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Largest senior population, Minnesota counties · 2000

Minnesota counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784122,358+5%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62359,502+0%

03St. Louis County, MNMN200,51832,274−4%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,71026,246+51%

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60521,082+56%

06Washington County, MNMN286,89515,267+61%

07Stearns County, MNMN164,11014,661+18%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,73113,392+26%

09Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04110,858+10%

10Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329,410+23%

11Wright County, MNMN157,5597,915+18%

12Mower County, MNMN40,9717,547+0%

13Itasca County, MNMN45,4047,387+14%

14Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6346,782+3%

15Goodhue County, MNMN48,1956,604+2%

16Clay County, MNMN67,7346,597+10%

17Winona County, MNMN50,5236,539−0%

18Rice County, MNMN69,9396,475+12%

19Freeborn County, MNMN30,4406,156−0%

20Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7206,153+6%

21Douglas County, MNMN40,1205,889+13%

22Scott County, MNMN159,0175,544+31%

23Polk County, MNMN30,5455,463−5%

24Carver County, MNMN114,3795,246+31%

25Morrison County, MNMN34,6204,954+7%

26Becker County, MNMN35,4974,918+7%

27Cass County, MNMN31,4304,899+17%

28McLeod County, MNMN36,6314,841+2%

29Carlton County, MNMN36,7114,784+6%

30Brown County, MNMN25,5174,720−1%

31Beltrami County, MNMN47,0554,622+15%

32Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944,584+45%

33Steele County, MNMN37,4644,488+5%

34Martin County, MNMN19,4404,336−5%

35Fillmore County, MNMN21,5404,094−3%

36Chisago County, MNMN59,1424,047+9%

37Pine County, MNMN30,4723,987+19%

38Todd County, MNMN26,0603,939−1%

39Benton County, MNMN41,7443,765+7%

40Lyon County, MNMN25,6843,702−4%

41Meeker County, MNMN23,6033,699+3%

42Nobles County, MNMN22,3383,624−2%

43Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7533,602+13%

44Faribault County, MNMN13,8883,599−2%

45Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533,581+2%

46Aitkin County, MNMN16,2523,517+20%

47Renville County, MNMN14,3563,401−5%

48Isanti County, MNMN44,3863,392+18%

49Hubbard County, MNMN22,3693,301+24%

50Redwood County, MNMN15,2653,253−9%

51Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373,233+3%

52Nicollet County, MNMN34,2733,225+4%

53Houston County, MNMN18,4003,159+8%

54Waseca County, MNMN18,6882,766−2%

55Wadena County, MNMN14,3882,727+8%

56Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052,689−6%

57Chippewa County, MNMN12,4062,615−5%

58Koochiching County, MNMN11,5872,577+7%

59Sibley County, MNMN15,3562,522−1%

60Pope County, MNMN11,4202,417+1%

61Jackson County, MNMN9,8572,308−1%

62Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4772,269−9%

63Swift County, MNMN9,7632,215−13%

64Lake County, MNMN10,7462,211+21%

65Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592,206+4%

66Dodge County, MNMN21,3762,146+3%

67Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,145−5%

68Kanabec County, MNMN16,6282,114+13%

69Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602,112−4%

70Roseau County, MNMN15,2462,055+1%

71Rock County, MNMN9,5241,984+2%

72Murray County, MNMN7,9421,947−2%

73Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,881−7%

74Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,875−9%

75Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,709+0%

76Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,572−9%

77Norman County, MNMN6,3361,558−13%

78Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,472−9%

79Grant County, MNMN6,0851,442−4%

80Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541,394−6%

81Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881,146−11%

82Kittson County, MNMN4,0311,141−9%

83Traverse County, MNMN3,1301,085−0%

84Cook County, MNMN5,522887+44%

85Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153867−6%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,940819−2%

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770780+13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS