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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Renville County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2017, at 19.66%. Benton County had the lowest, at 6.436%. The median was 10.967% and the figure for Minnesota was 11.233%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.66Renville County
Lowest6.436Benton County
Median10.96787 counties
Minnesota11.233History

Map of counties, 2017

Aitkin County: 9.471 %Anoka County: 10.121 %Becker County: 15.243 %Beltrami County: 16.02 %Benton County: 6.436 %Big Stone County: 10.357 %Blue Earth County: 9.381 %Brown County: 12.073 %Carlton County: 8.52 %Carver County: 12.323 %Cass County: 17.492 %Chippewa County: 9.347 %Chisago County: 10.635 %Clay County: 11.775 %Clearwater County: 16.145 %Cook County: 11.426 %Cottonwood County: 11.094 %Crow Wing County: 8.219 %Dakota County: 9.415 %Dodge County: 13.961 %Douglas County: 12.068 %Faribault County: 13.552 %Fillmore County: 10.383 %Freeborn County: 11.38 %Goodhue County: 8.206 %Grant County: 10.09 %Hennepin County: 11.716 %Houston County: 11.745 %Hubbard County: 11.493 %Isanti County: 9.927 %Itasca County: 18.062 %Jackson County: 8.114 %Kanabec County: 10.221 %Kandiyohi County: 12.572 %Kittson County: 6.771 %Koochiching County: 11.839 %Lac qui Parle County: 12.449 %Lake County: 7.065 %Lake of the Woods County: 14.328 %Le Sueur County: 9.726 %Lincoln County: 16.302 %Lyon County: 11.672 %McLeod County: 13.361 %Mahnomen County: 10.392 %Marshall County: 18.999 %Martin County: 14.2 %Meeker County: 12.604 %Mille Lacs County: 12.465 %Morrison County: 13.041 %Mower County: 10.568 %Murray County: 14.042 %Nicollet County: 8.289 %Nobles County: 12.367 %Norman County: 14.291 %Olmsted County: 9.987 %Otter Tail County: 10.967 %Pennington County: 9.807 %Pine County: 10.717 %Pipestone County: 9.249 %Polk County: 9.81 %Pope County: 9.973 %Ramsey County: 11.291 %Red Lake County: 8.409 %Redwood County: 10.613 %Renville County: 19.66 %Rice County: 9.545 %Rock County: 11.198 %Roseau County: 7.436 %St. Louis County: 10.301 %Scott County: 9.667 %Sherburne County: 11.732 %Sibley County: 12.039 %Stearns County: 9.495 %Steele County: 6.833 %Stevens County: 7.555 %Swift County: 10.113 %Todd County: 8.521 %Traverse County: 14.916 %Wabasha County: 14.915 %Wadena County: 9.341 %Waseca County: 10.525 %Washington County: 14.051 %Watonwan County: 8.27 %Wilkin County: 17.505 %Winona County: 18.641 %Wright County: 12.366 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.812 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Renville County: 19.66 %Renville County19.66Marshall County: 18.999 %Marshall County18.999Winona County: 18.641 %Winona County18.641Itasca County: 18.062 %Itasca County18.062Wilkin County: 17.505 %Wilkin County17.505Cass County: 17.492 %Cass County17.492Lincoln County: 16.302 %Lincoln County16.302Clearwater County: 16.145 %Clearwater County16.145Beltrami County: 16.02 %Beltrami County16.02Becker County: 15.243 %Becker County15.243Traverse County: 14.916 %Traverse County14.916Wabasha County: 14.915 %Wabasha County14.915Lake of the Woods County: 14.328 %Lake of the Woods County14.328Norman County: 14.291 %Norman County14.291Martin County: 14.2 %Martin County14.2Washington County: 14.051 %Washington County14.051Murray County: 14.042 %Murray County14.042Dodge County: 13.961 %Dodge County13.961Faribault County: 13.552 %Faribault County13.552McLeod County: 13.361 %McLeod County13.361Morrison County: 13.041 %Morrison County13.041Meeker County: 12.604 %Meeker County12.604Kandiyohi County: 12.572 %Kandiyohi County12.572Mille Lacs County: 12.465 %Mille Lacs County12.465Lac qui Parle County: 12.449 %Lac qui Parle County12.449Nobles County: 12.367 %Nobles County12.367Wright County: 12.366 %Wright County12.366Carver County: 12.323 %Carver County12.323Brown County: 12.073 %Brown County12.073Douglas County: 12.068 %Douglas County12.068Sibley County: 12.039 %Sibley County12.039Koochiching County: 11.839 %Koochiching County11.839Clay County: 11.775 %Clay County11.775Houston County: 11.745 %Houston County11.745Sherburne County: 11.732 %Sherburne County11.732Hennepin County: 11.716 %Hennepin County11.716Lyon County: 11.672 %Lyon County11.672Hubbard County: 11.493 %Hubbard County11.493Cook County: 11.426 %Cook County11.426Freeborn County: 11.38 %Freeborn County11.38Renville County: 19.66 %Renville County19.66Marshall County: 18.999 %Marshall County18.999Winona County: 18.641 %Winona County18.641Itasca County: 18.062 %Itasca County18.062Wilkin County: 17.505 %Wilkin