Gayest places in Minnesota research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Minnesota with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
4.7% gay households · #1 gayest in Minnesota
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Hennepin County, MinnesotaRogers is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,597 at the 2010 census. However, the population increased to over 11,000 upon the annexing of surrounding Hassan Township in 2012. The population of Hassan Township was 2,600 in 2010, giving the current city a population base of 11,197 as of the census. The center of population of Minnesota is located in Rogers. The city is a northwest suburb of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area.
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4.3% gay households · #2 gayest in Minnesota
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Crow Wing County, MinnesotaCoordinates: 462129N 941203W 46.35806; -94.20083
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2.5% gay households · #3 gayest in Minnesota
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Wright County, MinnesotaOtsego is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,571 at the 2010 census.
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2.5% gay households · #4 gayest in Minnesota
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Hennepin County, MinnesotaMinneapolis ) is the county seat of Hennepin County, and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. As of 2016, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th-largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 413,651. The Twin Cities metropolitan area consists of Minneapolis, its neighbor Saint Paul, and suburbs which together contain about 3.5 million people, the second-largest economic center in the Midwest, after Chicago.
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2.5% gay households · #5 gayest in Minnesota
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2.2% gay households · #6 gayest in Minnesota
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2.1% gay households · #7 gayest in Minnesota
2.1% gay households · #8 gayest in Minnesota
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Chisago County, MinnesotaWyoming is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,791 at the 2010 census.
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1.9% gay households · #9 gayest in Minnesota
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1.8% gay households · #10 gayest in Minnesota
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Hennepin County, MinnesotaHopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. The city is four square miles in size and is surrounded by the larger, west suburban communities of Minnetonka, Saint Louis Park, and Edina. Hopkins is about 98% developed with little remaining vacant land. The population was 17,591 at the 2010 census.
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How we determined the gayest places in Minnesota for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Minnesota, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 235 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Rogers ended up being the most gay place with 4.7% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Minnesota.
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Gayest Places In Minnesota
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers | 4,786 | 227 | 4.7% |
| 2 | Brainerd | 6,348 | 270 | 4.3% |
| 3 | Otsego | 7,518 | 189 | 2.5% |
| 4 | Minneapolis | 192,734 | 4,752 | 2.5% |
| 5 | Windom | 1,955 | 48 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Dilworth | 1,937 | 43 | 2.2% |
| 7 | Afton | 1,212 | 26 | 2.1% |
| 8 | Wyoming | 2,899 | 61 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Newport | 2,160 | 42 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Hopkins | 9,547 | 172 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Richfield | 16,547 | 298 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Isanti | 2,600 | 46 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Chisholm | 1,861 | 32 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Robbinsdale | 6,307 | 108 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Orono | 3,052 | 52 | 1.7% |
| 16 | Maple Grove | 27,811 | 469 | 1.7% |
| 17 | Lonsdale | 1,618 | 27 | 1.7% |
| 18 | Rush City | 1,024 | 17 | 1.7% |
| 19 | St. Joseph | 2,302 | 38 | 1.7% |
| 20 | St. Louis Park | 24,515 | 399 | 1.6% |
| 21 | Proctor | 1,268 | 20 | 1.6% |
| 22 | Cloquet | 5,326 | 84 | 1.6% |
| 23 | Centerville | 1,466 | 23 | 1.6% |
| 24 | Park Rapids | 1,992 | 31 | 1.6% |
| 25 | Hanover | 1,169 | 18 | 1.5% |
| 26 | St. Paul | 125,249 | 1,890 | 1.5% |
| 27 | Forest Lake | 8,286 | 125 | 1.5% |
| 28 | Burnsville | 25,891 | 385 | 1.5% |
| 29 | La Crescent | 2,301 | 34 | 1.5% |
| 30 | Minnetonka | 23,515 | 343 | 1.5% |
| 31 | North Mankato | 5,927 | 86 | 1.5% |
| 32 | Bloomington | 37,601 | 535 | 1.4% |
| 33 | Hibbing | 7,760 | 108 | 1.4% |
| 34 | Inver Grove Heights | 15,158 | 210 | 1.4% |
| 35 | Cottage Grove | 14,395 | 198 | 1.4% |
| 36 | South St. Paul | 8,425 | 115 | 1.4% |
| 37 | Plymouth | 32,253 | 434 | 1.3% |
| 38 | Thief River Falls | 4,198 | 56 | 1.3% |
| 39 | Moorhead | 18,508 | 243 | 1.3% |
| 40 | Woodbury | 29,312 | 382 | 1.3% |
| 41 | Shakopee | 16,655 | 216 | 1.3% |
| 42 | Bemidji | 6,636 | 86 | 1.3% |
| 43 | Ham Lake | 5,945 | 77 | 1.3% |
| 44 | Rosemount | 9,924 | 128 | 1.3% |
| 45 | Savage | 12,021 | 153 | 1.3% |
| 46 | Delano | 2,605 | 33 | 1.3% |
| 47 | St. Peter | 4,059 | 50 | 1.2% |
| 48 | Arden Hills | 2,856 | 35 | 1.2% |
| 49 | Little Canada | 4,411 | 54 | 1.2% |
| 50 | Cold Spring | 1,855 | 22 | 1.2% |
| 51 | St. Cloud | 27,807 | 316 | 1.1% |
| 52 | Deephaven | 1,504 | 17 | 1.1% |
| 53 | Duluth | 37,447 | 423 | 1.1% |
| 54 | Rockford | 1,773 | 20 | 1.1% |
| 55 | Falcon Heights | 2,039 | 23 | 1.1% |
| 56 | Mounds View | 5,379 | 60 | 1.1% |
| 57 | Eagan | 28,264 | 311 | 1.1% |
| 58 | Mound | 4,541 | 49 | 1.1% |
| 59 | Circle Pines | 2,042 | 22 | 1.1% |
| 60 | Spring Valley | 1,022 | 11 | 1.1% |
| 61 | Litchfield | 2,914 | 31 | 1.1% |
| 62 | Fairmont | 4,884 | 50 | 1.0% |
| 63 | White Bear Lake | 10,563 | 108 | 1.0% |
| 64 | Red Wing | 7,384 | 75 | 1.0% |
| 65 | West St. Paul | 9,780 | 99 | 1.0% |
| 66 | Roseville | 15,570 | 157 | 1.0% |
| 67 | Wabasha | 1,203 | 12 | 1.0% |
| 68 | Eden Prairie | 25,665 | 255 | 1.0% |
| 69 | Greenfield | 1,028 | 10 | 1.0% |
| 70 | Grand Rapids | 4,682 | 45 | 1.0% |
| 71 | Golden Valley | 9,623 | 90 | 0.9% |
| 72 | Rochester | 51,131 | 476 | 0.9% |
| 73 | Virginia | 4,088 | 38 | 0.9% |
| 74 | Watertown | 1,741 | 16 | 0.9% |
| 75 | Apple Valley | 21,627 | 197 | 0.9% |
| 76 | Lakeville | 25,685 | 232 | 0.9% |
| 77 | Ely | 1,780 | 16 | 0.9% |
| 78 | St. Anthony | 4,272 | 38 | 0.9% |
| 79 | Hutchinson | 6,487 | 57 | 0.9% |
| 80 | Columbia Heights | 8,877 | 78 | 0.9% |
| 81 | Shorewood | 2,975 | 26 | 0.9% |
| 82 | Spring Lake Park | 2,648 | 23 | 0.9% |
| 83 | Winona | 10,786 | 93 | 0.9% |
| 84 | Owatonna | 11,018 | 92 | 0.8% |
| 85 | Princeton | 2,039 | 17 | 0.8% |
| 86 | Chisago City | 2,284 | 19 | 0.8% |
| 87 | Faribault | 8,938 | 74 | 0.8% |
| 88 | Brooklyn Center | 11,164 | 92 | 0.8% |
| 89 | Lauderdale | 1,222 | 10 | 0.8% |
| 90 | Wells | 1,121 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 91 | Belle Plaine | 2,656 | 21 | 0.8% |
| 92 | International Falls | 2,926 | 23 | 0.8% |
| 93 | Baxter | 3,990 | 31 | 0.8% |
| 94 | Nowthen | 1,424 | 11 | 0.8% |
| 95 | Norwood Young America | 1,426 | 11 | 0.8% |
| 96 | Chaska | 11,051 | 84 | 0.8% |
| 97 | Brooklyn Park | 29,148 | 221 | 0.8% |
| 98 | Columbus | 1,639 | 12 | 0.7% |
| 99 | Edina | 22,914 | 167 | 0.7% |
| 100 | East Grand Forks | 3,445 | 25 | 0.7% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Minnesota For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Minnesota, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Minnesota are Rogers, Brainerd, Otsego, Minneapolis, Windom, Dilworth, Afton, Wyoming, Newport, and Hopkins. Not sold on Minnesota? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
