Best counties in Minnesota

Ranked by composite score — 87 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Wilkin County	78.1	80.9	84.8	28.8
2	Red Lake County	77.7	75.3	83.6	34
3	Lake of the Woods County	77.4	82.4	80	29.1
4	Stevens County	77.3	79.6	79.9	29.8
5	Rock County	77.2	82	81.3	29.5
6	Murray County	76.7	80.7	82	32
7	Kittson County	76.6	76.5	83.7	28.8
8	Traverse County	76.5	74.9	86.1	26.4
9	Big Stone County	76.4	78	84.2	26.1
10	Jackson County	76.3	76.6	83.7	29.1
11	Cook County	76.2	80.1	76.4	30.2
12	Marshall County	76.2	79	83.2	30.2
13	Clearwater County	75.8	81.7	81.7	25.8
14	Lincoln County	75.7	75	84.4	27.6
15	Lac qui Parle County	75.5	75.6	82.4	30.1
16	Grant County	75.4	75.9	80.3	31
17	Pipestone County	75.2	76.7	83.4	26.5
18	Koochiching County	74.7	79.8	83.1	28.5
19	Norman County	74.7	74.5	82.4	29
20	Pope County	74.5	80.1	76.6	30.5
21	Lake County	73.6	81.1	75.4	32.7
22	Redwood County	73.6	75.3	82.8	27.1
23	Swift County	73.3	78.2	80.6	24.3
24	Wadena County	73.3	73	82.4	20.5
25	Yellow Medicine County	73.3	72.9	82.4	30.1
26	Dodge County	72.9	71.8	68.8	44
27	Meeker County	72.7	75.7	75.1	32.4
28	Becker County	72.6	81.7	75.5	29.8
29	Hubbard County	72.6	79.3	75.7	29.5
30	Martin County	72.5	74.9	82.5	24.5
31	Aitkin County	72.4	86.2	79.2	22.2
32	Lyon County	72.3	72.8	80.9	30.9
33	Cottonwood County	72.1	70.5	82	27.9
34	Houston County	72.1	69.5	77.8	33.7
35	Sibley County	72.1	71.3	76	33
36	Watonwan County	71.9	73.4	80.4	29.5
37	Roseau County	71.7	76.2	76.9	31.4
38	Wabasha County	71.7	71.7	76.4	35.7
39	Cass County	71.6	86.1	77.9	25.8
40	Le Sueur County	71.6	71.8	72.1	42.3
41	Renville County	71.5	73.7	81.7	28.5
42	Todd County	71.5	74.3	80	24.5
43	Waseca County	71.5	68.8	76.4	32.4
44	Douglas County	71.4	78	73.4	33.8
45	Faribault County	71.3	72.7	80.8	25.4
46	Fillmore County	71.3	75.6	78.8	32.5
47	Chippewa County	71.2	73	78.9	28.6
48	Mahnomen County	70.9	74.9	84.7	18.6
49	Brown County	70.6	73	77.9	28.2
50	Kandiyohi County	70.2	74.3	75.7	32.4
51	Goodhue County	70.1	72.3	72.1	37.4
52	Morrison County	70.1	76.7	78.2	28.2
53	Kanabec County	69.9	70.9	72.8	30.3
54	Nicollet County	69.8	70.8	72.1	35.8
55	Nobles County	69.6	76	80.4	26.2
56	Pennington County	69.6	68	75.8	30.8
57	Otter Tail County	69.5	80.4	78.8	29.7
58	Pine County	69.5	77.7	76.7	28.9
59	Steele County	69.5	68.4	71	37.9
60	Winona County	69.5	75.8	76.6	29.2
61	Freeborn County	69.4	72.4	79.8	28.4
62	McLeod County	69.3	69.6	74	34.6
63	Mille Lacs County	68.9	73	73	30
64	Benton County	68.8	73.4	72.2	30
65	Crow Wing County	68.6	80.1	73.6	30
66	Polk County	68.6	74.2	76.7	28.5
67	Isanti County	68.4	73	62.9	39.9
68	Itasca County	68.4	77.7	76.6	26.7
69	Mower County	68.1	72.5	78	30.1
70	Sherburne County	67.8	74.3	62	50.6
71	Chisago County	67.7	70.7	63.2	47.5
72	Beltrami County	67	74.3	75.7	27.3
73	Rice County	66.5	75	68.1	37.4
74	Wright County	66.4	74.2	60.1	53
75	Blue Earth County	66.2	74.6	70.1	30.8
76	Carver County	66	73.4	51.6	63.8
77	Clay County	65.9	70.9	69.4	34.1
78	Carlton County	65.8	69.4	70.9	35.6
79	St. Louis County	65.7	73.4	75.1	28.7
80	Olmsted County	65.5	71.7	64	44.4
81	Stearns County	65.5	73.6	70.6	33.3
82	Anoka County	64	75.5	58.8	47.8
83	Washington County	63.6	74.1	51.4	58.1
84	Dakota County	63.2	74.2	55.1	52.1
85	Scott County	63.2	72.3	51.9	61.9
86	Hennepin County	60.1	69.9	54.8	46.3
87	Ramsey County	59.5	67.5	61.3	36.3