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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Lincoln County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2020, at 17.62%. Nicollet County had the lowest, at 5.561%. The median was 9.941% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.922%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.62Lincoln County
Lowest5.561Nicollet County
Median9.94187 counties
Minnesota9.922History

Map of counties, 2020

Aitkin County: 11.526 %Anoka County: 9.9 %Becker County: 7.908 %Beltrami County: 7.949 %Benton County: 10.215 %Big Stone County: 10.262 %Blue Earth County: 8.27 %Brown County: 9.13 %Carlton County: 12.275 %Carver County: 8.295 %Cass County: 17.364 %Chippewa County: 8.591 %Chisago County: 9.837 %Clay County: 10.614 %Clearwater County: 13.798 %Cook County: 17.579 %Cottonwood County: 12.743 %Crow Wing County: 11.339 %Dakota County: 10.226 %Dodge County: 9.797 %Douglas County: 7.745 %Faribault County: 11.895 %Fillmore County: 8.672 %Freeborn County: 7.815 %Goodhue County: 10.998 %Grant County: 10.083 %Hennepin County: 10.063 %Houston County: 9.662 %Hubbard County: 11.225 %Isanti County: 11.887 %Itasca County: 11.047 %Jackson County: 13.628 %Kanabec County: 10.054 %Kandiyohi County: 8.33 %Kittson County: 11.039 %Koochiching County: 12.408 %Lac qui Parle County: 11.072 %Lake County: 13.652 %Lake of the Woods County: 8.76 %Le Sueur County: 11.914 %Lincoln County: 17.62 %Lyon County: 13.729 %McLeod County: 11.039 %Mahnomen County: 8.065 %Marshall County: 6.878 %Martin County: 8.059 %Meeker County: 9.32 %Mille Lacs County: 7.772 %Morrison County: 8.314 %Mower County: 6.122 %Murray County: 13.161 %Nicollet County: 5.561 %Nobles County: 7.375 %Norman County: 11.63 %Olmsted County: 8.014 %Otter Tail County: 8.578 %Pennington County: 10.825 %Pine County: 9.557 %Pipestone County: 15.67 %Polk County: 11.271 %Pope County: 9.876 %Ramsey County: 10.075 %Red Lake County: 8.95 %Redwood County: 10.34 %Renville County: 9.459 %Rice County: 7.756 %Rock County: 10.271 %Roseau County: 14.227 %St. Louis County: 9.75 %Scott County: 7.788 %Sherburne County: 12.587 %Sibley County: 10.253 %Stearns County: 10.56 %Steele County: 9.745 %Stevens County: 7.215 %Swift County: 9.305 %Todd County: 7.418 %Traverse County: 9.153 %Wabasha County: 9.941 %Wadena County: 8.037 %Waseca County: 17.53 %Washington County: 10.64 %Watonwan County: 8.398 %Wilkin County: 10.135 %Winona County: 7.487 %Wright County: 7.819 %Yellow Medicine County: 8.242 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Lincoln County: 17.62 %Lincoln County17.62Cook County: 17.579 %Cook County17.579Waseca County: 17.53 %Waseca County17.53Cass County: 17.364 %Cass County17.364Pipestone County: 15.67 %Pipestone County15.67Roseau County: 14.227 %Roseau County14.227Clearwater County: 13.798 %Clearwater County13.798Lyon County: 13.729 %Lyon County13.729Lake County: 13.652 %Lake County13.652Jackson County: 13.628 %Jackson County13.628Murray County: 13.161 %Murray County13.161Cottonwood County: 12.743 %Cottonwood County12.743Sherburne County: 12.587 %Sherburne County12.587Koochiching County: 12.408 %Koochiching County12.408Carlton County: 12.275 %Carlton County12.275Le Sueur County: 11.914 %Le Sueur County11.914Faribault County: 11.895 %Faribault County11.895Isanti County: 11.887 %Isanti County11.887Norman County: 11.63 %Norman County11.63Aitkin County: 11.526 %Aitkin County11.526Crow Wing County: 11.339 %Crow Wing County11.339Polk County: 11.271 %Polk County11.271Hubbard County: 11.225 %Hubbard County11.225Lac qui Parle County: 11.072 %Lac qui Parle County11.072Itasca County: 11.047 %Itasca County11.047Kittson County: 11.039 %Kittson County11.039McLeod County: 11.039 %McLeod County11.039Goodhue County: 10.998 %Goodhue County10.998Pennington County: 10.825 %Pennington County10.825Washington County: 10.64 %Washington County10.64Clay County: 10.614 %Clay County10.614Stearns County: 10.56 %Stearns County10.56Redwood County: 10.34 %Redwood County10.34Rock County: 10.271 %Rock County10.271Big Stone County: 10.262 %Big Stone County10.262Sibley County: 10.253 %Sibley County10.253Dakota County: 10.226 %Dakota County10.226Benton County: 10.215 %Benton County10.215Wilkin County: 10.135 %Wilkin County10.135Grant County: 10.083 %Grant County10.083Lincoln County: 17.62 %Lincoln County17.62Cook County: 17.579 %Cook County17.579Waseca County: 17.53 %Waseca County17.53Cass County: 17.364 %Cass County17.364Pipestone County: 15.67 %Pipestone County15.67Roseau County: 14.227 %Roseau County14.227Clearwater County: 13.798 %Clearwater County13.798Lyon County: 13.729 %Lyon County13.729Lake County: 13.652 %Lake County13.652Jackson County: 13.628 %Jackson County13.628Murray County: 13.161 %Murray County13.161Cottonwood County: 12.743 %Cottonwood County12.743Sherburne County: 12.587 %Sherburne County12.587Koochiching County: 12.408 %Koochiching County12.408Carlton County: 12.275 %Carlton County12.275Le Sueur County: 11.914 %Le Sueur County11.914Faribault County: 11.895 %Faribault County11.895Isanti County: 11.887 %Isanti County11.887Norman County: 11.63 %Norman County11.63Aitkin County: 11.526 %Aitkin County11.526Crow Wing County: 11.339 %Crow Wing County11.339Polk County: 11.271 %Polk County11.271Hubbard County: 11.225 %Hubbard County11.225Lac qui Parle County: 11.072 %Lac qui Parle County11.072Itasca County: 11.047 %Itasca County11.047Kittson County: 11.039 %Kittson County11.039McLeod County: 11.039 %McLeod County11.039Goodhue County: 10.998 %Goodhue County10.998Pennington County: 10.825 %Pennington County10.825Washington County: 10.64 %Washington County10.64Clay County: 10.614 %Clay County10.614Stearns County: 10.56 %Stearns County10.56Redwood County: 10.34 %Redwood County10.34Rock County: 10.271 %Rock County10.271Big Stone County: 10.262 %Big Stone County10.262Sibley County: 10.253 %Sibley County10.253Dakota County: 10.226 %Dakota County10.226Benton County: 10.215 %Benton County10.215Wilkin County: 10.135 %Wilkin County10.135Grant County: 10.083 %Grant County10.083
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lincoln County17.62+6.32 pts
2Cook County17.579+5.62 pts
3Waseca County17.53+6.2 pts
4Cass County17.364+8.61 pts
5Pipestone County15.67+7.06 pts
6Roseau County14.227+9.82 pts
7Clearwater County13.798+2.79 pts
8Lyon County13.729-0.58 pts
9Lake County13.652+3.73 pts
10Jackson County13.628+5.78 pts
11Murray County13.161+6.76 pts
12Cottonwood County12.743+2.98 pts
13Sherburne County12.587+3.8 pts
14Koochiching County12.408+2.63 pts
15Carlton County12.275+4.7 pts
16Le Sueur County11.914+1.8 pts
17Faribault County11.895-7.68 pts
18Isanti County11.887+2.69 pts
19Norman County11.63-1.92 pts
20Aitkin County11.526+1.08 pts
21Crow Wing County11.339+1.99 pts
22Polk County11.271+2.81 pts
23Hubbard County11.225+1.92 pts
24Lac qui Parle County11.072+1.36 pts
25Itasca County11.047-0.82 pts
26Kittson County11.039-0.62 pts
26McLeod County11.039+0.73 pts
28Goodhue County10.998+1.49 pts
29Pennington County10.825+1.32 pts
30Washington County10.64-0.21 pts
31Clay County10.614+1.97 pts
32Stearns County10.56+2.34 pts
33Redwood County10.34+1.98 pts
34Rock County10.271-4.22 pts
35Big Stone County10.262+3.42 pts
36Sibley County10.253+1.38 pts
37Dakota County10.226-1.35 pts
38Benton County10.215+2.19 pts
39Wilkin County10.135-0.64 pts
40Grant County10.083-0.78 pts
41Ramsey County10.075+1.13 pts
42Hennepin County10.063-1.22 pts
43Kanabec County10.054-0.56 pts
44Wabasha County9.941+0.37 pts
45Anoka County9.9+1.23 pts
46Pope County9.876+2.66 pts
47Chisago County9.837+0.15 pts
48Dodge County9.797-3.22 pts
49St. Louis County9.75+0.3 pts
50Steele County9.745+3.43 pts
51Houston County9.662+1.07 pts
52Pine County9.557-0.75 pts
53Renville County9.459-0.65 pts
54Meeker County9.32-1.09 pts
55Swift County9.305+1.99 pts
56Traverse County9.153-2.02 pts
57Brown County9.13+2.31 pts
58Red Lake County8.95-8.29 pts
59Lake of the Woods County8.76-1.08 pts
60Fillmore County8.672-0.98 pts
61Chippewa County8.591+2.14 pts
62Otter Tail County8.578-1.65 pts
63Watonwan County8.398-1.69 pts
64Kandiyohi County8.33-0.57 pts
65Morrison County8.314-1.72 pts
66Carver County8.295+0.94 pts
67Blue Earth County8.27-2.57 pts
68Yellow Medicine County8.242+0.36 pts
69Mahnomen County8.065+5.51 pts
70Martin County8.059-1.06 pts
71Wadena County8.037-4.58 pts
72Olmsted County8.014-0.95 pts
73Beltrami County7.949-0.12 pts
74Becker County7.908+1.51 pts
75Wright County7.819-1.69 pts
76Freeborn County7.815-1.19 pts
77Scott County7.788-0.25 pts
78Mille Lacs County7.772-1.98 pts
79Rice County7.756+0.72 pts
80Douglas County7.745-1.58 pts
81Winona County7.487-0.69 pts
82Todd County7.418-3.3 pts
83Nobles County7.375+1.64 pts
84Stevens County7.215-2.18 pts
85Marshall County6.878-7.93 pts
86Mower County6.122-0.96 pts
87Nicollet County5.561-5.45 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lincoln County, with 17.62% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Nicollet County, with 5.561% in 2020.

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