Welcome to Olmsted County, MN

Olmsted County offices will be closed Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, 2025, in observance of Thanksgiving. Regular business hours will resume Monday, December 1, 2025.

The Friends of Chester Woods, in partnership with Olmsted County volunteers, invite the public to experience the Employers of Olmsted Light Festival (E.L.F.) drive-thru holiday light experience. This event will illuminate Chester Woods Park over the first three weekends of December 2025. 

Olmsted County is taking bold steps to make homeownership more accessible—and you can see how in our latest video. The video highlights the success of the Red Hawk homes project, a creative initiative by the Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to build high-quality, affordable homes for local families.