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Minnesota in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +4.7%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.4% in 2015.

21,449 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (12,071 single-family), +9.7% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+4.7%Minnesota index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
21,449housing units permitted in 201612,071 single-family
74 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.1%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Traverse County+16.9%992.9
Wilkin County+13.6%12121.9
Pipestone County+11.2%13111.4
Kittson County+10.0%330.7
Sibley County+9.6%17131.1
Jackson County+8.9%11111.1
Kanabec County+8.5%24221.4
Norman County+8.4%881.3
Mille Lacs County+8.3%50501.8
Isanti County+7.3%2042024.6
Steele County+6.7%65651.7
Chisago County+6.5%2142143.6
Dodge County+6.5%87874.1
Morrison County+6.5%94862.7
Wabasha County+6.5%44442.0
Olmsted County+6.4%1,5635709.4
Polk County+6.3%104633.4
Anoka County+6.1%1,2879103.4
Sherburne County+6.1%4013633.8
Lake of the Woods County+6.0%21215.6
Lincoln County+6.0%971.6
Clay County+5.9%5762278.5
Chippewa County+5.7%880.6
Wright County+5.7%7086554.5
Nobles County+5.6%61132.7
Rice County+5.6%1571472.2
Cottonwood County+5.5%21181.8
Ramsey County+5.5%1,4982772.8
McLeod County+5.4%52501.4
Goodhue County+5.3%150863.1
Le Sueur County+5.1%59592.0
Hennepin County+5.0%5,3641,6414.2
Martin County+4.7%12120.6
Scott County+4.7%5885203.7
Yellow Medicine County+4.7%970.9
Otter Tail County+4.6%197853.2
Pine County+4.6%63582.1
Meeker County+4.5%50502.1
Pennington County+4.5%66124.8
Benton County+4.2%2171015.2
Dakota County+4.2%1,3421,1302.9
Becker County+4.1%1711714.8
Big Stone County+4.1%1392.6
Carver County+4.1%6786205.9
Washington County+4.1%1,1817274.1
Crow Wing County+4.0%1581522.3
Renville County+3.9%11110.8
Blue Earth County+3.8%2851774.0
Lyon County+3.8%38301.5
Douglas County+3.7%2071535.2
Kandiyohi County+3.7%1021002.3
Stearns County+3.6%8903745.4
Todd County+3.6%105634.0
Hubbard County+3.4%55262.5
Fillmore County+3.2%43432.0
Nicollet County+3.2%119683.5
Waseca County+3.2%990.5
Winona County+3.1%68551.3
Beltrami County+2.9%401898.5
Redwood County+2.8%22221.4
Houston County+2.4%25251.4
Carlton County+2.3%82822.2
Mower County+2.2%39391.0
Brown County+2.1%52522.0
St. Louis County+2.1%4263592.1
Freeborn County+1.8%27270.9
Watonwan County+1.8%660.5
Mahnomen County+1.7%000.0
Cass County+1.5%1611615.1
Rock County+1.4%18181.9
Itasca County+1.3%177983.9
Roseau County+1.1%18181.2
Grant County+1.0%000.0
Koochiching County+0.9%13131.1
Lake County0.0%52524.8
Cook County−0.4%38386.9
Aitkin County−1.3%1551559.5
Faribault County−1.3%440.3
Clearwater County−1.8%660.7
Pope County−1.9%28282.5
Stevens County−2.5%71107.3
Swift County−2.7%440.4
Wadena County−2.9%31282.2
Marshall County−4.5%220.2
Murray County−5.5%15151.9
Lac qui Parle County−6.3%440.6
Red Lake County−8.0%110.3

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.