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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Pine County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2021, at 24.79%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 4.377%. The median was 12.381% and the figure for Minnesota was 14.636%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.79Pine County
Lowest4.377Mahnomen County
Median12.38187 counties
Minnesota14.636History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 11.75 %Anoka County: 17.464 %Becker County: 10.227 %Beltrami County: 10.657 %Benton County: 13.527 %Big Stone County: 8.686 %Blue Earth County: 13.921 %Brown County: 11.183 %Carlton County: 10.126 %Carver County: 14.622 %Cass County: 13.534 %Chippewa County: 13.214 %Chisago County: 15.224 %Clay County: 13.618 %Clearwater County: 7.119 %Cook County: 21.415 %Cottonwood County: 7.396 %Crow Wing County: 11.786 %Dakota County: 16.835 %Dodge County: 21.893 %Douglas County: 12.381 %Faribault County: 9.544 %Fillmore County: 12.351 %Freeborn County: 13.809 %Goodhue County: 18.798 %Grant County: 10.214 %Hennepin County: 15.897 %Houston County: 16.162 %Hubbard County: 9.525 %Isanti County: 12.126 %Itasca County: 14.792 %Jackson County: 6.241 %Kanabec County: 18.9 %Kandiyohi County: 10.801 %Kittson County: 10.46 %Koochiching County: 15.436 %Lac qui Parle County: 11.244 %Lake County: 13.622 %Lake of the Woods County: 10.175 %Le Sueur County: 14.778 %Lincoln County: 16.189 %Lyon County: 11.516 %McLeod County: 12.331 %Mahnomen County: 4.377 %Marshall County: 17.701 %Martin County: 9.864 %Meeker County: 11.172 %Mille Lacs County: 18.858 %Morrison County: 13.306 %Mower County: 11.771 %Murray County: 10.092 %Nicollet County: 8.719 %Nobles County: 14.183 %Norman County: 9.48 %Olmsted County: 13.773 %Otter Tail County: 12.997 %Pennington County: 6.011 %Pine County: 24.79 %Pipestone County: 13.344 %Polk County: 9.563 %Pope County: 12.445 %Ramsey County: 15.073 %Red Lake County: 11.19 %Redwood County: 11.272 %Renville County: 10.924 %Rice County: 11.403 %Rock County: 13.945 %Roseau County: 6.979 %St. Louis County: 14.806 %Scott County: 14.179 %Sherburne County: 13.663 %Sibley County: 14.34 %Stearns County: 13.525 %Steele County: 10.752 %Stevens County: 11.559 %Swift County: 16.71 %Todd County: 8.714 %Traverse County: 9.909 %Wabasha County: 14.488 %Wadena County: 10.871 %Waseca County: 13.139 %Washington County: 15.059 %Watonwan County: 8.197 %Wilkin County: 12.089 %Winona County: 10.909 %Wright County: 13.62 %Yellow Medicine County: 12.518 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Pine County: 24.79 %Pine County24.79Dodge County: 21.893 %Dodge County21.893Cook County: 21.415 %Cook County21.415Kanabec County: 18.9 %Kanabec County18.9Mille Lacs County: 18.858 %Mille Lacs County18.858Goodhue County: 18.798 %Goodhue County18.798Marshall County: 17.701 %Marshall County17.701Anoka County: 17.464 %Anoka County17.464Dakota County: 16.835 %Dakota County16.835Swift County: 16.71 %Swift County16.71Lincoln County: 16.189 %Lincoln County16.189Houston County: 16.162 %Houston County16.162Hennepin County: 15.897 %Hennepin County15.897Koochiching County: 15.436 %Koochiching County15.436Chisago County: 15.224 %Chisago County15.224Ramsey County: 15.073 %Ramsey County15.073Washington County: 15.059 %Washington County15.059St. Louis County: 14.806 %St. Louis County14.806Itasca County: 14.792 %Itasca County14.792Le Sueur County: 14.778 %Le Sueur County14.778Carver County: 14.622 %Carver County14.622Wabasha County: 14.488 %Wabasha County14.488Sibley County: 14.34 %Sibley County14.34Nobles County: 14.183 %Nobles County14.183Scott County: 14.179 %Scott County14.179Rock County: 13.945 %Rock County13.945Blue Earth County: 13.921 %Blue Earth County13.921Freeborn County: 13.809 %Freeborn County13.809Olmsted County: 13.773 %Olmsted County13.773Sherburne County: 13.663 %Sherburne County13.663Lake County: 13.622 %Lake County13.622Wright County: 13.62 %Wright County13.62Clay County: 13.618 %Clay County13.618Cass County: 13.534 %Cass County13.534Benton County: 13.527 %Benton County13.527Stearns County: 13.525 %Stearns County13.525Pipestone County: 13.344 %Pipestone County13.344Morrison County: 13.306 %Morrison County13.306Chippewa County: 13.214 %Chippewa County13.214Waseca County: 13.139 %Waseca County13.139Pine County: 24.79 %Pine County24.79Dodge County: 21.893 %Dodge County21.893Cook County: 21.415 %Cook County21.415Kanabec County: 18.9 %Kanabec County18.9Mille Lacs County: 18.858 %Mille Lacs County18.858Goodhue County: 18.798 %Goodhue County18.798Marshall County: 17.701 %Marshall County17.701Anoka County: 17.464 %Anoka County17.464Dakota County: 16.835 %Dakota County16.835Swift County: 16.71 %Swift County16.71Lincoln County: 16.189 %Lincoln County16.189Houston County: 16.162 %Houston County16.162Hennepin County: 15.897 %Hennepin County15.897Koochiching County: 15.436 %Koochiching County15.436Chisago County: 15.224 %Chisago County15.224Ramsey County: 15.073 %Ramsey County15.073Washington County: 15.059 %Washington County15.059St. Louis County: 14.806 %St. Louis County14.806Itasca County: 14.792 %Itasca County14.792Le Sueur County: 14.778 %Le Sueur County14.778Carver County: 14.622 %Carver County14.622Wabasha County: 14.488 %Wabasha County14.488Sibley County: 14.34 %Sibley County14.34Nobles County: 14.183 %Nobles County14.183Scott County: 14.179 %Scott County14.179Rock County: 13.945 %Rock County13.945Blue Earth County: 13.921 %Blue Earth County13.921Freeborn County: 13.809 %Freeborn County13.809Olmsted County: 13.773 %Olmsted County13.773Sherburne County: 13.663 %Sherburne County13.663Lake County: 13.622 %Lake County13.622Wright County: 13.62 %Wright County13.62Clay County: 13.618 %Clay County13.618Cass County: 13.534 %Cass County13.534Benton County: 13.527 %Benton County13.527Stearns County: 13.525 %Stearns County13.525Pipestone County: 13.344 %Pipestone County13.344Morrison County: 13.306 %Morrison County13.306Chippewa County: 13.214 %Chippewa County13.214Waseca County: 13.139 %Waseca County13.139
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Pine County24.79+15.23 pts
2Dodge County21.893+12.1 pts
3Cook County21.415+3.84 pts
4Kanabec County18.9+8.85 pts
5Mille Lacs County18.858+11.09 pts
6Goodhue County18.798+7.8 pts
7Marshall County17.701+10.82 pts
8Anoka County17.464+7.56 pts
9Dakota County16.835+6.61 pts
10Swift County16.71+7.41 pts
11Lincoln County16.189-1.43 pts
12Houston County16.162+6.5 pts
13Hennepin County15.897+5.83 pts
14Koochiching County15.436+3.03 pts
15Chisago County15.224+5.39 pts
16Ramsey County15.073+5 pts
17Washington County15.059+4.42 pts
18St. Louis County14.806+5.06 pts
19Itasca County14.792+3.74 pts
20Le Sueur County14.778+2.86 pts
21Carver County14.622+6.33 pts
22Wabasha County14.488+4.55 pts
23Sibley County14.34+4.09 pts
24Nobles County14.183+6.81 pts
25Scott County14.179+6.39 pts
26Rock County13.945+3.67 pts
27Blue Earth County13.921+5.65 pts
28Freeborn County13.809+5.99 pts
29Olmsted County13.773+5.76 pts
30Sherburne County13.663+1.08 pts
31Lake County13.622-0.03 pts
32Wright County13.62+5.8 pts
33Clay County13.618+3 pts
34Cass County13.534-3.83 pts
35Benton County13.527+3.31 pts
36Stearns County13.525+2.96 pts
37Pipestone County13.344-2.33 pts
38Morrison County13.306+4.99 pts
39Chippewa County13.214+4.62 pts
40Waseca County13.139-4.39 pts
41Otter Tail County12.997+4.42 pts
42Yellow Medicine County12.518+4.28 pts
43Pope County12.445+2.57 pts
44Douglas County12.381+4.64 pts
45Fillmore County12.351+3.68 pts
46McLeod County12.331+1.29 pts
47Isanti County12.126+0.24 pts
48Wilkin County12.089+1.95 pts
49Crow Wing County11.786+0.45 pts
50Mower County11.771+5.65 pts
51Aitkin County11.75+0.22 pts
52Stevens County11.559+4.34 pts
53Lyon County11.516-2.21 pts
54Rice County11.403+3.65 pts
55Redwood County11.272+0.93 pts
56Lac qui Parle County11.244+0.17 pts
57Red Lake County11.19+2.24 pts
58Brown County11.183+2.05 pts
59Meeker County11.172+1.85 pts
60Renville County10.924+1.46 pts
61Winona County10.909+3.42 pts
62Wadena County10.871+2.83 pts
63Kandiyohi County10.801+2.47 pts
64Steele County10.752+1.01 pts
65Beltrami County10.657+2.71 pts
66Kittson County10.46-0.58 pts
67Becker County10.227+2.32 pts
68Grant County10.214+0.13 pts
69Lake of the Woods County10.175+1.42 pts
70Carlton County10.126-2.15 pts
71Murray County10.092-3.07 pts
72Traverse County9.909+0.76 pts
73Martin County9.864+1.81 pts
74Polk County9.563-1.71 pts
75Faribault County9.544-2.35 pts
76Hubbard County9.525-1.7 pts
77Norman County9.48-2.15 pts
78Nicollet County8.719+3.16 pts
79Todd County8.714+1.3 pts
80Big Stone County8.686-1.58 pts
81Watonwan County8.197-0.2 pts
82Cottonwood County7.396-5.35 pts
83Clearwater County7.119-6.68 pts
84Roseau County6.979-7.25 pts
85Jackson County6.241-7.39 pts
86Pennington County6.011-4.81 pts
87Mahnomen County4.377-3.69 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pine County, with 24.79% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mahnomen County, with 4.377% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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