Minnesota Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the population of Minnesota was 5,525,360. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest population (1,236,183), followed by Ramsey (541,635), and Dakota (417,783). Traverse was the least populated county (3,330).

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 2016
Minnesota Population By County in 2016
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County Population % of State Population
Aitkin 15755 0.28
Anoka 346813 6.28
Becker 33728 0.61
Beltrami 46054 0.83
Benton 39698 0.72
Big Stone 5003 0.09
Blue Earth 66398 1.20
Brown 25278 0.46
Carlton 35550 0.64
Carver 100389 1.82
Cass 29030 0.53
Chippewa 12035 0.22
Chisago 54640 0.99
Clay 63090 1.14
Clearwater 8838 0.16
Cook 5346 0.10
Cottonwood 11382 0.21
Crow Wing 63757 1.15
Dakota 417783 7.56
Dodge 20558 0.37
Douglas 37162 0.67
Faribault 13864 0.25
Fillmore 20912 0.38
Freeborn 30441 0.55
Goodhue 46245 0.84
Grant 5921 0.11
Hennepin 1236183 22.37
Houston 18740 0.34
Hubbard 20709 0.38
Isanti 38763 0.70
Itasca 45171 0.82
Jackson 9962 0.18
Kanabec 15896 0.29
Kandiyohi 42672 0.77
Kittson 4323 0.08
Koochiching 12607 0.23
Lac qui Parle 6743 0.12
Lake 10501 0.19
Lake of the Woods 3791 0.07
Le Sueur 27752 0.50
Lincoln 5702 0.10
Lyon 25996 0.47
McLeod 35746 0.65
Mahnomen 5472 0.10
Marshall 9369 0.17
Martin 19920 0.36
Meeker 23081 0.42
Mille Lacs 25595 0.46
Morrison 32907 0.60
Mower 39555 0.72
Murray 8308 0.15
Nicollet 33766 0.61
Nobles 21895 0.40
Norman 6539 0.12
Olmsted 153446 2.78
Otter Tail 57840 1.05
Pennington 14242 0.26
Pine 28873 0.52
Pipestone 9249 0.17
Polk 31692 0.57
Pope 10971 0.20
Ramsey 541635 9.80
Red Lake 3983 0.07
Redwood 15222 0.28
Renville 14598 0.26
Rice 65862 1.19
Rock 9405 0.17
Roseau 15553 0.28
St. Louis 200023 3.62
Scott 143393 2.60
Sherburne 93247 1.69
Sibley 14832 0.27
Stearns 157279 2.85
Steele 36671 0.66
Stevens 9804 0.18
Swift 9462 0.17
Todd 24408 0.44
Traverse 3330 0.06
Wabasha 21445 0.39
Wadena 13552 0.25
Waseca 18808 0.34
Washington 252655 4.57
Watonwan 11002 0.20
Wilkin 6337 0.12
Winona 50912 0.92
Wright 132392 2.40
Yellow Medicine 9903 0.18