Minnesota county court case-number codes
The first two digits of a Minnesota district court case number identify the county where the case was filed. Use this index to look up all 87 counties.
How to read the county prefix
In the example 27-CR-26-12345, 27 identifies Hennepin County. The remaining parts identify the case type, filing year and case sequence. Some court locations include additional letters after the county code.
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County code index
87 counties
| Code | County |
|---|---|
| 01 | Aitkin |
| 02 | Anoka |
| 03 | Becker |
| 04 | Beltrami |
| 05 | Benton |
| 06 | Big Stone |
| 07 | Blue Earth |
| 08 | Brown |
| 09 | Carlton |
| 10 | Carver |
| 11 | Cass |
| 12 | Chippewa |
| 13 | Chisago |
| 14 | Clay |
| 15 | Clearwater |
| 16 | Cook |
| 17 | Cottonwood |
| 18 | Crow Wing |
| 19 | Dakota |
| 20 | Dodge |
| 21 | Douglas |
| 22 | Faribault |
| 23 | Fillmore |
| 24 | Freeborn |
| 25 | Goodhue |
| 26 | Grant |
| 27 | Hennepin |
| 28 | Houston |
| 29 | Hubbard |
| 30 | Isanti |
| 31 | Itasca |
| 32 | Jackson |
| 33 | Kanabec |
| 34 | Kandiyohi |
| 35 | Kittson |
| 36 | Koochiching |
| 37 | Lac qui Parle |
| 38 | Lake |
| 39 | Lake of the Woods |
| 40 | Le Sueur |
| 41 | Lincoln |
| 42 | Lyon |
| 43 | McLeod |
| 44 | Mahnomen |
| 45 | Marshall |
| 46 | Martin |
| 47 | Meeker |
| 48 | Mille Lacs |
| 49 | Morrison |
| 50 | Mower |
| 51 | Murray |
| 52 | Nicollet |
| 53 | Nobles |
| 54 | Norman |
| 55 | Olmsted |
| 56 | Otter Tail |
| 57 | Pennington |
| 58 | Pine |
| 59 | Pipestone |
| 60 | Polk |
| 61 | Pope |
| 62 | Ramsey |
| 63 | Red Lake |
| 64 | Redwood |
| 65 | Renville |
| 66 | Rice |
| 67 | Rock |
| 68 | Roseau |
| 69 | St. Louis |
| 70 | Scott |
| 71 | Sherburne |
| 72 | Sibley |
| 73 | Stearns |
| 74 | Steele |
| 75 | Stevens |
| 76 | Swift |
| 77 | Todd |
| 78 | Traverse |
| 79 | Wabasha |
| 80 | Wadena |
| 81 | Waseca |
| 82 | Washington |
| 83 | Watonwan |
| 84 | Wilkin |
| 85 | Winona |
| 86 | Wright |
| 87 | Yellow Medicine |
Reference sources
County list: Minnesota County Case Number Codes (PDF). Case-number format: Minnesota Judicial Branch guide to reading case numbers.