Market data
Consumer protection in Minnesota: market data
What public records say about the market for consumer protection in Minnesota: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFPB credit reporting complaints | 22,463 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Minnesota state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-mn-credit-reporting · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| CFPB debt collection complaints | 2,057 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Minnesota state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-mn-debt-collection · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints | 44 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Minnesota state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-mn-debt-management · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| FTC fraud and other reports | 51,773 reports, calendar year | 2024 | Minnesota state | consumer-sentinel v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876 record sentinel-mn-fraud-other · status P · checked 2026-10-27 · linked by the markets layer |
| FTC identity theft reports | 7,280 reports, calendar year | 2024 | Minnesota state | consumer-sentinel v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876 record sentinel-mn-identity-theft · status P · checked 2026-10-27 · linked by the markets layer |
| FTC imposter scam reports | 11,220 reports, calendar year | 2024 | Minnesota state | consumer-sentinel v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876 record sentinel-mn-imposter-scams · status P · checked 2026-10-27 · linked by the markets layer |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection | 164 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Minnesota state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:MN · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| FCC unwanted call complaints | 1,068 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Minnesota state | robocall-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733010 record robocalls-mn-call · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| FCC unwanted text complaints | 303 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Minnesota state | robocall-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733010 record robocalls-mn-text · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: consumer credit and phone-call suits | 647 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | District of Minnesota federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-mn-consumer · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFPB credit reporting complaints Minnesota · record cfpb-mn-credit-reporting | 17,209 prior 12 months | 22,463 12 months from 2025-10-01 | rising (+30.5%) |
| CFPB debt collection complaints Minnesota · record cfpb-mn-debt-collection | 1,582 prior 12 months | 2,057 12 months from 2025-10-01 | rising (+30%) |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints Minnesota · record cfpb-mn-debt-management | 29 prior 12 months | 44 12 months from 2025-10-01 | rising (+51.7%) |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection Minnesota · record federal-filings-county:MN | 180 FY2024 | 164 FY2025 | falling (-8.9%) |
| FCC unwanted call complaints Minnesota · record robocalls-mn-call | 1,137 prior 12 months | 1,068 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-6.1%) |
| FCC unwanted text complaints Minnesota · record robocalls-mn-text | 359 prior 12 months | 303 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-15.6%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 1,040 lawyers a year | 2025 | Minnesota state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record mn-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 11 counties | 2026-Q1 | Minnesota state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-27 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 6 counties | 2026-Q1 | Minnesota state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-27 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 6.2 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Minnesota state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-27 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 2,017 firms | 2022 | Minnesota state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-mn-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 3,974,490,000 US dollars | 2022 | Minnesota state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-mn-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 4.08 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Minnesota state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-27 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 3,169 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Minnesota state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-27 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 2,379 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Minnesota state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-27 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 12,380 jobs | May 2025 | Minnesota state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MN:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 155,140 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Minnesota state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MN:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Minnesota with the most federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanabec County, MN | 3 record federal-filings-county:27065 | 1 record law-offices-27065 | 3 |
| Renville County, MN | 1 record federal-filings-county:27129 | 2 record law-offices-27129 | 0.5 |
| Freeborn County, MN | 3 record federal-filings-county:27047 | 8 record law-offices-27047 | 0.38 |
| Anoka County, MN | 15 record federal-filings-county:27003 | 42 record law-offices-27003 | 0.36 |
| Scott County, MN | 5 record federal-filings-county:27139 | 14 record law-offices-27139 | 0.36 |
| Sherburne County, MN | 3 record federal-filings-county:27141 | 10 record law-offices-27141 | 0.3 |
| Olmsted County, MN | 12 record federal-filings-county:27109 | 41 record law-offices-27109 | 0.29 |
| Carlton County, MN | 1 record federal-filings-county:27017 | 4 record law-offices-27017 | 0.25 |
| Pope County, MN | 1 record federal-filings-county:27121 | 4 record law-offices-27121 | 0.25 |
| Roseau County, MN | 1 record federal-filings-county:27135 | 4 record law-offices-27135 | 0.25 |
Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: consumer protection (federal-filings-county v1.0.0, FY2025) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = federal-filings-county.ffc.consumer / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | not published lawyers | 2020-2024 | Minnesota state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MN:lawyers-spanish · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | not published people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Minnesota state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MN:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 89,118 ±2,348 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Minnesota state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MN:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 89,118 ±2,553 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Minnesota state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-mn · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Minnesota have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or pre-approval is required. Rule 7.2(a) lets a lawyer communicate information about services through any media. Rules 7.1 to 7.3 have no filing clause, and Rules 7.4 and 7.5 were repealed Sept. 1, 2022. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (7.2(d)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The advertising rules (7.1 to 7.3) set no waiting period before contacting someone after an accident. Rule 7.3(b) bars live person-to-person solicitation for pecuniary gain, with listed exceptions. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | No ad may be false or misleading, including by omission (7.1). The comment says a truthful report of past results can mislead if it suggests the same result for other clients, and unsubstantiated claims or comparisons can mislead (7.1 cmt. [3]). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not compensate, give or promise anything of value for a recommendation, except to pay reasonable ad costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service, the price of a law practice (Rule… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | A party to a communication, or someone with one party's prior consent, may intercept it, unless the purpose is a criminal or tortious act. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Section 325E.27 bars automatic dialing-announcing devices (prerecorded or synthesized voice) unless the subscriber consented or a live operator first obtains consent. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Minnesota: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee in proportion to the work each does, or if each takes joint responsibility for the representation. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- civil-filings (demand): no record for Minnesota at this geography; the state or another geography may have one
- firm-web-census (supply): the dataset has no records for Minnesota (it covers other places)
- language (spanish): Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) (Minnesota): value withheld by the source (status U)
- language (spanish): Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer (Minnesota): value withheld by the source (status U)
Download and cite
The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); CFPB complaints about debt collection, credit reporting and debt management, by state and month v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731); FTC Consumer Sentinel reports by state: fraud, identity theft and imposter scams, 2024 Data Book v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741876); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Unwanted-call and text-message complaints to the FCC, by state and month v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733010); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/minnesota/consumer-protection/
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