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Fastest growing, Minnesota counties · 2010

Minnesota counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Scott County, MNMN159,017+45.2%−17%

02Wright County, MNMN157,559+38.6%+25%

03Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+37.4%−30%

04Chisago County, MNMN59,142+31.1%−10%

05Carver County, MNMN114,379+29.7%−36%

06Isanti County, MNMN44,386+20.9%+1%

07Washington County, MNMN286,895+18.4%−51%

08Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+16.9%−14%

09Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+16.1%−4%

10Clay County, MNMN67,734+15.2%+848%

11Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+14.4%+311%

12Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+13.4%−45%

13Dodge County, MNMN21,376+13.3%+5%

14Rice County, MNMN69,939+13.2%−13%

15Stearns County, MNMN164,110+13.1%+8%

16Benton County, MNMN41,744+12.3%−8%

17Pine County, MNMN30,472+12.1%−51%

18Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+12.1%−21%

19Dakota County, MNMN457,710+12.0%−59%

20Carlton County, MNMN36,711+11.7%+42%

21Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+11.2%−51%

22Anoka County, MNMN381,605+11.0%−51%

23Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+9.9%+64%

24Douglas County, MNMN40,120+9.7%−33%

25Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+9.0%−5%

26Steele County, MNMN37,464+8.6%−10%

27Becker County, MNMN35,497+8.3%+10%

28Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+8.3%−52%

29Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+5.9%−75%

30Cass County, MNMN31,430+5.2%−79%

31McLeod County, MNMN36,631+5.0%−44%

32Morrison County, MNMN34,620+4.7%−34%

33Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+4.7%−45%

34Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153+4.3%+48%

35Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+3.2%−60%

36Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+3.2%+135%

37Winona County, MNMN50,523+3.0%−35%

38Meeker County, MNMN23,603+2.9%−66%

39Nobles County, MNMN22,338+2.6%−28%

40Pennington County, MNMN13,686+2.5%+22%

41Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+2.5%−60%

42Itasca County, MNMN45,404+2.4%−68%

43Todd County, MNMN26,060+1.9%−58%

44Lyon County, MNMN25,684+1.7%−34%

45Mower County, MNMN40,971+1.5%−55%

46Wadena County, MNMN14,388+0.9%−78%

47Polk County, MNMN30,545+0.7%−121%

48Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+0.3%−97%

49Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+0.3%−98%

50Cook County, MNMN5,522+0.2%−100%

51St. Louis County, MNMN200,518-0.2%−113%

52Rock County, MNMN9,524-0.3%−60%

53Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-0.5%−109%

54Sibley County, MNMN15,356-0.8%−112%

55Fillmore County, MNMN21,540-1.2%−173%

56Lake County, MNMN10,746-1.7%−128%

57Waseca County, MNMN18,688-2.0%−125%

58Pope County, MNMN11,420-2.1%−147%

59Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-3.0%−47%

60Stevens County, MNMN9,747-3.3%−40%

61Houston County, MNMN18,400-3.5%−153%

62Brown County, MNMN25,517-3.8%+1298%

63Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-3.9%−5%

64Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-4.1%+183%

65Grant County, MNMN6,085-4.3%−726%

66Roseau County, MNMN15,246-4.3%−150%

67Martin County, MNMN19,440-4.4%−9%

68Redwood County, MNMN15,265-4.5%+77%

69Murray County, MNMN7,942-4.8%−6%

70Red Lake County, MNMN3,940-4.9%−2%

71Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-4.9%+367%

72Watonwan County, MNMN11,459-5.6%−437%

73Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-5.8%+12%

74Marshall County, MNMN8,798-7.1%−8%

75Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-7.3%−39%

76Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-7.9%+57%

77Norman County, MNMN6,336-7.9%+19%

78Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-8.3%+24%

79Renville County, MNMN14,356-8.3%+183%

80Jackson County, MNMN9,857-8.9%+154%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-9.5%+28%

82Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-10.0%+4%

83Faribault County, MNMN13,888-10.1%+125%

84Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770-10.5%−196%

85Kittson County, MNMN4,031-13.9%+66%

86Traverse County, MNMN3,130-13.9%+89%

87Swift County, MNMN9,763-18.2%−258%

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