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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Dodge County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2016, at 11.59%. Traverse County had the lowest, at 3.604%. The median was 6.747% and the figure for Minnesota was 7.485%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.59Dodge County
Lowest3.604Traverse County
Median6.74787 counties
Minnesota7.485History

Map of counties, 2016

Aitkin County: 7.736 %Anoka County: 7.238 %Becker County: 6.592 %Beltrami County: 6.032 %Benton County: 7.057 %Big Stone County: 8.383 %Blue Earth County: 6.478 %Brown County: 6 %Carlton County: 8.106 %Carver County: 7.872 %Cass County: 8.637 %Chippewa County: 8.033 %Chisago County: 6.679 %Clay County: 6.501 %Clearwater County: 6.366 %Cook County: 9.417 %Cottonwood County: 6.339 %Crow Wing County: 5.983 %Dakota County: 7.878 %Dodge County: 11.59 %Douglas County: 6.634 %Faribault County: 6.341 %Fillmore County: 5.153 %Freeborn County: 5.387 %Goodhue County: 8.469 %Grant County: 4.396 %Hennepin County: 8.601 %Houston County: 5.922 %Hubbard County: 9.457 %Isanti County: 6.791 %Itasca County: 5.376 %Jackson County: 6.822 %Kanabec County: 8.939 %Kandiyohi County: 5.584 %Kittson County: 8.627 %Koochiching County: 4.469 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.737 %Lake County: 8 %Lake of the Woods County: 4.965 %Le Sueur County: 8.764 %Lincoln County: 5.249 %Lyon County: 9.035 %McLeod County: 5.824 %Mahnomen County: 11.055 %Marshall County: 8.072 %Martin County: 5.929 %Meeker County: 8.333 %Mille Lacs County: 6.276 %Morrison County: 6.747 %Mower County: 5.378 %Murray County: 8.379 %Nicollet County: 3.853 %Nobles County: 5.877 %Norman County: 8.26 %Olmsted County: 8.234 %Otter Tail County: 7.39 %Pennington County: 9.154 %Pine County: 6.197 %Pipestone County: 6.071 %Polk County: 6.696 %Pope County: 4.812 %Ramsey County: 7.248 %Red Lake County: 9.524 %Redwood County: 5.026 %Renville County: 5.621 %Rice County: 6.703 %Rock County: 8.016 %Roseau County: 8.696 %St. Louis County: 5.868 %Scott County: 8.274 %Sherburne County: 7.602 %Sibley County: 6.557 %Stearns County: 5.681 %Steele County: 5.86 %Stevens County: 10.676 %Swift County: 8.07 %Todd County: 6.694 %Traverse County: 3.604 %Wabasha County: 7 %Wadena County: 5.957 %Waseca County: 7.758 %Washington County: 8.085 %Watonwan County: 5.204 %Wilkin County: 8.054 %Winona County: 7.169 %Wright County: 7.965 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.697 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Dodge County: 11.59 %Dodge County11.59Mahnomen County: 11.055 %Mahnomen County11.055Stevens County: 10.676 %Stevens County10.676Red Lake County: 9.524 %Red Lake County9.524Hubbard County: 9.457 %Hubbard County9.457Cook County: 9.417 %Cook County9.417Pennington County: 9.154 %Pennington County9.154Lyon County: 9.035 %Lyon County9.035Kanabec County: 8.939 %Kanabec County8.939Le Sueur County: 8.764 %Le Sueur County8.764Roseau County: 8.696 %Roseau County8.696Cass County: 8.637 %Cass County8.637Kittson County: 8.627 %Kittson County8.627Hennepin County: 8.601 %Hennepin County8.601Goodhue County: 8.469 %Goodhue County8.469Big Stone County: 8.383 %Big Stone County8.383Murray County: 8.379 %Murray County8.379Meeker County: 8.333 %Meeker County8.333Scott County: 8.274 %Scott County8.274Norman County: 8.26 %Norman County8.26Olmsted County: 8.234 %Olmsted County8.234Carlton County: 8.106 %Carlton County8.106Washington County: 8.085 %Washington County8.085Marshall County: 8.072 %Marshall County8.072Swift County: 8.07 %Swift County8.07Wilkin County: 8.054 %Wilkin County8.054Chippewa County: 8.033 %Chippewa County8.033Rock County: 8.016 %Rock County8.016Lake County: 8 %Lake County8Wright County: 7.965 %Wright County7.965Dakota County: 7.878 %Dakota County7.878Carver County: 7.872 %Carver County7.872Waseca County: 7.758 %Waseca County7.758Aitkin County: 7.736 %Aitkin County7.736Sherburne County: 7.602 %Sherburne County7.602Otter Tail County: 7.39 %Otter Tail County7.39Ramsey County: 7.248 %Ramsey County7.248Anoka County: 7.238 %Anoka County7.238Winona County: 7.169 %Winona County7.169Benton County: 7.057 %Benton County7.057Dodge County: 11.59 %Dodge County11.59Mahnomen County: 11.055 %Mahnomen County11.055Stevens County: 10.676 %Stevens County10.676Red Lake County: 9.524 %Red Lake County9.524Hubbard County: 9.457 %Hubbard County9.457Cook County: 9.417 %Cook County9.417Pennington County: 9.154 %Pennington County9.154Lyon County: 9.035 %Lyon County9.035Kanabec County: 8.939 %Kanabec County8.939Le Sueur County: 8.764 %Le Sueur County8.764Roseau County: 8.696 %Roseau County8.696Cass County: 8.637 %Cass County8.637Kittson County: 8.627 %Kittson County8.627Hennepin County: 8.601 %Hennepin County8.601Goodhue County: 8.469 %Goodhue County8.469Big Stone County: 8.383 %Big Stone County8.383Murray County: 8.379 %Murray County8.379Meeker County: 8.333 %Meeker County8.333Scott County: 8.274 %Scott County8.274Norman County: 8.26 %Norman County8.26Olmsted County: 8.234 %Olmsted County8.234Carlton County: 8.106 %Carlton County8.106Washington County: 8.085 %Washington County8.085Marshall County: 8.072 %Marshall County8.072Swift County: 8.07 %Swift County8.07Wilkin County: 8.054 %Wilkin County8.054Chippewa County: 8.033 %Chippewa County8.033Rock County: 8.016 %Rock County8.016Lake County: 8 %Lake County8Wright County: 7.965 %Wright County7.965Dakota County: 7.878 %Dakota County7.878Carver County: 7.872 %Carver County7.872Waseca County: 7.758 %Waseca County7.758Aitkin County: 7.736 %Aitkin County7.736Sherburne County: 7.602 %Sherburne County7.602Otter Tail County: 7.39 %Otter Tail County7.39Ramsey County: 7.248 %Ramsey County7.248Anoka County: 7.238 %Anoka County7.238Winona County: 7.169 %Winona County7.169Benton County: 7.057 %Benton County7.057
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Dodge County11.59+1.3 pts
2Mahnomen County11.055+4.05 pts
3Stevens County10.676+3.38 pts
4Red Lake County9.524-0.06 pts
5Hubbard County9.457+1.47 pts
6Cook County9.417+4.07 pts
7Pennington County9.154+3.11 pts
8Lyon County9.035+1.03 pts
9Kanabec County8.939+0.65 pts
10Le Sueur County8.764+2.61 pts
11Roseau County8.696+1.01 pts
12Cass County8.637-0.34 pts
13Kittson County8.627+1.7 pts
14Hennepin County8.601-0.12 pts
15Goodhue County8.469+0.9 pts
16Big Stone County8.383+1.76 pts
17Murray County8.379+1.83 pts
18Meeker County8.333+1.32 pts
19Scott County8.274-1.04 pts
20Norman County8.26+4.65 pts
21Olmsted County8.234+0.09 pts
22Carlton County8.106+1.27 pts
23Washington County8.085-0.43 pts
24Marshall County8.072+3.57 pts
25Swift County8.07+0.4 pts
26Wilkin County8.054-0.55 pts
27Chippewa County8.033+0.52 pts
28Rock County8.016+3.57 pts
29Lake County8-0.03 pts
30Wright County7.965+0.41 pts
31Dakota County7.878-0.83 pts
32Carver County7.872-0.75 pts
33Waseca County7.758+0.93 pts
34Aitkin County7.736-0.08 pts
35Sherburne County7.602+0.26 pts
36Otter Tail County7.39+0.48 pts
37Ramsey County7.248-1.16 pts
38Anoka County7.238-1.15 pts
39Winona County7.169+0.43 pts
40Benton County7.057-0.34 pts
41Wabasha County7-0.42 pts
42Jackson County6.822-0.95 pts
43Isanti County6.791-1.9 pts
44Morrison County6.747-0.64 pts
45Rice County6.703+1.43 pts
46Polk County6.696-0.11 pts
47Todd County6.694+0.93 pts
48Chisago County6.679-1.86 pts
49Douglas County6.634+1.39 pts
50Becker County6.592+0.05 pts
51Sibley County6.557-2.35 pts
52Clay County6.501+0.18 pts
53Blue Earth County6.478+0.19 pts
54Clearwater County6.366-4.71 pts
55Faribault County6.341-1.33 pts
56Cottonwood County6.339+0.36 pts
57Mille Lacs County6.276-0.17 pts
58Pine County6.197-2.62 pts
59Pipestone County6.071-0.43 pts
60Beltrami County6.032-2.6 pts
61Brown County6+2.52 pts
62Crow Wing County5.983-1.31 pts
63Wadena County5.957-1.95 pts
64Martin County5.929+0.08 pts
65Houston County5.922-1.53 pts
66Nobles County5.877-0.33 pts
67St. Louis County5.868-1 pts
68Steele County5.86+1.16 pts
69McLeod County5.824-0.02 pts
70Stearns County5.681-1.69 pts
71Renville County5.621+1.14 pts
72Kandiyohi County5.584-1.28 pts
73Freeborn County5.387-1.71 pts
74Mower County5.378-3.25 pts
75Itasca County5.376-0.97 pts
76Lincoln County5.249-1.59 pts
77Watonwan County5.204-1.87 pts
78Fillmore County5.153-2.61 pts
79Redwood County5.026-1.52 pts
80Lake of the Woods County4.965-3.61 pts
81Pope County4.812-1.54 pts
82Lac qui Parle County4.737-1.56 pts
83Koochiching County4.469-1.83 pts
84Grant County4.396-5.49 pts
85Nicollet County3.853-2.97 pts
86Yellow Medicine County3.697-2.05 pts
87Traverse County3.604-4.26 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dodge County, with 11.59% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Traverse County, with 3.604% in 2016.

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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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