Minnesota Active Medical Marijuana Patients in 2024

Minnesota Active Medical Marijuana Patients - 2024

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

Year Patients
2023 41,140
2022 39,577
2021 29,402
2020 28522
2019 18249
2018 14481
2017 8075
2016 4017
2015 837

The table below segregates the medical marijuana patients by county in Minnesota highlights a significant concentration of patients in urban and populous counties, with Hennepin County having the highest number at over 8 thousand patients, followed by Ramsey and Dakota Counties. This table is updated quarterly.

County Total Patients
Aitkin 170
Anoka 2,378
Becker 260
Beltrami 360
Benton 250
Big Stone 44
Blue Earth 566
Brown 193
Carlton 284
Carver 588
Cass 254
Chippewa 105
Chisago 473
Clay 624
Clearwater 60
Cook 28
Cottonwood 41
Crow Wing 710
Dakota 3,234
Dodge 199
Douglas 339
Faribault 107
Fillmore 147
Freeborn 173
Goodhue 387
Grant 42
Hennepin 8,341
Houston 60
Hubbard 155
Isanti 308
Itasca 626
Jackson 23
Kanabec 99
Kandiyohi 364
Kittson 0
Koochiching 127
Lac qui Parle 31
Lake 62
Lake of the Woods 55
Le Sueur 167
Lincoln 0
Lyon 75
Mahnomen 39
Marshall 40
Martin 165
McLeod 234
Meeker 145
Mille Lacs 293
Morrison 262
Mower 294
Murray 17
Nicollet 226
Nobles 43
Norman 58
Olmsted 1,473
Otter Tail 436
Pennington 99
Pine 231
Pipestone 32
Polk 199
Pope 101
Ramsey 3,639
Red Lake 22
Redwood 81
Renville 135
Rice 447
Rock 44
Roseau 110
Scott 2,033
Sherburne 949
Sibley 921
St. Louis 82
Stearns 1,140
Steele 284
Stevens 64
Swift 101
Todd 87
Traverse 0
Wabasha 283
Wadena 154
Waseca 126
Washington 2,012
Watonwan 56
Wilkin 48
Winona 273
Wright 977
Yellow Medicine 63

Source: Minnesota Department of Health