Minn. R. 1303.1700

Ground snow loads in Minnesota by county

Minnesota’s code sets the ground snow load per county, from 50 to 60 psf (2.39–2.87 kN/m²) county-wide. Scope: Minnesota State Building Code — buildings and other structures.

Counties

CountyGround snow load pgkN/m²Local exceptions
Aitkin County60 psf2.87—
Anoka County50 psf2.39—
Becker County60 psf2.87—
Beltrami County60 psf2.87—
Benton County50 psf2.39—
Big Stone County50 psf2.39—
Blue Earth County50 psf2.39—
Brown County50 psf2.39—
Carlton County60 psf2.87—
Carver County50 psf2.39—
Cass County60 psf2.87—
Chippewa County50 psf2.39—
Chisago County50 psf2.39—
Clay County50 psf2.39—
Clearwater County60 psf2.87—
Cook County60 psf2.87—
Cottonwood County50 psf2.39—
Crow Wing County60 psf2.87—
Dakota County50 psf2.39—
Dodge County50 psf2.39—
Douglas County50 psf2.39—
Faribault County50 psf2.39—
Fillmore County50 psf2.39—
Freeborn County50 psf2.39—
Goodhue County50 psf2.39—
Grant County50 psf2.39—
Hennepin County50 psf2.39—
Houston County50 psf2.39—
Hubbard County60 psf2.87—
Isanti County50 psf2.39—
Itasca County60 psf2.87—
Jackson County50 psf2.39—
Kanabec County60 psf2.87—
Kandiyohi County50 psf2.39—
Kittson County60 psf2.87—
Koochiching County60 psf2.87—
Lac qui Parle County50 psf2.39—
Lake County60 psf2.87—
Lake of the Woods County60 psf2.87—
Le Sueur County50 psf2.39—
Lincoln County50 psf2.39—
Lyon County50 psf2.39—
Mahnomen County60 psf2.87—
Marshall County60 psf2.87—
Martin County50 psf2.39—
McLeod County50 psf2.39—
Meeker County50 psf2.39—
Mille Lacs County60 psf2.87—
Morrison County60 psf2.87—
Mower County50 psf2.39—
Murray County50 psf2.39—
Nicollet County50 psf2.39—
Nobles County50 psf2.39—
Norman County60 psf2.87—
Olmsted County50 psf2.39—
Otter Tail County60 psf2.87—
Pennington County60 psf2.87—
Pine County60 psf2.87—
Pipestone County50 psf2.39—
Polk County60 psf2.87—
Pope County50 psf2.39—
Ramsey County50 psf2.39—
Red Lake County60 psf2.87—
Redwood County50 psf2.39—
Renville County50 psf2.39—
Rice County50 psf2.39—
Rock County50 psf2.39—
Roseau County60 psf2.87—
Scott County50 psf2.39—
Sherburne County50 psf2.39—
Sibley County50 psf2.39—
St. Louis County60 psf2.87—
Stearns County50 psf2.39—
Steele County50 psf2.39—
Stevens County50 psf2.39—
Swift County50 psf2.39—
Todd County60 psf2.87—
Traverse County50 psf2.39—
Wabasha County50 psf2.39—
Wadena County60 psf2.87—
Waseca County50 psf2.39—
Washington County50 psf2.39—
Watonwan County50 psf2.39—
Wilkin County50 psf2.39—
Winona County50 psf2.39—
Wright County50 psf2.39—
Yellow Medicine County50 psf2.39—

Other states

Source: Minnesota Rules, part 1303.1700 "Ground snow load" (Minnesota State Building Code) — State administrative rules — public law, free to reuse. County names: US Census Bureau Gazetteer. Transcribed Oct 9, 2026; confirm with the local building official before design.