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Most densely populated, Minnesota counties · 2010

Minnesota counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Ramsey County, MNMN541,6233,341−0%

02Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842,080+3%

03Anoka County, MNMN381,605784+11%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,710708+12%

05Washington County, MNMN286,895619+18%

06Scott County, MNMN159,017365+45%

07Carver County, MNMN114,379257+30%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,731221+16%

09Sherburne County, MNMN104,194204+37%

10Wright County, MNMN157,559189+39%

11Chisago County, MNMN59,142130+31%

12Rice County, MNMN69,939129+13%

13Stearns County, MNMN164,110112+13%

14Benton County, MNMN41,74494+12%

15Isanti County, MNMN44,38687+21%

16Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63486+14%

17Steele County, MNMN37,46485+9%

18Winona County, MNMN50,52382+3%

19McLeod County, MNMN36,63175+5%

20Nicollet County, MNMN34,27373+10%

21Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13263+13%

22Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45362+9%

23Goodhue County, MNMN48,19561+5%

24Douglas County, MNMN40,12057+10%

25Clay County, MNMN67,73456+15%

26Mower County, MNMN40,97155+1%

27Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72053+3%

28Dodge County, MNMN21,37646+13%

29Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75346+17%

30Waseca County, MNMN18,68845−2%

31Freeborn County, MNMN30,44044−4%

32Brown County, MNMN25,51742−4%

33Wabasha County, MNMN21,53741+0%

34Carlton County, MNMN36,71141+12%

35Meeker County, MNMN23,60338+3%

36Lyon County, MNMN25,68436+2%

37Houston County, MNMN18,40034−4%

38St. Louis County, MNMN200,51832−0%

39Kanabec County, MNMN16,62831+8%

40Nobles County, MNMN22,33830+3%

41Morrison County, MNMN34,62030+5%

42Martin County, MNMN19,44029−4%

43Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04129+0%

44Todd County, MNMN26,06026+2%

45Sibley County, MNMN15,35626−1%

46Wadena County, MNMN14,38826+1%

47Watonwan County, MNMN11,45926−6%

48Becker County, MNMN35,49725+8%

49Fillmore County, MNMN21,54024−1%

50Pennington County, MNMN13,68623+3%

51Hubbard County, MNMN22,36922+11%

52Chippewa County, MNMN12,40621−5%

53Pine County, MNMN30,47221+12%

54Pipestone County, MNMN9,26021−3%

55Faribault County, MNMN13,88820−10%

56Rock County, MNMN9,52420−0%

57Redwood County, MNMN15,26518−4%

58Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40518−4%

59Beltrami County, MNMN47,05518+12%

60Stevens County, MNMN9,74717−3%

61Itasca County, MNMN45,40417+2%

62Pope County, MNMN11,42016−2%

63Polk County, MNMN30,54516+1%

64Renville County, MNMN14,35616−8%

65Jackson County, MNMN9,85715−9%

66Cass County, MNMN31,43014+5%

67Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47714−6%

68Swift County, MNMN9,76313−18%

69Murray County, MNMN7,94212−5%

70Grant County, MNMN6,08511−4%

71Lincoln County, MNMN5,58311−8%

72Big Stone County, MNMN5,05411−9%

73Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15310+4%

74Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7049−10%

75Red Lake County, MNMN3,9409−5%

76Roseau County, MNMN15,2469−4%

77Aitkin County, MNMN16,2529+6%

78Wilkin County, MNMN6,2889−8%

79Clearwater County, MNMN8,6479+3%

80Norman County, MNMN6,3368−8%

81Traverse County, MNMN3,1306−14%

82Marshall County, MNMN8,7985−7%

83Lake County, MNMN10,7465−2%

84Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874−7%

85Kittson County, MNMN4,0314−14%

86Cook County, MNMN5,5224+0%

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703−11%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES