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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Jackson County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2018, at 28.043%. Pennington County had the lowest, at 4.54%. The median was 9.912% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.256%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.043Jackson County
Lowest4.54Pennington County
Median9.91287 counties
Minnesota10.256History

Map of counties, 2018

Aitkin County: 8.335 %Anoka County: 9.912 %Becker County: 10.8 %Beltrami County: 10.459 %Benton County: 11.402 %Big Stone County: 12.709 %Blue Earth County: 12.81 %Brown County: 8.608 %Carlton County: 15.012 %Carver County: 9.065 %Cass County: 12.243 %Chippewa County: 10.105 %Chisago County: 11.068 %Clay County: 11.011 %Clearwater County: 17.945 %Cook County: 7.879 %Cottonwood County: 6.01 %Crow Wing County: 10.499 %Dakota County: 10.103 %Dodge County: 13.689 %Douglas County: 7.961 %Faribault County: 9.994 %Fillmore County: 12.888 %Freeborn County: 11.249 %Goodhue County: 8.023 %Grant County: 10.102 %Hennepin County: 10.912 %Houston County: 18.657 %Hubbard County: 7.9 %Isanti County: 11.405 %Itasca County: 11.345 %Jackson County: 28.043 %Kanabec County: 14.058 %Kandiyohi County: 15.799 %Kittson County: 13.198 %Koochiching County: 7.255 %Lac qui Parle County: 9.911 %Lake County: 7.512 %Lake of the Woods County: 7.565 %Le Sueur County: 9.433 %Lincoln County: 18.468 %Lyon County: 7.54 %McLeod County: 9.005 %Mahnomen County: 7.801 %Marshall County: 10.141 %Martin County: 9.665 %Meeker County: 11.84 %Mille Lacs County: 10.659 %Morrison County: 9.698 %Mower County: 7.179 %Murray County: 7.263 %Nicollet County: 8.024 %Nobles County: 8.791 %Norman County: 8.586 %Olmsted County: 9.57 %Otter Tail County: 10.321 %Pennington County: 4.54 %Pine County: 11.021 %Pipestone County: 10.554 %Polk County: 8.274 %Pope County: 7.054 %Ramsey County: 9.233 %Red Lake County: 9.706 %Redwood County: 7.498 %Renville County: 13.005 %Rice County: 6.382 %Rock County: 9.397 %Roseau County: 8.767 %St. Louis County: 9.968 %Scott County: 8.842 %Sherburne County: 13.372 %Sibley County: 8.645 %Stearns County: 10.571 %Steele County: 7.526 %Stevens County: 8.133 %Swift County: 10.928 %Todd County: 7.618 %Traverse County: 20.089 %Wabasha County: 10.337 %Wadena County: 11.142 %Waseca County: 22.324 %Washington County: 9.652 %Watonwan County: 7.646 %Wilkin County: 12.308 %Winona County: 6.776 %Wright County: 9.295 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.703 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jackson County: 28.043 %Jackson County28.043Waseca County: 22.324 %Waseca County22.324Traverse County: 20.089 %Traverse County20.089Houston County: 18.657 %Houston County18.657Lincoln County: 18.468 %Lincoln County18.468Clearwater County: 17.945 %Clearwater County17.945Kandiyohi County: 15.799 %Kandiyohi County15.799Carlton County: 15.012 %Carlton County15.012Kanabec County: 14.058 %Kanabec County14.058Dodge County: 13.689 %Dodge County13.689Sherburne County: 13.372 %Sherburne County13.372Kittson County: 13.198 %Kittson County13.198Renville County: 13.005 %Renville County13.005Fillmore County: 12.888 %Fillmore County12.888Blue Earth County: 12.81 %Blue Earth County12.81Big Stone County: 12.709 %Big Stone County12.709Wilkin County: 12.308 %Wilkin County12.308Cass County: 12.243 %Cass County12.243Meeker County: 11.84 %Meeker County11.84Isanti County: 11.405 %Isanti County11.405Benton County: 11.402 %Benton County11.402Itasca County: 11.345 %Itasca County11.345Freeborn County: 11.249 %Freeborn County11.249Wadena County: 11.142 %Wadena County11.142Chisago County: 11.068 %Chisago County11.068Pine County: 11.021 %Pine County11.021Clay County: 11.011 %Clay County11.011Swift County: 10.928 %Swift County10.928Hennepin County: 10.912 %Hennepin County10.912Becker County: 10.8 %Becker County10.8Mille Lacs County: 10.659 %Mille Lacs County10.659Stearns County: 10.571 %Stearns County10.571Pipestone County: 10.554 %Pipestone County10.554Crow Wing County: 10.499 %Crow Wing County10.499Beltrami County: 10.459 %Beltrami County10.459Wabasha County: 10.337 %Wabasha County10.337Otter Tail County: 10.321 %Otter Tail County10.321Marshall County: 10.141 %Marshall County10.141Chippewa County: 10.105 %Chippewa County10.105Dakota County: 10.103 %Dakota County10.103Jackson County: 28.043 %Jackson County28.043Waseca County: 22.324 %Waseca County22.324Traverse County: 20.089 %Traverse County20.089Houston County: 18.657 %Houston County18.657Lincoln County: 18.468 %Lincoln County18.468Clearwater County: 17.945 %Clearwater County17.945Kandiyohi County: 15.799 %Kandiyohi County15.799Carlton County: 15.012 %Carlton County15.012Kanabec County: 14.058 %Kanabec County14.058Dodge County: 13.689 %Dodge County13.689Sherburne County: 13.372 %Sherburne County13.372Kittson County: 13.198 %Kittson County13.198Renville County: 13.005 %Renville County13.005Fillmore County: 12.888 %Fillmore County12.888Blue Earth County: 12.81 %Blue Earth County12.81Big Stone County: 12.709 %Big Stone County12.709Wilkin County: 12.308 %Wilkin County12.308Cass County: 12.243 %Cass County12.243Meeker County: 11.84 %Meeker County11.84Isanti County: 11.405 %Isanti County11.405Benton County: 11.402 %Benton County11.402Itasca County: 11.345 %Itasca County11.345Freeborn County: 11.249 %Freeborn County11.249Wadena County: 11.142 %Wadena County11.142Chisago County: 11.068 %Chisago County11.068Pine County: 11.021 %Pine County11.021Clay County: 11.011 %Clay County11.011Swift County: 10.928 %Swift County10.928Hennepin County: 10.912 %Hennepin County10.912Becker County: 10.8 %Becker County10.8Mille Lacs County: 10.659 %Mille Lacs County10.659Stearns County: 10.571 %Stearns County10.571Pipestone County: 10.554 %Pipestone County10.554Crow Wing County: 10.499 %Crow Wing County10.499Beltrami County: 10.459 %Beltrami County10.459Wabasha County: 10.337 %Wabasha County10.337Otter Tail County: 10.321 %Otter Tail County10.321Marshall County: 10.141 %Marshall County10.141Chippewa County: 10.105 %Chippewa County10.105Dakota County: 10.103 %Dakota County10.103
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jackson County28.043+19.93 pts
2Waseca County22.324+11.8 pts
3Traverse County20.089+5.17 pts
4Houston County18.657+6.91 pts
5Lincoln County18.468+2.17 pts
6Clearwater County17.945+1.8 pts
7Kandiyohi County15.799+3.23 pts
8Carlton County15.012+6.49 pts
9Kanabec County14.058+3.84 pts
10Dodge County13.689-0.27 pts
11Sherburne County13.372+1.64 pts
12Kittson County13.198+6.43 pts
13Renville County13.005-6.65 pts
14Fillmore County12.888+2.51 pts
15Blue Earth County12.81+3.43 pts
16Big Stone County12.709+2.35 pts
17Wilkin County12.308-5.2 pts
18Cass County12.243-5.25 pts
19Meeker County11.84-0.76 pts
20Isanti County11.405+1.48 pts
21Benton County11.402+4.97 pts
22Itasca County11.345-6.72 pts
23Freeborn County11.249-0.13 pts
24Wadena County11.142+1.8 pts
25Chisago County11.068+0.43 pts
26Pine County11.021+0.3 pts
27Clay County11.011-0.76 pts
28Swift County10.928+0.82 pts
29Hennepin County10.912-0.8 pts
30Becker County10.8-4.44 pts
31Mille Lacs County10.659-1.81 pts
32Stearns County10.571+1.08 pts
33Pipestone County10.554+1.3 pts
34Crow Wing County10.499+2.28 pts
35Beltrami County10.459-5.56 pts
36Wabasha County10.337-4.58 pts
37Otter Tail County10.321-0.65 pts
38Marshall County10.141-8.86 pts
39Chippewa County10.105+0.76 pts
40Dakota County10.103+0.69 pts
41Grant County10.102+0.01 pts
42Faribault County9.994-3.56 pts
43St. Louis County9.968-0.33 pts
44Anoka County9.912-0.21 pts
45Lac qui Parle County9.911-2.54 pts
46Red Lake County9.706+1.3 pts
47Morrison County9.698-3.34 pts
48Martin County9.665-4.54 pts
49Washington County9.652-4.4 pts
50Olmsted County9.57-0.42 pts
51Le Sueur County9.433-0.29 pts
52Rock County9.397-1.8 pts
53Wright County9.295-3.07 pts
54Ramsey County9.233-2.06 pts
55Carver County9.065-3.26 pts
56McLeod County9.005-4.36 pts
57Scott County8.842-0.82 pts
58Nobles County8.791-3.58 pts
59Roseau County8.767+1.33 pts
60Yellow Medicine County8.703-0.11 pts
61Sibley County8.645-3.39 pts
62Brown County8.608-3.46 pts
63Norman County8.586-5.71 pts
64Aitkin County8.335-1.14 pts
65Polk County8.274-1.54 pts
66Stevens County8.133+0.58 pts
67Nicollet County8.024-0.27 pts
68Goodhue County8.023-0.18 pts
69Douglas County7.961-4.11 pts
70Hubbard County7.9-3.59 pts
71Cook County7.879-3.55 pts
72Mahnomen County7.801-2.59 pts
73Watonwan County7.646-0.62 pts
74Todd County7.618-0.9 pts
75Lake of the Woods County7.565-6.76 pts
76Lyon County7.54-4.13 pts
77Steele County7.526+0.69 pts
78Lake County7.512+0.45 pts
79Redwood County7.498-3.11 pts
80Murray County7.263-6.78 pts
81Koochiching County7.255-4.58 pts
82Mower County7.179-3.39 pts
83Pope County7.054-2.92 pts
84Winona County6.776-11.86 pts
85Rice County6.382-3.16 pts
86Cottonwood County6.01-5.08 pts
87Pennington County4.54-5.27 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 28.043% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Pennington County, with 4.54% in 2018.

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