Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2011 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2011, the citizen population for Minnesota was 5,067,795 and represented 96.01% of the total Minnesota population.

Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest citizen population (1.06M), followed by Ramsey (467.53K), and Dakota (380.63K).

In terms of percentages, Pope had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.86%), followed by Wilkin (99.85%), and Mahnomen (99.72%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2011
Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2011
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Hennepin 1059870 92.47
Ramsey 467530 92.29
Dakota 380625 95.99
Anoka 318145 96.56
Washington 229935 97.51
St. Louis 198035 99.09
Stearns 145675 97.55
Olmsted 135905 95.08
Scott 123210 95.92
Wright 121365 98.66
Carver 87255 96.88
Sherburne 86610 98.56
Blue Earth 62160 98.09
Crow Wing 61895 99.41
Rice 60670 95.40
Clay 57290 98.73
Otter Tail 56515 98.39
Chisago 52895 99.18
Winona 50655 98.56
Goodhue 45320 98.42
Itasca 44765 99.58
Beltrami 43615 98.60
Kandiyohi 40805 97.18
Benton 38125 99.40
Isanti 37665 99.35
Mower 36810 94.42
McLeod 36150 98.45
Steele 35890 98.25
Douglas 35785 99.27
Carlton 34900 99.32
Morrison 33005 99.47
Becker 32285 99.58
Nicollet 32020 98.61
Polk 30950 98.60
Freeborn 30635 97.88
Pine 29365 99.32
Cass 28470 99.60
Le Sueur 27325 98.45
Mille Lacs 25975 99.54
Brown 25615 98.80
Lyon 24730 96.17
Todd 24225 97.49
Meeker 23060 98.76
Wabasha 21565 99.38
Fillmore 20825 99.43
Martin 20615 99.02
Hubbard 20230 99.56
Dodge 19725 98.82
Houston 18995 99.40
Nobles 18785 88.65
Waseca 18715 97.70
Kanabec 16265 99.51
Aitkin 16245 99.63
Redwood 15835 98.72
Roseau 15600 98.92
Renville 15550 98.20
Sibley 14760 96.98
Faribault 14540 98.98
Pennington 13755 98.85
Wadena 13725 99.31
Koochiching 13075 97.83
Chippewa 12065 97.42
Cottonwood 11380 97.31
Pope 11000 99.86
Lake 10820 99.49
Yellow Medicine 10350 99.09
Jackson 10200 98.79
Watonwan 10150 90.71
Swift 9715 98.63
Rock 9530 99.01
Marshall 9430 99.06
Stevens 9410 96.96
Pipestone 9365 97.86
Murray 8655 99.14
Clearwater 8615 99.54
Lac qui Parle 7250 99.32
Norman 6795 99.20
Wilkin 6605 99.85
Grant 6015 99.34
Lincoln 5865 99.41
Mahnomen 5380 99.72
Big Stone 5275 99.62
Cook 5150 98.75
Kittson 4555 99.56
Red Lake 4065 99.15
Lake of the Woods 4060 99.39
Traverse 3570 99.03