County17.505Cass County: 17.492 %Cass County17.492Lincoln County: 16.302 %Lincoln County16.302Clearwater County: 16.145 %Clearwater County16.145Beltrami County: 16.02 %Beltrami County16.02Becker County: 15.243 %Becker County15.243Traverse County: 14.916 %Traverse County14.916Wabasha County: 14.915 %Wabasha County14.915Lake of the Woods County: 14.328 %Lake of the Woods County14.328Norman County: 14.291 %Norman County14.291Martin County: 14.2 %Martin County14.2Washington County: 14.051 %Washington County14.051Murray County: 14.042 %Murray County14.042Dodge County: 13.961 %Dodge County13.961Faribault County: 13.552 %Faribault County13.552McLeod County: 13.361 %McLeod County13.361Morrison County: 13.041 %Morrison County13.041Meeker County: 12.604 %Meeker County12.604Kandiyohi County: 12.572 %Kandiyohi County12.572Mille Lacs County: 12.465 %Mille Lacs County12.465Lac qui Parle County: 12.449 %Lac qui Parle County12.449Nobles County: 12.367 %Nobles County12.367Wright County: 12.366 %Wright County12.366Carver County: 12.323 %Carver County12.323Brown County: 12.073 %Brown County12.073Douglas County: 12.068 %Douglas County12.068Sibley County: 12.039 %Sibley County12.039Koochiching County: 11.839 %Koochiching County11.839Clay County: 11.775 %Clay County11.775Houston County: 11.745 %Houston County11.745Sherburne County: 11.732 %Sherburne County11.732Hennepin County: 11.716 %Hennepin County11.716Lyon County: 11.672 %Lyon County11.672Hubbard County: 11.493 %Hubbard County11.493Cook County: 11.426 %Cook County11.426Freeborn County: 11.38 %Freeborn County11.38
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Renville County19.66+10.2 pts
2Marshall County18.999+5.46 pts
3Winona County18.641+9.43 pts
4Itasca County18.062+5.42 pts
5Wilkin County17.505+4.05 pts
6Cass County17.492+8.63 pts
7Lincoln County16.302+7.79 pts
8Clearwater County16.145+4.63 pts
9Beltrami County16.02+8.04 pts
10Becker County15.243+7.46 pts
11Traverse County14.916+7.07 pts
12Wabasha County14.915+6.15 pts
13Lake of the Woods County14.328+1.23 pts
14Norman County14.291+7.26 pts
15Martin County14.2+4.22 pts
16Washington County14.051+5.04 pts
17Murray County14.042+5 pts
18Dodge County13.961+4.87 pts
19Faribault County13.552+7.15 pts
20McLeod County13.361+5.99 pts
21Morrison County13.041+0.34 pts
22Meeker County12.604+2 pts
23Kandiyohi County12.572+3.78 pts
24Mille Lacs County12.465+3.14 pts
25Lac qui Parle County12.449+2.35 pts
26Nobles County12.367+7.02 pts
27Wright County12.366+1.72 pts
28Carver County12.323+3.93 pts
29Brown County12.073+6.11 pts
30Douglas County12.068+4.89 pts
31Sibley County12.039-1.84 pts
32Koochiching County11.839+3.31 pts
33Clay County11.775+0.32 pts
34Houston County11.745+3.65 pts
35Sherburne County11.732-0.99 pts
36Hennepin County11.716-0.59 pts
37Lyon County11.672+1.44 pts
38Hubbard County11.493-0.34 pts
39Cook County11.426+1.6 pts
40Freeborn County11.38+2.43 pts
41Ramsey County11.291+2.12 pts
42Rock County11.198+3.29 pts
43Cottonwood County11.094-6.1 pts
44Otter Tail County10.967+1.63 pts
45Pine County10.717+4.09 pts
46Chisago County10.635+0.65 pts
47Redwood County10.613+3.16 pts
48Mower County10.568+3.61 pts
49Waseca County10.525-0.39 pts
50Mahnomen County10.392+4.7 pts
51Fillmore County10.383+0.6 pts
52Big Stone County10.357+1.52 pts
53St. Louis County10.301+1.9 pts
54Kanabec County10.221+2.58 pts
55Anoka County10.121+1.67 pts
56Swift County10.113-1.78 pts
57Grant County10.09-0.95 pts
58Olmsted County9.987+0.87 pts
59Pope County9.973+3.47 pts
60Isanti County9.927+0.92 pts
61Polk County9.81-0.9 pts
62Pennington County9.807+2.63 pts
63Le Sueur County9.726+1.09 pts
64Scott County9.667+0.86 pts
65Rice County9.545+2.82 pts
66Stearns County9.495+1.6 pts
67Aitkin County9.471-0.52 pts
68Dakota County9.415-0.71 pts
69Blue Earth County9.381-3.04 pts
70Chippewa County9.347-18.99 pts
71Wadena County9.341+0.1 pts
72Pipestone County9.249-0.34 pts
73Yellow Medicine County8.812+2.29 pts
74Todd County8.521+1.02 pts
75Carlton County8.52-4.08 pts
76Red Lake County8.409-9.64 pts
77Nicollet County8.289+1.65 pts
78Watonwan County8.27-0.9 pts
79Crow Wing County8.219-2.85 pts
80Goodhue County8.206-3.25 pts
81Jackson County8.114-0.46 pts
82Stevens County7.555+1.01 pts
83Roseau County7.436-2.12 pts
84Lake County7.065-7.47 pts
85Steele County6.833-0.62 pts
86Kittson County6.771-5.92 pts
87Benton County6.436-4.14 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Renville County, with 19.66% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Benton County, with 6.436% in 2017.

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