Minnesota — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Minnesota during 2025.
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).
8,278
Projects with decisions
10,694
Approved actions
82
Denied actions
99.2%
Approval rate (of actions)
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.