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Do you know a potential cheater? Odds are that if you live in one of the cities below, you do. At least, you probably know someone who created an account on Ashley Madison, or had an account set up in their name by a friend or colleague.
There were over 32 million accounts created on Ashley Madison, and the going consensus is that almost all of them were created by men. In Minnesota alone, there were over 149,000 accounts created, total. That’s a lot, considering that the entire population of the state is 5.4 million.
After analyzing 128 cities, this is the list of the cities with the highest percentage of Ashley Madison accounts in the state of Minnesota. You can scroll down to the bottom to see a list of every city that had accounts from Minnesota:
- St. Francis
- St. Cloud
- Mankato
- Virginia
- Moorhead
- Minneapolis
- Monticello
- Duluth
- Marshall
- St. Paul
Many of these are larger cities in Minnesota that have a high percentage of its residents with an account on Ashley Madison. Which means, in theory, they have a high number of people looking to discreetly hook up with a woman.
Read on below to see where your town ranked.
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How We Determined The Cheaters In Minnesota
Want to know who is attempting to cheat? Go directly to the source of people actively trying to cheat — Ashley Madison users.
We used the Ashley Madison database to count how many accounts were created in each zip code. We are saying “accounts” and not “people” because it is possible to create dummy accounts assigned to a city or to have multiple accounts. However, we believe the number of accounts to be a solid proxy for the number of people trying to cheat.
We then matched each zip code to its corresponding city. If a zip code falls into more than one city, the accounts registered in that zip code were applied to each city.
Finally, we used an estimate for the population of the zip codes to identify the number of cheaters per capita.
After identifying the number of cheaters per capita in a city, we ranked each place from highest number of cheaters per capita to lowest. The place with the most cheaters per capita “earned” the title of cheating central of Minnesota.
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1. St. Francis
Percentage of city potentially cheating: 15%
2. St. Cloud
Percentage potentially cheating: 6%
3. Mankato
Percentage potentially cheating: 6%
4. Virginia
Percentage potentially cheating: 6%
5. Moorhead
Percentage potentially cheating: 5.5%
6. Minneapolis
Percentage potentially cheating: 5.2%
7. Monticello
Percentage potentially cheating: 4.9%
8. Duluth
Percentage potentially cheating: 4.8%
9. Marshall
Percentage potentially cheating: 4.7%
10. St. Paul
Percentage potentially cheating: 4.7%
There You Have It
If you’re measuring the locations in Minnesota where there are a high number of Ashley Madison accounts registered per capita, and we can assume that people registering on the site are exploring the idea to cheat, then this is an accurate list.
| City | % with accounts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis, MN | 15.27% | 1 |
| Saint Cloud, MN | 6.15% | 2 |
| Mankato, MN | 6.06% | 3 |
| Virginia, MN | 5.99% | 4 |
| Moorhead, MN | 5.60% | 5 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.28% | 6 |
| Monticello, MN | 4.91% | 7 |
| Duluth, MN | 4.84% | 8 |
| Marshall, MN | 4.79% | 9 |
| Saint Paul, MN | 4.72% | 10 |
| Brainerd, MN | 4.66% | 11 |
| Hopkins, MN | 4.63% | 12 |
| Cloquet, MN | 4.61% | 13 |
| Eden Prairie, MN | 4.57% | 14 |
| Hamel, MN | 4.49% | 15 |
| Burnsville, MN | 4.42% | 16 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 4.41% | 17 |
