Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety59#1,276/3,096
Economy58#1,313/3,143
Housing21#2,478/3,140
Health68#995/3,144
Healthcare81#610/3,143
Environment73#840/3,108
Education93#207/3,144
Infrastructure72#881/3,144
Community93#228/3,144
Leisure & amenities84#519/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where St. Louis County, Minnesota ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low3.9 µg/m³
99/100Minnesota 6.3 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
High school diploma or higher · high95.1%
97/100Minnesota 93.9%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Primary care physicians · high127 /100k
96/100Minnesota 90 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Some college · high76.8%
95/100Minnesota 75.4%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Hot days · low1 days
94/100Minnesota 5 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Dentists · high98 /100k
94/100Minnesota 78 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low21.0%
1/100Minnesota 23.6%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Days with unhealthy air · high6.3%
2/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Preventable hospital stays · high5,344 /100k
3/100Minnesota 2,419 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Distance to an airport · high159 mi
7/100Minnesota 43 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Property crime rate · high1,942 /100k
9/100Minnesota 1,412 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of Investigation
Distance to an Amtrak station · high130 mi
13/100Minnesota 32 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
54% (2021) → 70% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+16 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New business applicationsImproving
5.7 /1k (2020) → 9.7 /1k (2025)
+71%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
34.1 /100k (2021) → 15.5 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−55%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
79.4% (2015-2019) → 88.6% (2020-2024)
+9.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
19.5% (Dec 2021) → 28.4% (Aug 2026)
+8.8 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
New homes permittedImproving
1.9 /1k (2021) → 2.7 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+40%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, St. Louis County, Minnesota improved on 10 of 33 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 15 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved10

New businesses+71%5.7 /1k → 9.7 /1k
Bachelor's++4.3 points29.3% → 33.6%
Violent crime−28%250 /100k → 181 /100k
Overdose deaths−39%25.5 /100k → 15.5 /100k
Unemployment−2.7 points7.3% → 4.6%

Declined5

Transit use−0.5 points2.3% → 1.8%
Uninsured+1.1 points5.2% → 6.3%
Traffic deaths+34%7.8 /100k → 10.5 /100k
Inequality+0.0150.445 → 0.461
Price / income+0.3×2.8× → 3.2×

All 33 measures

Change of every measure of St. Louis County, Minnesota between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	7.2 /10k2020	7.6 /10k2025	+5.3%	Within the margin of error	51%
Average commute time	20.0 min2015-2019	19.9 min2020-2024	−0.1 min	Within the margin of error	61%
Average weekly wage	$9872020	$1,2042025	+22%	Improved	36%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%2015-2019	33.6%2020-2024	+4.3 points	Improved	76%
Broadband subscriptions	79.4%2015-2019	88.6%2020-2024	+9.2 points	Improved	43%
Child poverty rate	12.8%2019	10.6%2024	−2.2 points	Within the margin of error	62%
Distance to an airport	159 mi2020	159 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	25.5 /100k2020	15.5 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−39%	Improved	63%
Effective property tax rate	1.07%2015-2019	1.02%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	30%
Firearm deaths	13.0 /100k2020	17.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+31%	Within the margin of error	15%
Grocery stores	1.4 /10k2020	1.4 /10k2025	+3.3%	Within the margin of error	67%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.0 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	+20%	Within the margin of error	72%
High school diploma or higher	94.5%2015-2019	95.1%2020-2024	+0.6 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	3.2×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	58%
Homicide rate	1.9 /100k2020	3.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+89%	Within the margin of error	1%
Income adjusted for local prices	$52,9202019	$69,6952024	+32%	Improved	50%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4452015-2019	0.4612020-2024	+0.015	Declined	28%
Median household income	$60,2282019	$69,2002024	+15%	Improved	9%
New business applications	5.7 /1k2020	9.7 /1k2025	+71%	Improved	78%
Pharmacies	1.7 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−12%	Within the margin of error	37%
Poverty rate	12.8%2019	12.7%2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	48%
Property crime rate	2,613 /100k2020	1,942 /100k2025	−26%	Improved	33%
Public libraries	0.9 /10k2019	0.8 /10k2024	−0.7%	Within the margin of error	52%
Public transit commuters	2.3%2015-2019	1.8%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Declined	30%
Rent as share of income	30.2%2015-2019	31.2%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Rent-burdened households	50.5%2015-2019	52.8%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Restaurants and bars	12.0 /10k2020	11.5 /10k2025	−4%	Within the margin of error	37%
Students per teacher	14.6×2019	14.3×2024	−0.3×	Little change	34%
Suicide rate	20.0 /100k2020	18.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−10%	Within the margin of error	76%
Traffic deaths	7.8 /100k2015-2019	10.5 /100k2020-2024	+34%	Declined	21%
Unemployment rate	7.3%2020	4.6%2025	−2.7 points	Improved	54%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.2%2019	6.3%2024	+1.1 points	Declined	9%
Violent crime rate	250 /100k2020	181 /100k2025	−28%	Improved	65%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like St. Louis County, Minnesota five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of St. Louis County, Minnesota in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, St. Louis County, Minnesota itself moved −1.5 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

