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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Clearwater County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2014, at 33.514%. Pennington County had the lowest, at 4.047%. The median was 9.03% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.43%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.514Clearwater County
Lowest4.047Pennington County
Median9.0387 counties
Minnesota9.43History

Map of counties, 2014

Aitkin County: 12.424 %Anoka County: 8.587 %Becker County: 12.028 %Beltrami County: 9.212 %Benton County: 7.803 %Big Stone County: 8.187 %Blue Earth County: 7.418 %Brown County: 7.517 %Carlton County: 7.448 %Carver County: 6.427 %Cass County: 9.576 %Chippewa County: 18.407 %Chisago County: 9.071 %Clay County: 8.846 %Clearwater County: 33.514 %Cook County: 9.754 %Cottonwood County: 10.602 %Crow Wing County: 9.641 %Dakota County: 7.764 %Dodge County: 7.658 %Douglas County: 7.291 %Faribault County: 8.87 %Fillmore County: 9.893 %Freeborn County: 7.383 %Goodhue County: 8.186 %Grant County: 16.477 %Hennepin County: 9.517 %Houston County: 9.03 %Hubbard County: 12.556 %Isanti County: 8.844 %Itasca County: 10.375 %Jackson County: 13.309 %Kanabec County: 7.674 %Kandiyohi County: 9.311 %Kittson County: 7.969 %Koochiching County: 18.12 %Lac qui Parle County: 10.893 %Lake County: 15.672 %Lake of the Woods County: 5.861 %Le Sueur County: 7.536 %Lincoln County: 8.595 %Lyon County: 9.824 %McLeod County: 8.891 %Mahnomen County: 6.65 %Marshall County: 7.983 %Martin County: 11.584 %Meeker County: 7.512 %Mille Lacs County: 15.32 %Morrison County: 9.689 %Mower County: 11.013 %Murray County: 7.862 %Nicollet County: 6.566 %Nobles County: 6.785 %Norman County: 10.271 %Olmsted County: 10.867 %Otter Tail County: 9.457 %Pennington County: 4.047 %Pine County: 6.818 %Pipestone County: 13.256 %Polk County: 13.812 %Pope County: 7.336 %Ramsey County: 10.236 %Red Lake County: 10.319 %Redwood County: 13.084 %Renville County: 7.67 %Rice County: 7.359 %Rock County: 7.918 %Roseau County: 5.376 %St. Louis County: 8.06 %Scott County: 8.872 %Sherburne County: 10.522 %Sibley County: 11.35 %Stearns County: 6.987 %Steele County: 9.22 %Stevens County: 5.719 %Swift County: 10.628 %Todd County: 7.265 %Traverse County: 8.055 %Wabasha County: 11.014 %Wadena County: 7.772 %Waseca County: 7.223 %Washington County: 10.351 %Watonwan County: 6.151 %Wilkin County: 12.036 %Winona County: 9.431 %Wright County: 9.654 %Yellow Medicine County: 9.757 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Clearwater County: 33.514 %Clearwater County33.514Chippewa County: 18.407 %Chippewa County18.407Koochiching County: 18.12 %Koochiching County18.12Grant County: 16.477 %Grant County16.477Lake County: 15.672 %Lake County15.672Mille Lacs County: 15.32 %Mille Lacs County15.32Polk County: 13.812 %Polk County13.812Jackson County: 13.309 %Jackson County13.309Pipestone County: 13.256 %Pipestone County13.256Redwood County: 13.084 %Redwood County13.084Hubbard County: 12.556 %Hubbard County12.556Aitkin County: 12.424 %Aitkin County12.424Wilkin County: 12.036 %Wilkin County12.036Becker County: 12.028 %Becker County12.028Martin County: 11.584 %Martin County11.584Sibley County: 11.35 %Sibley County11.35Wabasha County: 11.014 %Wabasha County11.014Mower County: 11.013 %Mower County11.013Lac qui Parle County: 10.893 %Lac qui Parle County10.893Olmsted County: 10.867 %Olmsted County10.867Swift County: 10.628 %Swift County10.628Cottonwood County: 10.602 %Cottonwood County10.602Sherburne County: 10.522 %Sherburne County10.522Itasca County: 10.375 %Itasca County10.375Washington County: 10.351 %Washington County10.351Red Lake County: 10.319 %Red Lake County10.319Norman County: 10.271 %Norman County10.271Ramsey County: 10.236 %Ramsey County10.236Fillmore County: 9.893 %Fillmore County9.893Lyon County: 9.824 %Lyon County9.824Yellow Medicine County: 9.757 %Yellow Medicine County9.757Cook County: 9.754 %Cook County9.754Morrison County: 9.689 %Morrison County9.689Wright County: 9.654 %Wright County9.654Crow Wing County: 9.641 %Crow Wing County9.641Cass County: 9.576 %Cass County9.576Hennepin County: 9.517 %Hennepin County9.517Otter Tail County: 9.457 %Otter Tail County9.457Winona County: 9.431 %Winona County9.431Kandiyohi County: 9.311 %Kandiyohi County9.311Clearwater County: 33.514 %Clearwater County33.514Chippewa County: 18.407 %Chippewa County18.407Koochiching County: 18.12 %Koochiching County18.12Grant County: 16.477 %Grant County16.477Lake County: 15.672 %Lake