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Minnesota in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +5.7%, against +5.7% for the United States and +5.9% in 2017.

25,673 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,574 single-family), +16.9% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+5.7%Minnesota index, 2017–2018US +5.7%
25,673housing units permitted in 201813,574 single-family
80 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.3%
1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018
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Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2018Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Grant County+16.3%220.3
Kittson County+15.3%110.2
Nobles County+11.7%12100.5
Mahnomen County+10.6%000.0
Kanabec County+10.1%42422.5
Watonwan County+10.1%770.6
Pipestone County+9.7%17151.8
Lac qui Parle County+9.6%550.7
Norman County+9.1%991.4
Pine County+9.1%85852.8
Dodge County+9.0%86704.0
Rock County+9.0%24242.5
Swift County+8.3%10101.0
Big Stone County+8.2%991.8
Chisago County+7.9%2632614.4
Isanti County+7.9%3012236.8
Mower County+7.9%68681.7
McLeod County+7.5%134723.7
Le Sueur County+7.4%85832.9
Mille Lacs County+7.3%81672.9
Koochiching County+7.1%32322.8
Faribault County+7.0%990.6
Hubbard County+7.0%21210.9
Ramsey County+7.0%1,0011691.8
Todd County+6.9%123814.7
Anoka County+6.8%1,6939224.4
Carlton County+6.8%1551144.2
Cottonwood County+6.5%17171.5
Cass County+6.4%2302307.3
Hennepin County+6.2%7,0571,9555.5
Freeborn County+6.1%25250.8
Benton County+6.0%2271025.4
Washington County+6.0%1,6999945.9
Blue Earth County+5.9%4062045.7
Goodhue County+5.8%1361002.8
Wright County+5.8%9268535.9
Martin County+5.6%23231.2
Olmsted County+5.6%1,5814759.5
Sherburne County+5.6%4874754.7
Meeker County+5.4%104804.4
Rice County+5.4%1871792.7
Douglas County+5.3%1981884.9
Fillmore County+5.3%87834.0
Scott County+5.3%8536965.4
Wabasha County+5.3%62622.9
Carver County+5.2%9735848.5
Stearns County+5.2%5434303.3
Chippewa County+5.1%880.6
Crow Wing County+5.1%5093887.4
Steele County+5.1%161684.3
Clearwater County+5.0%1031.2
Dakota County+4.9%2,0571,0524.5
Renville County+4.9%12120.8
Morrison County+4.8%91912.6
Waseca County+4.8%27271.4
Lake of the Woods County+4.5%553114.6
St. Louis County+4.5%4813212.4
Becker County+4.4%1921485.4
Beltrami County+4.2%141613.0
Winona County+4.2%135562.7
Lake County+4.1%54525.0
Sibley County+4.0%30272.0
Wadena County+3.9%66234.6
Kandiyohi County+3.8%135863.0
Nicollet County+3.7%81692.4
Otter Tail County+3.5%127802.1
Aitkin County+3.2%1121126.9
Itasca County+3.2%90882.0
Pope County+3.2%38383.3
Redwood County+3.2%16161.0
Brown County+3.0%47411.8
Clay County+2.8%3962015.8
Houston County+2.7%46222.5
Lyon County+2.7%77283.0
Lincoln County+2.3%661.1
Pennington County+2.1%108147.9
Roseau County+2.1%16161.0
Stevens County+1.8%1391.3
Yellow Medicine County+1.6%750.7
Polk County+0.3%95913.1
Jackson County−0.1%660.6
Red Lake County−1.3%731.8
Murray County−1.4%14141.8
Cook County−1.6%867015.6
Wilkin County−4.1%19193.0
Traverse County−4.5%331.0
Marshall County−4.9%330.3

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.