200,123 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−1.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

200,123 residents

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

White89%179,093
Black1.6%3,258
Hispanic or Latino1.9%3,896

Education

138,424 residents (±168)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

No high school diploma4.9%6,806
High school or GED25%34,947
Some college23%31,786

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

87,115 households (±659)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $25k16%14,131
$25k–50k20%17,180
$50k–75k17%14,692
$75k–100k14%11,795
$100k–150k17%15,036
$150k–200k9.3%8,063
$200k or more7.1%6,218

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−5.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

87,115 households (±659)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Own71%62,020
Rent29%25,095

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

23,487 households (±916)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $75028%6,530
$750–1,00021%5,019
$1,000–1,50028%6,641

Home values

62,020 homes (±934)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under $150k30%18,397
$150k–250k28%17,472
$250k–400k24%15,158

Age of homes

104,263 homes (±116)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

2010 or later5.9%6,131
2000–20099.5%9,884
1980–199915%15,181

Size of homes

104,263 homes (±116)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Studio2.6%2,669
1 bedroom14%14,202
2 bedrooms29%30,519

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

95,866 workers (±1,007)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Drive alone74%71,049
Carpool7.6%7,281
Public transit1.8%1,690
Walk3.6%3,406
Bike0.6%†583
Work from home11%10,715
Other1.2%1,142

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+7.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

85,151 workers (±1,133)

St. Louis County, Minnesota
Minnesota share

Under 15 min40%34,162
15–29 min40%33,787
30–44 min12%10,632

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Duluth, MN-WI

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

St. Louis County has 5,360 employer establishments, 267 for every 10,000 residents (1.08× the US rate of 248; 0.99× Minnesota's), with 84,223 paid employees at an average annual pay of $55,875. The Census Bureau also counts 13,128 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 5,360; 13,128 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 267; US 248 · Minnesota 268
Paid employees: 84,223
Average annual pay: $55,875; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of St. Louis County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	366	18.2	1.18×About typical	3,224	$87,258	872
Ambulatory health care services	349	17.4	0.83×About typical	6,170	$85,997	593
Restaurants and other eating places	329	16.4	0.89×About typical	6,724	$21,853	36
Lessors of real estate	190	9.5	0.77×Fewer than typical	800	$41,909	1,403
Construction of buildings	177	8.8	1.17×About typical	842	$62,891	393
Full-service restaurants	164	8.2	1.06×About typical	3,909	$23,227	14
Religious organizations	158	7.9	1.42×More than typical	1,063	$21,683	—
Limited-service restaurants	132	6.6	0.82×About typical	2,310	$20,560	9
Building equipment contractors	126	6.3	1.04×About typical	1,837	$95,338	118
Automotive repair and maintenance	109	5.4	1.08×About typical	648	$45,934	139
Banks and credit unions	106	5.3	1.64×More than typical	1,256	$68,154	4
Traveler accommodation	103	5.1	2.84×More than typical	2,167	$29,634	92

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 200,669 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $54.6M on contracts performed in St. Louis County, Minnesota: $272 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $54.6M; +60% vs FY2025
Per resident: $272; US $1,995
Sole-source: 16%; US 30%
Single offer: 30%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Forest Service$24.4M45%
Environmental Protection Agency$11.3M21%
Department of the Army$6.6M12%
Department of Veterans Affairs$4.1M7.4%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$3.8M6.9%
U.S. Coast Guard$1.3M2.4%
Public Buildings Service$1.2M2.3%
Federal Aviation Administration$955K1.8%

