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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Winona County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2018, at 17.682%. Roseau County had the lowest, at 4.256%. The median was 10.171% and the figure for Minnesota was 11.772%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.682Winona County
Lowest4.256Roseau County
Median10.17187 counties
Minnesota11.772History

Map of counties, 2018

Aitkin County: 13.438 %Anoka County: 13.365 %Becker County: 12.798 %Beltrami County: 17.02 %Benton County: 8.633 %Big Stone County: 8.351 %Blue Earth County: 10.608 %Brown County: 10.089 %Carlton County: 6.678 %Carver County: 10.295 %Cass County: 10.627 %Chippewa County: 8.535 %Chisago County: 14.336 %Clay County: 11.324 %Clearwater County: 12.914 %Cook County: 12.792 %Cottonwood County: 10.337 %Crow Wing County: 10.337 %Dakota County: 12.302 %Dodge County: 13.732 %Douglas County: 9.486 %Faribault County: 11.054 %Fillmore County: 7.72 %Freeborn County: 10.009 %Goodhue County: 8.502 %Grant County: 10.171 %Hennepin County: 12.39 %Houston County: 10.378 %Hubbard County: 11.407 %Isanti County: 12.869 %Itasca County: 16.281 %Jackson County: 7.373 %Kanabec County: 6.287 %Kandiyohi County: 14.762 %Kittson County: 10.346 %Koochiching County: 9.539 %Lac qui Parle County: 10.078 %Lake County: 7.425 %Lake of the Woods County: 13.147 %Le Sueur County: 9.726 %Lincoln County: 7.625 %Lyon County: 11.385 %McLeod County: 9.877 %Mahnomen County: 4.805 %Marshall County: 13.085 %Martin County: 8.6 %Meeker County: 12.313 %Mille Lacs County: 12.668 %Morrison County: 11.137 %Mower County: 7.511 %Murray County: 6.557 %Nicollet County: 15.96 %Nobles County: 8.767 %Norman County: 11.917 %Olmsted County: 9.757 %Otter Tail County: 8.862 %Pennington County: 5.666 %Pine County: 10.695 %Pipestone County: 7.994 %Polk County: 8.21 %Pope County: 11.875 %Ramsey County: 11.056 %Red Lake County: 14.161 %Redwood County: 8.687 %Renville County: 7.914 %Rice County: 7.444 %Rock County: 11.466 %Roseau County: 4.256 %St. Louis County: 9.381 %Scott County: 10.845 %Sherburne County: 11.811 %Sibley County: 9.262 %Stearns County: 10.426 %Steele County: 8.381 %Stevens County: 5.497 %Swift County: 8.029 %Todd County: 9.419 %Traverse County: 10.299 %Wabasha County: 9.798 %Wadena County: 9.503 %Waseca County: 8.827 %Washington County: 13.002 %Watonwan County: 8.682 %Wilkin County: 8.399 %Winona County: 17.682 %Wright County: 11.488 %Yellow Medicine County: 9.602 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Winona County: 17.682 %Winona County17.682Beltrami County: 17.02 %Beltrami County17.02Itasca County: 16.281 %Itasca County16.281Nicollet County: 15.96 %Nicollet County15.96Kandiyohi County: 14.762 %Kandiyohi County14.762Chisago County: 14.336 %Chisago County14.336Red Lake County: 14.161 %Red Lake County14.161Dodge County: 13.732 %Dodge County13.732Aitkin County: 13.438 %Aitkin County13.438Anoka County: 13.365 %Anoka County13.365Lake of the Woods County: 13.147 %Lake of the Woods County13.147Marshall County: 13.085 %Marshall County13.085Washington County: 13.002 %Washington County13.002Clearwater County: 12.914 %Clearwater County12.914Isanti County: 12.869 %Isanti County12.869Becker County: 12.798 %Becker County12.798Cook County: 12.792 %Cook County12.792Mille Lacs County: 12.668 %Mille Lacs County12.668Hennepin County: 12.39 %Hennepin County12.39Meeker County: 12.313 %Meeker County12.313Dakota County: 12.302 %Dakota County12.302Norman County: 11.917 %Norman County11.917Pope County: 11.875 %Pope County11.875Sherburne County: 11.811 %Sherburne County11.811Wright County: 11.488 %Wright County11.488Rock County: 11.466 %Rock County11.466Hubbard County: 11.407 %Hubbard County11.407Lyon County: 11.385 %Lyon County11.385Clay County: 11.324 %Clay County11.324Morrison County: 11.137 %Morrison County11.137Ramsey County: 11.056 %Ramsey County11.056Faribault County: 11.054 %Faribault County11.054Scott County: 10.845 %Scott County10.845Pine County: 10.695 %Pine County10.695Cass County: 10.627 %Cass County10.627Blue Earth County: 10.608 %Blue Earth County10.608Stearns County: 10.426 %Stearns County10.426Houston County: 10.378 %Houston County10.378Kittson County: 10.346 %Kittson County10.346Cottonwood County: 10.337 %Cottonwood County10.337Winona County: 17.682 %Winona County17.682Beltrami County: 17.02 %Beltrami County17.02Itasca County: 16.281 %Itasca County16.281Nicollet County: 15.96 %Nicollet County15.96Kandiyohi County: 14.762 %Kandiyohi County14.762Chisago County: 14.336 %Chisago County14.336Red Lake County: 14.161 %Red Lake County14.161Dodge County: 13.732 %Dodge County13.732Aitkin County: 13.438 %Aitkin County13.438Anoka County: 13.365 %Anoka County13.365Lake of the Woods County: 13.147 %Lake of the Woods County13.147Marshall County: 13.085 %Marshall County13.085Washington County: 13.002 %Washington County13.002Clearwater County: 12.914 %Clearwater County12.914Isanti County: 12.869 %Isanti County12.869Becker County: 12.798 %Becker County12.798Cook County: 12.792 %Cook County12.792Mille Lacs County: 12.668 %Mille Lacs County12.668Hennepin County: 12.39 %Hennepin County12.39Meeker County: 12.313 %Meeker County12.313Dakota County: 12.302 %Dakota County12.302Norman County: 11.917 %Norman County11.917Pope County: 11.875 %Pope County11.875Sherburne County: 11.811 %Sherburne County11.811Wright County: 11.488 %Wright County11.488Rock County: 11.466 %Rock County11.466Hubbard County: 11.407 %Hubbard County11.407Lyon County: 11.385 %Lyon County11.385Clay County: 11.324 %Clay County11.324Morrison County: 11.137 %Morrison County11.137Ramsey County: 11.056 %Ramsey County11.056Faribault County: 11.054 %Faribault County11.054Scott County: 10.845 %Scott County10.845Pine County: 10.695 %Pine County10.695Cass County: 10.627 %Cass County10.627Blue Earth County: 10.608 %Blue Earth County10.608Stearns County: 10.426 %Stearns County10.426Houston County: 10.378 %Houston County10.378Kittson County: 10.346 %Kittson County10.346Cottonwood County: 10.337 %Cottonwood County10.337
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Winona County17.682+9.11 pts
2Beltrami County17.02+4 pts
3Itasca County16.281+7.33 pts
4Nicollet County15.96+5.73 pts
5Kandiyohi County14.762+4.21 pts
6Chisago County14.336+1.97 pts
7Red Lake County14.161+4.27 pts
8Dodge County13.732+3.35 pts
9Aitkin County13.438+1.58 pts
10Anoka County13.365+0.55 pts
11Lake of the Woods County13.147+1.39 pts
12Marshall County13.085-0.01 pts
13Washington County13.002+1.2 pts
14Clearwater County12.914-4.92 pts
15Isanti County12.869-0.09 pts
16Becker County12.798+0.85 pts
17Cook County12.792+2.36 pts
18Mille Lacs County12.668-0.9 pts
19Hennepin County12.39-1.33 pts
20Meeker County12.313-1.77 pts
21Dakota County12.302+0.12 pts
22Norman County11.917-0.36 pts
23Pope County11.875+1.3 pts
24Sherburne County11.811-0.88 pts
25Wright County11.488-3.85 pts
26Rock County11.466-0.73 pts
27Hubbard County11.407-1.71 pts
28Lyon County11.385+1.03 pts
29Clay County11.324+0.06 pts
30Morrison County11.137-2.92 pts
31Ramsey County11.056+0.11 pts
32Faribault County11.054+3.25 pts
33Scott County10.845-8.24 pts
34Pine County10.695-1.75 pts
35Cass County10.627-2.44 pts
36Blue Earth County10.608-0.39 pts
37Stearns County10.426-0.39 pts
38Houston County10.378-11.58 pts
39Kittson County10.346+1.08 pts
40Cottonwood County10.337-0.52 pts
40Crow Wing County10.337-1.7 pts
42Traverse County10.299-2.71 pts
43Carver County10.295-2.92 pts
44Grant County10.171-2.68 pts
45Brown County10.089+1.25 pts
46Lac qui Parle County10.078+0.36 pts
47Freeborn County10.009+1.37 pts
48McLeod County9.877-1.29 pts
49Wabasha County9.798-0.21 pts
50Olmsted County9.757-1.5 pts
51Le Sueur County9.726-4.22 pts
52Yellow Medicine County9.602+1.08 pts
53Koochiching County9.539+0.21 pts
54Wadena County9.503-2.65 pts
55Douglas County9.486-0.6 pts
56Todd County9.419+0.05 pts
57St. Louis County9.381-2.2 pts
58Sibley County9.262+0.27 pts
59Otter Tail County8.862-4.16 pts
60Waseca County8.827-1.68 pts
61Nobles County8.767+1.44 pts
62Redwood County8.687-2.38 pts
63Watonwan County8.682-0.07 pts
64Benton County8.633-5.25 pts
65Martin County8.6-2.61 pts
66Chippewa County8.535-6.61 pts
67Goodhue County8.502-0.59 pts
68Wilkin County8.399+0.87 pts
69Steele County8.381-0.55 pts
70Big Stone County8.351+0.79 pts
71Polk County8.21-0.61 pts
72Swift County8.029-5.04 pts
73Pipestone County7.994+0.32 pts
74Renville County7.914-4 pts
75Fillmore County7.72-5.56 pts
76Lincoln County7.625-2.65 pts
77Mower County7.511+0.46 pts
78Rice County7.444-0.31 pts
79Lake County7.425-10.9 pts
80Jackson County7.373+0.25 pts
81Carlton County6.678-9.91 pts
82Murray County6.557-3.8 pts
83Kanabec County6.287-7.24 pts
84Pennington County5.666+0.05 pts
85Stevens County5.497+0.27 pts
86Mahnomen County4.805-4.15 pts
87Roseau County4.256-3.03 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Winona County, with 17.682% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Roseau County, with 4.256% in 2018.

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