Minnesota has 7 Army bases: 2.1% of the US total of 332. That ranks #20 by count and #26 per person (0.12 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Army, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/army-bases/minnesota" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Minnesota army bases map — InstaMaps"></iframe>| # | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NG Arden Hills Army Training Site | Army National Guard · 1,500 acres |
| 2 | NG Camp Ripley | Army National Guard · 52,778 acres |
| 3 | NG Duluth NG Armory | Army National Guard · 7 acres |
| 4 | NG Rochester NGA and OMS 2 | Army National Guard · 11 acres |
| 5 | NG Rosemount NG Armory | Army National Guard · 12 acres |
| 6 | NG St Cloud AASF | Army National Guard · 54 acres |
| 7 | NG St Cloud NG Armory | Army National Guard · 6 acres |
Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.
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