RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest veteran population, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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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01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78450,948–

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62321,525–

03Dakota County, MNMN457,71021,338–

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60519,453–

05St. Louis County, MNMN200,51813,477–

06Washington County, MNMN286,89513,317–

07Stearns County, MNMN164,1109,297–

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,7317,902–

09Wright County, MNMN157,5596,687–

10Scott County, MNMN159,0175,728–

11Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945,295–

12Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325,059–

13Carver County, MNMN114,3794,136–

14Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413,920–

15Itasca County, MNMN45,4043,741–

16Rice County, MNMN69,9393,739–

17Chisago County, MNMN59,1423,693–

18Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953,461–

19Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6343,277–

20Winona County, MNMN50,5233,114–

21Beltrami County, MNMN47,0552,865–

22Clay County, MNMN67,7342,854–

23Becker County, MNMN35,4972,725–

24Douglas County, MNMN40,1202,691–

25Isanti County, MNMN44,3862,657–

26Cass County, MNMN31,4302,635–

27Carlton County, MNMN36,7112,571–

28Morrison County, MNMN34,6202,409–

29Mower County, MNMN40,9712,390–

30Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7202,353–

31Freeborn County, MNMN30,4402,197–

32McLeod County, MNMN36,6312,176–

33Pine County, MNMN30,4722,080–

34Steele County, MNMN37,4641,966–

35Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7531,962–

36Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691,953–

37Polk County, MNMN30,5451,936–

38Benton County, MNMN41,7441,913–

39Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731,708–

40Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4531,693–

41Todd County, MNMN26,0601,606–

42Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521,585–

43Martin County, MNMN19,4401,540–

44Meeker County, MNMN23,6031,475–

45Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,459–

46Brown County, MNMN25,5171,336–

47Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,277–

48Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401,258–

49Lyon County, MNMN25,6841,229–

50Houston County, MNMN18,4001,193–

51Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,062–

52Waseca County, MNMN18,6881,051–

53Nobles County, MNMN22,3381,032–

54Faribault County, MNMN13,8881,027–

55Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,008–

56Renville County, MNMN14,356885–

57Roseau County, MNMN15,246884–

58Pope County, MNMN11,420860–

59Redwood County, MNMN15,265857–

60Pennington County, MNMN13,686814–

61Chippewa County, MNMN12,406803–

62Wadena County, MNMN14,388780–

63Jackson County, MNMN9,857765–

64Sibley County, MNMN15,356741–

65Lake County, MNMN10,746729–

66Clearwater County, MNMN8,647696–

67Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405692–

68Watonwan County, MNMN11,459618–

69Murray County, MNMN7,942564–

70Marshall County, MNMN8,798562–

71Swift County, MNMN9,763534–

72Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477509–

73Pipestone County, MNMN9,260488–

74Rock County, MNMN9,524476–

75Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704410–

76Grant County, MNMN6,085404–

77Norman County, MNMN6,336389–

78Lincoln County, MNMN5,583383–

79Big Stone County, MNMN5,054350–

80Cook County, MNMN5,522317–

81Wilkin County, MNMN6,288305–

82Stevens County, MNMN9,747299–

83Kittson County, MNMN4,031295–

84Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153284–

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,940265–

86Traverse County, MNMN3,130261–

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770255–

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