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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Marshall County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2017, at 11.085%. Chippewa County had the lowest, at 3.567%. The median was 7.705% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.223%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.085Marshall County
Lowest3.567Chippewa County
Median7.70587 counties
Minnesota8.223History

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 7.977 %Anoka County: 8.292 %Becker County: 7.962 %Beltrami County: 6.695 %Benton County: 6.015 %Big Stone County: 4.13 %Blue Earth County: 6.638 %Brown County: 5.953 %Carlton County: 7.673 %Carver County: 7.998 %Cass County: 7.775 %Chippewa County: 3.567 %Chisago County: 8.507 %Clay County: 6.524 %Clearwater County: 8.808 %Cook County: 7.143 %Cottonwood County: 8.026 %Crow Wing County: 6.638 %Dakota County: 7.766 %Dodge County: 11.08 %Douglas County: 6.371 %Faribault County: 10.484 %Fillmore County: 8.737 %Freeborn County: 6.743 %Goodhue County: 6.678 %Grant County: 6.417 %Hennepin County: 9.168 %Houston County: 9.264 %Hubbard County: 9.146 %Isanti County: 8.427 %Itasca County: 6.767 %Jackson County: 9.524 %Kanabec County: 8.271 %Kandiyohi County: 7.82 %Kittson County: 4.762 %Koochiching County: 8.011 %Lac qui Parle County: 9.651 %Lake County: 6.742 %Lake of the Woods County: 9.859 %Le Sueur County: 6.218 %Lincoln County: 7.937 %Lyon County: 7.182 %McLeod County: 8.213 %Mahnomen County: 7.107 %Marshall County: 11.085 %Martin County: 8.181 %Meeker County: 6.379 %Mille Lacs County: 8.17 %Morrison County: 8.237 %Mower County: 7.474 %Murray County: 10.566 %Nicollet County: 6.885 %Nobles County: 7.046 %Norman County: 7.186 %Olmsted County: 8.5 %Otter Tail County: 8.159 %Pennington County: 7.91 %Pine County: 5.899 %Pipestone County: 5.592 %Polk County: 7.965 %Pope County: 5.045 %Ramsey County: 8.861 %Red Lake County: 5.848 %Redwood County: 7.692 %Renville County: 6.784 %Rice County: 5.499 %Rock County: 3.593 %Roseau County: 8.439 %St. Louis County: 7.096 %Scott County: 9.405 %Sherburne County: 7.822 %Sibley County: 7.705 %Stearns County: 7.744 %Steele County: 6.32 %Stevens County: 4.676 %Swift County: 7.46 %Todd County: 6.753 %Traverse County: 7.273 %Wabasha County: 9.438 %Wadena County: 6.077 %Waseca County: 10.989 %Washington County: 9.826 %Watonwan County: 6.96 %Wilkin County: 8.874 %Winona County: 7.123 %Wright County: 6.961 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.136 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Marshall County: 11.085 %Marshall County11.085Dodge County: 11.08 %Dodge County11.08Waseca County: 10.989 %Waseca County10.989Murray County: 10.566 %Murray County10.566Faribault County: 10.484 %Faribault County10.484Lake of the Woods County: 9.859 %Lake of the Woods County9.859Washington County: 9.826 %Washington County9.826Lac qui Parle County: 9.651 %Lac qui Parle County9.651Jackson County: 9.524 %Jackson County9.524Wabasha County: 9.438 %Wabasha County9.438Scott County: 9.405 %Scott County9.405Houston County: 9.264 %Houston County9.264Hennepin County: 9.168 %Hennepin County9.168Hubbard County: 9.146 %Hubbard County9.146Wilkin County: 8.874 %Wilkin County8.874Ramsey County: 8.861 %Ramsey County8.861Clearwater County: 8.808 %Clearwater County8.808Fillmore County: 8.737 %Fillmore County8.737Chisago County: 8.507 %Chisago County8.507Olmsted County: 8.5 %Olmsted County8.5Roseau County: 8.439 %Roseau County8.439Isanti County: 8.427 %Isanti County8.427Anoka County: 8.292 %Anoka County8.292Kanabec County: 8.271 %Kanabec County8.271Morrison County: 8.237 %Morrison County8.237McLeod County: 8.213 %McLeod County8.213Martin County: 8.181 %Martin County8.181Mille Lacs County: 8.17 %Mille Lacs County8.17Otter Tail County: 8.159 %Otter Tail County8.159Yellow Medicine County: 8.136 %Yellow Medicine County8.136Cottonwood County: 8.026 %Cottonwood County8.026Koochiching County: 8.011 %Koochiching County8.011Carver County: 7.998 %Carver County7.998Aitkin County: 7.977 %Aitkin County7.977Polk County: 7.965 %Polk County7.965Becker County: 7.962 %Becker County7.962Lincoln County: 7.937 %Lincoln County7.937Pennington County: 7.91 %Pennington County7.91Sherburne County: 7.822 %Sherburne County7.822Kandiyohi County: 7.82 %Kandiyohi County7.82Marshall County: 11.085 %Marshall County11.085Dodge County: 11.08 %Dodge County11.08Waseca County: 10.989 %Waseca County10.989Murray County: 10.566 %Murray County10.566Faribault County: 10.484 %Faribault County10.484Lake of the Woods County: 