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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Olmsted County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2014, at 21.061%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 3.581%. The median was 10.24% and the figure for Minnesota was 11.316%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.061Olmsted County
Lowest3.581Mahnomen County
Median10.2487 counties
Minnesota11.316History

Map of counties, 2014

Aitkin County: 13.536 %Anoka County: 11.643 %Becker County: 11.552 %Beltrami County: 12.268 %Benton County: 10.536 %Big Stone County: 12.086 %Blue Earth County: 8.585 %Brown County: 9.676 %Carlton County: 9.824 %Carver County: 11.69 %Cass County: 10.717 %Chippewa County: 9.106 %Chisago County: 12.697 %Clay County: 8 %Clearwater County: 17.019 %Cook County: 8.691 %Cottonwood County: 4.803 %Crow Wing County: 10.069 %Dakota County: 11.747 %Dodge County: 11.535 %Douglas County: 8.9 %Faribault County: 9.232 %Fillmore County: 10.605 %Freeborn County: 10.24 %Goodhue County: 12.964 %Grant County: 18.757 %Hennepin County: 11.408 %Houston County: 8.288 %Hubbard County: 9.49 %Isanti County: 10.942 %Itasca County: 10.977 %Jackson County: 4.758 %Kanabec County: 11.495 %Kandiyohi County: 11.361 %Kittson County: 8.997 %Koochiching County: 10.128 %Lac qui Parle County: 8.473 %Lake County: 12.704 %Lake of the Woods County: 12.537 %Le Sueur County: 12.961 %Lincoln County: 7.802 %Lyon County: 12.576 %McLeod County: 9.035 %Mahnomen County: 3.581 %Marshall County: 13.159 %Martin County: 9.404 %Meeker County: 11.11 %Mille Lacs County: 11.644 %Morrison County: 9.58 %Mower County: 9.276 %Murray County: 8.559 %Nicollet County: 9.929 %Nobles County: 7.528 %Norman County: 16.799 %Olmsted County: 21.061 %Otter Tail County: 10.355 %Pennington County: 9.03 %Pine County: 10.693 %Pipestone County: 10.891 %Polk County: 12.596 %Pope County: 8.877 %Ramsey County: 10.136 %Red Lake County: 14.121 %Redwood County: 9.822 %Renville County: 11.016 %Rice County: 12.061 %Rock County: 9.154 %Roseau County: 5.277 %St. Louis County: 9.395 %Scott County: 11.794 %Sherburne County: 14.389 %Sibley County: 6.454 %Stearns County: 9.638 %Steele County: 7.176 %Stevens County: 9.493 %Swift County: 7.542 %Todd County: 10.803 %Traverse County: 7.25 %Wabasha County: 9.667 %Wadena County: 12.821 %Waseca County: 9.228 %Washington County: 10.716 %Watonwan County: 8.192 %Wilkin County: 11.033 %Winona County: 7.352 %Wright County: 14.279 %Yellow Medicine County: 9.598 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Olmsted County: 21.061 %Olmsted County21.061Grant County: 18.757 %Grant County18.757Clearwater County: 17.019 %Clearwater County17.019Norman County: 16.799 %Norman County16.799Sherburne County: 14.389 %Sherburne County14.389Wright County: 14.279 %Wright County14.279Red Lake County: 14.121 %Red Lake County14.121Aitkin County: 13.536 %Aitkin County13.536Marshall County: 13.159 %Marshall County13.159Goodhue County: 12.964 %Goodhue County12.964Le Sueur County: 12.961 %Le Sueur County12.961Wadena County: 12.821 %Wadena County12.821Lake County: 12.704 %Lake County12.704Chisago County: 12.697 %Chisago County12.697Polk County: 12.596 %Polk County12.596Lyon County: 12.576 %Lyon County12.576Lake of the Woods County: 12.537 %Lake of the Woods County12.537Beltrami County: 12.268 %Beltrami County12.268Big Stone County: 12.086 %Big Stone County12.086Rice County: 12.061 %Rice County12.061Scott County: 11.794 %Scott County11.794Dakota County: 11.747 %Dakota County11.747Carver County: 11.69 %Carver County11.69Mille Lacs County: 11.644 %Mille Lacs County11.644Anoka County: 11.643 %Anoka County11.643Becker County: 11.552 %Becker County11.552Dodge County: 11.535 %Dodge County11.535Kanabec County: 11.495 %Kanabec County11.495Hennepin County: 11.408 %Hennepin County11.408Kandiyohi County: 11.361 %Kandiyohi County11.361Meeker County: 11.11 %Meeker County11.11Wilkin County: 11.033 %Wilkin County11.033Renville County: 11.016 %Renville County11.016Itasca County: 10.977 %Itasca County10.977Isanti County: 10.942 %Isanti County10.942Pipestone County: 10.891 %Pipestone County10.891Todd County: 10.803 %Todd County10.803Cass County: 10.717 %Cass County10.717Washington County: 10.716 %Washington County10.716Pine County: 10.693 %Pine County10.693Olmsted County: 21.061 %Olmsted County21.061Grant County: 18.757 %Grant County18.757Clearwater County: 17.019 %Clearwater County17.019Norman County: 16.799 %Norman County16.799Sherburne County: 14.389 %Sherburne County14.389Wright County: 14.279 %Wright County14.279Red Lake County: 14.121 %Red Lake County14.121Aitkin County: 13.536 %Aitkin County13.536Marshall County: 13.159 %Marshall County13.159Goodhue County: 12.964 %Goodhue County12.964Le Sueur County: 12.961 %Le Sueur County12.961Wadena County: 12.821 %Wadena County12.821Lake County: 12.704 %Lake County12.704Chisago County: 12.697 %Chisago County12.697Polk County: 12.596 %Polk County12.596Lyon County: 12.576 %Lyon County12.576Lake of the Woods County: 12.537 %Lake of the Woods County12.537Beltrami County: 12.268 %Beltrami County12.268Big Stone County: 12.086 %Big Stone County12.086Rice County: 12.061 %Rice County12.061Scott County: 11.794 %Scott County11.794Dakota County: 11.747 %Dakota County11.747Carver County: 11.69 %Carver County11.69Mille Lacs County: 11.644 %Mille Lacs County11.644Anoka County: 11.643 %Anoka County11.643Becker County: 11.552 %Becker County11.552Dodge County: 11.535 %Dodge County11.535Kanabec County: 11.495 %Kanabec County11.495Hennepin County: 11.408 %Hennepin County11.408Kandiyohi County: 11.361 %Kandiyohi County11.361Meeker County: 11.11 %Meeker County11.11Wilkin County: 11.033 %Wilkin County11.033Renville County: 11.016 %Renville County11.016Itasca County: 10.977 %Itasca County10.977Isanti County: 10.942 %Isanti County10.942Pipestone County: 10.891 %Pipestone County10.891Todd County: 10.803 %Todd County10.803Cass County: 10.717 %Cass County10.717Washington County: 10.716 %Washington County10.716Pine County: 10.693 %Pine County10.693
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Olmsted County21.061-4.11 pts
2Grant County18.757+7.13 pts
3Clearwater County17.019-5.87 pts
4Norman County16.799+5.68 pts
5Sherburne County14.389+0.59 pts
6Wright County14.279+1.82 pts
7Red Lake County14.121+0.51 pts
8Aitkin County13.536+1.33 pts
9Marshall County13.159+2.47 pts
10Goodhue County12.964+5.41 pts
11Le Sueur County12.961+1.2 pts
12Wadena County12.821-0.43 pts
13Lake County12.704+7.27 pts
14Chisago County12.697-0.13 pts
15Polk County12.596+0.58 pts
16Lyon County12.576+1.54 pts
17Lake of the Woods County12.537+1.61 pts
18Beltrami County12.268+0.35 pts
19Big Stone County12.086+5.8 pts
20Rice County12.061+1.77 pts
21Scott County11.794+1.22 pts
22Dakota County11.747-0.53 pts
23Carver County11.69-0.12 pts
24Mille Lacs County11.644-4.62 pts
25Anoka County11.643-0.38 pts
26Becker County11.552-2.77 pts
27Dodge County11.535-1.45 pts
28Kanabec County11.495+4.82 pts
29Hennepin County11.408-0.57 pts
30Kandiyohi County11.361+1.2 pts
31Meeker County11.11+1.52 pts
32Wilkin County11.033+1.06 pts
33Renville County11.016+0.11 pts
34Itasca County10.977-0.57 pts
35Isanti County10.942-2.26 pts
36Pipestone County10.891-4.7 pts
37Todd County10.803+2.59 pts
38Cass County10.717-3.47 pts
39Washington County10.716-1.63 pts
40Pine County10.693-0.3 pts
41Fillmore County10.605+1.02 pts
42Benton County10.536+1.92 pts
43Otter Tail County10.355-2.6 pts
44Freeborn County10.24+2.13 pts
45Ramsey County10.136-1.94 pts
46Koochiching County10.128+1.48 pts
47Crow Wing County10.069-2.96 pts
48Nicollet County9.929+0.62 pts
49Carlton County9.824+0.98 pts
50Redwood County9.822-5.56 pts
51Brown County9.676+2.36 pts
52Wabasha County9.667-1.23 pts
53Stearns County9.638-2.5 pts
54Yellow Medicine County9.598+2.13 pts
55Morrison County9.58-0.41 pts
56Stevens County9.493+2.61 pts
57Hubbard County9.49-2.61 pts
58Martin County9.404+1.46 pts
59St. Louis County9.395-2.26 pts
60Mower County9.276+1.87 pts
61Faribault County9.232+2.82 pts
62Waseca County9.228+3.36 pts
63Rock County9.154+1.75 pts
64Chippewa County9.106+1.06 pts
65McLeod County9.035-0.28 pts
66Pennington County9.03+4.48 pts
67Kittson County8.997-1.53 pts
68Douglas County8.9-4.28 pts
69Pope County8.877-0.31 pts
70Cook County8.691-1.18 pts
71Blue Earth County8.585-1.18 pts
72Murray County8.559-0.85 pts
73Lac qui Parle County8.473+2.29 pts
74Houston County8.288-4.3 pts
75Watonwan County8.192+0.99 pts
76Clay County8-2.45 pts
77Lincoln County7.802+1.45 pts
78Swift County7.542-0.97 pts
79Nobles County7.528-3.44 pts
80Winona County7.352-5.13 pts
81Traverse County7.25-5.73 pts
82Steele County7.176-6.25 pts
83Sibley County6.454-6.96 pts
84Roseau County5.277-0.44 pts
85Cottonwood County4.803-1.69 pts
86Jackson County4.758-8.53 pts
87Mahnomen County3.581-10.55 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Olmsted County, with 21.061% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Mahnomen County, with 3.581% in 2014.

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