RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest senior population, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. 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, MNMN1,284,784189,086+55%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62385,032+43%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,71065,206+148%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60552,036+147%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89542,879+181%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,51841,614+29%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,73125,835+93%

08Stearns County, MNMN164,11025,436+73%

09Wright County, MNMN157,55918,842+138%

10Scott County, MNMN159,01717,632+218%

11Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13215,758+67%

12Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04114,938+38%

13Carver County, MNMN114,37913,654+160%

14Sherburne County, MNMN104,19411,996+162%

15Itasca County, MNMN45,40411,073+50%

16Rice County, MNMN69,93911,006+70%

17Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63410,455+54%

18Goodhue County, MNMN48,1959,984+51%

19Winona County, MNMN50,5239,242+41%

20Douglas County, MNMN40,1209,159+56%

21Chisago County, MNMN59,1429,120+125%

22Clay County, MNMN67,7349,070+37%

23Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7208,488+38%

24Cass County, MNMN31,4308,149+66%

25Beltrami County, MNMN47,0557,944+72%

26Becker County, MNMN35,4977,849+60%

27Mower County, MNMN40,9717,386−2%

28McLeod County, MNMN36,6317,240+50%

29Freeborn County, MNMN30,4407,065+15%

30Morrison County, MNMN34,6206,944+40%

31Isanti County, MNMN44,3866,880+103%

32Steele County, MNMN37,4646,806+52%

33Carlton County, MNMN36,7116,783+42%

34Benton County, MNMN41,7446,165+64%

35Pine County, MNMN30,4725,967+50%

36Polk County, MNMN30,5455,932+9%

37Brown County, MNMN25,5175,802+23%

38Nicollet County, MNMN34,2735,769+79%

39Hubbard County, MNMN22,3695,373+63%

40Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535,262+46%

41Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4535,214+46%

42Todd County, MNMN26,0605,178+31%

43Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525,168+47%

44Meeker County, MNMN23,6034,874+32%

45Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374,803+49%

46Fillmore County, MNMN21,5404,764+16%

47Martin County, MNMN19,4404,694+8%

48Lyon County, MNMN25,6844,423+19%

49Houston County, MNMN18,4004,266+35%

50Nobles County, MNMN22,3383,645+1%

51Waseca County, MNMN18,6883,489+26%

52Kanabec County, MNMN16,6283,453+63%

53Faribault County, MNMN13,8883,268−9%

54Wadena County, MNMN14,3883,255+19%

55Renville County, MNMN14,3563,209−6%

56Redwood County, MNMN15,2653,186−2%

57Dodge County, MNMN21,3763,168+48%

58Koochiching County, MNMN11,5873,126+21%

59Lake County, MNMN10,7463,040+37%

60Roseau County, MNMN15,2462,863+39%

61Sibley County, MNMN15,3562,838+13%

62Pope County, MNMN11,4202,770+15%

63Chippewa County, MNMN12,4062,748+5%

64Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052,645−2%

65Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,624+22%

66Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592,224+1%

67Swift County, MNMN9,7632,209−0%

68Jackson County, MNMN9,8572,183−5%

69Murray County, MNMN7,9422,145+10%

70Rock County, MNMN9,5242,111+6%

71Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602,047−3%

72Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4772,027−11%

73Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,930+3%

74Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,827+24%

75Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,748−7%

76Cook County, MNMN5,5221,713+93%

77Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,691−1%

78Norman County, MNMN6,3361,438−8%

79Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,426−9%

80Grant County, MNMN6,0851,415−2%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541,397+0%

82Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881,291+13%

83Kittson County, MNMN4,0311,121−2%

84Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531,074+24%

85Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770996+28%

86Traverse County, MNMN3,130882−19%

87Red Lake County, MNMN3,940830+1%

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