RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest by population, Minnesota counties · 2010

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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7841,152,425+3%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,623508,640−0%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,710398,552+12%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,605330,844+11%

05Washington County, MNMN286,895238,136+18%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,518200,226−0%

07Stearns County, MNMN164,110150,642+13%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,731144,248+16%

09Scott County, MNMN159,017129,928+45%

10Wright County, MNMN157,559124,700+39%

11Carver County, MNMN114,37991,042+30%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,19488,499+37%

13Rice County, MNMN69,93964,142+13%

14Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63464,013+14%

15Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13262,500+13%

16Clay County, MNMN67,73458,999+15%

17Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04157,303+0%

18Chisago County, MNMN59,14253,887+31%

19Winona County, MNMN50,52351,461+3%

20Goodhue County, MNMN48,19546,183+5%

21Itasca County, MNMN45,40445,058+2%

22Beltrami County, MNMN47,05544,442+12%

23Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72042,239+3%

24Mower County, MNMN40,97139,163+1%

25Benton County, MNMN41,74438,451+12%

26Isanti County, MNMN44,38637,816+21%

27McLeod County, MNMN36,63136,651+5%

28Steele County, MNMN37,46436,576+9%

29Douglas County, MNMN40,12036,009+10%

30Carlton County, MNMN36,71135,386+12%

31Morrison County, MNMN34,62033,198+5%

32Nicollet County, MNMN34,27332,727+10%

33Becker County, MNMN35,49732,504+8%

34Polk County, MNMN30,54531,600+1%

35Freeborn County, MNMN30,44031,255−4%

36Pine County, MNMN30,47229,750+12%

37Cass County, MNMN31,43028,567+5%

38Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45327,703+9%

39Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75326,097+17%

40Brown County, MNMN25,51725,893−4%

41Lyon County, MNMN25,68425,857+2%

42Todd County, MNMN26,06024,895+2%

43Meeker County, MNMN23,60323,300+3%

44Wabasha County, MNMN21,53721,676+0%

45Nobles County, MNMN22,33821,378+3%

46Fillmore County, MNMN21,54020,866−1%

47Martin County, MNMN19,44020,840−4%

48Hubbard County, MNMN22,36920,428+11%

49Dodge County, MNMN21,37620,087+13%

50Waseca County, MNMN18,68819,136−2%

51Houston County, MNMN18,40019,027−4%

52Kanabec County, MNMN16,62816,239+8%

53Aitkin County, MNMN16,25216,202+6%

54Redwood County, MNMN15,26516,059−4%

55Renville County, MNMN14,35615,730−8%

56Roseau County, MNMN15,24615,629−4%

57Sibley County, MNMN15,35615,226−1%

58Faribault County, MNMN13,88814,553−10%

59Pennington County, MNMN13,68613,930+3%

60Wadena County, MNMN14,38813,843+1%

61Koochiching County, MNMN11,58713,311−7%

62Chippewa County, MNMN12,40612,441−5%

63Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40511,687−4%

64Watonwan County, MNMN11,45911,211−6%

65Pope County, MNMN11,42010,995−2%

66Lake County, MNMN10,74610,866−2%

67Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47710,438−6%

68Jackson County, MNMN9,85710,266−9%

69Swift County, MNMN9,7639,783−18%

70Stevens County, MNMN9,7479,726−3%

71Rock County, MNMN9,5249,687−0%

72Pipestone County, MNMN9,2609,596−3%

73Marshall County, MNMN8,7989,439−7%

74Murray County, MNMN7,9428,725−5%

75Clearwater County, MNMN8,6478,695+3%

76Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7047,259−10%

77Norman County, MNMN6,3366,852−8%

78Wilkin County, MNMN6,2886,576−8%

79Grant County, MNMN6,0856,018−4%

80Lincoln County, MNMN5,5835,896−8%

81Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1535,413+4%

82Big Stone County, MNMN5,0545,269−9%

83Cook County, MNMN5,5225,176+0%

84Kittson County, MNMN4,0314,552−14%

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,9404,089−5%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7704,045−11%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,1303,558−14%

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