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Minnesota / Counties by Population
Below are the 87 Minnesota counties sorted by population from 1 to 87 . The population data are from the 2020 Census Redistricting dataset. If 2020 Census data are not available for a geography, then the population data are from the Census’ 2019 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 1,281,565 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 552,352 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 439,882 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 363,887 |
| 5 | Washington County | 267,568 |
| 6 | St. Louis County | 200,231 |
| 7 | Olmsted County | 162,847 |
| 8 | Stearns County | 158,292 |
| 9 | Scott County | 150,928 |
| 10 | Wright County | 141,337 |
| 11 | Carver County | 106,922 |
| 12 | Sherburne County | 97,183 |
| 13 | Blue Earth County | 69,112 |
| 14 | Rice County | 67,097 |
| 15 | Crow Wing County | 66,123 |
| 16 | Clay County | 65,318 |
| 17 | Otter Tail County | 60,081 |
| 18 | Chisago County | 56,621 |
| 19 | Winona County | 49,671 |
| 20 | Goodhue County | 47,582 |
| 21 | Beltrami County | 46,228 |
| 22 | Itasca County | 45,014 |
| 23 | Kandiyohi County | 43,732 |
| 24 | Benton County | 41,379 |
| 25 | Isanti County | 41,135 |
| 26 | Mower County | 40,029 |
| 27 | Douglas County | 39,006 |
| 28 | Steele County | 37,406 |
| 29 | McLeod County | 36,771 |
| 30 | Carlton County | 36,207 |
| 31 | Becker County | 35,183 |
| 32 | Nicollet County | 34,454 |
| 33 | Morrison County | 34,010 |
| 34 | Polk County | 31,192 |
| 35 | Freeborn County | 30,895 |
| 36 | Cass County | 30,066 |
| 37 | Pine County | 28,876 |
| 38 | Le Sueur County | 28,674 |
| 39 | Mille Lacs County | 26,459 |
| 40 | Brown County | 25,912 |
| 41 | Lyon County | 25,269 |
| 42 | Todd County | 25,262 |
| 43 | Meeker County | 23,400 |
| 44 | Nobles County | 22,290 |
| 45 | Wabasha County | 21,387 |
| 46 | Hubbard County | 21,344 |
| 47 | Fillmore County | 21,228 |
| 48 | Dodge County | 20,867 |
| 49 | Martin County | 20,025 |
| 50 | Waseca County | 18,968 |
| 51 | Houston County | 18,843 |
| 52 | Kanabec County | 16,032 |
| 53 | Aitkin County | 15,697 |
| 54 | Redwood County | 15,425 |
| 55 | Roseau County | 15,331 |
| 56 | Sibley County | 14,836 |
| 57 | Renville County | 14,723 |
| 58 | Wadena County | 14,065 |
| 59 | Pennington County | 13,992 |
| 60 | Faribault County | 13,921 |
| 61 | Chippewa County | 12,598 |
| 62 | Koochiching County | 12,062 |
| 63 | Cottonwood County | 11,517 |
| 64 | Pope County | 11,308 |
| 65 | Watonwan County | 11,253 |
| 66 | Lake County | 10,905 |
| 67 | Jackson County | 9,989 |
| 68 | Swift County | 9,838 |
| 69 | Rock County | 9,704 |
| 70 | Stevens County | 9,671 |
| 71 | Yellow Medicine County | 9,528 |
| 72 | Pipestone County | 9,424 |
| 73 | Marshall County | 9,040 |
| 74 | Clearwater County | 8,524 |
| 75 | Murray County | 8,179 |
| 76 | Lac qui Parle County | 6,719 |
| 77 | Wilkin County | 6,506 |
| 78 | Norman County | 6,441 |
| 79 | Grant County | 6,074 |
| 80 | Lincoln County | 5,640 |
| 81 | Cook County | 5,600 |
| 82 | Mahnomen County | 5,411 |
| 83 | Big Stone County | 5,166 |
| 84 | Kittson County | 4,207 |
| 85 | Red Lake County | 3,935 |
| 86 | Lake of the Woods County | 3,763 |
| 87 | Traverse County | 3,360 |
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United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 10 December 2020. http://www.census.gov/. United States Census Bureau. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race." 2020 Census State Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census. Web. 12 August 2021. https://www.census.gov/. |
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