Minnesota

The freest counties in Minnesota (2026)

Minnesota has 87 counties in the ranking. The freest is Rock, #1,103 of 3,144 in the country. The state itself scores6.34 of 10 for fraser institute state ranking and 4 of 10 for 2a, which every county in Minnesota shares.

  1. 1103RockMinnesota
  2. 1191StevensMinnesota
  3. 1235SibleyMinnesota
  4. 1241MeekerMinnesota
  5. 1273PipestoneMinnesota
  6. 1348Lake of the WoodsMinnesota
  7. 1348ToddMinnesota
  8. 1354LincolnMinnesota
  9. 1357GrantMinnesota
  10. 1365MurrayMinnesota
  11. 1366PopeMinnesota
  12. 1400LakeMinnesota
  13. 1443Yellow MedicineMinnesota
  14. 1459RedwoodMinnesota
  15. 1462WilkinMinnesota
  16. 1491PenningtonMinnesota
  17. 1519WinonaMinnesota
  18. 1556KittsonMinnesota
  19. 1587McLeodMinnesota
  20. 1593Big StoneMinnesota
  21. 1599Red LakeMinnesota
  22. 1600MarshallMinnesota
  23. 1608ClearwaterMinnesota
  24. 1613WatonwanMinnesota
  25. 1625JacksonMinnesota
  26. 1735IsantiMinnesota
  27. 1737MorrisonMinnesota
  28. 1762FaribaultMinnesota
  29. 1762RenvilleMinnesota
  30. 1767KanabecMinnesota
  31. 1767TraverseMinnesota
  32. 1786DodgeMinnesota
  33. 1789ChisagoMinnesota
  34. 1804FillmoreMinnesota
  35. 1805Lac qui ParleMinnesota
  36. 1815DouglasMinnesota
  37. 1823HubbardMinnesota
  38. 1827WadenaMinnesota
  39. 1835PineMinnesota
  40. 1835WasecaMinnesota
  41. 1837Le SueurMinnesota
  42. 1846BrownMinnesota
  43. 1849WabashaMinnesota
  44. 1856KandiyohiMinnesota
  45. 1878NicolletMinnesota
  46. 1903RoseauMinnesota
  47. 1923HoustonMinnesota
  48. 1938MartinMinnesota
  49. 1958WrightMinnesota
  50. 2005BeckerMinnesota
  51. 2006LyonMinnesota
  52. 2010Crow WingMinnesota
  53. 2012CarverMinnesota
  54. 2016Otter TailMinnesota
  55. 2061SherburneMinnesota
  56. 2075CottonwoodMinnesota
  57. 2078AitkinMinnesota
  58. 2079StearnsMinnesota
  59. 2088SwiftMinnesota
  60. 2099SteeleMinnesota
  61. 2141NormanMinnesota
  62. 2152BentonMinnesota
  63. 2172CookMinnesota
  64. 2208KoochichingMinnesota
  65. 2221CassMinnesota
  66. 2226RiceMinnesota
  67. 2229Blue EarthMinnesota
  68. 2247ScottMinnesota
  69. 2256GoodhueMinnesota
  70. 2269ChippewaMinnesota
  71. 2283NoblesMinnesota
  72. 2294FreebornMinnesota
  73. 2294WashingtonMinnesota
  74. 2338OlmstedMinnesota
  75. 2361PolkMinnesota
  76. 2377MowerMinnesota
  77. 2387ItascaMinnesota
  78. 2388Mille LacsMinnesota
  79. 2405AnokaMinnesota
  80. 2458DakotaMinnesota
  81. 2570ClayMinnesota
  82. 2675MahnomenMinnesota
  83. 2677CarltonMinnesota
  84. 2689Saint LouisMinnesota
  85. 2780BeltramiMinnesota
  86. 2789HennepinMinnesota
  87. 2867RamseyMinnesota

See the freest counties of 2026 nationally, or readhow the ranking works.