State profile · MN

Largest Cities in Minnesota

Name: Minnesota Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 785 tracked cities and towns in Minnesota, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

785
Cities: 4.8M
Combined city pop.: $75,850
Avg median income: 7.3%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Minneapolis is the largest of 785 tracked cities in Minnesota, which ranks #19 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Minneapolis
largest tracked city (426,845 people): #19
national rank, avg median income: 785
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

87% of Minnesota's 785 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

685
10K-99K

97
100K-999K

3

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Minnesota coverage, with 685 of 785 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Minnesota is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Minnesota's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Minneapolis

426,845
St. Paul

307,762
Rochester

121,638
Bloomington

88,838
Duluth

86,863
Brooklyn Park

84,349
Plymouth

79,526
Woodbury

76,945
Lakeville

72,480
Blaine

71,261
Maple Grove

70,539
St. Cloud

69,926

What this shows Minneapolis, MN is the most populous city profiled in Minnesota; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 785-row record is available as a CSV.

How Minnesota ranks nationally

Avg median income

$75,850

#19 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$213,637

#28 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

7.3%

#11 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

785

#11 of 52 · most tracked cities

Minnesota ranks #19 of 52 nationally on average median income and #11 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Minnesota's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$213,637 Among the most affordable more affordable than 54% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in Minnesota

