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Minnesota Public Records Search
Minnesota public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for Minnesota and has a page for each of its 87 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 5,793,151).
🏛 Minnesota Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | Minnesota Department of Health – Vital Records Source: health.state.mn.us ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | Minnesota Public Registrant Search (Department of Corrections) Source: coms.doc.state.mn.us ↗ |
| Courts | Minnesota Judicial Branch |
| Land records | In Minnesota, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Recorder. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in Minnesota are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in Minnesota are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| Counties | Most Minnesota court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists Minnesota records county by county. |
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Largest Counties
Hennepin County
Pop. 1,273,334
Ramsey County
Pop. 542,015
Dakota County
Pop. 453,156
Anoka County
Pop. 376,840
Washington County
Pop. 283,960
St. Louis County
Pop. 200,794
Olmsted County
Pop. 166,424
Stearns County
Pop. 163,997
Scott County
Pop. 157,206
Wright County
Pop. 154,593
Carver County
Pop. 112,628
Sherburne County
Pop. 103,059
All 87 Minnesota Counties
Aitkin County
Pop. 16,335
Anoka County
Pop. 376,840
Becker County
Pop. 35,444
Beltrami County
Pop. 46,762
Benton County
Pop. 41,881
Big Stone County
Pop. 5,067
Blue Earth County
Pop. 70,700
Brown County
Pop. 25,710
Carlton County
Pop. 36,745
Carver County
Pop. 112,628
Cass County
Pop. 31,442
Chippewa County
Pop. 12,299
Chisago County
Pop. 59,105
Clay County
Pop. 66,848
Clearwater County
Pop. 8,630
Cook County
Pop. 5,571
Cottonwood County
Pop. 11,338
Crow Wing County
Pop. 68,642
Dakota County
Pop. 453,156
Dodge County
Pop. 21,242
Douglas County
Pop. 39,933
Faribault County
Pop. 13,886
Fillmore County
Pop. 21,502
Freeborn County
Pop. 30,314
Goodhue County
Pop. 47,982
Grant County
Pop. 6,109
Hennepin County
Pop. 1,273,334
Houston County
Pop. 18,352
Hubbard County
Pop. 22,050
Isanti County
Pop. 43,687
Itasca County
Pop. 45,442
Jackson County
Pop. 9,861
Kanabec County
Pop. 16,608
Kandiyohi County
Pop. 44,674
Kittson County
Pop. 3,992
Koochiching County
Pop. 11,594
Lac qui Parle County
Pop. 6,636
Lake County
Pop. 10,698
Lake of the Woods County
Pop. 3,797
Le Sueur County
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Lincoln County
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Lyon County
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Mahnomen County
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Marshall County
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Martin County
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McLeod County
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Meeker County
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Mille Lacs County
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Morrison County
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Mower County
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Murray County
Pop. 8,044
Nicollet County
Pop. 34,493
Nobles County
Pop. 21,969
Norman County
Pop. 6,284
Olmsted County
Pop. 166,424
Otter Tail County
Pop. 60,884
Pennington County
Pop. 13,652
Pine County
Pop. 30,319
Pipestone County
Pop. 9,100
Polk County
Pop. 30,413
Pope County
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Ramsey County
Pop. 542,015
Red Lake County
Pop. 3,882
Redwood County
Pop. 15,254
Renville County
Pop. 14,453
Rice County
Pop. 69,025
Rock County
Pop. 9,525
Roseau County
Pop. 15,265
Scott County
Pop. 157,206
Sherburne County
Pop. 103,059
Sibley County
Pop. 15,194
St. Louis County
Pop. 200,794
Stearns County
Pop. 163,997
Steele County
Pop. 37,434
Stevens County
Pop. 9,819
Swift County
Pop. 9,666
Todd County
Pop. 25,955
Traverse County
Pop. 3,134
Wabasha County
Pop. 21,574
Wadena County
Pop. 14,437
Waseca County
Pop. 18,684
Washington County
Pop. 283,960
Watonwan County
Pop. 11,204
Wilkin County
Pop. 6,268
Winona County
Pop. 49,973
Wright County
Pop. 154,593
Yellow Medicine County
Pop. 9,373