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Highest renter share, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Ramsey County, MNMN541,62342.5%+16%

02Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78439.9%+18%

03Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63438.5%+15%

04Clay County, MNMN67,73433.7%+19%

05Lyon County, MNMN25,68433.6%+6%

06Benton County, MNMN41,74433.3%+2%

07Stevens County, MNMN9,74732.6%+10%

08Winona County, MNMN50,52331.9%+9%

09Beltrami County, MNMN47,05531.9%+25%

10Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15331.8%+40%

11Stearns County, MNMN164,11031.2%+19%

12St. Louis County, MNMN200,51830.4%+20%

13Olmsted County, MNMN166,73130.0%+25%

14Nobles County, MNMN22,33828.5%+14%

15Pennington County, MNMN13,68628.2%+10%

16Polk County, MNMN30,54527.9%+8%

17Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72027.7%+14%

18Chippewa County, MNMN12,40627.7%+18%

19Wadena County, MNMN14,38827.4%+23%

20Nicollet County, MNMN34,27327.0%+12%

21Swift County, MNMN9,76327.0%+18%

22Mower County, MNMN40,97126.4%+21%

23Martin County, MNMN19,44026.2%+16%

24Dakota County, MNMN457,71026.0%+20%

25Watonwan County, MNMN11,45925.3%+10%

26Douglas County, MNMN40,12025.0%+9%

27Freeborn County, MNMN30,44024.9%+17%

28Rice County, MNMN69,93924.8%+12%

29Rock County, MNMN9,52424.6%+11%

30Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13224.0%+18%

31Steele County, MNMN37,46423.9%+21%

32Pipestone County, MNMN9,26023.9%+8%

33Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75323.6%+18%

34McLeod County, MNMN36,63123.6%+8%

35Wilkin County, MNMN6,28823.4%+22%

36Goodhue County, MNMN48,19523.3%+11%

37Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40523.1%+18%

38Big Stone County, MNMN5,05422.7%+52%

39Brown County, MNMN25,51722.5%+12%

40Waseca County, MNMN18,68822.5%+13%

41Becker County, MNMN35,49722.3%+15%

42Cook County, MNMN5,52222.2%+2%

43Faribault County, MNMN13,88822.1%+15%

44Morrison County, MNMN34,62021.9%+21%

45Koochiching County, MNMN11,58721.9%+12%

46Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04121.8%+9%

47Jackson County, MNMN9,85721.8%+4%

48Traverse County, MNMN3,13021.5%+11%

49Redwood County, MNMN15,26521.4%+6%

50Norman County, MNMN6,33621.1%+11%

51Pope County, MNMN11,42020.7%+9%

52Lincoln County, MNMN5,58320.7%+5%

53Anoka County, MNMN381,60520.6%+24%

54Roseau County, MNMN15,24620.5%+27%

55Renville County, MNMN14,35620.5%+7%

56Grant County, MNMN6,08520.4%+14%

57Sibley County, MNMN15,35620.3%+7%

58Clearwater County, MNMN8,64720.1%+9%

59Carlton County, MNMN36,71120.1%+12%

60Itasca County, MNMN45,40420.1%+18%

61Washington County, MNMN286,89519.9%+39%

62Hubbard County, MNMN22,36919.9%+19%

63Pine County, MNMN30,47219.8%+22%

64Houston County, MNMN18,40019.7%+4%

65Red Lake County, MNMN3,94019.6%−2%

66Todd County, MNMN26,06019.5%+16%

67Meeker County, MNMN23,60319.4%+6%

68Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47719.3%−6%

69Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70419.1%+0%

70Kittson County, MNMN4,03119.0%+10%

71Carver County, MNMN114,37918.9%+14%

72Kanabec County, MNMN16,62818.8%+22%

73Wabasha County, MNMN21,53718.8%+7%

74Scott County, MNMN159,01718.7%+38%

75Fillmore County, MNMN21,54018.5%−3%

76Murray County, MNMN7,94218.2%+15%

77Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45318.1%+8%

78Aitkin County, MNMN16,25218.0%+24%

79Lake County, MNMN10,74617.5%+9%

80Isanti County, MNMN44,38617.5%+22%

81Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77017.2%+17%

82Sherburne County, MNMN104,19417.1%+7%

83Wright County, MNMN157,55916.6%+7%

84Cass County, MNMN31,43016.2%+15%

85Marshall County, MNMN8,79816.0%−3%

86Dodge County, MNMN21,37615.6%−2%

87Chisago County, MNMN59,14213.4%+4%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES