Minnesota Population By County in 2011

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the population of Minnesota was 5,346,620. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin[object Promise] had the highest population (1,169,581), followed by Ramsey[object Promise] (515,856), and Dakota[object Promise] (401,804). Traverse[object Promise] was the least populated county (3,490).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Minnesota Population By County in 2011
Minnesota Population By County in 2011
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County Population % of State Population
Aitkin 16170 0.30
Anoka 332921 6.23
Becker 32766 0.61
Beltrami 45057 0.84
Benton 38738 0.73
Big Stone 5206 0.10
Blue Earth 64364 1.20
Brown 25660 0.48
Carlton 35436 0.66
Carver 92752 1.74
Cass 28383 0.53
Chippewa 12308 0.23
Chisago 53762 1.01
Clay 59937 1.12
Clearwater 8723 0.16
Cook 5210 0.10
Cottonwood 11716 0.22
Crow Wing 62679 1.17
Dakota 401804 7.52
Dodge 20204 0.38
Douglas 36185 0.68
Faribault 14460 0.27
Fillmore 20836 0.39
Freeborn 31070 0.58
Goodhue 46122 0.86
Grant 5991 0.11
Hennepin 1169581 21.88
Houston 18877 0.35
Hubbard 20516 0.38
Isanti 38200 0.71
Itasca 45103 0.84
Jackson 10198 0.19
Kanabec 16227 0.30
Kandiyohi 42205 0.79
Kittson 4540 0.09
Koochiching 13238 0.25
Lac qui Parle 7221 0.14
Lake 10779 0.20
Lake of the Woods 4011 0.08
Le Sueur 27786 0.52
Lincoln 5808 0.11
Lyon 25834 0.48
McLeod 36345 0.68
Mahnomen 5473 0.10
Marshall 9458 0.18
Martin 20627 0.39
Meeker 23198 0.43
Mille Lacs 25842 0.48
Morrison 33259 0.62
Mower 39349 0.74
Murray 8631 0.16
Nicollet 32971 0.62
Nobles 21617 0.40
Norman 6806 0.13
Olmsted 145849 2.73
Otter Tail 57283 1.07
Pennington 14075 0.26
Pine 29621 0.55
Pipestone 9528 0.18
Polk 31545 0.59
Pope 10906 0.20
Ramsey 515856 9.65
Red Lake 4083 0.08
Redwood 16028 0.30
Renville 15429 0.29
Rice 64458 1.21
Rock 9601 0.18
Roseau 15517 0.29
St. Louis 200437 3.75
Scott 132581 2.48
Sherburne 89279 1.67
Sibley 15167 0.28
Stearns 151372 2.83
Steele 36576 0.68
Stevens 9707 0.18
Swift 9681 0.18
Todd 24882 0.47
Traverse 3490 0.07
Wabasha 21609 0.40
Wadena 13650 0.26
Waseca 19186 0.36
Washington 241428 4.52
Watonwan 11168 0.21
Wilkin 6577 0.12
Winona 51359 0.96
Wright 126239 2.36
Yellow Medicine 10293 0.19