RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest senior population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784198,051+62%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62385,596+44%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,71070,787+170%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60557,229+171%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89545,973+201%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,51842,751+32%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,73127,397+105%

08Stearns County, MNMN164,11025,871+76%

09Wright County, MNMN157,55920,391+158%

10Scott County, MNMN159,01719,615+254%

11Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13216,563+76%

12Carver County, MNMN114,37916,007+205%

13Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04115,374+42%

14Sherburne County, MNMN104,19412,400+171%

15Itasca County, MNMN45,40411,666+58%

16Rice County, MNMN69,93911,304+75%

17Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63410,656+57%

18Chisago County, MNMN59,1429,910+145%

19Goodhue County, MNMN48,1959,872+49%

20Douglas County, MNMN40,1209,644+64%

21Winona County, MNMN50,5239,325+43%

22Clay County, MNMN67,7349,248+40%

23Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7209,113+48%

24Cass County, MNMN31,4308,508+74%

25Beltrami County, MNMN47,0558,176+77%

26Becker County, MNMN35,4978,051+64%

27Mower County, MNMN40,9717,505−1%

28McLeod County, MNMN36,6317,393+53%

29Isanti County, MNMN44,3867,332+116%

30Morrison County, MNMN34,6207,286+47%

31Steele County, MNMN37,4647,187+60%

32Freeborn County, MNMN30,4407,157+16%

33Carlton County, MNMN36,7116,774+42%

34Pine County, MNMN30,4726,663+67%

35Nicollet County, MNMN34,2736,043+87%

36Polk County, MNMN30,5455,862+7%

37Hubbard County, MNMN22,3695,859+77%

38Benton County, MNMN41,7445,827+55%

39Todd County, MNMN26,0605,790+47%

40Brown County, MNMN25,5175,730+21%

41Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525,522+57%

42Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4535,483+53%

43Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535,036+40%

44Wabasha County, MNMN21,5375,033+56%

45Meeker County, MNMN23,6034,934+33%

46Martin County, MNMN19,4404,866+12%

47Fillmore County, MNMN21,5404,746+16%

48Lyon County, MNMN25,6844,482+21%

49Houston County, MNMN18,4004,396+39%

50Nobles County, MNMN22,3383,789+5%

51Kanabec County, MNMN16,6283,616+71%

52Waseca County, MNMN18,6883,614+31%

53Redwood County, MNMN15,2653,421+5%

54Koochiching County, MNMN11,5873,380+31%

55Dodge County, MNMN21,3763,349+56%

56Faribault County, MNMN13,8883,303−8%

57Renville County, MNMN14,3563,229−5%

58Lake County, MNMN10,7463,037+37%

59Roseau County, MNMN15,2462,930+43%

60Sibley County, MNMN15,3562,922+16%

61Pope County, MNMN11,4202,912+20%

62Wadena County, MNMN14,3882,881+6%

63Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,665+24%

64Chippewa County, MNMN12,4062,658+2%

65Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052,597−3%

66Jackson County, MNMN9,8572,323+1%

67Swift County, MNMN9,7632,288+3%

68Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592,265+3%

69Murray County, MNMN7,9422,152+11%

70Marshall County, MNMN8,7982,051+9%

71Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4772,035−10%

72Rock County, MNMN9,5241,966−1%

73Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601,908−10%

74Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,843−2%

75Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,830+24%

76Cook County, MNMN5,5221,757+98%

77Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,640−4%

78Grant County, MNMN6,0851,445+0%

79Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,395−11%

80Norman County, MNMN6,3361,379−11%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541,378−1%

82Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881,271+11%

83Kittson County, MNMN4,0311,072−6%

84Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7701,026+32%

85Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153957+10%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,940892+9%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,130825−24%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES