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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%−9.5 pts

02Wright County, MNMN157,559+38.6%+7.6 pts

03Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+37.4%−16.2 pts

04Chisago County, MNMN59,142+31.1%−3.6 pts

05Carver County, MNMN114,379+29.7%−16.8 pts

06Isanti County, MNMN44,386+20.9%+0.2 pts

07Washington County, MNMN286,895+18.4%−19.5 pts

08Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+16.9%−2.7 pts

09Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+16.1%−0.7 pts

10Clay County, MNMN67,734+15.2%+13.6 pts

11Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+14.4%+10.9 pts

12Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+13.4%−11.1 pts

13Dodge County, MNMN21,376+13.3%+0.6 pts

14Rice County, MNMN69,939+13.2%−2.0 pts

15Stearns County, MNMN164,110+13.1%+1.0 pts

16Benton County, MNMN41,744+12.3%−1.0 pts

17Pine County, MNMN30,472+12.1%−12.6 pts

18Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+12.1%−3.2 pts

19Dakota County, MNMN457,710+12.0%−17.3 pts

20Carlton County, MNMN36,711+11.7%+3.5 pts

21Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+11.2%−11.8 pts

22Anoka County, MNMN381,605+11.0%−11.4 pts

23Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+9.9%+3.9 pts

24Douglas County, MNMN40,120+9.7%−4.7 pts

25Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+9.0%−0.5 pts

26Steele County, MNMN37,464+8.6%−1.0 pts

27Becker County, MNMN35,497+8.3%+0.7 pts

28Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+8.3%−8.8 pts

29Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+5.9%−17.3 pts

30Cass County, MNMN31,430+5.2%−19.4 pts

31McLeod County, MNMN36,631+5.0%−3.9 pts

32Morrison County, MNMN34,620+4.7%−2.4 pts

33Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+4.7%−3.8 pts

34Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153+4.3%+1.4 pts

35Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+3.2%−4.9 pts

36Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+3.2%+1.9 pts

37Winona County, MNMN50,523+3.0%−1.6 pts

38Meeker County, MNMN23,603+2.9%−5.7 pts

39Nobles County, MNMN22,338+2.6%−1.0 pts

40Pennington County, MNMN13,686+2.5%+0.5 pts

41Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+2.5%−3.8 pts

42Itasca County, MNMN45,404+2.4%−5.2 pts

43Todd County, MNMN26,060+1.9%−2.6 pts

44Lyon County, MNMN25,684+1.7%−0.9 pts

45Mower County, MNMN40,971+1.5%−1.8 pts

46Wadena County, MNMN14,388+0.9%−3.3 pts

47Polk County, MNMN30,545+0.7%+4.2 pts

48Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+0.3%−9.1 pts

49Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+0.3%−12.5 pts

50Cook County, MNMN5,522+0.2%−33.5 pts

51St. Louis County, MNMN200,518-0.2%−1.3 pts

52Rock County, MNMN9,524-0.3%+0.5 pts

53Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-0.5%−5.7 pts

54Sibley County, MNMN15,356-0.8%−7.7 pts

55Fillmore County, MNMN21,540-1.2%−2.9 pts

56Lake County, MNMN10,746-1.7%−7.9 pts

57Waseca County, MNMN18,688-2.0%−10.0 pts

58Pope County, MNMN11,420-2.1%−6.7 pts

59Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-3.0%+2.7 pts

60Stevens County, MNMN9,747-3.3%+2.2 pts

61Houston County, MNMN18,400-3.5%−10.1 pts

62Brown County, MNMN25,517-3.8%−3.5 pts

63Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-3.9%+0.2 pts

64Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-4.1%−2.6 pts

65Grant County, MNMN6,085-4.3%−5.0 pts

66Roseau County, MNMN15,246-4.3%−13.1 pts

67Martin County, MNMN19,440-4.4%+0.4 pts

68Redwood County, MNMN15,265-4.5%−2.0 pts

69Murray County, MNMN7,942-4.8%+0.3 pts

70Red Lake County, MNMN3,940-4.9%+0.1 pts

71Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-4.9%−3.9 pts

72Watonwan County, MNMN11,459-5.6%−7.3 pts

73Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-5.8%−0.6 pts

74Marshall County, MNMN8,798-7.1%+0.6 pts

75Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-7.3%+4.7 pts

76Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-7.9%−2.8 pts

77Norman County, MNMN6,336-7.9%−1.2 pts

78Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-8.3%−1.6 pts

79Renville County, MNMN14,356-8.3%−5.4 pts

80Jackson County, MNMN9,857-8.9%−5.4 pts

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-9.5%−2.1 pts

82Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-10.0%−0.4 pts

83Faribault County, MNMN13,888-10.1%−5.6 pts

84Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770-10.5%−21.5 pts

85Kittson County, MNMN4,031-13.9%−5.5 pts

86Traverse County, MNMN3,130-13.9%−6.6 pts

87Swift County, MNMN9,763-18.2%−29.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS