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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Lincoln County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2020, at 18.599%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 2.553%. The median was 9.163% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.312%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.599Lincoln County
Lowest2.553Mahnomen County
Median9.16387 counties
Minnesota10.312History

Map of counties, 2020

Aitkin County: 12.283 %Anoka County: 9.906 %Becker County: 9.1 %Beltrami County: 9.165 %Benton County: 12.994 %Big Stone County: 8.97 %Blue Earth County: 9.163 %Brown County: 8.105 %Carlton County: 8.795 %Carver County: 10.177 %Cass County: 12.153 %Chippewa County: 8.999 %Chisago County: 10.359 %Clay County: 7.595 %Clearwater County: 6.472 %Cook County: 7.402 %Cottonwood County: 7.446 %Crow Wing County: 11.638 %Dakota County: 9.844 %Dodge County: 12.288 %Douglas County: 9.046 %Faribault County: 6.531 %Fillmore County: 9.192 %Freeborn County: 6.496 %Goodhue County: 9.868 %Grant County: 11.809 %Hennepin County: 10.895 %Houston County: 11.861 %Hubbard County: 7.346 %Isanti County: 9.744 %Itasca County: 9.815 %Jackson County: 6.442 %Kanabec County: 10.372 %Kandiyohi County: 7.374 %Kittson County: 8.021 %Koochiching County: 8.064 %Lac qui Parle County: 7.777 %Lake County: 11.891 %Lake of the Woods County: 8.901 %Le Sueur County: 8.052 %Lincoln County: 18.599 %Lyon County: 13.337 %McLeod County: 8.851 %Mahnomen County: 2.553 %Marshall County: 13.691 %Martin County: 6.221 %Meeker County: 10.999 %Mille Lacs County: 8.22 %Morrison County: 13.713 %Mower County: 8.973 %Murray County: 7.378 %Nicollet County: 6.14 %Nobles County: 15.376 %Norman County: 10.941 %Olmsted County: 8.69 %Otter Tail County: 8.589 %Pennington County: 3.474 %Pine County: 9.947 %Pipestone County: 12.09 %Polk County: 8.439 %Pope County: 9.513 %Ramsey County: 9.442 %Red Lake County: 14.646 %Redwood County: 11.028 %Renville County: 7.296 %Rice County: 8.332 %Rock County: 10.599 %Roseau County: 9.738 %St. Louis County: 8.944 %Scott County: 10.655 %Sherburne County: 10.305 %Sibley County: 10.313 %Stearns County: 9.78 %Steele County: 6.466 %Stevens County: 5.524 %Swift County: 8.628 %Todd County: 13.94 %Traverse County: 9.153 %Wabasha County: 8.398 %Wadena County: 10.093 %Waseca County: 8.845 %Washington County: 12.608 %Watonwan County: 7.489 %Wilkin County: 7.339 %Winona County: 8.154 %Wright County: 9.753 %Yellow Medicine County: 14.767 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Lincoln County: 18.599 %Lincoln County18.599Nobles County: 15.376 %Nobles County15.376Yellow Medicine County: 14.767 %Yellow Medicine County14.767Red Lake County: 14.646 %Red Lake County14.646Todd County: 13.94 %Todd County13.94Morrison County: 13.713 %Morrison County13.713Marshall County: 13.691 %Marshall County13.691Lyon County: 13.337 %Lyon County13.337Benton County: 12.994 %Benton County12.994Washington County: 12.608 %Washington County12.608Dodge County: 12.288 %Dodge County12.288Aitkin County: 12.283 %Aitkin County12.283Cass County: 12.153 %Cass County12.153Pipestone County: 12.09 %Pipestone County12.09Lake County: 11.891 %Lake County11.891Houston County: 11.861 %Houston County11.861Grant County: 11.809 %Grant County11.809Crow Wing County: 11.638 %Crow Wing County11.638Redwood County: 11.028 %Redwood County11.028Meeker County: 10.999 %Meeker County10.999Norman County: 10.941 %Norman County10.941Hennepin County: 10.895 %Hennepin County10.895Scott County: 10.655 %Scott County10.655Rock County: 10.599 %Rock County10.599Kanabec County: 10.372 %Kanabec County10.372Chisago County: 10.359 %Chisago County10.359Sibley County: 10.313 %Sibley County10.313Sherburne County: 10.305 %Sherburne County10.305Carver County: 10.177 %Carver County10.177Wadena County: 10.093 %Wadena County10.093Pine County: 9.947 %Pine County9.947Anoka County: 9.906 %Anoka County9.906Goodhue County: 9.868 %Goodhue County9.868Dakota County: 9.844 %Dakota County9.844Itasca County: 9.815 %Itasca County9.815Stearns County: 9.78 %Stearns County9.78Wright County: 9.753 %Wright County9.753Isanti County: 9.744 %Isanti County9.744Roseau County: 9.738 %Roseau County9.738Pope County: 9.513 %Pope County9.513Lincoln County: 18.599 %Lincoln County18.599Nobles County: 15.376 %Nobles County15.376Yellow Medicine County: 14.767 %Yellow Medicine County14.767Red Lake County: 14.646 %Red Lake County14.646Todd County: 