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Largest by population, Minnesota counties · 2020

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, MNMN1,284,7841,281,565+15%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,623552,352+8%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,710439,882+24%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,605363,887+22%

05Washington County, MNMN286,895267,568+33%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,518200,231−0%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,731162,847+31%

08Stearns County, MNMN164,110158,292+19%

09Scott County, MNMN159,017150,928+69%

10Wright County, MNMN157,559141,337+57%

11Carver County, MNMN114,379106,922+52%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,19497,183+51%

13Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63469,112+24%

14Rice County, MNMN69,93967,097+18%

15Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13266,123+20%

16Clay County, MNMN67,73465,318+28%

17Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04160,081+5%

18Chisago County, MNMN59,14256,621+38%

19Winona County, MNMN50,52349,671−1%

20Goodhue County, MNMN48,19547,582+8%

21Beltrami County, MNMN47,05546,228+17%

22Itasca County, MNMN45,40445,014+2%

23Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72043,732+6%

24Benton County, MNMN41,74441,379+21%

25Isanti County, MNMN44,38641,135+31%

26Mower County, MNMN40,97140,029+4%

27Douglas County, MNMN40,12039,006+19%

28Steele County, MNMN37,46437,406+11%

29McLeod County, MNMN36,63136,771+5%

30Carlton County, MNMN36,71136,207+14%

31Becker County, MNMN35,49735,183+17%

32Nicollet County, MNMN34,27334,454+16%

33Morrison County, MNMN34,62034,010+7%

34Polk County, MNMN30,54531,192−1%

35Freeborn County, MNMN30,44030,895−5%

36Cass County, MNMN31,43030,066+11%

37Pine County, MNMN30,47228,876+9%

38Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45328,674+13%

39Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75326,459+18%

40Brown County, MNMN25,51725,912−4%

41Lyon County, MNMN25,68425,269−1%

42Todd County, MNMN26,06025,262+3%

43Meeker County, MNMN23,60323,400+3%

44Nobles County, MNMN22,33822,290+7%

45Wabasha County, MNMN21,53721,387−1%

46Hubbard County, MNMN22,36921,344+16%

47Fillmore County, MNMN21,54021,228+1%

48Dodge County, MNMN21,37620,867+18%

49Martin County, MNMN19,44020,025−8%

50Waseca County, MNMN18,68818,968−3%

51Houston County, MNMN18,40018,843−4%

52Kanabec County, MNMN16,62816,032+7%

53Aitkin County, MNMN16,25215,697+3%

54Redwood County, MNMN15,26515,425−8%

55Roseau County, MNMN15,24615,331−6%

56Sibley County, MNMN15,35614,836−3%

57Renville County, MNMN14,35614,723−14%

58Wadena County, MNMN14,38814,065+3%

59Pennington County, MNMN13,68613,992+3%

60Faribault County, MNMN13,88813,921−14%

61Chippewa County, MNMN12,40612,598−4%

62Koochiching County, MNMN11,58712,062−16%

63Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40511,517−5%

64Pope County, MNMN11,42011,308+1%

65Watonwan County, MNMN11,45911,253−5%

66Lake County, MNMN10,74610,905−1%

67Jackson County, MNMN9,8579,989−11%

68Swift County, MNMN9,7639,838−18%

69Rock County, MNMN9,5249,704−0%

70Stevens County, MNMN9,7479,671−4%

71Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4779,528−14%

72Pipestone County, MNMN9,2609,424−5%

73Marshall County, MNMN8,7989,040−11%

74Clearwater County, MNMN8,6478,524+1%

75Murray County, MNMN7,9428,179−11%

76Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7046,719−17%

77Wilkin County, MNMN6,2886,506−9%

78Norman County, MNMN6,3366,441−13%

79Grant County, MNMN6,0856,074−3%

80Lincoln County, MNMN5,5835,640−12%

81Cook County, MNMN5,5225,600+8%

82Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1535,411+4%

83Big Stone County, MNMN5,0545,166−11%

84Kittson County, MNMN4,0314,207−20%

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,9403,935−8%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703,763−17%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,1303,360−19%

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