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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Red Lake County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2015, at 27.778%. Pennington County had the lowest, at 4.485%. The median was 9.017% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.953%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.778Red Lake County
Lowest4.485Pennington County
Median9.01787 counties
Minnesota9.953History

Map of counties, 2015

Aitkin County: 8.784 %Anoka County: 8.282 %Becker County: 9.866 %Beltrami County: 9.362 %Benton County: 9.36 %Big Stone County: 9.679 %Blue Earth County: 7.921 %Brown County: 4.771 %Carlton County: 7.855 %Carver County: 8.148 %Cass County: 10.17 %Chippewa County: 6.295 %Chisago County: 9.864 %Clay County: 7.527 %Clearwater County: 15.04 %Cook County: 8.816 %Cottonwood County: 9.668 %Crow Wing County: 9.017 %Dakota County: 14.074 %Dodge County: 8.714 %Douglas County: 8.598 %Faribault County: 11.857 %Fillmore County: 9.158 %Freeborn County: 7.375 %Goodhue County: 7.867 %Grant County: 10.973 %Hennepin County: 10.685 %Houston County: 9.068 %Hubbard County: 9.28 %Isanti County: 9.871 %Itasca County: 9.699 %Jackson County: 14.421 %Kanabec County: 12.986 %Kandiyohi County: 7.955 %Kittson County: 6.201 %Koochiching County: 11.221 %Lac qui Parle County: 15.887 %Lake County: 12.529 %Lake of the Woods County: 12.249 %Le Sueur County: 7.536 %Lincoln County: 9.347 %Lyon County: 9.903 %McLeod County: 7.409 %Mahnomen County: 5.765 %Marshall County: 8.756 %Martin County: 7.035 %Meeker County: 8.17 %Mille Lacs County: 9.307 %Morrison County: 11.51 %Mower County: 7.431 %Murray County: 6.803 %Nicollet County: 7.044 %Nobles County: 7.839 %Norman County: 7.498 %Olmsted County: 9.877 %Otter Tail County: 10.115 %Pennington County: 4.485 %Pine County: 10.146 %Pipestone County: 8.258 %Polk County: 9.721 %Pope County: 6.017 %Ramsey County: 8.481 %Red Lake County: 27.778 %Redwood County: 7.745 %Renville County: 8.73 %Rice County: 8.337 %Rock County: 8.116 %Roseau County: 5.653 %St. Louis County: 10.65 %Scott County: 9.42 %Sherburne County: 8.638 %Sibley County: 10.525 %Stearns County: 8.446 %Steele County: 7.974 %Stevens County: 6.469 %Swift County: 11.578 %Todd County: 10.612 %Traverse County: 8.99 %Wabasha County: 11.34 %Wadena County: 8.147 %Waseca County: 17.822 %Washington County: 9.694 %Watonwan County: 10.307 %Wilkin County: 21.886 %Winona County: 8.643 %Wright County: 9.55 %Yellow Medicine County: 7.602 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Red Lake County: 27.778 %Red Lake County27.778Wilkin County: 21.886 %Wilkin County21.886Waseca County: 17.822 %Waseca County17.822Lac qui Parle County: 15.887 %Lac qui Parle County15.887Clearwater County: 15.04 %Clearwater County15.04Jackson County: 14.421 %Jackson County14.421Dakota County: 14.074 %Dakota County14.074Kanabec County: 12.986 %Kanabec County12.986Lake County: 12.529 %Lake County12.529Lake of the Woods County: 12.249 %Lake of the Woods County12.249Faribault County: 11.857 %Faribault County11.857Swift County: 11.578 %Swift County11.578Morrison County: 11.51 %Morrison County11.51Wabasha County: 11.34 %Wabasha County11.34Koochiching County: 11.221 %Koochiching County11.221Grant County: 10.973 %Grant County10.973Hennepin County: 10.685 %Hennepin County10.685St. Louis County: 10.65 %St. Louis County10.65Todd County: 10.612 %Todd County10.612Sibley County: 10.525 %Sibley County10.525Watonwan County: 10.307 %Watonwan County10.307Cass County: 10.17 %Cass County10.17Pine County: 10.146 %Pine County10.146Otter Tail County: 10.115 %Otter Tail County10.115Lyon County: 9.903 %Lyon County9.903Olmsted County: 9.877 %Olmsted County9.877Isanti County: 9.871 %Isanti County9.871Becker County: 9.866 %Becker County9.866Chisago County: 9.864 %Chisago County9.864Polk County: 9.721 %Polk County9.721Itasca County: 9.699 %Itasca County9.699Washington County: 9.694 %Washington County9.694Big Stone County: 9.679 %Big Stone County9.679Cottonwood County: 9.668 %Cottonwood County9.668Wright County: 9.55 %Wright County9.55Scott County: 9.42 %Scott County9.42Beltrami County: 9.362 %Beltrami County9.362Benton County: 9.36 %Benton County9.36Lincoln County: 9.347 %Lincoln County9.347Mille Lacs County: 9.307 %Mille Lacs County9.307Red Lake County: 27.778 %Red Lake County27.778Wilkin County: 21.886 %Wilkin County21.886Waseca County: 17.822 %Waseca County17.822Lac qui Parle County: 15.887 %Lac qui Parle County15.887Clearwater County: 