Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for Minnesota was 5,458,285 and represented 96.26% of the total Minnesota population.

Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest citizen population (1.19M), followed by Ramsey (513.17K), and Dakota (418.56K).

In terms of percentages, Mahnomen had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.91%), followed by Itasca (99.79%), and Aitkin (99.78%).

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	1191535	93.80
Ramsey	513165	93.41
Dakota	418560	96.03
Anoka	349220	96.80
Washington	258495	97.61
St. Louis	198475	99.08
Olmsted	152995	95.07
Stearns	151505	96.11
Scott	144245	96.44
Wright	138535	99.03
Carver	103225	97.66
Sherburne	94985	98.64
Blue Earth	66305	96.69
Crow Wing	65610	99.59
Clay	63445	97.65
Rice	63230	94.66
Otter Tail	59000	98.78
Chisago	55745	98.96
Winona	48960	98.14
Goodhue	46845	98.61
Beltrami	45680	99.23
Itasca	44875	99.79
Kandiyohi	41435	95.24
Isanti	40185	98.97
Benton	40020	97.41
Douglas	38600	99.64
Mower	36755	91.92
Steele	36605	97.97
McLeod	36160	98.64
Carlton	35755	98.92
Becker	34805	99.46
Morrison	33700	99.48
Nicollet	33460	97.57
Polk	30910	98.74
Cass	29810	99.65
Freeborn	29800	96.50
Pine	28845	99.48
Le Sueur	28125	98.46
Mille Lacs	26235	99.39
Brown	25650	99.05
Todd	24505	97.55
Lyon	24440	95.94
Meeker	23100	99.27
Wabasha	21225	99.07
Hubbard	21040	99.15
Fillmore	20995	99.13
Dodge	20410	98.13
Martin	20005	99.68
Nobles	19275	86.73
Houston	18710	99.50
Waseca	18545	97.76
Kanabec	15965	99.75
Aitkin	15710	99.78
Redwood	15335	99.35
Roseau	15075	98.40
Sibley	14485	96.89
Renville	14470	97.97
Pennington	13935	99.08
Wadena	13875	99.04
Faribault	13770	98.82
Koochiching	12035	98.61
Chippewa	11895	95.08
Pope	11165	99.55
Cottonwood	10980	95.60
Lake	10800	99.68
Watonwan	10260	91.40
Jackson	9945	99.30
Rock	9655	99.33
Swift	9525	97.10
Yellow Medicine	9460	98.39
Stevens	9295	96.12
Marshall	9050	99.67
Pipestone	8985	95.89
Clearwater	8490	99.59
Murray	8060	97.99
Lac qui Parle	6640	98.30
Wilkin	6470	99.62
Norman	6425	98.85
Grant	6005	99.34
Lincoln	5615	99.29
Cook	5475	98.21
Mahnomen	5425	99.91
Big Stone	5105	99.03
Kittson	4175	99.05
Red Lake	3910	99.75
Lake of the Woods	3730	99.33
Traverse	3340	99.41