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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Lincoln County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2016, at 17.548%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 4.142%. The median was 10.133% and the figure for Minnesota was 12.095%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.548Lincoln County
Lowest4.142Jackson County
Median10.13387 counties
Minnesota12.095History

Map of counties, 2016

Aitkin County: 12.778 %Anoka County: 11.449 %Becker County: 9.346 %Beltrami County: 9.139 %Benton County: 8.428 %Big Stone County: 12.062 %Blue Earth County: 15.027 %Brown County: 8.834 %Carlton County: 8.855 %Carver County: 12.012 %Cass County: 13.067 %Chippewa County: 13.099 %Chisago County: 11.144 %Clay County: 9.373 %Clearwater County: 10.238 %Cook County: 8.401 %Cottonwood County: 9.904 %Crow Wing County: 13.454 %Dakota County: 10.211 %Dodge County: 13.994 %Douglas County: 10.377 %Faribault County: 10.54 %Fillmore County: 10.252 %Freeborn County: 10.213 %Goodhue County: 7.604 %Grant County: 10 %Hennepin County: 13.221 %Houston County: 9.649 %Hubbard County: 9.407 %Isanti County: 9.949 %Itasca County: 10.355 %Jackson County: 4.142 %Kanabec County: 12.542 %Kandiyohi County: 10.383 %Kittson County: 10.659 %Koochiching County: 10.294 %Lac qui Parle County: 7.283 %Lake County: 10.133 %Lake of the Woods County: 15.002 %Le Sueur County: 11.017 %Lincoln County: 17.548 %Lyon County: 8.126 %McLeod County: 8.125 %Mahnomen County: 4.818 %Marshall County: 11.203 %Martin County: 10.669 %Meeker County: 10.668 %Mille Lacs County: 13.245 %Morrison County: 8.876 %Mower County: 9.621 %Murray County: 11.982 %Nicollet County: 7.262 %Nobles County: 8.52 %Norman County: 9.353 %Olmsted County: 11.409 %Otter Tail County: 8.859 %Pennington County: 4.474 %Pine County: 8.682 %Pipestone County: 9.884 %Polk County: 9.932 %Pope County: 10.956 %Ramsey County: 9.627 %Red Lake County: 15.751 %Redwood County: 8.076 %Renville County: 8.658 %Rice County: 9.245 %Rock County: 5.235 %Roseau County: 4.271 %St. Louis County: 8.607 %Scott County: 11.624 %Sherburne County: 11.047 %Sibley County: 10.739 %Stearns County: 10.814 %Steele County: 8.724 %Stevens County: 10.187 %Swift County: 7.253 %Todd County: 8.798 %Traverse County: 9.842 %Wabasha County: 13.339 %Wadena County: 9.878 %Waseca County: 7.37 %Washington County: 14.195 %Watonwan County: 12.585 %Wilkin County: 6.065 %Winona County: 14.509 %Wright County: 13.297 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.145 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Lincoln County: 17.548 %Lincoln County17.548Red Lake County: 15.751 %Red Lake County15.751Blue Earth County: 15.027 %Blue Earth County15.027Lake of the Woods County: 15.002 %Lake of the Woods County15.002Winona County: 14.509 %Winona County14.509Washington County: 14.195 %Washington County14.195Dodge County: 13.994 %Dodge County13.994Crow Wing County: 13.454 %Crow Wing County13.454Wabasha County: 13.339 %Wabasha County13.339Wright County: 13.297 %Wright County13.297Mille Lacs County: 13.245 %Mille Lacs County13.245Hennepin County: 13.221 %Hennepin County13.221Chippewa County: 13.099 %Chippewa County13.099Cass County: 13.067 %Cass County13.067Aitkin County: 12.778 %Aitkin County12.778Watonwan County: 12.585 %Watonwan County12.585Kanabec County: 12.542 %Kanabec County12.542Big Stone County: 12.062 %Big Stone County12.062Carver County: 12.012 %Carver County12.012Murray County: 11.982 %Murray County11.982Scott County: 11.624 %Scott County11.624Anoka County: 11.449 %Anoka County11.449Olmsted County: 11.409 %Olmsted County11.409Marshall County: 11.203 %Marshall County11.203Chisago County: 11.144 %Chisago County11.144Sherburne County: 11.047 %Sherburne County11.047Le Sueur County: 11.017 %Le Sueur County11.017Pope County: 10.956 %Pope County10.956Stearns County: 10.814 %Stearns County10.814Sibley County: 10.739 %Sibley County10.739Martin County: 10.669 %Martin County10.669Meeker County: 10.668 %Meeker County10.668Kittson County: 10.659 %Kittson County10.659Faribault County: 10.54 %Faribault County10.54Kandiyohi County: 10.383 %Kandiyohi County10.383Douglas County: 10.377 %Douglas County10.377Itasca County: 10.355 %Itasca County10.355Koochiching County: 10.294 %Koochiching County10.294Fillmore County: 10.252 %Fillmore County10.252Clearwater County: 10.238 %Clearwater County10.238Lincoln County: 17.548 %Lincoln County17.548Red Lake County: 15.751 %Red Lake County15.751Blue Earth County: 15.027 %Blue Earth County15.027Lake of the Woods County: 15.002 %Lake of the Woods County15.002Winona County: 14.509 %Winona County14.509Washington County: 14.195 %Washington County14.195Dodge County: 13.994 %Dodge County13.994Crow Wing County: 13.454 %Crow Wing County13.454Wabasha County: 13.339 %Wabasha County13.339Wright County: 13.297 %Wright County13.297Mille Lacs County: 13.245 %Mille Lacs County13.245Hennepin County: 13.221 %Hennepin County13.221Chippewa County: 13.099 %Chippewa County13.099Cass County: 13.067 %Cass County13.067Aitkin County: 12.778 %Aitkin County12.778Watonwan County: 12.585 %Watonwan County12.585Kanabec County: 12.542 %Kanabec County12.542Big Stone County: 12.062 %Big Stone County12.062Carver County: 12.012 %Carver County12.012Murray County: 11.982 %Murray County11.982Scott County: 11.624 %Scott County11.624Anoka County: 11.449 %Anoka County11.449Olmsted County: 11.409 %Olmsted County11.409Marshall County: 11.203 %Marshall County11.203Chisago County: 11.144 %Chisago County11.144Sherburne County: 11.047 %Sherburne County11.047Le Sueur County: 11.017 %Le Sueur County11.017Pope County: 10.956 %Pope County10.956Stearns County: 10.814 %Stearns County10.814Sibley County: 10.739 %Sibley County10.739Martin County: 10.669 %Martin County10.669Meeker County: 10.668 %Meeker County10.668Kittson County: 10.659 %Kittson County10.659Faribault County: 10.54 %Faribault County10.54Kandiyohi County: 10.383 %Kandiyohi County10.383Douglas County: 10.377 %Douglas County10.377Itasca County: 10.355 %Itasca County10.355Koochiching County: 10.294 %Koochiching County10.294Fillmore County: 10.252 %Fillmore County10.252Clearwater County: 10.238 %Clearwater County10.238
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Lincoln County17.548+10.55 pts
2Red Lake County15.751+7.86 pts
3Blue Earth County15.027+4.7 pts
4Lake of the Woods County15.002+5.23 pts
5Winona County14.509+3 pts
6Washington County14.195+0.68 pts
7Dodge County13.994-0.33 pts
8Crow Wing County13.454+1.42 pts
9Wabasha County13.339+5.16 pts
10Wright County13.297+0.81 pts
11Mille Lacs County13.245+2.67 pts
12Hennepin County13.221+0.82 pts
13Chippewa County13.099+2.54 pts
14Cass County13.067-0.87 pts
15Aitkin County12.778+1.52 pts
16Watonwan County12.585+4.21 pts
17Kanabec County12.542+5.95 pts
18Big Stone County12.062-5.6 pts
19Carver County12.012+3.53 pts
20Murray County11.982+0.36 pts
21Scott County11.624+1.37 pts
22Anoka County11.449-0.47 pts
23Olmsted County11.409+0.11 pts
24Marshall County11.203+3.18 pts
25Chisago County11.144+0.21 pts
26Sherburne County11.047-1.78 pts
27Le Sueur County11.017-1.51 pts
28Pope County10.956+0.38 pts
29Stearns County10.814-0.09 pts
30Sibley County10.739-3.78 pts
31Martin County10.669-0.34 pts
32Meeker County10.668+0.63 pts
33Kittson County10.659-1.41 pts
34Faribault County10.54+2.33 pts
35Kandiyohi County10.383+0.5 pts
36Douglas County10.377+1.56 pts
37Itasca County10.355-2.75 pts
38Koochiching County10.294-0.79 pts
39Fillmore County10.252+0.9 pts
40Clearwater County10.238-10.17 pts
41Freeborn County10.213+2.31 pts
42Dakota County10.211-2.92 pts
43Stevens County10.187-0.4 pts
44Lake County10.133+0.78 pts
45Grant County10-6.43 pts
46Isanti County9.949+0.09 pts
47Polk County9.932+0.37 pts
48Cottonwood County9.904-3.32 pts
49Pipestone County9.884-1.87 pts
50Wadena County9.878+0.36 pts
51Traverse County9.842+3.19 pts
52Houston County9.649+1.43 pts
53Ramsey County9.627-1.13 pts
54Mower County9.621+0.16 pts
55Hubbard County9.407-3.73 pts
56Clay County9.373-2.33 pts
57Norman County9.353-0.52 pts
58Becker County9.346-5.43 pts
59Rice County9.245-0.3 pts
60Beltrami County9.139-1.98 pts
61Morrison County8.876-1.99 pts
62Otter Tail County8.859+0.94 pts
63Carlton County8.855-1.93 pts
64Brown County8.834+0.34 pts
65Todd County8.798+1.69 pts
66Steele County8.724+0.44 pts
67Pine County8.682+0.5 pts
68Renville County8.658+0.69 pts
69St. Louis County8.607-3.55 pts
70Nobles County8.52+3.09 pts
71Benton County8.428-1.87 pts
72Cook County8.401-1.29 pts
73Lyon County8.126-2.45 pts
74McLeod County8.125-1.71 pts
75Redwood County8.076-2.64 pts
76Goodhue County7.604-4.45 pts
77Waseca County7.37+0.06 pts
78Lac qui Parle County7.283-1.62 pts
79Nicollet County7.262-1.56 pts
80Swift County7.253-2.56 pts
81Wilkin County6.065-14.27 pts
82Rock County5.235-11.11 pts
83Yellow Medicine County5.145-3.44 pts
84Mahnomen County4.818-5.99 pts
85Pennington County4.474-8.44 pts
86Roseau County4.271-2.9 pts
87Jackson County4.142-1.54 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lincoln County, with 17.548% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Jackson County, with 4.142% in 2016.

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