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 | Carver County | 88 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Dakota County | 86 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Wright County | 84 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Sherburne County | 84 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Anoka County | 81 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Chisago County | 72 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Fillmore County | 72 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Wabasha County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Stearns County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Isanti County | 67 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Rice County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Wilkin County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Dodge County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Douglas County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Kandiyohi County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Crow Wing County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Goodhue County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Lyon County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Brown County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Le Sueur County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Pope County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Winona County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Red Lake County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Otter Tail County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Mower County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Murray County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Yellow Medicine County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Grant County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Rock County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Mille Lacs County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | McLeod County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Stevens County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Benton County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Faribault County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | St. Louis County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Jackson County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Morrison County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Lake of the Woods County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Sibley County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Redwood County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Meeker County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Carlton County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Lac qui Parle County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Lake County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Freeborn County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Cass County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Waseca County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Hubbard County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Cook County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Roseau County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Itasca County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Martin County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Pine County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Renville County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Kittson County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Wadena County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Kanabec County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Todd County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Aitkin County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 62 | Chippewa County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 63 | Beltrami County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 64 | Clearwater County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 65 | Watonwan County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 66 | Koochiching County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 67 | Swift County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 68 | Cottonwood County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 69 | Big Stone County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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