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Most densely populated, Minnesota counties · 2020

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, MNMN541,6233,628+8%

02Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842,313+15%

03Anoka County, MNMN381,605862+22%

04Dakota County, MNMN457,710782+24%

05Washington County, MNMN286,895695+33%

06Scott County, MNMN159,017424+69%

07Carver County, MNMN114,379302+52%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,731249+31%

09Sherburne County, MNMN104,194224+51%

10Wright County, MNMN157,559214+57%

11Chisago County, MNMN59,142136+38%

12Rice County, MNMN69,939135+18%

13Stearns County, MNMN164,110118+19%

14Benton County, MNMN41,744101+21%

15Isanti County, MNMN44,38694+31%

16Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63492+24%

17Steele County, MNMN37,46487+11%

18Winona County, MNMN50,52379−1%

19Nicollet County, MNMN34,27377+16%

20McLeod County, MNMN36,63175+5%

21Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13266+20%

22Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45364+13%

23Goodhue County, MNMN48,19563+8%

24Clay County, MNMN67,73462+28%

25Douglas County, MNMN40,12061+19%

26Mower County, MNMN40,97156+4%

27Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72055+6%

28Dodge County, MNMN21,37647+18%

29Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75346+18%

30Waseca County, MNMN18,68845−3%

31Freeborn County, MNMN30,44044−5%

32Brown County, MNMN25,51742−4%

33Carlton County, MNMN36,71142+14%

34Wabasha County, MNMN21,53741−1%

35Meeker County, MNMN23,60338+3%

36Lyon County, MNMN25,68435−1%

37Houston County, MNMN18,40034−4%

38St. Louis County, MNMN200,51832−0%

39Nobles County, MNMN22,33831+7%

40Kanabec County, MNMN16,62831+7%

41Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04130+5%

42Morrison County, MNMN34,62030+7%

43Martin County, MNMN19,44028−8%

44Becker County, MNMN35,49727+17%

45Todd County, MNMN26,06027+3%

46Wadena County, MNMN14,38826+3%

47Watonwan County, MNMN11,45926−5%

48Sibley County, MNMN15,35625−3%

49Fillmore County, MNMN21,54025+1%

50Hubbard County, MNMN22,36923+16%

51Pennington County, MNMN13,68623+3%

52Chippewa County, MNMN12,40622−4%

53Pine County, MNMN30,47220+9%

54Pipestone County, MNMN9,26020−5%

55Rock County, MNMN9,52420−0%

56Faribault County, MNMN13,88820−14%

57Beltrami County, MNMN47,05518+17%

58Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40518−5%

59Redwood County, MNMN15,26518−8%

60Stevens County, MNMN9,74717−4%

61Itasca County, MNMN45,40417+2%

62Pope County, MNMN11,42017+1%

63Polk County, MNMN30,54516−1%

64Renville County, MNMN14,35615−14%

65Cass County, MNMN31,43015+11%

66Jackson County, MNMN9,85714−11%

67Swift County, MNMN9,76313−18%

68Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47713−14%

69Murray County, MNMN7,94212−11%

70Grant County, MNMN6,08511−3%

71Lincoln County, MNMN5,58311−12%

72Big Stone County, MNMN5,05410−11%

73Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15310+4%

74Roseau County, MNMN15,2469−6%

75Red Lake County, MNMN3,9409−8%

76Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7049−17%

77Wilkin County, MNMN6,2889−9%

78Aitkin County, MNMN16,2529+3%

79Clearwater County, MNMN8,6479+1%

80Norman County, MNMN6,3367−13%

81Traverse County, MNMN3,1306−19%

82Lake County, MNMN10,7465−1%

83Marshall County, MNMN8,7985−11%

84Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874−16%

85Cook County, MNMN5,5224+8%

86Kittson County, MNMN4,0314−20%

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703−17%

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