Minnesota Population By County in 2019

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the population of Minnesota was 5,640,053. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest population (1,265,159), followed by Ramsey (549,632), and Dakota (429,453). Traverse was the least populated county (3,260).

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 2019
Minnesota Population By County in 2019
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County Population % of State Population
Aitkin 15841 0.28
Anoka 357538 6.34
Becker 34461 0.61
Beltrami 47205 0.84
Benton 40938 0.73
Big Stone 4967 0.09
Blue Earth 67874 1.20
Brown 24965 0.44
Carlton 35913 0.64
Carver 105128 1.86
Cass 29622 0.53
Chippewa 11756 0.21
Chisago 56543 1.00
Clay 64441 1.14
Clearwater 8843 0.16
Cook 5416 0.10
Cottonwood 11232 0.20
Crow Wing 65191 1.16
Dakota 429453 7.61
Dodge 20976 0.37
Douglas 38070 0.68
Faribault 13671 0.24
Fillmore 21081 0.37
Freeborn 30385 0.54
Goodhue 46391 0.82
Grant 5977 0.11
Hennepin 1265159 22.43
Houston 18667 0.33
Hubbard 21604 0.38
Isanti 40447 0.72
Itasca 45225 0.80
Jackson 9799 0.17
Kanabec 16357 0.29
Kandiyohi 43137 0.77
Kittson 4286 0.08
Koochiching 12202 0.22
Lac qui Parle 6628 0.12
Lake 10625 0.19
Lake of the Woods 3736 0.07
Le Sueur 28856 0.51
Lincoln 5619 0.10
Lyon 25579 0.45
McLeod 35826 0.64
Mahnomen 5540 0.10
Marshall 9345 0.17
Martin 19641 0.35
Meeker 23166 0.41
Mille Lacs 26166 0.46
Morrison 33329 0.59
Mower 40040 0.71
Murray 8197 0.14
Nicollet 34311 0.61
Nobles 21645 0.38
Norman 6388 0.11
Olmsted 158188 2.81
Otter Tail 58684 1.04
Pennington 14069 0.25
Pine 29430 0.52
Pipestone 9152 0.16
Polk 31330 0.56
Pope 11216 0.20
Ramsey 549632 9.74
Red Lake 4032 0.07
Redwood 15158 0.27
Renville 14551 0.26
Rice 67016 1.19
Rock 9334 0.17
Roseau 15176 0.27
St. Louis 199212 3.53
Scott 149004 2.64
Sherburne 97424 1.73
Sibley 14868 0.26
Stearns 161076 2.86
Steele 36687 0.65
Stevens 9822 0.17
Swift 9294 0.17
Todd 24725 0.44
Traverse 3260 0.06
Wabasha 21548 0.38
Wadena 13662 0.24
Waseca 18558 0.33
Washington 262541 4.66
Watonwan 10846 0.19
Wilkin 6223 0.11
Winona 50659 0.90
Wright 138542 2.46
Yellow Medicine 9736 0.17