Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for Minnesota was 5,101,480 and represented 96.02% of the total Minnesota population.

Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest citizen population (1.07M), followed by Ramsey (471.22K), and Dakota (383.67K).

In terms of percentages, Wilkin had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.85%), followed by Mahnomen (99.82%), and Pope (99.82%).

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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Hennepin	1072250	92.59
Ramsey	471215	92.24
Dakota	383670	96.05
Anoka	320585	96.66
Washington	232920	97.57
St. Louis	198345	99.10
Stearns	146735	97.63
Olmsted	136905	94.74
Scott	125240	95.83
Wright	123220	98.79
Carver	88555	96.94
Sherburne	87265	98.54
Blue Earth	62770	98.09
Crow Wing	62130	99.38
Rice	61010	95.08
Clay	58155	98.68
Otter Tail	56470	98.41
Chisago	53115	99.23
Winona	50560	98.21
Goodhue	45400	98.39
Itasca	44895	99.66
Beltrami	44135	98.85
Kandiyohi	40910	97.06
Benton	38265	99.24
Isanti	37820	99.51
Mower	36915	94.38
Douglas	35910	99.30
Steele	35900	98.29
McLeod	35885	98.25
Carlton	35150	99.56
Morrison	32985	99.43
Becker	32445	99.53
Nicollet	32270	98.72
Polk	30925	98.41
Freeborn	30725	98.51
Pine	29320	99.17
Cass	28420	99.65
Le Sueur	27270	98.29
Mille Lacs	25865	99.46
Brown	25500	98.95
Lyon	24730	96.17
Todd	24205	97.66
Meeker	22925	98.56
Wabasha	21500	99.38
Fillmore	20740	99.33
Martin	20470	98.77
Hubbard	20285	99.58
Dodge	19800	98.66
Houston	18905	99.50
Waseca	18630	97.59
Nobles	18545	86.86
Kanabec	16140	99.29
Aitkin	16090	99.54
Redwood	15775	98.56
Roseau	15430	98.50
Renville	15370	98.18
Sibley	14695	96.74
Faribault	14410	99.07
Pennington	13800	98.93
Wadena	13735	99.46
Koochiching	12980	97.63
Chippewa	11945	96.92
Cottonwood	11405	97.77
Pope	10960	99.82
Lake	10775	99.31
Yellow Medicine	10270	99.18
Jackson	10120	98.49
Watonwan	10060	90.02
Swift	9625	98.57
Rock	9510	98.86
Stevens	9415	96.96
Marshall	9390	99.10
Pipestone	9365	98.22
Clearwater	8635	99.60
Murray	8580	98.73
Lac qui Parle	7190	99.31
Norman	6740	99.19
Wilkin	6575	99.85
Grant	5975	99.34
Lincoln	5835	99.32
Mahnomen	5430	99.82
Big Stone	5230	99.62
Cook	5130	98.56
Kittson	4530	99.67
Red Lake	4085	99.63
Lake of the Woods	3980	98.52
Traverse	3525	99.30