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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Big Stone County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2013, at 35.065%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 3.71%. The median was 10.073% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.616%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.065Big Stone County
Lowest3.71Mahnomen County
Median10.07387 counties
Minnesota10.616History

Map of counties, 2013

Aitkin County: 11.481 %Anoka County: 9.66 %Becker County: 12.637 %Beltrami County: 14.258 %Benton County: 8.838 %Big Stone County: 35.065 %Blue Earth County: 10.06 %Brown County: 6.742 %Carlton County: 7.989 %Carver County: 10.838 %Cass County: 17.226 %Chippewa County: 9.005 %Chisago County: 11.941 %Clay County: 9.957 %Clearwater County: 5.225 %Cook County: 7.44 %Cottonwood County: 10.614 %Crow Wing County: 10.432 %Dakota County: 9.26 %Dodge County: 7.435 %Douglas County: 11.42 %Faribault County: 15.419 %Fillmore County: 9.856 %Freeborn County: 9.93 %Goodhue County: 9.912 %Grant County: 23.112 %Hennepin County: 10.057 %Houston County: 7.393 %Hubbard County: 21.013 %Isanti County: 10.432 %Itasca County: 13.479 %Jackson County: 4.837 %Kanabec County: 11.59 %Kandiyohi County: 12.544 %Kittson County: 8.529 %Koochiching County: 8.845 %Lac qui Parle County: 10.872 %Lake County: 10.127 %Lake of the Woods County: 12.595 %Le Sueur County: 9.303 %Lincoln County: 9.467 %Lyon County: 11.399 %McLeod County: 10.14 %Mahnomen County: 3.71 %Marshall County: 16.13 %Martin County: 11.79 %Meeker County: 12.364 %Mille Lacs County: 10.083 %Morrison County: 10.518 %Mower County: 10.287 %Murray County: 9.612 %Nicollet County: 7.162 %Nobles County: 9.201 %Norman County: 19.314 %Olmsted County: 25.801 %Otter Tail County: 11.642 %Pennington County: 17.099 %Pine County: 9.103 %Pipestone County: 9.907 %Polk County: 12.767 %Pope County: 6.357 %Ramsey County: 9.115 %Red Lake County: 12.5 %Redwood County: 10.173 %Renville County: 11.273 %Rice County: 7.9 %Rock County: 6.703 %Roseau County: 5.492 %St. Louis County: 11.26 %Scott County: 8.036 %Sherburne County: 9.025 %Sibley County: 6.802 %Stearns County: 11.35 %Steele County: 7.507 %Stevens County: 5.56 %Swift County: 6.881 %Todd County: 6.695 %Traverse County: 11.472 %Wabasha County: 10.073 %Wadena County: 12.807 %Waseca County: 18.856 %Washington County: 9.775 %Watonwan County: 7.759 %Wilkin County: 22.499 %Winona County: 9.184 %Wright County: 9.946 %Yellow Medicine County: 18.122 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Big Stone County: 35.065 %Big Stone County35.065Olmsted County: 25.801 %Olmsted County25.801Grant County: 23.112 %Grant County23.112Wilkin County: 22.499 %Wilkin County22.499Hubbard County: 21.013 %Hubbard County21.013Norman County: 19.314 %Norman County19.314Waseca County: 18.856 %Waseca County18.856Yellow Medicine County: 18.122 %Yellow Medicine County18.122Cass County: 17.226 %Cass County17.226Pennington County: 17.099 %Pennington County17.099Marshall County: 16.13 %Marshall County16.13Faribault County: 15.419 %Faribault County15.419Beltrami County: 14.258 %Beltrami County14.258Itasca County: 13.479 %Itasca County13.479Wadena County: 12.807 %Wadena County12.807Polk County: 12.767 %Polk County12.767Becker County: 12.637 %Becker County12.637Lake of the Woods County: 12.595 %Lake of the Woods County12.595Kandiyohi County: 12.544 %Kandiyohi County12.544Red Lake County: 12.5 %Red Lake County12.5Meeker County: 12.364 %Meeker County12.364Chisago County: 11.941 %Chisago County11.941Martin County: 11.79 %Martin County11.79Otter Tail County: 11.642 %Otter Tail County11.642Kanabec County: 11.59 %Kanabec County11.59Aitkin County: 11.481 %Aitkin County11.481Traverse County: 11.472 %Traverse County11.472Douglas County: 11.42 %Douglas County11.42Lyon County: 11.399 %Lyon County11.399Stearns County: 11.35 %Stearns County11.35Renville County: 11.273 %Renville County11.273St. Louis County: 11.26 %St. Louis County11.26Lac qui Parle County: 10.872 %Lac qui Parle County10.872Carver County: 10.838 %Carver County10.838Cottonwood County: 10.614 %Cottonwood County10.614Morrison County: 10.518 %Morrison County10.518Crow Wing County: 10.432 %Crow Wing County10.432Isanti County: 10.432 %Isanti County10.432Mower County: 10.287 %Mower County10.287Redwood County: 10.173 %Redwood County10.173Big Stone County: 35.065 %Big Stone County35.065Olmsted County: 25.801 %Olmsted County25.801Grant County: 23.112 %Grant County23.112Wilkin County: 22.499 %Wilkin County22.499Hubbard County: 21.013 %Hubbard County21.013Norman