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Largest by population, Minnesota counties

The most populous Minnesota counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 22,369.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+15%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,623+6%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,710+29%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,605+28%

05Washington County, MNMN286,895+43%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,5180%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+34%

08Stearns County, MNMN164,110+23%

09Scott County, MNMN159,017+78%

10Wright County, MNMN157,559+75%

11Carver County, MNMN114,379+63%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+62%

13Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+26%

14Rice County, MNMN69,939+23%

15Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+25%

16Clay County, MNMN67,734+32%

17Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+7%

18Chisago County, MNMN59,142+44%

19Winona County, MNMN50,523+1%

20Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+9%

21Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+19%

22Itasca County, MNMN45,404+3%

23Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+9%

24▲1Isanti County, MNMN44,386+42%

25▼1Benton County, MNMN41,744+22%

26Mower County, MNMN40,971+6%

27Douglas County, MNMN40,120+22%

28Steele County, MNMN37,464+11%

29▲1Carlton County, MNMN36,711+16%

30▼1McLeod County, MNMN36,631+5%

31Becker County, MNMN35,497+18%

32▲1Morrison County, MNMN34,620+9%

33▼1Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+15%

34▲2Cass County, MNMN31,430+16%

35▼1Polk County, MNMN30,545−3%

36▲1Pine County, MNMN30,472+15%

37▼2Freeborn County, MNMN30,440−7%

38Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+16%

39Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+24%

40▲2Todd County, MNMN26,060+7%

41Lyon County, MNMN25,684+1%

42▼2Brown County, MNMN25,517−5%

43Meeker County, MNMN23,603+4%

44▲2Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+22%

45▼1Nobles County, MNMN22,338+7%

46▲1Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+2%

47▼2Wabasha County, MNMN21,5370%

48Dodge County, MNMN21,376+21%

49Martin County, MNMN19,440−11%

50Waseca County, MNMN18,688−4%

51Houston County, MNMN18,400−7%

52Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+11%

53Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+6%

54▲2Sibley County, MNMN15,3560%

55▼1Redwood County, MNMN15,265−9%

56▼1Roseau County, MNMN15,246−7%

57▲1Wadena County, MNMN14,388+5%

58▼1Renville County, MNMN14,356−16%

59▲1Faribault County, MNMN13,888−14%

60▼1Pennington County, MNMN13,686+1%

61Chippewa County, MNMN12,406−5%

62Koochiching County, MNMN11,587−19%

63▲2Watonwan County, MNMN11,459−4%

64Pope County, MNMN11,420+2%

65▼2Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405−6%

66Lake County, MNMN10,746−3%

67Jackson County, MNMN9,857−13%

68Swift County, MNMN9,763−18%

69▲1Stevens County, MNMN9,747−3%

70▼1Rock County, MNMN9,524−2%

71Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477−14%

72Pipestone County, MNMN9,260−6%

73Marshall County, MNMN8,798−13%

74Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+3%

75Murray County, MNMN7,942−13%

76Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704−17%

77▲1Norman County, MNMN6,336−15%

78▼1Wilkin County, MNMN6,288−12%

79Grant County, MNMN6,085−3%

80Lincoln County, MNMN5,583−13%

81Cook County, MNMN5,522+7%

82Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153−1%

83Big Stone County, MNMN5,054−13%

84Kittson County, MNMN4,031−24%

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,940−8%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770−17%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,130−24%

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