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Fastest growing, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is +0.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pine County, MN, up 64 places to #6.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲2Wright County, MNMN157,559+11.5%−19.5 pts

02▲9Isanti County, MNMN44,386+7.9%−12.8 pts

03▲2Washington County, MNMN286,895+7.2%−30.6 pts

04▲6Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+7.2%−46.4 pts

05▼4Carver County, MNMN114,379+7.0%−39.5 pts

06▲64Pine County, MNMN30,472+5.5%−19.2 pts

07▼5Scott County, MNMN159,017+5.4%−49.4 pts

08▲32Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+4.9%−14.7 pts

09Anoka County, MNMN381,605+4.9%−17.5 pts

10▲15Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+4.8%−18.2 pts

11▲7Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+4.6%−20.0 pts

12▲8Cass County, MNMN31,430+4.5%−20.1 pts

13▲9Chisago County, MNMN59,142+4.5%−30.2 pts

14▲10Rice County, MNMN69,939+4.2%−11.0 pts

15▼7Dakota County, MNMN457,710+4.1%−25.3 pts

16▲43Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+3.7%−13.4 pts

17▼10Clay County, MNMN67,734+3.7%+2.1 pts

18▲3Stearns County, MNMN164,110+3.7%−8.4 pts

19▲52Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+3.5%−19.6 pts

20▲48Sibley County, MNMN15,356+3.5%−3.4 pts

21▲18Todd County, MNMN26,060+3.2%−1.4 pts

22▼9Douglas County, MNMN40,120+2.9%−11.6 pts

23▲7Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+2.7%−6.7 pts

24▲4Dodge County, MNMN21,376+2.4%−10.3 pts

25▼21Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+2.4%−14.3 pts

26▲10Mower County, MNMN40,971+2.4%−0.9 pts

27▲11Wadena County, MNMN14,388+2.3%−2.0 pts

28▲1Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+2.3%−4.0 pts

29▼13Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+2.2%−1.3 pts

30▲16Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+1.8%+0.2 pts

31▲2Morrison County, MNMN34,620+1.8%−5.3 pts

32▼5Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+1.8%−13.5 pts

33▲39Winona County, MNMN50,523+1.7%−2.8 pts

34▲33Lyon County, MNMN25,684+1.6%−0.9 pts

35▼12Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+1.6%−11.1 pts

36▲1Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+1.5%−0.2 pts

37▲29Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+1.4%+0.1 pts

38▼4Carlton County, MNMN36,711+1.4%−6.9 pts

39▼8Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+1.3%−7.2 pts

40▼8Pope County, MNMN11,420+1.0%−3.6 pts

41▼27Becker County, MNMN35,497+0.9%−6.7 pts

42▼25Benton County, MNMN41,744+0.9%−12.5 pts

43▲2Meeker County, MNMN23,603+0.9%−7.8 pts

44▲9Itasca County, MNMN45,404+0.9%−6.8 pts

45▲9Stevens County, MNMN9,747+0.8%+6.2 pts

46▲15Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+0.7%−8.7 pts

47▼41Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+0.3%−7.9 pts

48▼22Nobles County, MNMN22,338+0.2%−3.4 pts

49▲34Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770+0.2%−10.8 pts

50▼8Grant County, MNMN6,085+0.2%−0.5 pts

51▼16Steele County, MNMN37,464+0.2%−9.4 pts

52▼1St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+0.1%−1.0 pts

53▲20Red Lake County, MNMN3,940+0.1%+5.1 pts

54▲30Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-0.2%+9.4 pts

55▲23Faribault County, MNMN13,888-0.2%+4.2 pts

56▼8McLeod County, MNMN36,631-0.4%−9.3 pts

57▼38Nicollet County, MNMN34,273-0.5%−6.6 pts

58▲28Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-0.5%+4.6 pts

59▲5Roseau County, MNMN15,246-0.6%−9.3 pts

60▼17Swift County, MNMN9,763-0.8%−12.3 pts

61▲1Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-1.0%+3.2 pts

62▲15Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-1.0%+5.7 pts

63▲12Redwood County, MNMN15,265-1.0%+1.5 pts

64▲5Jackson County, MNMN9,857-1.3%+2.2 pts

65▼50Cook County, MNMN5,522-1.4%−35.0 pts

66▼19Lake County, MNMN10,746-1.5%−7.6 pts

67▼9Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-1.5%0.0 pts

68▼13Waseca County, MNMN18,688-1.5%−9.5 pts

69▼28Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-1.5%−0.5 pts

70▼20Brown County, MNMN25,517-1.5%−1.3 pts

71▲9Norman County, MNMN6,336-1.6%+5.1 pts

72▼9Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-1.7%+3.9 pts

73▼24Rock County, MNMN9,524-1.9%−1.0 pts

74▼62Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-1.9%−7.1 pts

75▼15Polk County, MNMN30,545-2.1%+1.4 pts

76▼11Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-2.2%+5.2 pts

77▼33Pennington County, MNMN13,686-2.2%−4.3 pts

78▼22Houston County, MNMN18,400-2.4%−9.0 pts

79▲3Renville County, MNMN14,356-2.5%+0.4 pts

80▼4Marshall County, MNMN8,798-2.7%+4.9 pts

81Murray County, MNMN7,942-2.9%+2.2 pts

82▼8Martin County, MNMN19,440-2.9%+1.9 pts

83▼26Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-3.4%+1.7 pts

84▲3Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-3.9%+8.0 pts

85Kittson County, MNMN4,031-4.2%+4.2 pts

86▼34Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153-4.8%−7.7 pts

87▼8Traverse County, MNMN3,130-6.8%+0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES