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Minnesota in 2008

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed −4.4%, against −4.5% for the United States and −0.8% in 2007.

11,551 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,908 single-family), −35.6% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−4.4%Minnesota index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
11,551housing units permitted in 20088,908 single-family
22 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.1%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Murray County+8.0%24243.0
Big Stone County+6.3%12122.4
Koochiching County+3.8%39393.4
Wadena County+3.6%29292.0
Mahnomen County+3.2%000.0
Cottonwood County+2.6%11111.0
Swift County+2.6%14141.4
Rock County+2.4%21192.2
Pipestone County+2.3%15111.6
Brown County+2.2%54482.1
Polk County+1.9%80662.6
Fillmore County+1.5%76743.5
Becker County+1.3%1431354.0
Martin County+1.2%24241.2
Otter Tail County+0.8%76461.2
Waseca County+0.8%47392.5
Clay County+0.7%4622596.8
Dodge County+0.3%44442.1
Pennington County+0.3%49173.6
Houston County+0.2%50402.7
Norman County+0.2%10101.6
Nobles County+0.1%19170.9
Jackson County0.0%20182.0
Winona County0.0%95831.9
Douglas County−0.1%1581583.9
Freeborn County−0.4%28280.9
Cook County−0.5%707012.7
Olmsted County−0.6%5333713.2
Itasca County−0.7%2592355.7
Beltrami County−0.9%70521.5
Chippewa County−0.9%19191.5
Mower County−0.9%40401.0
Hubbard County−1.2%66523.0
Lake County−1.2%65656.0
Nicollet County−1.2%68642.0
Wabasha County−1.2%54542.5
St. Louis County−1.3%5124052.6
Lyon County−1.4%39351.5
Kandiyohi County−1.5%90842.0
Redwood County−1.5%21171.4
Wilkin County−1.5%1352.1
Meeker County−1.7%43351.8
Watonwan County−2.0%10100.9
Carlton County−2.1%150994.1
Todd County−2.1%94943.6
Aitkin County−2.2%1461469.0
Kittson County−2.2%330.7
Blue Earth County−2.4%1771652.5
Crow Wing County−2.7%3262924.7
Pope County−2.9%43433.8
Roseau County−2.9%330.2
Steele County−2.9%81812.2
Stevens County−2.9%27272.8
Morrison County−3.2%1131093.3
Red Lake County−3.3%110.3
Benton County−3.5%58581.4
Faribault County−3.6%12120.9
Stearns County−3.8%5713183.5
Goodhue County−3.9%87871.8
Rice County−3.9%77771.1
Lincoln County−4.0%18183.2
Yellow Medicine County−4.0%15151.6
Carver County−4.4%3172232.8
Renville County−4.4%13130.9
Cass County−4.5%1991996.3
Clearwater County−4.5%660.7
Lac qui Parle County−4.7%12121.8
Hennepin County−4.8%1,5769061.2
Le Sueur County−4.8%47471.6
Sibley County−4.8%33332.1
McLeod County−5.1%49491.3
Pine County−5.3%56541.8
Washington County−5.3%8226512.9
Grant County−5.7%440.7
Scott County−5.8%3383382.1
Dakota County−5.9%8004371.7
Ramsey County−6.3%3412080.6
Kanabec County−6.5%47242.8
Wright County−7.0%4133522.6
Chisago County−7.4%85531.4
Mille Lacs County−7.6%43431.5
Marshall County−8.1%660.7
Anoka County−8.4%5985521.6
Traverse County−9.0%10103.2
Sherburne County−9.4%1081081.0
Lake of the Woods County−9.9%23236.1
Isanti County−10.3%31310.7

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Minnesota by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 25,494 units (20,675 single-family, 4,819 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 27,043 units (22,085 single-family, 4,958 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 24,900 units (20,060 single-family, 4,840 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 30,443 units (25,011 single-family, 5,432 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 33,341 units (26,664 single-family, 6,677 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 32,814 units (25,549 single-family, 7,265 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 34,151 units (26,927 single-family, 7,224 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 38,977 units (28,631 single-family, 10,346 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 42,046 units (32,731 single-family, 9,315 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 41,843 units (32,580 single-family, 9,263 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 36,509 units (29,566 single-family, 6,943 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 26,352 units (20,901 single-family, 5,451 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 17,930 units (14,508 single-family, 3,422 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 11,551 units (8,908 single-family, 2,643 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 9,425 units (7,314 single-family, 2,111 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 9,840 units (7,053 single-family, 2,787 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 8,890 units (6,733 single-family, 2,157 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 16,095 units (9,197 single-family, 6,898 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 17,313 units (11,114 single-family, 6,199 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 16,990 units (10,689 single-family, 6,301 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 19,545 units (10,900 single-family, 8,645 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 21,449 units (12,071 single-family, 9,378 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 21,953 units (13,508 single-family, 8,445 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 25,673 units (13,574 single-family, 12,099 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 28,586 units (13,709 single-family, 14,877 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 28,148 units (14,707 single-family, 13,441 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 33,652 units (16,704 single-family, 16,948 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 31,126 units (13,483 single-family, 17,643 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 25,667 units (12,770 single-family, 12,897 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 20,913 units (13,420 single-family, 7,493 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 20,947 units (12,886 single-family, 8,061 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Minnesota by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.