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Minnesota County Statistics
Compare descriptive county-level score ranges, density, solar, broadband, and research confidence across all 87 Minnesota county records.
County records87
Core coverage100%
Distinct scores30
Profile citations1,581
Verified / sourced0/87
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State distributions
Where Minnesota County Values Fall
Percentiles describe the current county dataset without implying that the highest or lowest value is the best fit for a particular buyer.
| Measurement | Unit | Minimum | 25th percentile | Median | Average | 75th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Score | 0-100 | 24 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 82 |
| Housing Freedom Index | 0-100 | 40 | 50 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 75 |
| Off-Grid Freedom Index | 0-100 | 37 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 69 | 78 |
| Homestead Freedom Index | 0-100 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 86 |
| Connectivity Index | 0-100 | 65 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 88 |
| Population Density | people / sq. mi. | 2.9 | 14.4 | 27.5 | 143.4 | 64.8 | 3,560.9 |
| Solar Potential | 1-10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.6 | 3 | 4 |
| Broadband Availability | 1-10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.2 | 9 | 10 |
Freedom Score distribution
County Records By Score Band
Band counts show the shape of the state dataset. They do not replace confidence labels or parcel-level research.
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County measurements
All Minnesota County Records
Counties are listed alphabetically. Open a profile for source notes, local research context, and the parcel questions that remain unresolved.
| County | Freedom | Housing | Off-grid | Homestead | Connectivity | Density / sq. mi. | Solar | Broadband | Confidence | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | 72 | 63 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 9 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Anoka County | 35 | 45 | 46 | 64 | 77 | 890.9 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Becker County | 58 | 50 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 26.9 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Beltrami County | 76 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 18.7 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Benton County | 53 | 58 | 55 | 65 | 83 | 102.6 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Big Stone County | 57 | 50 | 63 | 66 | 86 | 10.2 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Blue Earth County | 52 | 58 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 94.5 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Brown County | 51 | 58 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 42.1 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Carlton County | 53 | 61 | 55 | 74 | 72 | 42.7 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Carver County | 35 | 45 | 44 | 60 | 83 | 317.9 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Cass County | 72 | 63 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 15.6 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Chippewa County | 55 | 50 | 63 | 66 | 77 | 21.2 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Chisago County | 51 | 58 | 55 | 67 | 82 | 142.5 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Clay County | 50 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 81 | 63.9 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Clearwater County | 82 | 74 | 71 | 85 | 75 | 8.6 | 2/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Cook County | 63 | 60 | 66 | 80 | 88 | 3.8 | 1/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Cottonwood County | 55 | 50 | 67 | 70 | 80 | 17.8 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Crow Wing County | 67 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 79 | 68.7 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Dakota County | 35 | 45 | 44 | 60 | 78 | 806.1 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Dodge County | 52 | 58 | 57 | 69 | 83 | 48.4 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Douglas County | 53 | 58 | 65 | 76 | 79 | 62.7 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Faribault County | 56 | 50 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 19.5 | 3/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Fillmore County | 57 | 50 | 66 | 70 | 79 | 25 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Freeborn County | 51 | 58 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 42.9 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Goodhue County | 52 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 81 | 63.4 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Grant County | 57 | 50 | 63 | 66 | 82 | 11.1 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Hennepin County | 24 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 77 | 2,300.1 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Houston County | 58 | 65 | 58 | 81 | 80 | 33.2 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Hubbard County | 70 | 63 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 23.8 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Isanti County | 52 | 58 | 57 | 69 | 83 | 100.2 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Itasca County | 69 | 63 | 76 | 74 | 79 | 17 | 1/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Jackson County | 58 | 51 | 65 | 68 | 78 | 14 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Kanabec County | 50 | 58 | 56 | 70 | 65 | 31.8 | 2/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Kandiyohi County | 52 | 58 | 61 | 72 | 76 | 56.1 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Kittson County | 77 | 66 | 69 | 85 | 80 | 3.6 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Koochiching County | 78 | 71 | 73 | 84 | 78 | 3.7 | 1/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 64 | 54 | 71 | 66 | 79 | 8.7 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Lake County | 58 | 54 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 5.1 | 1/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 75 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 82 | 2.9 | 1/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Le Sueur County | 52 | 58 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 65.6 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Lincoln County | 64 | 57 | 65 | 78 | 80 | 10.4 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Lyon County | 52 | 58 | 62 | 73 | 85 | 35.8 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Mahnomen County | 76 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 74 | 9.5 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Marshall County | 82 | 75 | 70 | 85 | 79 | 4.9 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Martin County | 55 | 50 | 62 | 66 | 75 | 27.5 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| McLeod County | 51 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 74.8 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Meeker County | 53 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 38.6 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Mille Lacs County | 54 | 61 | 59 | 78 | 76 | 48.2 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Morrison County | 53 | 58 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 30.7 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Mower County | 52 | 58 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 57.5 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Murray County | 58 | 50 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 11.4 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Nicollet County | 51 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 79 | 76.9 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Nobles County | 53 | 58 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 30.7 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Norman County | 81 | 75 | 72 | 86 | 80 | 7.2 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Olmsted County | 39 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 83 | 254.7 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Otter Tail County | 53 | 58 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 30.9 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Pennington County | 66 | 62 | 61 | 84 | 81 | 22.1 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Pine County | 63 | 57 | 69 | 86 | 70 | 21.5 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Pipestone County | 57 | 50 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 19.6 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Polk County | 60 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 83 | 15.4 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Pope County | 58 | 50 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 17.2 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Ramsey County | 24 | 40 | 37 | 60 | 76 | 3,560.9 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Red Lake County | 63 | 54 | 71 | 65 | 76 | 9 | 3/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Redwood County | 57 | 50 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 17.4 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Renville County | 62 | 57 | 67 | 82 | 75 | 14.7 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Rice County | 52 | 58 | 57 | 67 | 82 | 139.3 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Rock County | 59 | 50 | 69 | 70 | 86 | 19.7 | 4/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Roseau County | 80 | 75 | 70 | 84 | 77 | 9.1 | 2/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Scott County | 36 | 45 | 44 | 60 | 86 | 441 | 3/10 | 10/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Sherburne County | 52 | 58 | 50 | 61 | 82 | 238.1 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Sibley County | 56 | 50 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 25.8 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| St. Louis County | 67 | 66 | 71 | 82 | 77 | 32.1 | 1/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Stearns County | 53 | 58 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 122.1 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Steele County | 50 | 58 | 55 | 66 | 79 | 87.1 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Stevens County | 58 | 50 | 67 | 70 | 84 | 17.4 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Swift County | 57 | 50 | 63 | 67 | 74 | 13 | 3/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Todd County | 55 | 50 | 68 | 74 | 65 | 27.5 | 2/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Traverse County | 69 | 63 | 72 | 66 | 73 | 5.5 | 3/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Wabasha County | 52 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 41.3 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Wadena County | 60 | 56 | 64 | 80 | 71 | 26.9 | 2/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Waseca County | 50 | 58 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 44.1 | 3/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Washington County | 35 | 45 | 44 | 60 | 78 | 738.9 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 19 |
| Watonwan County | 55 | 50 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 25.8 | 3/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Wilkin County | 69 | 63 | 72 | 66 | 74 | 8.3 | 3/10 | 7/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Winona County | 53 | 58 | 56 | 67 | 87 | 79.8 | 3/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Wright County | 52 | 58 | 51 | 61 | 80 | 233.7 | 2/10 | 9/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 56 | 50 | 65 | 67 | 78 | 12.3 | 4/10 | 8/10 | Sourced discovery | 18 |
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Suggested citation: County Freedom Index, Minnesota County Statistics, version county-summary-2026-08-04. County values are discovery signals and public context, not zoning decisions, appraisals, or parcel approvals.
Snapshot last reviewed: 2026-08-04.