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Fastest growing, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Carver County, MNMN114,379+17.4%−63%

02Scott County, MNMN159,017+16.2%−70%

03Wright County, MNMN157,559+13.3%−57%

04Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+12.9%−23%

05Washington County, MNMN286,895+12.4%−67%

06Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+11.2%+38%

07Clay County, MNMN67,734+10.7%+569%

08Dakota County, MNMN457,710+10.4%−65%

09Anoka County, MNMN381,605+10.0%−55%

10Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+9.8%−82%

11Isanti County, MNMN44,386+8.8%−58%

12Ramsey County, MNMN541,623+8.6%+65%

13Douglas County, MNMN40,120+8.3%−42%

14Becker County, MNMN35,497+8.2%+8%

15Cook County, MNMN5,522+8.2%−76%

16Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+8.0%+127%

17Benton County, MNMN41,744+7.6%−43%

18Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+5.8%−76%

19Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+5.3%−13%

20Cass County, MNMN31,430+5.2%−79%

21Stearns County, MNMN164,110+5.1%−58%

22Chisago County, MNMN59,142+5.1%−85%

23Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+4.8%−62%

24Rice County, MNMN69,939+4.6%−70%

25Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+4.5%−81%

26Nobles County, MNMN22,338+4.3%+17%

27Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+4.0%−74%

28Dodge County, MNMN21,376+3.9%−69%

29Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+3.5%−44%

30Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+3.5%−63%

31Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+3.0%−64%

32Pope County, MNMN11,420+2.8%−38%

33Morrison County, MNMN34,620+2.4%−66%

34Carlton County, MNMN36,711+2.3%−72%

35Steele County, MNMN37,464+2.3%−76%

36Mower County, MNMN40,971+2.2%−32%

37Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+1.7%+4%

38Wadena County, MNMN14,388+1.6%−62%

39Todd County, MNMN26,060+1.5%−68%

40Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+1.4%−93%

41Chippewa County, MNMN12,406+1.3%−219%

42Grant County, MNMN6,085+0.9%+35%

43Swift County, MNMN9,763+0.6%−95%

44Pennington County, MNMN13,686+0.4%−79%

45Meeker County, MNMN23,603+0.4%−95%

46Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+0.4%−77%

47Lake County, MNMN10,746+0.4%−94%

48McLeod County, MNMN36,631+0.3%−96%

49Rock County, MNMN9,524+0.2%−120%

50Brown County, MNMN25,517+0.1%−127%

51St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+0.0%−100%

52Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153-0.0%−101%

53Itasca County, MNMN45,404-0.1%−101%

54Stevens County, MNMN9,747-0.6%−90%

55Waseca County, MNMN18,688-0.9%−111%

56Houston County, MNMN18,400-1.0%−115%

57Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-1.1%−79%

58Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-1.2%−20%

59Kanabec County, MNMN16,628-1.3%−107%

60Polk County, MNMN30,545-1.3%−63%

61Wabasha County, MNMN21,537-1.3%−114%

62Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-1.5%−65%

63Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-1.8%−68%

64Roseau County, MNMN15,246-1.9%−122%

65Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-2.0%−74%

66Clearwater County, MNMN8,647-2.0%−243%

67Lyon County, MNMN25,684-2.3%−189%

68Sibley County, MNMN15,356-2.6%−137%

69Jackson County, MNMN9,857-2.7%−23%

70Pine County, MNMN30,472-2.9%−112%

71Aitkin County, MNMN16,252-3.1%−113%

72Winona County, MNMN50,523-3.5%−177%

73Red Lake County, MNMN3,940-3.8%−25%

74Martin County, MNMN19,440-3.9%−19%

75Redwood County, MNMN15,265-3.9%+55%

76Marshall County, MNMN8,798-4.2%−45%

77Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-4.3%−35%

78Faribault County, MNMN13,888-4.3%−3%

79Traverse County, MNMN3,130-5.6%−25%

80Norman County, MNMN6,336-6.0%−10%

81Murray County, MNMN7,942-6.3%+22%

82Renville County, MNMN14,356-6.4%+118%

83Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770-7.0%−164%

84Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-7.4%−23%

85Kittson County, MNMN4,031-7.6%−9%

86Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-8.7%+69%

87Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-9.4%−21%

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