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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Clearwater County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2015, at 11.08%. Brown County had the lowest, at 3.478%. The median was 7.292% and the figure for Minnesota was 7.926%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.08Clearwater County
Lowest3.478Brown County
Median7.29287 counties
Minnesota7.926History

Map of counties, 2015

Aitkin County: 7.815 %Anoka County: 8.389 %Becker County: 6.54 %Beltrami County: 8.628 %Benton County: 7.393 %Big Stone County: 6.627 %Blue Earth County: 6.291 %Brown County: 3.478 %Carlton County: 6.839 %Carver County: 8.619 %Cass County: 8.973 %Chippewa County: 7.517 %Chisago County: 8.537 %Clay County: 6.321 %Clearwater County: 11.08 %Cook County: 5.345 %Cottonwood County: 5.975 %Crow Wing County: 7.295 %Dakota County: 8.71 %Dodge County: 10.29 %Douglas County: 5.243 %Faribault County: 7.672 %Fillmore County: 7.759 %Freeborn County: 7.1 %Goodhue County: 7.571 %Grant County: 9.89 %Hennepin County: 8.721 %Houston County: 7.447 %Hubbard County: 7.992 %Isanti County: 8.69 %Itasca County: 6.346 %Jackson County: 7.774 %Kanabec County: 8.286 %Kandiyohi County: 6.859 %Kittson County: 6.923 %Koochiching County: 6.304 %Lac qui Parle County: 6.299 %Lake County: 8.031 %Lake of the Woods County: 8.571 %Le Sueur County: 6.157 %Lincoln County: 6.842 %Lyon County: 8.005 %McLeod County: 5.847 %Mahnomen County: 7 %Marshall County: 4.505 %Martin County: 5.846 %Meeker County: 7.018 %Mille Lacs County: 6.446 %Morrison County: 7.389 %Mower County: 8.624 %Murray County: 6.545 %Nicollet County: 6.82 %Nobles County: 6.211 %Norman County: 3.614 %Olmsted County: 8.145 %Otter Tail County: 6.913 %Pennington County: 6.044 %Pine County: 8.818 %Pipestone County: 6.496 %Polk County: 6.802 %Pope County: 6.354 %Ramsey County: 8.403 %Red Lake County: 9.581 %Redwood County: 6.547 %Renville County: 4.486 %Rice County: 5.273 %Rock County: 4.444 %Roseau County: 7.681 %St. Louis County: 6.865 %Scott County: 9.316 %Sherburne County: 7.346 %Sibley County: 8.911 %Stearns County: 7.371 %Steele County: 4.703 %Stevens County: 7.292 %Swift County: 7.666 %Todd County: 5.761 %Traverse County: 7.86 %Wabasha County: 7.422 %Wadena County: 7.906 %Waseca County: 6.829 %Washington County: 8.52 %Watonwan County: 7.076 %Wilkin County: 8.609 %Winona County: 6.734 %Wright County: 7.559 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.743 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Clearwater County: 11.08 %Clearwater County11.08Dodge County: 10.29 %Dodge County10.29Grant County: 9.89 %Grant County9.89Red Lake County: 9.581 %Red Lake County9.581Scott County: 9.316 %Scott County9.316Cass County: 8.973 %Cass County8.973Sibley County: 8.911 %Sibley County8.911Pine County: 8.818 %Pine County8.818Hennepin County: 8.721 %Hennepin County8.721Dakota County: 8.71 %Dakota County8.71Isanti County: 8.69 %Isanti County8.69Beltrami County: 8.628 %Beltrami County8.628Mower County: 8.624 %Mower County8.624Carver County: 8.619 %Carver County8.619Wilkin County: 8.609 %Wilkin County8.609Lake of the Woods County: 8.571 %Lake of the Woods County8.571Chisago County: 8.537 %Chisago County8.537Washington County: 8.52 %Washington County8.52Ramsey County: 8.403 %Ramsey County8.403Anoka County: 8.389 %Anoka County8.389Kanabec County: 8.286 %Kanabec County8.286Olmsted County: 8.145 %Olmsted County8.145Lake County: 8.031 %Lake County8.031Lyon County: 8.005 %Lyon County8.005Hubbard County: 7.992 %Hubbard County7.992Wadena County: 7.906 %Wadena County7.906Traverse County: 7.86 %Traverse County7.86Aitkin County: 7.815 %Aitkin County7.815Jackson County: 7.774 %Jackson County7.774Fillmore County: 7.759 %Fillmore County7.759Roseau County: 7.681 %Roseau County7.681Faribault County: 7.672 %Faribault County7.672Swift County: 7.666 %Swift County7.666Goodhue County: 7.571 %Goodhue County7.571Wright County: 7.559 %Wright County7.559Chippewa County: 7.517 %Chippewa County7.517Houston County: 7.447 %Houston County7.447Wabasha County: 7.422 %Wabasha County7.422Benton County: 7.393 %Benton County7.393Morrison County: 7.389 %Morrison County7.389Clearwater County: 11.08 %Clearwater County11.08Dodge County: 10.29 %Dodge County10.29Grant County: 9.89 %Grant County9.89Red Lake County: 9.581 %Red Lake County9.581Scott County: 9.316 %Scott County9.316Cass County: 8.973 %Cass County8.973Sibley County: 8.911 %Sibley County8.911Pine County: 8.818 %Pine County8.818Hennepin County: 8.721 %Hennepin County8.721Dakota County: 8.71 %Dakota County8.71Isanti County: 8.69 %Isanti County8.69Beltrami County: 8.628 %Beltrami County8.628Mower County: 8.624 %Mower County8.624Carver County: 8.619 %Carver County8.619Wilkin County: 8.609 %Wilkin County8.609Lake of the Woods County: 8.571 %Lake of the Woods County8.571Chisago County: 8.537 %Chisago County8.537Washington County: 8.52 %Washington County8.52Ramsey County: 8.403 %Ramsey County8.403Anoka County: 8.389 %Anoka County8.389Kanabec County: 8.286 %Kanabec County8.286Olmsted County: 8.145 %Olmsted County8.145Lake County: 8.031 %Lake County8.031Lyon County: 8.005 %Lyon County8.005Hubbard County: 7.992 %Hubbard County7.992Wadena County: 7.906 %Wadena County7.906Traverse County: 7.86 %Traverse County7.86Aitkin County: 7.815 %Aitkin County7.815Jackson County: 7.774 %Jackson County7.774Fillmore County: 7.759 %Fillmore County7.759Roseau County: 7.681 %Roseau County7.681Faribault County: 7.672 %Faribault County7.672Swift County: 7.666 %Swift County7.666Goodhue County: 7.571 %Goodhue County7.571Wright County: 7.559 %Wright County7.559Chippewa County: 7.517 %Chippewa County7.517Houston County: 7.447 %Houston County7.447Wabasha County: 7.422 %Wabasha County7.422Benton County: 7.393 %Benton County7.393Morrison County: 7.389 %Morrison County7.389
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Clearwater County11.08+3.24 pts
2Dodge County10.29+4.36 pts
3Grant County9.89+2.84 pts
4Red Lake County9.581+4.79 pts
5Scott County9.316+1.06 pts
6Cass County8.973+0.89 pts
7Sibley County8.911+1.84 pts
8Pine County8.818+2.6 pts
9Hennepin County8.721-0.15 pts
10Dakota County8.71+1.15 pts
11Isanti County8.69-0.63 pts
12Beltrami County8.628+1.16 pts
13Mower County8.624+1.92 pts
14Carver County8.619+0.9 pts
15Wilkin County8.609+3.31 pts
16Lake of the Woods County8.571+4.29 pts
17Chisago County8.537+0.23 pts
18Washington County8.52-0.09 pts
19Ramsey County8.403+0.79 pts
20Anoka County8.389+0.16 pts
21Kanabec County8.286+0.94 pts
22Olmsted County8.145+1.2 pts
23Lake County8.031-0.71 pts
24Lyon County8.005+2.63 pts
25Hubbard County7.992-1.91 pts
26Wadena County7.906+1.94 pts
27Traverse County7.86+1.9 pts
28Aitkin County7.815-2.03 pts
29Jackson County7.774+0.77 pts
30Fillmore County7.7590 pts
31Roseau County7.681-0.62 pts
32Faribault County7.672-0.67 pts
33Swift County7.666+1.32 pts
34Goodhue County7.571-0.82 pts
35Wright County7.559+0.49 pts
36Chippewa County7.517+2.73 pts
37Houston County7.447+0.1 pts
38Wabasha County7.422-0.12 pts
39Benton County7.393-0.37 pts
40Morrison County7.389+1 pts
41Stearns County7.371+0.76 pts
42Sherburne County7.346-0.68 pts
43Crow Wing County7.295-0.49 pts
44Stevens County7.292-0.88 pts
45Freeborn County7.1+0.58 pts
46Watonwan County7.076-0.24 pts
47Meeker County7.018+1.07 pts
48Mahnomen County7+1.92 pts
49Kittson County6.923+2.25 pts
50Otter Tail County6.913-0.5 pts
51St. Louis County6.865+0.1 pts
52Kandiyohi County6.859-0.97 pts
53Lincoln County6.842-3.05 pts
54Carlton County6.839-1.09 pts
55Waseca County6.829-0.24 pts
56Nicollet County6.82+0.26 pts
57Polk County6.802+0.31 pts
58Winona County6.734-0.3 pts
59Big Stone County6.627+1.17 pts
60Redwood County6.547+0.09 pts
61Murray County6.545+0.97 pts
62Becker County6.54-1.4 pts
63Pipestone County6.496-0.04 pts
64Mille Lacs County6.446-1.62 pts
65Pope County6.354+1.51 pts
66Itasca County6.346-0.52 pts
67Clay County6.321-0.38 pts
68Koochiching County6.304-1.18 pts
69Lac qui Parle County6.299+0.95 pts
70Blue Earth County6.291+0.09 pts
71Nobles County6.211-0.12 pts
72Le Sueur County6.157-0.93 pts
73Pennington County6.044+1.31 pts
74Cottonwood County5.975+1.55 pts
75McLeod County5.847-0.1 pts
76Martin County5.846-0.1 pts
77Todd County5.761-3.65 pts
78Yellow Medicine County5.743+0.5 pts
79Cook County5.345-0.54 pts
80Rice County5.273-1.74 pts
81Douglas County5.243-3.37 pts
82Steele County4.703-1.68 pts
83Marshall County4.505-0.96 pts
84Renville County4.486-2.36 pts
85Rock County4.444-2.92 pts
86Norman County3.614-3.2 pts
87Brown County3.478-2.53 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Clearwater County, with 11.08% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Brown County, with 3.478% in 2015.

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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