: 3.681 %Redwood County: 8.543 %Renville County: 6.11 %Rice County: 8.901 %Rock County: 4.057 %Roseau County: 9.04 %St. Louis County: 7.637 %Scott County: 9.293 %Sherburne County: 8.456 %Sibley County: 6.742 %Stearns County: 6.469 %Steele County: 5.838 %Stevens County: 5.743 %Swift County: 5.725 %Todd County: 6.68 %Traverse County: 8.439 %Wabasha County: 10.136 %Wadena County: 10.542 %Waseca County: 7.212 %Washington County: 8.753 %Watonwan County: 5.766 %Wilkin County: 7.383 %Winona County: 7.094 %Wright County: 8.709 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.587 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Wadena County: 10.542 %Wadena County10.542Norman County: 10.526 %Norman County10.526Cook County: 10.337 %Cook County10.337Wabasha County: 10.136 %Wabasha County10.136Polk County: 9.895 %Polk County9.895Kanabec County: 9.653 %Kanabec County9.653Pipestone County: 9.444 %Pipestone County9.444Anoka County: 9.442 %Anoka County9.442Cass County: 9.415 %Cass County9.415Dodge County: 9.315 %Dodge County9.315Scott County: 9.293 %Scott County9.293Fillmore County: 9.178 %Fillmore County9.178Roseau County: 9.04 %Roseau County9.04Chisago County: 8.98 %Chisago County8.98Carver County: 8.959 %Carver County8.959Hennepin County: 8.905 %Hennepin County8.905Rice County: 8.901 %Rice County8.901Marshall County: 8.889 %Marshall County8.889Isanti County: 8.756 %Isanti County8.756Washington County: 8.753 %Washington County8.753Dakota County: 8.714 %Dakota County8.714Wright County: 8.709 %Wright County8.709Itasca County: 8.691 %Itasca County8.691Yellow Medicine County: 8.587 %Yellow Medicine County8.587Redwood County: 8.543 %Redwood County8.543Becker County: 8.529 %Becker County8.529Kittson County: 8.494 %Kittson County8.494Sherburne County: 8.456 %Sherburne County8.456Traverse County: 8.439 %Traverse County8.439Lyon County: 8.42 %Lyon County8.42Faribault County: 8.418 %Faribault County8.418Crow Wing County: 8.407 %Crow Wing County8.407Ramsey County: 8.224 %Ramsey County8.224Aitkin County: 8.187 %Aitkin County8.187Lincoln County: 8.122 %Lincoln County8.122Koochiching County: 7.91 %Koochiching County7.91Hubbard County: 7.89 %Hubbard County7.89Clay County: 7.882 %Clay County7.882Big Stone County: 7.879 %Big Stone County7.879Lake of the Woods County: 7.857 %Lake of the Woods County7.857Wadena County: 10.542 %Wadena County10.542Norman County: 10.526 %Norman County10.526Cook County: 10.337 %Cook County10.337Wabasha County: 10.136 %Wabasha County10.136Polk County: 9.895 %Polk County9.895Kanabec County: 9.653 %Kanabec County9.653Pipestone County: 9.444 %Pipestone County9.444Anoka County: 9.442 %Anoka County9.442Cass County: 9.415 %Cass County9.415Dodge County: 9.315 %Dodge County9.315Scott County: 9.293 %Scott County9.293Fillmore County: 9.178 %Fillmore County9.178Roseau County: 9.04 %Roseau County9.04Chisago County: 8.98 %Chisago County8.98Carver County: 8.959 %Carver County8.959Hennepin County: 8.905 %Hennepin County8.905Rice County: 8.901 %Rice County8.901Marshall County: 8.889 %Marshall County8.889Isanti County: 8.756 %Isanti County8.756Washington County: 8.753 %Washington County8.753Dakota County: 8.714 %Dakota County8.714Wright County: 8.709 %Wright County8.709Itasca County: 8.691 %Itasca County8.691Yellow Medicine County: 8.587 %Yellow Medicine County8.587Redwood County: 8.543 %Redwood County8.543Becker County: 8.529 %Becker County8.529Kittson County: 8.494 %Kittson County8.494Sherburne County: 8.456 %Sherburne County8.456Traverse County: 8.439 %Traverse County8.439Lyon County: 8.42 %Lyon County8.42Faribault County: 8.418 %Faribault County8.418Crow Wing County: 8.407 %Crow Wing County8.407Ramsey County: 8.224 %Ramsey County8.224Aitkin County: 8.187 %Aitkin County8.187Lincoln County: 8.122 %Lincoln County8.122Koochiching County: 7.91 %Koochiching County7.91Hubbard County: 7.89 %Hubbard County7.89Clay County: 7.882 %Clay County7.882Big Stone County: 7.879 %Big Stone County7.879Lake of the Woods County: 7.857 %Lake of the Woods County7.857
