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Youngest by median age, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the youngest median age (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 41.8. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wadena County, MN, up 22 places to #28.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN AGEVS 2000

01Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63431.6+6%

02Clay County, MNMN67,73433.7+4%

03Stevens County, MNMN9,74733.90%

04▲3Stearns County, MNMN164,11035.1+11%

05Beltrami County, MNMN47,05535.3+12%

06▲17Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15335.4−7%

07▼3Nobles County, MNMN22,33835.7−5%

08▼2Ramsey County, MNMN541,62336.1+7%

09Benton County, MNMN41,74436.2+13%

10▲3Winona County, MNMN50,52336.4+11%

11▼1Sherburne County, MNMN104,19437.0+18%

12▲2Rice County, MNMN69,93937.1+13%

13▲3Lyon County, MNMN25,68437.4+10%

14▲1Wright County, MNMN157,55937.6+14%

15▼7Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78437.6+8%

16▼5Olmsted County, MNMN166,73137.8+8%

17Scott County, MNMN159,01737.8+16%

18▼6Nicollet County, MNMN34,27338.3+17%

19▲2Dakota County, MNMN457,71038.6+15%

20▼2Dodge County, MNMN21,37638.7+11%

21▼1Anoka County, MNMN381,60538.8+15%

22Carver County, MNMN114,37939.0+15%

23▼4Mower County, MNMN40,97139.2+1%

24▲4Pennington County, MNMN13,68639.6+4%

25Polk County, MNMN30,54539.8+4%

26▲4Washington County, MNMN286,89539.8+13%

27▼3Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72040.0+8%

28▲22Wadena County, MNMN14,38840.00%

29▼2Isanti County, MNMN44,38640.2+13%

30▲18Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40540.3−3%

31▲10Pipestone County, MNMN9,26040.40%

32▲1Redwood County, MNMN15,26540.5+3%

33▼4Steele County, MNMN37,46440.5+13%

34▼3Waseca County, MNMN18,68840.6+12%

35▼3Chisago County, MNMN59,14240.8+19%

36▼10Watonwan County, MNMN11,45940.8+6%

37▲3Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75341.2+8%

38▼1Rock County, MNMN9,52441.2+3%

39▼1St. Louis County, MNMN200,51841.2+6%

40▲2Carlton County, MNMN36,71141.4+8%

41▲4Clearwater County, MNMN8,64741.6+5%

42▼6McLeod County, MNMN36,63141.6+17%

43▼9Chippewa County, MNMN12,40641.7+3%

44▼9Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45341.8+12%

45▲7Swift County, MNMN9,76341.8+6%

46▲5Roseau County, MNMN15,24641.9+19%

47▲10Brown County, MNMN25,51742.0+9%

48▲7Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47742.1+4%

49Meeker County, MNMN23,60342.2+10%

50▼3Wilkin County, MNMN6,28842.2+11%

51▲5Fillmore County, MNMN21,54042.3+6%

52▲10Renville County, MNMN14,35642.3+7%

53▼7Sibley County, MNMN15,35642.4+14%

54▼1Goodhue County, MNMN48,19542.5+12%

55▼12Morrison County, MNMN34,62042.5+15%

56▼17Todd County, MNMN26,06042.8+11%

57▼13Red Lake County, MNMN3,94043.0+6%

58▲3Grant County, MNMN6,08543.2+2%

59▼5Marshall County, MNMN8,79843.2+7%

60▼2Becker County, MNMN35,49743.5+10%

61▲7Norman County, MNMN6,33643.8+7%

62▲5Martin County, MNMN19,44043.9+6%

63▲2Faribault County, MNMN13,88844.3+4%

64▼4Freeborn County, MNMN30,44044.3+10%

65▼2Douglas County, MNMN40,12044.5+12%

66▼7Jackson County, MNMN9,85744.5+9%

67▲3Kanabec County, MNMN16,62844.7+18%

68▼2Houston County, MNMN18,40045.1+16%

69▲3Wabasha County, MNMN21,53745.2+19%

70▲1Pope County, MNMN11,42045.3+8%

71▲2Lincoln County, MNMN5,58345.6+6%

72▼8Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13245.7+16%

73▼4Pine County, MNMN30,47245.9+20%

74▲2Traverse County, MNMN3,13046.1+7%

75▼1Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04146.2+12%

76▲2Murray County, MNMN7,94246.5+10%

77▼2Itasca County, MNMN45,40446.9+14%

78▲2Big Stone County, MNMN5,05447.0+8%

79Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70447.4+9%

80▲1Kittson County, MNMN4,03147.8+13%

81▼4Hubbard County, MNMN22,36948.6+16%

82▲2Lake County, MNMN10,74649.4+15%

83Cass County, MNMN31,43049.9+18%

84▲1Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77050.7+22%

85▼3Koochiching County, MNMN11,58751.6+24%

86Cook County, MNMN5,52253.0+20%

87Aitkin County, MNMN16,25256.9+22%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES