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Largest veteran population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78444,652−12%

02Dakota County, MNMN457,71020,077−6%

03Ramsey County, MNMN541,62318,897−12%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60517,535−10%

05St. Louis County, MNMN200,51811,800−12%

06Washington County, MNMN286,89511,439−14%

07Stearns County, MNMN164,1107,695−17%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,7317,347−7%

09Wright County, MNMN157,5596,194−7%

10Scott County, MNMN159,0175,941+4%

11Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944,886−8%

12Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1324,480−11%

13Carver County, MNMN114,3793,971−4%

14Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413,781−4%

15Chisago County, MNMN59,1423,601−2%

16Itasca County, MNMN45,4043,277−12%

17Rice County, MNMN69,9393,116−17%

18Goodhue County, MNMN48,1952,976−14%

19Clay County, MNMN67,7342,719−5%

20Isanti County, MNMN44,3862,656−0%

21Beltrami County, MNMN47,0552,633−8%

22Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6342,511−23%

23Douglas County, MNMN40,1202,463−8%

24Cass County, MNMN31,4302,367−10%

25Winona County, MNMN50,5232,364−24%

26Becker County, MNMN35,4972,358−13%

27Morrison County, MNMN34,6202,290−5%

28Carlton County, MNMN36,7112,237−13%

29Steele County, MNMN37,4642,104+7%

30Mower County, MNMN40,9712,075−13%

31Pine County, MNMN30,4722,028−3%

32McLeod County, MNMN36,6311,881−14%

33Benton County, MNMN41,7441,865−3%

34Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201,860−21%

35Freeborn County, MNMN30,4401,772−19%

36Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691,719−12%

37Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7531,638−17%

38Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4531,577−7%

39Todd County, MNMN26,0601,503−6%

40Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731,460−15%

41Polk County, MNMN30,5451,426−26%

42Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521,358−14%

43Martin County, MNMN19,4401,358−12%

44Lyon County, MNMN25,6841,248+2%

45Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,209−5%

46Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,206−17%

47Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401,142−9%

48Meeker County, MNMN23,6031,142−23%

49Brown County, MNMN25,5171,120−16%

50Houston County, MNMN18,400984−18%

51Dodge County, MNMN21,376983−7%

52Faribault County, MNMN13,888885−14%

53Waseca County, MNMN18,688851−19%

54Roseau County, MNMN15,246841−5%

55Wadena County, MNMN14,388831+7%

56Chippewa County, MNMN12,406810+1%

57Koochiching County, MNMN11,587805−20%

58Nobles County, MNMN22,338798−23%

59Renville County, MNMN14,356760−14%

60Pope County, MNMN11,420711−17%

61Lake County, MNMN10,746683−6%

62Sibley County, MNMN15,356671−9%

63Redwood County, MNMN15,265656−23%

64Pennington County, MNMN13,686612−25%

65Jackson County, MNMN9,857594−22%

66Clearwater County, MNMN8,647591−15%

67Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477554+9%

68Watonwan County, MNMN11,459525−15%

69Pipestone County, MNMN9,260523+7%

70Swift County, MNMN9,763502−6%

71Marshall County, MNMN8,798501−11%

72Murray County, MNMN7,942468−17%

73Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704451+10%

74Rock County, MNMN9,524446−6%

75Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405436−37%

76Grant County, MNMN6,085380−6%

77Norman County, MNMN6,336379−3%

78Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770340+33%

79Lincoln County, MNMN5,583340−11%

80Cook County, MNMN5,522329+4%

81Stevens County, MNMN9,747299+0%

82Red Lake County, MNMN3,940291+10%

83Wilkin County, MNMN6,288282−8%

84Big Stone County, MNMN5,054266−24%

85Kittson County, MNMN4,031241−18%

86Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153213−25%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,130202−23%

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