Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Minnesota was 5,234,810 and represented 96.04% of the total Minnesota population.

Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest citizen population (1.13M), followed by Ramsey (491.52K), and Dakota (394.88K).

In terms of percentages, Wilkin had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.85%), followed by Lincoln (99.83%), and Wadena (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	1125505	93.07
Ramsey	491515	92.47
Dakota	394875	95.98
Anoka	330825	96.95
Washington	242485	97.48
St. Louis	198430	99.04
Stearns	148310	96.52
Olmsted	142110	94.67
Scott	134730	96.59
Wright	128340	98.78
Carver	94805	97.59
Sherburne	89925	98.61
Blue Earth	63885	97.50
Crow Wing	62955	99.42
Rice	61580	94.57
Clay	60145	97.96
Otter Tail	56860	98.55
Chisago	53690	99.35
Winona	50055	97.87
Goodhue	45560	98.08
Beltrami	45205	99.04
Itasca	45195	99.65
Kandiyohi	40490	95.25
Benton	38840	98.44
Isanti	38235	99.42
Mower	37025	94.33
Douglas	36750	99.70
Steele	36035	98.62
Carlton	35320	99.55
McLeod	35110	97.73
Becker	33045	99.01
Morrison	32700	99.54
Nicollet	32375	97.44
Polk	30935	98.05
Freeborn	29945	97.38
Pine	28830	99.19
Cass	28505	99.55
Le Sueur	27070	97.90
Mille Lacs	25665	99.52
Brown	25080	99.03
Lyon	24570	95.72
Todd	23695	97.37
Meeker	22745	98.49
Wabasha	21150	99.18
Fillmore	20685	99.09
Hubbard	20510	99.37
Dodge	20080	98.63
Martin	19875	98.42
Houston	18740	99.73
Waseca	18675	98.11
Nobles	18435	84.84
Kanabec	15830	99.44
Aitkin	15665	99.65
Redwood	15375	98.68
Roseau	15350	98.33
Renville	14720	98.17
Sibley	14455	96.66
Pennington	14050	99.26
Faribault	13925	98.62
Wadena	13730	99.82
Koochiching	12610	97.53
Chippewa	11730	96.74
Cottonwood	11255	97.40
Pope	10925	99.54
Lake	10585	98.74
Watonwan	10060	91.50
Jackson	9990	98.28
Yellow Medicine	9960	99.20
Stevens	9475	97.08
Rock	9450	98.90
Swift	9375	98.84
Marshall	9320	99.10
Pipestone	9050	97.47
Clearwater	8720	99.49
Murray	8305	98.11
Lac qui Parle	6850	99.06
Norman	6560	98.80
Wilkin	6470	99.85
Grant	5920	99.58
Lincoln	5785	99.83
Mahnomen	5465	99.73
Big Stone	5085	99.71
Cook	5045	96.74
Kittson	4400	99.21
Red Lake	4015	99.38
Lake of the Woods	3850	98.72
Traverse	3360	98.97