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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate, 2023

Swift County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2023, at 17.733%. Chippewa County had the lowest, at 6.555%. The median was 10.974% and the figure for Minnesota was 12.105%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.733Swift County
Lowest6.555Chippewa County
Median10.97487 counties
Minnesota12.105History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 10.608 %Anoka County: 11.016 %Becker County: 9.293 %Beltrami County: 11.172 %Benton County: 14.618 %Big Stone County: 8.548 %Blue Earth County: 12.327 %Brown County: 11.423 %Carlton County: 12.642 %Carver County: 12.573 %Cass County: 11.885 %Chippewa County: 6.555 %Chisago County: 12.133 %Clay County: 11.189 %Clearwater County: 7.703 %Cook County: 12.483 %Cottonwood County: 9.246 %Crow Wing County: 10.808 %Dakota County: 14.665 %Dodge County: 14.105 %Douglas County: 11.805 %Faribault County: 12.742 %Fillmore County: 13.368 %Freeborn County: 10.685 %Goodhue County: 9.231 %Grant County: 9.88 %Hennepin County: 12.684 %Houston County: 16.27 %Hubbard County: 10.77 %Isanti County: 10.955 %Itasca County: 12.139 %Jackson County: 10.284 %Kanabec County: 12.153 %Kandiyohi County: 9.045 %Kittson County: 10.423 %Koochiching County: 15.972 %Lac qui Parle County: 8.408 %Lake County: 12.622 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.371 %Le Sueur County: 13.695 %Lincoln County: 13.088 %Lyon County: 7.612 %McLeod County: 8.712 %Mahnomen County: 11.364 %Marshall County: 13.809 %Martin County: 9.486 %Meeker County: 8.715 %Mille Lacs County: 10.4 %Morrison County: 12.58 %Mower County: 7.773 %Murray County: 17.234 %Nicollet County: 8.277 %Nobles County: 8.244 %Norman County: 8.748 %Olmsted County: 11.076 %Otter Tail County: 9.934 %Pennington County: 6.65 %Pine County: 10.481 %Pipestone County: 8.786 %Polk County: 13.121 %Pope County: 13.096 %Ramsey County: 11.398 %Red Lake County: 12.742 %Redwood County: 11.198 %Renville County: 10.377 %Rice County: 8.958 %Rock County: 7.325 %Roseau County: 16.584 %St. Louis County: 11.003 %Scott County: 9.981 %Sherburne County: 12.866 %Sibley County: 7.691 %Stearns County: 10.061 %Steele County: 9.557 %Stevens County: 11.554 %Swift County: 17.733 %Todd County: 10.426 %Traverse County: 7.778 %Wabasha County: 8.656 %Wadena County: 11.553 %Waseca County: 9.435 %Washington County: 13.129 %Watonwan County: 9.481 %Wilkin County: 14.215 %Winona County: 10.974 %Wright County: 12.578 %Yellow Medicine County: 9.482 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Swift County: 17.733 %Swift County17.733Murray County: 17.234 %Murray County17.234Roseau County: 16.584 %Roseau County16.584Houston County: 16.27 %Houston County16.27Koochiching County: 15.972 %Koochiching County15.972Dakota County: 14.665 %Dakota County14.665Benton County: 14.618 %Benton County14.618Wilkin County: 14.215 %Wilkin County14.215Dodge County: 14.105 %Dodge County14.105Marshall County: 13.809 %Marshall County13.809Le Sueur County: 13.695 %Le Sueur County13.695Fillmore County: 13.368 %Fillmore County13.368Washington County: 13.129 %Washington County13.129Polk County: 13.121 %Polk County13.121Pope County: 13.096 %Pope County13.096Lincoln County: 13.088 %Lincoln County13.088Sherburne County: 12.866 %Sherburne County12.866Faribault County: 12.742 %Faribault County12.742Red Lake County: 12.742 %Red Lake County12.742Hennepin County: 12.684 %Hennepin County12.684Carlton County: 12.642 %Carlton County12.642Lake County: 12.622 %Lake County12.622Morrison County: 12.58 %Morrison County12.58Wright County: 12.578 %Wright County12.578Carver County: 12.573 %Carver County12.573Cook County: 12.483 %Cook County12.483Blue Earth County: 12.327 %Blue Earth County12.327Kanabec County: 12.153 %Kanabec County12.153Itasca County: 12.139 %Itasca County12.139Chisago County: 12.133 %Chisago County12.133Cass County: 11.885 %Cass County11.885Douglas County: 11.805 %Douglas County11.805Stevens County: 11.554 %Stevens County11.554Wadena County: 11.553 %Wadena County11.553Brown County: 11.423 %Brown County11.423Ramsey County: 11.398 %Ramsey County11.398Mahnomen County: 11.364 %Mahnomen County11.364Redwood County: 11.198 %Redwood County11.198Clay County: 11.189 %Clay County11.189Beltrami County: 11.172 %Beltrami County11.172Swift County: 17.733 %Swift County17.733Murray County: 17.234 %Murray County17.234Roseau County: 16.584 %Roseau County16.584Houston County: 16.27 %Houston County16.27Koochiching County: 15.972 %Koochiching County15.972Dakota County: 14.665 %Dakota County14.665Benton County: 14.618 %Benton County14.618Wilkin County: 14.215 %Wilkin County14.215Dodge County: 14.105 %Dodge County14.105Marshall County: 13.809 %Marshall County13.809Le Sueur County: 13.695 %Le Sueur County13.695Fillmore County: 13.368 %Fillmore County13.368Washington County: 13.129 %Washington County13.129Polk County: 13.121 %Polk County13.121Pope County: 13.096 %Pope County13.096Lincoln County: 13.088 %Lincoln County13.088Sherburne County: 12.866 %Sherburne County12.866Faribault County: 12.742 %Faribault County12.742Red Lake County: 12.742 %Red Lake County12.742Hennepin County: 12.684 %Hennepin County12.684Carlton County: 12.642 %Carlton County12.642Lake County: 12.622 %Lake County12.622Morrison County: 12.58 %Morrison County12.58Wright County: 12.578 %Wright County12.578Carver County: 12.573 %Carver County12.573Cook County: 12.483 %Cook County12.483Blue Earth County: 12.327 %Blue Earth County12.327Kanabec County: 12.153 %Kanabec County12.153Itasca County: 12.139 %Itasca County12.139Chisago County: 12.133 %Chisago County12.133Cass County: 11.885 %Cass County11.885Douglas County: 11.805 %Douglas County11.805Stevens County: 11.554 %Stevens County11.554Wadena County: 11.553 %Wadena County11.553Brown County: 11.423 %Brown County11.423Ramsey County: 11.398 %Ramsey County11.398Mahnomen County: 11.364 %Mahnomen County11.364Redwood County: 11.198 %Redwood County11.198Clay County: 11.189 %Clay County11.189Beltrami County: 11.172 %Beltrami County11.172
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Swift County17.733+1.88 pts
2Murray County17.234+9.39 pts
3Roseau County16.584+8.29 pts
4Houston County16.27+3.66 pts
5Koochiching County15.972+2.27 pts
6Dakota County14.665-1.36 pts
7Benton County14.618+2.55 pts
8Wilkin County14.215-0.12 pts
9Dodge County14.105-4.17 pts
10Marshall County13.809+0.63 pts
11Le Sueur County13.695-0.25 pts
12Fillmore County13.368+0.36 pts
13Washington County13.129-8.54 pts
14Polk County13.121+1.07 pts
15Pope County13.096+3.82 pts
16Lincoln County13.088-8.19 pts
17Sherburne County12.866-4.8 pts
18Faribault County12.742+0.86 pts
18Red Lake County12.742+0.5 pts
20Hennepin County12.684-2.91 pts
21Carlton County12.642-6.8 pts
22Lake County12.622-0.6 pts
23Morrison County12.58-0.96 pts
24Wright County12.578-4.39 pts
25Carver County12.573-3.89 pts
26Cook County12.483-4.53 pts
27Blue Earth County12.327-0.8 pts
28Kanabec County12.153-4.81 pts
29Itasca County12.139-5.19 pts
30Chisago County12.133-2.63 pts
31Cass County11.885-3.3 pts
32Douglas County11.805+0.78 pts
33Stevens County11.554+0.42 pts
34Wadena County11.553+0.33 pts
35Brown County11.423+1.88 pts
36Ramsey County11.398-3.25 pts
37Mahnomen County11.364+4.13 pts
38Redwood County11.198-0.12 pts
39Clay County11.189-1.26 pts
40Beltrami County11.172-2.78 pts
41Olmsted County11.076-1.07 pts
42Anoka County11.016-4.58 pts
43St. Louis County11.003-3.25 pts
44Winona County10.974+2.88 pts
45Isanti County10.955-4.43 pts
46Crow Wing County10.808-4.91 pts
47Hubbard County10.77-1.59 pts
48Freeborn County10.685-0.53 pts
49Aitkin County10.608-3.99 pts
50Pine County10.481-7.46 pts
51Todd County10.426+1.28 pts
52Kittson County10.423-2.41 pts
53Mille Lacs County10.4-3.59 pts
54Renville County10.377-1.5 pts
55Jackson County10.284+2.69 pts
56Stearns County10.061-0.45 pts
57Scott County9.981-11.04 pts
58Otter Tail County9.934-1.2 pts
59Grant County9.88-5.96 pts
60Steele County9.557+1.23 pts
61Martin County9.486-1.5 pts
62Yellow Medicine County9.482-0.68 pts
63Watonwan County9.481+1.85 pts
64Waseca County9.435-0.55 pts
65Becker County9.293-0.44 pts
66Cottonwood County9.246-1.14 pts
67Goodhue County9.231-0.96 pts
68Kandiyohi County9.045-4.1 pts
69Rice County8.958-3.36 pts
70Pipestone County8.786+0.5 pts
71Norman County8.748-2.56 pts
72Meeker County8.715-3.59 pts
73McLeod County8.712-0.81 pts
74Wabasha County8.656-7.67 pts
75Big Stone County8.548+0.59 pts
76Lac qui Parle County8.408-5.58 pts
77Nicollet County8.277-4.05 pts
78Nobles County8.244+0.76 pts
79Traverse County7.778-4.56 pts
80Mower County7.773-2.27 pts
81Clearwater County7.703-0.64 pts
82Sibley County7.691-16.12 pts
83Lyon County7.612-5.18 pts
84Lake of the Woods County7.371-8.38 pts
85Rock County7.325-8.71 pts
86Pennington County6.65+0.14 pts
87Chippewa County6.555-3.25 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Swift County, with 17.733% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Chippewa County, with 6.555% in 2023.

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