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Minnesota County Clerks & Recorders
Directory of all 87 counties in Minnesota. Access official courthouse addresses, recording fee schedules, marriage licenses, vital statistics, and government records search portals.
State Capital Saint Paul County Recorder / Registrar of Titles
Deed Recording
$46.00
Base fee (first page) • +$0.00/addl page
Minn. Stat. § 357.18 (Flat-fee per document)
Transfer Tax
0.33% Deed Tax (0.34% in Hennepin/Ramsey counties)
Real estate conveyance / deed stamp
Marriage License
$115.00 ($40.00 with 12-hour premarital education)
Waiting period: 0 hours • Valid: 180 days
DBA & Business
$50.00
Filing office: Minnesota Secretary of State
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All Minnesota Counties Directory (87)
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FIPS 27001
Pop. 16.102
Aitkin County
County Seat: Aitkin
Aitkin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Aitkin, MN 56431
(651) 717-1431
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27003
Pop. 372.441
Anoka County
County Seat: Anoka
Anoka County Courthouse / Recording Office, Anoka, MN 55005
(651) 751-1493
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27005
Pop. 35.283
Becker County
County Seat: Detroit Lakes
Becker County Courthouse / Recording Office, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
(651) 785-1555
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27007
Pop. 46.718
Beltrami County
County Seat: Bemidji
Beltrami County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bemidji, MN 56601
(651) 819-1617
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27009
Pop. 41.600
Benton County
County Seat: Foley
Benton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Foley, MN 56329
(651) 853-1679
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27011
Pop. 5105
Big Stone County
County Seat: Ortonville
Big Stone County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ortonville, MN 56278
(651) 887-1741
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27013
Pop. 70.006
Blue Earth County
County Seat: Mankato
Blue Earth County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mankato, MN 56001
(651) 221-1803
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27015
Pop. 25.628
Brown County
County Seat: New Ulm
Brown County Courthouse / Recording Office, New Ulm, MN 56073
(651) 255-1865
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27017
Pop. 36.825
Carlton County
County Seat: Carlton
Carlton County Courthouse / Recording Office, Carlton, MN 55718
(651) 289-1927
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27019
Pop. 111.057
Carver County
County Seat: Chaska
Carver County Courthouse / Recording Office, Chaska, MN 55318
(651) 323-1989
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27021
Pop. 31.446
Cass County
County Seat: Walker
Cass County Courthouse / Recording Office, Walker, MN 56484
(651) 357-2051
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27023
Pop. 12.172
Chippewa County
County Seat: Montevideo
Chippewa County Courthouse / Recording Office, Montevideo, MN 56265
(651) 391-2113
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27025
Pop. 58.535
Chisago County
County Seat: Center
Chisago County Courthouse / Recording Office, Center, MN 55012
(651) 425-2175
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27027
Pop. 66.258
Clay County
County Seat: Moorhead
Clay County Courthouse / Recording Office, Moorhead, MN 56560
(651) 459-2237
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27029
Pop. 8644
Clearwater County
County Seat: Bagley
Clearwater County Courthouse / Recording Office, Bagley, MN 56621
(651) 493-2299
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27031
Pop. 5639
Cook County
County Seat: Grand Marais
Cook County Courthouse / Recording Office, Grand Marais, MN 55604
(651) 527-2361
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27033
Pop. 11.319
Cottonwood County
County Seat: Windom
Cottonwood County Courthouse / Recording Office, Windom, MN 56101
(651) 561-2423
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27035
Pop. 68.304
Crow Wing County
County Seat: Brainerd
Crow Wing County Courthouse / Recording Office, Brainerd, MN 56401
(651) 595-2485
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27037
Pop. 447.440
Dakota County
County Seat: Hastings
Dakota County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hastings, MN 55010
(651) 629-2547
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27039
Pop. 21.088
Dodge County
County Seat: Mantorville
Dodge County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mantorville, MN 55955
(651) 663-2609
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27041
Pop. 39.953
Douglas County
County Seat: Alexandria
Douglas County Courthouse / Recording Office, Alexandria, MN 56308
(651) 697-2671
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27043
Pop. 13.873
Faribault County
County Seat: Blue Earth
Faribault County Courthouse / Recording Office, Blue Earth, MN 56013
(651) 731-2733
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27045
Pop. 21.522
Fillmore County
County Seat: Preston
Fillmore County Courthouse / Recording Office, Preston, MN 55965
(651) 765-2795
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27047
Pop. 30.515
Freeborn County
County Seat: Albert Lea
Freeborn County Courthouse / Recording Office, Albert Lea, MN 56007
(651) 799-2857
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27049
Pop. 48.035
Goodhue County
County Seat: Red Wing
Goodhue County Courthouse / Recording Office, Red Wing, MN 55066
(651) 833-2919
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27051
Pop. 6139
Grant County
County Seat: Elbow Lake
Grant County Courthouse / Recording Office, Elbow Lake, MN 56531
(651) 867-2981
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27053
Pop. 1.258.713
Hennepin County
County Seat: Minneapolis
300 S 6th St, Minneapolis, MN 55487
(612) 348-5139
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27055
Pop. 18.582
Houston County
County Seat: Caledonia
Houston County Courthouse / Recording Office, Caledonia, MN 55921
(651) 235-3105
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27057
Pop. 22.132
Hubbard County
County Seat: Park Rapids
Hubbard County Courthouse / Recording Office, Park Rapids, MN 56470
(651) 269-3167
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27059
Pop. 43.182
Isanti County
County Seat: Cambridge
Isanti County Courthouse / Recording Office, Cambridge, MN 55008
(651) 303-3229
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27061
Pop. 45.365
Itasca County
County Seat: Grand Rapids
Itasca County Courthouse / Recording Office, Grand Rapids, MN 55709
(651) 337-3291
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27063
Pop. 9919
Jackson County
County Seat: Jackson
Jackson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Jackson, MN 56143
(651) 371-3353
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27065
Pop. 16.602
Kanabec County
County Seat: Mora
Kanabec County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mora, MN 55051
(651) 405-3415
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27067
Pop. 43.813
Kandiyohi County
County Seat: Willmar
Kandiyohi County Courthouse / Recording Office, Willmar, MN 56201
(651) 439-3477
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27069
Pop. 4060
Kittson County
County Seat: Hallock
Kittson County Courthouse / Recording Office, Hallock, MN 56728
(651) 473-3539
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27071
Pop. 11.751
Koochiching County
County Seat: International Falls
Koochiching County Courthouse / Recording Office, International Falls, MN 56627
(651) 507-3601
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27073
Pop. 6630
Lac qui Parle County
County Seat: Madison
Lac qui Parle County Courthouse / Recording Office, Madison, MN 56256
(651) 541-3663
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27075
Pop. 10.855
Lake County
County Seat: Two Harbors
Lake County Courthouse / Recording Office, Two Harbors, MN 55616
(651) 575-3725
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27077
Pop. 3778
Lake of the Woods County
County Seat: Baudette
Lake of the Woods County Courthouse / Recording Office, Baudette, MN 56623
(651) 609-3787
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27079
Pop. 29.255
Le Sueur County
County Seat: Le Center
Le Sueur County Courthouse / Recording Office, Le Center, MN 56057
(651) 643-3849
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27081
Pop. 5521
Lincoln County
County Seat: Ivanhoe
Lincoln County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ivanhoe, MN 56142
(651) 677-3911
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27083
Pop. 25.427
Lyon County
County Seat: Marshall
Lyon County Courthouse / Recording Office, Marshall, MN 56258
(651) 711-3973
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27087
Pop. 5280
Mahnomen County
County Seat: Mahnomen
Mahnomen County Courthouse / Recording Office, Mahnomen, MN 56557
(651) 779-4097
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27089
Pop. 8810
Marshall County
County Seat: Warren
Marshall County Courthouse / Recording Office, Warren, MN 56710
(651) 813-4159
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27091
Pop. 19.657
Martin County
County Seat: Fairmont
Martin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fairmont, MN 56031
(651) 847-4221
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27085
Pop. 36.785
McLeod County
County Seat: Glencoe
McLeod County Courthouse / Recording Office, Glencoe, MN 55336
(651) 745-4035
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27093
Pop. 23.490
Meeker County
County Seat: Litchfield
Meeker County Courthouse / Recording Office, Litchfield, MN 55355
(651) 881-4283
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27095
Pop. 27.427
Mille Lacs County
County Seat: Milaca
Mille Lacs County Courthouse / Recording Office, Milaca, MN 56353
(651) 215-4345
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27097
Pop. 34.250
Morrison County
County Seat: Little Falls
Morrison County Courthouse / Recording Office, Little Falls, MN 56345
(651) 249-4407
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27099
Pop. 40.058
Mower County
County Seat: Austin
Mower County Courthouse / Recording Office, Austin, MN 55912
(651) 283-4469
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27101
Pop. 8049
Murray County
County Seat: Slayton
Murray County Courthouse / Recording Office, Slayton, MN 56172
(651) 317-4531
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27103
Pop. 34.242
Nicollet County
County Seat: St. Peter
Nicollet County Courthouse / Recording Office, St. Peter, MN 56003
(651) 351-4593
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27105
Pop. 21.727
Nobles County
County Seat: Worthington
Nobles County Courthouse / Recording Office, Worthington, MN 56187
(651) 385-4655
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27107
Pop. 6329
Norman County
County Seat: Ada
Norman County Courthouse / Recording Office, Ada, MN 56510
(651) 419-4717
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27109
Pop. 164.784
Olmsted County
County Seat: Rochester
Olmsted County Courthouse / Recording Office, Rochester, MN 55901
(651) 453-4779
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27111
Pop. 60.626
Otter Tail County
County Seat: Fergus Falls
Otter Tail County Courthouse / Recording Office, Fergus Falls, MN 56324
(651) 487-4841
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27113
Pop. 13.714
Pennington County
County Seat: Thief River Falls
Pennington County Courthouse / Recording Office, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
(651) 521-4903
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27115
Pop. 30.197
Pine County
County Seat: Pine
Pine County Courthouse / Recording Office, Pine, MN 55030
(651) 555-4965
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27117
Pop. 9245
Pipestone County
County Seat: Pipestone
Pipestone County Courthouse / Recording Office, Pipestone, MN 56128
(651) 589-5027
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27119
Pop. 30.412
Polk County
County Seat: Crookston
Polk County Courthouse / Recording Office, Crookston, MN 56716
(651) 623-5089
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27121
Pop. 11.400
Pope County
County Seat: Glenwood
Pope County Courthouse / Recording Office, Glenwood, MN 56334
(651) 657-5151
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27123
Pop. 536.075
Ramsey County
County Seat: Saint Paul
Ramsey County Courthouse / Recording Office, Saint Paul, MN 55101
(651) 691-5213
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27125
Pop. 3911
Red Lake County
County Seat: Red Lake Falls
Red Lake County Courthouse / Recording Office, Red Lake Falls, MN 56750
(651) 725-5275
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27127
Pop. 15.288
Redwood County
County Seat: Redwood Falls
Redwood County Courthouse / Recording Office, Redwood Falls, MN 56083
(651) 759-5337
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27129
Pop. 14.348
Renville County
County Seat: Olivia
Renville County Courthouse / Recording Office, Olivia, MN 56277
(651) 793-5399
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27131
Pop. 67.948
Rice County
County Seat: Faribault
Rice County Courthouse / Recording Office, Faribault, MN 55021
(651) 827-5461
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27133
Pop. 9551
Rock County
County Seat: Luverne
Rock County Courthouse / Recording Office, Luverne, MN 56156
(651) 861-5523
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27135
Pop. 15.252
Roseau County
County Seat: Roseau
Roseau County Courthouse / Recording Office, Roseau, MN 56673
(651) 895-5585
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27139
Pop. 155.814
Scott County
County Seat: Shakopee
Scott County Courthouse / Recording Office, Shakopee, MN 55379
(651) 263-5709
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27141
Pop. 102.206
Sherburne County
County Seat: Elk River
Sherburne County Courthouse / Recording Office, Elk River, MN 55330
(651) 297-5771
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27143
Pop. 15.084
Sibley County
County Seat: Gaylord
Sibley County Courthouse / Recording Office, Gaylord, MN 55334
(651) 331-5833
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27137
Pop. 200.514
St. Louis County
County Seat: Duluth
St. Louis County Courthouse / Recording Office, Duluth, MN 55802
(651) 229-5647
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27145
Pop. 160.977
Stearns County
County Seat: St. Cloud
Stearns County Courthouse / Recording Office, St. Cloud, MN 55329
(651) 365-5895
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27147
Pop. 37.421
Steele County
County Seat: Owatonna
Steele County Courthouse / Recording Office, Owatonna, MN 55060
(651) 399-5957
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27149
Pop. 9728
Stevens County
County Seat: Morris
Stevens County Courthouse / Recording Office, Morris, MN 56267
(651) 433-6019
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27151
Pop. 9719
Swift County
County Seat: Benson
Swift County Courthouse / Recording Office, Benson, MN 56215
(651) 467-6081
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27153
Pop. 25.667
Todd County
County Seat: Long Prairie
Todd County Courthouse / Recording Office, Long Prairie, MN 56318
(651) 501-6143
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27155
Pop. 3136
Traverse County
County Seat: Wheaton
Traverse County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wheaton, MN 56296
(651) 535-6205
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27157
Pop. 21.683
Wabasha County
County Seat: Wabasha
Wabasha County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wabasha, MN 55981
(651) 569-6267
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27159
Pop. 14.241
Wadena County
County Seat: Wadena
Wadena County Courthouse / Recording Office, Wadena, MN 56482
(651) 603-6329
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27161
Pop. 18.981
Waseca County
County Seat: Waseca
Waseca County Courthouse / Recording Office, Waseca, MN 56093
(651) 637-6391
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27163
Pop. 278.936
Washington County
County Seat: Stillwater
Washington County Courthouse / Recording Office, Stillwater, MN 55001
(651) 671-6453
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27165
Pop. 11.077
Watonwan County
County Seat: St. James
Watonwan County Courthouse / Recording Office, St. James, MN 56022
(651) 705-6515
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27167
Pop. 6306
Wilkin County
County Seat: Breckenridge
Wilkin County Courthouse / Recording Office, Breckenridge, MN 56520
(651) 739-6577
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27169
Pop. 49.721
Winona County
County Seat: Winona
Winona County Courthouse / Recording Office, Winona, MN 55910
(651) 773-6639
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27171
Pop. 151.150
Wright County
County Seat: Buffalo
Wright County Courthouse / Recording Office, Buffalo, MN 55313
(651) 807-6701
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
FIPS 27173
Pop. 9467
Yellow Medicine County
County Seat: Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine County Courthouse / Recording Office, Granite Falls, MN 56241
(651) 841-6763
Deed 1st Page: $46.00 Full Details
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In Minnesota, real estate deeds, mortgages, and liens are officially recorded by the County Recorder / Registrar of Titles. Standard recording fees are governed by Minn. Stat. § 357.18 (Flat-fee per document) with a base fee of $46.00 for the first page and $0.00 for each additional page.
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