Distribution

While I have county distribution data for the spiders of Minnesota, I currently do not have the infrastructure to produce a user-friendly map-like interface that will enable the public to readily determine where in the state each species can be found.  Below is a table showing the number of spider species currently recorded for each county (last updated 18 August 2023).  It is difficult to predict how many species may be found in each county, but I expect at least 400 species per county (and perhaps as many as 600 species).  You can see how much discovery has yet to happen!

You can also help with completing known distributions by submitting photographs to the Spiders of Minnesota Project on iNaturalist.

Aitkin 71
Anoka 141
Becker 38
Beltrami 46
Benton 18
Big Stone 28
Blue Earth 187
Brown 46
Carlton 64
Carver 78
Cass 51
Chippewa 30
Chisago 47
Clay 44
Clearwater 154
Cook 65
Cottonwood 49
Crow Wing 55
Dakota 108
Dodge 36
Douglas 20
Faribault 32
Fillmore 47
Freeborn 36
Goodhue 51
Grant 16
Hennepin 214
Houston 65
Hubbard 46
Isanti 28
Itasca 83
Jackson 27
Kanabec 30
Kandiyohi 22
Kittson 29
Koochiching 48
Lac Qui Parle 29
Lake 73
Lake of the Woods 72
Le Sueur 60
Lincoln 28
Lyon 16
Mahnomen 32
Marshall 27
Martin 28
McLeod 31
Meeker 21
Mille Lacs 41
Morrison 24
Mower 33
Murray 34
Nicollet 92
Nobles 34
Norman 13
Olmsted 67
Otter Tail 51
Pennington 14
Pine 44
Pipestone 41
Polk 36
Pope 22
Ramsey 156
Red Lake 30
Redwood 38
Renville 43
Rice 68
Rock 58
Roseau 68
Scott 83
Sherburne 42
Sibley 55
St. Louis 156
Stearns 47
Steele 36
Stevens 45
Swift 19
Todd 37
Traverse 38
Wabasha 70
Wadena 16
Waseca 51
Washington 114
Watonwan 54
Wilkin 15
Winona 66
Wright 35
Yellow Medicine 47