Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the citizen population for Minnesota was 5,203,975 and represented 96.03% of the total Minnesota population.

Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest citizen population (1.11M), followed by Ramsey (486.23K), and Dakota (391.92K).

In terms of percentages, Wilkin had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.92%), followed by Big Stone (99.81%), and Pope (99.77%).

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 2015
Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Hennepin 1113295 92.95
Ramsey 486230 92.19
Dakota 391920 95.95
Anoka 328225 96.89
Washington 240860 97.65
St. Louis 198520 99.01
Stearns 147840 96.88
Olmsted 140890 94.73
Scott 132320 96.36
Wright 127220 98.86
Carver 93180 97.35
Sherburne 89225 98.70
Blue Earth 63725 97.85
Crow Wing 62585 99.26
Rice 61535 94.84
Clay 59735 98.12
Otter Tail 56540 98.31
Chisago 53370 99.14
Winona 50130 97.88
Goodhue 45535 98.19
Itasca 45225 99.71
Beltrami 44945 98.92
Kandiyohi 40770 96.05
Benton 38730 98.75
Isanti 38095 99.48
Mower 37390 95.32
Douglas 36465 99.58
Steele 35995 98.55
Carlton 35325 99.66
McLeod 35300 97.93
Becker 32805 98.99
Morrison 32790 99.48
Nicollet 32360 97.81
Polk 31105 98.61
Freeborn 30120 97.49
Pine 28975 99.16
Cass 28400 99.58
Le Sueur 27175 98.09
Mille Lacs 25695 99.55
Brown 25165 99.11
Lyon 24665 95.97
Todd 23840 97.45
Meeker 22735 98.29
Wabasha 21215 99.23
Fillmore 20675 99.18
Hubbard 20465 99.47
Martin 20030 98.43
Dodge 20005 98.60
Houston 18755 99.71
Nobles 18640 85.96
Waseca 18545 97.22
Kanabec 15915 99.44
Aitkin 15785 99.65
Redwood 15520 98.70
Roseau 15350 98.30
Renville 14905 98.25
Sibley 14555 96.90
Faribault 14075 98.91
Pennington 13950 98.87
Wadena 13705 99.60
Koochiching 12745 97.63
Chippewa 11855 97.53
Cottonwood 11390 97.94
Pope 10925 99.77
Lake 10625 98.84
Watonwan 10120 91.54
Jackson 10070 98.63
Yellow Medicine 10005 99.16
Stevens 9470 96.93
Rock 9435 98.64
Swift 9425 98.95
Marshall 9360 99.00
Pipestone 9150 97.81
Clearwater 8705 99.49
Murray 8375 98.18
Lac qui Parle 6955 99.00
Norman 6630 99.10
Wilkin 6520 99.92
Grant 5935 99.58
Lincoln 5795 99.74
Mahnomen 5480 99.73
Big Stone 5125 99.81
Cook 5020 96.63
Kittson 4460 99.55
Red Lake 4045 99.63
Lake of the Woods 3900 98.73
Traverse 3410 99.42