RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Medicare coverage, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Aitkin County, MNMN16,25237.1%+1.3 pts

02Cook County, MNMN5,52231.5%+2.2 pts

03Koochiching County, MNMN11,58730.7%+2.3 pts

04Cass County, MNMN31,43029.0%+1.7 pts

05Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70428.6%+0.7 pts

06Hubbard County, MNMN22,36928.4%+1.5 pts

07Lake County, MNMN10,74628.4%+1.1 pts

08Murray County, MNMN7,94227.8%+1.6 pts

09Big Stone County, MNMN5,05427.7%+1.8 pts

10Itasca County, MNMN45,40427.5%+1.7 pts

11Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77027.3%+3.2 pts

12Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04126.7%+2.1 pts

13Pope County, MNMN11,42026.5%+1.8 pts

14Martin County, MNMN19,44026.4%+0.9 pts

15Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13226.1%+1.7 pts

16Traverse County, MNMN3,13025.8%+1.0 pts

17Pine County, MNMN30,47225.7%+2.0 pts

18Kittson County, MNMN4,03125.2%+1.0 pts

19Douglas County, MNMN40,12024.9%+0.8 pts

20Faribault County, MNMN13,88824.8%+1.3 pts

21Grant County, MNMN6,08524.5%−0.6 pts

22Freeborn County, MNMN30,44024.4%+1.5 pts

23Houston County, MNMN18,40024.4%+2.7 pts

24Lincoln County, MNMN5,58324.3%+0.6 pts

25Redwood County, MNMN15,26524.1%+2.5 pts

26Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40523.9%−0.2 pts

27Red Lake County, MNMN3,94023.9%+2.2 pts

28Swift County, MNMN9,76323.9%+1.7 pts

29Todd County, MNMN26,06023.9%+0.6 pts

30Wabasha County, MNMN21,53723.9%+1.2 pts

31Kanabec County, MNMN16,62823.8%+0.4 pts

32Becker County, MNMN35,49723.7%+1.5 pts

33Marshall County, MNMN8,79823.5%+1.6 pts

34Renville County, MNMN14,35623.1%+1.0 pts

35Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47722.9%+0.7 pts

36Jackson County, MNMN9,85722.8%+0.4 pts

37Morrison County, MNMN34,62022.8%+1.9 pts

38Clearwater County, MNMN8,64722.7%+0.3 pts

39Norman County, MNMN6,33622.6%+1.1 pts

40St. Louis County, MNMN200,51822.6%+1.5 pts

41Brown County, MNMN25,51722.4%+1.1 pts

42Watonwan County, MNMN11,45922.4%−0.9 pts

43Chippewa County, MNMN12,40621.9%+0.2 pts

44Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72021.9%+2.1 pts

45Meeker County, MNMN23,60321.8%+1.0 pts

46Goodhue County, MNMN48,19521.5%+1.1 pts

47Fillmore County, MNMN21,54021.4%+1.2 pts

48Wadena County, MNMN14,38821.0%−1.7 pts

49Wilkin County, MNMN6,28820.9%+0.1 pts

50Pipestone County, MNMN9,26020.7%−0.3 pts

51Rock County, MNMN9,52420.5%+0.5 pts

52Pennington County, MNMN13,68620.4%+0.5 pts

53McLeod County, MNMN36,63120.3%+0.4 pts

54Waseca County, MNMN18,68820.3%+1.0 pts

55Carlton County, MNMN36,71120.1%+0.9 pts

56Sibley County, MNMN15,35620.1%+1.1 pts

57Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75319.8%+0.0 pts

58Steele County, MNMN37,46419.8%+0.9 pts

59Polk County, MNMN30,54519.6%−0.3 pts

60Roseau County, MNMN15,24619.5%+1.7 pts

61Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45319.4%+1.2 pts

62Mower County, MNMN40,97119.3%−0.1 pts

63Winona County, MNMN50,52319.1%+1.1 pts

64Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15318.9%+0.5 pts

65Beltrami County, MNMN47,05518.8%+1.1 pts

66Isanti County, MNMN44,38618.8%+1.7 pts

67Nicollet County, MNMN34,27318.4%+0.8 pts

68Lyon County, MNMN25,68418.3%+1.6 pts

69Nobles County, MNMN22,33818.0%+0.9 pts

70Chisago County, MNMN59,14217.9%+1.4 pts

71Rice County, MNMN69,93917.7%+0.8 pts

72Stevens County, MNMN9,74717.7%+1.3 pts

73Washington County, MNMN286,89517.2%+1.6 pts

74Olmsted County, MNMN166,73117.0%+0.9 pts

75Stearns County, MNMN164,11016.7%+0.6 pts

76Dodge County, MNMN21,37616.5%+1.0 pts

77Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63416.4%+1.5 pts

78Ramsey County, MNMN541,62316.4%+0.8 pts

79Anoka County, MNMN381,60516.3%+1.5 pts

80Dakota County, MNMN457,71016.1%+1.4 pts

81Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78415.8%+1.2 pts

82Clay County, MNMN67,73415.1%+0.9 pts

83Benton County, MNMN41,74414.8%−0.8 pts

84Carver County, MNMN114,37914.7%+2.1 pts

85Wright County, MNMN157,55914.1%+0.6 pts

86Scott County, MNMN159,01712.9%+1.7 pts

87Sherburne County, MNMN104,19412.9%+0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES