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Minnesota in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed −1.4%, against −1.8% for the United States and −5.4% in 2011.

16,095 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,197 single-family), +81.0% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−1.4%Minnesota index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
16,095housing units permitted in 20129,197 single-family
27 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.9%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Kittson County+6.1%992.2
Nobles County+5.4%17170.8
Lake of the Woods County+4.1%21215.6
Pipestone County+4.0%13131.4
Pennington County+3.1%14141.0
Clay County+2.6%2141523.2
Stevens County+2.5%1391.3
Polk County+1.9%72702.4
Renville County+1.7%13130.9
Norman County+1.6%660.9
Lake County+1.5%52524.8
Blue Earth County+1.2%4521496.4
Grant County+1.2%110.2
Lyon County+1.1%64222.5
Koochiching County+1.0%12121.0
Martin County+0.9%15130.8
Brown County+0.8%31311.2
Rock County+0.6%16121.7
Chippewa County+0.5%16161.3
Kandiyohi County+0.5%70641.6
Waseca County+0.5%19191.0
Dodge County+0.4%50502.3
Olmsted County+0.2%4313692.6
Scott County+0.2%5905243.7
Roseau County+0.1%750.5
Wabasha County+0.1%45452.1
Watonwan County+0.1%1371.1
Mahnomen County0.0%000.0
Wilkin County0.0%991.4
Fillmore County−0.1%69693.2
Cottonwood County−0.2%3282.8
Jackson County−0.2%15151.5
Nicollet County−0.2%77592.2
Becker County−0.4%1201203.4
Freeborn County−0.5%38281.2
Houston County−0.5%35331.9
Carver County−0.6%5365144.7
Hennepin County−0.6%5,5051,3464.3
Itasca County−0.7%101942.2
Marshall County−0.8%440.5
Winona County−0.8%73461.4
Beltrami County−0.9%127622.7
Clearwater County−0.9%330.3
McLeod County−0.9%20200.5
Mower County−0.9%30300.7
Dakota County−1.0%1,0228002.2
Todd County−1.0%69692.6
Otter Tail County−1.1%115511.9
Benton County−1.4%185514.4
Le Sueur County−1.4%44441.5
Washington County−1.4%8286912.9
Cass County−1.5%1571575.0
St. Louis County−1.5%3301961.6
Meeker County−1.6%52472.2
Steele County−1.6%56331.5
Douglas County−1.7%89892.2
Morrison County−1.7%69632.0
Pine County−1.7%38361.2
Red Lake County−1.8%220.5
Swift County−1.8%770.7
Wright County−1.8%3513512.2
Ramsey County−1.9%9772321.8
Big Stone County−2.0%551.0
Mille Lacs County−2.0%25250.9
Pope County−2.0%49414.3
Anoka County−2.2%1,0517162.8
Goodhue County−2.3%53531.1
Stearns County−2.4%3872652.4
Cook County−2.5%53499.6
Faribault County−2.6%14141.0
Murray County−2.6%22182.8
Aitkin County−2.8%69694.2
Yellow Medicine County−2.9%15151.6
Hubbard County−3.0%18180.8
Chisago County−3.2%1061061.8
Crow Wing County−3.3%3102704.5
Carlton County−3.4%72722.0
Traverse County−3.6%772.2
Sherburne County−3.9%1491491.4
Rice County−4.0%57570.8
Lincoln County−4.3%14142.5
Wadena County−4.3%67494.7
Isanti County−4.7%38380.9
Sibley County−4.9%10100.7
Kanabec County−5.2%17171.0
Redwood County−5.3%14140.9
Lac qui Parle County−7.3%12121.8

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.