RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest senior population, Minnesota counties · 2010

Minnesota counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2010. 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, MNMN1,284,784130,814+7%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62361,181+3%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,71039,816+52%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60532,232+53%

05St. Louis County, MNMN200,51831,816−1%

06Washington County, MNMN286,89524,984+64%

07Stearns County, MNMN164,11018,228+24%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,73118,133+35%

09Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04112,032+11%

10Wright County, MNMN157,55911,934+51%

11Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13211,564+23%

12Scott County, MNMN159,01710,016+81%

13Itasca County, MNMN45,4048,574+16%

14Rice County, MNMN69,9397,881+22%

15Carver County, MNMN114,3797,707+47%

16Goodhue County, MNMN48,1957,594+15%

17Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6347,562+12%

18Sherburne County, MNMN104,1947,307+59%

19Clay County, MNMN67,7347,078+7%

20Douglas County, MNMN40,1207,069+20%

21Winona County, MNMN50,5236,891+5%

22Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7206,832+11%

23Mower County, MNMN40,9716,818−10%

24Freeborn County, MNMN30,4406,309+2%

25Chisago County, MNMN59,1426,247+54%

26Cass County, MNMN31,4306,029+23%

27Beltrami County, MNMN47,0555,754+24%

28Becker County, MNMN35,4975,637+15%

29McLeod County, MNMN36,6315,603+16%

30Morrison County, MNMN34,6205,325+7%

31Carlton County, MNMN36,7115,317+11%

32Steele County, MNMN37,4645,270+17%

33Polk County, MNMN30,5455,220−4%

34Brown County, MNMN25,5174,899+4%

35Pine County, MNMN30,4724,856+22%

36Isanti County, MNMN44,3864,680+38%

37Benton County, MNMN41,7444,558+21%

38Aitkin County, MNMN16,2524,413+25%

39Todd County, MNMN26,0604,327+10%

40Martin County, MNMN19,4404,317−0%

41Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694,245+29%

42Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7534,206+17%

43Fillmore County, MNMN21,5404,000−2%

44Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533,976+11%

45Nicollet County, MNMN34,2733,917+21%

46Meeker County, MNMN23,6033,835+4%

47Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373,692+14%

48Lyon County, MNMN25,6843,519−5%

49Nobles County, MNMN22,3383,420−6%

50Houston County, MNMN18,4003,307+5%

51Faribault County, MNMN13,8883,179−12%

52Redwood County, MNMN15,2653,164−3%

53Renville County, MNMN14,3563,045−10%

54Wadena County, MNMN14,3882,918+7%

55Waseca County, MNMN18,6882,819+2%

56Kanabec County, MNMN16,6282,659+26%

57Koochiching County, MNMN11,5872,604+1%

58Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052,482−8%

59Sibley County, MNMN15,3562,479−2%

60Dodge County, MNMN21,3762,460+15%

61Lake County, MNMN10,7462,428+10%

62Chippewa County, MNMN12,4062,400−8%

63Pope County, MNMN11,4202,338−3%

64Roseau County, MNMN15,2462,250+9%

65Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,212+3%

66Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592,125−4%

67Jackson County, MNMN9,8572,044−11%

68Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4772,031−10%

69Swift County, MNMN9,7631,966−11%

70Murray County, MNMN7,9421,951+0%

71Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601,901−10%

72Rock County, MNMN9,5241,835−8%

73Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,816−3%

74Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,726−8%

75Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,621+10%

76Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,597−7%

77Norman County, MNMN6,3361,465−6%

78Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,444−8%

79Grant County, MNMN6,0851,334−7%

80Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541,324−5%

81Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881,169+2%

82Cook County, MNMN5,5221,051+18%

83Kittson County, MNMN4,0311,029−10%

84Traverse County, MNMN3,130937−14%

85Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153855−1%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770821+5%

87Red Lake County, MNMN3,940701−14%

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