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Counties in Minnesota by job creation rate

Sibley County had the highest job creation rate of 87 counties in 2022, at 23.815%. Pennington County had the lowest, at 6.513%. The median was 12.448% and the figure for Minnesota was 14.882%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.815Sibley County
Lowest6.513Pennington County
Median12.44887 counties
Minnesota14.882History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 14.602 %Anoka County: 15.595 %Becker County: 9.736 %Beltrami County: 13.954 %Benton County: 12.071 %Big Stone County: 7.956 %Blue Earth County: 13.126 %Brown County: 9.541 %Carlton County: 19.443 %Carver County: 16.468 %Cass County: 15.188 %Chippewa County: 9.803 %Chisago County: 14.76 %Clay County: 12.448 %Clearwater County: 8.343 %Cook County: 17.011 %Cottonwood County: 10.384 %Crow Wing County: 15.717 %Dakota County: 16.022 %Dodge County: 18.274 %Douglas County: 11.03 %Faribault County: 11.881 %Fillmore County: 13.005 %Freeborn County: 11.218 %Goodhue County: 10.192 %Grant County: 15.838 %Hennepin County: 15.598 %Houston County: 12.608 %Hubbard County: 12.362 %Isanti County: 15.389 %Itasca County: 17.327 %Jackson County: 7.59 %Kanabec County: 16.963 %Kandiyohi County: 13.149 %Kittson County: 12.835 %Koochiching County: 13.703 %Lac qui Parle County: 13.991 %Lake County: 13.226 %Lake of the Woods County: 15.75 %Le Sueur County: 13.945 %Lincoln County: 21.275 %Lyon County: 12.795 %McLeod County: 9.521 %Mahnomen County: 7.234 %Marshall County: 13.179 %Martin County: 10.987 %Meeker County: 12.301 %Mille Lacs County: 13.993 %Morrison County: 13.542 %Mower County: 10.039 %Murray County: 7.847 %Nicollet County: 12.324 %Nobles County: 7.488 %Norman County: 11.309 %Olmsted County: 12.147 %Otter Tail County: 11.132 %Pennington County: 6.513 %Pine County: 17.94 %Pipestone County: 8.285 %Polk County: 12.048 %Pope County: 9.277 %Ramsey County: 14.648 %Red Lake County: 12.238 %Redwood County: 11.32 %Renville County: 11.876 %Rice County: 12.316 %Rock County: 16.034 %Roseau County: 8.292 %St. Louis County: 14.25 %Scott County: 21.024 %Sherburne County: 17.666 %Sibley County: 23.815 %Stearns County: 10.509 %Steele County: 8.326 %Stevens County: 11.132 %Swift County: 15.852 %Todd County: 9.15 %Traverse County: 12.334 %Wabasha County: 16.325 %Wadena County: 11.225 %Waseca County: 9.983 %Washington County: 21.672 %Watonwan County: 7.629 %Wilkin County: 14.336 %Winona County: 8.091 %Wright County: 16.963 %Yellow Medicine County: 10.16 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Sibley County: 23.815 %Sibley County23.815Washington County: 21.672 %Washington County21.672Lincoln County: 21.275 %Lincoln County21.275Scott County: 21.024 %Scott County21.024Carlton County: 19.443 %Carlton County19.443Dodge County: 18.274 %Dodge County18.274Pine County: 17.94 %Pine County17.94Sherburne County: 17.666 %Sherburne County17.666Itasca County: 17.327 %Itasca County17.327Cook County: 17.011 %Cook County17.011Kanabec County: 16.963 %Kanabec County16.963Wright County: 16.963 %Wright County16.963Carver County: 16.468 %Carver County16.468Wabasha County: 16.325 %Wabasha County16.325Rock County: 16.034 %Rock County16.034Dakota County: 16.022 %Dakota County16.022Swift County: 15.852 %Swift County15.852Grant County: 15.838 %Grant County15.838Lake of the Woods County: 15.75 %Lake of the Woods County15.75Crow Wing County: 15.717 %Crow Wing County15.717Hennepin County: 15.598 %Hennepin County15.598Anoka County: 15.595 %Anoka County15.595Isanti County: 15.389 %Isanti County15.389Cass County: 15.188 %Cass County15.188Chisago County: 14.76 %Chisago County14.76Ramsey County: 14.648 %Ramsey County14.648Aitkin County: 14.602 %Aitkin County14.602Wilkin County: 14.336 %Wilkin County14.336St. Louis County: 14.25 %St. Louis County14.25Mille Lacs County: 13.993 %Mille Lacs County13.993Lac qui Parle County: 13.991 %Lac qui Parle County13.991Beltrami County: 13.954 %Beltrami County13.954Le Sueur County: 13.945 %Le Sueur County13.945Koochiching County: 13.703 %Koochiching County13.703Morrison County: 13.542 %Morrison County13.542Lake County: 13.226 %Lake County13.226Marshall County: 13.179 %Marshall County13.179Kandiyohi County: 13.149 %Kandiyohi County13.149Blue Earth County: 13.126 %Blue Earth County13.126Fillmore County: 13.005 %Fillmore County13.005Sibley County: 23.815 %Sibley County23.815Washington County: 21.672 %Washington County21.672Lincoln County: 21.275 %Lincoln County21.275Scott County: 21.024 %Scott County21.024Carlton County: 19.443 %Carlton County19.443Dodge