{"id":1036,"date":"2018-10-21T21:53:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/?page_id=1036"},"modified":"2024-04-03T08:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:26:00","slug":"sql-server-min","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-aggregate-functions\/sql-server-min\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server MIN() Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the SQL Server <code>MIN()<\/code> function to find the minimum value in a set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-sql-server-min-function'>Introduction to SQL Server MIN() function <a href=\"#introduction-to-sql-server-min-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-sql-server-min-function\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to SQL Server MIN() function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In SQL Server, the <code>MIN()<\/code> function is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-aggregate-functions\/\">aggregate function<\/a> that allows you to find the minimum value in a set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following illustrates the syntax of the <code>MIN()<\/code> function:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">MIN(expression)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The <code>MIN()<\/code> function accepts an expression that can be a column or a valid expression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>MIN()<\/code> function applies to all values including duplicates. It means that the <code>DISTINCT<\/code> modifier does not affect\u00a0the <code>MIN()<\/code> function. Note that the <code>MIN()<\/code> function ignores <code>NULL<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='sql-server-min-function-examples'>SQL Server MIN() function examples <a href=\"#sql-server-min-function-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"sql-server-min-function-examples\" title=\"Anchor for SQL Server MIN() function examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We will use the <code>products<\/code> and <code>categories<\/code> tables from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-sample-database\/\">sample database<\/a> for the demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/products-categories.png\" alt=\"SQL Server MIN Function - Products &amp; Categories Tables\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/products-categories.png 494w, https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/products-categories-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='1-basic-sql-server-min-function-example'>1) Basic SQL Server MIN() function example <a href=\"#1-basic-sql-server-min-function-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"1-basic-sql-server-min-function-example\" title=\"Anchor for 1) Basic SQL Server MIN() function example\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function to find the lowest list price of all products in the <code>production.products<\/code> table:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(list_price) min_list_price\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n    production.products;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"CSS\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"css\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-css\"><span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">min_list_price<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">--------------<\/span>\n89<span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.99<\/span>\n(1 <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">row<\/span>)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">CSS<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">css<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function in a subquery to find the products with the lowest prices:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  product_id,\n  product_name,\n  list_price\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  production.products\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span>\n  list_price = (\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(list_price)\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n      production.products\n  );<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">product_id | product_name                           | list_price\n-----------+----------------------------------------+-----------\n263        | Strider Classic 12 Balance Bike - 2018 | 89.99\n(1 row)<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, the subquery uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function to return the lowest list price.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then, the outer query finds the products whose list prices equal the lowest price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that the query will return multiple rows if the <code>products<\/code> table has multiple rows whose values in the <code>list_price<\/code> column are <code>89.99<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='2-using-the-min-function-with-group-by-clause-example'>2) Using the MIN() function with GROUP BY clause example <a href=\"#2-using-the-min-function-with-group-by-clause-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"2-using-the-min-function-with-group-by-clause-example\" title=\"Anchor for 2) Using the MIN() function with GROUP BY clause example\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function with the <code>GROUP BY<\/code> clause to find the lowest list price within each product category:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  category_name,\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(list_price) min_list_price\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  production.products p\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INNER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> production.categories c <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> c.category_id = p.category_id\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">category_name       | min_list_price\n--------------------+----------------\nChildren Bicycles   | 89.99\nComfort Bicycles    | 416.99\nCruisers Bicycles   | 250.99\nCyclocross Bicycles | 1549.00\nElectric Bikes      | 1559.99\nMountain Bikes      | 379.99\nRoad Bikes          | 749.99\n(7 rows)<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>In this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-basics\/sql-server-group-by\/\">GROUP BY<\/a><\/code> clause divides the products into groups by category name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second, apply the <code>MIN()<\/code> function to each group to find the lowest list price in each category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='3-using-the-min-function-with-having-clause-example'>3) Using the MIN() function with HAVING clause example <a href=\"#3-using-the-min-function-with-having-clause-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"3-using-the-min-function-with-having-clause-example\" title=\"Anchor for 3) Using the MIN() function with HAVING clause example\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function in the <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-basics\/sql-server-having\/\">HAVING<\/a><\/code> clause to retrieve the product category with a minimum list price greater than 500:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  category_name,\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(list_price) min_list_price\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  production.products p\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INNER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> production.categories c <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> c.category_id = p.category_id\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">HAVING<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(list_price) &gt; <span class=\"hljs-number\">500<\/span>\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  category_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">category_name       | min_list_price\n--------------------+---------------\nCyclocross Bicycles | 1549.00\nElectric Bikes      | 1559.99\nRoad Bikes          | 749.99\n(3 rows)<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='4-using-the-min-function-with-a-date-column'>4) Using the MIN() function with a date column <a href=\"#4-using-the-min-function-with-a-date-column\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"4-using-the-min-function-with-a-date-column\" title=\"Anchor for 4) Using the MIN() function with a date column\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following statement uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function with the <code>required_date<\/code> column of the <code>sales.orders<\/code> table to get the earliest required date of all orders:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(required_date) earliest_required_date\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  sales.orders;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">earliest_required_date\n----------------------\n2016-01-03<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function to find the earliest order dates by sales staff:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  s.first_name,\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(required_date) earliest_required_date\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  sales.orders o\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INNER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> sales.staffs s <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> s.staff_id = o.order_id\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  s.first_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  earliest_required_date;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">first_name | earliest_required_date\n-----------+-----------------------\nFabiola    | 2016-01-03\nMireya     | 2016-01-04\nVirgie     | 2016-01-04\nGenna      | 2016-01-05\nKali       | 2016-01-05\nJannette   | 2016-01-06\nBernardine | 2016-01-06\nMarcelene  | 2016-01-07\nVenita     | 2016-01-07\nLayla      | 2016-01-08\n(10 rows)<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='5-using-the-min-function-with-the-text-column'>5) Using the MIN() function with the text column <a href=\"#5-using-the-min-function-with-the-text-column\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"5-using-the-min-function-with-the-text-column\" title=\"Anchor for 5) Using the MIN() function with the text column\">#<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The following example uses the <code>MIN()<\/code> function to return the first product name sorted alphabetically within each category:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\n  c.category_name category_name,\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">MIN<\/span>(product_name) product_name\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\n  production.products p\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INNER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">JOIN<\/span> production.categories c <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ON<\/span> c.category_id = p.category_id\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">GROUP<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\n  c.category_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">category_name       | product_name\n--------------------+------------------------------------------------\nChildren Bicycles   | Electra Cruiser 1 (24-Inch) - 2016\nComfort Bicycles    | Electra Townie Balloon 3i EQ - 2017\/2018\nCruisers Bicycles   | Electra Amsterdam Fashion 3i Ladies' - 2017\/2018\nCyclocross Bicycles | Surly Straggler - 2016\nElectric Bikes      | Electra Loft Go! 8i - 2018\nMountain Bikes      | Haro Flightline One ST - 2017\nRoad Bikes          | Surly ECR - 2018\n(7 rows)<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <code>MIN()<\/code> function to find the minimum value in a set of values.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <code>MIN()<\/code> function ignores NULL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-question\">Was this tutorial helpful?<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-thumbs\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1036\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-aggregate-functions\/sql-server-min\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"SQL Server MIN() 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