State Government Services & Vital Records

Driver's License & REAL ID

Requirements for REAL ID

  • Birth certificate
  • Passport
  • Social Security card
  • Two MN residency proofs
  • Name change documents
  • Current MN license

Vital Records

Available Records

  • Birth Certificates

    Official proof of birth in Minnesota

  • Death Certificates

    Required for estate matters and life insurance claims

  • Marriage Licenses

    Required before performing marriage ceremony

  • Divorce Records

    Official proof of marriage dissolution

Voter Registration

Registration Information

  • Deadline: 21 days before
  • Polling Hours: 7AM-8PM
  • Early Voting: Available
  • Early Voting Dates: 46-1 days before
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Counties in Minnesota

Browse all counties in Minnesota to access local government services and information.

Aitkin

County Seat: Aitkin

Population: 15,697

Anoka

County Seat: Anoka

Population: 356,921

Becker

County Seat: Detroit Lakes

Population: 34,423

Beltrami

County Seat: Bemidji

Population: 47,188

Benton

County Seat: Foley

Population: 41,379

Big Stone

County Seat: Ortonville

Population: 4,991

Blue Earth

County Seat: Mankato

Population: 67,653

Brown

County Seat: New Ulm

Population: 25,008

Carlton

County Seat: Carlton

Population: 35,871

Carver

County Seat: Chaska

Population: 105,089

Cass

County Seat: Walker

Population: 29,779

Chippewa

County Seat: Montevideo

Population: 11,800

Chisago

County Seat: Center City

Population: 56,579

Clay

County Seat: Moorhead

Population: 64,222

Clearwater

County Seat: Bagley

Population: 8,695

Cook

County Seat: Grand Marais

Population: 5,600

Cottonwood

County Seat: Windom

Population: 11,196

Crow Wing

County Seat: Brainerd

Population: 66,123

Dakota

County Seat: Hastings

Population: 429,021

Dodge

County Seat: Mantorville

Population: 20,867

Douglas

County Seat: Alexandria

Population: 38,141

Faribault

County Seat: Blue Earth

Population: 13,653

Fillmore

County Seat: Preston

Population: 21,067

Freeborn

County Seat: Albert Lea

Population: 30,281

Goodhue

County Seat: Red Wing

Population: 46,340

Grant

County Seat: Elbow Lake

Population: 5,972

Hennepin

County Seat: Minneapolis

Population: 1,265,843

Houston

County Seat: Caledonia

Population: 18,600

Hubbard

County Seat: Park Rapids

Population: 21,491

Isanti

County Seat: Cambridge

Population: 40,596

Itasca

County Seat: Grand Rapids

Population: 45,130

Jackson

County Seat: Jackson

Population: 9,982

Kanabec

County Seat: Mora

Population: 16,337

Kandiyohi

County Seat: Willmar

Population: 43,199

Kittson

County Seat: Hallock

Population: 4,207

Koochiching

County Seat: International Falls

Population: 12,229

Lac qui Parle

County Seat: Madison

Population: 6,623

Lake

County Seat: Two Harbors

Population: 10,641

Lake of the Woods

County Seat: Baudette

Population: 3,740

Le Sueur

County Seat: Le Center

Population: 28,887

Lincoln

County Seat: Ivanhoe

Population: 5,639

Lyon

County Seat: Marshall

Population: 25,474

Mahnomen

County Seat: Mahnomen

Population: 5,527

Marshall

County Seat: Warren

Population: 9,336

Martin

County Seat: Fairmont

Population: 19,683

McLeod

County Seat: Glencoe

Population: 35,893

Meeker

County Seat: Litchfield

Population: 23,222

Mille Lacs

County Seat: Milaca

Population: 26,459

Morrison

County Seat: Little Falls

Population: 33,386

Mower

County Seat: Austin

Population: 40,062

Murray

County Seat: Slayton

Population: 8,194

Nicollet

County Seat: St. Peter

Population: 34,274

Nobles

County Seat: Worthington

Population: 21,629

Norman

County Seat: Ada

Population: 6,375

Olmsted

County Seat: Rochester

Population: 158,293

Otter Tail

County Seat: Fergus Falls

Population: 58,746

Pennington

County Seat: Thief River Falls

Population: 14,119

Pine

County Seat: Pine City

Population: 29,579

Pipestone

County Seat: Pipestone

Population: 9,127

Polk

County Seat: Crookston

Population: 31,364

Pope

County Seat: Glenwood

Population: 11,249

Ramsey

County Seat: St. Paul

Population: 550,321

Red Lake

County Seat: Red Lake Falls

Population: 3,999

Redwood

County Seat: Redwood Falls

Population: 15,170

Renville

County Seat: Olivia

Population: 14,548

Rice

County Seat: Faribault

Population: 66,972

Rock

County Seat: Luverne

Population: 9,362

Roseau

County Seat: Roseau

Population: 15,165

Scott

County Seat: Shakopee

Population: 149,013

Sherburne

County Seat: Elk River

Population: 97,238

Sibley

County Seat: Gaylord

Population: 14,865

St. Louis

County Seat: Duluth

Population: 199,070

Stearns

County Seat: St. Cloud

Population: 161,075

Steele

County Seat: Owatonna

Population: 36,649

Stevens

County Seat: Morris

Population: 9,726

Swift

County Seat: Benson

Population: 9,266

Todd

County Seat: Long Prairie

Population: 24,664

Traverse

County Seat: Wheaton

Population: 3,259

Wabasha

County Seat: Wabasha

Population: 21,627

Wadena

County Seat: Wadena

Population: 13,682

Waseca

County Seat: Waseca

Population: 18,691

Washington

County Seat: Stillwater

Population: 262,440

Watonwan

County Seat: St. James

Population: 10,897

Wilkin

County Seat: Breckenridge

Population: 6,207

Winona

County Seat: Winona

Population: 50,847

Wright

County Seat: Buffalo

Population: 141,337

Yellow Medicine

County Seat: Granite Falls

Population: 9,551

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