Minnesota
Higher score = lower civilian fire-death rate.
- Fire-death rate (3-yr avg)
- 0.87
- per 100,000 residents / yr
- Civilian fire deaths
- 152
- 2018-2021 total
- Population
- 5,793,151
- U.S. Census (2024)
- Public sources
- 2
- 3 metrics used · 4 unavailable
Every value is drawn from an authoritative public source. The Overall score normalizes the one fire metric that is genuinely comparable across all counties — the civilian fire-death rate (Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division counts, per Census population). Where counties publish incident/response figures, we show them as sourced context; where no public source exists, we say so. Data Confidence reflects how much verifiable public evidence backs each county.
Minnesota counties by Overall Fireground Index
Ranked by the normalized civilian fire-death rate — the one comparable metric. Confidence flags where small counts or sparse reporting make a county's profile less certain. Select a county for its full evidence profile.
| Rank | County | Index | Fire-death rate | Deaths (5yr) | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Stone County5,067 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 2 | Blue Earth County70,700 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 3 | Brown County25,710 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 4 | Chippewa County12,299 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 5 | Clay County66,848 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 6 | Cook County5,571 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 7 | Cottonwood County11,338 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 8 | Faribault County13,886 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 9 | Fillmore County21,502 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 10 | Freeborn County30,314 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 11 | Houston County18,352 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 12 | Hubbard County22,050 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 13 | Jackson County9,861 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 14 | Kittson County3,992 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 15 | Lake County10,698 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 16 | Lake of the Woods County3,797 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 17 | Le Sueur County29,458 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 18 | Lyon County25,577 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 19 | Mahnomen County5,296 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 20 | Marshall County8,771 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 21 | Meeker County23,491 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 22 | Morrison County34,520 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 23 | Mower County40,900 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 24 | Murray County8,044 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
| 25 | Nicollet County34,493 pop. | 62 | 0.00 | 0 | limited |
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