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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Olmsted County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2013, at 25.171%. Pennington County had the lowest, at 4.551%. The median was 10.926% and the figure for Minnesota was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.171Olmsted County
Lowest4.551Pennington County
Median10.92687 counties
Minnesota12.1History

Map of counties, 2013

Aitkin County: 12.208 %Anoka County: 12.019 %Becker County: 14.322 %Beltrami County: 11.916 %Benton County: 8.619 %Big Stone County: 6.288 %Blue Earth County: 9.768 %Brown County: 7.318 %Carlton County: 8.842 %Carver County: 11.812 %Cass County: 14.19 %Chippewa County: 8.044 %Chisago County: 12.826 %Clay County: 10.446 %Clearwater County: 22.884 %Cook County: 9.871 %Cottonwood County: 6.491 %Crow Wing County: 13.029 %Dakota County: 12.281 %Dodge County: 12.98 %Douglas County: 13.18 %Faribault County: 6.411 %Fillmore County: 9.586 %Freeborn County: 8.114 %Goodhue County: 7.553 %Grant County: 11.627 %Hennepin County: 11.977 %Houston County: 12.584 %Hubbard County: 12.102 %Isanti County: 13.206 %Itasca County: 11.545 %Jackson County: 13.286 %Kanabec County: 6.672 %Kandiyohi County: 10.162 %Kittson County: 10.531 %Koochiching County: 8.644 %Lac qui Parle County: 6.186 %Lake County: 5.436 %Lake of the Woods County: 10.926 %Le Sueur County: 11.761 %Lincoln County: 6.351 %Lyon County: 11.034 %McLeod County: 9.318 %Mahnomen County: 14.134 %Marshall County: 10.691 %Martin County: 7.939 %Meeker County: 9.585 %Mille Lacs County: 16.267 %Morrison County: 9.987 %Mower County: 7.404 %Murray County: 9.406 %Nicollet County: 9.307 %Nobles County: 10.964 %Norman County: 11.115 %Olmsted County: 25.171 %Otter Tail County: 12.958 %Pennington County: 4.551 %Pine County: 10.998 %Pipestone County: 15.587 %Polk County: 12.013 %Pope County: 9.185 %Ramsey County: 12.079 %Red Lake County: 13.611 %Redwood County: 15.385 %Renville County: 10.903 %Rice County: 10.296 %Rock County: 7.405 %Roseau County: 5.719 %St. Louis County: 11.653 %Scott County: 10.569 %Sherburne County: 13.799 %Sibley County: 13.414 %Stearns County: 12.14 %Steele County: 13.431 %Stevens County: 6.884 %Swift County: 8.516 %Todd County: 8.209 %Traverse County: 12.978 %Wabasha County: 10.899 %Wadena County: 13.247 %Waseca County: 5.872 %Washington County: 12.35 %Watonwan County: 7.202 %Wilkin County: 9.972 %Winona County: 12.487 %Wright County: 12.457 %Yellow Medicine County: 7.471 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Olmsted County: 25.171 %Olmsted County25.171Clearwater County: 22.884 %Clearwater County22.884Mille Lacs County: 16.267 %Mille Lacs County16.267Pipestone County: 15.587 %Pipestone County15.587Redwood County: 15.385 %Redwood County15.385Becker County: 14.322 %Becker County14.322Cass County: 14.19 %Cass County14.19Mahnomen County: 14.134 %Mahnomen County14.134Sherburne County: 13.799 %Sherburne County13.799Red Lake County: 13.611 %Red Lake County13.611Steele County: 13.431 %Steele County13.431Sibley County: 13.414 %Sibley County13.414Jackson County: 13.286 %Jackson County13.286Wadena County: 13.247 %Wadena County13.247Isanti County: 13.206 %Isanti County13.206Douglas County: 13.18 %Douglas County13.18Crow Wing County: 13.029 %Crow Wing County13.029Dodge County: 12.98 %Dodge County12.98Traverse County: 12.978 %Traverse County12.978Otter Tail County: 12.958 %Otter Tail County12.958Chisago County: 12.826 %Chisago County12.826Houston County: 12.584 %Houston County12.584Winona County: 12.487 %Winona County12.487Wright County: 12.457 %Wright County12.457Washington County: 12.35 %Washington County12.35Dakota County: 12.281 %Dakota County12.281Aitkin County: 12.208 %Aitkin County12.208Stearns County: 12.14 %Stearns County12.14Hubbard County: 12.102 %Hubbard County12.102Ramsey County: 12.079 %Ramsey County12.079Anoka County: 12.019 %Anoka County12.019Polk County: 12.013 %Polk County12.013Hennepin County: 11.977 %Hennepin County11.977Beltrami County: 11.916 %Beltrami County11.916Carver County: 11.812 %Carver County11.812Le Sueur County: 11.761 %Le Sueur County11.761St. Louis County: 11.653 %St. Louis County11.653Grant County: 11.627 %Grant County11.627Itasca County: 11.545 %Itasca County11.545Norman County: 11.115 %Norman County11.115Olmsted County: 25.171 %Olmsted County25.171Clearwater County: 22.884 %Clearwater County22.884Mille Lacs County: 16.267 %Mille Lacs County16.267Pipestone County: 15.587 %Pipestone County15.587Redwood County: 15.385 %Redwood