County: 18.274 %Dodge County18.274Pine County: 17.94 %Pine County17.94Sherburne County: 17.666 %Sherburne County17.666Itasca County: 17.327 %Itasca County17.327Cook County: 17.011 %Cook County17.011Kanabec County: 16.963 %Kanabec County16.963Wright County: 16.963 %Wright County16.963Carver County: 16.468 %Carver County16.468Wabasha County: 16.325 %Wabasha County16.325Rock County: 16.034 %Rock County16.034Dakota County: 16.022 %Dakota County16.022Swift County: 15.852 %Swift County15.852Grant County: 15.838 %Grant County15.838Lake of the Woods County: 15.75 %Lake of the Woods County15.75Crow Wing County: 15.717 %Crow Wing County15.717Hennepin County: 15.598 %Hennepin County15.598Anoka County: 15.595 %Anoka County15.595Isanti County: 15.389 %Isanti County15.389Cass County: 15.188 %Cass County15.188Chisago County: 14.76 %Chisago County14.76Ramsey County: 14.648 %Ramsey County14.648Aitkin County: 14.602 %Aitkin County14.602Wilkin County: 14.336 %Wilkin County14.336St. Louis County: 14.25 %St. Louis County14.25Mille Lacs County: 13.993 %Mille Lacs County13.993Lac qui Parle County: 13.991 %Lac qui Parle County13.991Beltrami County: 13.954 %Beltrami County13.954Le Sueur County: 13.945 %Le Sueur County13.945Koochiching County: 13.703 %Koochiching County13.703Morrison County: 13.542 %Morrison County13.542Lake County: 13.226 %Lake County13.226Marshall County: 13.179 %Marshall County13.179Kandiyohi County: 13.149 %Kandiyohi County13.149Blue Earth County: 13.126 %Blue Earth County13.126Fillmore County: 13.005 %Fillmore County13.005
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sibley County23.815+15.5 pts
2Washington County21.672+10.63 pts
3Lincoln County21.275+11.98 pts
4Scott County21.024+10.06 pts
5Carlton County19.443+10.52 pts
6Dodge County18.274+5.44 pts
7Pine County17.94+6.02 pts
8Sherburne County17.666+7.19 pts
9Itasca County17.327+6.13 pts
10Cook County17.011-0.02 pts
11Kanabec County16.963+1.71 pts
11Wright County16.963+7.84 pts
13Carver County16.468+7.7 pts
14Wabasha County16.325+7.97 pts
15Rock County16.034-5.34 pts
16Dakota County16.022+4.65 pts
17Swift County15.852+3.43 pts
18Grant County15.838+8.04 pts
19Lake of the Woods County15.75+4.31 pts
20Crow Wing County15.717+6.46 pts
21Hennepin County15.598+4.35 pts
22Anoka County15.595+5.53 pts
23Isanti County15.389+3.99 pts
24Cass County15.188+0.73 pts
25Chisago County14.76-1.94 pts
26Ramsey County14.648+6.56 pts
27Aitkin County14.602+5.29 pts
28Wilkin County14.336-0.47 pts
29St. Louis County14.25+6.45 pts
30Mille Lacs County13.993+5.27 pts
31Lac qui Parle County13.991+9.45 pts
32Beltrami County13.954+5.56 pts
33Le Sueur County13.945+3.54 pts
34Koochiching County13.703+5.67 pts
35Morrison County13.542+2.39 pts
36Lake County13.226+0.17 pts
37Marshall County13.179+4 pts
38Kandiyohi County13.149+4.39 pts
39Blue Earth County13.126+4.15 pts
40Fillmore County13.005+3.54 pts
41Kittson County12.835+6.93 pts
42Lyon County12.795+3.99 pts
43Houston County12.608+5.13 pts
44Clay County12.448+2.75 pts
45Hubbard County12.362+1.56 pts
46Traverse County12.334+6.47 pts
47Nicollet County12.324+5.66 pts
48Rice County12.316+4.97 pts
49Meeker County12.301+3.61 pts
50Red Lake County12.238-0.37 pts
51Olmsted County12.147+3.29 pts
52Benton County12.071+2.25 pts
53Polk County12.048+4.67 pts
54Faribault County11.881-0.56 pts
55Renville County11.876-4.99 pts
56Redwood County11.32+5.11 pts
57Norman County11.309+0.99 pts
58Wadena County11.225+3.25 pts
59Freeborn County11.218+2.17 pts
60Otter Tail County11.132+1.69 pts
60Stevens County11.132+6.11 pts
62Douglas County11.03+1.54 pts
63Martin County10.987+3.98 pts
64Stearns County10.509+0.93 pts
65Cottonwood County10.384-2.14 pts
66Goodhue County10.192-0.64 pts
67Yellow Medicine County10.16+5.39 pts
68Mower County10.039+4.07 pts
69Waseca County9.983-11.79 pts
70Chippewa County9.803+3.35 pts
71Becker County9.736+1.56 pts
72Brown County9.541+1.67 pts
73McLeod County9.521+2.33 pts
74Pope County9.277-1.66 pts
75Todd County9.15+1.93 pts
76Clearwater County8.343-9.43 pts
77Steele County8.326+0.04 pts
78Roseau County8.292-2.25 pts
79Pipestone County8.285-33.44 pts
80Winona County8.091-0.54 pts
81Big Stone County7.956+1.24 pts
82Murray County7.847-4.52 pts
83Watonwan County7.629-3.73 pts
84Jackson County7.59+2.18 pts
85Nobles County7.488+1.44 pts
86Mahnomen County7.234+1.26 pts
87Pennington County6.513-4.55 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sibley County, with 23.815% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Pennington County, with 6.513% in 2022.

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