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Counties in Minnesota by job destruction rate

Pipestone County had the highest job destruction rate of 87 counties in 2022, at 40.145%. Watonwan County had the lowest, at 5.483%. The median was 9.972% and the figure for Minnesota was 10.724%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.145Pipestone County
Lowest5.483Watonwan County
Median9.97287 counties
Minnesota10.724History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 10.23 %Anoka County: 9.762 %Becker County: 11.569 %Beltrami County: 11.189 %Benton County: 9.494 %Big Stone County: 7.882 %Blue Earth County: 10 %Brown County: 9.957 %Carlton County: 12.341 %Carver County: 13.448 %Cass County: 9.485 %Chippewa County: 7.038 %Chisago County: 13.588 %Clay County: 12.74 %Clearwater County: 20.477 %Cook County: 11.285 %Cottonwood County: 9.035 %Crow Wing County: 9.016 %Dakota County: 12.209 %Dodge County: 8.829 %Douglas County: 9.29 %Faribault County: 8.76 %Fillmore County: 9.719 %Freeborn County: 9.945 %Goodhue County: 9.738 %Grant County: 13.37 %Hennepin County: 11.334 %Houston County: 11.83 %Hubbard County: 10.949 %Isanti County: 9.099 %Itasca County: 13.101 %Jackson County: 9.857 %Kanabec County: 8.481 %Kandiyohi County: 10.652 %Kittson County: 14.035 %Koochiching County: 9.701 %Lac qui Parle County: 12.772 %Lake County: 17.2 %Lake of the Woods County: 9.491 %Le Sueur County: 8.964 %Lincoln County: 12.75 %Lyon County: 6.857 %McLeod County: 6.701 %Mahnomen County: 27.145 %Marshall County: 10.326 %Martin County: 9.067 %Meeker County: 8.637 %Mille Lacs County: 10.471 %Morrison County: 9.631 %Mower County: 7.639 %Murray County: 28.756 %Nicollet County: 13.055 %Nobles County: 7.816 %Norman County: 14.407 %Olmsted County: 8.346 %Otter Tail County: 8.843 %Pennington County: 9.333 %Pine County: 8.743 %Pipestone County: 40.145 %Polk County: 12.972 %Pope County: 24.476 %Ramsey County: 10.528 %Red Lake County: 17.874 %Redwood County: 20.475 %Renville County: 12.659 %Rice County: 8.871 %Rock County: 9.972 %Roseau County: 9.476 %St. Louis County: 12.241 %Scott County: 8.461 %Sherburne County: 10.627 %Sibley County: 10.392 %Stearns County: 9.353 %Steele County: 12.031 %Stevens County: 10.748 %Swift County: 8.486 %Todd County: 6.82 %Traverse County: 9.671 %Wabasha County: 11.831 %Wadena County: 8.824 %Waseca County: 11.784 %Washington County: 9.351 %Watonwan County: 5.483 %Wilkin County: 19.115 %Winona County: 9.456 %Wright County: 8.44 %Yellow Medicine County: 18.226 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Pipestone County: 40.145 %Pipestone County40.145Murray County: 28.756 %Murray County28.756Mahnomen County: 27.145 %Mahnomen County27.145Pope County: 24.476 %Pope County24.476Clearwater County: 20.477 %Clearwater County20.477Redwood County: 20.475 %Redwood County20.475Wilkin County: 19.115 %Wilkin County19.115Yellow Medicine County: 18.226 %Yellow Medicine County18.226Red Lake County: 17.874 %Red Lake County17.874Lake County: 17.2 %Lake County17.2Norman County: 14.407 %Norman County14.407Kittson County: 14.035 %Kittson County14.035Chisago County: 13.588 %Chisago County13.588Carver County: 13.448 %Carver County13.448Grant County: 13.37 %Grant County13.37Itasca County: 13.101 %Itasca County13.101Nicollet County: 13.055 %Nicollet County13.055Polk County: 12.972 %Polk County12.972Lac qui Parle County: 12.772 %Lac qui Parle County12.772Lincoln County: 12.75 %Lincoln County12.75Clay County: 12.74 %Clay County12.74Renville County: 12.659 %Renville County12.659Carlton County: 12.341 %Carlton County12.341St. Louis County: 12.241 %St. Louis County12.241Dakota County: 12.209 %Dakota County12.209Steele County: 12.031 %Steele County12.031Wabasha County: 11.831 %Wabasha County11.831Houston County: 11.83 %Houston County11.83Waseca County: 11.784 %Waseca County11.784Becker County: 11.569 %Becker County11.569Hennepin County: 11.334 %Hennepin County11.334Cook County: 11.285 %Cook County11.285Beltrami County: 11.189 %Beltrami County11.189Hubbard County: 10.949 %Hubbard County10.949Stevens County: 10.748 %Stevens County10.748Kandiyohi County: 10.652 %Kandiyohi County10.652Sherburne County: 10.627 %Sherburne County10.627Ramsey County: 10.528 %Ramsey County10.528Mille Lacs County: 10.471 %Mille Lacs County10.471Sibley County: 10.392 %Sibley County10.392Pipestone County: 40.145 %Pipestone County40.145Murray County: 28.756 %Murray County28.756Mahnomen County: 27.145 %Mahnomen County27.145Pope County: 24.476 %Pope County24.476Clearwater County: 20.477 %Clearwater County20.477Redwood County: 20.475 %Redwood County20.475Wilkin County: 19.115 %Wilkin