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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. The median across all 87 is +203. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ramsey County, MN, up 85 places to #1.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲85Ramsey County, MNMN541,623-10,729−142%

02▲12Polk County, MNMN30,545-647−43%

03▲3Martin County, MNMN19,440-585−47%

04▼2Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-475−76%

05▲12Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-455−4%

06▲20Houston County, MNMN18,400-443−136%

07▲32Brown County, MNMN25,517-395+441%

08▼5Renville County, MNMN14,356-367−29%

09▲35Pennington County, MNMN13,686-306−210%

10▲20Waseca County, MNMN18,688-280−119%

11▲25Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153-258−277%

12▲3Marshall County, MNMN8,798-242−71%

13▼3Murray County, MNMN7,942-237−52%

14▲11Traverse County, MNMN3,130-230−30%

15▲18Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-218−42%

16▲31Chippewa County, MNMN12,406-192+37%

17▲48Nicollet County, MNMN34,273-181−111%

18▲20Rock County, MNMN9,524-180+112%

19▼1Kittson County, MNMN4,031-176−63%

20▲7Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-164−72%

21▼14Redwood County, MNMN15,265-160−64%

22▲18Lake County, MNMN10,746-159−125%

23▲23McLeod County, MNMN36,631-140−105%

24▼2Jackson County, MNMN9,857-132−68%

25▲7Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-112−76%

26▲3Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-112−79%

27▼14Norman County, MNMN6,336-105−80%

28▼9Roseau County, MNMN15,246-85−106%

29▲24Cook County, MNMN5,522-78−106%

30▲12Swift County, MNMN9,763-75−106%

31▼8Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-57−88%

32▼28Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-51−92%

33▼25Faribault County, MNMN13,888-33−96%

34▼23Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-15−98%

35▼4Red Lake County, MNMN3,940+5−102%

36▼15Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770+7−98%

37▲6Grant County, MNMN6,085+11−74%

38▲21Nobles County, MNMN22,338+48−93%

39▲18Steele County, MNMN37,464+58−98%

40▼6Stevens County, MNMN9,747+76−113%

41▲8Pope County, MNMN11,420+112−77%

42▼14Clearwater County, MNMN8,647+123+8%

43▼23Wabasha County, MNMN21,537+150−92%

44▲1Meeker County, MNMN23,603+203−89%

45▼4Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+206+6%

46▼9St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+287−88%

47▲3Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+312−10%

48▲19Becker County, MNMN35,497+314−85%

49▼1Wadena County, MNMN14,388+323−42%

50▲20Benton County, MNMN41,744+365−91%

51▼16Itasca County, MNMN45,404+390−88%

52▼43Lyon County, MNMN25,684+415−35%

53▲3Carlton County, MNMN36,711+504−79%

54Dodge County, MNMN21,376+509−75%

55▼39Sibley County, MNMN15,356+520−47%

56▼44Aitkin County, MNMN16,252+555−81%

57▼33Kanabec County, MNMN16,628+596−73%

58▼3Morrison County, MNMN34,620+610−71%

59▲3Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+613−82%

60▲1Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+779−64%

61▼9Todd County, MNMN26,060+798−25%

62▲4Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+827−84%

63▼62Winona County, MNMN50,523+852−61%

64▼6Mower County, MNMN40,971+942−23%

65▲4Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+960−85%

66▼3Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+988−60%

67▼7Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+1,025−70%

68▲4Douglas County, MNMN40,120+1,114−73%

69▼18Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+1,294−65%

70▼6Cass County, MNMN31,430+1,364−75%

71▲4Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+1,522−20%

72▼67Pine County, MNMN30,472+1,596−70%

73▲3Clay County, MNMN67,734+2,416+199%

74▼6Chisago County, MNMN59,142+2,521−76%

75▼4Rice County, MNMN69,939+2,842−62%

76▼2Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+3,009−72%

77▲10Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+3,219−96%

78▼5Isanti County, MNMN44,386+3,251−39%

79▲2Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+3,884−78%

80▼3Stearns County, MNMN164,110+5,818−60%

81▼3Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+7,011−69%

82▼3Carver County, MNMN114,379+7,457−67%

83▼1Scott County, MNMN159,017+8,089−74%

84▼4Wright County, MNMN157,559+16,222−24%

85▼1Anoka County, MNMN381,605+17,718−67%

86▼1Dakota County, MNMN457,710+17,828−78%

87▼4Washington County, MNMN286,895+19,327−65%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES