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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Pennington County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2012, at 22.693%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 3.935%. The median was 11.83% and the figure for Minnesota was 12.767%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.693Pennington County
Lowest3.935Mahnomen County
Median11.8387 counties
Minnesota12.767History

Map of counties, 2012

Aitkin County: 11.565 %Anoka County: 13.057 %Becker County: 16.589 %Beltrami County: 18.58 %Benton County: 17.811 %Big Stone County: 21.924 %Blue Earth County: 10.788 %Brown County: 5.946 %Carlton County: 10.573 %Carver County: 14.604 %Cass County: 11.071 %Chippewa County: 20.513 %Chisago County: 12.776 %Clay County: 13.371 %Clearwater County: 22.508 %Cook County: 7.957 %Cottonwood County: 8.125 %Crow Wing County: 12.936 %Dakota County: 11.852 %Dodge County: 11.841 %Douglas County: 15.243 %Faribault County: 10.766 %Fillmore County: 12.02 %Freeborn County: 8.768 %Goodhue County: 10.296 %Grant County: 14.707 %Hennepin County: 14.012 %Houston County: 8.611 %Hubbard County: 12.95 %Isanti County: 11.91 %Itasca County: 13.123 %Jackson County: 9.913 %Kanabec County: 13.99 %Kandiyohi County: 10.85 %Kittson County: 16.011 %Koochiching County: 9.327 %Lac qui Parle County: 7.6 %Lake County: 14.387 %Lake of the Woods County: 12.603 %Le Sueur County: 15.556 %Lincoln County: 13.687 %Lyon County: 15.512 %McLeod County: 8.614 %Mahnomen County: 3.935 %Marshall County: 14.594 %Martin County: 9.782 %Meeker County: 13.873 %Mille Lacs County: 10.899 %Morrison County: 10.228 %Mower County: 8.998 %Murray County: 14.798 %Nicollet County: 10.36 %Nobles County: 7.803 %Norman County: 11.858 %Olmsted County: 8.527 %Otter Tail County: 11.83 %Pennington County: 22.693 %Pine County: 10.16 %Pipestone County: 10.056 %Polk County: 11.597 %Pope County: 8.765 %Ramsey County: 9.988 %Red Lake County: 16.631 %Redwood County: 10.357 %Renville County: 8.989 %Rice County: 9.402 %Rock County: 12.88 %Roseau County: 6.972 %St. Louis County: 12.624 %Scott County: 12.421 %Sherburne County: 13.824 %Sibley County: 10.9 %Stearns County: 11.176 %Steele County: 7.988 %Stevens County: 7.135 %Swift County: 13.877 %Todd County: 8.005 %Traverse County: 10 %Wabasha County: 11.864 %Wadena County: 10.142 %Waseca County: 15.827 %Washington County: 13.664 %Watonwan County: 13.892 %Wilkin County: 8.043 %Winona County: 9.435 %Wright County: 13.396 %Yellow Medicine County: 10.383 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Pennington County: 22.693 %Pennington County22.693Clearwater County: 22.508 %Clearwater County22.508Big Stone County: 21.924 %Big Stone County21.924Chippewa County: 20.513 %Chippewa County20.513Beltrami County: 18.58 %Beltrami County18.58Benton County: 17.811 %Benton County17.811Red Lake County: 16.631 %Red Lake County16.631Becker County: 16.589 %Becker County16.589Kittson County: 16.011 %Kittson County16.011Waseca County: 15.827 %Waseca County15.827Le Sueur County: 15.556 %Le Sueur County15.556Lyon County: 15.512 %Lyon County15.512Douglas County: 15.243 %Douglas County15.243Murray County: 14.798 %Murray County14.798Grant County: 14.707 %Grant County14.707Carver County: 14.604 %Carver County14.604Marshall County: 14.594 %Marshall County14.594Lake County: 14.387 %Lake County14.387Hennepin County: 14.012 %Hennepin County14.012Kanabec County: 13.99 %Kanabec County13.99Watonwan County: 13.892 %Watonwan County13.892Swift County: 13.877 %Swift County13.877Meeker County: 13.873 %Meeker County13.873Sherburne County: 13.824 %Sherburne County13.824Lincoln County: 13.687 %Lincoln County13.687Washington County: 13.664 %Washington County13.664Wright County: 13.396 %Wright County13.396Clay County: 13.371 %Clay County13.371Itasca County: 13.123 %Itasca County13.123Anoka County: 13.057 %Anoka County13.057Hubbard County: 12.95 %Hubbard County12.95Crow Wing County: 12.936 %Crow Wing County12.936Rock County: 12.88 %Rock County12.88Chisago County: 12.776 %Chisago County12.776St. Louis County: 12.624 %St. Louis County12.624Lake of the Woods County: 12.603 %Lake of the Woods County12.603Scott County: 12.421 %Scott County12.421Fillmore County: 12.02 %Fillmore County12.02Isanti County: 11.91 %Isanti County11.91Wabasha County: 11.864 %Wabasha County11.864Pennington County: 22.693 %Pennington County22.693Clearwater County: 22.508 %Clearwater County22.508Big Stone County: 21.924 %Big Stone County21.924Chippewa County: 20.513 %Chippewa County20.513Beltrami County: 18.58 %Beltrami County18.58Benton County: 17.811 %Benton County17.811Red Lake County: 16.631 %Red Lake County16.631Becker County: 16.589 %Becker County16.589Kittson County: 16.011 %Kittson County16.011Waseca County: 15.827 %Waseca County15.827Le Sueur County: 15.556 %Le Sueur County15.556Lyon County: 15.512 %Lyon County15.512Douglas County: 15.243 %Douglas County15.243Murray County: 14.798 %Murray County14.798Grant County: 14.707 %Grant County14.707Carver County: 14.604 %Carver County14.604Marshall County: 14.594 %Marshall County14.594Lake County: 14.387 %Lake County14.387Hennepin County: 14.012 %Hennepin County14.012Kanabec County: 13.99 %Kanabec County13.99Watonwan County: 13.892 %Watonwan County13.892Swift County: 13.877 %Swift County13.877Meeker County: 13.873 %Meeker County13.873Sherburne County: 13.824 %Sherburne County13.824Lincoln County: 13.687 %Lincoln County13.687Washington County: 13.664 %Washington County13.664Wright County: 13.396 %Wright County13.396Clay County: 13.371 %Clay County13.371Itasca County: 13.123 %Itasca County13.123Anoka County: 13.057 %Anoka County13.057Hubbard County: 12.95 %Hubbard County12.95Crow Wing County: 12.936 %Crow Wing County12.936Rock County: 12.88 %Rock County12.88Chisago County: 12.776 %Chisago County12.776St. Louis County: 12.624 %St. Louis County12.624Lake of the Woods County: 12.603 %Lake of the Woods County12.603Scott County: 12.421 %Scott County12.421Fillmore County: 12.02 %Fillmore County12.02Isanti County: 11.91 %Isanti County11.91Wabasha County: 11.864 %Wabasha County11.864
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Pennington County22.693+12.23 pts
2Clearwater County22.508+10.4 pts
3Big Stone County21.924+14.58 pts
4Chippewa County20.513+8.43 pts
5Beltrami County18.58+10.58 pts
6Benton County17.811+4.68 pts
7Red Lake County16.631+2.2 pts
8Becker County16.589+4.48 pts
9Kittson County16.011+9.28 pts
10Waseca County15.827+5.33 pts
11Le Sueur County15.556+4.3 pts
12Lyon County15.512+3.87 pts
13Douglas County15.243+5.69 pts
14Murray County14.798+2.73 pts
15Grant County14.707+6.86 pts
16Carver County14.604+3.06 pts
17Marshall County14.594+2.24 pts
18Lake County14.387-3.66 pts
19Hennepin County14.012+1.57 pts
20Kanabec County13.99-1.17 pts
21Watonwan County13.892+5.88 pts
22Swift County13.877+5.56 pts
23Meeker County13.873+0.82 pts
24Sherburne County13.824+1.08 pts
25Lincoln County13.687+3.07 pts
26Washington County13.664-0.57 pts
27Wright County13.396-1.05 pts
28Clay County13.371+2.37 pts
29Itasca County13.123+4.04 pts
30Anoka County13.057+0.14 pts
31Hubbard County12.95+4.31 pts
32Crow Wing County12.936+1.72 pts
33Rock County12.88+1.98 pts
34Chisago County12.776+0.18 pts
35St. Louis County12.624+2.76 pts
36Lake of the Woods County12.603-7.42 pts
37Scott County12.421+1.05 pts
38Fillmore County12.02+3.46 pts
39Isanti County11.91+0.57 pts
40Wabasha County11.864+2.29 pts
41Norman County11.858+3.93 pts
42Dakota County11.852+0.05 pts
43Dodge County11.841+1.75 pts
44Otter Tail County11.83-0.77 pts
45Polk County11.597-1.72 pts
46Aitkin County11.565+0.09 pts
47Stearns County11.176+1.11 pts
48Cass County11.071-1.58 pts
49Sibley County10.9+1.16 pts
50Mille Lacs County10.899+0.26 pts
51Kandiyohi County10.85+2.16 pts
52Blue Earth County10.788+1.37 pts
53Faribault County10.766+0.8 pts
54Carlton County10.573+3.18 pts
55Yellow Medicine County10.383-4.02 pts
56Nicollet County10.36+0.98 pts
57Redwood County10.357+0.56 pts
58Goodhue County10.296-0.95 pts
59Morrison County10.228-3.21 pts
60Pine County10.16+1.6 pts
61Wadena County10.142-0.71 pts
62Pipestone County10.056+3.61 pts
63Traverse County10-9.41 pts
64Ramsey County9.988-1.31 pts
65Jackson County9.913+4.29 pts
66Martin County9.782+0.02 pts
67Winona County9.435+0.3 pts
68Rice County9.402+0.16 pts
69Koochiching County9.327-0.42 pts
70Mower County8.998+1.05 pts
71Renville County8.989-2.77 pts
72Freeborn County8.768+1.09 pts
73Pope County8.765-0.36 pts
74McLeod County8.614-0.91 pts
75Houston County8.611+0.48 pts
76Olmsted County8.527+0.84 pts
77Cottonwood County8.125+2.56 pts
78Wilkin County8.043+0.97 pts
79Todd County8.005-0.19 pts
80Steele County7.988-1.07 pts
81Cook County7.957-1.07 pts
82Nobles County7.803+0.53 pts
83Lac qui Parle County7.6-0.81 pts
84Stevens County7.135-0.76 pts
85Roseau County6.972+0.57 pts
86Brown County5.946-1.5 pts
87Mahnomen County3.935-1.7 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pennington County, with 22.693% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Mahnomen County, with 3.935% in 2012.

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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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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