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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Pipestone County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2021, at 41.725%. Lac qui Parle County had the lowest, at 4.543%. The median was 9.295% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.272%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.725Pipestone County
Lowest4.543Lac qui Parle County
Median9.29587 counties
Minnesota10.272History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 9.315 %Anoka County: 10.067 %Becker County: 8.178 %Beltrami County: 8.391 %Benton County: 9.825 %Big Stone County: 6.715 %Blue Earth County: 8.978 %Brown County: 7.874 %Carlton County: 8.923 %Carver County: 8.765 %Cass County: 14.454 %Chippewa County: 6.458 %Chisago County: 16.696 %Clay County: 9.698 %Clearwater County: 17.776 %Cook County: 17.032 %Cottonwood County: 12.528 %Crow Wing County: 9.259 %Dakota County: 11.372 %Dodge County: 12.837 %Douglas County: 9.495 %Faribault County: 12.444 %Fillmore County: 9.469 %Freeborn County: 9.045 %Goodhue County: 10.836 %Grant County: 7.798 %Hennepin County: 11.253 %Houston County: 7.478 %Hubbard County: 10.801 %Isanti County: 11.402 %Itasca County: 11.199 %Jackson County: 5.414 %Kanabec County: 15.257 %Kandiyohi County: 8.762 %Kittson County: 5.901 %Koochiching County: 8.035 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.543 %Lake County: 13.058 %Lake of the Woods County: 11.439 %Le Sueur County: 10.404 %Lincoln County: 9.295 %Lyon County: 8.8 %McLeod County: 7.196 %Mahnomen County: 5.975 %Marshall County: 9.181 %Martin County: 7.003 %Meeker County: 8.696 %Mille Lacs County: 8.723 %Morrison County: 11.147 %Mower County: 5.968 %Murray County: 12.37 %Nicollet County: 6.669 %Nobles County: 6.045 %Norman County: 10.321 %Olmsted County: 8.862 %Otter Tail County: 9.442 %Pennington County: 11.065 %Pine County: 11.918 %Pipestone County: 41.725 %Polk County: 7.38 %Pope County: 10.935 %Ramsey County: 8.09 %Red Lake County: 12.608 %Redwood County: 6.208 %Renville County: 16.869 %Rice County: 7.342 %Rock County: 21.37 %Roseau County: 10.538 %St. Louis County: 7.804 %Scott County: 10.967 %Sherburne County: 10.472 %Sibley County: 8.315 %Stearns County: 9.582 %Steele County: 8.29 %Stevens County: 5.021 %Swift County: 12.42 %Todd County: 7.217 %Traverse County: 5.862 %Wabasha County: 8.355 %Wadena County: 7.972 %Waseca County: 21.776 %Washington County: 11.045 %Watonwan County: 11.356 %Wilkin County: 14.805 %Winona County: 8.636 %Wright County: 9.122 %Yellow Medicine County: 4.769 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Pipestone County: 41.725 %Pipestone County41.725Waseca County: 21.776 %Waseca County21.776Rock County: 21.37 %Rock County21.37Clearwater County: 17.776 %Clearwater County17.776Cook County: 17.032 %Cook County17.032Renville County: 16.869 %Renville County16.869Chisago County: 16.696 %Chisago County16.696Kanabec County: 15.257 %Kanabec County15.257Wilkin County: 14.805 %Wilkin County14.805Cass County: 14.454 %Cass County14.454Lake County: 13.058 %Lake County13.058Dodge County: 12.837 %Dodge County12.837Red Lake County: 12.608 %Red Lake County12.608Cottonwood County: 12.528 %Cottonwood County12.528Faribault County: 12.444 %Faribault County12.444Swift County: 12.42 %Swift County12.42Murray County: 12.37 %Murray County12.37Pine County: 11.918 %Pine County11.918Lake of the Woods County: 11.439 %Lake of the Woods County11.439Isanti County: 11.402 %Isanti County11.402Dakota County: 11.372 %Dakota County11.372Watonwan County: 11.356 %Watonwan County11.356Hennepin County: 11.253 %Hennepin County11.253Itasca County: 11.199 %Itasca County11.199Morrison County: 11.147 %Morrison County11.147Pennington County: 11.065 %Pennington County11.065Washington County: 11.045 %Washington County11.045Scott County: 10.967 %Scott County10.967Pope County: 10.935 %Pope County10.935Goodhue County: 10.836 %Goodhue County10.836Hubbard County: 10.801 %Hubbard County10.801Roseau County: 10.538 %Roseau County10.538Sherburne County: 10.472 %Sherburne County10.472Le Sueur County: 10.404 %Le Sueur County10.404Norman County: 10.321 %Norman County10.321Anoka County: 10.067 %Anoka County10.067Benton County: 9.825 %Benton County9.825Clay County: 9.698 %Clay County9.698Stearns County: 9.582 %Stearns County9.582Douglas County: 9.495 %Douglas County9.495Pipestone County: 41.725 %Pipestone County41.725Waseca County: 21.776 %Waseca County21.776Rock County: 21.37 %Rock County21.37Clearwater County: 17.776 %Clearwater County17.776Cook County: 17.032 %Cook County17.032Renville County: 16.869 %Renville County16.869Chisago County: 16.696 %Chisago County16.696Kanabec County: 15.257 %Kanabec County15.257Wilkin County: 14.805 %Wilkin County14.805Cass County: 14.454 %Cass County14.454Lake County: 13.058 %Lake County13.058Dodge County: 12.837 %Dodge County12.837Red Lake County: 12.608 %Red Lake County12.608Cottonwood County: 12.528 %Cottonwood County12.528Faribault County: 12.444 %Faribault County12.444Swift County: 12.42 %Swift County12.42Murray County: 12.37 %Murray County12.37Pine County: 11.918 %Pine County11.918Lake of the Woods County: 11.439 %Lake of the Woods County11.439Isanti County: 11.402 %Isanti County11.402Dakota County: 11.372 %Dakota County11.372Watonwan County: 11.356 %Watonwan County11.356Hennepin County: 11.253 %Hennepin County11.253Itasca County: 11.199 %Itasca County11.199Morrison County: 11.147 %Morrison County11.147Pennington County: 11.065 %Pennington County11.065Washington County: 11.045 %Washington County11.045Scott County: 10.967 %Scott County10.967Pope County: 10.935 %Pope County10.935Goodhue County: 10.836 %Goodhue County10.836Hubbard County: 10.801 %Hubbard County10.801Roseau County: 10.538 %Roseau County10.538Sherburne County: 10.472 %Sherburne County10.472Le Sueur County: 10.404 %Le Sueur County10.404Norman County: 10.321 %Norman County10.321Anoka County: 10.067 %Anoka County10.067Benton County: 9.825 %Benton County9.825Clay County: 9.698 %Clay County9.698Stearns County: 9.582 %Stearns County9.582Douglas County: 9.495 %Douglas County9.495
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Pipestone County41.725+29.64 pts
2Waseca County21.776+12.93 pts
3Rock County21.37+10.77 pts
4Clearwater County17.776+11.3 pts
5Cook County17.032+9.63 pts
6Renville County16.869+9.57 pts
7Chisago County16.696+6.34 pts
8Kanabec County15.257+4.88 pts
9Wilkin County14.805+7.47 pts
10Cass County14.454+2.3 pts
11Lake County13.058+1.17 pts
12Dodge County12.837+0.55 pts
13Red Lake County12.608-2.04 pts
14Cottonwood County12.528+5.08 pts
15Faribault County12.444+5.91 pts
16Swift County12.42+3.79 pts
17Murray County12.37+4.99 pts
18Pine County11.918+1.97 pts
19Lake of the Woods County11.439+2.54 pts
20Isanti County11.402+1.66 pts
21Dakota County11.372+1.53 pts
22Watonwan County11.356+3.87 pts
23Hennepin County11.253+0.36 pts
24Itasca County11.199+1.38 pts
25Morrison County11.147-2.57 pts
26Pennington County11.065+7.59 pts
27Washington County11.045-1.56 pts
28Scott County10.967+0.31 pts
29Pope County10.935+1.42 pts
30Goodhue County10.836+0.97 pts
31Hubbard County10.801+3.46 pts
32Roseau County10.538+0.8 pts
33Sherburne County10.472+0.17 pts
34Le Sueur County10.404+2.35 pts
35Norman County10.321-0.62 pts
36Anoka County10.067+0.16 pts
37Benton County9.825-3.17 pts
38Clay County9.698+2.1 pts
39Stearns County9.582-0.2 pts
40Douglas County9.495+0.45 pts
41Fillmore County9.469+0.28 pts
42Otter Tail County9.442+0.85 pts
43Aitkin County9.315-2.97 pts
44Lincoln County9.295-9.3 pts
45Crow Wing County9.259-2.38 pts
46Marshall County9.181-4.51 pts
47Wright County9.122-0.63 pts
48Freeborn County9.045+2.55 pts
49Blue Earth County8.978-0.19 pts
50Carlton County8.923+0.13 pts
51Olmsted County8.862+0.17 pts
52Lyon County8.8-4.54 pts
53Carver County8.765-1.41 pts
54Kandiyohi County8.762+1.39 pts
55Mille Lacs County8.723+0.5 pts
56Meeker County8.696-2.3 pts
57Winona County8.636+0.48 pts
58Beltrami County8.391-0.77 pts
59Wabasha County8.355-0.04 pts
60Sibley County8.315-2 pts
61Steele County8.29+1.82 pts
62Becker County8.178-0.92 pts
63Ramsey County8.09-1.35 pts
64Koochiching County8.035-0.03 pts
65Wadena County7.972-2.12 pts
66Brown County7.874-0.23 pts
67St. Louis County7.804-1.14 pts
68Grant County7.798-4.01 pts
69Houston County7.478-4.38 pts
70Polk County7.38-1.06 pts
71Rice County7.342-0.99 pts
72Todd County7.217-6.72 pts
73McLeod County7.196-1.66 pts
74Martin County7.003+0.78 pts
75Big Stone County6.715-2.26 pts
76Nicollet County6.669+0.53 pts
77Chippewa County6.458-2.54 pts
78Redwood County6.208-4.82 pts
79Nobles County6.045-9.33 pts
80Mahnomen County5.975+3.42 pts
81Mower County5.968-3.01 pts
82Kittson County5.901-2.12 pts
83Traverse County5.862-3.29 pts
84Jackson County5.414-1.03 pts
85Stevens County5.021-0.5 pts
86Yellow Medicine County4.769-10 pts
87Lac qui Parle County4.543-3.23 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pipestone County, with 41.725% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Lac qui Parle County, with 4.543% in 2021.

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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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