RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest by population, Minnesota counties · 1990

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7841,032,431−8%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,623485,765−5%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,710275,227−23%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,605243,641−18%

05St. Louis County, MNMN200,518198,213−1%

06Washington County, MNMN286,895145,896−27%

07Stearns County, MNMN164,110118,791−11%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,731106,470−14%

09Wright County, MNMN157,55968,710−24%

10Scott County, MNMN159,01757,846−35%

11Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63454,044−3%

12Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04150,714−11%

13Clay County, MNMN67,73450,422−2%

14Rice County, MNMN69,93949,183−13%

15Carver County, MNMN114,37947,915−32%

16Winona County, MNMN50,52347,828−4%

17Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13244,249−20%

18Sherburne County, MNMN104,19441,945−35%

19Itasca County, MNMN45,40440,863−7%

20Goodhue County, MNMN48,19540,690−8%

21Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72038,761−6%

22Mower County, MNMN40,97137,385−3%

23Beltrami County, MNMN47,05534,384−13%

24Freeborn County, MNMN30,44033,060+1%

25Polk County, MNMN30,54532,498+4%

26McLeod County, MNMN36,63132,030−8%

27Steele County, MNMN37,46430,729−9%

28Chisago County, MNMN59,14230,521−26%

29Benton County, MNMN41,74430,185−12%

30Morrison County, MNMN34,62029,604−7%

31Carlton County, MNMN36,71129,259−8%

32Douglas County, MNMN40,12028,674−13%

33Nicollet County, MNMN34,27328,076−6%

34Becker County, MNMN35,49727,881−7%

35Brown County, MNMN25,51726,984+0%

36Isanti County, MNMN44,38625,921−17%

37Lyon County, MNMN25,68424,789−3%

38Todd County, MNMN26,06023,363−4%

39Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45323,239−9%

40Martin County, MNMN19,44022,914+5%

41Cass County, MNMN31,43021,791−20%

42Pine County, MNMN30,47221,264−20%

43Meeker County, MNMN23,60320,846−8%

44Fillmore County, MNMN21,54020,777−2%

45Nobles County, MNMN22,33820,098−4%

46Wabasha County, MNMN21,53719,744−9%

47Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75318,670−16%

48Houston County, MNMN18,40018,497−6%

49Waseca County, MNMN18,68818,079−7%

50Renville County, MNMN14,35617,673+3%

51Redwood County, MNMN15,26517,254+3%

52Faribault County, MNMN13,88816,937+5%

53Koochiching County, MNMN11,58716,299+14%

54Dodge County, MNMN21,37615,731−11%

55Roseau County, MNMN15,24615,026−8%

56Hubbard County, MNMN22,36914,939−19%

57Sibley County, MNMN15,35614,366−6%

58Pennington County, MNMN13,68613,306−2%

59Chippewa County, MNMN12,40613,228+1%

60Wadena County, MNMN14,38813,154−4%

61Kanabec County, MNMN16,62812,802−15%

62Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40512,694+4%

63Aitkin County, MNMN16,25212,425−19%

64Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47711,684+5%

65Watonwan County, MNMN11,45911,682−2%

66Jackson County, MNMN9,85711,677+4%

67Marshall County, MNMN8,79810,993+8%

68Pope County, MNMN11,42010,745−4%

69Swift County, MNMN9,76310,724−10%

70Stevens County, MNMN9,74710,634+6%

71Pipestone County, MNMN9,26010,491+6%

72Lake County, MNMN10,74610,415−6%

73Rock County, MNMN9,5249,806+1%

74Murray County, MNMN7,9429,660+5%

75Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048,924+11%

76Clearwater County, MNMN8,6478,309−1%

77Norman County, MNMN6,3367,975+7%

78Wilkin County, MNMN6,2887,516+5%

79Lincoln County, MNMN5,5836,890+7%

80Big Stone County, MNMN5,0546,285+8%

81Grant County, MNMN6,0856,246−1%

82Kittson County, MNMN4,0315,767+9%

83Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1535,044−3%

84Red Lake County, MNMN3,9404,525+5%

85Traverse County, MNMN3,1304,463+8%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7704,076−10%

87Cook County, MNMN5,5223,868−25%

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