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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate, 2023

Lake of the Woods County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2023, at 19.561%. Cottonwood County had the lowest, at 5.174%. The median was 9.649% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.079%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.561Lake of the Woods County
Lowest5.174Cottonwood County
Median9.64987 counties
Minnesota10.079History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 12.658 %Anoka County: 10.473 %Becker County: 7.208 %Beltrami County: 9.199 %Benton County: 5.766 %Big Stone County: 8.327 %Blue Earth County: 8.88 %Brown County: 10.842 %Carlton County: 8.99 %Carver County: 13.618 %Cass County: 10.214 %Chippewa County: 14.341 %Chisago County: 12.191 %Clay County: 9.001 %Clearwater County: 7.609 %Cook County: 10.677 %Cottonwood County: 5.174 %Crow Wing County: 11.3 %Dakota County: 11.81 %Dodge County: 13.038 %Douglas County: 9.5 %Faribault County: 11.962 %Fillmore County: 13.032 %Freeborn County: 10.132 %Goodhue County: 8.091 %Grant County: 6.409 %Hennepin County: 10.571 %Houston County: 8.664 %Hubbard County: 9.25 %Isanti County: 11.851 %Itasca County: 11.126 %Jackson County: 6.932 %Kanabec County: 8.715 %Kandiyohi County: 10.95 %Kittson County: 9.307 %Koochiching County: 14.804 %Lac qui Parle County: 9.626 %Lake County: 13.151 %Lake of the Woods County: 19.561 %Le Sueur County: 7.495 %Lincoln County: 12.353 %Lyon County: 8.51 %McLeod County: 8.725 %Mahnomen County: 8.909 %Marshall County: 12.742 %Martin County: 9.499 %Meeker County: 8.488 %Mille Lacs County: 12.36 %Morrison County: 10.506 %Mower County: 7.122 %Murray County: 10.958 %Nicollet County: 7.773 %Nobles County: 8.962 %Norman County: 14.419 %Olmsted County: 7.991 %Otter Tail County: 8.658 %Pennington County: 9.891 %Pine County: 14.975 %Pipestone County: 6.936 %Polk County: 10.699 %Pope County: 14.292 %Ramsey County: 10.029 %Red Lake County: 7.742 %Redwood County: 9.649 %Renville County: 9.202 %Rice County: 7.734 %Rock County: 9.8 %Roseau County: 7.971 %St. Louis County: 9.34 %Scott County: 9.882 %Sherburne County: 11.573 %Sibley County: 11.305 %Stearns County: 8.344 %Steele County: 7.512 %Stevens County: 10.358 %Swift County: 8.137 %Todd County: 10.641 %Traverse County: 7.778 %Wabasha County: 10.035 %Wadena County: 9.132 %Waseca County: 13.991 %Washington County: 8.752 %Watonwan County: 12.036 %Wilkin County: 14.848 %Winona County: 5.819 %Wright County: 11.097 %Yellow Medicine County: 7.879 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lake of the Woods County: 19.561 %Lake of the Woods County19.561Pine County: 14.975 %Pine County14.975Wilkin County: 14.848 %Wilkin County14.848Koochiching County: 14.804 %Koochiching County14.804Norman County: 14.419 %Norman County14.419Chippewa County: 14.341 %Chippewa County14.341Pope County: 14.292 %Pope County14.292Waseca County: 13.991 %Waseca County13.991Carver County: 13.618 %Carver County13.618Lake County: 13.151 %Lake County13.151Dodge County: 13.038 %Dodge County13.038Fillmore County: 13.032 %Fillmore County13.032Marshall County: 12.742 %Marshall County12.742Aitkin County: 12.658 %Aitkin County12.658Mille Lacs County: 12.36 %Mille Lacs County12.36Lincoln County: 12.353 %Lincoln County12.353Chisago County: 12.191 %Chisago County12.191Watonwan County: 12.036 %Watonwan County12.036Faribault County: 11.962 %Faribault County11.962Isanti County: 11.851 %Isanti County11.851Dakota County: 11.81 %Dakota County11.81Sherburne County: 11.573 %Sherburne County11.573Sibley County: 11.305 %Sibley County11.305Crow Wing County: 11.3 %Crow Wing County11.3Itasca County: 11.126 %Itasca County11.126Wright County: 11.097 %Wright County11.097Murray County: 10.958 %Murray County10.958Kandiyohi County: 10.95 %Kandiyohi County10.95Brown County: 10.842 %Brown County10.842Polk County: 10.699 %Polk County10.699Cook County: 10.677 %Cook County10.677Todd County: 10.641 %Todd County10.641Hennepin County: 10.571 %Hennepin County10.571Morrison County: 10.506 %Morrison County10.506Anoka County: 10.473 %Anoka County10.473Stevens County: 10.358 %Stevens County10.358Cass County: 10.214 %Cass County10.214Freeborn County: 10.132 %Freeborn County10.132Wabasha County: 10.035 %Wabasha County10.035Ramsey County: 10.029 %Ramsey County10.029Lake of the Woods County: 19.561 %Lake of the Woods County19.561Pine County: 14.975 %Pine County14.975Wilkin County: 14.848 %Wilkin County14.848Koochiching County: 14.804 %Koochiching County14.804Norman County: 14.419 %Norman County14.419Chippewa County: 14.341 %Chippewa County14.341Pope County: 14.292 %Pope County14.292Waseca County: 13.991 %Waseca County13.991Carver County: 13.618 %Carver County13.618Lake County: 13.151 %Lake County13.151Dodge County: 13.038 %Dodge County13.038Fillmore County: 13.032 %Fillmore County13.032Marshall County: 12.742 %Marshall County12.742Aitkin County: 12.658 %Aitkin County12.658Mille Lacs County: 12.36 %Mille Lacs County12.36Lincoln County: 12.353 %Lincoln County12.353Chisago County: 12.191 %Chisago County12.191Watonwan County: 12.036 %Watonwan County12.036Faribault County: 11.962 %Faribault County11.962Isanti County: 11.851 %Isanti County11.851Dakota County: 11.81 %Dakota County11.81Sherburne County: 11.573 %Sherburne County11.573Sibley County: 11.305 %Sibley County11.305Crow Wing County: 11.3 %Crow Wing County11.3Itasca County: 11.126 %Itasca County11.126Wright County: 11.097 %Wright County11.097Murray County: 10.958 %Murray County10.958Kandiyohi County: 10.95 %Kandiyohi County10.95Brown County: 10.842 %Brown County10.842Polk County: 10.699 %Polk County10.699Cook County: 10.677 %Cook County10.677Todd County: 10.641 %Todd County10.641Hennepin County: 10.571 %Hennepin County10.571Morrison County: 10.506 %Morrison County10.506Anoka County: 10.473 %Anoka County10.473Stevens County: 10.358 %Stevens County10.358Cass County: 10.214 %Cass County10.214Freeborn County: 10.132 %Freeborn County10.132Wabasha County: 10.035 %Wabasha County10.035Ramsey County: 10.029 %Ramsey County10.029
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake of the Woods County19.561+10.07 pts
2Pine County14.975+6.23 pts
3Wilkin County14.848-4.27 pts
4Koochiching County14.804+5.1 pts
5Norman County14.419+0.01 pts
6Chippewa County14.341+7.3 pts
7Pope County14.292-10.18 pts
8Waseca County13.991+2.21 pts
9Carver County13.618+0.17 pts
10Lake County13.151-4.05 pts
11Dodge County13.038+4.21 pts
12Fillmore County13.032+3.31 pts
13Marshall County12.742+2.42 pts
14Aitkin County12.658+2.43 pts
15Mille Lacs County12.36+1.89 pts
16Lincoln County12.353-0.4 pts
17Chisago County12.191-1.4 pts
18Watonwan County12.036+6.55 pts
19Faribault County11.962+3.2 pts
20Isanti County11.851+2.75 pts
21Dakota County11.81-0.4 pts
22Sherburne County11.573+0.95 pts
23Sibley County11.305+0.91 pts
24Crow Wing County11.3+2.28 pts
25Itasca County11.126-1.98 pts
26Wright County11.097+2.66 pts
27Murray County10.958-17.8 pts
28Kandiyohi County10.95+0.3 pts
29Brown County10.842+0.88 pts
30Polk County10.699-2.27 pts
31Cook County10.677-0.61 pts
32Todd County10.641+3.82 pts
33Hennepin County10.571-0.76 pts
34Morrison County10.506+0.88 pts
35Anoka County10.473+0.71 pts
36Stevens County10.358-0.39 pts
37Cass County10.214+0.73 pts
38Freeborn County10.132+0.19 pts
39Wabasha County10.035-1.8 pts
40Ramsey County10.029-0.5 pts
41Pennington County9.891+0.56 pts
42Scott County9.882+1.42 pts
43Rock County9.8-0.17 pts
44Redwood County9.649-10.83 pts
45Lac qui Parle County9.626-3.15 pts
46Douglas County9.5+0.21 pts
47Martin County9.499+0.43 pts
48St. Louis County9.34-2.9 pts
49Kittson County9.307-4.73 pts
50Hubbard County9.25-1.7 pts
51Renville County9.202-3.46 pts
52Beltrami County9.199-1.99 pts
53Wadena County9.132+0.31 pts
54Clay County9.001-3.74 pts
55Carlton County8.99-3.35 pts
56Nobles County8.962+1.15 pts
57Mahnomen County8.909-18.24 pts
58Blue Earth County8.88-1.12 pts
59Washington County8.752-0.6 pts
60McLeod County8.725+2.02 pts
61Kanabec County8.715+0.23 pts
62Houston County8.664-3.17 pts
63Otter Tail County8.658-0.19 pts
64Lyon County8.51+1.65 pts
65Meeker County8.488-0.15 pts
66Stearns County8.344-1.01 pts
67Big Stone County8.327+0.45 pts
68Swift County8.137-0.35 pts
69Goodhue County8.091-1.65 pts
70Olmsted County7.991-0.36 pts
71Roseau County7.971-1.51 pts
72Yellow Medicine County7.879-10.35 pts
73Traverse County7.778-1.89 pts
74Nicollet County7.773-5.28 pts
75Red Lake County7.742-10.13 pts
76Rice County7.734-1.14 pts
77Clearwater County7.609-12.87 pts
78Steele County7.512-4.52 pts
79Le Sueur County7.495-1.47 pts
80Becker County7.208-4.36 pts
81Mower County7.122-0.52 pts
82Pipestone County6.936-33.21 pts
83Jackson County6.932-2.92 pts
84Grant County6.409-6.96 pts
85Winona County5.819-3.64 pts
86Benton County5.766-3.73 pts
87Cottonwood County5.174-3.86 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lake of the Woods County, with 19.561% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Cottonwood County, with 5.174% in 2023.

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