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Highest Medicare coverage, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 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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01Aitkin County, MNMN16,25235.8%–

02Cook County, MNMN5,52229.3%–

03Koochiching County, MNMN11,58728.4%–

04Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70427.9%–

05Cass County, MNMN31,43027.3%–

06Lake County, MNMN10,74627.3%–

07Hubbard County, MNMN22,36926.9%–

08Murray County, MNMN7,94226.2%–

09Big Stone County, MNMN5,05425.9%–

10Itasca County, MNMN45,40425.8%–

11Martin County, MNMN19,44025.5%–

12Grant County, MNMN6,08525.1%–

13Traverse County, MNMN3,13024.8%–

14Pope County, MNMN11,42024.7%–

15Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04124.6%–

16Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13224.4%–

17Kittson County, MNMN4,03124.2%–

18Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40524.1%–

19Douglas County, MNMN40,12024.1%–

20Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77024.1%–

21Lincoln County, MNMN5,58323.7%–

22Pine County, MNMN30,47223.7%–

23Faribault County, MNMN13,88823.5%–

24Kanabec County, MNMN16,62823.4%–

25Todd County, MNMN26,06023.3%–

26Watonwan County, MNMN11,45923.3%–

27Freeborn County, MNMN30,44022.9%–

28Wabasha County, MNMN21,53722.7%–

29Wadena County, MNMN14,38822.7%–

30Clearwater County, MNMN8,64722.4%–

31Jackson County, MNMN9,85722.4%–

32Becker County, MNMN35,49722.2%–

33Swift County, MNMN9,76322.2%–

34Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47722.2%–

35Renville County, MNMN14,35622.1%–

36Marshall County, MNMN8,79821.9%–

37Chippewa County, MNMN12,40621.7%–

38Houston County, MNMN18,40021.7%–

39Red Lake County, MNMN3,94021.7%–

40Redwood County, MNMN15,26521.6%–

41Norman County, MNMN6,33621.5%–

42Brown County, MNMN25,51721.3%–

43St. Louis County, MNMN200,51821.1%–

44Pipestone County, MNMN9,26021.0%–

45Morrison County, MNMN34,62020.9%–

46Meeker County, MNMN23,60320.8%–

47Wilkin County, MNMN6,28820.8%–

48Goodhue County, MNMN48,19520.4%–

49Fillmore County, MNMN21,54020.2%–

50Rock County, MNMN9,52420.0%–

51McLeod County, MNMN36,63119.9%–

52Pennington County, MNMN13,68619.9%–

53Polk County, MNMN30,54519.9%–

54Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72019.8%–

55Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75319.8%–

56Mower County, MNMN40,97119.4%–

57Waseca County, MNMN18,68819.3%–

58Carlton County, MNMN36,71119.2%–

59Sibley County, MNMN15,35619.0%–

60Steele County, MNMN37,46418.9%–

61Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15318.4%–

62Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45318.2%–

63Winona County, MNMN50,52318.0%–

64Roseau County, MNMN15,24617.8%–

65Beltrami County, MNMN47,05517.7%–

66Nicollet County, MNMN34,27317.6%–

67Isanti County, MNMN44,38617.1%–

68Nobles County, MNMN22,33817.1%–

69Rice County, MNMN69,93916.9%–

70Lyon County, MNMN25,68416.7%–

71Chisago County, MNMN59,14216.5%–

72Stevens County, MNMN9,74716.4%–

73Olmsted County, MNMN166,73116.1%–

74Stearns County, MNMN164,11016.1%–

75Benton County, MNMN41,74415.6%–

76Ramsey County, MNMN541,62315.6%–

77Washington County, MNMN286,89515.6%–

78Dodge County, MNMN21,37615.5%–

79Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63414.9%–

80Anoka County, MNMN381,60514.8%–

81Dakota County, MNMN457,71014.7%–

82Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78414.6%–

83Clay County, MNMN67,73414.2%–

84Wright County, MNMN157,55913.5%–

85Carver County, MNMN114,37912.6%–

86Sherburne County, MNMN104,19412.2%–

87Scott County, MNMN159,01711.2%–

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