13.94 %Todd County13.94Morrison County: 13.713 %Morrison County13.713Marshall County: 13.691 %Marshall County13.691Lyon County: 13.337 %Lyon County13.337Benton County: 12.994 %Benton County12.994Washington County: 12.608 %Washington County12.608Dodge County: 12.288 %Dodge County12.288Aitkin County: 12.283 %Aitkin County12.283Cass County: 12.153 %Cass County12.153Pipestone County: 12.09 %Pipestone County12.09Lake County: 11.891 %Lake County11.891Houston County: 11.861 %Houston County11.861Grant County: 11.809 %Grant County11.809Crow Wing County: 11.638 %Crow Wing County11.638Redwood County: 11.028 %Redwood County11.028Meeker County: 10.999 %Meeker County10.999Norman County: 10.941 %Norman County10.941Hennepin County: 10.895 %Hennepin County10.895Scott County: 10.655 %Scott County10.655Rock County: 10.599 %Rock County10.599Kanabec County: 10.372 %Kanabec County10.372Chisago County: 10.359 %Chisago County10.359Sibley County: 10.313 %Sibley County10.313Sherburne County: 10.305 %Sherburne County10.305Carver County: 10.177 %Carver County10.177Wadena County: 10.093 %Wadena County10.093Pine County: 9.947 %Pine County9.947Anoka County: 9.906 %Anoka County9.906Goodhue County: 9.868 %Goodhue County9.868Dakota County: 9.844 %Dakota County9.844Itasca County: 9.815 %Itasca County9.815Stearns County: 9.78 %Stearns County9.78Wright County: 9.753 %Wright County9.753Isanti County: 9.744 %Isanti County9.744Roseau County: 9.738 %Roseau County9.738Pope County: 9.513 %Pope County9.513
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lincoln County18.599+10.22 pts
2Nobles County15.376+6.81 pts
3Yellow Medicine County14.767+8.24 pts
4Red Lake County14.646+4.33 pts
5Todd County13.94+6.81 pts
6Morrison County13.713+5.27 pts
7Marshall County13.691+4.17 pts
8Lyon County13.337+2.22 pts
9Benton County12.994+5.95 pts
10Washington County12.608+1.98 pts
11Dodge County12.288-1.31 pts
12Aitkin County12.283-0.16 pts
13Cass County12.153+1.54 pts
14Pipestone County12.09+1.39 pts
15Lake County11.891+2.81 pts
16Houston County11.861+0.68 pts
17Grant County11.809+2.73 pts
18Crow Wing County11.638+1.23 pts
19Redwood County11.028+3.18 pts
20Meeker County10.999-1.12 pts
21Norman County10.941+2.3 pts
22Hennepin County10.895+0.41 pts
23Scott County10.655-0.99 pts
24Rock County10.599+1.07 pts
25Kanabec County10.372-3.55 pts
26Chisago County10.359+0.24 pts
27Sibley County10.313-4.07 pts
28Sherburne County10.305-1.55 pts
29Carver County10.177-1.24 pts
30Wadena County10.093+3.42 pts
31Pine County9.947+1.1 pts
32Anoka County9.906-0.14 pts
33Goodhue County9.868+1.45 pts
34Dakota County9.844-0.3 pts
35Itasca County9.815-0.97 pts
36Stearns County9.78+0.6 pts
37Wright County9.753-2.12 pts
38Isanti County9.744-3.56 pts
39Roseau County9.738+1.96 pts
40Pope County9.513-1.25 pts
41Ramsey County9.442+0.03 pts
42Fillmore County9.192-0.83 pts
43Beltrami County9.165-0.14 pts
44Blue Earth County9.163-0.58 pts
45Traverse County9.153+5.08 pts
46Becker County9.1-0.47 pts
47Douglas County9.046+1.48 pts
48Chippewa County8.999-3.92 pts
49Mower County8.973+1.83 pts
50Big Stone County8.97+2.28 pts
51St. Louis County8.944+0.58 pts
52Lake of the Woods County8.901-2.22 pts
53McLeod County8.851-0.15 pts
54Waseca County8.845-6.92 pts
55Carlton County8.795+1.62 pts
56Olmsted County8.69-2.15 pts
57Swift County8.628+1.01 pts
58Otter Tail County8.589+0.31 pts
59Polk County8.439+0.57 pts
60Wabasha County8.398-4.24 pts
61Rice County8.332-1.32 pts
62Mille Lacs County8.22-2.09 pts
63Winona County8.154+0.54 pts
64Brown County8.105-1.37 pts
65Koochiching County8.064-1.45 pts
66Le Sueur County8.052-1.09 pts
67Kittson County8.021+0.06 pts
68Lac qui Parle County7.777-6.27 pts
69Clay County7.595-1.98 pts
70Watonwan County7.489+1.69 pts
71Cottonwood County7.446-0.66 pts
72Cook County7.402-1.72 pts
73Murray County7.378-0.82 pts
74Kandiyohi County7.374-2.96 pts
75Hubbard County7.346-1.79 pts
76Wilkin County7.339-1.73 pts
77Renville County7.296-1.97 pts
78Faribault County6.531-7.03 pts
79Freeborn County6.496-4.1 pts
80Clearwater County6.472-3.37 pts
81Steele County6.466-2.87 pts
82Jackson County6.442-7.85 pts
83Martin County6.221-1.92 pts
84Nicollet County6.14-3.02 pts
85Stevens County5.524-0.23 pts
86Pennington County3.474-13.2 pts
87Mahnomen County2.553-1.82 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Lincoln County, with 18.599% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Mahnomen County, with 2.553% in 2020.

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