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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Houston County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2017, at 21.958%. Stevens County had the lowest, at 5.227%. The median was 11.163% and the figure for Minnesota was 12.518%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.958Houston County
Lowest5.227Stevens County
Median11.16387 counties
Minnesota12.518History

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 11.855 %Anoka County: 12.811 %Becker County: 11.948 %Beltrami County: 13.02 %Benton County: 13.887 %Big Stone County: 7.558 %Blue Earth County: 11.002 %Brown County: 8.841 %Carlton County: 16.584 %Carver County: 13.213 %Cass County: 13.066 %Chippewa County: 15.143 %Chisago County: 12.367 %Clay County: 11.261 %Clearwater County: 17.834 %Cook County: 10.432 %Cottonwood County: 10.856 %Crow Wing County: 12.033 %Dakota County: 12.181 %Dodge County: 10.38 %Douglas County: 10.086 %Faribault County: 7.801 %Fillmore County: 13.275 %Freeborn County: 8.636 %Goodhue County: 9.09 %Grant County: 12.854 %Hennepin County: 13.72 %Houston County: 21.958 %Hubbard County: 13.113 %Isanti County: 12.962 %Itasca County: 8.949 %Jackson County: 7.128 %Kanabec County: 13.525 %Kandiyohi County: 10.547 %Kittson County: 9.27 %Koochiching County: 9.327 %Lac qui Parle County: 9.719 %Lake County: 18.321 %Lake of the Woods County: 11.756 %Le Sueur County: 13.942 %Lincoln County: 10.276 %Lyon County: 10.357 %McLeod County: 11.163 %Mahnomen County: 8.955 %Marshall County: 13.094 %Martin County: 11.21 %Meeker County: 14.082 %Mille Lacs County: 13.57 %Morrison County: 14.054 %Mower County: 7.05 %Murray County: 10.359 %Nicollet County: 10.231 %Nobles County: 7.325 %Norman County: 12.281 %Olmsted County: 11.261 %Otter Tail County: 13.022 %Pennington County: 5.618 %Pine County: 12.446 %Pipestone County: 7.675 %Polk County: 8.822 %Pope County: 10.57 %Ramsey County: 10.944 %Red Lake County: 9.893 %Redwood County: 11.063 %Renville County: 11.913 %Rice County: 7.753 %Rock County: 12.197 %Roseau County: 7.29 %St. Louis County: 11.584 %Scott County: 19.084 %Sherburne County: 12.69 %Sibley County: 8.989 %Stearns County: 10.816 %Steele County: 8.928 %Stevens County: 5.227 %Swift County: 13.074 %Todd County: 9.37 %Traverse County: 13.007 %Wabasha County: 10.011 %Wadena County: 12.15 %Waseca County: 10.505 %Washington County: 11.801 %Watonwan County: 8.752 %Wilkin County: 7.524 %Winona County: 8.567 %Wright County: 15.338 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.522 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Houston County: 21.958 %Houston County21.958Scott County: 19.084 %Scott County19.084Lake County: 18.321 %Lake County18.321Clearwater County: 17.834 %Clearwater County17.834Carlton County: 16.584 %Carlton County16.584Wright County: 15.338 %Wright County15.338Chippewa County: 15.143 %Chippewa County15.143Meeker County: 14.082 %Meeker County14.082Morrison County: 14.054 %Morrison County14.054Le Sueur County: 13.942 %Le Sueur County13.942Benton County: 13.887 %Benton County13.887Hennepin County: 13.72 %Hennepin County13.72Mille Lacs County: 13.57 %Mille Lacs County13.57Kanabec County: 13.525 %Kanabec County13.525Fillmore County: 13.275 %Fillmore County13.275Carver County: 13.213 %Carver County13.213Hubbard County: 13.113 %Hubbard County13.113Marshall County: 13.094 %Marshall County13.094Swift County: 13.074 %Swift County13.074Cass County: 13.066 %Cass County13.066Otter Tail County: 13.022 %Otter Tail County13.022Beltrami County: 13.02 %Beltrami County13.02Traverse County: 13.007 %Traverse County13.007Isanti County: 12.962 %Isanti County12.962Grant County: 12.854 %Grant County12.854Anoka County: 12.811 %Anoka County12.811Sherburne County: 12.69 %Sherburne County12.69Pine County: 12.446 %Pine County12.446Chisago County: 12.367 %Chisago County12.367Norman County: 12.281 %Norman County12.281Rock County: 12.197 %Rock County12.197Dakota County: 12.181 %Dakota County12.181Wadena County: 12.15 %Wadena County12.15Crow Wing County: 12.033 %Crow Wing County12.033Becker County: 11.948 %Becker County11.948Renville County: 11.913 %Renville County11.913Aitkin County: 11.855 %Aitkin County11.855Washington County: 11.801 %Washington County11.801Lake of the Woods County: 11.756 %Lake of the Woods County11.756St. Louis County: 11.584 %St. Louis County11.584Houston County: 21.958 %Houston County21.958Scott County: 19.084 %Scott County19.084Lake County: 18.321 %Lake County18.321Clearwater County: 17.834 %Clearwater County17.834Carlton County: 16.584 %Carlton County16.584Wright County: 15.338 %Wright County15.338Chippewa County: 15.143 %Chippewa County15.143Meeker County: 14.082 %Meeker County14.082Morrison County: 14.054 %Morrison County14.054Le Sueur County: 13.942 %Le Sueur County13.942Benton County: 13.887 %Benton County13.887Hennepin County: 13.72 %Hennepin County13.72Mille Lacs County: 13.57 %Mille Lacs County13.57Kanabec County: 13.525 %Kanabec County13.525Fillmore County: 13.275 %Fillmore County13.275Carver County: 13.213 %Carver County13.213Hubbard County: 13.113 %Hubbard County13.113Marshall County: 13.094 %Marshall County13.094Swift County: 13.074 %Swift County13.074Cass County: 13.066 %Cass County13.066Otter Tail County: 13.022 %Otter Tail County13.022Beltrami County: 13.02 %Beltrami County13.02Traverse County: 13.007 %Traverse County13.007Isanti County: 12.962 %Isanti County12.962Grant County: 12.854 %Grant County12.854Anoka County: 12.811 %Anoka County12.811Sherburne County: 12.69 %Sherburne County12.69Pine County: 12.446 %Pine County12.446Chisago County: 12.367 %Chisago County12.367Norman County: 12.281 %Norman County12.281Rock County: 12.197 %Rock County12.197Dakota County: 12.181 %Dakota County12.181Wadena County: 12.15 %Wadena County12.15Crow Wing County: 12.033 %Crow Wing County12.033Becker County: 11.948 %Becker County11.948Renville County: 11.913 %Renville County11.913Aitkin County: 11.855 %Aitkin County11.855Washington County: 11.801 %Washington County11.801Lake of the Woods County: 11.756 %Lake of the Woods County11.756St. Louis County: 11.584 %St. Louis County11.584
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Houston County21.958+12.31 pts
2Scott County19.084+7.46 pts
3Lake County18.321+8.19 pts
4Clearwater County17.834+7.6 pts
5Carlton County16.584+7.73 pts
6Wright County15.338+2.04 pts
7Chippewa County15.143+2.04 pts
8Meeker County14.082+3.41 pts
9Morrison County14.054+5.18 pts
10Le Sueur County13.942+2.93 pts
11Benton County13.887+5.46 pts
12Hennepin County13.72+0.5 pts
13Mille Lacs County13.57+0.33 pts
14Kanabec County13.525+0.98 pts
15Fillmore County13.275+3.02 pts
16Carver County13.213+1.2 pts
17Hubbard County13.113+3.71 pts
18Marshall County13.094+1.89 pts
19Swift County13.074+5.82 pts
20Cass County13.066-0 pts
21Otter Tail County13.022+4.16 pts
22Beltrami County13.02+3.88 pts
23Traverse County13.007+3.16 pts
24Isanti County12.962+3.01 pts
25Grant County12.854+2.85 pts
26Anoka County12.811+1.36 pts
27Sherburne County12.69+1.64 pts
28Pine County12.446+3.76 pts
29Chisago County12.367+1.22 pts
30Norman County12.281+2.93 pts
31Rock County12.197+6.96 pts
32Dakota County12.181+1.97 pts
33Wadena County12.15+2.27 pts
34Crow Wing County12.033-1.42 pts
35Becker County11.948+2.6 pts
36Renville County11.913+3.26 pts
37Aitkin County11.855-0.92 pts
38Washington County11.801-2.39 pts
39Lake of the Woods County11.756-3.25 pts
40St. Louis County11.584+2.98 pts
41Clay County11.261+1.89 pts
41Olmsted County11.261-0.15 pts
43Martin County11.21+0.54 pts
44McLeod County11.163+3.04 pts
45Redwood County11.063+2.99 pts
46Blue Earth County11.002-4.02 pts
47Ramsey County10.944+1.32 pts
48Cottonwood County10.856+0.95 pts
49Stearns County10.8160 pts
50Pope County10.57-0.39 pts
51Kandiyohi County10.547+0.16 pts
52Waseca County10.505+3.14 pts
53Cook County10.432+2.03 pts
54Dodge County10.38-3.61 pts
55Murray County10.359-1.62 pts
56Lyon County10.357+2.23 pts
57Lincoln County10.276-7.27 pts
58Nicollet County10.231+2.97 pts
59Douglas County10.086-0.29 pts
60Wabasha County10.011-3.33 pts
61Red Lake County9.893-5.86 pts
62Lac qui Parle County9.719+2.44 pts
63Todd County9.37+0.57 pts
64Koochiching County9.327-0.97 pts
65Kittson County9.27-1.39 pts
66Goodhue County9.09+1.49 pts
67Sibley County8.989-1.75 pts
68Mahnomen County8.955+4.14 pts
69Itasca County8.949-1.41 pts
70Steele County8.928+0.2 pts
71Brown County8.841+0.01 pts
72Polk County8.822-1.11 pts
73Watonwan County8.752-3.83 pts
74Freeborn County8.636-1.58 pts
75Winona County8.567-5.94 pts
76Yellow Medicine County8.522+3.38 pts
77Faribault County7.801-2.74 pts
78Rice County7.753-1.49 pts
79Pipestone County7.675-2.21 pts
80Big Stone County7.558-4.5 pts
81Wilkin County7.524+1.46 pts
82Nobles County7.325-1.19 pts
83Roseau County7.29+3.02 pts
84Jackson County7.128+2.99 pts
85Mower County7.05-2.57 pts
86Pennington County5.618+1.14 pts
87Stevens County5.227-4.96 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Houston County, with 21.958% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Stevens County, with 5.227% in 2017.

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