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Fastest growing, Minnesota counties · 2000

Minnesota counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

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01Scott County, MNMN159,017+54.7%–

02Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+53.6%–

03Carver County, MNMN114,379+46.5%–

04Washington County, MNMN286,895+37.9%–

05Chisago County, MNMN59,142+34.7%–

06Cook County, MNMN5,522+33.6%–

07Wright County, MNMN157,559+31.0%–

08Dakota County, MNMN457,710+29.3%–

09Pine County, MNMN30,472+24.8%–

10Cass County, MNMN31,430+24.6%–

11Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+24.5%–

12Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+23.1%–

13Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+23.0%–

14Anoka County, MNMN381,605+22.3%–

15Isanti County, MNMN44,386+20.7%–

16Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+19.6%–

17Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+17.1%–

18Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+16.7%–

19Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+15.3%–

20Rice County, MNMN69,939+15.2%–

21Douglas County, MNMN40,120+14.5%–

22Benton County, MNMN41,744+13.4%–

23Dodge County, MNMN21,376+12.7%–

24Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+12.7%–

25Stearns County, MNMN164,110+12.1%–

26Swift County, MNMN9,763+11.5%–

27Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770+10.9%–

28Steele County, MNMN37,464+9.6%–

29Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+9.5%–

30Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+9.4%–

31McLeod County, MNMN36,631+9.0%–

32Roseau County, MNMN15,246+8.7%–

33Meeker County, MNMN23,603+8.6%–

34Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+8.4%–

35Carlton County, MNMN36,711+8.2%–

36Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+8.1%–

37Waseca County, MNMN18,688+8.0%–

38Itasca County, MNMN45,404+7.7%–

39Becker County, MNMN35,497+7.6%–

40Morrison County, MNMN34,620+7.1%–

41Sibley County, MNMN15,356+6.9%–

42Houston County, MNMN18,400+6.6%–

43Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+6.3%–

44Lake County, MNMN10,746+6.2%–

45Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+6.0%–

46Ramsey County, MNMN541,623+5.2%–

47Pope County, MNMN11,420+4.6%–

48Todd County, MNMN26,060+4.5%–

49Winona County, MNMN50,523+4.5%–

50Wadena County, MNMN14,388+4.2%–

51Nobles County, MNMN22,338+3.7%–

52Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+3.5%–

53Mower County, MNMN40,971+3.3%–

54Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153+2.9%–

55Lyon County, MNMN25,684+2.6%–

56Pennington County, MNMN13,686+2.1%–

57Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+1.7%–

58Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+1.7%–

59Clay County, MNMN67,734+1.6%–

60Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+1.4%–

61St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+1.2%–

62Grant County, MNMN6,085+0.7%–

63Brown County, MNMN25,517-0.3%–

64Rock County, MNMN9,524-0.9%–

65Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-1.1%–

66Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-1.4%–

67Redwood County, MNMN15,265-2.5%–

68Renville County, MNMN14,356-2.9%–

69Polk County, MNMN30,545-3.5%–

70Jackson County, MNMN9,857-3.5%–

71Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-4.2%–

72Faribault County, MNMN13,888-4.5%–

73Martin County, MNMN19,440-4.9%–

74Red Lake County, MNMN3,940-5.0%–

75Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-5.0%–

76Murray County, MNMN7,942-5.1%–

77Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-5.2%–

78Stevens County, MNMN9,747-5.5%–

79Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-5.7%–

80Norman County, MNMN6,336-6.7%–

81Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-6.7%–

82Traverse County, MNMN3,130-7.4%–

83Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-7.4%–

84Marshall County, MNMN8,798-7.6%–

85Kittson County, MNMN4,031-8.4%–

86Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-9.6%–

87Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-11.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS