Community Survey

2025 Community Survey

Washington County values understanding the needs of its community members. One way Washington County listens to the community is through regular, periodic surveys to gather opinions from local households. The resulting reports features survey trends dating back to 2001.

In 2025, Washington County collaborated with Dakota County, Olmsted County, Scott County, and St. Louis County along with National Research Center (NRC)/Polco to develop a survey tool. This survey tool includes a set of shared questions, as well as questions unique to each county's circumstances.

Washington County’s Community Survey, formerly called the Residential Survey, was conducted by mail in February and March 2025. An online option was also made available to all randomly selected households in English, Hmong, and Spanish. The survey was mailed to 4,500 households, or 900 in each of Washington County’s five commissioner districts.

The survey results were presented to the Washington County Board of Commissioners at the County Board Meeting on July 8, 2025.

2025 Community Survey Results

• View the full report of the 2025 Community Survey (PDF).
• View the 2025 Community Survey Highlights (PDF).
• View the presentation of survey results (PDF) from the July 8, 2025, Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting.