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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Hubbard County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2014, at 9.901%. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 4.286%. The median was 7.012% and the figure for Minnesota was 7.775%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.901Hubbard County
Lowest4.286Lake of the Woods County
Median7.01287 counties
Minnesota7.775History

Map of counties, 2014

Aitkin County: 9.841 %Anoka County: 8.232 %Becker County: 7.937 %Beltrami County: 7.466 %Benton County: 7.765 %Big Stone County: 5.455 %Blue Earth County: 6.201 %Brown County: 6.007 %Carlton County: 7.932 %Carver County: 7.715 %Cass County: 8.085 %Chippewa County: 4.787 %Chisago County: 8.305 %Clay County: 6.699 %Clearwater County: 7.843 %Cook County: 5.882 %Cottonwood County: 4.423 %Crow Wing County: 7.789 %Dakota County: 7.565 %Dodge County: 5.93 %Douglas County: 8.608 %Faribault County: 8.344 %Fillmore County: 7.759 %Freeborn County: 6.52 %Goodhue County: 8.39 %Grant County: 7.046 %Hennepin County: 8.873 %Houston County: 7.349 %Hubbard County: 9.901 %Isanti County: 9.321 %Itasca County: 6.869 %Jackson County: 7.005 %Kanabec County: 7.35 %Kandiyohi County: 7.829 %Kittson County: 4.669 %Koochiching County: 7.482 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.348 %Lake County: 8.745 %Lake of the Woods County: 4.286 %Le Sueur County: 7.092 %Lincoln County: 9.896 %Lyon County: 5.376 %McLeod County: 5.95 %Mahnomen County: 5.076 %Marshall County: 5.467 %Martin County: 5.946 %Meeker County: 5.949 %Mille Lacs County: 8.069 %Morrison County: 6.386 %Mower County: 6.709 %Murray County: 5.576 %Nicollet County: 6.557 %Nobles County: 6.332 %Norman County: 6.811 %Olmsted County: 6.943 %Otter Tail County: 7.417 %Pennington County: 4.729 %Pine County: 6.221 %Pipestone County: 6.54 %Polk County: 6.494 %Pope County: 4.841 %Ramsey County: 7.611 %Red Lake County: 4.79 %Redwood County: 6.452 %Renville County: 6.848 %Rice County: 7.012 %Rock County: 7.362 %Roseau County: 8.298 %St. Louis County: 6.765 %Scott County: 8.258 %Sherburne County: 8.022 %Sibley County: 7.074 %Stearns County: 6.611 %Steele County: 6.382 %Stevens County: 8.177 %Swift County: 6.349 %Todd County: 9.407 %Traverse County: 5.957 %Wabasha County: 7.54 %Wadena County: 5.97 %Waseca County: 7.065 %Washington County: 8.614 %Watonwan County: 7.313 %Wilkin County: 5.298 %Winona County: 7.038 %Wright County: 7.066 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.245 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Hubbard County: 9.901 %Hubbard County9.901Lincoln County: 9.896 %Lincoln County9.896Aitkin County: 9.841 %Aitkin County9.841Todd County: 9.407 %Todd County9.407Isanti County: 9.321 %Isanti County9.321Hennepin County: 8.873 %Hennepin County8.873Lake County: 8.745 %Lake County8.745Washington County: 8.614 %Washington County8.614Douglas County: 8.608 %Douglas County8.608Goodhue County: 8.39 %Goodhue County8.39Faribault County: 8.344 %Faribault County8.344Chisago County: 8.305 %Chisago County8.305Roseau County: 8.298 %Roseau County8.298Scott County: 8.258 %Scott County8.258Anoka County: 8.232 %Anoka County8.232Stevens County: 8.177 %Stevens County8.177Cass County: 8.085 %Cass County8.085Mille Lacs County: 8.069 %Mille Lacs County8.069Sherburne County: 8.022 %Sherburne County8.022Becker County: 7.937 %Becker County7.937Carlton County: 7.932 %Carlton County7.932Clearwater County: 7.843 %Clearwater County7.843Kandiyohi County: 7.829 %Kandiyohi County7.829Crow Wing County: 7.789 %Crow Wing County7.789Benton County: 7.765 %Benton County7.765Fillmore County: 7.759 %Fillmore County7.759Carver County: 7.715 %Carver County7.715Ramsey County: 7.611 %Ramsey County7.611Dakota County: 7.565 %Dakota County7.565Wabasha County: 7.54 %Wabasha County7.54Koochiching County: 7.482 %Koochiching County7.482Beltrami County: 7.466 %Beltrami County7.466Otter Tail County: 7.417 %Otter Tail County7.417Rock County: 7.362 %Rock County7.362Kanabec County: 7.35 %Kanabec County7.35Houston County: 7.349 %Houston County7.349Watonwan County: 7.313 %Watonwan County7.313Le Sueur County: 7.092 %Le Sueur County7.092Sibley County: 7.074 %Sibley County7.074Wright County: 7.066 %Wright County7.066Hubbard County: 9.901 %Hubbard County9.901Lincoln County: 9.896 %Lincoln County9.896Aitkin County: 9.841 %Aitkin County9.841Todd County: 9.407 %Todd County9.407Isanti County: 9.321 %Isanti County9.321Hennepin