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Counties of Minnesota

Minnesota has 87 counties. Hennepin County is the largest with 1,284,784 residents in 2025. 52 of the 87 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.

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Counties of Minnesota: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Hennepin County1,284,784+0.3%45329$97,653$392,900
Ramsey County541,623−1.9%19143$81,568$326,600
Dakota County457,710+4.1%34106$106,318$381,000
Anoka County381,605+4.9%2290$101,869$346,500
Washington County286,895+7.2%3359$115,345$422,000
St. Louis County200,518+0.1%10275$70,069$221,400
Olmsted County166,731+2.4%2835$95,406$331,700
Stearns County164,110+3.7%6737$77,066$273,400
Scott County159,017+5.4%1832$119,314$419,400
Wright County157,559+11.5%3527$107,209$358,900
Carver County114,379+7.0%2325$125,946$453,600
Sherburne County104,194+7.2%1719$105,466$361,400
Blue Earth County70,634+2.2%3716$74,477$266,700
Rice County69,939+4.2%2216$83,181$320,200
Crow Wing County69,132+4.6%4721$72,589$306,800
Clay County67,734+3.7%4216$81,172$265,500
Otter Tail County61,041+1.6%8417$72,255$273,000
Chisago County59,142+4.4%1713$99,400$351,900
Winona County50,523+1.7%3513$70,744$235,400
Goodhue County48,195+1.3%3211$84,171$285,100
Beltrami County47,055+1.8%5414$68,975$237,500
Itasca County45,404+0.9%5821$68,603$225,200
Kandiyohi County44,720+2.3%3512$76,592$243,200
Isanti County44,386+7.9%189$87,440$306,200
Benton County41,744+0.9%2010$74,410$271,000
Mower County40,971+2.3%3511$73,074$185,200
Douglas County40,120+2.9%3111$79,043$321,400
Steele County37,464+0.1%178$84,196$245,400
Carlton County36,711+1.4%319$80,573$245,100
McLeod County36,631−0.4%239$80,084$246,100
Becker County35,497+0.9%4810$71,388$291,000
Morrison County34,620+1.8%468$69,446$248,500
Nicollet County34,273−0.5%197$79,756$270,300
Cass County31,430+4.5%6511$68,874$288,300
Polk County30,545−2.1%7310$73,107$222,800
Pine County30,472+5.5%479$71,146$239,300
Freeborn County30,440−1.5%3410$71,023$171,100
Le Sueur County29,453+2.8%257$94,968$316,500
Mille Lacs County27,753+4.8%267$72,729$258,300
Todd County26,060+3.1%408$67,662$207,700
Lyon County25,684+0.6%317$75,303$200,700
Brown County25,517−1.5%258$69,378$191,200
Meeker County23,603+0.9%266$75,446$249,000
Hubbard County22,369+4.8%347$71,995$282,600
Nobles County22,338+0.2%326$66,101$197,200
Fillmore County21,540+1.5%376$77,512$221,100
Wabasha County21,537+0.8%286$82,007$264,400
Dodge County21,376+2.4%195$95,739$287,700
Martin County19,440−3.0%307$59,507$163,500
Waseca County18,688−1.5%175$76,261$220,800
Houston County18,400−2.3%245$79,825$239,000
Kanabec County16,628+3.7%204$71,460$228,100
Aitkin County16,252+3.6%468$60,833$255,800
Sibley County15,356+3.4%254$77,634$231,900
Redwood County15,265−1.0%406$67,866$158,200
Roseau County15,246−0.5%395$74,474$183,700
Wadena County14,388+2.3%223$61,467$173,000
Renville County14,356−2.5%376$70,625$163,200
Faribault County13,888−0.2%316$66,815$135,300
Pennington County13,686−2.2%245$77,325$195,500
Chippewa County12,406−1.6%235$71,458$156,100
Koochiching County11,587−3.9%75$66,940$156,600
Watonwan County11,459+1.8%203$71,699$162,400
Pope County11,420+1.0%304$76,220$255,100
Cottonwood County11,405−0.9%254$72,941$169,300
Lake County10,746−1.5%105$75,541$241,300
Jackson County9,857−1.3%274$75,743$157,100
Swift County9,763−0.7%294$60,412$161,400
Stevens County9,747+0.7%213$75,733$202,800
Rock County9,524−1.8%203$71,295$224,300
Yellow Medicine County9,477−0.5%304$74,000$154,700
Pipestone County9,260−1.7%215$69,628$140,200
Marshall County8,798−2.6%594$72,543$164,500
Clearwater County8,647+1.6%323$64,475$192,100
Murray County7,942−2.9%303$74,033$185,400
Lac qui Parle County6,704−0.1%293$74,432$157,600
Norman County6,336−1.7%323$72,260$147,100
Wilkin County6,288−3.4%302$71,410$182,200
Grant County6,085+0.2%232$73,917$191,000
Lincoln County5,583−1.0%202$69,694$164,400
Cook County5,522−1.4%54$72,638$336,200
Mahnomen County5,153−4.6%282$59,441$161,900
Big Stone County5,054−2.2%223$70,400$169,100
Kittson County4,031−4.2%352$76,100$134,800
Red Lake County3,940+0.2%172$77,188$162,000
Lake of the Woods County3,770−0.1%43$77,546$216,100
Traverse County3,130−6.9%192$62,989$114,100

Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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