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Minnesota in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +4.0%, against +3.4% for the United States and −1.4% in 2012.

17,313 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,114 single-family), +7.6% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+4.0%Minnesota index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
17,313housing units permitted in 201311,114 single-family
70 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lac qui Parle County+11.1%10101.5
Pennington County+10.5%63204.6
Red Lake County+9.7%000.0
Redwood County+7.6%23151.5
Anoka County+7.2%9118392.4
Roseau County+6.4%10100.7
Wright County+6.3%5555373.5
Sherburne County+6.2%2292292.2
Rice County+5.9%136711.9
Scott County+5.9%6146143.9
Polk County+5.8%94903.1
Norman County+5.7%550.8
Pipestone County+5.6%1191.2
Dakota County+5.5%1,1101,0842.4
Clearwater County+5.2%330.3
Hennepin County+5.1%5,9791,7474.7
Swift County+4.9%11111.1
Chisago County+4.8%1821823.1
Washington County+4.7%8947593.1
Yellow Medicine County+4.6%770.7
Ramsey County+4.4%4101770.8
Isanti County+4.3%96722.2
Jackson County+4.3%14141.4
Carver County+4.2%6275915.5
Le Sueur County+4.2%50501.7
Traverse County+3.7%11113.5
Clay County+3.5%5072317.5
Mille Lacs County+3.5%36301.3
Wabasha County+3.5%48482.2
Nobles County+3.2%12120.5
Steele County+3.2%44321.2
Dodge County+3.0%58582.7
Douglas County+2.9%1811554.5
Murray County+2.9%24243.0
Goodhue County+2.7%56561.2
Wilkin County+2.7%11111.7
Cottonwood County+2.6%880.7
Morrison County+2.6%89812.6
Houston County+2.5%28281.5
Faribault County+2.4%15151.1
Lake of the Woods County+2.4%18184.8
Sibley County+2.4%880.5
Koochiching County+2.2%18181.6
Lincoln County+2.1%881.4
Nicollet County+2.1%158704.6
Olmsted County+2.1%5324883.2
Otter Tail County+2.0%118541.9
Brown County+1.9%121494.7
Crow Wing County+1.9%2872754.2
Kandiyohi County+1.9%75751.7
Benton County+1.4%86822.1
Blue Earth County+1.4%3482214.9
St. Louis County+1.4%3022181.5
McLeod County+1.3%27270.7
Mower County+1.3%46461.1
Rock County+1.3%10101.0
Carlton County+1.0%87652.4
Chippewa County+1.0%12121.0
Becker County+0.9%1251233.5
Beltrami County+0.9%145833.1
Meeker County+0.9%43431.8
Stearns County+0.9%5112943.1
Todd County+0.8%48481.8
Lyon County+0.6%38261.5
Freeborn County+0.5%28260.9
Itasca County+0.5%166883.7
Fillmore County+0.4%51512.4
Pope County+0.4%52474.6
Stevens County+0.4%11111.1
Winona County+0.3%72521.4
Hubbard County0.0%49212.2
Watonwan County0.0%1471.2
Kanabec County−0.2%15150.9
Mahnomen County−0.2%000.0
Marshall County−0.2%991.0
Big Stone County−0.3%26195.1
Wadena County−0.5%38222.6
Cook County−0.7%36366.5
Lake County−1.5%57575.3
Waseca County−1.5%27271.4
Martin County−1.6%330.2
Renville County−1.6%12120.8
Cass County−1.8%1671675.3
Grant County−1.8%110.2
Pine County−2.1%30301.0
Aitkin County−2.2%97976.0
Kittson County−5.7%992.2

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.