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Electrician shortage in Minnesota: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Minnesota register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Minnesota carries 48,637 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 847.6 per 100,000 residents.
48,637
licensed electricians
847.6
per 100k residents
#7
density rank of 41
Minnesota does not issue a separate apprentice license for this trade, so no pipeline ratio is published here. The tier counts below are what the register itself records.
By credential tier
Every electrician license on the Minnesota register, normalized to one ladder.
Tier
Licensed
Share
Intermediate
95
0%
Journeyman
38,587
79%
Master
6,681
14%
Contractor / business
3,274
7%
Against comparable states
States nearest Minnesota on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Minnesota
48,637
847.6
North Dakota
8,813
1124.2
Maine
14,734
1055.7
New Hampshire
14,192
1012.2
New Mexico
17,784
841.1
Texas
236,141
774.1
Rhode Island
8,438
769.9
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there an electricians shortage in Minnesota?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Minnesota carries 48,637 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 847.6 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Minnesota have?
48,637 on the state register as of 2026-08-09, including 6,681 at master level.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
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