Minnesota — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Minnesota during 2025.
Minnesota indexed 8,278 projects with decisions in 2025 across 23 counties, with 10,694 approved and 82 denied actions (99.2% approval rate). Hennepin County led with 3,023 projects (37% of the state), followed by Ramsey County (1,277) and Washington County (684). Together those three counties accounted for 60% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Minnesota Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Minnesota.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka | 136 | 145 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Benton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carver | 334 | 393 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Chisago | 39 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dakota | 558 | 814 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Faribault | 42 | 45 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fillmore | 108 | 130 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Freeborn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Goodhue | 263 | 303 | 9 | 97.1% |
| Hennepin | 3,023 | 3,887 | 26 | 99.3% |
| Itasca | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Le Sueur | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mower | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nicollet | 375 | 530 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Olmsted | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Otter Tail | 112 | 137 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Polk | 287 | 350 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ramsey | 1,277 | 1,585 | 29 | 98.2% |
| St. Louis | 677 | 750 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Stearns | 56 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Washington | 684 | 986 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Winona | 27 | 40 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wright | 229 | 432 | 1 | 99.8% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.