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Minnesota in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed −5.4%, against −4.4% for the United States and −6.1% in 2010.

8,890 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,733 single-family), −9.7% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−5.4%Minnesota index, 2010–2011US −4.4%
8,890housing units permitted in 20116,733 single-family
15 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county −3.0%
624,061units permitted nationally in 2011
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Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2011Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Wilkin County+4.7%550.8
Marshall County+3.3%220.2
Kittson County+3.1%330.7
Big Stone County+2.9%12122.4
Mahnomen County+2.1%000.0
Faribault County+2.0%16161.2
Lake of the Woods County+1.2%12123.2
Red Lake County+1.2%000.0
Redwood County+0.8%17171.1
Pennington County+0.7%17151.2
Beltrami County+0.5%82341.7
Lincoln County+0.5%13132.3
Polk County+0.4%48461.6
Martin County+0.2%16160.8
Grant County+0.1%330.5
Roseau County0.0%420.3
Koochiching County−0.1%14141.2
Cottonwood County−0.3%660.5
Rock County−0.4%840.8
Clearwater County−0.5%220.2
Pipestone County−0.6%10101.1
Murray County−0.8%18182.3
Pope County−0.8%27192.4
Yellow Medicine County−0.9%15151.6
Nobles County−1.1%1490.6
Jackson County−1.3%20202.0
Hubbard County−1.5%18180.8
Houston County−1.8%22201.2
Itasca County−1.8%89892.0
Lyon County−1.8%59332.3
Meeker County−1.8%37371.6
Traverse County−1.8%772.2
Carlton County−2.0%59531.6
Chippewa County−2.0%770.6
Becker County−2.1%137943.9
Waseca County−2.1%18181.0
Dodge County−2.2%27271.3
Otter Tail County−2.2%115341.9
Nicollet County−2.3%58341.7
Swift County−2.3%15151.5
Olmsted County−2.4%2762521.7
Fillmore County−2.9%52462.4
Brown County−3.0%30301.2
Winona County−3.0%133462.6
Lake County−3.1%47474.4
Wadena County−3.2%24241.7
Clay County−3.3%2131323.1
St. Louis County−3.3%3082091.5
Mower County−3.4%36360.9
Renville County−3.5%880.6
Blue Earth County−3.6%2231513.2
Douglas County−3.6%96962.4
Kandiyohi County−3.6%63591.4
Stevens County−3.8%770.7
Wabasha County−3.9%29291.3
Lac qui Parle County−4.2%550.7
Stearns County−4.2%3022021.8
Cook County−4.3%38386.9
Le Sueur County−4.4%35351.2
Freeborn County−4.5%34261.1
Benton County−4.6%66441.6
Cass County−4.6%1491494.7
Goodhue County−4.7%39390.8
Watonwan County−4.7%1271.0
Mille Lacs County−5.0%34301.2
Norman County−5.0%12121.9
Rice County−5.0%54540.8
Washington County−5.2%6325522.2
Aitkin County−5.3%1231237.6
Crow Wing County−5.3%2192043.2
McLeod County−5.3%21210.6
Todd County−5.5%45411.7
Sibley County−5.6%11110.7
Hennepin County−6.1%1,6159001.3
Scott County−6.1%3873872.4
Carver County−6.7%4043843.5
Steele County−6.7%65251.7
Wright County−6.7%1671671.1
Dakota County−6.8%6364171.4
Isanti County−6.8%35230.8
Morrison County−7.0%53471.5
Sherburne County−7.0%86690.8
Ramsey County−7.2%3771130.7
Kanabec County−7.8%19191.1
Pine County−8.0%34341.1
Chisago County−8.1%45450.8
Anoka County−8.2%5395391.4

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.