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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Pine County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2019, at 10.662%. Pennington County had the lowest, at 3.79%. The median was 6.832% and the figure for Minnesota was 7.769%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.662Pine County
Lowest3.79Pennington County
Median6.83287 counties
Minnesota7.769History

Map of counties, 2019

Aitkin County: 7.225 %Anoka County: 8.101 %Becker County: 6.515 %Beltrami County: 6.593 %Benton County: 6.778 %Big Stone County: 5.471 %Blue Earth County: 6.089 %Brown County: 4.622 %Carlton County: 4.862 %Carver County: 8.3 %Cass County: 8.463 %Chippewa County: 5.858 %Chisago County: 8.015 %Clay County: 7.205 %Clearwater County: 9.794 %Cook County: 6.263 %Cottonwood County: 7.669 %Crow Wing County: 7.404 %Dakota County: 8.547 %Dodge County: 9.379 %Douglas County: 6.083 %Faribault County: 7.377 %Fillmore County: 6.502 %Freeborn County: 6.712 %Goodhue County: 6.577 %Grant County: 7.429 %Hennepin County: 8.732 %Houston County: 6.657 %Hubbard County: 6.924 %Isanti County: 6.154 %Itasca County: 7.344 %Jackson County: 7.129 %Kanabec County: 8.471 %Kandiyohi County: 6.371 %Kittson County: 6.977 %Koochiching County: 5.563 %Lac qui Parle County: 6.128 %Lake County: 5.157 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.042 %Le Sueur County: 7.003 %Lincoln County: 5.54 %Lyon County: 6.911 %McLeod County: 5.549 %Mahnomen County: 7.33 %Marshall County: 6.715 %Martin County: 5.634 %Meeker County: 7.777 %Mille Lacs County: 7.235 %Morrison County: 7.275 %Mower County: 5.863 %Murray County: 8.235 %Nicollet County: 7.667 %Nobles County: 6.74 %Norman County: 6.832 %Olmsted County: 8.297 %Otter Tail County: 6.059 %Pennington County: 3.79 %Pine County: 10.662 %Pipestone County: 8.539 %Polk County: 6.222 %Pope County: 6.241 %Ramsey County: 7.871 %Red Lake County: 6.25 %Redwood County: 6.524 %Renville County: 7.425 %Rice County: 6.723 %Rock County: 7.707 %Roseau County: 4.742 %St. Louis County: 6.174 %Scott County: 9.02 %Sherburne County: 7.925 %Sibley County: 10.224 %Stearns County: 6.75 %Steele County: 6.8 %Stevens County: 7.527 %Swift County: 3.978 %Todd County: 8.6 %Traverse County: 4.695 %Wabasha County: 6.491 %Wadena County: 8.564 %Waseca County: 6.775 %Washington County: 8.49 %Watonwan County: 4.428 %Wilkin County: 9.559 %Winona County: 6.191 %Wright County: 7.634 %Yellow Medicine County: 4.844 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Pine County: 10.662 %Pine County10.662Sibley County: 10.224 %Sibley County10.224Clearwater County: 9.794 %Clearwater County9.794Wilkin County: 9.559 %Wilkin County9.559Dodge County: 9.379 %Dodge County9.379Scott County: 9.02 %Scott County9.02Hennepin County: 8.732 %Hennepin County8.732Todd County: 8.6 %Todd County8.6Wadena County: 8.564 %Wadena County8.564Dakota County: 8.547 %Dakota County8.547Pipestone County: 8.539 %Pipestone County8.539Washington County: 8.49 %Washington County8.49Kanabec County: 8.471 %Kanabec County8.471Cass County: 8.463 %Cass County8.463Carver County: 8.3 %Carver County8.3Olmsted County: 8.297 %Olmsted County8.297Murray County: 8.235 %Murray County8.235Anoka County: 8.101 %Anoka County8.101Chisago County: 8.015 %Chisago County8.015Sherburne County: 7.925 %Sherburne County7.925Ramsey County: 7.871 %Ramsey County7.871Meeker County: 7.777 %Meeker County7.777Rock County: 7.707 %Rock County7.707Cottonwood County: 7.669 %Cottonwood County7.669Nicollet County: 7.667 %Nicollet County7.667Wright County: 7.634 %Wright County7.634Stevens County: 7.527 %Stevens County7.527Grant County: 7.429 %Grant County7.429Renville County: 7.425 %Renville County7.425Crow Wing County: 7.404 %Crow Wing County7.404Faribault County: 7.377 %Faribault County7.377Itasca County: 7.344 %Itasca County7.344Mahnomen County: 7.33 %Mahnomen County7.33Morrison County: 7.275 %Morrison County7.275Mille Lacs County: 7.235 %Mille Lacs County7.235Aitkin County: 7.225 %Aitkin County7.225Clay County: 7.205 %Clay County7.205Jackson County: 7.129 %Jackson County7.129Lake of the Woods County: 7.042 %Lake of the Woods County7.042Le Sueur County: 7.003 %Le Sueur County7.003Pine County: 10.662 %Pine County10.662Sibley County: 10.224 %Sibley County10.224Clearwater County: 9.794 %Clearwater County9.794Wilkin County: 9.559 %Wilkin County9.559Dodge County: 9.379 %Dodge County9.379Scott County: 9.02 %Scott County9.02Hennepin County: 8.732 %Hennepin County8.732Todd County: 8.6 %Todd County8.6Wadena County: 8.564 %Wadena County8.564Dakota County: 8.547 %Dakota County8.547Pipestone County: 8.539 %Pipestone County8.539Washington County: 8.49 %Washington County8.49Kanabec County: 8.471 %Kanabec County8.471Cass County: 8.463 %Cass County8.463Carver County: 8.3 %Carver County8.3Olmsted County: 8.297 %Olmsted County8.297Murray County: 8.235 %Murray County8.235Anoka County: 8.101 %Anoka County8.101Chisago County: 8.015 %Chisago County8.015Sherburne County: 7.925 %Sherburne County7.925Ramsey County: 7.871 %Ramsey County7.871Meeker County: 7.777 %Meeker County7.777Rock County: 7.707 %Rock County7.707Cottonwood County: 7.669 %Cottonwood County7.669Nicollet County: 7.667 %Nicollet County7.667Wright County: 7.634 %Wright County7.634Stevens County: 7.527 %Stevens County7.527Grant County: 7.429 %Grant County7.429Renville County: 7.425 %Renville County7.425Crow Wing County: 7.404 %Crow Wing County7.404Faribault County: 7.377 %Faribault County7.377Itasca County: 7.344 %Itasca County7.344Mahnomen County: 7.33 %Mahnomen County7.33Morrison County: 7.275 %Morrison County7.275Mille Lacs County: 7.235 %Mille Lacs County7.235Aitkin County: 7.225 %Aitkin County7.225Clay County: 7.205 %Clay County7.205Jackson County: 7.129 %Jackson County7.129Lake of the Woods County: 7.042 %Lake of the Woods County7.042Le Sueur County: 7.003 %Le Sueur County7.003
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Pine County10.662+3.58 pts
2Sibley County10.224+2.57 pts
3Clearwater County9.794+2.6 pts
4Wilkin County9.559+2.49 pts
5Dodge County9.379+2.16 pts
6Scott County9.02-0.1 pts
7Hennepin County8.732-0.88 pts
8Todd County8.6+2.08 pts
9Wadena County8.564+1.16 pts
10Dakota County8.547+0.23 pts
11Pipestone County8.539+0.4 pts
12Washington County8.49-0.38 pts
13Kanabec County8.471-0.22 pts
14Cass County8.463+1.26 pts
15Carver County8.3-0.99 pts
16Olmsted County8.297+0.33 pts
17Murray County8.235+4.39 pts
18Anoka County8.101-0.43 pts
19Chisago County8.015-1.72 pts
20Sherburne County7.925-0.75 pts
21Ramsey County7.871-0.81 pts
22Meeker County7.777+0.74 pts
23Rock County7.707+2.26 pts
24Cottonwood County7.669+4.21 pts
25Nicollet County7.667-0.44 pts
26Wright County7.634-0.24 pts
27Stevens County7.527+2.17 pts
28Grant County7.429-4.21 pts
29Renville County7.425-1.84 pts
30Crow Wing County7.404+0.26 pts
31Faribault County7.377-0.06 pts
32Itasca County7.344+0.46 pts
33Mahnomen County7.33-2.04 pts
34Morrison County7.275+0.59 pts
35Mille Lacs County7.235+0.24 pts
36Aitkin County7.225-0.29 pts
37Clay County7.205-1.19 pts
38Jackson County7.129+0.77 pts
39Lake of the Woods County7.042-0.76 pts
40Le Sueur County7.003+0.33 pts
41Kittson County6.977+2.27 pts
42Hubbard County6.924+0.08 pts
43Lyon County6.911-0.43 pts
44Norman County6.832-0.51 pts
45Steele County6.8-0.2 pts
46Benton County6.778+0.33 pts
47Waseca County6.775-3.11 pts
48Stearns County6.75-0.42 pts
49Nobles County6.74-0.01 pts
50Rice County6.723-1.26 pts
51Marshall County6.715-0.94 pts
52Freeborn County6.712+0.04 pts
53Houston County6.657-0.55 pts
54Beltrami County6.5930 pts
55Goodhue County6.577-1.33 pts
56Redwood County6.524+1.8 pts
57Becker County6.515-3.19 pts
58Fillmore County6.502-0.28 pts
59Wabasha County6.491-0.42 pts
60Kandiyohi County6.371+1.1 pts
61Cook County6.263-3.67 pts
62Red Lake County6.25-2.29 pts
63Pope County6.2410 pts
64Polk County6.222-1.01 pts
65Winona County6.191-0.18 pts
66St. Louis County6.174-0.88 pts
67Isanti County6.154-2.53 pts
68Lac qui Parle County6.128-1.11 pts
69Blue Earth County6.089-2.42 pts
70Douglas County6.083-1.4 pts
71Otter Tail County6.059-1.54 pts
72Mower County5.863-2.88 pts
73Chippewa County5.858-2.89 pts
74Martin County5.634-0.52 pts
75Koochiching County5.563+0.81 pts
76McLeod County5.549-1.59 pts
77Lincoln County5.54-3.77 pts
78Big Stone County5.471-4.05 pts
79Lake County5.157+0.32 pts
80Carlton County4.862-2.58 pts
81Yellow Medicine County4.844-4.11 pts
82Roseau County4.742-1.46 pts
83Traverse County4.695-5.54 pts
84Brown County4.622-2.02 pts
85Watonwan County4.428-3.72 pts
86Swift County3.978-2.16 pts
87Pennington County3.79-6.3 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Pine County, with 10.662% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pennington County, with 3.79% in 2019.

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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