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Minnesota in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +3.4%, against +4.4% for the United States and +5.7% in 2014.

19,545 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,900 single-family), +15.0% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+3.4%Minnesota index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
19,545housing units permitted in 201510,900 single-family
74 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.2%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lac qui Parle County+15.2%881.2
Cottonwood County+10.9%990.8
Marshall County+9.6%220.2
Red Lake County+8.2%000.0
Stevens County+8.0%1281.2
Pope County+7.9%34343.0
Koochiching County+7.5%13131.1
Roseau County+7.2%63184.1
Isanti County+7.0%1741263.9
Kanabec County+6.4%21191.3
Sibley County+6.3%22181.4
Clay County+6.2%5812698.6
Grant County+6.2%330.5
Chisago County+6.1%1601602.7
Todd County+5.9%60602.3
Pennington County+5.7%72205.3
Rice County+5.4%1371272.0
Waseca County+5.4%15150.8
Rock County+5.1%12121.3
Sherburne County+5.0%3232943.1
Pipestone County+4.9%880.9
Nicollet County+4.6%127983.7
Anoka County+4.5%7957752.1
Pine County+4.5%66612.2
Carlton County+4.4%55551.5
Fillmore County+4.3%48482.2
Le Sueur County+4.2%52521.8
Wright County+4.2%5335333.4
Aitkin County+4.1%1221227.5
Faribault County+4.0%10100.7
Brown County+3.8%36361.4
Mower County+3.8%38360.9
Olmsted County+3.8%1,6225069.7
Carver County+3.7%7295176.4
Douglas County+3.7%2981607.4
Cass County+3.5%2242087.1
McLeod County+3.5%45451.2
Norman County+3.5%881.3
Hennepin County+3.4%4,3761,6173.4
Dakota County+3.3%1,3069402.9
Washington County+3.3%8886133.1
Becker County+3.2%1681684.7
Benton County+3.2%165774.0
Ramsey County+3.2%1,3042772.4
Freeborn County+3.1%138264.5
Mille Lacs County+3.1%50381.8
Polk County+3.0%67652.2
Scott County+3.0%4894013.1
Otter Tail County+2.9%111621.8
Stearns County+2.7%6932994.2
Crow Wing County+2.5%4473216.5
Goodhue County+2.5%72721.5
Hubbard County+2.5%24241.1
Redwood County+2.5%33332.2
Winona County+2.5%97451.9
Wadena County+2.4%28281.9
Blue Earth County+2.3%6811479.6
Renville County+2.2%15131.0
St. Louis County+2.2%7033313.5
Wabasha County+2.1%36361.7
Lyon County+2.0%26161.0
Lake of the Woods County+1.9%20205.3
Morrison County+1.8%124803.6
Dodge County+1.6%70683.3
Kandiyohi County+1.6%78681.7
Murray County+1.4%18182.3
Martin County+1.3%990.5
Lincoln County+1.1%991.6
Steele County+1.1%69331.8
Beltrami County+1.0%1931004.1
Houston County+1.0%43292.3
Itasca County+0.9%170823.7
Watonwan County+0.9%660.5
Jackson County+0.2%56145.7
Chippewa County−0.2%770.6
Meeker County−0.2%51512.2
Nobles County−0.3%14120.6
Mahnomen County−0.5%000.0
Wilkin County−0.7%13132.1
Lake County−0.8%47474.4
Yellow Medicine County−1.5%770.7
Clearwater County−2.8%440.5
Cook County−3.8%54549.8
Swift County−4.1%860.8
Traverse County−5.7%441.3
Big Stone County−6.7%11112.2
Kittson County−14.6%661.5

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.