Minnesota Active Medical Marijuana Patients in 2024

Minnesota Active Medical Marijuana Patients - 2024

The data showed a clear and consistent increase in the number of registered medical marijuana patients in Minnesota from 2015 to 2023. Started with only 837 patients in 2015, the number grew substantially each year, which reached more than 41 thousand by 2023.

Year Patients
2024 46,951
2023 41,140
2022 39,577
2021 29,402
2020 28,522
2019 18,249
2018 14,481
2017 8,075
2016 4,017
2015 837

The table below, which categorized medical marijuana patients by county in Minnesota, highlighted a notable concentration of patients in more urban and densely populated counties. Hennepin County led with over 10 thousand patients, followed by Ramsey County and Dakota County. This table is updated quarterly.

County Total Patients
Aitkin 185
Anoka 2,772
Becker 266
Beltrami 319
Benton 308
Big Stone 44
Blue Earth 743
Brown 207
Carlton 306
Carver 723
Cass 274
Chippewa 114
Chisago 535
Clay 751
Clearwater 53
Cook 32
Cottonwood 45
Crow Wing 856
Dakota 3,881
Dodge 212
Douglas 333
Faribault 115
Fillmore 163
Freeborn 198
Goodhue 400
Grant 43
Hennepin 10,467
Houston 64
Hubbard 167
Isanti 354
Itasca 588
Jackson 34
Kanabec 125
Kandiyohi 445
Kittson 17
Koochiching 112
Lac qui Parle 33
Lake 75
Lake of the Woods 37
Le Sueur 192
Lincoln 19
Lyon 103
Mahnomen 19
Marshall 49
Martin 139
McLeod 263
Meeker 174
Mille Lacs 330
Morrison 286
Mower 311
Murray 29
Nicollet 296
Nobles 34
Norman 68
Olmsted 1,722
Otter Tail 459
Pennington 99
Pine 268
Pipestone 67
Polk 250
Pope 121
Ramsey 4,428
Red Lake 30
Redwood 102
Renville 149
Rice 507
Rock 68
Roseau 103
Scott 2,358
Sherburne 1,094
Sibley 1,039
St. Louis 110
Stearns 1,357
Steele 357
Stevens 64
Swift 112
Todd 96
Traverse 25
Wabasha 292
Wadena 179
Waseca 142
Washington 2,363
Watonwan 70
Wilkin 48
Winona 274
Wright 1,132
Yellow Medicine 80

Last updated: October 14, 2024

Source: Minnesota Department of Health