Minnesota small businesses thrive in these counties

Stacker
Joe Ferrer // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 1,254 (26.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 48,018

#50. Goodhue County
Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 361 (26.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.1%
- 2021 population: 13,806

#49. Pennington County
Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 577 (26.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 22,047

#48. Nobles County
Ken Wolter // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 566 (26.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 21,514

#47. Wabasha County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 5,294 (26.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 199,332

#46. St. Louis County
Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 718 (26.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 26,892

#44. Mille Lacs County
Steve Cukrov // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 172 (26.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.3%
- 2021 population: 6,442

#44. Norman County
Thomas Pettengill // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 410 (26.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 15,260

#43. Roseau County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 1,248 (26.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 46,420

#42. Beltrami County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 1,006 (26.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 37,409

#41. Steele County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 952 (27.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 35,326

#40. Becker County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 919 (27.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 34,071

#39. Morrison County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 383 (27.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 14,184

#38. Wadena County
Joe Ferrer // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 586 (27.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 21,303

#37. Fillmore County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 4,393 (27.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 159,144

#36. Stearns County
Debbie Center // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 601 (27.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 21,745

#35. Hubbard County
vagabond54 // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 249 (27.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.4%
- 2021 population: 8,979

#34. Marshall County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 1,939 (28.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 69,361

#33. Blue Earth County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 867 (28.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 30,638

#32. Cass County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 1,723 (28.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 60,222

#31. Otter Tail County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 399 (28.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 13,910

#30. Faribault County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 316 (28.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 11,009

#29. Lake County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 338 (29.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 11,578

#27. Cottonwood County
SevenMaps // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 196 (29.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.0%
- 2021 population: 6,715

#27. Lac qui Parle County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 285 (29.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.0%
- 2021 population: 9,674

#26. Rock County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 296 (29.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 10,015

#25. Jackson County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 601 (30.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 19,899

#24. Martin County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 375 (30.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 12,390

#23. Chippewa County
Joe Ferrer // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 800 (30.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 25,883

#22. Brown County
SevenMaps // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 303 (31.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.0%
- 2021 population: 9,781

#21. Swift County
Kallie Kantos // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 371 (31.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 11,944

#20. Koochiching County
differpp // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 459 (31.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 14,628

#19. Renville County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 308 (31.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.4%
- 2021 population: 9,704

#18. Stevens County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 1,399 (31.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 43,865

#17. Kandiyohi County
Joel McCartan // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 260 (31.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.9%
- 2021 population: 8,145

#16. Murray County
Checubus // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 40,445 (31.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 1,266,736

#15. Hennepin County
PBouman // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 820 (32.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 25,267

#14. Lyon County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 373 (32.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 11,418

#13. Pope County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 307 (32.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 9,352

#12. Pipestone County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 2,224 (33.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 67,345

#11. Crow Wing County
Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 509 (33.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 15,397

#10. Redwood County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 207 (33.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 6,161

#9. Grant County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 320 (33.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.8%
- 2021 population: 9,446

#8. Yellow Medicine County
NayaDadara // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 176 (34.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.9%
- 2021 population: 5,162

#7. Big Stone County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 190 (34.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 5,563

#6. Lincoln County
John Brueske // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 143 (34.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.6%
- 2021 population: 4,162

#5. Kittson County
SevenMaps // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 113 (34.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 96.6%
- 2021 population: 3,287

#4. Traverse County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 1,353 (34.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 39,305

#3. Douglas County
Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock

- Total small business establishments: 166 (43.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 3,821

#2. Lake of the Woods County
Canva

- Total small business establishments: 287 (51.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 5,623

#1. Cook County
Canva