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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. The median across all 87 is 5,033.

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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%

12▲1Carver County, MNMN114,37916,007+205%

13▼1Otter 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%

18▲3Chisago County, MNMN59,1429,910+145%

19▼1Goodhue County, MNMN48,1959,872+49%

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

21▼2Winona 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%

29▲2Isanti County, MNMN44,3867,332+116%

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

31▲1Steele County, MNMN37,4647,187+60%

32▼3Freeborn County, MNMN30,4407,157+16%

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

34▲1Pine County, MNMN30,4726,663+67%

35▲3Nicollet County, MNMN34,2736,043+87%

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

37▲2Hubbard County, MNMN22,3695,859+77%

38▼4Benton County, MNMN41,7445,827+55%

39▲3Todd County, MNMN26,0605,790+47%

40▼3Brown County, MNMN25,5175,730+21%

41▲2Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525,522+57%

42▼1Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4535,483+53%

43▼3Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535,036+40%

44▲1Wabasha County, MNMN21,5375,033+56%

45▼1Meeker County, MNMN23,6034,934+33%

46▲1Martin County, MNMN19,4404,866+12%

47▼1Fillmore County, MNMN21,5404,746+16%

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

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

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

51▲1Kanabec County, MNMN16,6283,616+71%

52▼1Waseca County, MNMN18,6883,614+31%

53▲3Redwood County, MNMN15,2653,421+5%

54▲4Koochiching County, MNMN11,5873,380+31%

55▲2Dodge County, MNMN21,3763,349+56%

56▼3Faribault County, MNMN13,8883,303−8%

57▼2Renville County, MNMN14,3563,229−5%

58▲1Lake County, MNMN10,7463,037+37%

59▲1Roseau County, MNMN15,2462,930+43%

60▲1Sibley County, MNMN15,3562,922+16%

61▲1Pope County, MNMN11,4202,912+20%

62▼8Wadena County, MNMN14,3882,881+6%

63▲2Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,665+24%

64▼1Chippewa County, MNMN12,4062,658+2%

65▼1Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052,597−3%

66▲2Jackson County, MNMN9,8572,323+1%

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

68▼2Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592,265+3%

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

70▲3Marshall County, MNMN8,7982,051+9%

71▲1Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4772,035−10%

72▼2Rock County, MNMN9,5241,966−1%

73▼2Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601,908−10%

74▲1Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,843−2%

75▼1Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,830+24%

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

77Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,640−4%

78▲2Grant County, MNMN6,0851,4450%

79Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,395−11%

80▼2Norman County, MNMN6,3361,379−11%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541,378−1%

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

83Kittson County, MNMN4,0311,072−6%

84▲1Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7701,026+32%

85▼1Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153957+10%

86▲1Red Lake County, MNMN3,940892+9%

87▼1Traverse County, MNMN3,130825−24%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES