Number of Records Filed in Calendar Year
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| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Minnesota Business Corporation |
5,965 | 6,390 | 5,889 | 5,909 | 5,797 | 5,744 | 5,702 | 5,345 | 5,378 | 5,345 |
| Minnesota Limited Liability Companies |
24,923 | 30,216 | 29,175 | 30,449 | 31,601 | 33,101 | 36,524 | 39,308 | 41,068 | 47,464 |
| Minnesota Nonprofit Corporations |
1,905 | 2,226 | 2,186 | 2,214 | 2,310 | 2,296 | 2,336 | 2,517 | 2,414 | 2,517 |
| Assumed Names | 13,934 | 15,510 | 14,928 | 14,079 | 13,986 | 14,646 | 15,302 | 15,747 | 16,492 | 17,412 |
| Foreign Corporations | 1,623 | 1,817 | 1,658 | 1,725 | 1,729 | 1,783 | 1,800 | 1,943 | 1,966 | 1,822 |
| Foreign Corporations (Nonprofit) |
24 | 138 | 106 | 105 | 132 | 119 | 141 | 151 | 156 | 147 |
| Minnesota Cooperative | 9 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 20 |
| Foreign Cooperative | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Cooperative Association | 2 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 12 |
| Foreign Limited Liability Companies |
1,606 | 1,897 | 1,838 | 2,385 | 2,624 | 2,541 | 2,849 | 3,034 | 2,917 | 3,052 |
| Minnesota Limited Partnerships |
278 | 366 | 275 | 230 | 268 | 251 | 260 | 227 | 273 | 192 |
| Foreign Limited Partnerships |
55 | 65 | 102 | 90 | 100 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 68 | 64 |
| Minnesota Limited Liability Partnership |
266 | 375 | 412 | 423 | 442 | 423 | 356 | 426 | 476 | 470 |
| Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships |
34 | 29 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 36 | 29 | 22 |
| Trademark | 128 | 506 | 340 | 426 | 311 | 394 | 429 | 408 | 391 | 313 |
| Reservation of Name | 968 | 1,240 | 1,298 | 1,330 | 1,156 | 1,100 | 1,201 | 1,054 | 1,059 | 1,217 |
| TOTALS | 51,723 | 60,827 | 58,260 | 59,440 | 60,520 | 62,501 | 67,008 | 70,308 | 72,716 | 80,072 |