15.04 %Clearwater County15.04Jackson County: 14.421 %Jackson County14.421Dakota County: 14.074 %Dakota County14.074Kanabec County: 12.986 %Kanabec County12.986Lake County: 12.529 %Lake County12.529Lake of the Woods County: 12.249 %Lake of the Woods County12.249Faribault County: 11.857 %Faribault County11.857Swift County: 11.578 %Swift County11.578Morrison County: 11.51 %Morrison County11.51Wabasha County: 11.34 %Wabasha County11.34Koochiching County: 11.221 %Koochiching County11.221Grant County: 10.973 %Grant County10.973Hennepin County: 10.685 %Hennepin County10.685St. Louis County: 10.65 %St. Louis County10.65Todd County: 10.612 %Todd County10.612Sibley County: 10.525 %Sibley County10.525Watonwan County: 10.307 %Watonwan County10.307Cass County: 10.17 %Cass County10.17Pine County: 10.146 %Pine County10.146Otter Tail County: 10.115 %Otter Tail County10.115Lyon County: 9.903 %Lyon County9.903Olmsted County: 9.877 %Olmsted County9.877Isanti County: 9.871 %Isanti County9.871Becker County: 9.866 %Becker County9.866Chisago County: 9.864 %Chisago County9.864Polk County: 9.721 %Polk County9.721Itasca County: 9.699 %Itasca County9.699Washington County: 9.694 %Washington County9.694Big Stone County: 9.679 %Big Stone County9.679Cottonwood County: 9.668 %Cottonwood County9.668Wright County: 9.55 %Wright County9.55Scott County: 9.42 %Scott County9.42Beltrami County: 9.362 %Beltrami County9.362Benton County: 9.36 %Benton County9.36Lincoln County: 9.347 %Lincoln County9.347Mille Lacs County: 9.307 %Mille Lacs County9.307
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Red Lake County27.778+17.46 pts
2Wilkin County21.886+9.85 pts
3Waseca County17.822+10.6 pts
4Lac qui Parle County15.887+4.99 pts
5Clearwater County15.04-18.47 pts
6Jackson County14.421+1.11 pts
7Dakota County14.074+6.31 pts
8Kanabec County12.986+5.31 pts
9Lake County12.529-3.14 pts
10Lake of the Woods County12.249+6.39 pts
11Faribault County11.857+2.99 pts
12Swift County11.578+0.95 pts
13Morrison County11.51+1.82 pts
14Wabasha County11.34+0.33 pts
15Koochiching County11.221-6.9 pts
16Grant County10.973-5.5 pts
17Hennepin County10.685+1.17 pts
18St. Louis County10.65+2.59 pts
19Todd County10.612+3.35 pts
20Sibley County10.525-0.82 pts
21Watonwan County10.307+4.16 pts
22Cass County10.17+0.59 pts
23Pine County10.146+3.33 pts
24Otter Tail County10.115+0.66 pts
25Lyon County9.903+0.08 pts
26Olmsted County9.877-0.99 pts
27Isanti County9.871+1.03 pts
28Becker County9.866-2.16 pts
29Chisago County9.864+0.79 pts
30Polk County9.721-4.09 pts
31Itasca County9.699-0.68 pts
32Washington County9.694-0.66 pts
33Big Stone County9.679+1.49 pts
34Cottonwood County9.668-0.93 pts
35Wright County9.55-0.1 pts
36Scott County9.42+0.55 pts
37Beltrami County9.362+0.15 pts
38Benton County9.36+1.56 pts
39Lincoln County9.347+0.75 pts
40Mille Lacs County9.307-6.01 pts
41Hubbard County9.28-3.28 pts
42Fillmore County9.158-0.74 pts
43Houston County9.068+0.04 pts
44Crow Wing County9.017-0.62 pts
45Traverse County8.99+0.94 pts
46Cook County8.816-0.94 pts
47Aitkin County8.784-3.64 pts
48Marshall County8.756+0.77 pts
49Renville County8.73+1.06 pts
50Dodge County8.714+1.06 pts
51Winona County8.643-0.79 pts
52Sherburne County8.638-1.88 pts
53Douglas County8.598+1.31 pts
54Ramsey County8.481-1.76 pts
55Stearns County8.446+1.46 pts
56Rice County8.337+0.98 pts
57Anoka County8.282-0.3 pts
58Pipestone County8.258-5 pts
59Meeker County8.17+0.66 pts
60Carver County8.148+1.72 pts
61Wadena County8.147+0.38 pts
62Rock County8.116+0.2 pts
63Steele County7.974-1.25 pts
64Kandiyohi County7.955-1.36 pts
65Blue Earth County7.921+0.5 pts
66Goodhue County7.867-0.32 pts
67Carlton County7.855+0.41 pts
68Nobles County7.839+1.05 pts
69Redwood County7.745-5.34 pts
70Yellow Medicine County7.602-2.15 pts
71Le Sueur County7.5360 pts
72Clay County7.527-1.32 pts
73Norman County7.498-2.77 pts
74Mower County7.431-3.58 pts
75McLeod County7.409-1.48 pts
76Freeborn County7.375-0.01 pts
77Nicollet County7.044+0.48 pts
78Martin County7.035-4.55 pts
79Murray County6.803-1.06 pts
80Stevens County6.469+0.75 pts
81Chippewa County6.295-12.11 pts
82Kittson County6.201-1.77 pts
83Pope County6.017-1.32 pts
84Mahnomen County5.765-0.89 pts
85Roseau County5.653+0.28 pts
86Brown County4.771-2.75 pts
87Pennington County4.485+0.44 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Red Lake County, with 27.778% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Pennington County, with 4.485% in 2015.

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