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Counties in Minnesota by establishment exit rate

Mahnomen County had the highest establishment exit rate of 87 counties in 2022, at 13.115%. Traverse County had the lowest, at 3.687%. The median was 7.897% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.934%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.115Mahnomen County
Lowest3.687Traverse County
Median7.89787 counties
Minnesota8.934History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 8.921 %Anoka County: 9.178 %Becker County: 7.986 %Beltrami County: 9.017 %Benton County: 6.623 %Big Stone County: 6.154 %Blue Earth County: 7.747 %Brown County: 7.407 %Carlton County: 7.775 %Carver County: 9.931 %Cass County: 7.897 %Chippewa County: 4.317 %Chisago County: 10.426 %Clay County: 10.076 %Clearwater County: 9.827 %Cook County: 7.66 %Cottonwood County: 10.628 %Crow Wing County: 7.084 %Dakota County: 9.136 %Dodge County: 7.531 %Douglas County: 6.415 %Faribault County: 8.033 %Fillmore County: 7.555 %Freeborn County: 9.652 %Goodhue County: 7.504 %Grant County: 8.264 %Hennepin County: 10.168 %Houston County: 7.357 %Hubbard County: 7.813 %Isanti County: 8.876 %Itasca County: 8.422 %Jackson County: 9.16 %Kanabec County: 6.96 %Kandiyohi County: 7.521 %Kittson County: 10.769 %Koochiching County: 8.67 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.085 %Lake County: 7.595 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.971 %Le Sueur County: 5.569 %Lincoln County: 6.358 %Lyon County: 4.694 %McLeod County: 7.37 %Mahnomen County: 13.115 %Marshall County: 8.145 %Martin County: 6.545 %Meeker County: 7.525 %Mille Lacs County: 8.293 %Morrison County: 7.253 %Mower County: 7.672 %Murray County: 3.774 %Nicollet County: 8.287 %Nobles County: 8.566 %Norman County: 6.25 %Olmsted County: 8.262 %Otter Tail County: 8.206 %Pennington County: 6.637 %Pine County: 9.083 %Pipestone County: 5.575 %Polk County: 7.198 %Pope County: 5.263 %Ramsey County: 9.135 %Red Lake County: 7.407 %Redwood County: 8.994 %Renville County: 8.516 %Rice County: 7.216 %Rock County: 7.266 %Roseau County: 7.114 %St. Louis County: 7.854 %Scott County: 9.001 %Sherburne County: 11.009 %Sibley County: 7.937 %Stearns County: 7.357 %Steele County: 8.21 %Stevens County: 4.255 %Swift County: 8.259 %Todd County: 8.2 %Traverse County: 3.687 %Wabasha County: 8.127 %Wadena County: 8.011 %Waseca County: 8.64 %Washington County: 9.434 %Watonwan County: 6.618 %Wilkin County: 10.256 %Winona County: 6.749 %Wright County: 8.892 %Yellow Medicine County: 6.738 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Mahnomen County: 13.115 %Mahnomen County13.115Sherburne County: 11.009 %Sherburne County11.009Kittson County: 10.769 %Kittson County10.769Cottonwood County: 10.628 %Cottonwood County10.628Chisago County: 10.426 %Chisago County10.426Wilkin County: 10.256 %Wilkin County10.256Hennepin County: 10.168 %Hennepin County10.168Clay County: 10.076 %Clay County10.076Carver County: 9.931 %Carver County9.931Clearwater County: 9.827 %Clearwater County9.827Freeborn County: 9.652 %Freeborn County9.652Washington County: 9.434 %Washington County9.434Anoka County: 9.178 %Anoka County9.178Jackson County: 9.16 %Jackson County9.16Dakota County: 9.136 %Dakota County9.136Ramsey County: 9.135 %Ramsey County9.135Pine County: 9.083 %Pine County9.083Beltrami County: 9.017 %Beltrami County9.017Scott County: 9.001 %Scott County9.001Redwood County: 8.994 %Redwood County8.994Aitkin County: 8.921 %Aitkin County8.921Wright County: 8.892 %Wright County8.892Isanti County: 8.876 %Isanti County8.876Koochiching County: 8.67 %Koochiching County8.67Waseca County: 8.64 %Waseca County8.64Nobles County: 8.566 %Nobles County8.566Renville County: 8.516 %Renville County8.516Itasca County: 8.422 %Itasca County8.422Mille Lacs County: 8.293 %Mille Lacs County8.293Nicollet County: 8.287 %Nicollet County8.287Grant County: 8.264 %Grant County8.264Olmsted County: 8.262 %Olmsted County8.262Swift County: 8.259 %Swift County8.259Steele County: 8.21 %Steele County8.21Otter Tail County: 8.206 %Otter Tail County8.206Todd County: 8.2 %Todd County8.2Marshall County: 8.145 %Marshall County8.145Wabasha County: 8.127 %Wabasha County8.127Faribault County: 8.033 %Faribault County8.033Wadena County: 8.011 %Wadena County8.011Mahnomen County: 13.115 %Mahnomen County13.115Sherburne County: 11.009 %Sherburne County11.009Kittson County: 10.769 %Kittson County10.769Cottonwood County: 10.628 %Cottonwood County10.628Chisago County: 10.426 %Chisago County10.426Wilkin County: 10.256 %Wilkin County10.256Hennepin County: 10.168 %Hennepin County10.168Clay County: 10.076 %Clay County10.076Carver County: 9.931 %Carver County9.931Clearwater County: 9.827 %Clearwater County9.827Freeborn County: 9.652 %Freeborn County9.652Washington County: 9.434 %Washington County9.434Anoka County: 9.178 %Anoka County9.178Jackson County: 9.16 %Jackson County9.16Dakota County: 9.136 %Dakota County9.136Ramsey County: 9.135 %Ramsey County9.135Pine County: 9.083 %Pine County9.083Beltrami County: 9.017 %Beltrami County9.017Scott County: 9.001 %Scott County9.001Redwood County: 8.994 %Redwood County8.994Aitkin County: 8.921 %Aitkin County8.921Wright County: 8.892 %Wright County8.892Isanti County: 8.876 %Isanti County8.876Koochiching County: 8.67 %Koochiching County8.67Waseca County: 8.64 %Waseca County8.64Nobles County: 8.566 %Nobles County8.566Renville County: 8.516 %Renville County8.516Itasca County: 8.422 %Itasca County8.422Mille Lacs County: 8.293 %Mille Lacs County8.293Nicollet County: 8.287 %Nicollet County8.287Grant County: 8.264 %Grant County8.264Olmsted County: 8.262 %Olmsted County8.262Swift County: 8.259 %Swift County8.259Steele County: 8.21 %Steele County8.21Otter Tail County: 8.206 %Otter Tail County8.206Todd County: 8.2 %Todd County8.2Marshall County: 8.145 %Marshall County8.145Wabasha County: 8.127 %Wabasha County8.127Faribault County: 8.033 %Faribault County8.033Wadena County: 8.011 %Wadena County8.011
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mahnomen County13.115+5.59 pts
2Sherburne County11.009+2.97 pts
3Kittson County10.769+6.08 pts
4Cottonwood County10.628+3.37 pts
5Chisago County10.426+1.75 pts
6Wilkin County10.256+4.46 pts
7Hennepin County10.168+0.38 pts
8Clay County10.076+2.54 pts
9Carver County9.931+1.08 pts
10Clearwater County9.827+2.33 pts
11Freeborn County9.652+0.73 pts
12Washington County9.434+0.11 pts
13Anoka County9.178+0.37 pts
14Jackson County9.16+3.51 pts
15Dakota County9.136+0.27 pts
16Ramsey County9.135+0.55 pts
17Pine County9.083+2.37 pts
18Beltrami County9.017+2.95 pts
19Scott County9.001-0.05 pts
20Redwood County8.994+1.38 pts
21Aitkin County8.921+0.89 pts
22Wright County8.892+1.27 pts
23Isanti County8.876-0.16 pts
24Koochiching County8.67+0.24 pts
25Waseca County8.64+0.88 pts
26Nobles County8.566+1.91 pts
27Renville County8.516+2.39 pts
28Itasca County8.422+0.05 pts
29Mille Lacs County8.293+0.62 pts
30Nicollet County8.287+1.84 pts
31Grant County8.264+3.81 pts
32Olmsted County8.262+0.16 pts
33Swift County8.259+1.8 pts
34Steele County8.21+0.82 pts
35Otter Tail County8.206-0.86 pts
36Todd County8.2+1.21 pts
37Marshall County8.145+3.12 pts
38Wabasha County8.127+0.5 pts
39Faribault County8.033+1.16 pts
40Wadena County8.011+1.11 pts
41Becker County7.986+1.42 pts
42Lake of the Woods County7.971+2.2 pts
43Sibley County7.937+1.16 pts
44Cass County7.897+0.63 pts
45St. Louis County7.854+0.51 pts
46Hubbard County7.813+0.21 pts
47Carlton County7.775-0.6 pts
48Blue Earth County7.747-0.2 pts
49Mower County7.672+1.03 pts
50Cook County7.66-0.86 pts
51Lake County7.595-4.84 pts
52Fillmore County7.555+0.74 pts
53Dodge County7.531-0.63 pts
54Meeker County7.525+0.77 pts
55Kandiyohi County7.521+2.15 pts
56Goodhue County7.504-1.12 pts
57Brown County7.407+0.2 pts
57Red Lake County7.4070 pts
59McLeod County7.37+2.28 pts
60Houston County7.357+0.31 pts
60Stearns County7.357+0.63 pts
62Rock County7.266+1.45 pts
63Morrison County7.253+1.98 pts
64Rice County7.216+0.3 pts
65Polk County7.198+0.48 pts
66Roseau County7.114+0.47 pts
67Crow Wing County7.084-1.12 pts
68Kanabec County6.96-1.67 pts
69Winona County6.749-1.21 pts
70Yellow Medicine County6.738+0.74 pts
71Pennington County6.637-1.7 pts
72Benton County6.623-0.17 pts
73Watonwan County6.618-0.71 pts
74Martin County6.545-0.26 pts
75Douglas County6.415-1.51 pts
76Lincoln County6.358-0.46 pts
77Norman County6.25-0.6 pts
78Big Stone County6.154+1.92 pts
79Pipestone County5.575-4.51 pts
80Le Sueur County5.569-1 pts
81Pope County5.263-3.24 pts
82Lac qui Parle County5.085-1.13 pts
83Lyon County4.694+0.58 pts
84Chippewa County4.317-4.35 pts
85Stevens County4.255-3.4 pts
86Murray County3.774-5.69 pts
87Traverse County3.687-2.89 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Mahnomen County, with 13.115% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Traverse County, with 3.687% in 2022.

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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