County15.672Mille Lacs County: 15.32 %Mille Lacs County15.32Polk County: 13.812 %Polk County13.812Jackson County: 13.309 %Jackson County13.309Pipestone County: 13.256 %Pipestone County13.256Redwood County: 13.084 %Redwood County13.084Hubbard County: 12.556 %Hubbard County12.556Aitkin County: 12.424 %Aitkin County12.424Wilkin County: 12.036 %Wilkin County12.036Becker County: 12.028 %Becker County12.028Martin County: 11.584 %Martin County11.584Sibley County: 11.35 %Sibley County11.35Wabasha County: 11.014 %Wabasha County11.014Mower County: 11.013 %Mower County11.013Lac qui Parle County: 10.893 %Lac qui Parle County10.893Olmsted County: 10.867 %Olmsted County10.867Swift County: 10.628 %Swift County10.628Cottonwood County: 10.602 %Cottonwood County10.602Sherburne County: 10.522 %Sherburne County10.522Itasca County: 10.375 %Itasca County10.375Washington County: 10.351 %Washington County10.351Red Lake County: 10.319 %Red Lake County10.319Norman County: 10.271 %Norman County10.271Ramsey County: 10.236 %Ramsey County10.236Fillmore County: 9.893 %Fillmore County9.893Lyon County: 9.824 %Lyon County9.824Yellow Medicine County: 9.757 %Yellow Medicine County9.757Cook County: 9.754 %Cook County9.754Morrison County: 9.689 %Morrison County9.689Wright County: 9.654 %Wright County9.654Crow Wing County: 9.641 %Crow Wing County9.641Cass County: 9.576 %Cass County9.576Hennepin County: 9.517 %Hennepin County9.517Otter Tail County: 9.457 %Otter Tail County9.457Winona County: 9.431 %Winona County9.431Kandiyohi County: 9.311 %Kandiyohi County9.311
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Clearwater County33.514+28.29 pts
2Chippewa County18.407+9.4 pts
3Koochiching County18.12+9.28 pts
4Grant County16.477-6.63 pts
5Lake County15.672+5.54 pts
6Mille Lacs County15.32+5.24 pts
7Polk County13.812+1.04 pts
8Jackson County13.309+8.47 pts
9Pipestone County13.256+3.35 pts
10Redwood County13.084+2.91 pts
11Hubbard County12.556-8.46 pts
12Aitkin County12.424+0.94 pts
13Wilkin County12.036-10.46 pts
14Becker County12.028-0.61 pts
15Martin County11.584-0.21 pts
16Sibley County11.35+4.55 pts
17Wabasha County11.014+0.94 pts
18Mower County11.013+0.73 pts
19Lac qui Parle County10.893+0.02 pts
20Olmsted County10.867-14.93 pts
21Swift County10.628+3.75 pts
22Cottonwood County10.602-0.01 pts
23Sherburne County10.522+1.5 pts
24Itasca County10.375-3.1 pts
25Washington County10.351+0.58 pts
26Red Lake County10.319-2.18 pts
27Norman County10.271-9.04 pts
28Ramsey County10.236+1.12 pts
29Fillmore County9.893+0.04 pts
30Lyon County9.824-1.57 pts
31Yellow Medicine County9.757-8.37 pts
32Cook County9.754+2.31 pts
33Morrison County9.689-0.83 pts
34Wright County9.654-0.29 pts
35Crow Wing County9.641-0.79 pts
36Cass County9.576-7.65 pts
37Hennepin County9.517-0.54 pts
38Otter Tail County9.457-2.18 pts
39Winona County9.431+0.25 pts
40Kandiyohi County9.311-3.23 pts
41Steele County9.22+1.71 pts
42Beltrami County9.212-5.05 pts
43Chisago County9.071-2.87 pts
44Houston County9.03+1.64 pts
45McLeod County8.891-1.25 pts
46Scott County8.872+0.84 pts
47Faribault County8.87-6.55 pts
48Clay County8.846-1.11 pts
49Isanti County8.844-1.59 pts
50Lincoln County8.595-0.87 pts
51Anoka County8.587-1.07 pts
52Big Stone County8.187-26.88 pts
53Goodhue County8.186-1.73 pts
54St. Louis County8.06-3.2 pts
55Traverse County8.055-3.42 pts
56Marshall County7.983-8.15 pts
57Kittson County7.969-0.56 pts
58Rock County7.918+1.21 pts
59Murray County7.862-1.75 pts
60Benton County7.803-1.03 pts
61Wadena County7.772-5.04 pts
62Dakota County7.764-1.5 pts
63Kanabec County7.674-3.92 pts
64Renville County7.67-3.6 pts
65Dodge County7.658+0.22 pts
66Le Sueur County7.536-1.77 pts
67Brown County7.517+0.78 pts
68Meeker County7.512-4.85 pts
69Carlton County7.448-0.54 pts
70Blue Earth County7.418-2.64 pts
71Freeborn County7.383-2.55 pts
72Rice County7.359-0.54 pts
73Pope County7.336+0.98 pts
74Douglas County7.291-4.13 pts
75Todd County7.265+0.57 pts
76Waseca County7.223-11.63 pts
77Stearns County6.987-4.36 pts
78Pine County6.818-2.29 pts
79Nobles County6.785-2.42 pts
80Mahnomen County6.65+2.94 pts
81Nicollet County6.566-0.6 pts
82Carver County6.427-4.41 pts
83Watonwan County6.151-1.61 pts
84Lake of the Woods County5.861-6.73 pts
85Stevens County5.719+0.16 pts
86Roseau County5.376-0.12 pts
87Pennington County4.047-13.05 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Clearwater County, with 33.514% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Pennington County, with 4.047% in 2014.

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