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Most population lost, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-10,729−142%

02Polk County, MNMN30,545-647−43%

03Martin County, MNMN19,440-585−47%

04Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-475−76%

05Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-455−4%

06Houston County, MNMN18,400-443−136%

07Brown County, MNMN25,517-395+441%

08Renville County, MNMN14,356-367−29%

09Pennington County, MNMN13,686-306−210%

10Waseca County, MNMN18,688-280−119%

11Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153-258−277%

12Marshall County, MNMN8,798-242−71%

13Murray County, MNMN7,942-237−52%

14Traverse County, MNMN3,130-230−30%

15Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-218−42%

16Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-192+37%

17Nicollet County, MNMN34,273-181−111%

18Rock County, MNMN9,524-180+112%

19Kittson County, MNMN4,031-176−63%

20Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-164−72%

21Redwood County, MNMN15,265-160−64%

22Lake County, MNMN10,746-159−125%

23McLeod County, MNMN36,631-140−105%

24Jackson County, MNMN9,857-132−68%

25Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-112−76%

26Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-112−79%

27Norman County, MNMN6,336-105−80%

28Roseau County, MNMN15,246-85−106%

29Cook County, MNMN5,522-78−106%

30Swift County, MNMN9,763-75−106%

31Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-57−88%

32Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-51−92%

33Faribault County, MNMN13,888-33−96%

34Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-15−98%

35Red Lake County, MNMN3,940+5−102%

36Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770+7−98%

37Grant County, MNMN6,085+11−74%

38Nobles County, MNMN22,338+48−93%

39Steele County, MNMN37,464+58−98%

40Stevens County, MNMN9,747+76−113%

41Pope County, MNMN11,420+112−77%

42Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+123+8%

43Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+150−92%

44Meeker County, MNMN23,603+203−89%

45Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+206+6%

46St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+287−88%

47Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+312−10%

48Becker County, MNMN35,497+314−85%

49Wadena County, MNMN14,388+323−42%

50Benton County, MNMN41,744+365−91%

51Itasca County, MNMN45,404+390−88%

52Lyon County, MNMN25,684+415−35%

53Carlton County, MNMN36,711+504−79%

54Dodge County, MNMN21,376+509−75%

55Sibley County, MNMN15,356+520−47%

56Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+555−81%

57Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+596−73%

58Morrison County, MNMN34,620+610−71%

59Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+613−82%

60Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+779−64%

61Todd County, MNMN26,060+798−25%

62Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+827−84%

63Winona County, MNMN50,523+852−61%

64Mower County, MNMN40,971+942−23%

65Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+960−85%

66Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+988−60%

67Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+1,025−70%

68Douglas County, MNMN40,120+1,114−73%

69Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+1,294−65%

70Cass County, MNMN31,430+1,364−75%

71Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+1,522−20%

72Pine County, MNMN30,472+1,596−70%

73Clay County, MNMN67,734+2,416+199%

74Chisago County, MNMN59,142+2,521−76%

75Rice County, MNMN69,939+2,842−62%

76Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+3,009−72%

77Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+3,219−96%

78Isanti County, MNMN44,386+3,251−39%

79Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+3,884−78%

80Stearns County, MNMN164,110+5,818−60%

81Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+7,011−69%

82Carver County, MNMN114,379+7,457−67%

83Scott County, MNMN159,017+8,089−74%

84Wright County, MNMN157,559+16,222−24%

85Anoka County, MNMN381,605+17,718−67%

86Dakota County, MNMN457,710+17,828−78%

87Washington County, MNMN286,895+19,327−65%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES