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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Pennington County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2019, at 16.679%. Traverse County had the lowest, at 4.076%. The median was 9.512% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.264%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.679Pennington County
Lowest4.076Traverse County
Median9.51287 counties
Minnesota10.264History

Map of counties, 2019

Aitkin County: 12.441 %Anoka County: 10.043 %Becker County: 9.575 %Beltrami County: 9.309 %Benton County: 7.048 %Big Stone County: 6.695 %Blue Earth County: 9.739 %Brown County: 9.475 %Carlton County: 7.172 %Carver County: 11.416 %Cass County: 10.608 %Chippewa County: 12.921 %Chisago County: 10.118 %Clay County: 9.57 %Clearwater County: 9.84 %Cook County: 9.124 %Cottonwood County: 8.104 %Crow Wing County: 10.409 %Dakota County: 10.146 %Dodge County: 13.6 %Douglas County: 7.562 %Faribault County: 13.562 %Fillmore County: 10.018 %Freeborn County: 10.599 %Goodhue County: 8.42 %Grant County: 9.075 %Hennepin County: 10.482 %Houston County: 11.178 %Hubbard County: 9.135 %Isanti County: 13.301 %Itasca County: 10.786 %Jackson County: 14.296 %Kanabec County: 13.92 %Kandiyohi County: 10.334 %Kittson County: 7.966 %Koochiching County: 9.512 %Lac qui Parle County: 14.049 %Lake County: 9.076 %Lake of the Woods County: 11.119 %Le Sueur County: 9.141 %Lincoln County: 8.383 %Lyon County: 11.113 %McLeod County: 8.999 %Mahnomen County: 4.377 %Marshall County: 9.521 %Martin County: 8.137 %Meeker County: 12.118 %Mille Lacs County: 10.313 %Morrison County: 8.44 %Mower County: 7.142 %Murray County: 8.197 %Nicollet County: 9.161 %Nobles County: 8.568 %Norman County: 8.637 %Olmsted County: 10.836 %Otter Tail County: 8.279 %Pennington County: 16.679 %Pine County: 8.845 %Pipestone County: 10.703 %Polk County: 7.865 %Pope County: 10.767 %Ramsey County: 9.414 %Red Lake County: 10.314 %Redwood County: 7.844 %Renville County: 9.267 %Rice County: 9.651 %Rock County: 9.531 %Roseau County: 7.779 %St. Louis County: 8.367 %Scott County: 11.647 %Sherburne County: 11.853 %Sibley County: 14.385 %Stearns County: 9.183 %Steele County: 9.338 %Stevens County: 5.755 %Swift County: 7.621 %Todd County: 7.128 %Traverse County: 4.076 %Wabasha County: 12.642 %Wadena County: 6.677 %Waseca County: 15.769 %Washington County: 10.63 %Watonwan County: 5.801 %Wilkin County: 9.068 %Winona County: 7.615 %Wright County: 11.868 %Yellow Medicine County: 6.53 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Pennington County: 16.679 %Pennington County16.679Waseca County: 15.769 %Waseca County15.769Sibley County: 14.385 %Sibley County14.385Jackson County: 14.296 %Jackson County14.296Lac qui Parle County: 14.049 %Lac qui Parle County14.049Kanabec County: 13.92 %Kanabec County13.92Dodge County: 13.6 %Dodge County13.6Faribault County: 13.562 %Faribault County13.562Isanti County: 13.301 %Isanti County13.301Chippewa County: 12.921 %Chippewa County12.921Wabasha County: 12.642 %Wabasha County12.642Aitkin County: 12.441 %Aitkin County12.441Meeker County: 12.118 %Meeker County12.118Wright County: 11.868 %Wright County11.868Sherburne County: 11.853 %Sherburne County11.853Scott County: 11.647 %Scott County11.647Carver County: 11.416 %Carver County11.416Houston County: 11.178 %Houston County11.178Lake of the Woods County: 11.119 %Lake of the Woods County11.119Lyon County: 11.113 %Lyon County11.113Olmsted County: 10.836 %Olmsted County10.836Itasca County: 10.786 %Itasca County10.786Pope County: 10.767 %Pope County10.767Pipestone County: 10.703 %Pipestone County10.703Washington County: 10.63 %Washington County10.63Cass County: 10.608 %Cass County10.608Freeborn County: 10.599 %Freeborn County10.599Hennepin County: 10.482 %Hennepin County10.482Crow Wing County: 10.409 %Crow Wing County10.409Kandiyohi County: 10.334 %Kandiyohi County10.334Red Lake County: 10.314 %Red Lake County10.314Mille Lacs County: 10.313 %Mille Lacs County10.313Dakota County: 10.146 %Dakota County10.146Chisago County: 10.118 %Chisago County10.118Anoka County: 10.043 %Anoka County10.043Fillmore County: 10.018 %Fillmore County10.018Clearwater County: 9.84 %Clearwater County9.84Blue Earth County: 9.739 %Blue Earth County9.739Rice County: 9.651 %Rice County9.651Becker County: 9.575 %Becker County9.575Pennington County: 16.679 %Pennington County16.679Waseca County: 15.769 %Waseca County15.769Sibley County: 14.385 %Sibley County14.385Jackson County: 14.296 %Jackson County14.296Lac qui Parle County: 14.049 %Lac qui Parle County14.049Kanabec County: 13.92 %Kanabec County13.92Dodge County: 13.6 %Dodge County13.6Faribault County: 13.562 %Faribault County13.562Isanti County: 13.301 %Isanti County13.301Chippewa County: 12.921 %Chippewa County12.921Wabasha County: 12.642 %Wabasha County12.642Aitkin County: 12.441 %Aitkin County12.441Meeker County: 12.118 %Meeker County12.118Wright County: 11.868 %Wright County11.868Sherburne County: 11.853 %Sherburne County11.853Scott County: 11.647 %Scott County11.647Carver County: 11.416 %Carver County11.416Houston County: 11.178 %Houston County11.178Lake of the Woods County: 11.119 %Lake of the Woods County11.119Lyon County: 11.113 %Lyon County11.113Olmsted County: 10.836 %Olmsted County10.836Itasca County: 10.786 %Itasca County10.786Pope County: 10.767 %Pope County10.767Pipestone County: 10.703 %Pipestone County10.703Washington County: 10.63 %Washington County10.63Cass County: 10.608 %Cass County10.608Freeborn County: 10.599 %Freeborn County10.599Hennepin County: 10.482 %Hennepin County10.482Crow Wing County: 10.409 %Crow Wing County10.409Kandiyohi County: 10.334 %Kandiyohi County10.334Red Lake County: 10.314 %Red Lake County10.314Mille Lacs County: 10.313 %Mille Lacs County10.313Dakota County: 10.146 %Dakota County10.146Chisago County: 10.118 %Chisago County10.118Anoka County: 10.043 %Anoka County10.043Fillmore County: 10.018 %Fillmore County10.018Clearwater County: 9.84 %Clearwater County9.84Blue Earth County: 9.739 %Blue Earth County9.739Rice County: 9.651 %Rice County9.651Becker County: 9.575 %Becker County9.575
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Pennington County16.679+11.01 pts
2Waseca County15.769+6.94 pts
3Sibley County14.385+5.12 pts
4Jackson County14.296+6.92 pts
5Lac qui Parle County14.049+3.97 pts
6Kanabec County13.92+7.63 pts
7Dodge County13.6-0.13 pts
8Faribault County13.562+2.51 pts
9Isanti County13.301+0.43 pts
10Chippewa County12.921+4.39 pts
11Wabasha County12.642+2.84 pts
12Aitkin County12.441-1 pts
13Meeker County12.118-0.2 pts
14Wright County11.868+0.38 pts
15Sherburne County11.853+0.04 pts
16Scott County11.647+0.8 pts
17Carver County11.416+1.12 pts
18Houston County11.178+0.8 pts
19Lake of the Woods County11.119-2.03 pts
20Lyon County11.113-0.27 pts
21Olmsted County10.836+1.08 pts
22Itasca County10.786-5.49 pts
23Pope County10.767-1.11 pts
24Pipestone County10.703+2.71 pts
25Washington County10.63-2.37 pts
26Cass County10.608-0.02 pts
27Freeborn County10.599+0.59 pts
28Hennepin County10.482-1.91 pts
29Crow Wing County10.409+0.07 pts
30Kandiyohi County10.334-4.43 pts
31Red Lake County10.314-3.85 pts
32Mille Lacs County10.313-2.35 pts
33Dakota County10.146-2.16 pts
34Chisago County10.118-4.22 pts
35Anoka County10.043-3.32 pts
36Fillmore County10.018+2.3 pts
37Clearwater County9.84-3.07 pts
38Blue Earth County9.739-0.87 pts
39Rice County9.651+2.21 pts
40Becker County9.575-3.22 pts
41Clay County9.57-1.75 pts
42Rock County9.531-1.93 pts
43Marshall County9.521-3.56 pts
44Koochiching County9.512-0.03 pts
45Brown County9.475-0.61 pts
46Ramsey County9.414-1.64 pts
47Steele County9.338+0.96 pts
48Beltrami County9.309-7.71 pts
49Renville County9.267+1.35 pts
50Stearns County9.183-1.24 pts
51Nicollet County9.161-6.8 pts
52Le Sueur County9.141-0.59 pts
53Hubbard County9.135-2.27 pts
54Cook County9.124-3.67 pts
55Lake County9.076+1.65 pts
56Grant County9.075-1.1 pts
57Wilkin County9.068+0.67 pts
58McLeod County8.999-0.88 pts
59Pine County8.845-1.85 pts
60Norman County8.637-3.28 pts
61Nobles County8.568-0.2 pts
62Morrison County8.44-2.7 pts
63Goodhue County8.42-0.08 pts
64Lincoln County8.383+0.76 pts
65St. Louis County8.367-1.01 pts
66Otter Tail County8.279-0.58 pts
67Murray County8.197+1.64 pts
68Martin County8.137-0.46 pts
69Cottonwood County8.104-2.23 pts
70Kittson County7.966-2.38 pts
71Polk County7.865-0.35 pts
72Redwood County7.844-0.84 pts
73Roseau County7.779+3.52 pts
74Swift County7.621-0.41 pts
75Winona County7.615-10.07 pts
76Douglas County7.562-1.92 pts
77Carlton County7.172+0.49 pts
78Mower County7.142-0.37 pts
79Todd County7.128-2.29 pts
80Benton County7.048-1.58 pts
81Big Stone County6.695-1.66 pts
82Wadena County6.677-2.83 pts
83Yellow Medicine County6.53-3.07 pts
84Watonwan County5.801-2.88 pts
85Stevens County5.755+0.26 pts
86Mahnomen County4.377-0.43 pts
87Traverse County4.076-6.22 pts

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pennington County, with 16.679% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Traverse County, with 4.076% in 2019.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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