RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest by population, Minnesota counties · 2000

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, MNMN1,284,7841,116,200+0%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,623511,035+0%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,710355,904+0%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,605298,084+0%

05Washington County, MNMN286,895201,130+0%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,518200,528+0%

07Stearns County, MNMN164,110133,166+0%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,731124,277+0%

09Wright County, MNMN157,55989,986+0%

10Scott County, MNMN159,01789,498+0%

11Carver County, MNMN114,37970,205+0%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,19464,417+0%

13Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04157,159+0%

14Rice County, MNMN69,93956,665+0%

15Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63455,941+0%

16Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13255,099+0%

17Clay County, MNMN67,73451,229+0%

18Winona County, MNMN50,52349,985+0%

19Goodhue County, MNMN48,19544,127+0%

20Itasca County, MNMN45,40443,992+0%

21Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72041,203+0%

22Chisago County, MNMN59,14241,101+0%

23Beltrami County, MNMN47,05539,650+0%

24Mower County, MNMN40,97138,603+0%

25McLeod County, MNMN36,63134,898+0%

26Benton County, MNMN41,74434,226+0%

27Steele County, MNMN37,46433,680+0%

28Douglas County, MNMN40,12032,821+0%

29Freeborn County, MNMN30,44032,584+0%

30Morrison County, MNMN34,62031,712+0%

31Carlton County, MNMN36,71131,671+0%

32Polk County, MNMN30,54531,369+0%

33Isanti County, MNMN44,38631,287+0%

34Becker County, MNMN35,49730,000+0%

35Nicollet County, MNMN34,27329,771+0%

36Cass County, MNMN31,43027,150+0%

37Brown County, MNMN25,51726,911+0%

38Pine County, MNMN30,47226,530+0%

39Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45325,426+0%

40Lyon County, MNMN25,68425,425+0%

41Todd County, MNMN26,06024,426+0%

42Meeker County, MNMN23,60322,644+0%

43Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75322,330+0%

44Martin County, MNMN19,44021,802+0%

45Wabasha County, MNMN21,53721,610+0%

46Fillmore County, MNMN21,54021,122+0%

47Nobles County, MNMN22,33820,832+0%

48Houston County, MNMN18,40019,718+0%

49Waseca County, MNMN18,68819,526+0%

50Hubbard County, MNMN22,36918,376+0%

51Dodge County, MNMN21,37617,731+0%

52Renville County, MNMN14,35617,154+0%

53Redwood County, MNMN15,26516,815+0%

54Roseau County, MNMN15,24616,338+0%

55Faribault County, MNMN13,88816,181+0%

56Sibley County, MNMN15,35615,356+0%

57Aitkin County, MNMN16,25215,301+0%

58Kanabec County, MNMN16,62814,996+0%

59Koochiching County, MNMN11,58714,355+0%

60Wadena County, MNMN14,38813,713+0%

61Pennington County, MNMN13,68613,584+0%

62Chippewa County, MNMN12,40613,088+0%

63Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40512,167+0%

64Swift County, MNMN9,76311,956+0%

65Watonwan County, MNMN11,45911,876+0%

66Jackson County, MNMN9,85711,268+0%

67Pope County, MNMN11,42011,236+0%

68Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47711,080+0%

69Lake County, MNMN10,74611,058+0%

70Marshall County, MNMN8,79810,155+0%

71Stevens County, MNMN9,74710,053+0%

72Pipestone County, MNMN9,2609,895+0%

73Rock County, MNMN9,5249,721+0%

74Murray County, MNMN7,9429,165+0%

75Clearwater County, MNMN8,6478,423+0%

76Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7048,067+0%

77Norman County, MNMN6,3367,442+0%

78Wilkin County, MNMN6,2887,138+0%

79Lincoln County, MNMN5,5836,429+0%

80Grant County, MNMN6,0856,289+0%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,0545,820+0%

82Kittson County, MNMN4,0315,285+0%

83Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1535,190+0%

84Cook County, MNMN5,5225,168+0%

85Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7704,522+0%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,9404,299+0%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,1304,134+0%

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