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Total Population in Minnesota, by County

Total Population for every county in Minnesota, ranked. The highest is Hennepin County at 1,269,496 and the lowest is Traverse County at 3,243.

Minnesota: 5,739,445 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in Minnesota: 22,041

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#County Total Population
1Hennepin County1,269,496
2Ramsey County542,945
3Dakota County445,771
4Anoka County370,349
5Washington County276,238
6St. Louis County200,123
7Olmsted County164,498
8Stearns County160,865
9Scott County154,557
10Wright County148,269
11Carver County110,041
12Sherburne County100,560
13Blue Earth County69,871
14Rice County67,917
15Crow Wing County67,686
16Clay County66,059
17Otter Tail County60,475
18Chisago County57,991
19Winona County49,779
20Goodhue County47,943
21Beltrami County46,512
22Itasca County45,275
23Kandiyohi County44,079
24Isanti County42,596
25Benton County41,593
26Mower County40,343
27Douglas County39,575
28Steele County37,439
29McLeod County36,798
30Carlton County36,518
31Becker County35,343
32Nicollet County34,411
33Morrison County34,249
34Cass County30,992
35Polk County30,705
36Freeborn County30,623
37Pine County29,640
38Le Sueur County29,113
39Mille Lacs County27,125
40Brown County25,800
41Todd County25,575
42Lyon County25,503
43Meeker County23,468
44Nobles County22,041
45Hubbard County21,831
46Wabasha County21,565
47Fillmore County21,414
48Dodge County21,045
49Martin County19,780
50Waseca County18,885
51Houston County18,653
52Kanabec County16,390
53Aitkin County16,056
54Redwood County15,350
55Roseau County15,302
56Sibley County15,005
57Renville County14,558
58Wadena County14,256
59Faribault County13,914
60Pennington County13,791
61Chippewa County12,377
62Koochiching County11,833
63Cottonwood County11,458
64Pope County11,418
65Watonwan County11,205
66Lake County10,879
67Jackson County9,933
68Swift County9,748
69Stevens County9,739
70Rock County9,621
71Yellow Medicine County9,451
72Pipestone County9,284
73Marshall County8,909
74Clearwater County8,616
75Murray County8,097
76Lac qui Parle County6,682
77Wilkin County6,371
78Norman County6,367
79Grant County6,127
80Cook County5,635
81Lincoln County5,603
82Mahnomen County5,358
83Big Stone County5,127
84Kittson County4,084
85Red Lake County3,915
86Lake of the Woods County3,821
87Traverse County3,243

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Minnesota ranks 22nd of 52 states for total population.

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