County19.115Yellow Medicine County: 18.226 %Yellow Medicine County18.226Red Lake County: 17.874 %Red Lake County17.874Lake County: 17.2 %Lake County17.2Norman County: 14.407 %Norman County14.407Kittson County: 14.035 %Kittson County14.035Chisago County: 13.588 %Chisago County13.588Carver County: 13.448 %Carver County13.448Grant County: 13.37 %Grant County13.37Itasca County: 13.101 %Itasca County13.101Nicollet County: 13.055 %Nicollet County13.055Polk County: 12.972 %Polk County12.972Lac qui Parle County: 12.772 %Lac qui Parle County12.772Lincoln County: 12.75 %Lincoln County12.75Clay County: 12.74 %Clay County12.74Renville County: 12.659 %Renville County12.659Carlton County: 12.341 %Carlton County12.341St. Louis County: 12.241 %St. Louis County12.241Dakota County: 12.209 %Dakota County12.209Steele County: 12.031 %Steele County12.031Wabasha County: 11.831 %Wabasha County11.831Houston County: 11.83 %Houston County11.83Waseca County: 11.784 %Waseca County11.784Becker County: 11.569 %Becker County11.569Hennepin County: 11.334 %Hennepin County11.334Cook County: 11.285 %Cook County11.285Beltrami County: 11.189 %Beltrami County11.189Hubbard County: 10.949 %Hubbard County10.949Stevens County: 10.748 %Stevens County10.748Kandiyohi County: 10.652 %Kandiyohi County10.652Sherburne County: 10.627 %Sherburne County10.627Ramsey County: 10.528 %Ramsey County10.528Mille Lacs County: 10.471 %Mille Lacs County10.471Sibley County: 10.392 %Sibley County10.392
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pipestone County40.145+26.8 pts
2Murray County28.756+18.66 pts
3Mahnomen County27.145+22.77 pts
4Pope County24.476+12.03 pts
5Clearwater County20.477+13.36 pts
6Redwood County20.475+9.2 pts
7Wilkin County19.115+7.03 pts
8Yellow Medicine County18.226+5.71 pts
9Red Lake County17.874+6.68 pts
10Lake County17.2+3.58 pts
11Norman County14.407+4.93 pts
12Kittson County14.035+3.57 pts
13Chisago County13.588-1.64 pts
14Carver County13.448-1.17 pts
15Grant County13.37+3.16 pts
16Itasca County13.101-1.69 pts
17Nicollet County13.055+4.34 pts
18Polk County12.972+3.41 pts
19Lac qui Parle County12.772+1.53 pts
20Lincoln County12.75-3.44 pts
21Clay County12.74-0.88 pts
22Renville County12.659+1.74 pts
23Carlton County12.341+2.21 pts
24St. Louis County12.241-2.56 pts
25Dakota County12.209-4.63 pts
26Steele County12.031+1.28 pts
27Wabasha County11.831-2.66 pts
28Houston County11.83-4.33 pts
29Waseca County11.784-1.35 pts
30Becker County11.569+1.34 pts
31Hennepin County11.334-4.56 pts
32Cook County11.285-10.13 pts
33Beltrami County11.189+0.53 pts
34Hubbard County10.949+1.42 pts
35Stevens County10.748-0.81 pts
36Kandiyohi County10.652-0.15 pts
37Sherburne County10.627-3.04 pts
38Ramsey County10.528-4.54 pts
39Mille Lacs County10.471-8.39 pts
40Sibley County10.392-3.95 pts
41Marshall County10.326-7.38 pts
42Aitkin County10.23-1.52 pts
43Blue Earth County10-3.92 pts
44Rock County9.972-3.97 pts
45Brown County9.957-1.23 pts
46Freeborn County9.945-3.86 pts
47Jackson County9.857+3.62 pts
48Anoka County9.762-7.7 pts
49Goodhue County9.738-9.06 pts
50Fillmore County9.719-2.63 pts
51Koochiching County9.701-5.73 pts
52Traverse County9.671-0.24 pts
53Morrison County9.631-3.67 pts
54Benton County9.494-4.03 pts
55Lake of the Woods County9.491-0.68 pts
56Cass County9.485-4.05 pts
57Roseau County9.476+2.5 pts
58Winona County9.456-1.45 pts
59Stearns County9.353-4.17 pts
60Washington County9.351-5.71 pts
61Pennington County9.333+3.32 pts
62Douglas County9.29-3.09 pts
63Isanti County9.099-3.03 pts
64Martin County9.067-0.8 pts
65Cottonwood County9.035+1.64 pts
66Crow Wing County9.016-2.77 pts
67Le Sueur County8.964-5.81 pts
68Rice County8.871-2.53 pts
69Otter Tail County8.843-4.15 pts
70Dodge County8.829-13.06 pts
71Wadena County8.824-2.05 pts
72Faribault County8.76-0.78 pts
73Pine County8.743-16.05 pts
74Meeker County8.637-2.54 pts
75Swift County8.486-8.22 pts
76Kanabec County8.481-10.42 pts
77Scott County8.461-5.72 pts
78Wright County8.44-5.18 pts
79Olmsted County8.346-5.43 pts
80Big Stone County7.882-0.8 pts
81Nobles County7.816-6.37 pts
82Mower County7.639-4.13 pts
83Chippewa County7.038-6.18 pts
84Lyon County6.857-4.66 pts
85Todd County6.82-1.89 pts
86McLeod County6.701-5.63 pts
87Watonwan County5.483-2.71 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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pipestone County, with 40.145% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Watonwan County, with 5.483% in 2022.

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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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