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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Clearwater County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2012, at 23.128%. Kittson County had the lowest, at 4.072%. The median was 9.682% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.128Clearwater County
Lowest4.072Kittson County
Median9.68287 counties
Minnesota9.9History

Map of counties, 2012

Aitkin County: 12.554 %Anoka County: 10.23 %Becker County: 13.83 %Beltrami County: 11.642 %Benton County: 9.713 %Big Stone County: 7.287 %Blue Earth County: 8.365 %Brown County: 7.363 %Carlton County: 7.688 %Carver County: 10.921 %Cass County: 10.417 %Chippewa County: 8.77 %Chisago County: 13.305 %Clay County: 8.463 %Clearwater County: 23.128 %Cook County: 7.265 %Cottonwood County: 8.819 %Crow Wing County: 12.085 %Dakota County: 10.156 %Dodge County: 13.182 %Douglas County: 8.748 %Faribault County: 10.474 %Fillmore County: 14.441 %Freeborn County: 8.12 %Goodhue County: 7.452 %Grant County: 7.77 %Hennepin County: 10.843 %Houston County: 11.661 %Hubbard County: 10.535 %Isanti County: 9.193 %Itasca County: 8.397 %Jackson County: 5.48 %Kanabec County: 11.907 %Kandiyohi County: 9.207 %Kittson County: 4.072 %Koochiching County: 11.64 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.749 %Lake County: 10.826 %Lake of the Woods County: 13.497 %Le Sueur County: 10.109 %Lincoln County: 13.097 %Lyon County: 14.783 %McLeod County: 10.566 %Mahnomen County: 8.717 %Marshall County: 14.837 %Martin County: 9.129 %Meeker County: 20.571 %Mille Lacs County: 9.564 %Morrison County: 12.41 %Mower County: 7.349 %Murray County: 7.844 %Nicollet County: 9.94 %Nobles County: 8.993 %Norman County: 13.142 %Olmsted County: 6.113 %Otter Tail County: 10.093 %Pennington County: 5.002 %Pine County: 11.292 %Pipestone County: 9.916 %Polk County: 11.432 %Pope County: 7.607 %Ramsey County: 9.55 %Red Lake County: 10.123 %Redwood County: 9.862 %Renville County: 11.162 %Rice County: 9.289 %Rock County: 9.382 %Roseau County: 5.674 %St. Louis County: 9.682 %Scott County: 9.263 %Sherburne County: 8.988 %Sibley County: 9.5 %Stearns County: 9.132 %Steele County: 7.368 %Stevens County: 4.985 %Swift County: 7.677 %Todd County: 8.805 %Traverse County: 12.989 %Wabasha County: 10.142 %Wadena County: 22.768 %Waseca County: 9.593 %Washington County: 9.805 %Watonwan County: 7.832 %Wilkin County: 6.446 %Winona County: 8.133 %Wright County: 10.728 %Yellow Medicine County: 10.468 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Clearwater County: 23.128 %Clearwater County23.128Wadena County: 22.768 %Wadena County22.768Meeker County: 20.571 %Meeker County20.571Marshall County: 14.837 %Marshall County14.837Lyon County: 14.783 %Lyon County14.783Fillmore County: 14.441 %Fillmore County14.441Becker County: 13.83 %Becker County13.83Lake of the Woods County: 13.497 %Lake of the Woods County13.497Chisago County: 13.305 %Chisago County13.305Dodge County: 13.182 %Dodge County13.182Norman County: 13.142 %Norman County13.142Lincoln County: 13.097 %Lincoln County13.097Traverse County: 12.989 %Traverse County12.989Aitkin County: 12.554 %Aitkin County12.554Morrison County: 12.41 %Morrison County12.41Crow Wing County: 12.085 %Crow Wing County12.085Kanabec County: 11.907 %Kanabec County11.907Houston County: 11.661 %Houston County11.661Beltrami County: 11.642 %Beltrami County11.642Koochiching County: 11.64 %Koochiching County11.64Polk County: 11.432 %Polk County11.432Pine County: 11.292 %Pine County11.292Renville County: 11.162 %Renville County11.162Carver County: 10.921 %Carver County10.921Hennepin County: 10.843 %Hennepin County10.843Lake County: 10.826 %Lake County10.826Wright County: 10.728 %Wright County10.728McLeod County: 10.566 %McLeod County10.566Hubbard County: 10.535 %Hubbard County10.535Faribault County: 10.474 %Faribault County10.474Yellow Medicine County: 10.468 %Yellow Medicine County10.468Cass County: 10.417 %Cass County10.417Anoka County: 10.23 %Anoka County10.23Dakota County: 10.156 %Dakota County10.156Wabasha County: 10.142 %Wabasha County10.142Red Lake County: 10.123 %Red Lake County10.123Le Sueur County: 10.109 %Le Sueur County10.109Otter Tail County: 10.093 %Otter Tail County10.093Nicollet County: 9.94 %Nicollet County9.94Pipestone County: 9.916 %Pipestone County9.916Clearwater County: 23.128 %Clearwater County23.128Wadena County: 22.768 %Wadena County22.768Meeker County: 20.571 %Meeker County20.571Marshall County: 14.837 %Marshall County14.837Lyon County: 14.783 %Lyon County14.783Fillmore