Minnesota Population By County in 2015

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the population of Minnesota was 5,484,002. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest population (1,222,868), followed by Ramsey (536,838), and Dakota (414,245). Traverse was the least populated county (3,376).

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 2015
Minnesota Population By County in 2015
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County Population % of State Population
Aitkin 15857 0.29
Anoka 344244 6.28
Becker 33455 0.61
Beltrami 45629 0.83
Benton 39433 0.72
Big Stone 4993 0.09
Blue Earth 65701 1.20
Brown 25246 0.46
Carlton 35400 0.65
Carver 98610 1.80
Cass 28704 0.52
Chippewa 12069 0.22
Chisago 54144 0.99
Clay 62235 1.14
Clearwater 8794 0.16
Cook 5249 0.10
Cottonwood 11431 0.21
Crow Wing 63255 1.15
Dakota 414245 7.55
Dodge 20417 0.37
Douglas 36796 0.67
Faribault 13977 0.26
Fillmore 20737 0.38
Freeborn 30519 0.56
Goodhue 46092 0.84
Grant 5865 0.11
Hennepin 1222868 22.30
Houston 18695 0.34
Hubbard 20645 0.38
Isanti 38281 0.70
Itasca 45269 0.83
Jackson 10098 0.18
Kanabec 15895 0.29
Kandiyohi 42638 0.78
Kittson 4410 0.08
Koochiching 12798 0.23
Lac qui Parle 6876 0.13
Lake 10540 0.19
Lake of the Woods 3870 0.07
Le Sueur 27762 0.51
Lincoln 5707 0.10
Lyon 25830 0.47
McLeod 35808 0.65
Mahnomen 5428 0.10
Marshall 9410 0.17
Martin 20041 0.37
Meeker 23048 0.42
Mille Lacs 25482 0.47
Morrison 32770 0.60
Mower 39497 0.72
Murray 8395 0.15
Nicollet 33545 0.61
Nobles 21754 0.40
Norman 6623 0.12
Olmsted 151492 2.76
Otter Tail 57539 1.05
Pennington 14258 0.26
Pine 29051 0.53
Pipestone 9302 0.17
Polk 31519 0.57
Pope 10930 0.20
Ramsey 536838 9.79
Red Lake 4027 0.07
Redwood 15427 0.28
Renville 14797 0.27
Rice 65336 1.19
Rock 9456 0.17
Roseau 15619 0.28
St. Louis 200383 3.65
Scott 141372 2.58
Sherburne 91441 1.67
Sibley 14893 0.27
Stearns 156068 2.85
Steele 36628 0.67
Stevens 9886 0.18
Swift 9379 0.17
Todd 24318 0.44
Traverse 3376 0.06
Wabasha 21392 0.39
Wadena 13664 0.25
Waseca 18932 0.35
Washington 250482 4.57
Watonwan 11013 0.20
Wilkin 6369 0.12
Winona 50859 0.93
Wright 131029 2.39
Yellow Medicine 9847 0.18