Stearns County, MN Sex Offender Registry
We index about 249 registered sex offenders with a Stearns County address.
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Stearns County sex offenders by the numbers. About 1 in 636 residents is on the registry.
- About 249 registrants we index list a Stearns County address — about 1 in 636 residents.
- That is 15.7 per 10,000 residents, about 504% above the Minnesota average of 2.6.
- Stearns County holds about 17% of the registrants we index in Minnesota.
- It ranks 5th of the 12 Minnesota counties we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 4th of 12 by rate per resident.
- St. Cloud is the county seat, and Stearns County borders Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd and Wright counties.
As of October 2026, we index about 249 registrants with a Stearns County, MN address — about 15.7 per 10,000 residents. Counts are registrants we index with a Stearns County address as of October 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. The figure moves continuously — search for the current picture on any specific person. Rates use 2020 Census population. Minnesota sex offender statistics.
Stearns County sex offender rate: how Stearns County compares. Stearns County against Minnesota and the US.
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the Minnesota and national averages. All three rows come from the same continuously updated dataset, so the comparison divides like by like.
| Area | Registrants we index | Per 10,000 residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns County, MN | 249 | 15.7 | |
| Minnesota average | 1,475 | 2.6 | |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near your Stearns County address: a county-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your Stearns County address?
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Stearns County sex offender search: search Stearns County — and everywhere else at once. Checking a date, a neighbor or a new sitter? Type their name.
People move. A check limited to Stearns County misses a registration anywhere else, so a search here covers every US registry — the 50 states, DC and the territories — and lets you narrow to a Stearns County city or ZIP when that is the question. Every result is scored, carries its photographs, and links to the official registry record.
Checking around a specific address? Search sex offenders near me by address or ZIP.
Sex offenders in Stearns County cities: city pages in Stearns County. Each with its own count and map.
Per-city counts and search for the Stearns County cities we publish pages for.
| City | Records indexed | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud | 163 | 23.4 |
Criminal records in Stearns County. Arrest records, the jail roster and court records.
Who is in the Stearns County Jail, which court hears a Stearns County case and where its files are kept, and a name search across the county jail roster and Minnesota records.
How a Stearns County sex offender search works. Three things that make a search accurate.
Stearns County sex offender search by address: checking an address in Stearns County. Start from the street you care about, not the whole county.
A county is a big area; the useful question is usually one street. Start from the address you care about — a home you are buying or renting, a school, a daycare, a relative’s house — or its ZIP code, and set the radius to match: a few blocks for one home, a mile or two for a neighborhood.
Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offenses, the address last reported and the official record link. Radius search sees registrants whose published address we have placed on a map coordinate, so search a name as well when you are checking a particular person.
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Stearns County sex offender map. Each dot is a registered address; the rings are drawn around yours.
Stearns County sex offender records: reading a Stearns County result. What a record tells you, and what it does not.
Each Stearns County result is one registry record: the registrant’s name and aliases, a photograph, the address they last reported, the offenses that carry a registration duty and their current registration status, usually with a physical description and often a risk level or tier.
Two things it is not. It is not a full criminal history — offenses that never required registration do not appear, which is what a criminal record search covers. And the address is where the person last reported living, not proof of where they are today, so check the record date and confirm the photograph before acting on it.
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How many registered sex offenders are in Stearns County?
As of October 2026, we index approximately 249 registrants with a Stearns County, MN address — about 15.7 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 636 residents. Treat the figure as scale rather than a fixed number: the registered population moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement. When you need an answer about a specific person, run a search.
How does Stearns County compare with the rest of Minnesota?
Stearns County sits at about 15.7 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a Minnesota average of about 2.6 and a national average of about 47.2. Density varies block by block inside any county, so use the ratio as context — and a search, not an average, to answer about a specific address or person.
How do I check a specific person in Stearns County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Stearns County city or ZIP. You get scored matches with photographs and official record links, and the search covers every US registry at once, so someone now in Stearns County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Stearns County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Stearns County. Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offense history and the official state link — and you can widen the radius from one mile to a hundred to cover a neighborhood or the whole area. It is address-and-radius search rather than a map, and it sees registrants whose published address we hold and have placed on a coordinate.
Is there a Stearns County sex offender list?
Yes — the list for Stearns County is a search: we index about 249 registrants with a Stearns County address, and narrowing a search to the county, one of its cities, or a ZIP code returns them with photographs and official record links. To keep an eye on a specific area rather than read a long list, search outward from an address instead.
Which Stearns County city has the most registered sex offenders?
We publish a page for one Stearns County city or none, so there is no city-by-city comparison here — search the county, a city, or a ZIP for the current picture.
Which counties border Stearns County?
Stearns County borders Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd and Wright counties. A search here is not bounded by the county line: it covers every US registry at once, so someone registered just across a border still surfaces. Sherburne County and Wright County have their own pages here, with their own counts.
Can I get alerts about sex offenders in Stearns County?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius you choose in Stearns County and emails you when someone registered nearby is added or moves in, so you don't have to re-run the same search.
Is this the official Stearns County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Stearns County registry" list exists. What you search here is our continuously updated national dataset with every US registry in one place, and each record links back to the official state entry that published it — so you can verify any Stearns County result at its source.
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