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Minnesota in 2022

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

In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed +12.1%, against +15.5% for the United States and +9.7% in 2021.

31,126 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,483 single-family), −7.5% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.

+12.1%Minnesota index, 2021–2022US +15.5%
31,126housing units permitted in 202213,483 single-family
87 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county +14.4%
1,680,368units permitted nationally in 2022
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Counties in 2022

Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2022Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Kittson County+31.2%110.2
Lake of the Woods County+26.5%27277.2
Mahnomen County+24.2%000.0
Lincoln County+22.0%11112.0
Swift County+21.0%22122.3
Grant County+20.6%330.5
Aitkin County+20.2%16516510.2
Yellow Medicine County+20.2%770.7
Faribault County+20.1%770.5
Wadena County+19.2%39372.7
Todd County+18.8%1111074.3
Douglas County+18.4%1981964.9
Rock County+18.3%6596.8
Stevens County+18.3%10101.0
Cook County+18.1%10410418.8
Crow Wing County+18.1%5144337.4
Koochiching County+18.1%26242.2
Morrison County+18.1%18160.5
Cass County+18.0%31431410.0
Cottonwood County+17.2%73116.4
Wabasha County+17.1%66613.1
Big Stone County+16.6%881.6
Lake County+16.2%85857.9
Hubbard County+16.1%22221.0
Mille Lacs County+16.1%110664.0
Beltrami County+16.0%190854.0
Clearwater County+15.8%220.2
Itasca County+15.8%1001002.2
Chippewa County+15.4%1190.9
Nobles County+15.4%20200.9
Renville County+15.4%550.3
Freeborn County+15.3%14140.5
Becker County+15.1%1441354.1
Roseau County+15.1%96296.3
Kandiyohi County+14.9%171763.8
Meeker County+14.8%139995.9
Wilkin County+14.8%440.6
Mower County+14.7%140463.4
Pope County+14.6%35333.1
Jackson County+14.5%14141.4
Carlton County+14.4%75732.0
Nicollet County+14.4%195835.7
St. Louis County+14.4%4742792.4
Sherburne County+14.4%5962685.7
Fillmore County+14.3%70703.2
Pipestone County+14.2%10101.1
Redwood County+14.2%14140.9
Benton County+14.1%85852.0
Pine County+14.0%2401007.9
Goodhue County+13.8%170923.5
Otter Tail County+13.8%136822.2
Chisago County+13.6%3092375.2
Lac qui Parle County+13.6%330.4
Scott County+13.6%1,2115207.6
Stearns County+13.6%6113463.7
Kanabec County+13.4%46442.8
Isanti County+13.2%1841844.1
Dodge County+13.1%175718.2
Murray County+13.1%37334.7
McLeod County+13.0%64641.7
Polk County+13.0%45451.5
Carver County+12.9%1,0736729.4
Le Sueur County+12.5%73732.5
Steele County+12.5%214585.7
Washington County+12.5%2,4851,3978.7
Wright County+12.5%1,3671,0978.7
Blue Earth County+12.3%414945.9
Houston County+12.3%46402.5
Dakota County+12.1%2,3001,1615.0
Sibley County+11.9%26261.7
Martin County+11.8%20201.0
Olmsted County+11.8%1,4124418.5
Anoka County+11.7%1,9121,0435.0
Brown County+11.3%61172.4
Rice County+11.3%1471152.1
Pennington County+11.1%880.6
Clay County+10.8%2571183.8
Winona County+10.7%61561.2
Waseca County+10.6%42402.2
Hennepin County+10.3%9,4091,6567.3
Watonwan County+10.3%550.4
Ramsey County+10.0%1,8561933.4
Lyon County+9.9%68252.6
Norman County+8.9%881.3
Marshall County+7.7%330.3
Traverse County+5.3%1875.8
Red Lake County+2.3%000.0

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.