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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Grant County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2018, at 11.634%. Cottonwood County had the lowest, at 3.454%. The median was 7.342% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.352%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.634Grant County
Lowest3.454Cottonwood County
Median7.34287 counties
Minnesota8.352History

Map of counties, 2018

Aitkin County: 7.514 %Anoka County: 8.532 %Becker County: 9.709 %Beltrami County: 6.592 %Benton County: 6.448 %Big Stone County: 9.524 %Blue Earth County: 8.505 %Brown County: 6.643 %Carlton County: 7.445 %Carver County: 9.291 %Cass County: 7.198 %Chippewa County: 8.743 %Chisago County: 9.74 %Clay County: 8.396 %Clearwater County: 7.198 %Cook County: 9.935 %Cottonwood County: 3.454 %Crow Wing County: 7.143 %Dakota County: 8.319 %Dodge County: 7.222 %Douglas County: 7.482 %Faribault County: 7.438 %Fillmore County: 6.783 %Freeborn County: 6.671 %Goodhue County: 7.904 %Grant County: 11.634 %Hennepin County: 9.609 %Houston County: 7.212 %Hubbard County: 6.841 %Isanti County: 8.679 %Itasca County: 6.887 %Jackson County: 6.355 %Kanabec County: 8.696 %Kandiyohi County: 5.273 %Kittson County: 4.706 %Koochiching County: 4.755 %Lac qui Parle County: 7.242 %Lake County: 4.833 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.801 %Le Sueur County: 6.672 %Lincoln County: 9.315 %Lyon County: 7.342 %McLeod County: 7.139 %Mahnomen County: 9.375 %Marshall County: 7.656 %Martin County: 6.151 %Meeker County: 7.035 %Mille Lacs County: 6.992 %Morrison County: 6.688 %Mower County: 8.748 %Murray County: 3.846 %Nicollet County: 8.11 %Nobles County: 6.752 %Norman County: 7.339 %Olmsted County: 7.972 %Otter Tail County: 7.6 %Pennington County: 10.086 %Pine County: 7.084 %Pipestone County: 8.143 %Polk County: 7.234 %Pope County: 6.241 %Ramsey County: 8.679 %Red Lake County: 8.537 %Redwood County: 4.728 %Renville County: 9.264 %Rice County: 7.985 %Rock County: 5.447 %Roseau County: 6.197 %St. Louis County: 7.054 %Scott County: 9.117 %Sherburne County: 8.679 %Sibley County: 7.656 %Stearns County: 7.166 %Steele County: 6.997 %Stevens County: 5.357 %Swift County: 6.137 %Todd County: 6.522 %Traverse County: 10.233 %Wabasha County: 6.911 %Wadena County: 7.407 %Waseca County: 9.886 %Washington County: 8.865 %Watonwan County: 8.148 %Wilkin County: 7.067 %Winona County: 6.373 %Wright County: 7.877 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.95 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Grant County: 11.634 %Grant County11.634Traverse County: 10.233 %Traverse County10.233Pennington County: 10.086 %Pennington County10.086Cook County: 9.935 %Cook County9.935Waseca County: 9.886 %Waseca County9.886Chisago County: 9.74 %Chisago County9.74Becker County: 9.709 %Becker County9.709Hennepin County: 9.609 %Hennepin County9.609Big Stone County: 9.524 %Big Stone County9.524Mahnomen County: 9.375 %Mahnomen County9.375Lincoln County: 9.315 %Lincoln County9.315Carver County: 9.291 %Carver County9.291Renville County: 9.264 %Renville County9.264Scott County: 9.117 %Scott County9.117Yellow Medicine County: 8.95 %Yellow Medicine County8.95Washington County: 8.865 %Washington County8.865Mower County: 8.748 %Mower County8.748Chippewa County: 8.743 %Chippewa County8.743Kanabec County: 8.696 %Kanabec County8.696Isanti County: 8.679 %Isanti County8.679Ramsey County: 8.679 %Ramsey County8.679Sherburne County: 8.679 %Sherburne County8.679Red Lake County: 8.537 %Red Lake County8.537Anoka County: 8.532 %Anoka County8.532Blue Earth County: 8.505 %Blue Earth County8.505Clay County: 8.396 %Clay County8.396Dakota County: 8.319 %Dakota County8.319Watonwan County: 8.148 %Watonwan County8.148Pipestone County: 8.143 %Pipestone County8.143Nicollet County: 8.11 %Nicollet County8.11Rice County: 7.985 %Rice County7.985Olmsted County: 7.972 %Olmsted County7.972Goodhue County: 7.904 %Goodhue County7.904Wright County: 7.877 %Wright County7.877Lake of the Woods County: 7.801 %Lake of the Woods County7.801Marshall County: 7.656 %Marshall County7.656Sibley County: 7.656 %Sibley County7.656Otter Tail County: 7.6 %Otter Tail County7.6Aitkin County: 7.514 %Aitkin County7.514Douglas County: 7.482 %Douglas County7.482Grant County: 11.634 %Grant County11.634Traverse County: 10.233 %Traverse County10.233Pennington County: 10.086 %Pennington County10.086Cook County: 9.935 %Cook County9.935Waseca County: 9.886 %Waseca County9.886Chisago County: 9.74 %Chisago County9.74Becker County: 9.709 %Becker County9.709Hennepin County: 9.609 %Hennepin County9.609Big Stone County: 9.524 %Big Stone County9.524Mahnomen County: 9.375 %Mahnomen County9.375Lincoln County: 9.315 %Lincoln County9.315Carver County: 9.291 %Carver County9.291Renville County: 9.264 %Renville County9.264Scott County: 9.117 %Scott County9.117Yellow Medicine County: 8.95 %Yellow Medicine County8.95Washington County: 8.865 %Washington County8.865Mower County: 8.748 %Mower County8.748Chippewa County: 8.743 %Chippewa County8.743Kanabec County: 8.696 %Kanabec County8.696Isanti County: 8.679 %Isanti County8.679Ramsey County: 8.679 %Ramsey County8.679Sherburne County: 8.679 %Sherburne County8.679Red Lake County: 8.537 %Red Lake County8.537Anoka County: 8.532 %Anoka County8.532Blue Earth County: 8.505 %Blue Earth County8.505Clay County: 8.396 %Clay County8.396Dakota County: 8.319 %Dakota County8.319Watonwan County: 8.148 %Watonwan County8.148Pipestone County: 8.143 %Pipestone County8.143Nicollet County: 8.11 %Nicollet County8.11Rice County: 7.985 %Rice County7.985Olmsted County: 7.972 %Olmsted County7.972Goodhue County: 7.904 %Goodhue County7.904Wright County: 7.877 %Wright County7.877Lake of the Woods County: 7.801 %Lake of the Woods County7.801Marshall County: 7.656 %Marshall County7.656Sibley County: 7.656 %Sibley County7.656Otter Tail County: 7.6 %Otter Tail County7.6Aitkin County: 7.514 %Aitkin County7.514Douglas County: 7.482 %Douglas County7.482
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Grant County11.634+5.22 pts
2Traverse County10.233+2.96 pts
3Pennington County10.086+2.18 pts
4Cook County9.935+2.79 pts
5Waseca County9.886-1.1 pts
6Chisago County9.74+1.23 pts
7Becker County9.709+1.75 pts
8Hennepin County9.609+0.44 pts
9Big Stone County9.524+5.39 pts
10Mahnomen County9.375+2.27 pts
11Lincoln County9.315+1.38 pts
12Carver County9.291+1.29 pts
13Renville County9.264+2.48 pts
14Scott County9.117-0.29 pts
15Yellow Medicine County8.95+0.81 pts
16Washington County8.865-0.96 pts
17Mower County8.748+1.27 pts
18Chippewa County8.743+5.18 pts
19Kanabec County8.696+0.42 pts
20Isanti County8.679+0.25 pts
20Ramsey County8.679-0.18 pts
20Sherburne County8.679+0.86 pts
23Red Lake County8.537+2.69 pts
24Anoka County8.532+0.24 pts
25Blue Earth County8.505+1.87 pts
26Clay County8.396+1.87 pts
27Dakota County8.319+0.55 pts
28Watonwan County8.148+1.19 pts
29Pipestone County8.143+2.55 pts
30Nicollet County8.11+1.22 pts
31Rice County7.985+2.49 pts
32Olmsted County7.972-0.53 pts
33Goodhue County7.904+1.23 pts
34Wright County7.877+0.92 pts
35Lake of the Woods County7.801-2.06 pts
36Marshall County7.656-3.43 pts
36Sibley County7.656-0.05 pts
38Otter Tail County7.6-0.56 pts
39Aitkin County7.514-0.46 pts
40Douglas County7.482+1.11 pts
41Carlton County7.445-0.23 pts
42Faribault County7.438-3.05 pts
43Wadena County7.407+1.33 pts
44Lyon County7.342+0.16 pts
45Norman County7.339+0.15 pts
46Lac qui Parle County7.242-2.41 pts
47Polk County7.234-0.73 pts
48Dodge County7.222-3.86 pts
49Houston County7.212-2.05 pts
50Cass County7.198-0.58 pts
50Clearwater County7.198-1.61 pts
52Stearns County7.166-0.58 pts
53Crow Wing County7.143+0.5 pts
54McLeod County7.139-1.07 pts
55Pine County7.084+1.18 pts
56Wilkin County7.067-1.81 pts
57St. Louis County7.054-0.04 pts
58Meeker County7.035+0.66 pts
59Steele County6.997+0.68 pts
60Mille Lacs County6.992-1.18 pts
61Wabasha County6.911-2.53 pts
62Itasca County6.887+0.12 pts
63Hubbard County6.841-2.31 pts
64Fillmore County6.783-1.95 pts
65Nobles County6.752-0.29 pts
66Morrison County6.688-1.55 pts
67Le Sueur County6.672+0.45 pts
68Freeborn County6.671-0.07 pts
69Brown County6.643+0.69 pts
70Beltrami County6.592-0.1 pts
71Todd County6.522-0.23 pts
72Benton County6.448+0.43 pts
73Winona County6.373-0.75 pts
74Jackson County6.355-3.17 pts
75Pope County6.241+1.2 pts
76Roseau County6.197-2.24 pts
77Martin County6.151-2.03 pts
78Swift County6.137-1.32 pts
79Rock County5.447+1.85 pts
80Stevens County5.357+0.68 pts
81Kandiyohi County5.273-2.55 pts
82Lake County4.833-1.91 pts
83Koochiching County4.755-3.26 pts
84Redwood County4.728-2.96 pts
85Kittson County4.706-0.06 pts
86Murray County3.846-6.72 pts
87Cottonwood County3.454-4.57 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Grant County, with 11.634% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cottonwood County, with 3.454% in 2018.

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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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