County: 8.873 %Hennepin County8.873Lake County: 8.745 %Lake County8.745Washington County: 8.614 %Washington County8.614Douglas County: 8.608 %Douglas County8.608Goodhue County: 8.39 %Goodhue County8.39Faribault County: 8.344 %Faribault County8.344Chisago County: 8.305 %Chisago County8.305Roseau County: 8.298 %Roseau County8.298Scott County: 8.258 %Scott County8.258Anoka County: 8.232 %Anoka County8.232Stevens County: 8.177 %Stevens County8.177Cass County: 8.085 %Cass County8.085Mille Lacs County: 8.069 %Mille Lacs County8.069Sherburne County: 8.022 %Sherburne County8.022Becker County: 7.937 %Becker County7.937Carlton County: 7.932 %Carlton County7.932Clearwater County: 7.843 %Clearwater County7.843Kandiyohi County: 7.829 %Kandiyohi County7.829Crow Wing County: 7.789 %Crow Wing County7.789Benton County: 7.765 %Benton County7.765Fillmore County: 7.759 %Fillmore County7.759Carver County: 7.715 %Carver County7.715Ramsey County: 7.611 %Ramsey County7.611Dakota County: 7.565 %Dakota County7.565Wabasha County: 7.54 %Wabasha County7.54Koochiching County: 7.482 %Koochiching County7.482Beltrami County: 7.466 %Beltrami County7.466Otter Tail County: 7.417 %Otter Tail County7.417Rock County: 7.362 %Rock County7.362Kanabec County: 7.35 %Kanabec County7.35Houston County: 7.349 %Houston County7.349Watonwan County: 7.313 %Watonwan County7.313Le Sueur County: 7.092 %Le Sueur County7.092Sibley County: 7.074 %Sibley County7.074Wright County: 7.066 %Wright County7.066
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hubbard County9.901+2.01 pts
2Lincoln County9.896+1.77 pts
3Aitkin County9.841+1.65 pts
4Todd County9.407+2.73 pts
5Isanti County9.321+0.56 pts
6Hennepin County8.873-0.03 pts
7Lake County8.745+1.63 pts
8Washington County8.614-0.14 pts
9Douglas County8.608+1.76 pts
10Goodhue County8.39+1.4 pts
11Faribault County8.344-0.07 pts
12Chisago County8.305-0.68 pts
13Roseau County8.298-0.74 pts
14Scott County8.258-1.04 pts
15Anoka County8.232-1.21 pts
16Stevens County8.177+2.43 pts
17Cass County8.085-1.33 pts
18Mille Lacs County8.069+2.08 pts
19Sherburne County8.022-0.43 pts
20Becker County7.937-0.59 pts
21Carlton County7.932+0.34 pts
22Clearwater County7.843+0.52 pts
23Kandiyohi County7.829+1.15 pts
24Crow Wing County7.789-0.62 pts
25Benton County7.765+0.23 pts
26Fillmore County7.759-1.42 pts
27Carver County7.715-1.24 pts
28Ramsey County7.611-0.61 pts
29Dakota County7.565-1.15 pts
30Wabasha County7.54-2.6 pts
31Koochiching County7.482-0.43 pts
32Beltrami County7.466+0.13 pts
33Otter Tail County7.417+0.39 pts
34Rock County7.362+3.3 pts
35Kanabec County7.35-2.3 pts
36Houston County7.349+0.61 pts
37Watonwan County7.313+1.55 pts
38Le Sueur County7.092+1.01 pts
39Sibley County7.074+0.33 pts
40Wright County7.066-1.64 pts
41Waseca County7.065-0.15 pts
42Grant County7.046-0.69 pts
43Winona County7.038-0.06 pts
44Rice County7.012-1.89 pts
45Jackson County7.005-0.34 pts
46Olmsted County6.943-0.59 pts
47Itasca County6.869-1.82 pts
48Renville County6.848+0.74 pts
49Norman County6.811-3.71 pts
50St. Louis County6.765-0.87 pts
51Mower County6.709+0.44 pts
52Clay County6.699-1.18 pts
53Stearns County6.611+0.14 pts
54Nicollet County6.557-0.86 pts
55Pipestone County6.54-2.9 pts
56Freeborn County6.52+0.03 pts
57Polk County6.494-3.4 pts
58Redwood County6.452-2.09 pts
59Morrison County6.386-0.93 pts
60Steele County6.382+0.54 pts
61Swift County6.349+0.62 pts
62Nobles County6.332+0.87 pts
63Pine County6.221-1.02 pts
64Blue Earth County6.201-0.82 pts
65Brown County6.007+0.75 pts
66Wadena County5.97-4.57 pts
67Traverse County5.957-2.48 pts
68McLeod County5.95-1.37 pts
69Meeker County5.949-1.19 pts
70Martin County5.946-1.27 pts
71Dodge County5.93-3.38 pts
72Cook County5.882-4.46 pts
73Murray County5.576-1.17 pts
74Marshall County5.467-3.42 pts
75Big Stone County5.455-2.42 pts
76Lyon County5.376-3.04 pts
77Lac qui Parle County5.348-0.04 pts
78Wilkin County5.298-2.08 pts
79Yellow Medicine County5.245-3.34 pts
80Mahnomen County5.076-2.03 pts
81Pope County4.841-0.6 pts
82Red Lake County4.79+1.11 pts
83Chippewa County4.787-0.57 pts
84Pennington County4.729-1.77 pts
85Kittson County4.669-3.83 pts
86Cottonwood County4.423-2.48 pts
87Lake of the Woods County4.286-3.57 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hubbard County, with 9.901% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lake of the Woods County, with 4.286% in 2014.

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.

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