STATE FAIR ATTENDANCE
Here are day-by-day numbers for attendance at the Minnesota State Fair.
Thursday, Aug. 24: 117,877, compared to 111,902 last year and 100,267 in 2015. The all-time record for first-day attendance was 119,145 in 2010.
Source: Minnesota State Fair
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