EV charging access in Minnesota towns

Minnesota has 5.6 public charging ports per 10,000 residents. We ranked 60 towns of 5,000+ people by ports per resident, and by how many licensed electrical and HVAC contractors are based there.

Most public charging ports per 10,000 residents

#	Town	Population	Ports per 10k	Public ports	Licensed installers
1	Eden Prairie	62,905	10.3	65 (18 DC fast)	35
2	Minnetonka	52,651	8.7	46 (17 DC fast)	14
3	Maple Grove	72,739	7.4	54 (28 DC fast)	33
4	International Falls	5,498	7.3	4 (2 DC fast)	15
5	Minneapolis	428,579	7.0	302 (29 DC fast)	419
6	Hopkins	19,462	3.1	6 (2 DC fast)	15
7	Albertville	8,555	0.0	0	11
8	Andover	33,426	0.0	0	55
9	Anoka	18,068	0.0	0	55
10	Baxter	9,186	0.0	0	10
11	Becker	5,655	0.0	0	21
12	Big Lake	8,227	0.0	0	24
13	Brainerd	14,400	0.0	0	42
14	Burnsville	64,864	0.0	0	27
15	Byron	6,809	0.0	0	8
16	Carver	6,810	0.0	0	9
17	Champlin	23,045	0.0	0	18
18	Chanhassen	25,746	0.0	0	6
19	Chaska	30,167	0.0	0	16
20	Chisago City	5,953	0.0	0	7
21	Cloquet	12,475	0.0	0	9
22	Cottage Grove	42,760	0.0	0	7
23	Delano	7,513	0.0	0	14
24	Detroit Lakes	10,033	0.0	0	25
25	East Grand Forks	8,915	0.0	0	5

Charging deserts: larger towns with the fewest ports per resident

Towns of 25,000+ residents. Fewer public ports makes a home charger more valuable: see EV charger rebates for your zip.

#	Town	Population	Ports per 10k	Public ports	Licensed installers
1	Lakeville	77,971	0.0	0	37
2	Burnsville	64,864	0.0	0	27
3	Shakopee	48,401	0.0	0	32
4	Cottage Grove	42,760	0.0	0	7
5	Inver Grove Heights	36,226	0.0	0	21
6	Andover	33,426	0.0	0	55
7	Savage	32,896	0.0	0	15
8	Rosemount	30,581	0.0	0	11
9	Chaska	30,167	0.0	0	16
10	Prior Lake	28,018	0.0	0	32
11	Elk River	27,606	0.0	0	61
12	Winona	26,173	0.0	0	20
13	Chanhassen	25,746	0.0	0	6
14	Minneapolis	428,579	7.0	302 (29 DC fast)	419
15	Maple Grove	72,739	7.4	54 (28 DC fast)	33
16	Minnetonka	52,651	8.7	46 (17 DC fast)	14
17	Eden Prairie	62,905	10.3	65 (18 DC fast)	35

Most licensed installers per 10,000 residents

#	Town	Population	Installers per 10k	Public ports	Licensed installers
1	Zimmerman	6,772	39.9	0	27
2	Becker	5,655	37.1	0	21
3	Anoka	18,068	30.4	0	55
4	Big Lake	8,227	29.2	0	24
5	Brainerd	14,400	29.2	0	42
6	International Falls	5,498	27.3	4 (2 DC fast)	15
7	Detroit Lakes	10,033	24.9	0	25
8	Jordan	6,831	23.4	0	16
9	Grand Rapids	11,244	22.2	0	25
10	Elk River	27,606	22.1	0	61
11	Elko New Market	5,193	21.2	0	11
12	Waseca	9,067	19.9	0	18
13	Delano	7,513	18.6	0	14
14	Virginia	8,267	18.1	0	15
15	Lindstrom	5,026	17.9	0	9
16	Hibbing	15,940	17.6	0	28
17	Montevideo	5,300	17.0	0	9
18	Andover	33,426	16.5	0	55
19	Forest Lake	20,700	16.4	0	34
20	New Ulm	13,970	15.7	0	22
21	Kasson	7,207	13.9	0	10
22	Red Wing	16,788	13.7	0	23
23	Carver	6,810	13.2	0	9
24	Albertville	8,555	12.9	0	11
25	Wyoming	8,173	12.2	0	10

Method and sources

Charging ports: open public Level 2 and DC fast ports listed by the U.S. Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center, placed inside municipal boundaries (Census TIGER) by each station's coordinates. A 0 means no public port is listed for that municipality; private, workplace-only and planned chargers are not counted.
Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates for the municipality.
Installers: contractors whose state license record lists a business address in the town or its zip codes (how we use license data).
Updated 2026-10-12. Journalists and researchers may cite these figures with a link to this page.