Minn.

Geography & Places abbreviation · US State Traditional

Minn. stands for Minnesota, a US state traditional abbreviation.

Minnesota's abbreviation in AP datelines (DULUTH, Minn.), congressional party labels, the Government Publishing Office manual and The Bluebook, which also uses Minn. Stat. for the Minnesota Statutes. The double n distinguishes it at a glance from Mich. and Miss.

Example: ROCHESTER, Minn. — The clinic expanded its transplant program this year.

Usage notes

Minnesota's postal code MN was introduced in 1963. Minneapolis stands alone in AP datelines. Locally, Democrats belong to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, abbreviated DFL, so state outlets may write DFL-Minn. where national media use D-Minn.

Related abbreviations

More US state traditional abbreviations

• Ill. – Illinois
• Ind. – Indiana
• Kan. – Kansas
• Kans. – Kansas
• Mass. – Massachusetts
• Mich. – Michigan
• Miss. – Mississippi
• Mont. – Montana
• N.Dak. – North Dakota
• N.Mex. – New Mexico
• Neb. – Nebraska
• Nebr. – Nebraska

See all 36 US state traditional abbreviations →

Edited by the AbbreviationList.com team. Spotted an error or a missing meaning? Contact us.