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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Chippewa County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2016, at 28.334%. Nobles County had the lowest, at 5.35%. The median was 9.168% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.24%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.334Chippewa County
Lowest5.35Nobles County
Median9.16887 counties
Minnesota10.24History

Map of counties, 2016

Aitkin County: 9.991 %Anoka County: 8.45 %Becker County: 7.782 %Beltrami County: 7.975 %Benton County: 10.578 %Big Stone County: 8.836 %Blue Earth County: 12.425 %Brown County: 5.966 %Carlton County: 12.599 %Carver County: 8.398 %Cass County: 8.867 %Chippewa County: 28.334 %Chisago County: 9.989 %Clay County: 11.456 %Clearwater County: 11.513 %Cook County: 9.826 %Cottonwood County: 17.191 %Crow Wing County: 11.065 %Dakota County: 10.128 %Dodge County: 9.093 %Douglas County: 7.18 %Faribault County: 6.402 %Fillmore County: 9.786 %Freeborn County: 8.955 %Goodhue County: 11.452 %Grant County: 11.042 %Hennepin County: 12.301 %Houston County: 8.099 %Hubbard County: 11.837 %Isanti County: 9.01 %Itasca County: 12.641 %Jackson County: 8.573 %Kanabec County: 7.641 %Kandiyohi County: 8.788 %Kittson County: 12.693 %Koochiching County: 8.529 %Lac qui Parle County: 10.101 %Lake County: 14.535 %Lake of the Woods County: 13.099 %Le Sueur County: 8.641 %Lincoln County: 8.516 %Lyon County: 10.233 %McLeod County: 7.37 %Mahnomen County: 5.694 %Marshall County: 13.543 %Martin County: 9.979 %Meeker County: 10.604 %Mille Lacs County: 9.325 %Morrison County: 12.703 %Mower County: 6.962 %Murray County: 9.044 %Nicollet County: 6.641 %Nobles County: 5.35 %Norman County: 7.033 %Olmsted County: 9.122 %Otter Tail County: 9.342 %Pennington County: 7.175 %Pine County: 6.631 %Pipestone County: 9.591 %Polk County: 10.71 %Pope County: 6.504 %Ramsey County: 9.168 %Red Lake County: 18.048 %Redwood County: 7.452 %Renville County: 9.457 %Rice County: 6.729 %Rock County: 7.906 %Roseau County: 9.556 %St. Louis County: 8.399 %Scott County: 8.81 %Sherburne County: 12.717 %Sibley County: 13.883 %Stearns County: 7.892 %Steele County: 7.456 %Stevens County: 6.541 %Swift County: 11.889 %Todd County: 7.501 %Traverse County: 7.85 %Wabasha County: 8.769 %Wadena County: 9.239 %Waseca County: 10.911 %Washington County: 9.009 %Watonwan County: 9.173 %Wilkin County: 13.454 %Winona County: 9.213 %Wright County: 10.643 %Yellow Medicine County: 6.52 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Chippewa County: 28.334 %Chippewa County28.334Red Lake County: 18.048 %Red Lake County18.048Cottonwood County: 17.191 %Cottonwood County17.191Lake County: 14.535 %Lake County14.535Sibley County: 13.883 %Sibley County13.883Marshall County: 13.543 %Marshall County13.543Wilkin County: 13.454 %Wilkin County13.454Lake of the Woods County: 13.099 %Lake of the Woods County13.099Sherburne County: 12.717 %Sherburne County12.717Morrison County: 12.703 %Morrison County12.703Kittson County: 12.693 %Kittson County12.693Itasca County: 12.641 %Itasca County12.641Carlton County: 12.599 %Carlton County12.599Blue Earth County: 12.425 %Blue Earth County12.425Hennepin County: 12.301 %Hennepin County12.301Swift County: 11.889 %Swift County11.889Hubbard County: 11.837 %Hubbard County11.837Clearwater County: 11.513 %Clearwater County11.513Clay County: 11.456 %Clay County11.456Goodhue County: 11.452 %Goodhue County11.452Crow Wing County: 11.065 %Crow Wing County11.065Grant County: 11.042 %Grant County11.042Waseca County: 10.911 %Waseca County10.911Polk County: 10.71 %Polk County10.71Wright County: 10.643 %Wright County10.643Meeker County: 10.604 %Meeker County10.604Benton County: 10.578 %Benton County10.578Lyon County: 10.233 %Lyon County10.233Dakota County: 10.128 %Dakota County10.128Lac qui Parle County: 10.101 %Lac qui Parle County10.101Aitkin County: 9.991 %Aitkin County9.991Chisago County: 9.989 %Chisago County9.989Martin County: 9.979 %Martin County9.979Cook County: 9.826 %Cook County9.826Fillmore County: 9.786 %Fillmore County9.786Pipestone County: 9.591 %Pipestone County9.591Roseau County: 9.556 %Roseau County9.556Renville County: 9.457 %Renville County9.457Otter Tail County: 9.342 %Otter Tail County9.342Mille Lacs County: 9.325 %Mille Lacs County9.325Chippewa County: 28.334 %Chippewa County28.334Red Lake County: 18.048 %Red Lake County18.048Cottonwood County: 17.191 %Cottonwood County17.191Lake County: 14.535 %Lake County14.535Sibley County: 13.883 %Sibley County13.883Marshall County: 