9.859 %Lake of the Woods County9.859Washington County: 9.826 %Washington County9.826Lac qui Parle County: 9.651 %Lac qui Parle County9.651Jackson County: 9.524 %Jackson County9.524Wabasha County: 9.438 %Wabasha County9.438Scott County: 9.405 %Scott County9.405Houston County: 9.264 %Houston County9.264Hennepin County: 9.168 %Hennepin County9.168Hubbard County: 9.146 %Hubbard County9.146Wilkin County: 8.874 %Wilkin County8.874Ramsey County: 8.861 %Ramsey County8.861Clearwater County: 8.808 %Clearwater County8.808Fillmore County: 8.737 %Fillmore County8.737Chisago County: 8.507 %Chisago County8.507Olmsted County: 8.5 %Olmsted County8.5Roseau County: 8.439 %Roseau County8.439Isanti County: 8.427 %Isanti County8.427Anoka County: 8.292 %Anoka County8.292Kanabec County: 8.271 %Kanabec County8.271Morrison County: 8.237 %Morrison County8.237McLeod County: 8.213 %McLeod County8.213Martin County: 8.181 %Martin County8.181Mille Lacs County: 8.17 %Mille Lacs County8.17Otter Tail County: 8.159 %Otter Tail County8.159Yellow Medicine County: 8.136 %Yellow Medicine County8.136Cottonwood County: 8.026 %Cottonwood County8.026Koochiching County: 8.011 %Koochiching County8.011Carver County: 7.998 %Carver County7.998Aitkin County: 7.977 %Aitkin County7.977Polk County: 7.965 %Polk County7.965Becker County: 7.962 %Becker County7.962Lincoln County: 7.937 %Lincoln County7.937Pennington County: 7.91 %Pennington County7.91Sherburne County: 7.822 %Sherburne County7.822Kandiyohi County: 7.82 %Kandiyohi County7.82
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Marshall County11.085+3.01 pts
2Dodge County11.08-0.51 pts
3Waseca County10.989+3.23 pts
4Murray County10.566+2.19 pts
5Faribault County10.484+4.14 pts
6Lake of the Woods County9.859+4.89 pts
7Washington County9.826+1.74 pts
8Lac qui Parle County9.651+4.91 pts
9Jackson County9.524+2.7 pts
10Wabasha County9.438+2.44 pts
11Scott County9.405+1.13 pts
12Houston County9.264+3.34 pts
13Hennepin County9.168+0.57 pts
14Hubbard County9.146-0.31 pts
15Wilkin County8.874+0.82 pts
16Ramsey County8.861+1.61 pts
17Clearwater County8.808+2.44 pts
18Fillmore County8.737+3.58 pts
19Chisago County8.507+1.83 pts
20Olmsted County8.5+0.27 pts
21Roseau County8.439-0.26 pts
22Isanti County8.427+1.64 pts
23Anoka County8.292+1.05 pts
24Kanabec County8.271-0.67 pts
25Morrison County8.237+1.49 pts
26McLeod County8.213+2.39 pts
27Martin County8.181+2.25 pts
28Mille Lacs County8.17+1.89 pts
29Otter Tail County8.159+0.77 pts
30Yellow Medicine County8.136+4.44 pts
31Cottonwood County8.026+1.69 pts
32Koochiching County8.011+3.54 pts
33Carver County7.998+0.13 pts
34Aitkin County7.977+0.24 pts
35Polk County7.965+1.27 pts
36Becker County7.962+1.37 pts
37Lincoln County7.937+2.69 pts
38Pennington County7.91-1.24 pts
39Sherburne County7.822+0.22 pts
40Kandiyohi County7.82+2.24 pts
41Cass County7.775-0.86 pts
42Dakota County7.766-0.11 pts
43Stearns County7.744+2.06 pts
44Sibley County7.705+1.15 pts
45Redwood County7.692+2.67 pts
46Carlton County7.673-0.43 pts
47Mower County7.474+2.1 pts
48Swift County7.46-0.61 pts
49Traverse County7.273+3.67 pts
50Norman County7.186-1.07 pts
51Lyon County7.182-1.85 pts
52Cook County7.143-2.27 pts
53Winona County7.123-0.05 pts
54Mahnomen County7.107-3.95 pts
55St. Louis County7.096+1.23 pts
56Nobles County7.046+1.17 pts
57Wright County6.961-1 pts
58Watonwan County6.96+1.76 pts
59Nicollet County6.885+3.03 pts
60Renville County6.784+1.16 pts
61Itasca County6.767+1.39 pts
62Todd County6.753+0.06 pts
63Freeborn County6.743+1.36 pts
64Lake County6.742-1.26 pts
65Beltrami County6.695+0.66 pts
66Goodhue County6.678-1.79 pts
67Blue Earth County6.638+0.16 pts
67Crow Wing County6.638+0.66 pts
69Clay County6.524+0.02 pts
70Grant County6.417+2.02 pts
71Meeker County6.379-1.95 pts
72Douglas County6.371-0.26 pts
73Steele County6.32+0.46 pts
74Le Sueur County6.218-2.55 pts
75Wadena County6.077+0.12 pts
76Benton County6.015-1.04 pts
77Brown County5.953-0.05 pts
78Pine County5.899-0.3 pts
79Red Lake County5.848-3.68 pts
80Pipestone County5.592-0.48 pts
81Rice County5.499-1.2 pts
82Pope County5.045+0.23 pts
83Kittson County4.762-3.87 pts
84Stevens County4.676-6 pts
85Big Stone County4.13-4.25 pts
86Rock County3.593-4.42 pts
87Chippewa County3.567-4.47 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Marshall County, with 11.085% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Chippewa County, with 3.567% in 2017.

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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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