Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Minnesota
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
Minnesota ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake County | 94.2" | 9,634 | $1,804 |
| 2 | Carlton County | 71.3" | 9,396 | $1,951 |
| 3 | Itasca County | 64.1" | 9,879 | $1,747 |
| 4 | Stearns County | 57.4" | 8,305 | $2,105 |
| 5 | Todd County | 54.0" | 9,333 | $1,593 |
| 6 | Dodge County | 53.1" | 7,856 | $2,201 |
| 7 | Olmsted County | 53.1" | 7,856 | $2,480 |
| 8 | Morrison County | 52.8" | 7,950 | $1,937 |
| 9 | Waseca County | 52.3" | 8,010 | $1,812 |
| 10 | Kanabec County | 52.0" | 8,720 | $1,858 |
| 11 | Clay County | 51.4" | 8,806 | $2,121 |
| 12 | Wilkin County | 51.4" | 8,806 | $1,440 |
| 13 | Mower County | 50.6" | 8,407 | $1,480 |
| 14 | Watonwan County | 50.3" | 7,788 | $1,323 |
| 15 | McLeod County | 50.0" | 8,271 | $1,960 |
| 16 | Sibley County | 50.0" | 8,271 | $1,810 |
| 17 | Polk County | 49.9" | 9,524 | $1,763 |
| 18 | Red Lake County | 49.9" | 9,524 | $1,356 |
| 19 | Sherburne County | 49.4" | 8,208 | $2,666 |
| 20 | Mille Lacs County | 48.9" | 8,808 | $1,967 |
| 21 | Jackson County | 48.5" | 8,168 | $1,264 |
| 22 | Wabasha County | 48.3" | 7,860 | $2,039 |
| 23 | Benton County | 47.9" | 8,490 | $2,036 |
| 24 | Lac qui Parle County | 46.9" | 8,281 | $1,253 |
| 25 | Murray County | 46.3" | 8,436 | $1,492 |
| 26 | Pope County | 46.3" | 8,360 | $1,956 |
| 27 | Winona County | 46.3" | 6,788 | $1,840 |
| 28 | Kandiyohi County | 46.1" | 8,309 | $1,906 |
| 29 | Chippewa County | 45.5" | 8,345 | $1,306 |
| 30 | Yellow Medicine County | 45.5" | 8,345 | $1,300 |
| 31 | Nobles County | 45.2" | 8,066 | $1,516 |
| 32 | Houston County | 44.8" | 7,641 | $1,907 |
| 33 | Stevens County | 44.6" | 8,757 | $1,508 |
| 34 | Steele County | 44.2" | 7,955 | $1,975 |
| 35 | Anoka County | 44.1" | 8,283 | $2,603 |
| 36 | Isanti County | 44.1" | 8,124 | $2,309 |
| 37 | Cottonwood County | 43.5" | 7,402 | $1,354 |
| 38 | Goodhue County | 43.5" | 8,127 | $2,211 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 43.5" | 7,950 | $1,321 |
| 40 | Lyon County | 43.5" | 7,950 | $1,636 |
| 41 | Rice County | 43.3" | 8,032 | $2,406 |
| 42 | Big Stone County | 43.0" | 8,021 | $1,186 |
| 43 | Traverse County | 42.9" | 8,323 | $1,009 |
| 44 | Swift County | 42.6" | 8,378 | $1,269 |
| 45 | Brown County | 42.3" | 8,068 | $1,550 |
| 46 | Fillmore County | 42.2" | 8,153 | $1,701 |
| 47 | Faribault County | 40.1" | 7,753 | $1,092 |
| 48 | Scott County | 39.8" | 8,057 | $3,141 |
| 49 | Wright County | 39.8" | 8,211 | $2,667 |
| 50 | Pipestone County | 39.6" | 8,088 | $1,125 |
| 51 | Freeborn County | 39.5" | 7,828 | $1,427 |
| 52 | Blue Earth County | 38.7" | 7,789 | $2,070 |
| 53 | Le Sueur County | 37.9" | 8,213 | $2,353 |
| 54 | Renville County | 37.7" | 8,436 | $1,324 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Minnesota