Minnesota Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the population of Minnesota was 5,608,762. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest population (1,258,021), followed by Ramsey (548,900), and Dakota (425,472). Traverse was the least populated county (3,289).

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 2018
Minnesota Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Aitkin 15886 0.28
Anoka 354004 6.31
Becker 34403 0.61
Beltrami 46723 0.83
Benton 40569 0.72
Big Stone 4973 0.09
Blue Earth 67397 1.20
Brown 25118 0.45
Carlton 35816 0.64
Carver 103605 1.85
Cass 29405 0.52
Chippewa 11879 0.21
Chisago 55980 1.00
Clay 64079 1.14
Clearwater 8815 0.16
Cook 5413 0.10
Cottonwood 11274 0.20
Crow Wing 64957 1.16
Dakota 425472 7.59
Dodge 20804 0.37
Douglas 37987 0.68
Faribault 13732 0.25
Fillmore 21053 0.38
Freeborn 30552 0.55
Goodhue 46348 0.83
Grant 5971 0.11
Hennepin 1258021 22.43
Houston 18608 0.33
Hubbard 21350 0.38
Isanti 39846 0.71
Itasca 45139 0.81
Jackson 9866 0.18
Kanabec 16288 0.29
Kandiyohi 42850 0.76
Kittson 4276 0.08
Koochiching 12404 0.22
Lac qui Parle 6644 0.12
Lake 10609 0.19
Lake of the Woods 3722 0.07
Le Sueur 28583 0.51
Lincoln 5654 0.10
Lyon 25656 0.46
McLeod 35798 0.64
Mahnomen 5492 0.10
Marshall 9373 0.17
Martin 19772 0.35
Meeker 23122 0.41
Mille Lacs 26062 0.47
Morrison 33098 0.59
Mower 40122 0.72
Murray 8247 0.15
Nicollet 34234 0.61
Nobles 21737 0.39
Norman 6477 0.12
Olmsted 156413 2.79
Otter Tail 58602 1.05
Pennington 14175 0.25
Pine 29449 0.53
Pipestone 9127 0.16
Polk 31364 0.56
Pope 11088 0.20
Ramsey 548900 9.79
Red Lake 3961 0.07
Redwood 15254 0.27
Renville 14629 0.26
Rice 66583 1.19
Rock 9411 0.17
Roseau 15147 0.27
St. Louis 199850 3.56
Scott 147339 2.63
Sherburne 96067 1.71
Sibley 15024 0.27
Stearns 160034 2.85
Steele 36783 0.66
Stevens 9751 0.17
Swift 9319 0.17
Todd 24613 0.44
Traverse 3289 0.06
Wabasha 21591 0.39
Wadena 13739 0.25
Waseca 18653 0.33
Washington 258969 4.62
Watonwan 10964 0.20
Wilkin 6255 0.11
Winona 50877 0.91
Wright 136471 2.43
Yellow Medicine 9806 0.18