| Bemidji, MN | 4.41% | 18 |
| Winona, MN | 4.39% | 19 |
| Alexandria, MN | 4.36% | 20 |
| Wayzata, MN | 4.35% | 21 |
| Rochester, MN | 4.31% | 22 |
| Hibbing, MN | 4.30% | 23 |
| Anoka, MN | 4.26% | 24 |
| Isanti, MN | 4.21% | 25 |
| Willmar, MN | 4.18% | 26 |
| Forest Lake, MN | 4.04% | 27 |
| Chaska, MN | 4.01% | 27 |
| Albertville, MN | 4.01% | 29 |
| Owatonna, MN | 3.95% | 30 |
| Waite Park, MN | 3.93% | 31 |
| Elk River, MN | 3.88% | 32 |
| Lakeville, MN | 3.87% | 33 |
| South Saint Paul, MN | 3.76% | 34 |
| Lindstrom, MN | 3.73% | 35 |
| Red Wing, MN | 3.68% | 36 |
| Chanhassen, MN | 3.64% | 37 |
| Osseo, MN | 3.64% | 38 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 3.64% | 39 |
| Minnetonka, MN | 3.61% | 40 |
| Shakopee, MN | 3.59% | 41 |
| Savage, MN | 3.51% | 42 |
| Fairmont, MN | 3.50% | 43 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 3.49% | 44 |
| Maple Plain, MN | 3.46% | 45 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 3.45% | 46 |
| Big Lake, MN | 3.44% | 47 |
| Inver Grove Heights, MN | 3.39% | 48 |
| Lake City, MN | 3.38% | 49 |
| Hastings, MN | 3.38% | 50 |
| Cedar, MN | 3.36% | 51 |
| Becker, MN | 3.34% | 52 |
| Cottage Grove, MN | 3.32% | 53 |
| Cambridge, MN | 3.32% | 54 |
| Farmington, MN | 3.27% | 55 |
| Prior Lake, MN | 3.23% | 55 |
| North Branch, MN | 3.23% | 57 |
| Faribault, MN | 3.22% | 58 |
| Excelsior, MN | 3.22% | 59 |
| Albert Lea, MN | 3.22% | 60 |
| Stillwater, MN | 3.18% | 61 |
| Litchfield, MN | 3.15% | 62 |
| Rogers, MN | 3.13% | 63 |
| Montevideo, MN | 3.12% | 64 |
| Princeton, MN | 3.11% | 64 |
| Champlin, MN | 3.10% | 66 |
| Rosemount, MN | 3.08% | 67 |
| Zimmerman, MN | 3.07% | 68 |
| Austin, MN | 3.06% | 69 |
| Lake Elmo, MN | 3.06% | 70 |
| Buffalo, MN | 3.04% | 71 |
| Northfield, MN | 3.04% | 72 |
| Mound, MN | 3.03% | 73 |
| Wadena, MN | 3.01% | 74 |
| Baxter, MN | 3.00% | 75 |
| Sartell, MN | 2.97% | 76 |
| Eveleth, MN | 2.96% | 77 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2.94% | 78 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 2.92% | 79 |
| International Falls, MN | 2.91% | 80 |
| Little Falls, MN | 2.90% | 81 |
| Worthington, MN | 2.89% | 82 |
| Saint Michael, MN | 2.87% | 83 |
| Saint Peter, MN | 2.83% | 84 |
| Perham, MN | 2.81% | 85 |
| Circle Pines, MN | 2.81% | 86 |
| East Grand Forks, MN | 2.81% | 86 |
| Victoria, MN | 2.79% | 88 |
| Mora, MN | 2.74% | 89 |
| Andover, MN | 2.69% | 90 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 2.67% | 91 |
| Milaca, MN | 2.66% | 92 |
| Pine City, MN | 2.64% | 93 |
| Crookston, MN | 2.63% | 94 |
| Annandale, MN | 2.62% | 95 |
| Sauk Rapids, MN | 2.61% | 96 |
| Jordan, MN | 2.60% | 97 |
| Glencoe, MN | 2.59% | 98 |
| Redwood Falls, MN | 2.59% | 99 |
| Belle Plaine, MN | 2.55% | 100 |
| Hugo, MN | 2.51% | 101 |
| Roseau, MN | 2.50% | 102 |
| Waconia, MN | 2.50% | 103 |
| Cannon Falls, MN | 2.46% | 104 |
| Stacy, MN | 2.43% | 105 |
| Chisago City, MN | 2.42% | 106 |
| Foley, MN | 2.41% | 107 |
| Pequot Lakes, MN | 2.32% | 108 |
| Le Sueur, MN | 2.30% | 109 |
| Long Prairie, MN | 2.29% | 110 |
| Delano, MN | 2.29% | 111 |
| Wyoming, MN | 2.28% | 112 |
| New Prague, MN | 2.26% | 113 |
| Paynesville, MN | 2.26% | 114 |
| Waseca, MN | 2.26% | 115 |
| Cold Spring, MN | 2.14% | 116 |
| Rice, MN | 2.11% | 117 |
| Kasson, MN | 2.11% | 118 |
| Stewartville, MN | 2.05% | 119 |
| Sauk Centre, MN | 2.03% | 120 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2.02% | 121 |
| Saint James, MN | 1.88% | 122 |
| La Crescent, MN | 1.88% | 123 |
| Saint Joseph, MN | 1.88% | 124 |
| Byron, MN | 1.87% | 125 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1.78% | 126 |
| Luverne, MN | 1.53% | 127 |