13.543 %Marshall County13.543Wilkin County: 13.454 %Wilkin County13.454Lake of the Woods County: 13.099 %Lake of the Woods County13.099Sherburne County: 12.717 %Sherburne County12.717Morrison County: 12.703 %Morrison County12.703Kittson County: 12.693 %Kittson County12.693Itasca County: 12.641 %Itasca County12.641Carlton County: 12.599 %Carlton County12.599Blue Earth County: 12.425 %Blue Earth County12.425Hennepin County: 12.301 %Hennepin County12.301Swift County: 11.889 %Swift County11.889Hubbard County: 11.837 %Hubbard County11.837Clearwater County: 11.513 %Clearwater County11.513Clay County: 11.456 %Clay County11.456Goodhue County: 11.452 %Goodhue County11.452Crow Wing County: 11.065 %Crow Wing County11.065Grant County: 11.042 %Grant County11.042Waseca County: 10.911 %Waseca County10.911Polk County: 10.71 %Polk County10.71Wright County: 10.643 %Wright County10.643Meeker County: 10.604 %Meeker County10.604Benton County: 10.578 %Benton County10.578Lyon County: 10.233 %Lyon County10.233Dakota County: 10.128 %Dakota County10.128Lac qui Parle County: 10.101 %Lac qui Parle County10.101Aitkin County: 9.991 %Aitkin County9.991Chisago County: 9.989 %Chisago County9.989Martin County: 9.979 %Martin County9.979Cook County: 9.826 %Cook County9.826Fillmore County: 9.786 %Fillmore County9.786Pipestone County: 9.591 %Pipestone County9.591Roseau County: 9.556 %Roseau County9.556Renville County: 9.457 %Renville County9.457Otter Tail County: 9.342 %Otter Tail County9.342Mille Lacs County: 9.325 %Mille Lacs County9.325
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Chippewa County28.334+22.04 pts
2Red Lake County18.048-9.73 pts
3Cottonwood County17.191+7.52 pts
4Lake County14.535+2.01 pts
5Sibley County13.883+3.36 pts
6Marshall County13.543+4.79 pts
7Wilkin County13.454-8.43 pts
8Lake of the Woods County13.099+0.85 pts
9Sherburne County12.717+4.08 pts
10Morrison County12.703+1.19 pts
11Kittson County12.693+6.49 pts
12Itasca County12.641+2.94 pts
13Carlton County12.599+4.74 pts
14Blue Earth County12.425+4.5 pts
15Hennepin County12.301+1.62 pts
16Swift County11.889+0.31 pts
17Hubbard County11.837+2.56 pts
18Clearwater County11.513-3.53 pts
19Clay County11.456+3.93 pts
20Goodhue County11.452+3.58 pts
21Crow Wing County11.065+2.05 pts
22Grant County11.042+0.07 pts
23Waseca County10.911-6.91 pts
24Polk County10.71+0.99 pts
25Wright County10.643+1.09 pts
26Meeker County10.604+2.43 pts
27Benton County10.578+1.22 pts
28Lyon County10.233+0.33 pts
29Dakota County10.128-3.95 pts
30Lac qui Parle County10.101-5.79 pts
31Aitkin County9.991+1.21 pts
32Chisago County9.989+0.13 pts
33Martin County9.979+2.94 pts
34Cook County9.826+1.01 pts
35Fillmore County9.786+0.63 pts
36Pipestone County9.591+1.33 pts
37Roseau County9.556+3.9 pts
38Renville County9.457+0.73 pts
39Otter Tail County9.342-0.77 pts
40Mille Lacs County9.325+0.02 pts
41Wadena County9.239+1.09 pts
42Winona County9.213+0.57 pts
43Watonwan County9.173-1.13 pts
44Ramsey County9.168+0.69 pts
45Olmsted County9.122-0.76 pts
46Dodge County9.093+0.38 pts
47Murray County9.044+2.24 pts
48Isanti County9.01-0.86 pts
49Washington County9.009-0.69 pts
50Freeborn County8.955+1.58 pts
51Cass County8.867-1.3 pts
52Big Stone County8.836-0.84 pts
53Scott County8.81-0.61 pts
54Kandiyohi County8.788+0.83 pts
55Wabasha County8.769-2.57 pts
56Le Sueur County8.641+1.11 pts
57Jackson County8.573-5.85 pts
58Koochiching County8.529-2.69 pts
59Lincoln County8.516-0.83 pts
60Anoka County8.45+0.17 pts
61St. Louis County8.399-2.25 pts
62Carver County8.398+0.25 pts
63Houston County8.099-0.97 pts
64Beltrami County7.975-1.39 pts
65Rock County7.906-0.21 pts
66Stearns County7.892-0.55 pts
67Traverse County7.85-1.14 pts
68Becker County7.782-2.08 pts
69Kanabec County7.641-5.35 pts
70Todd County7.501-3.11 pts
71Steele County7.456-0.52 pts
72Redwood County7.452-0.29 pts
73McLeod County7.37-0.04 pts
74Douglas County7.18-1.42 pts
75Pennington County7.175+2.69 pts
76Norman County7.033-0.46 pts
77Mower County6.962-0.47 pts
78Rice County6.729-1.61 pts
79Nicollet County6.641-0.4 pts
80Pine County6.631-3.52 pts
81Stevens County6.541+0.07 pts
82Yellow Medicine County6.52-1.08 pts
83Pope County6.504+0.49 pts
84Faribault County6.402-5.45 pts
85Brown County5.966+1.2 pts
86Mahnomen County5.694-0.07 pts
87Nobles County5.35-2.49 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Chippewa County, with 28.334% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Nobles County, with 5.35% in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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