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Wadena County10.542+0.47 pts
2Norman County10.526+0.13 pts
3Cook County10.337+1.13 pts
4Wabasha County10.136+3.16 pts
5Polk County9.895+2.44 pts
6Kanabec County9.653+0.51 pts
7Pipestone County9.444+1.47 pts
8Anoka County9.442+0.11 pts
9Cass County9.415-1.14 pts
10Dodge County9.315+1.12 pts
11Scott County9.293-0.61 pts
12Fillmore County9.178-0.73 pts
13Roseau County9.04+3.06 pts
14Chisago County8.98-1.89 pts
15Carver County8.959-0.71 pts
16Hennepin County8.905-0.2 pts
17Rice County8.901+1.14 pts
18Marshall County8.889-1.03 pts
19Isanti County8.756+0.82 pts
20Washington County8.753-0.36 pts
21Dakota County8.714-0.51 pts
22Wright County8.709-0.79 pts
23Itasca County8.691+0.41 pts
24Yellow Medicine County8.587+1.92 pts
25Redwood County8.543-0.61 pts
26Becker County8.529+1.49 pts
27Kittson County8.494+3.91 pts
28Sherburne County8.456-1.04 pts
29Traverse County8.439+1.83 pts
30Lyon County8.42+1.07 pts
31Faribault County8.418+0.64 pts
32Crow Wing County8.407-0.42 pts
33Ramsey County8.224-0.3 pts
34Aitkin County8.187-5.87 pts
35Lincoln County8.122+0.04 pts
36Koochiching County7.91-0.39 pts
37Hubbard County7.89-2.85 pts
38Clay County7.882-1.61 pts
39Big Stone County7.879+2.37 pts
40Lake of the Woods County7.857+2.02 pts
41Grant County7.735+3.8 pts
42St. Louis County7.637+0.15 pts
43Carlton County7.589+0.34 pts
44Benton County7.533+0.58 pts
45Olmsted County7.531-0.87 pts
46Nicollet County7.414-0.33 pts
47Wilkin County7.383+0.67 pts
48Jackson County7.343+1.71 pts
49Beltrami County7.338-1.5 pts
50Clearwater County7.324-2.85 pts
51McLeod County7.322-1.42 pts
52Morrison County7.317-0.49 pts
53Pine County7.238+0.29 pts
54Martin County7.22+0.61 pts
55Waseca County7.212-1.26 pts
56Meeker County7.143-1.86 pts
57Lake County7.116+0.34 pts
58Mahnomen County7.107+0.11 pts
59Winona County7.094+0.5 pts
60Otter Tail County7.029-3.71 pts
61Blue Earth County7.021+0.46 pts
62Goodhue County6.991-0.97 pts
63Cottonwood County6.907+0.41 pts
64Douglas County6.848+0.02 pts
65Houston County6.744+0.82 pts
66Murray County6.742+0.03 pts
66Sibley County6.742-4 pts
68Todd County6.68-0.06 pts
69Kandiyohi County6.674-0.2 pts
70Pennington County6.497-0.89 pts
71Freeborn County6.494-0.72 pts
72Stearns County6.469-0.69 pts
73Mower County6.27-2.35 pts
74Renville County6.11-1.13 pts
75Le Sueur County6.082-3.29 pts
76Mille Lacs County5.988-0.52 pts
77Steele County5.838-0.55 pts
78Watonwan County5.766-2.06 pts
79Stevens County5.743-1.3 pts
80Swift County5.725-0.01 pts
81Nobles County5.458+1.37 pts
82Pope County5.438-0.84 pts
83Lac qui Parle County5.391+1.11 pts
84Chippewa County5.355-1.08 pts
85Brown County5.255-1.27 pts
86Rock County4.057-1.68 pts
87Red Lake County3.681-8.22 pts

Other periods

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wadena County, with 10.542% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Red Lake County, with 3.681% in 2013.

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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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