Minnesota Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Minnesota are Hennepin County with 1,273,334, Ramsey County at 542,015, Dakota County with 453,156, Anoka County at 376,840, and Washington County with 283,960. You can get the most current Census population data for all 87 Minnesota counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Minnesota to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1,273,334
2 Ramsey County 542,015
3 Dakota County 453,156
4 Anoka County 376,840
5 Washington County 283,960
6 St. Louis County 200,794
7 Olmsted County 166,424
8 Stearns County 163,997
9 Scott County 157,206
10 Wright County 154,593
11 Carver County 112,628
12 Sherburne County 103,059
13 Blue Earth County 70,700
14 Rice County 69,025
15 Crow Wing County 68,642
16 Clay County 66,848
17 Otter Tail County 60,884
18 Chisago County 59,105
19 Winona County 49,973
20 Goodhue County 47,982
21 Beltrami County 46,762
22 Itasca County 45,442
23 Kandiyohi County 44,674
24 Isanti County 43,687
25 Benton County 41,881
26 Mower County 40,900
27 Douglas County 39,933
28 Steele County 37,434
29 McLeod County 36,780
30 Carlton County 36,745
31 Becker County 35,444
32 Morrison County 34,520
33 Nicollet County 34,493
34 Cass County 31,442
35 Polk County 30,413
36 Pine County 30,319
37 Freeborn County 30,314
38 Le Sueur County 29,458
39 Mille Lacs County 27,577
40 Todd County 25,955
41 Brown County 25,710
42 Lyon County 25,577
43 Meeker County 23,491
44 Hubbard County 22,050
45 Nobles County 21,969
46 Wabasha County 21,574
47 Fillmore County 21,502
48 Dodge County 21,242
49 Martin County 19,561
50 Waseca County 18,684
51 Houston County 18,352
52 Kanabec County 16,608
53 Aitkin County 16,335
54 Roseau County 15,265
55 Redwood County 15,254
56 Sibley County 15,194
57 Renville County 14,453
58 Wadena County 14,437
59 Faribault County 13,886
60 Pennington County 13,652
61 Chippewa County 12,299
62 Koochiching County 11,594
63 Pope County 11,495
64 Cottonwood County 11,338
65 Watonwan County 11,204
66 Lake County 10,698
67 Jackson County 9,861
68 Stevens County 9,819
69 Swift County 9,666
70 Rock County 9,525
71 Yellow Medicine County 9,373
72 Pipestone County 9,100
73 Marshall County 8,771
74 Clearwater County 8,630
75 Murray County 8,044
76 Lac qui Parle County 6,636
77 Norman County 6,284
78 Wilkin County 6,268
79 Grant County 6,109
80 Cook County 5,571
81 Lincoln County 5,564
82 Mahnomen County 5,296
83 Big Stone County 5,067
84 Kittson County 3,992
85 Red Lake County 3,882
86 Lake of the Woods County 3,797
87 Traverse County 3,134

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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