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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Clearwater County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2015, at 20.409%. Nobles County had the lowest, at 5.427%. The median was 10.571% and the figure for Minnesota was 11.682%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.409Clearwater County
Lowest5.427Nobles County
Median10.57187 counties
Minnesota11.682History

Map of counties, 2015

Aitkin County: 11.261 %Anoka County: 11.919 %Becker County: 14.779 %Beltrami County: 11.12 %Benton County: 10.297 %Big Stone County: 17.658 %Blue Earth County: 10.326 %Brown County: 8.494 %Carlton County: 10.788 %Carver County: 8.479 %Cass County: 13.933 %Chippewa County: 10.559 %Chisago County: 10.93 %Clay County: 11.704 %Clearwater County: 20.409 %Cook County: 9.688 %Cottonwood County: 13.225 %Crow Wing County: 12.033 %Dakota County: 13.129 %Dodge County: 14.328 %Douglas County: 8.819 %Faribault County: 8.207 %Fillmore County: 9.357 %Freeborn County: 7.9 %Goodhue County: 12.053 %Grant County: 16.425 %Hennepin County: 12.396 %Houston County: 8.221 %Hubbard County: 13.133 %Isanti County: 9.86 %Itasca County: 13.103 %Jackson County: 5.678 %Kanabec County: 6.589 %Kandiyohi County: 9.878 %Kittson County: 12.071 %Koochiching County: 11.086 %Lac qui Parle County: 8.905 %Lake County: 9.351 %Lake of the Woods County: 9.77 %Le Sueur County: 12.522 %Lincoln County: 6.995 %Lyon County: 10.575 %McLeod County: 9.832 %Mahnomen County: 10.803 %Marshall County: 8.027 %Martin County: 11.012 %Meeker County: 10.039 %Mille Lacs County: 10.574 %Morrison County: 10.864 %Mower County: 9.466 %Murray County: 11.617 %Nicollet County: 8.817 %Nobles County: 5.427 %Norman County: 9.87 %Olmsted County: 11.299 %Otter Tail County: 7.917 %Pennington County: 12.917 %Pine County: 8.18 %Pipestone County: 11.755 %Polk County: 9.564 %Pope County: 10.571 %Ramsey County: 10.761 %Red Lake County: 7.895 %Redwood County: 10.716 %Renville County: 7.971 %Rice County: 9.548 %Rock County: 16.342 %Roseau County: 7.167 %St. Louis County: 12.158 %Scott County: 10.251 %Sherburne County: 12.823 %Sibley County: 14.522 %Stearns County: 10.902 %Steele County: 8.282 %Stevens County: 10.586 %Swift County: 9.814 %Todd County: 7.109 %Traverse County: 6.655 %Wabasha County: 8.175 %Wadena County: 9.518 %Waseca County: 7.313 %Washington County: 13.516 %Watonwan County: 8.378 %Wilkin County: 20.337 %Winona County: 11.51 %Wright County: 12.486 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.584 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Clearwater County: 20.409 %Clearwater County20.409Wilkin County: 20.337 %Wilkin County20.337Big Stone County: 17.658 %Big Stone County17.658Grant County: 16.425 %Grant County16.425Rock County: 16.342 %Rock County16.342Becker County: 14.779 %Becker County14.779Sibley County: 14.522 %Sibley County14.522Dodge County: 14.328 %Dodge County14.328Cass County: 13.933 %Cass County13.933Washington County: 13.516 %Washington County13.516Cottonwood County: 13.225 %Cottonwood County13.225Hubbard County: 13.133 %Hubbard County13.133Dakota County: 13.129 %Dakota County13.129Itasca County: 13.103 %Itasca County13.103Pennington County: 12.917 %Pennington County12.917Sherburne County: 12.823 %Sherburne County12.823Le Sueur County: 12.522 %Le Sueur County12.522Wright County: 12.486 %Wright County12.486Hennepin County: 12.396 %Hennepin County12.396St. Louis County: 12.158 %St. Louis County12.158Kittson County: 12.071 %Kittson County12.071Goodhue County: 12.053 %Goodhue County12.053Crow Wing County: 12.033 %Crow Wing County12.033Anoka County: 11.919 %Anoka County11.919Pipestone County: 11.755 %Pipestone County11.755Clay County: 11.704 %Clay County11.704Murray County: 11.617 %Murray County11.617Winona County: 11.51 %Winona County11.51Olmsted County: 11.299 %Olmsted County11.299Aitkin County: 11.261 %Aitkin County11.261Beltrami County: 11.12 %Beltrami County11.12Koochiching County: 11.086 %Koochiching County11.086Martin County: 11.012 %Martin County11.012Chisago County: 10.93 %Chisago County10.93Stearns County: 10.902 %Stearns County10.902Morrison County: 10.864 %Morrison County10.864Mahnomen County: 10.803 %Mahnomen County10.803Carlton County: 10.788 %Carlton County10.788Ramsey County: 10.761 %Ramsey County10.761Redwood County: 10.716 %Redwood County10.716Clearwater County: 20.409 %Clearwater County20.409Wilkin County: 20.337 %Wilkin County20.337Big Stone County: 17.658 %Big Stone County17.658Grant County: 16.425 %Grant County16.425Rock County: 16.342 %Rock County16.342Becker County: 14.779 %Becker County14.779Sibley County: 14.522 %Sibley County14.522Dodge County: 14.328 %Dodge County14.328Cass County: 13.933 %Cass County13.933Washington County: 13.516 %Washington County13.516Cottonwood County: 13.225 %Cottonwood County13.225Hubbard County: 13.133 %Hubbard County13.133Dakota County: 13.129 %Dakota County13.129Itasca County: 13.103 %Itasca County13.103Pennington County: 12.917 %Pennington County12.917Sherburne County: 12.823 %Sherburne County12.823Le Sueur County: 12.522 %Le Sueur County12.522Wright County: 12.486 %Wright County12.486Hennepin County: 12.396 %Hennepin County12.396St. Louis County: 12.158 %St. Louis County12.158Kittson County: 12.071 %Kittson County12.071Goodhue County: 12.053 %Goodhue County12.053Crow Wing County: 12.033 %Crow Wing County12.033Anoka County: 11.919 %Anoka County11.919Pipestone County: 11.755 %Pipestone County11.755Clay County: 11.704 %Clay County11.704Murray County: 11.617 %Murray County11.617Winona County: 11.51 %Winona County11.51Olmsted County: 11.299 %Olmsted County11.299Aitkin County: 11.261 %Aitkin County11.261Beltrami County: 11.12 %Beltrami County11.12Koochiching County: 11.086 %Koochiching County11.086Martin County: 11.012 %Martin County11.012Chisago County: 10.93 %Chisago County10.93Stearns County: 10.902 %Stearns County10.902Morrison County: 10.864 %Morrison County10.864Mahnomen County: 10.803 %Mahnomen County10.803Carlton County: 10.788 %Carlton County10.788Ramsey County: 10.761 %Ramsey County10.761Redwood County: 10.716 %Redwood County10.716
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Clearwater County20.409+3.39 pts
2Wilkin County20.337+9.3 pts
3Big Stone County17.658+5.57 pts
4Grant County16.425-2.33 pts
5Rock County16.342+7.19 pts
6Becker County14.779+3.23 pts
7Sibley County14.522+8.07 pts
8Dodge County14.328+2.79 pts
9Cass County13.933+3.22 pts
10Washington County13.516+2.8 pts
11Cottonwood County13.225+8.42 pts
12Hubbard County13.133+3.64 pts
13Dakota County13.129+1.38 pts
14Itasca County13.103+2.13 pts
15Pennington County12.917+3.89 pts
16Sherburne County12.823-1.57 pts
17Le Sueur County12.522-0.44 pts
18Wright County12.486-1.79 pts
19Hennepin County12.396+0.99 pts
20St. Louis County12.158+2.76 pts
21Kittson County12.071+3.07 pts
22Goodhue County12.053-0.91 pts
23Crow Wing County12.033+1.96 pts
24Anoka County11.919+0.28 pts
25Pipestone County11.755+0.86 pts
26Clay County11.704+3.7 pts
27Murray County11.617+3.06 pts
28Winona County11.51+4.16 pts
29Olmsted County11.299-9.76 pts
30Aitkin County11.261-2.28 pts
31Beltrami County11.12-1.15 pts
32Koochiching County11.086+0.96 pts
33Martin County11.012+1.61 pts
34Chisago County10.93-1.77 pts
35Stearns County10.902+1.26 pts
36Morrison County10.864+1.28 pts
37Mahnomen County10.803+7.22 pts
38Carlton County10.788+0.96 pts
39Ramsey County10.761+0.63 pts
40Redwood County10.716+0.89 pts
41Stevens County10.586+1.09 pts
42Lyon County10.575-2 pts
43Mille Lacs County10.574-1.07 pts
44Pope County10.571+1.69 pts
45Chippewa County10.559+1.45 pts
46Blue Earth County10.326+1.74 pts
47Benton County10.297-0.24 pts
48Scott County10.251-1.54 pts
49Meeker County10.039-1.07 pts
50Kandiyohi County9.878-1.48 pts
51Norman County9.87-6.93 pts
52Isanti County9.86-1.08 pts
53McLeod County9.832+0.8 pts
54Swift County9.814+2.27 pts
55Lake of the Woods County9.77-2.77 pts
56Cook County9.688+1 pts
57Polk County9.564-3.03 pts
58Rice County9.548-2.51 pts
59Wadena County9.518-3.3 pts
60Mower County9.466+0.19 pts
61Fillmore County9.357-1.25 pts
62Lake County9.351-3.35 pts
63Lac qui Parle County8.905+0.43 pts
64Douglas County8.819-0.08 pts
65Nicollet County8.817-1.11 pts
66Yellow Medicine County8.584-1.01 pts
67Brown County8.494-1.18 pts
68Carver County8.479-3.21 pts
69Watonwan County8.378+0.19 pts
70Steele County8.282+1.11 pts
71Houston County8.221-0.07 pts
72Faribault County8.207-1.02 pts
73Pine County8.18-2.51 pts
74Wabasha County8.175-1.49 pts
75Marshall County8.027-5.13 pts
76Renville County7.971-3.04 pts
77Otter Tail County7.917-2.44 pts
78Freeborn County7.9-2.34 pts
79Red Lake County7.895-6.23 pts
80Waseca County7.313-1.92 pts
81Roseau County7.167+1.89 pts
82Todd County7.109-3.69 pts
83Lincoln County6.995-0.81 pts
84Traverse County6.655-0.59 pts
85Kanabec County6.589-4.91 pts
86Jackson County5.678+0.92 pts
87Nobles County5.427-2.1 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Clearwater County, with 20.409% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Nobles County, with 5.427% in 2015.

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