Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2011

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Population for Minnesota was 5.35M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.17M), followed by Ramsey County (515.86K), and Dakota County (401.80K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2011
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2011
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1169581
2 Ramsey County 515856
3 Dakota County 401804
4 Anoka County 332921
5 Washington County 241428
6 St. Louis County 200437
7 Stearns County 151372
8 Olmsted County 145849
9 Scott County 132581
10 Wright County 126239
11 Carver County 92752
12 Sherburne County 89279
13 Rice County 64458
14 Blue Earth County 64364
15 Crow Wing County 62679
16 Clay County 59937
17 Otter Tail County 57283
18 Chisago County 53762
19 Winona County 51359
20 Goodhue County 46122
21 Itasca County 45103
22 Beltrami County 45057
23 Kandiyohi County 42205
24 Mower County 39349
25 Benton County 38738
26 Isanti County 38200
27 Steele County 36576
28 McLeod County 36345
29 Douglas County 36185
30 Carlton County 35436
31 Morrison County 33259
32 Nicollet County 32971
33 Becker County 32766
34 Polk County 31545
35 Freeborn County 31070
36 Pine County 29621
37 Cass County 28383
38 Le Sueur County 27786
39 Mille Lacs County 25842
40 Lyon County 25834
41 Brown County 25660
42 Todd County 24882
43 Meeker County 23198
44 Nobles County 21617
45 Wabasha County 21609
46 Fillmore County 20836
47 Martin County 20627
48 Hubbard County 20516
49 Dodge County 20204
50 Waseca County 19186
51 Houston County 18877
52 Kanabec County 16227
53 Aitkin County 16170
54 Redwood County 16028
55 Roseau County 15517
56 Renville County 15429
57 Sibley County 15167
58 Faribault County 14460
59 Pennington County 14075
60 Wadena County 13650
61 Koochiching County 13238
62 Chippewa County 12308
63 Cottonwood County 11716
64 Watonwan County 11168
65 Pope County 10906
66 Lake County 10779
67 Yellow Medicine County 10293
68 Jackson County 10198
69 Stevens County 9707
70 Swift County 9681
71 Rock County 9601
72 Pipestone County 9528
73 Marshall County 9458
74 Clearwater County 8723
75 Murray County 8631
76 Lac qui Parle County 7221
77 Norman County 6806
78 Wilkin County 6577
79 Grant County 5991
80 Lincoln County 5808
81 Mahnomen County 5473
82 Cook County 5210
83 Big Stone County 5206
84 Kittson County 4540
85 Red Lake County 4083
86 Lake of the Woods County 4011
87 Traverse County 3490