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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.

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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, MNMN200,518−0%

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%

24Isanti County, MNMN44,386+42%

25Benton County, MNMN41,744+22%

26Mower County, MNMN40,971+6%

27Douglas County, MNMN40,120+22%

28Steele County, MNMN37,464+11%

29Carlton County, MNMN36,711+16%

30McLeod County, MNMN36,631+5%

31Becker County, MNMN35,497+18%

32Morrison County, MNMN34,620+9%

33Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+15%

34Cass County, MNMN31,430+16%

35Polk County, MNMN30,545−3%

36Pine County, MNMN30,472+15%

37Freeborn County, MNMN30,440−7%

38Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+16%

39Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+24%

40Todd County, MNMN26,060+7%

41Lyon County, MNMN25,684+1%

42Brown County, MNMN25,517−5%

43Meeker County, MNMN23,603+4%

44Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+22%

45Nobles County, MNMN22,338+7%

46Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+2%

47Wabasha County, MNMN21,537−0%

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%

54Sibley County, MNMN15,356+0%

55Redwood County, MNMN15,265−9%

56Roseau County, MNMN15,246−7%

57Wadena County, MNMN14,388+5%

58Renville County, MNMN14,356−16%

59Faribault County, MNMN13,888−14%

60Pennington County, MNMN13,686+1%

61Chippewa County, MNMN12,406−5%

62Koochiching County, MNMN11,587−19%

63Watonwan County, MNMN11,459−4%

64Pope County, MNMN11,420+2%

65Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405−6%

66Lake County, MNMN10,746−3%

67Jackson County, MNMN9,857−13%

68Swift County, MNMN9,763−18%

69Stevens County, MNMN9,747−3%

70Rock 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%

77Norman County, MNMN6,336−15%

78Wilkin 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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES