Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for Minnesota was 5,509,275 and represented 96.42% of the total Minnesota population.

Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest citizen population (1.19M), followed by Ramsey (512.20K), and Dakota (424.66K).

In terms of percentages, Grant had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.76%), followed by Aitkin (99.75%), and Red Lake (99.75%).

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 2023
Minnesota Citizen Population By County in 2023
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Hennepin 1194385 94.13
Ramsey 512200 94.08
Dakota 424655 96.03
Anoka 355590 96.87
Washington 265085 97.35
St. Louis 198335 99.14
Olmsted 155815 95.34
Stearns 153915 96.58
Scott 148280 96.94
Wright 143045 98.47
Carver 106210 97.78
Sherburne 97940 98.75
Blue Earth 67120 96.74
Crow Wing 66730 99.43
Clay 64450 98.20
Rice 63435 94.13
Otter Tail 59570 98.82
Chisago 56860 99.00
Winona 48965 98.51
Goodhue 46975 98.18
Beltrami 46120 99.35
Itasca 44965 99.61
Isanti 41510 98.99
Kandiyohi 41150 94.05
Benton 40895 98.64
Douglas 39195 99.59
Mower 37165 92.75
Steele 36445 97.41
Carlton 36180 99.25
McLeod 36125 98.25
Becker 35030 99.35
Morrison 34005 99.63
Nicollet 33525 97.60
Cass 30580 99.64
Polk 30520 98.75
Freeborn 30305 98.55
Pine 29205 99.30
Le Sueur 28325 97.89
Mille Lacs 26765 99.46
Brown 25470 98.63
Todd 24735 97.38
Lyon 24600 96.47
Meeker 23220 99.15
Hubbard 21625 99.65
Wabasha 21375 99.33
Fillmore 21205 99.34
Dodge 20420 97.42
Martin 19625 98.79
Nobles 18845 85.41
Houston 18715 99.71
Waseca 18580 98.00
Kanabec 16205 99.66
Aitkin 15890 99.75
Redwood 15265 99.22
Roseau 15090 98.63
Sibley 14500 97.09
Renville 14245 97.67
Wadena 13975 98.87
Faribault 13690 98.42
Pennington 13685 98.63
Koochiching 11780 98.58
Chippewa 11715 94.55
Pope 11335 99.74
Cottonwood 11045 96.38
Lake 10875 99.68
Watonwan 10265 91.90
Jackson 9855 98.90
Swift 9555 97.65
Rock 9525 98.91
Yellow Medicine 9330 98.11
Stevens 9115 94.12
Pipestone 8980 96.04
Marshall 8895 99.28
Clearwater 8545 99.59
Murray 7960 98.03
Lac qui Parle 6615 98.81
Norman 6335 98.83
Wilkin 6330 98.68
Grant 6095 99.76
Lincoln 5560 99.37
Cook 5530 98.14
Mahnomen 5355 99.72
Big Stone 5115 99.32
Kittson 4120 98.92
Red Lake 3910 99.75
Lake of the Woods 3755 98.82
Traverse 3235 98.63