Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Minnesota was 5.38M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.19M), followed by Ramsey County (521.09K), and Dakota County (404.67K).

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 2012
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2012
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1184545
2 Ramsey County 521091
3 Dakota County 404669
4 Anoka County 336119
5 Washington County 243720
6 St. Louis County 200397
7 Stearns County 151919
8 Olmsted County 146944
9 Scott County 135140
10 Wright County 127273
11 Carver County 93804
12 Sherburne County 89474
13 Blue Earth County 64979
14 Rice County 64438
15 Crow Wing County 62813
16 Clay County 60229
17 Otter Tail County 57227
18 Chisago County 53468
19 Winona County 51353
20 Goodhue County 46167
21 Beltrami County 45160
22 Itasca County 45150
23 Kandiyohi County 42380
24 Mower County 39397
25 Benton County 38678
26 Isanti County 38150
27 Steele County 36324
28 Douglas County 36297
29 McLeod County 35933
30 Carlton County 35264
31 Morrison County 33101
32 Nicollet County 33030
33 Becker County 32995
34 Polk County 31524
35 Freeborn County 31026
36 Pine County 29197
37 Cass County 28412
38 Le Sueur County 27666
39 Lyon County 25639
40 Mille Lacs County 25629
41 Brown County 25413
42 Todd County 24641
43 Meeker County 23041
44 Nobles County 21736
45 Wabasha County 21542
46 Fillmore County 20833
47 Martin County 20461
48 Hubbard County 20453
49 Dodge County 20273
50 Waseca County 19177
51 Houston County 18766
52 Aitkin County 16038
53 Kanabec County 15977
54 Redwood County 15820
55 Roseau County 15512
56 Renville County 15283
57 Sibley County 15082
58 Faribault County 14174
59 Pennington County 14130
60 Wadena County 13606
61 Koochiching County 13166
62 Chippewa County 12112
63 Cottonwood County 11578
64 Watonwan County 11114
65 Pope County 10886
66 Lake County 10792
67 Jackson County 10311
68 Yellow Medicine County 10163
69 Stevens County 9734
70 Swift County 9637
71 Rock County 9483
72 Marshall County 9471
73 Pipestone County 9398
74 Clearwater County 8679
75 Murray County 8573
76 Lac qui Parle County 7123
77 Norman County 6602
78 Wilkin County 6594
79 Grant County 5925
80 Lincoln County 5755
81 Mahnomen County 5503
82 Cook County 5181
83 Big Stone County 5134
84 Kittson County 4497
85 Red Lake County 4058
86 Lake of the Woods County 3947
87 Traverse County 3405