County: 19.314 %Norman County19.314Waseca County: 18.856 %Waseca County18.856Yellow Medicine County: 18.122 %Yellow Medicine County18.122Cass County: 17.226 %Cass County17.226Pennington County: 17.099 %Pennington County17.099Marshall County: 16.13 %Marshall County16.13Faribault County: 15.419 %Faribault County15.419Beltrami County: 14.258 %Beltrami County14.258Itasca County: 13.479 %Itasca County13.479Wadena County: 12.807 %Wadena County12.807Polk County: 12.767 %Polk County12.767Becker County: 12.637 %Becker County12.637Lake of the Woods County: 12.595 %Lake of the Woods County12.595Kandiyohi County: 12.544 %Kandiyohi County12.544Red Lake County: 12.5 %Red Lake County12.5Meeker County: 12.364 %Meeker County12.364Chisago County: 11.941 %Chisago County11.941Martin County: 11.79 %Martin County11.79Otter Tail County: 11.642 %Otter Tail County11.642Kanabec County: 11.59 %Kanabec County11.59Aitkin County: 11.481 %Aitkin County11.481Traverse County: 11.472 %Traverse County11.472Douglas County: 11.42 %Douglas County11.42Lyon County: 11.399 %Lyon County11.399Stearns County: 11.35 %Stearns County11.35Renville County: 11.273 %Renville County11.273St. Louis County: 11.26 %St. Louis County11.26Lac qui Parle County: 10.872 %Lac qui Parle County10.872Carver County: 10.838 %Carver County10.838Cottonwood County: 10.614 %Cottonwood County10.614Morrison County: 10.518 %Morrison County10.518Crow Wing County: 10.432 %Crow Wing County10.432Isanti County: 10.432 %Isanti County10.432Mower County: 10.287 %Mower County10.287Redwood County: 10.173 %Redwood County10.173
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Big Stone County35.065+27.78 pts
2Olmsted County25.801+19.69 pts
3Grant County23.112+15.34 pts
4Wilkin County22.499+16.05 pts
5Hubbard County21.013+10.48 pts
6Norman County19.314+6.17 pts
7Waseca County18.856+9.26 pts
8Yellow Medicine County18.122+7.65 pts
9Cass County17.226+6.81 pts
10Pennington County17.099+12.1 pts
11Marshall County16.13+1.29 pts
12Faribault County15.419+4.95 pts
13Beltrami County14.258+2.62 pts
14Itasca County13.479+5.08 pts
15Wadena County12.807-9.96 pts
16Polk County12.767+1.33 pts
17Becker County12.637-1.19 pts
18Lake of the Woods County12.595-0.9 pts
19Kandiyohi County12.544+3.34 pts
20Red Lake County12.5+2.38 pts
21Meeker County12.364-8.21 pts
22Chisago County11.941-1.36 pts
23Martin County11.79+2.66 pts
24Otter Tail County11.642+1.55 pts
25Kanabec County11.59-0.32 pts
26Aitkin County11.481-1.07 pts
27Traverse County11.472-1.52 pts
28Douglas County11.42+2.67 pts
29Lyon County11.399-3.38 pts
30Stearns County11.35+2.22 pts
31Renville County11.273+0.11 pts
32St. Louis County11.26+1.58 pts
33Lac qui Parle County10.872+5.12 pts
34Carver County10.838-0.08 pts
35Cottonwood County10.614+1.79 pts
36Morrison County10.518-1.89 pts
37Crow Wing County10.432-1.65 pts
37Isanti County10.432+1.24 pts
39Mower County10.287+2.94 pts
40Redwood County10.173+0.31 pts
41McLeod County10.14-0.43 pts
42Lake County10.127-0.7 pts
43Mille Lacs County10.083+0.52 pts
44Wabasha County10.073-0.07 pts
45Blue Earth County10.06+1.7 pts
46Hennepin County10.057-0.79 pts
47Clay County9.957+1.49 pts
48Wright County9.946-0.78 pts
49Freeborn County9.93+1.81 pts
50Goodhue County9.912+2.46 pts
51Pipestone County9.907-0.01 pts
52Fillmore County9.856-4.59 pts
53Washington County9.775-0.03 pts
54Anoka County9.66-0.57 pts
55Murray County9.612+1.77 pts
56Lincoln County9.467-3.63 pts
57Le Sueur County9.303-0.81 pts
58Dakota County9.26-0.9 pts
59Nobles County9.201+0.21 pts
60Winona County9.184+1.05 pts
61Ramsey County9.115-0.44 pts
62Pine County9.103-2.19 pts
63Sherburne County9.025+0.04 pts
64Chippewa County9.005+0.24 pts
65Koochiching County8.845-2.79 pts
66Benton County8.838-0.88 pts
67Kittson County8.529+4.46 pts
68Scott County8.036-1.23 pts
69Carlton County7.989+0.3 pts
70Rice County7.9-1.39 pts
71Watonwan County7.759-0.07 pts
72Steele County7.507+0.14 pts
73Cook County7.44+0.18 pts
74Dodge County7.435-5.75 pts
75Houston County7.393-4.27 pts
76Nicollet County7.162-2.78 pts
77Swift County6.881-0.8 pts
78Sibley County6.802-2.7 pts
79Brown County6.742-0.62 pts
80Rock County6.703-2.68 pts
81Todd County6.695-2.11 pts
82Pope County6.357-1.25 pts
83Stevens County5.56+0.57 pts
84Roseau County5.492-0.18 pts
85Clearwater County5.225-17.9 pts
86Jackson County4.837-0.64 pts
87Mahnomen County3.71-5.01 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Big Stone County, with 35.065% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mahnomen County, with 3.71% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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