![Report: MN Municipal Liquor Stores Have 26th Year of Record Sales](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2022/12/attachment-waldemar-brandt-tS7DTFZKWuY-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Report: MN Municipal Liquor Stores Have 26th Year of Record Sales
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- Minnesota's municipal liquor stores continue to have strong sales overall.
State Auditor Julie Blaha released the annual Municipal Liquor Store Report Thursday.
During 2021, Minnesota's municipal liquor operations reported a 26th consecutive year of record sales, totaling $423.5 million.
The combined net profit of all municipal liquor operations totaled $36.5 million in 2021. This represents an increase of nearly $457,000, or 1.3 percent, over the amount generated in 2020.
At Sauk Rapids Municipal Liquor, which has off-sale only, their net profit in 2021 was nearly $242,000.
At Holdingford Municipal, which has both on and off sale, their net profit was just over $5,000.
![AM 1240 WJON logo](https://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2021/11/attachment-wjonam-alexacard-big.jpg?w=100)
Blaha says the number of unprofitable operations declined from 35 in 2020 to just seven in 2021.
Restaurants the St. Cloud Area Lost in 2022
More From AM 1240 WJON
![St. Cloud Man Sentenced for 2022 Murder](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/03/attachment-Paul-Coleman.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Huge Muffin Recall From This Minnesota Favorite Bargain Store](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2024/07/attachment-joshua-flores-via-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![I-94 Project Between Monticello and Albertville Starts Soon](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2018/04/Road-Construction.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Buckvold Looking to Lead St. Cloud As Next Mayor](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/04/attachment-thumbnail_20240206-AnneBuckvold-LakeGeorgeStCloud-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Support And Unity: Sherburne County Leaders Condemn Violence In Political Disagreements](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/07/attachment-Trump-AssassinationAttempt-GettyImages.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man’s Body Found After Jumping From Veterans Bridge](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2021/04/70240401_954648994892156_1160412640535642112_n-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Little Falls Man Hurt After Motorcycle Crash Friday](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2023/05/Mayo-Ambulance-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![See What Happens When The Sun Goes Down At Sleepover Safari](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/07/attachment-tiger.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Two Hurt in Stearns County Crash Near St. Rosa](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/07/attachment-Crash-with-Injuries.jpg?w=980&q=75)