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Minnesota in 2014

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

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +5.7%, against +6.2% for the United States and +4.0% in 2013.

16,990 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,689 single-family), −1.9% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+5.7%Minnesota index, 2013–2014US +6.2%
16,990housing units permitted in 201410,689 single-family
77 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.3%
1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014
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Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2014Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Kittson County+27.6%771.7
Marshall County+14.8%550.6
Traverse County+14.6%772.2
Big Stone County+11.3%771.4
Isanti County+9.6%1701153.8
Clearwater County+9.5%330.3
Yellow Medicine County+9.1%14141.5
Mahnomen County+9.0%000.0
Sherburne County+9.0%2452452.4
Polk County+8.5%68682.2
Anoka County+8.3%7047021.8
Wright County+8.3%5505483.5
Meeker County+7.9%42421.8
Dakota County+7.8%1,4169443.1
Murray County+7.8%25253.1
Washington County+7.5%7526582.6
Mille Lacs County+7.4%46421.7
Clay County+7.3%5592698.3
Scott County+7.3%8944435.6
Chisago County+7.2%1741502.9
Lincoln County+7.0%12122.1
Ramsey County+6.7%7282351.3
Hennepin County+6.6%4,6651,6553.6
Wilkin County+6.4%12121.9
Carver County+6.0%6235635.4
Cook County+5.6%39377.1
Rock County+5.2%15151.6
Wadena County+4.8%45153.1
Houston County+4.6%44442.4
McLeod County+4.6%37371.0
Becker County+4.5%1461464.1
Watonwan County+4.4%660.5
Swift County+4.3%1081.0
Jackson County+4.1%19191.9
Martin County+4.0%16160.8
Renville County+4.0%16161.1
Rice County+3.9%1131051.6
Benton County+3.7%98822.3
Chippewa County+3.7%990.7
Stevens County+3.7%14111.4
Pine County+3.6%57531.9
Stearns County+3.6%4793052.9
Goodhue County+3.5%64641.3
Blue Earth County+3.3%3321454.7
Olmsted County+3.3%6394973.8
Lyon County+3.1%36251.4
Pennington County+2.8%16161.2
St. Louis County+2.7%4663042.3
Lake County+2.5%50504.7
Nicollet County+2.5%98872.9
Waseca County+2.5%15150.8
Dodge County+2.4%51512.4
Pope County+2.4%45223.9
Steele County+2.4%49451.3
Lac qui Parle County+2.2%771.0
Nobles County+2.2%67133.0
Morrison County+2.1%89732.6
Douglas County+2.0%1841174.6
Le Sueur County+2.0%44441.5
Sibley County+2.0%17171.1
Carlton County+1.7%60601.6
Crow Wing County+1.6%3313004.8
Otter Tail County+1.6%71271.2
Lake of the Woods County+1.5%11112.9
Hubbard County+1.3%18180.8
Roseau County+1.2%40102.6
Red Lake County+1.1%000.0
Beltrami County+0.7%1991024.2
Cass County+0.7%1511514.8
Fillmore County+0.6%45432.1
Wabasha County+0.6%97304.5
Winona County+0.6%109432.2
Mower County+0.5%32320.8
Kanabec County+0.4%13110.8
Faribault County+0.2%880.6
Aitkin County+0.1%17517510.8
Freeborn County+0.1%26260.9
Grant County−0.1%000.0
Kandiyohi County−0.2%98902.2
Brown County−0.4%90463.5
Redwood County−1.0%28281.8
Itasca County−1.1%117822.6
Todd County−1.7%68682.6
Cottonwood County−3.0%12101.1
Norman County−3.4%12121.9
Pipestone County−4.7%10101.1
Koochiching County−5.1%990.8

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.