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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Lake County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2021, at 12.431%. Lyon County had the lowest, at 4.114%. The median was 7.342% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.435%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.431Lake County
Lowest4.114Lyon County
Median7.34287 counties
Minnesota8.435History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 8.034 %Anoka County: 8.806 %Becker County: 6.567 %Beltrami County: 6.066 %Benton County: 6.796 %Big Stone County: 4.23 %Blue Earth County: 7.948 %Brown County: 7.212 %Carlton County: 8.375 %Carver County: 8.846 %Cass County: 7.263 %Chippewa County: 8.671 %Chisago County: 8.673 %Clay County: 7.541 %Clearwater County: 7.493 %Cook County: 8.52 %Cottonwood County: 7.256 %Crow Wing County: 8.203 %Dakota County: 8.865 %Dodge County: 8.158 %Douglas County: 7.922 %Faribault County: 6.868 %Fillmore County: 6.814 %Freeborn County: 8.926 %Goodhue County: 8.62 %Grant County: 4.457 %Hennepin County: 9.789 %Houston County: 7.046 %Hubbard County: 7.6 %Isanti County: 9.035 %Itasca County: 8.373 %Jackson County: 5.65 %Kanabec County: 8.63 %Kandiyohi County: 5.375 %Kittson County: 4.688 %Koochiching County: 8.43 %Lac qui Parle County: 6.215 %Lake County: 12.431 %Lake of the Woods County: 5.776 %Le Sueur County: 6.571 %Lincoln County: 6.818 %Lyon County: 4.114 %McLeod County: 5.09 %Mahnomen County: 7.527 %Marshall County: 5.023 %Martin County: 6.804 %Meeker County: 6.753 %Mille Lacs County: 7.673 %Morrison County: 5.27 %Mower County: 6.64 %Murray County: 9.465 %Nicollet County: 6.452 %Nobles County: 6.654 %Norman County: 6.854 %Olmsted County: 8.107 %Otter Tail County: 9.064 %Pennington County: 8.333 %Pine County: 6.71 %Pipestone County: 10.084 %Polk County: 6.718 %Pope County: 8.504 %Ramsey County: 8.58 %Red Lake County: 7.407 %Redwood County: 7.611 %Renville County: 6.127 %Rice County: 6.919 %Rock County: 5.814 %Roseau County: 6.639 %St. Louis County: 7.342 %Scott County: 9.048 %Sherburne County: 8.043 %Sibley County: 6.774 %Stearns County: 6.73 %Steele County: 7.395 %Stevens County: 7.65 %Swift County: 6.463 %Todd County: 6.993 %Traverse County: 6.573 %Wabasha County: 7.631 %Wadena County: 6.897 %Waseca County: 7.76 %Washington County: 9.319 %Watonwan County: 7.326 %Wilkin County: 5.797 %Winona County: 7.962 %Wright County: 7.617 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.996 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Lake County: 12.431 %Lake County12.431Pipestone County: 10.084 %Pipestone County10.084Hennepin County: 9.789 %Hennepin County9.789Murray County: 9.465 %Murray County9.465Washington County: 9.319 %Washington County9.319Otter Tail County: 9.064 %Otter Tail County9.064Scott County: 9.048 %Scott County9.048Isanti County: 9.035 %Isanti County9.035Freeborn County: 8.926 %Freeborn County8.926Dakota County: 8.865 %Dakota County8.865Carver County: 8.846 %Carver County8.846Anoka County: 8.806 %Anoka County8.806Chisago County: 8.673 %Chisago County8.673Chippewa County: 8.671 %Chippewa County8.671Kanabec County: 8.63 %Kanabec County8.63Goodhue County: 8.62 %Goodhue County8.62Ramsey County: 8.58 %Ramsey County8.58Cook County: 8.52 %Cook County8.52Pope County: 8.504 %Pope County8.504Koochiching County: 8.43 %Koochiching County8.43Carlton County: 8.375 %Carlton County8.375Itasca County: 8.373 %Itasca County8.373Pennington County: 8.333 %Pennington County8.333Crow Wing County: 8.203 %Crow Wing County8.203Dodge County: 8.158 %Dodge County8.158Olmsted County: 8.107 %Olmsted County8.107Sherburne County: 8.043 %Sherburne County8.043Aitkin County: 8.034 %Aitkin County8.034Winona County: 7.962 %Winona County7.962Blue Earth County: 7.948 %Blue Earth County7.948Douglas County: 7.922 %Douglas County7.922Waseca County: 7.76 %Waseca County7.76Mille Lacs County: 7.673 %Mille Lacs County7.673Stevens County: 7.65 %Stevens County7.65Wabasha County: 7.631 %Wabasha County7.631Wright County: 7.617 %Wright County7.617Redwood County: 7.611 %Redwood County7.611Hubbard County: 7.6 %Hubbard County7.6Clay County: 7.541 %Clay County7.541Mahnomen County: 7.527 %Mahnomen County7.527Lake County: 12.431 %Lake County12.431Pipestone County: 10.084 %Pipestone County10.084Hennepin County: 9.789 %Hennepin County9.789Murray County: 9.465 %Murray County9.465Washington County: 9.319 %Washington County9.319Otter Tail County: 9.064 %Otter Tail County9.064Scott County: 9.048 %Scott County9.048Isanti County: 9.035 %Isanti County9.035Freeborn County: 8.926 %Freeborn County8.926Dakota County: 8.865 %Dakota County8.865Carver County: 8.846 %Carver County8.846Anoka County: 8.806 %Anoka County8.806Chisago County: 8.673 %Chisago County8.673Chippewa County: 8.671 %Chippewa County8.671Kanabec County: 8.63 %Kanabec County8.63Goodhue County: 8.62 %Goodhue County8.62Ramsey County: 8.58 %Ramsey County8.58Cook County: 8.52 %Cook County8.52Pope County: 8.504 %Pope County8.504Koochiching County: 8.43 %Koochiching County8.43Carlton County: 8.375 %Carlton County8.375Itasca County: 8.373 %Itasca County8.373Pennington County: 8.333 %Pennington County8.333Crow Wing County: 8.203 %Crow Wing County8.203Dodge County: 8.158 %Dodge County8.158Olmsted County: 8.107 %Olmsted County8.107Sherburne County: 8.043 %Sherburne County8.043Aitkin County: 8.034 %Aitkin County8.034Winona County: 7.962 %Winona County7.962Blue Earth County: 7.948 %Blue Earth County7.948Douglas County: 7.922 %Douglas County7.922Waseca County: 7.76 %Waseca County7.76Mille Lacs County: 7.673 %Mille Lacs County7.673Stevens County: 7.65 %Stevens County7.65Wabasha County: 7.631 %Wabasha County7.631Wright County: 7.617 %Wright County7.617Redwood County: 7.611 %Redwood County7.611Hubbard County: 7.6 %Hubbard County7.6Clay County: 7.541 %Clay County7.541Mahnomen County: 7.527 %Mahnomen County7.527
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Lake County12.431+7.34 pts
2Pipestone County10.084+1.9 pts
3Hennepin County9.789+0.43 pts
4Murray County9.465+4.26 pts
5Washington County9.319+0.08 pts
6Otter Tail County9.064+2 pts
7Scott County9.048+0.25 pts
8Isanti County9.035+1.43 pts
9Freeborn County8.926+1.61 pts
10Dakota County8.865-0.38 pts
11Carver County8.846-0.41 pts
12Anoka County8.806-0.12 pts
13Chisago County8.673+0.86 pts
14Chippewa County8.671+0.21 pts
15Kanabec County8.63-4.65 pts
16Goodhue County8.62+1.7 pts
17Ramsey County8.58-0.1 pts
18Cook County8.52-7.06 pts
19Pope County8.504+2.92 pts
20Koochiching County8.43-0.06 pts
21Carlton County8.375+0.05 pts
22Itasca County8.373+1.19 pts
23Pennington County8.333+1.93 pts
24Crow Wing County8.203+0.9 pts
25Dodge County8.158-0.5 pts
26Olmsted County8.107+0.97 pts
27Sherburne County8.043-2.06 pts
28Aitkin County8.034-0.59 pts
29Winona County7.962+1.19 pts
30Blue Earth County7.948+0.91 pts
31Douglas County7.922+1.59 pts
32Waseca County7.76+0.66 pts
33Mille Lacs County7.673+0.25 pts
34Stevens County7.65+1.15 pts
35Wabasha County7.631+0.75 pts
36Wright County7.617+0.1 pts
37Redwood County7.611-0.68 pts
38Hubbard County7.6-1.58 pts
39Clay County7.541-3.21 pts
40Mahnomen County7.527-2.05 pts
41Clearwater County7.493-8.99 pts
42Red Lake County7.407+1.23 pts
43Steele County7.395-0.42 pts
44St. Louis County7.342-0.44 pts
45Watonwan County7.3260 pts
46Cass County7.263-1.67 pts
47Cottonwood County7.256-0.52 pts
48Brown County7.212+2.22 pts
49Houston County7.046+1.86 pts
50Todd County6.993-0.43 pts
51Rice County6.919-1.45 pts
52Wadena County6.897-1.05 pts
53Faribault County6.868+0.32 pts
54Norman County6.8540 pts
55Lincoln County6.818-0.92 pts
56Fillmore County6.814-0.58 pts
57Martin County6.804+1.87 pts
58Benton County6.796+1.54 pts
59Sibley County6.774-5.22 pts
60Meeker County6.753-0.62 pts
61Stearns County6.73+0.53 pts
62Polk County6.718-0.09 pts
63Pine County6.71-1.95 pts
64Nobles County6.654+1.14 pts
65Mower County6.64+0.45 pts
66Roseau County6.639+0.28 pts
67Traverse County6.573+0.91 pts
68Le Sueur County6.571-0.75 pts
69Becker County6.567-0.75 pts
70Swift County6.463+0.73 pts
71Nicollet County6.452+2.07 pts
72Lac qui Parle County6.215-2.67 pts
73Renville County6.127-2.35 pts
74Beltrami County6.066-0.7 pts
75Yellow Medicine County5.996-0.98 pts
76Rock County5.814-2.33 pts
77Wilkin County5.797-0.11 pts
78Lake of the Woods County5.776-1.42 pts
79Jackson County5.65-1.51 pts
80Kandiyohi County5.375-1.64 pts
81Morrison County5.27-0.2 pts
82McLeod County5.09-2.75 pts
83Marshall County5.023-0.13 pts
84Kittson County4.688-3.19 pts
85Grant County4.457-2.85 pts
86Big Stone County4.23-4.25 pts
87Lyon County4.114-2.25 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lake County, with 12.431% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lyon County, with 4.114% in 2021.

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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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