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 785 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Minneapolis	426,845	$80,269	$345,600	9.4%
2	St. Paul	307,762	$73,055	$280,300	11.3%
3	Rochester	121,638	$87,767	$287,500	5.6%
4	Bloomington	88,838	$90,677	$346,200	5.6%
5	Duluth	86,863	$66,263	$225,700	7.5%
6	Brooklyn Park	84,349	$85,964	$313,500	7.6%
7	Plymouth	79,526	$133,865	$474,700	2.6%
8	Woodbury	76,945	$126,222	$434,900	4.1%
9	Lakeville	72,480	$138,119	$425,200	2.0%
10	Blaine	71,261	$103,382	$327,500	4.5%
11	Maple Grove	70,539	$129,481	$397,400	2.4%
12	St. Cloud	69,926	$61,112	$212,800	11.9%
13	Eagan	68,158	$107,486	$380,800	3.1%
14	Burnsville	64,295	$83,953	$335,100	6.1%
15	Coon Rapids	63,348	$86,618	$287,200	5.8%
16	Eden Prairie	63,249	$127,732	$463,300	4.2%
17	Apple Valley	55,696	$99,277	$354,200	3.7%
18	Minnetonka	53,256	$120,496	$456,200	2.5%
19	Edina	53,125	$129,225	$624,000	1.9%
20	St. Louis Park	49,541	$100,250	$371,600	3.7%
21	Shakopee	45,002	$110,989	$361,400	2.8%
22	Mankato	44,882	$64,826	$250,600	10.1%
23	Moorhead	44,706	$69,371	$246,300	7.6%
24	Maplewood	40,981	$88,534	$291,300	6.1%
25	Cottage Grove	40,124	$121,452	$359,600	2.7%
26	Richfield	36,725	$84,055	$320,400	4.4%
27	Roseville	35,905	$88,440	$334,800	3.6%
28	Inver Grove Heights	35,772	$104,055	$352,300	2.7%
29	Andover	32,825	$131,528	$389,200	3.0%
30	Brooklyn Center	32,811	$72,009	$261,100	8.0%
31	Savage	32,706	$122,646	$395,600	2.7%
32	Fridley	29,944	$79,274	$277,100	7.4%
33	Chaska	28,146	$110,000	$379,400	3.3%
34	Oakdale	28,109	$90,379	$305,900	3.7%
35	Ramsey	28,070	$112,060	$345,000	1.4%
36	Prior Lake	27,832	$130,278	$429,900	1.4%
37	Shoreview	26,724	$109,399	$365,100	4.2%
38	Rosemount	26,509	$127,247	$406,100	1.1%
39	Owatonna	26,462	$81,276	$234,600	4.4%
40	Elk River	26,367	$99,457	$338,300	2.4%
41	Austin	26,167	$66,488	$155,100	9.7%
42	Chanhassen	26,001	$138,034	$530,700	2.1%
43	Winona	25,998	$56,163	$193,500	6.3%
44	Faribault	24,458	$61,662	$233,900	11.1%
45	White Bear Lake	24,026	$79,712	$318,000	4.0%
46	Farmington	23,675	$118,556	$345,100	2.2%
47	Champlin	23,450	$115,719	$338,400	3.2%
48	New Brighton	22,900	$87,272	$345,900	5.9%
49	Crystal	22,685	$86,752	$280,500	5.0%
50	Hastings	22,050	$92,940	$294,100	2.1%
51	Columbia Heights	22,016	$74,688	$259,900	11.0%
52	Golden Valley	21,927	$114,435	$423,500	5.2%
53	Lino Lakes	21,847	$121,800	$385,000	2.0%
54	New Hope	21,402	$73,698	$314,600	8.9%
55	Otsego	21,358	$127,219	$367,200	0.2%
56	Willmar	21,136	$63,368	$186,000	10.9%
57	West St. Paul	21,076	$70,738	$281,800	7.0%
58	Forest Lake	20,678	$89,879	$375,900	4.3%
59	Northfield	20,678	$92,000	$305,300	4.4%
60	South St. Paul	20,633	$84,472	$266,800	5.0%
61	Sartell	19,620	$77,465	$278,000	3.6%
62	Stillwater	19,323	$109,297	$398,100	4.2%
63	St. Michael	19,267	$130,814	$365,800	2.2%
64	Hopkins	18,696	$71,170	$350,100	5.3%
65	Albert Lea	18,379	$62,522	$150,400	6.3%
66	Anoka	17,941	$75,262	$292,900	5.5%
67	Red Wing	16,660	$65,259	$224,800	9.6%
68	Ham Lake	16,575	$116,845	$430,100	2.3%
69	Buffalo	16,388	$88,306	$281,900	4.7%
70	Hibbing	16,100	$55,463	$123,900	7.0%
71	Hugo	16,076	$114,057	$394,200	0.0%
72	Bemidji	15,490	$53,850	$189,500	12.1%
73	Hutchinson	14,629	$71,730	$210,300	9.2%
74	Monticello	14,607	$81,563	$298,400	5.9%
75	Alexandria	14,579	$61,558	$247,200	4.5%
76	Brainerd	14,474	$53,705	$178,600	13.5%
77	Robbinsdale	14,318	$84,719	$280,400	7.1%
78	North Mankato	14,212	$77,571	$252,700	4.6%
79	Fergus Falls	14,138	$50,865	$173,300	5.1%
80	New Ulm	14,066	$63,984	$192,700	5.3%
81	Marshall	13,880	$64,636	$198,900	13.5%
82	Sauk Rapids	13,851	$67,004	$240,200	3.0%
83	Worthington	13,792	$61,840	$184,200	11.0%
84	Rogers	13,405	$159,638	$437,900	0.6%
85	Waconia	13,223	$104,929	$407,600	3.7%
86	Mounds View	12,992	$90,148	$294,500	8.2%
87	Vadnais Heights	12,789	$91,946	$334,500	4.4%
88	Cloquet	12,582	$63,854	$200,100	11.1%
89	North St. Paul	12,511	$81,641	$286,600	9.8%
90	Lake Elmo	12,504	$153,407	$588,900	2.8%
91	St. Peter	12,085	$65,042	$238,700	7.7%
92	East Bethel	11,995	$114,583	$343,200	2.8%
93	Mendota Heights	11,644	$132,935	$504,100	0.6%
94	Grand Rapids	11,186	$56,542	$200,600	12.8%
95	North Branch	11,182	$90,383	$290,600	4.8%
96	Victoria	10,972	$192,821	$572,800	0.7%
97	Little Canada	10,546	$71,370	$302,600	6.7%
98	Fairmont	10,348	$59,228	$168,800	5.5%
99	Hermantown	10,192	$92,026	$374,000	1.8%
100	Detroit Lakes	10,002	$62,123	$246,200	3.2%

What to do with Minnesota's city data

785 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Minneapolis is Minnesota's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major MN metro. Minneapolis profile
2 tracked cities in Minnesota sit at the Census ACS top-code of $250,000 or more, so no single city can be named the highest-income. Browse the city table by income column instead of trusting a single crown. All Minnesota cities
See how Minnesota's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 785 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Minnesota on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 4,750,716.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $75,850. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Minnesota?

PlainCities profiles 785 cities and towns in Minnesota, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Minnesota?

Minneapolis is the largest tracked city in Minnesota, with a population of 426,845.

What is the average household income in Minnesota?

Across the 785 tracked cities in Minnesota, the average median household income is $75,850. Individual cities vary widely - 2 tracked cities in Minnesota sit at the Census ACS top-code of $250,000 or more, so no single city can be named the highest-income.

What is the average poverty rate in Minnesota?

The average poverty rate across Minnesota's tracked cities is 7.3%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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