County15.385Becker County: 14.322 %Becker County14.322Cass County: 14.19 %Cass County14.19Mahnomen County: 14.134 %Mahnomen County14.134Sherburne County: 13.799 %Sherburne County13.799Red Lake County: 13.611 %Red Lake County13.611Steele County: 13.431 %Steele County13.431Sibley County: 13.414 %Sibley County13.414Jackson County: 13.286 %Jackson County13.286Wadena County: 13.247 %Wadena County13.247Isanti County: 13.206 %Isanti County13.206Douglas County: 13.18 %Douglas County13.18Crow Wing County: 13.029 %Crow Wing County13.029Dodge County: 12.98 %Dodge County12.98Traverse County: 12.978 %Traverse County12.978Otter Tail County: 12.958 %Otter Tail County12.958Chisago County: 12.826 %Chisago County12.826Houston County: 12.584 %Houston County12.584Winona County: 12.487 %Winona County12.487Wright County: 12.457 %Wright County12.457Washington County: 12.35 %Washington County12.35Dakota County: 12.281 %Dakota County12.281Aitkin County: 12.208 %Aitkin County12.208Stearns County: 12.14 %Stearns County12.14Hubbard County: 12.102 %Hubbard County12.102Ramsey County: 12.079 %Ramsey County12.079Anoka County: 12.019 %Anoka County12.019Polk County: 12.013 %Polk County12.013Hennepin County: 11.977 %Hennepin County11.977Beltrami County: 11.916 %Beltrami County11.916Carver County: 11.812 %Carver County11.812Le Sueur County: 11.761 %Le Sueur County11.761St. Louis County: 11.653 %St. Louis County11.653Grant County: 11.627 %Grant County11.627Itasca County: 11.545 %Itasca County11.545Norman County: 11.115 %Norman County11.115
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Olmsted County25.171+16.64 pts
2Clearwater County22.884+0.38 pts
3Mille Lacs County16.267+5.37 pts
4Pipestone County15.587+5.53 pts
5Redwood County15.385+5.03 pts
6Becker County14.322-2.27 pts
7Cass County14.19+3.12 pts
8Mahnomen County14.134+10.2 pts
9Sherburne County13.799-0.03 pts
10Red Lake County13.611-3.02 pts
11Steele County13.431+5.44 pts
12Sibley County13.414+2.51 pts
13Jackson County13.286+3.37 pts
14Wadena County13.247+3.11 pts
15Isanti County13.206+1.3 pts
16Douglas County13.18-2.06 pts
17Crow Wing County13.029+0.09 pts
18Dodge County12.98+1.14 pts
19Traverse County12.978+2.98 pts
20Otter Tail County12.958+1.13 pts
21Chisago County12.826+0.05 pts
22Houston County12.584+3.97 pts
23Winona County12.487+3.05 pts
24Wright County12.457-0.94 pts
25Washington County12.35-1.31 pts
26Dakota County12.281+0.43 pts
27Aitkin County12.208+0.64 pts
28Stearns County12.14+0.96 pts
29Hubbard County12.102-0.85 pts
30Ramsey County12.079+2.09 pts
31Anoka County12.019-1.04 pts
32Polk County12.013+0.42 pts
33Hennepin County11.977-2.04 pts
34Beltrami County11.916-6.66 pts
35Carver County11.812-2.79 pts
36Le Sueur County11.761-3.79 pts
37St. Louis County11.653-0.97 pts
38Grant County11.627-3.08 pts
39Itasca County11.545-1.58 pts
40Norman County11.115-0.74 pts
41Lyon County11.034-4.48 pts
42Pine County10.998+0.84 pts
43Nobles County10.964+3.16 pts
44Lake of the Woods County10.926-1.68 pts
45Renville County10.903+1.91 pts
46Wabasha County10.899-0.97 pts
47Marshall County10.691-3.9 pts
48Scott County10.569-1.85 pts
49Kittson County10.531-5.48 pts
50Clay County10.446-2.93 pts
51Rice County10.296+0.89 pts
52Kandiyohi County10.162-0.69 pts
53Morrison County9.987-0.24 pts
54Wilkin County9.972+1.93 pts
55Cook County9.871+1.91 pts
56Blue Earth County9.768-1.02 pts
57Fillmore County9.586-2.43 pts
58Meeker County9.585-4.29 pts
59Murray County9.406-5.39 pts
60McLeod County9.318+0.7 pts
61Nicollet County9.307-1.05 pts
62Pope County9.185+0.42 pts
63Carlton County8.842-1.73 pts
64Koochiching County8.644-0.68 pts
65Benton County8.619-9.19 pts
66Swift County8.516-5.36 pts
67Todd County8.209+0.2 pts
68Freeborn County8.114-0.65 pts
69Chippewa County8.044-12.47 pts
70Martin County7.939-1.84 pts
71Goodhue County7.553-2.74 pts
72Yellow Medicine County7.471-2.91 pts
73Rock County7.405-5.48 pts
74Mower County7.404-1.59 pts
75Brown County7.318+1.37 pts
76Watonwan County7.202-6.69 pts
77Stevens County6.884-0.25 pts
78Kanabec County6.672-7.32 pts
79Cottonwood County6.491-1.63 pts
80Faribault County6.411-4.36 pts
81Lincoln County6.351-7.34 pts
82Big Stone County6.288-15.64 pts
83Lac qui Parle County6.186-1.41 pts
84Waseca County5.872-9.96 pts
85Roseau County5.719-1.25 pts
86Lake County5.436-8.95 pts
87Pennington County4.551-18.14 pts

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Olmsted County, with 25.171% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Pennington County, with 4.551% in 2013.

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