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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. The median across all 87 is 1,248. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lake of the Woods County, MN, up 9 places to #78.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

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

02▲1Dakota County, MNMN457,71020,077−6%

03▼1Ramsey 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%

15▲2Chisago County, MNMN59,1423,601−2%

16▼1Itasca County, MNMN45,4043,277−12%

17▼1Rice County, MNMN69,9393,116−17%

18Goodhue County, MNMN48,1952,976−14%

19▲3Clay County, MNMN67,7342,719−5%

20▲5Isanti County, MNMN44,3862,6560%

21Beltrami County, MNMN47,0552,633−8%

22▼3Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6342,511−23%

23▲1Douglas County, MNMN40,1202,463−8%

24▲2Cass County, MNMN31,4302,367−10%

25▼5Winona County, MNMN50,5232,364−24%

26▼3Becker County, MNMN35,4972,358−13%

27▲1Morrison County, MNMN34,6202,290−5%

28▼1Carlton County, MNMN36,7112,237−13%

29▲5Steele County, MNMN37,4642,104+7%

30▼1Mower County, MNMN40,9712,075−13%

31▲2Pine County, MNMN30,4722,028−3%

32McLeod County, MNMN36,6311,881−14%

33▲5Benton County, MNMN41,7441,865−3%

34▼4Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201,860−21%

35▼4Freeborn County, MNMN30,4401,772−19%

36Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691,719−12%

37▼2Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7531,638−17%

38▲2Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4531,577−7%

39▲2Todd County, MNMN26,0601,503−6%

40▼1Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731,460−15%

41▼4Polk County, MNMN30,5451,426−26%

42Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521,358−14%

43Martin County, MNMN19,4401,358−12%

44▲5Lyon County, MNMN25,6841,248+2%

45▲2Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,209−5%

46▼1Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,206−17%

47▲1Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401,142−9%

48▼4Meeker County, MNMN23,6031,142−23%

49▼3Brown County, MNMN25,5171,120−16%

50Houston County, MNMN18,400984−18%

51Dodge County, MNMN21,376983−7%

52▲2Faribault County, MNMN13,888885−14%

53▼1Waseca County, MNMN18,688851−19%

54▲3Roseau County, MNMN15,246841−5%

55▲7Wadena County, MNMN14,388831+7%

56▲5Chippewa County, MNMN12,406810+1%

57▼2Koochiching County, MNMN11,587805−20%

58▼5Nobles County, MNMN22,338798−23%

59▼3Renville County, MNMN14,356760−14%

60▼2Pope County, MNMN11,420711−17%

61▲4Lake County, MNMN10,746683−6%

62▲2Sibley County, MNMN15,356671−9%

63▼4Redwood County, MNMN15,265656−23%

64▼4Pennington County, MNMN13,686612−25%

65▼2Jackson County, MNMN9,857594−22%

66Clearwater County, MNMN8,647591−15%

67▲5Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477554+9%

68Watonwan County, MNMN11,459525−15%

69▲4Pipestone County, MNMN9,260523+7%

70▲1Swift County, MNMN9,763502−6%

71▼1Marshall County, MNMN8,798501−11%

72▼3Murray County, MNMN7,942468−17%

73▲2Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704451+10%

74Rock County, MNMN9,524446−6%

75▼8Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405436−37%

76Grant County, MNMN6,085380−6%

77Norman County, MNMN6,336379−3%

78▲9Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770340+33%

79▼1Lincoln County, MNMN5,583340−11%

80Cook County, MNMN5,522329+4%

81▲1Stevens County, MNMN9,7472990%

82▲3Red Lake County, MNMN3,940291+10%

83▼2Wilkin County, MNMN6,288282−8%

84▼5Big Stone County, MNMN5,054266−24%

85▼2Kittson County, MNMN4,031241−18%

86▼2Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153213−25%

87▼1Traverse County, MNMN3,130202−23%

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