County: 14.441 %Fillmore County14.441Becker County: 13.83 %Becker County13.83Lake of the Woods County: 13.497 %Lake of the Woods County13.497Chisago County: 13.305 %Chisago County13.305Dodge County: 13.182 %Dodge County13.182Norman County: 13.142 %Norman County13.142Lincoln County: 13.097 %Lincoln County13.097Traverse County: 12.989 %Traverse County12.989Aitkin County: 12.554 %Aitkin County12.554Morrison County: 12.41 %Morrison County12.41Crow Wing County: 12.085 %Crow Wing County12.085Kanabec County: 11.907 %Kanabec County11.907Houston County: 11.661 %Houston County11.661Beltrami County: 11.642 %Beltrami County11.642Koochiching County: 11.64 %Koochiching County11.64Polk County: 11.432 %Polk County11.432Pine County: 11.292 %Pine County11.292Renville County: 11.162 %Renville County11.162Carver County: 10.921 %Carver County10.921Hennepin County: 10.843 %Hennepin County10.843Lake County: 10.826 %Lake County10.826Wright County: 10.728 %Wright County10.728McLeod County: 10.566 %McLeod County10.566Hubbard County: 10.535 %Hubbard County10.535Faribault County: 10.474 %Faribault County10.474Yellow Medicine County: 10.468 %Yellow Medicine County10.468Cass County: 10.417 %Cass County10.417Anoka County: 10.23 %Anoka County10.23Dakota County: 10.156 %Dakota County10.156Wabasha County: 10.142 %Wabasha County10.142Red Lake County: 10.123 %Red Lake County10.123Le Sueur County: 10.109 %Le Sueur County10.109Otter Tail County: 10.093 %Otter Tail County10.093Nicollet County: 9.94 %Nicollet County9.94Pipestone County: 9.916 %Pipestone County9.916
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Clearwater County23.128+16.06 pts
2Wadena County22.768+8.76 pts
3Meeker County20.571+8.96 pts
4Marshall County14.837+3.89 pts
5Lyon County14.783+1.19 pts
6Fillmore County14.441-0.19 pts
7Becker County13.83+2.05 pts
8Lake of the Woods County13.497+3.25 pts
9Chisago County13.305-1.25 pts
10Dodge County13.182+2.29 pts
11Norman County13.142+3.35 pts
12Lincoln County13.097-4.52 pts
13Traverse County12.989+1.93 pts
14Aitkin County12.554-3.05 pts
15Morrison County12.41-2.66 pts
16Crow Wing County12.085+1.97 pts
17Kanabec County11.907+2.22 pts
18Houston County11.661+4.51 pts
19Beltrami County11.642+1.7 pts
20Koochiching County11.64+1.53 pts
21Polk County11.432+0.02 pts
22Pine County11.292-0.87 pts
23Renville County11.162-0.62 pts
24Carver County10.921+0.89 pts
25Hennepin County10.843+1.11 pts
26Lake County10.826+2.96 pts
27Wright County10.728-0.78 pts
28McLeod County10.566+1.33 pts
29Hubbard County10.535-1.16 pts
30Faribault County10.474+3.81 pts
31Yellow Medicine County10.468+1.35 pts
32Cass County10.417+0.53 pts
33Anoka County10.23-0.5 pts
34Dakota County10.156+0.55 pts
35Wabasha County10.142-0.75 pts
36Red Lake County10.123-3.56 pts
37Le Sueur County10.109-0.7 pts
38Otter Tail County10.093+0.07 pts
39Nicollet County9.94+1.1 pts
40Pipestone County9.916-2.29 pts
41Redwood County9.862+0.64 pts
42Washington County9.805-1.96 pts
43Benton County9.713+0.32 pts
44St. Louis County9.682-2.04 pts
45Waseca County9.593+0.12 pts
46Mille Lacs County9.564-2.74 pts
47Ramsey County9.55-0.45 pts
48Sibley County9.5-2.99 pts
49Rock County9.382+1.31 pts
50Rice County9.289-0.23 pts
51Scott County9.263-0.3 pts
52Kandiyohi County9.207-0.92 pts
53Isanti County9.193-2.85 pts
54Stearns County9.132-0.24 pts
55Martin County9.129+1.16 pts
56Nobles County8.993-0.05 pts
57Sherburne County8.988-3.31 pts
58Cottonwood County8.819+0.03 pts
59Todd County8.805-0.32 pts
60Chippewa County8.77+0.57 pts
61Douglas County8.748-0.24 pts
62Mahnomen County8.717+3.97 pts
63Clay County8.463-2.94 pts
64Itasca County8.397-1.29 pts
65Blue Earth County8.365-0.78 pts
66Winona County8.133-0.96 pts
67Freeborn County8.12+0.08 pts
68Murray County7.844-2.53 pts
69Watonwan County7.832-3.76 pts
70Grant County7.77-16.55 pts
71Carlton County7.688-3.33 pts
72Swift County7.677-6.46 pts
73Pope County7.607-2.35 pts
74Goodhue County7.452-1.29 pts
75Steele County7.368+0.75 pts
76Brown County7.363-1.99 pts
77Mower County7.349+0.54 pts
78Big Stone County7.287-2.09 pts
79Cook County7.265-2.84 pts
80Wilkin County6.446-4.59 pts
81Olmsted County6.113-0.9 pts
82Lac qui Parle County5.749-3.3 pts
83Roseau County5.674-1.28 pts
84Jackson County5.48+1.91 pts
85Pennington County5.002-0.55 pts
86Stevens County4.985-2.34 pts
87Kittson County4.072-3.93 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Clearwater County, with 23.128% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Kittson County, with 4.072% in 2012.

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