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Most remote workers, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of workers, not the remote-work share. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 1,251. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pennington County, MN, up 21 places to #54.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most remote workers by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020
01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784173,066+137%
02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62356,261+124%
03Dakota County, MNMN457,71050,241+153%
04▲1Washington County, MNMN286,89533,344+175%
05▼1Anoka County, MNMN381,60532,865+127%
06Scott County, MNMN159,01716,725+121%
07Carver County, MNMN114,37914,161+119%
08Olmsted County, MNMN166,73113,209+113%
09▲3Wright County, MNMN157,55911,874+153%
10▲1St. Louis County, MNMN200,51810,715+111%
11▼1Stearns County, MNMN164,1108,816+67%
12▲1Sherburne County, MNMN104,1947,286+103%
13▲6Chisago County, MNMN59,1424,119+104%
14▲2Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1324,101+79%
15▼1Clay County, MNMN67,7343,980+37%
16▼7Rice County, MNMN69,9393,958−26%
17▼2Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6343,132+28%
18Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0412,908+33%
19▲1Winona County, MNMN50,5232,743+46%
20▲6Isanti County, MNMN44,3862,612+110%
21Goodhue County, MNMN48,1952,536+50%
22▼5Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732,423+6%
23Douglas County, MNMN40,1202,230+44%
24▲5Benton County, MNMN41,7442,098+94%
25Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201,964+44%
26▲1Itasca County, MNMN45,4041,804+53%
27▼5Becker County, MNMN35,4971,723+8%
28▲15McLeod County, MNMN36,6311,675+105%
29▼5Beltrami County, MNMN47,0551,636+12%
30▲3Steele County, MNMN37,4641,600+64%
31Cass County, MNMN31,4301,578+57%
32▲2Lyon County, MNMN25,6841,566+64%
33▲13Carlton County, MNMN36,7111,553+105%
34▲5Todd County, MNMN26,0601,487+68%
35▲3Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4531,448+63%
36▲5Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,425+68%
37▲11Mower County, MNMN40,9711,392+96%
38▼8Morrison County, MNMN34,6201,383+30%
39▼3Pine County, MNMN30,4721,339+47%
40▲2Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7531,338+59%
41▼9Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401,329+34%
42▲7Houston County, MNMN18,4001,290+83%
43▼3Wabasha County, MNMN21,5371,255+45%
44▼7Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691,251+38%
45▲5Freeborn County, MNMN30,4401,088+67%
46▼18Brown County, MNMN25,517947−18%
47▲5Meeker County, MNMN23,603929+47%
48▼13Polk County, MNMN30,545873−5%
49▲4Sibley County, MNMN15,356826+31%
50▼3Roseau County, MNMN15,246800+8%
51▲8Aitkin County, MNMN16,252777+67%
52▼8Redwood County, MNMN15,265773−5%
53▼8Martin County, MNMN19,440733−5%
54▲21Pennington County, MNMN13,686733+161%
55▲10Kanabec County, MNMN16,628669+72%
56▲8Pope County, MNMN11,420661+66%
57▼2Koochiching County, MNMN11,587645+17%
58▲4Waseca County, MNMN18,688642+49%
59▼3Nobles County, MNMN22,338628+14%
60▲1Lake County, MNMN10,746626+40%
61▲15Cook County, MNMN5,522616+120%
62▲5Rock County, MNMN9,524595+70%
63▲8Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405573+75%
64▼13Renville County, MNMN14,356570−11%
65▼7Faribault County, MNMN13,888549+4%
66▼9Wadena County, MNMN14,388526−1%
67▲1Jackson County, MNMN9,857515+49%
68▼8Chippewa County, MNMN12,406481+4%
69▼6Lincoln County, MNMN5,583437+8%
70Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704421+28%
71▲2Grant County, MNMN6,085418+32%
72▼18Marshall County, MNMN8,798418−25%
73▼7Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477410+15%
74▲7Pipestone County, MNMN9,260407+97%
75▲10Watonwan County, MNMN11,459407+138%
76▼2Murray County, MNMN7,942391+34%
77▼8Stevens County, MNMN9,747372+13%
78▼6Swift County, MNMN9,7633270%
79▼2Clearwater County, MNMN8,647266+5%
80▲2Wilkin County, MNMN6,288247+19%
81▲2Traverse County, MNMN3,130237+15%
82▼3Big Stone County, MNMN5,054209−1%
83▲4Red Lake County, MNMN3,940200+98%
84▼6Kittson County, MNMN4,031191−10%
85▼5Norman County, MNMN6,336173−16%
86▼2Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153130−30%
87▼1Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770109−8%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES