Minnesota has the LOWEST concentration of sex offenders in the entire country. That’s right, Minnesota has over 10,000 residents per 1 offender. The national average meanwhile, is an astonishing 14.51 offenders per 10,000 residents.
You can find information about level 3 offenders in Minnesota here. We found the 10 counties with the highest number of sex offenders per 1,000 residents, based on the 2015 population estimates from the US Census Bureau.
- Pennington
Google Maps Pennington County has .14 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 2 offenders and an estimated population of 14,219.
- Le Sueur
Wikimedia/Bobak Ha’Eri Le Sueur County has .14 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 4 offenders and an estimated population of 27,663.
- Norman
Google Maps Norman County has .15 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 1 offender and a small estimated population of 6,678.
- Freeborn
Wikimedia/Jonathunder Faribault County has .16 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 5 offenders and an estimated population of 30,613.
- Cottonwood
Google Maps Cottonwood County has .17 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 2 offenders and an estimated population of 11,549.
- Roseau County
Roseau County Roseau County has .19 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 3 offenders and an estimated population of 15,770.
- Kanabec
Wikimedia/Tim Kiser Kanabec County has .25 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 4 offenders and an estimated population of 15,837.
- Lake of the Woods
Facebook/Lake of the Woods County Emergency Management Lake of the Woods County has .25 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - only 1 offender but a small estimated population of 3,923.
- Wadena
Google Maps Wadena County has .29 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 4 offenders and an estimated population of 13,875.
- Faribault
Wikimedia/Jonathunder Faribault County has .36 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 5 offenders and an estimated population of 14,050.
Disclaimer: All data in the above article is pulled from third party sources. OnlyInYourState doesn’t guarantee the information above is perfectly accurate or current, although we have done our best to ensure that it is. For further questions, please consult the proper state agency.
Google Maps
Pennington County has .14 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 2 offenders and an estimated population of 14,219.
Wikimedia/Bobak Ha’Eri
Le Sueur County has .14 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 4 offenders and an estimated population of 27,663.
Norman County has .15 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 1 offender and a small estimated population of 6,678.
Wikimedia/Jonathunder
Faribault County has .16 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 5 offenders and an estimated population of 30,613.
Cottonwood County has .17 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 2 offenders and an estimated population of 11,549.
Roseau County
Roseau County has .19 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 3 offenders and an estimated population of 15,770.
Wikimedia/Tim Kiser
Kanabec County has .25 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 4 offenders and an estimated population of 15,837.
Facebook/Lake of the Woods County Emergency Management
Lake of the Woods County has .25 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - only 1 offender but a small estimated population of 3,923.
Wadena County has .29 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 4 offenders and an estimated population of 13,875.
Faribault County has .36 sex offenders per 1,000 residents - 5 offenders and an estimated population of 14,050.
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