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Fastest shrinking, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the steepest population decline 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: Ramsey County, MN, up 62 places to #14.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲8Traverse County, MNMN3,130-6.8%+0.5 pts

02▲34Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153-4.8%−7.7 pts

03Kittson County, MNMN4,031-4.2%+4.2 pts

04▼3Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-3.9%+8.0 pts

05▲26Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-3.4%+1.7 pts

06▲8Martin County, MNMN19,440-2.9%+1.9 pts

07Murray County, MNMN7,942-2.9%+2.2 pts

08▲4Marshall County, MNMN8,798-2.7%+4.9 pts

09▼3Renville County, MNMN14,356-2.5%+0.4 pts

10▲22Houston County, MNMN18,400-2.4%−9.0 pts

11▲33Pennington County, MNMN13,686-2.2%−4.3 pts

12▲11Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-2.2%+5.2 pts

13▲15Polk County, MNMN30,545-2.1%+1.4 pts

14▲62Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-1.9%−7.1 pts

15▲24Rock County, MNMN9,524-1.9%−1.0 pts

16▲9Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-1.7%+3.9 pts

17▼9Norman County, MNMN6,336-1.6%+5.1 pts

18▲20Brown County, MNMN25,517-1.5%−1.3 pts

19▲28Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-1.5%−0.5 pts

20▲13Waseca County, MNMN18,688-1.5%−9.5 pts

21▲9Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-1.5%0.0 pts

22▲19Lake County, MNMN10,746-1.5%−7.6 pts

23▲50Cook County, MNMN5,522-1.4%−35.0 pts

24▼5Jackson County, MNMN9,857-1.3%+2.2 pts

25▼12Redwood County, MNMN15,265-1.0%+1.5 pts

26▼15Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-1.0%+5.7 pts

27▼1Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-1.0%+3.2 pts

28▲17Swift County, MNMN9,763-0.8%−12.3 pts

29▼5Roseau County, MNMN15,246-0.6%−9.3 pts

30▼28Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-0.5%+4.6 pts

31▲38Nicollet County, MNMN34,273-0.5%−6.6 pts

32▲8McLeod County, MNMN36,631-0.4%−9.3 pts

33▼23Faribault County, MNMN13,888-0.2%+4.2 pts

34▼30Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-0.2%+9.4 pts

35▼20Red Lake County, MNMN3,940+0.1%+5.1 pts

36▲1St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+0.1%−1.0 pts

37▲16Steele County, MNMN37,464+0.2%−9.4 pts

38▲8Grant County, MNMN6,085+0.2%−0.5 pts

39▼34Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770+0.2%−10.8 pts

40▲22Nobles County, MNMN22,338+0.2%−3.4 pts

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

42▼15Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+0.7%−8.7 pts

43▼9Stevens County, MNMN9,747+0.8%+6.2 pts

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

45▼2Meeker County, MNMN23,603+0.9%−7.8 pts

46▲25Benton County, MNMN41,744+0.9%−12.5 pts

47▲27Becker County, MNMN35,497+0.9%−6.7 pts

48▲8Pope County, MNMN11,420+1.0%−3.6 pts

49▲8Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+1.3%−7.2 pts

50▲4Carlton County, MNMN36,711+1.4%−6.9 pts

51▼29Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+1.4%+0.1 pts

52▼1Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+1.5%−0.2 pts

53▲12Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+1.6%−11.1 pts

54▼33Lyon County, MNMN25,684+1.6%−0.9 pts

55▼39Winona County, MNMN50,523+1.7%−2.8 pts

56▲5Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+1.8%−13.5 pts

57▼2Morrison County, MNMN34,620+1.8%−5.3 pts

58▼16Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+1.8%+0.2 pts

59▲13Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+2.2%−1.3 pts

60▼1Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+2.3%−4.0 pts

61▼11Wadena County, MNMN14,388+2.3%−2.0 pts

62▼10Mower County, MNMN40,971+2.4%−0.9 pts

63▲21Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+2.4%−14.3 pts

64▼4Dodge County, MNMN21,376+2.4%−10.3 pts

65▼7Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+2.7%−6.7 pts

66▲9Douglas County, MNMN40,120+2.9%−11.6 pts

67▼18Todd County, MNMN26,060+3.2%−1.4 pts

68▼48Sibley County, MNMN15,356+3.5%−3.4 pts

69▼52Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+3.5%−19.6 pts

70▼3Stearns County, MNMN164,110+3.7%−8.4 pts

71▲10Clay County, MNMN67,734+3.7%+2.1 pts

72▼43Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+3.7%−13.4 pts

73▲7Dakota County, MNMN457,710+4.1%−25.3 pts

74▼10Rice County, MNMN69,939+4.2%−11.0 pts

75▼9Chisago County, MNMN59,142+4.5%−30.2 pts

76▼8Cass County, MNMN31,430+4.5%−20.1 pts

77▼7Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+4.6%−20.0 pts

78▼15Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+4.8%−18.2 pts

79Anoka County, MNMN381,605+4.9%−17.5 pts

80▼32Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+4.9%−14.7 pts

81▲5Scott County, MNMN159,017+5.4%−49.4 pts

82▼64Pine County, MNMN30,472+5.5%−19.2 pts

83▲4Carver County, MNMN114,379+7.0%−39.5 pts

84▼6Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+7.2%−46.4 pts

85▼2Washington County, MNMN286,895+7.2%−30.6 pts

86▼9Isanti County, MNMN44,386+7.9%−12.8 pts

87▼2Wright County, MNMN157,559+11.5%−19.5 pts

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