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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Faribault County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2019, at 19.571%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 2.558%. The median was 9.503% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.194%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.571Faribault County
Lowest2.558Mahnomen County
Median9.50387 counties
Minnesota10.194History

Map of counties, 2019

Aitkin County: 10.448 %Anoka County: 8.669 %Becker County: 6.402 %Beltrami County: 8.064 %Benton County: 8.023 %Big Stone County: 6.838 %Blue Earth County: 10.842 %Brown County: 6.824 %Carlton County: 7.58 %Carver County: 7.351 %Cass County: 8.753 %Chippewa County: 6.452 %Chisago County: 9.688 %Clay County: 8.647 %Clearwater County: 11.01 %Cook County: 11.957 %Cottonwood County: 9.766 %Crow Wing County: 9.348 %Dakota County: 11.581 %Dodge County: 13.017 %Douglas County: 9.32 %Faribault County: 19.571 %Fillmore County: 9.655 %Freeborn County: 9.004 %Goodhue County: 9.503 %Grant County: 10.863 %Hennepin County: 11.281 %Houston County: 8.593 %Hubbard County: 9.305 %Isanti County: 9.202 %Itasca County: 11.871 %Jackson County: 7.844 %Kanabec County: 10.618 %Kandiyohi County: 8.901 %Kittson County: 11.656 %Koochiching County: 9.779 %Lac qui Parle County: 9.71 %Lake County: 9.92 %Lake of the Woods County: 9.836 %Le Sueur County: 10.118 %Lincoln County: 11.302 %Lyon County: 14.304 %McLeod County: 10.308 %Mahnomen County: 2.558 %Marshall County: 14.81 %Martin County: 9.123 %Meeker County: 10.407 %Mille Lacs County: 9.756 %Morrison County: 10.031 %Mower County: 7.085 %Murray County: 6.401 %Nicollet County: 11.015 %Nobles County: 5.739 %Norman County: 13.552 %Olmsted County: 8.968 %Otter Tail County: 10.226 %Pennington County: 9.5 %Pine County: 10.307 %Pipestone County: 8.606 %Polk County: 8.466 %Pope County: 7.211 %Ramsey County: 8.948 %Red Lake County: 17.244 %Redwood County: 8.36 %Renville County: 10.112 %Rice County: 7.037 %Rock County: 14.492 %Roseau County: 4.408 %St. Louis County: 9.448 %Scott County: 8.036 %Sherburne County: 8.783 %Sibley County: 8.876 %Stearns County: 8.224 %Steele County: 6.314 %Stevens County: 9.398 %Swift County: 7.317 %Todd County: 10.718 %Traverse County: 11.177 %Wabasha County: 9.576 %Wadena County: 12.621 %Waseca County: 11.328 %Washington County: 10.849 %Watonwan County: 10.092 %Wilkin County: 10.778 %Winona County: 8.179 %Wright County: 9.514 %Yellow Medicine County: 7.882 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Faribault County: 19.571 %Faribault County19.571Red Lake County: 17.244 %Red Lake County17.244Marshall County: 14.81 %Marshall County14.81Rock County: 14.492 %Rock County14.492Lyon County: 14.304 %Lyon County14.304Norman County: 13.552 %Norman County13.552Dodge County: 13.017 %Dodge County13.017Wadena County: 12.621 %Wadena County12.621Cook County: 11.957 %Cook County11.957Itasca County: 11.871 %Itasca County11.871Kittson County: 11.656 %Kittson County11.656Dakota County: 11.581 %Dakota County11.581Waseca County: 11.328 %Waseca County11.328Lincoln County: 11.302 %Lincoln County11.302Hennepin County: 11.281 %Hennepin County11.281Traverse County: 11.177 %Traverse County11.177Nicollet County: 11.015 %Nicollet County11.015Clearwater County: 11.01 %Clearwater County11.01Grant County: 10.863 %Grant County10.863Washington County: 10.849 %Washington County10.849Blue Earth County: 10.842 %Blue Earth County10.842Wilkin County: 10.778 %Wilkin County10.778Todd County: 10.718 %Todd County10.718Kanabec County: 10.618 %Kanabec County10.618Aitkin County: 10.448 %Aitkin County10.448Meeker County: 10.407 %Meeker County10.407McLeod County: 10.308 %McLeod County10.308Pine County: 10.307 %Pine County10.307Otter Tail County: 10.226 %Otter Tail County10.226Le Sueur County: 10.118 %Le Sueur County10.118Renville County: 10.112 %Renville County10.112Watonwan County: 10.092 %Watonwan County10.092Morrison County: 10.031 %Morrison County10.031Lake County: 9.92 %Lake County9.92Lake of the Woods County: 9.836 %Lake of the Woods County9.836Koochiching County: 9.779 %Koochiching County9.779Cottonwood County: 9.766 %Cottonwood County9.766Mille Lacs County: 9.756 %Mille Lacs County9.756Lac qui Parle County: 9.71 %Lac qui Parle County9.71Chisago County: 9.688 %Chisago County9.688Faribault County: 19.571 %Faribault County19.571Red Lake County: 17.244 %Red Lake County17.244Marshall County: 14.81 %Marshall County14.81Rock County: 14.492 %Rock County14.492Lyon County: 14.304 %Lyon County14.304Norman County: 13.552 %Norman County13.552Dodge County: 13.017 %Dodge County13.017Wadena County: 12.621 %Wadena County12.621Cook County: 11.957 %Cook County11.957Itasca County: 11.871 %Itasca County11.871Kittson County: 11.656 %Kittson County11.656Dakota County: 11.581 %Dakota County11.581Waseca County: 11.328 %Waseca County11.328Lincoln County: 11.302 %Lincoln County11.302Hennepin County: 11.281 %Hennepin County11.281Traverse County: 11.177 %Traverse County11.177Nicollet County: 11.015 %Nicollet County11.015Clearwater County: 11.01 %Clearwater County11.01Grant County: 10.863 %Grant County10.863Washington County: 10.849 %Washington County10.849Blue Earth County: 10.842 %Blue Earth County10.842Wilkin County: 10.778 %Wilkin County10.778Todd County: 10.718 %Todd County10.718Kanabec County: 10.618 %Kanabec County10.618Aitkin County: 10.448 %Aitkin County10.448Meeker County: 10.407 %Meeker County10.407McLeod County: 10.308 %McLeod County10.308Pine County: 10.307 %Pine County10.307Otter Tail County: 10.226 %Otter Tail County10.226Le Sueur County: 10.118 %Le Sueur County10.118Renville County: 10.112 %Renville County10.112Watonwan County: 10.092 %Watonwan County10.092Morrison County: 10.031 %Morrison County10.031Lake County: 9.92 %Lake County9.92Lake of the Woods County: 9.836 %Lake of the Woods County9.836Koochiching County: 9.779 %Koochiching County9.779Cottonwood County: 9.766 %Cottonwood County9.766Mille Lacs County: 9.756 %Mille Lacs County9.756Lac qui Parle County: 9.71 %Lac qui Parle County9.71Chisago County: 9.688 %Chisago County9.688
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Faribault County19.571+9.58 pts
2Red Lake County17.244+7.54 pts
3Marshall County14.81+4.67 pts
4Rock County14.492+5.1 pts
5Lyon County14.304+6.76 pts
6Norman County13.552+4.97 pts
7Dodge County13.017-0.67 pts
8Wadena County12.621+1.48 pts
9Cook County11.957+4.08 pts
10Itasca County11.871+0.53 pts
11Kittson County11.656-1.54 pts
12Dakota County11.581+1.48 pts
13Waseca County11.328-11 pts
14Lincoln County11.302-7.17 pts
15Hennepin County11.281+0.37 pts
16Traverse County11.177-8.91 pts
17Nicollet County11.015+2.99 pts
18Clearwater County11.01-6.94 pts
19Grant County10.863+0.76 pts
20Washington County10.849+1.2 pts
21Blue Earth County10.842-1.97 pts
22Wilkin County10.778-1.53 pts
23Todd County10.718+3.1 pts
24Kanabec County10.618-3.44 pts
25Aitkin County10.448+2.11 pts
26Meeker County10.407-1.43 pts
27McLeod County10.308+1.3 pts
28Pine County10.307-0.71 pts
29Otter Tail County10.226-0.09 pts
30Le Sueur County10.118+0.69 pts
31Renville County10.112-2.89 pts
32Watonwan County10.092+2.45 pts
33Morrison County10.031+0.33 pts
34Lake County9.92+2.41 pts
35Lake of the Woods County9.836+2.27 pts
36Koochiching County9.779+2.52 pts
37Cottonwood County9.766+3.76 pts
38Mille Lacs County9.756-0.9 pts
39Lac qui Parle County9.71-0.2 pts
40Chisago County9.688-1.38 pts
41Fillmore County9.655-3.23 pts
42Wabasha County9.576-0.76 pts
43Wright County9.514+0.22 pts
44Goodhue County9.503+1.48 pts
45Pennington County9.5+4.96 pts
46St. Louis County9.448-0.52 pts
47Stevens County9.398+1.27 pts
48Crow Wing County9.348-1.15 pts
49Douglas County9.32+1.36 pts
50Hubbard County9.305+1.4 pts
51Isanti County9.202-2.2 pts
52Martin County9.123-0.54 pts
53Freeborn County9.004-2.25 pts
54Olmsted County8.968-0.6 pts
55Ramsey County8.948-0.29 pts
56Kandiyohi County8.901-6.9 pts
57Sibley County8.876+0.23 pts
58Sherburne County8.783-4.59 pts
59Cass County8.753-3.49 pts
60Anoka County8.669-1.24 pts
61Clay County8.647-2.36 pts
62Pipestone County8.606-1.95 pts
63Houston County8.593-10.06 pts
64Polk County8.466+0.19 pts
65Redwood County8.36+0.86 pts
66Stearns County8.224-2.35 pts
67Winona County8.179+1.4 pts
68Beltrami County8.064-2.39 pts
69Scott County8.036-0.81 pts
70Benton County8.023-3.38 pts
71Yellow Medicine County7.882-0.82 pts
72Jackson County7.844-20.2 pts
73Carlton County7.58-7.43 pts
74Carver County7.351-1.71 pts
75Swift County7.317-3.61 pts
76Pope County7.211+0.16 pts
77Mower County7.085-0.09 pts
78Rice County7.037+0.66 pts
79Big Stone County6.838-5.87 pts
80Brown County6.824-1.78 pts
81Chippewa County6.452-3.65 pts
82Becker County6.402-4.4 pts
83Murray County6.401-0.86 pts
84Steele County6.314-1.21 pts
85Nobles County5.739-3.05 pts
86Roseau County4.408-4.36 pts
87Mahnomen County2.558-5.24 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Faribault County, with 19.571% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mahnomen County, with 2.558% in 2019.

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