State County Movers

Fastest Improving Counties in Minnesota

County ranking view for Minnesota, focused on counties currently classified as improving. Year-over-year score change is shown when prior-year snapshots are available.

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County Improvement Ranking

Latest Year 2024

Rank	County	Current Score	Prior Score	YoY Change	Trend
1	Washington County	89	N/A	N/A	Improving
2	Dakota County	89	N/A	N/A	Improving
3	Carver County	88	N/A	N/A	Improving
4	Wright County	85	N/A	N/A	Improving
5	Anoka County	82	N/A	N/A	Improving
6	Sherburne County	81	N/A	N/A	Improving
7	Chisago County	72	N/A	N/A	Improving
8	Stearns County	70	N/A	N/A	Improving
9	Wabasha County	68	N/A	N/A	Improving
10	Isanti County	67	N/A	N/A	Improving
11	Fillmore County	66	N/A	N/A	Improving
12	Houston County	65	N/A	N/A	Improving
13	Rice County	64	N/A	N/A	Improving
14	Steele County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
15	Goodhue County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
16	Kandiyohi County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
17	Douglas County	63	N/A	N/A	Improving
18	Nicollet County	62	N/A	N/A	Improving
19	Dodge County	61	N/A	N/A	Improving
20	Crow Wing County	60	N/A	N/A	Improving
21	Stevens County	60	N/A	N/A	Improving
22	Pope County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
23	Lyon County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
24	Murray County	59	N/A	N/A	Improving
25	Winona County	58	N/A	N/A	Improving
26	Brown County	57	N/A	N/A	Improving
27	Jackson County	56	N/A	N/A	Improving
28	Red Lake County	55	N/A	N/A	Improving
29	Mower County	55	N/A	N/A	Improving
30	McLeod County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
31	Sibley County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
32	Otter Tail County	54	N/A	N/A	Improving
33	Rock County	53	N/A	N/A	Improving
34	Le Sueur County	53	N/A	N/A	Improving
35	Lac qui Parle County	52	N/A	N/A	Improving
36	St. Louis County	52	N/A	N/A	Improving
37	Mille Lacs County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
38	Yellow Medicine County	51	N/A	N/A	Improving
39	Faribault County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
40	Carlton County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
41	Freeborn County	50	N/A	N/A	Improving
42	Redwood County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
43	Lake of the Woods County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
44	Meeker County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
45	Morrison County	48	N/A	N/A	Improving
46	Wadena County	47	N/A	N/A	Improving
47	Hubbard County	47	N/A	N/A	Improving
48	Marshall County	46	N/A	N/A	Improving
49	Pine County	45	N/A	N/A	Improving
50	Itasca County	45	N/A	N/A	Improving
51	Grant County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
52	Martin County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
53	Cass County	44	N/A	N/A	Improving
54	Lake County	43	N/A	N/A	Improving
55	Lincoln County	43	N/A	N/A	Improving
56	Chippewa County	42	N/A	N/A	Improving
57	Cottonwood County	41	N/A	N/A	Improving
58	Todd County	41	N/A	N/A	Improving
59	Beltrami County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
60	Renville County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
61	Watonwan County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
62	Swift County	40	N/A	N/A	Improving
63	Aitkin County	39	N/A	N/A	Improving
64	Cook County	38	N/A	N/A	Improving
65	Kanabec County	38	N/A	N/A	Improving
66	Clearwater County	37	N/A	N/A	Improving
67	Big Stone County	31	N/A	N/A	Improving

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