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Most population lost, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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

01Winona County, MNMN50,523-1,790−183%

02Koochiching County, MNMN11,587-1,249−36%

03Renville County, MNMN14,356-1,007+94%

04Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477-910+51%

05Pine County, MNMN30,472-874−117%

06Martin County, MNMN19,440-815−27%

07Redwood County, MNMN15,265-634+44%

08Faribault County, MNMN13,888-632−16%

09Lyon County, MNMN25,684-588−192%

10Murray County, MNMN7,942-546+10%

11Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704-540−37%

12Aitkin County, MNMN16,252-505−118%

13Norman County, MNMN6,336-411−23%

14Polk County, MNMN30,545-408−64%

15Marshall County, MNMN8,798-399−52%

16Sibley County, MNMN15,356-390−139%

17Freeborn County, MNMN30,440-360−24%

18Kittson County, MNMN4,031-345−28%

19Roseau County, MNMN15,246-298−123%

20Wabasha County, MNMN21,537-289−115%

21Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770-282−163%

22Jackson County, MNMN9,857-277−32%

23Lincoln County, MNMN5,583-256−44%

24Kanabec County, MNMN16,628-207−109%

25Traverse County, MNMN3,130-198−40%

26Houston County, MNMN18,400-184−115%

27Pipestone County, MNMN9,260-172−71%

28Clearwater County, MNMN8,647-171−250%

29Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405-170−68%

30Waseca County, MNMN18,688-168−112%

31Red Lake County, MNMN3,940-154−32%

32Big Stone County, MNMN5,054-103−78%

33Wilkin County, MNMN6,288-70−81%

34Stevens County, MNMN9,747-55−91%

35Itasca County, MNMN45,404-44−101%

36Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153-2−101%

37St. Louis County, MNMN200,518+5−100%

38Rock County, MNMN9,524+17−120%

39Brown County, MNMN25,517+19−126%

40Lake County, MNMN10,746+39−94%

41Watonwan County, MNMN11,459+42−78%

42Swift County, MNMN9,763+55−96%

43Grant County, MNMN6,085+56+30%

44Pennington County, MNMN13,686+62−78%

45Meeker County, MNMN23,603+100−94%

46McLeod County, MNMN36,631+120−96%

47Chippewa County, MNMN12,406+157−212%

48Wadena County, MNMN14,388+222−60%

49Pope County, MNMN11,420+313−36%

50Fillmore County, MNMN21,540+362+5%

51Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753+362−90%

52Todd County, MNMN26,060+367−65%

53Cook County, MNMN5,522+424−67%

54Dodge County, MNMN21,376+780−61%

55Morrison County, MNMN34,620+812−61%

56Carlton County, MNMN36,711+821−66%

57Steele County, MNMN37,464+830−72%

58Mower County, MNMN40,971+866−29%

59Nobles County, MNMN22,338+912+24%

60Hubbard County, MNMN22,369+916−73%

61Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453+971−56%

62Goodhue County, MNMN48,195+1,399−59%

63Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720+1,493−39%

64Cass County, MNMN31,430+1,499−72%

65Nicollet County, MNMN34,273+1,727+2%

66Beltrami County, MNMN47,055+1,786−66%

67Becker County, MNMN35,497+2,679+26%

68Chisago County, MNMN59,142+2,734−74%

69Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041+2,778−57%

70Benton County, MNMN41,744+2,928−28%

71Rice County, MNMN69,939+2,955−61%

72Douglas County, MNMN40,120+2,997−28%

73Isanti County, MNMN44,386+3,319−38%

74Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132+3,623−67%

75Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634+5,099+169%

76Clay County, MNMN67,734+6,319+683%

77Stearns County, MNMN164,110+7,650−47%

78Sherburne County, MNMN104,194+8,684−61%

79Carver County, MNMN114,379+15,880−29%

80Wright County, MNMN157,559+16,637−22%

81Olmsted County, MNMN166,731+18,599+4%

82Scott County, MNMN159,017+21,000−34%

83Washington County, MNMN286,895+29,432−47%

84Anoka County, MNMN381,605+33,043−39%

85Dakota County, MNMN457,710+41,330−49%

86Ramsey County, MNMN541,623+43,712+73%

87Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784+129,140+54%

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