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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Clearwater County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2020, at 16.484%. Nicollet County had the lowest, at 4.387%. The median was 7.326% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.348%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.484Clearwater County
Lowest4.387Nicollet County
Median7.32687 counties
Minnesota8.348History

Map of counties, 2020

Aitkin County: 8.621 %Anoka County: 8.924 %Becker County: 7.322 %Beltrami County: 6.764 %Benton County: 5.257 %Big Stone County: 8.485 %Blue Earth County: 7.037 %Brown County: 4.993 %Carlton County: 8.326 %Carver County: 9.259 %Cass County: 8.93 %Chippewa County: 8.463 %Chisago County: 7.815 %Clay County: 10.746 %Clearwater County: 16.484 %Cook County: 15.584 %Cottonwood County: 7.776 %Crow Wing County: 7.304 %Dakota County: 9.245 %Dodge County: 8.659 %Douglas County: 6.334 %Faribault County: 6.548 %Fillmore County: 7.393 %Freeborn County: 7.32 %Goodhue County: 6.92 %Grant County: 7.303 %Hennepin County: 9.363 %Houston County: 5.191 %Hubbard County: 9.182 %Isanti County: 7.606 %Itasca County: 7.18 %Jackson County: 7.156 %Kanabec County: 13.284 %Kandiyohi County: 7.016 %Kittson County: 7.874 %Koochiching County: 8.487 %Lac qui Parle County: 8.889 %Lake County: 5.091 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.194 %Le Sueur County: 7.325 %Lincoln County: 7.735 %Lyon County: 6.369 %McLeod County: 7.836 %Mahnomen County: 9.574 %Marshall County: 5.152 %Martin County: 4.934 %Meeker County: 7.371 %Mille Lacs County: 7.425 %Morrison County: 5.474 %Mower County: 6.188 %Murray County: 5.2 %Nicollet County: 4.387 %Nobles County: 5.51 %Norman County: 6.854 %Olmsted County: 7.14 %Otter Tail County: 7.065 %Pennington County: 6.405 %Pine County: 8.663 %Pipestone County: 8.183 %Polk County: 6.813 %Pope County: 5.588 %Ramsey County: 8.68 %Red Lake County: 6.173 %Redwood County: 8.29 %Renville County: 8.475 %Rice County: 8.364 %Rock County: 8.14 %Roseau County: 6.362 %St. Louis County: 7.779 %Scott County: 8.794 %Sherburne County: 10.099 %Sibley County: 11.994 %Stearns County: 6.196 %Steele County: 7.813 %Stevens County: 6.498 %Swift County: 5.735 %Todd County: 7.422 %Traverse County: 5.66 %Wabasha County: 6.876 %Wadena County: 7.943 %Waseca County: 7.099 %Washington County: 9.237 %Watonwan County: 7.326 %Wilkin County: 5.904 %Winona County: 6.776 %Wright County: 7.52 %Yellow Medicine County: 6.981 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Clearwater County: 16.484 %Clearwater County16.484Cook County: 15.584 %Cook County15.584Kanabec County: 13.284 %Kanabec County13.284Sibley County: 11.994 %Sibley County11.994Clay County: 10.746 %Clay County10.746Sherburne County: 10.099 %Sherburne County10.099Mahnomen County: 9.574 %Mahnomen County9.574Hennepin County: 9.363 %Hennepin County9.363Carver County: 9.259 %Carver County9.259Dakota County: 9.245 %Dakota County9.245Washington County: 9.237 %Washington County9.237Hubbard County: 9.182 %Hubbard County9.182Cass County: 8.93 %Cass County8.93Anoka County: 8.924 %Anoka County8.924Lac qui Parle County: 8.889 %Lac qui Parle County8.889Scott County: 8.794 %Scott County8.794Ramsey County: 8.68 %Ramsey County8.68Pine County: 8.663 %Pine County8.663Dodge County: 8.659 %Dodge County8.659Aitkin County: 8.621 %Aitkin County8.621Koochiching County: 8.487 %Koochiching County8.487Big Stone County: 8.485 %Big Stone County8.485Renville County: 8.475 %Renville County8.475Chippewa County: 8.463 %Chippewa County8.463Rice County: 8.364 %Rice County8.364Carlton County: 8.326 %Carlton County8.326Redwood County: 8.29 %Redwood County8.29Pipestone County: 8.183 %Pipestone County8.183Rock County: 8.14 %Rock County8.14Wadena County: 7.943 %Wadena County7.943Kittson County: 7.874 %Kittson County7.874McLeod County: 7.836 %McLeod County7.836Chisago County: 7.815 %Chisago County7.815Steele County: 7.813 %Steele County7.813St. Louis County: 7.779 %St. Louis County7.779Cottonwood County: 7.776 %Cottonwood County7.776Lincoln County: 7.735 %Lincoln County7.735Isanti County: 7.606 %Isanti County7.606Wright County: 7.52 %Wright County7.52Mille Lacs County: 7.425 %Mille Lacs County7.425Clearwater County: 16.484 %Clearwater County16.484Cook County: 15.584 %Cook County15.584Kanabec County: 13.284 %Kanabec County13.284Sibley County: 11.994 %Sibley County11.994Clay County: 10.746 %Clay County10.746Sherburne County: 10.099 %Sherburne County10.099Mahnomen County: 9.574 %Mahnomen County9.574Hennepin County: 9.363 %Hennepin County9.363Carver County: 9.259 %Carver County9.259Dakota County: 9.245 %Dakota County9.245Washington County: 9.237 %Washington County9.237Hubbard County: 9.182 %Hubbard County9.182Cass County: 8.93 %Cass County8.93Anoka County: 8.924 %Anoka County8.924Lac qui Parle County: 8.889 %Lac qui Parle County8.889Scott County: 8.794 %Scott County8.794Ramsey County: 8.68 %Ramsey County8.68Pine County: 8.663 %Pine County8.663Dodge County: 8.659 %Dodge County8.659Aitkin County: 8.621 %Aitkin County8.621Koochiching County: 8.487 %Koochiching County8.487Big Stone County: 8.485 %Big Stone County8.485Renville County: 8.475 %Renville County8.475Chippewa County: 8.463 %Chippewa County8.463Rice County: 8.364 %Rice County8.364Carlton County: 8.326 %Carlton County8.326Redwood County: 8.29 %Redwood County8.29Pipestone County: 8.183 %Pipestone County8.183Rock County: 8.14 %Rock County8.14Wadena County: 7.943 %Wadena County7.943Kittson County: 7.874 %Kittson County7.874McLeod County: 7.836 %McLeod County7.836Chisago County: 7.815 %Chisago County7.815Steele County: 7.813 %Steele County7.813St. Louis County: 7.779 %St. Louis County7.779Cottonwood County: 7.776 %Cottonwood County7.776Lincoln County: 7.735 %Lincoln County7.735Isanti County: 7.606 %Isanti County7.606Wright County: 7.52 %Wright County7.52Mille Lacs County: 7.425 %Mille Lacs County7.425
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Clearwater County16.484+6.69 pts
2Cook County15.584+9.32 pts
3Kanabec County13.284+4.81 pts
4Sibley County11.994+1.77 pts
5Clay County10.746+3.54 pts
6Sherburne County10.099+2.17 pts
7Mahnomen County9.574+2.24 pts
8Hennepin County9.363+0.63 pts
9Carver County9.259+0.96 pts
10Dakota County9.245+0.7 pts
11Washington County9.237+0.75 pts
12Hubbard County9.182+2.26 pts
13Cass County8.93+0.47 pts
14Anoka County8.924+0.82 pts
15Lac qui Parle County8.889+2.76 pts
16Scott County8.794-0.23 pts
17Ramsey County8.68+0.81 pts
18Pine County8.663-2 pts
19Dodge County8.659-0.72 pts
20Aitkin County8.621+1.4 pts
21Koochiching County8.487+2.92 pts
22Big Stone County8.485+3.01 pts
23Renville County8.475+1.05 pts
24Chippewa County8.463+2.6 pts
25Rice County8.364+1.64 pts
26Carlton County8.326+3.46 pts
27Redwood County8.29+1.77 pts
28Pipestone County8.183-0.36 pts
29Rock County8.14+0.43 pts
30Wadena County7.943-0.62 pts
31Kittson County7.874+0.9 pts
32McLeod County7.836+2.29 pts
33Chisago County7.815-0.2 pts
34Steele County7.813+1.01 pts
35St. Louis County7.779+1.6 pts
36Cottonwood County7.776+0.11 pts
37Lincoln County7.735+2.2 pts
38Isanti County7.606+1.45 pts
39Wright County7.52-0.11 pts
40Mille Lacs County7.425+0.19 pts
41Todd County7.422-1.18 pts
42Fillmore County7.393+0.89 pts
43Meeker County7.371-0.41 pts
44Watonwan County7.326+2.9 pts
45Le Sueur County7.325+0.32 pts
46Becker County7.322+0.81 pts
47Freeborn County7.32+0.61 pts
48Crow Wing County7.304-0.1 pts
49Grant County7.303-0.13 pts
50Lake of the Woods County7.194+0.15 pts
51Itasca County7.18-0.16 pts
52Jackson County7.156+0.03 pts
53Olmsted County7.14-1.16 pts
54Waseca County7.099+0.32 pts
55Otter Tail County7.065+1.01 pts
56Blue Earth County7.037+0.95 pts
57Kandiyohi County7.016+0.64 pts
58Yellow Medicine County6.981+2.14 pts
59Goodhue County6.92+0.34 pts
60Wabasha County6.876+0.39 pts
61Norman County6.854+0.02 pts
62Polk County6.813+0.59 pts
63Winona County6.776+0.58 pts
64Beltrami County6.764+0.17 pts
65Faribault County6.548-0.83 pts
66Stevens County6.498-1.03 pts
67Pennington County6.405+2.62 pts
68Lyon County6.369-0.54 pts
69Roseau County6.362+1.62 pts
70Douglas County6.334+0.25 pts
71Stearns County6.196-0.55 pts
72Mower County6.188+0.32 pts
73Red Lake County6.173-0.08 pts
74Wilkin County5.904-3.65 pts
75Swift County5.735+1.76 pts
76Traverse County5.66+0.96 pts
77Pope County5.588-0.65 pts
78Nobles County5.51-1.23 pts
79Morrison County5.474-1.8 pts
80Benton County5.257-1.52 pts
81Murray County5.2-3.03 pts
82Houston County5.191-1.47 pts
83Marshall County5.152-1.56 pts
84Lake County5.091-0.07 pts
85Brown County4.993+0.37 pts
86Martin County4.934-0.7 pts
87Nicollet County4.387-3.28 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Clearwater County, with 16.484% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Nicollet County, with 4.387% in 2020.

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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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