Top recipients

EQ & CH REMEDIATION$5.3M9.7%
ROEN SALVAGE CO.$4M7.4%
SPECPRO SUSTAINMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC$3.2M5.8%
SEVEN CORNERS INC$2.3M4.3%
BIG SKY MOBILE CATERING CORP$2.3M4.2%

Spending by fiscal year

47.1MFY2017
36.3MFY2018
37.1MFY2019
29.8MFY2020
58.1MFY2021
112.9MFY2022
32.3MFY2023
35.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Support activities for forestry · 1153$12.3M23%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$5.5M10%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629$5.5M10.0%
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) · 6231$4M7.3%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$3.8M6.9%
Special food services · 7223

Largest awards

SPIRIT LAKE PHASE III TASK ORDER UNDER GLNPO-RRS MATOC$35.4M
J. F. BRENNAN COMPANY, INC.· St. Louis County, MN· Facilities & utilities· May 17, 2022 – Aug 26, 2026· 68HE0522F0071
MUNGER LANDING RA TASK ORDER UNDER GLNPO-RRS MATOC$31.8M
J. F. BRENNAN COMPANY, INC.· St. Louis County, MN· Facilities & utilities· May 24, 2022 – Aug 20, 2026· 68HE0522F0072
PONDS BEHIND ERIE PIER RA - UNDER RES CLIN 0002$16.5M
EQ & CH REMEDIATION· St. Louis County, MN· Facilities & utilities· Jun 7, 2021 – Apr 3, 2026· 68HE0521F0071
DULUTH VESSEL YARD REPAIR PH2

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.6B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for St. Louis County, Minnesota: $13,163 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $2.6B; +65% vs FY2025
Per resident: $13,163; US $12,975
Loan face value: $47.1M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

20.934 · Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects$1.1B40%
96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$922.3M35%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$124.4M4.7%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$108.8M4.1%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$69.7M2.6%
20.933 · National Infrastructure Investments$36.2M1.4%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$35M1.3%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$32.8M1.2%

Top recipients (organizations)

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$1.2B44%
SAINT PAUL, MN
DULUTH, CITY OF$27.6M1.0%
DULUTH, MN
RURAL HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER$19.8M0.7%
DULUTH, MN
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA$18.6M0.7%
DULUTH, MN
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Federal Highway Administration$1.2B44%
Department of Transportation
Social Security Administration$1.1B43%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$142M5.4%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Railroad Retirement Board$32.8M1.2%
Federal Aviation Administration$29.3M

Assistance by fiscal year

1.5BFY2021
1.5BFY2022
1.4BFY2023
1.6BFY2024
1.6BFY2025
2.6BFY2026

County aggregates

50%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How St. Louis County, Minnesota compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

St. Louis County, Minnesota
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
FY2017	$236	$1,436
FY2018	$182	$1,552
FY2019	$186	$1,654
FY2020	$149	$1,880
FY2021	$291	$1,810
FY2022	$563	$1,917
FY2023	$161	$2,079
FY2024	$175	$2,047
FY2025	$170	$2,165
FY2026	$272 (partial year)	$1,912
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
FY2017	$134	$93.28
FY2018	$53.10	$105
FY2019	$94.54	$128
FY2020	$81.28	$145
FY2021	$142	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$1,788	$5,748
FY2022	$1,980	$5,221
FY2023	$856	$5,364
FY2024	$1,502	$5,501
FY2025	$973	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$905	$298
FY2022	$899	$357
FY2023	$196	$301
FY2024	$639	$319
FY2025	$368	$360
FY2026	$5,963

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$262	$239
FY2022	$230	$185
FY2023	$318	$229
FY2024	$244	$229
FY2025	$279	$249
FY2026	$233

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$191	$2,304
FY2022	$144	$2,197
FY2023	$130	$2,274
FY2024	$168	$2,267
FY2025	$166	$2,397
FY2026

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
FY2021	$1,118	$1,186
FY2022	$403	$465
FY2023	$49.73	$76.52
FY2024	$91.07	$120
FY2025	$131	$148
FY2026	$119

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

St. Louis County, Minnesota
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, St. Louis County, Minnesota and the United States, by year
Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	0.9%	2.0%
2015

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/27137

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

St. Louis County, Minnesota is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Pete StauberR-MN-8 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 1.6%

Senate

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Metro area

The metro or micro area St. Louis County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Duluth, MN-WI79Central county

Cities and towns in St. Louis County

Places whose residents live mostly in St. Louis County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-08
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−2.8%	−4.2%
2015	+0.1%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.4%	+3.3%
2018	+8.7%	+6.8%
2019	+12.7%	+10.5%
2020	+19.3%	+19.4%
2021	+26.2%	+26.1%
2022	+31.4%	+30.6%
2023	+35.1%	+35.0%
2024	+40.6%	+41.0%
2025	+45.6%	+46.8%

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−1.6%	−5.5%
2015	+0.7%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.4%	+4.1%
2018	+10.0%	+8.9%
2019	+13.3%	+13.5%
2020	+20.4%	+20.8%
2021	+33.0%	+32.1%
2022	+34.2%	+35.4%
2023	+39.5%	+42.9%
2024	+46.8%	+49.5%

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	2.3/1k	3.3/1k
2015	3.5/1k	3.7/1k
2016	2.1/1k	3.7/1k
2017	2.5/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.4/1k	4.1/1k
2019	3.6/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.5/1k	4.4/1k
2021	1.9/1k	5.2/1k
2022	2.4/1k	5.0/1k
2023	2.8/1k	4.5/1k
2024	3.2/1k	4.3/1k
2025	2.1/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−0.9%	−6.9%
2015	0.0%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+5.7%	+4.7%
2018	+7.3%	+7.5%
2019	+20.1%	+14.0%
2020	+15.6%	+16.9%
2021	+28.2%	+21.0%
2022	+25.9%	+29.7%
2023	+34.2%	+34.9%
2024	+38.0%	+41.6%

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	17.0%	15.5%
2015	13.4%	14.7%
2016	14.7%	14.0%
2017	14.5%	13.4%
2018	14.7%	13.1%
2019	12.8%	12.3%
2020	10.1%	11.9%
2021	13.8%	12.8%
2022	14.6%	12.6%
2023	13.3%	12.5%
2024	12.7%	12.1%

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	5.2%	6.2%
2015	5.1%	5.3%
2016	5.8%	4.9%
2017	4.6%	4.4%
2018	3.8%	3.9%
2019	4.1%	3.7%
2020	7.3%	8.1%
2021	4.1%	5.4%
2022	3.0%	3.7%
2023	3.2%	3.6%
2024	3.5%	4.0%
2025	4.6%	4.3%

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	−5.4% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−2.0% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+5.2% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+9.3% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+16.6% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+27.5% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+42.7% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+52.4% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+60.6% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+65.5% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+76.3% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2015	−4.4% (Dec 2015)	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	−1.0% (Dec 2017)	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+1.7% (Dec 2018)	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	+5.9% (Dec 2019)	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+9.7% (Dec 2020)	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	+17.6% (Dec 2021)	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+27.8% (Dec 2022)	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	+32.7% (Dec 2023)	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	+36.1% (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+40.8% (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	6.8%	13.5%
2015	4.8%	10.9%
2016	4.3%	10.0%
2017	5.2%	10.2%
2018	5.2%	10.4%
2019	5.2%	10.8%
2020	6.0%	10.4%
2021	5.2%	10.2%
2022	5.8%	9.5%
2023	5.0%	9.5%
2024	6.3%	9.8%

Calendar years	St. Louis County, Minnesota	United States
2014	4.6/1k	8.5/1k
2015	4.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	4.6/1k	9.1/1k
2017	5.4/1k	9.8/1k
2018	5.4/1k	10.7/1k
2019	5.6/1k	10.6/1k
2020	5.7/1k	13.1/1k
2021	8.0/1k	16.2/1k
2022	7.7/1k	15.1/1k
2023	8.6/1k	16.2/1k
2024	8.1/1k	15.4/1k
2025	9.7/1k	16.6/1k

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