Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Minnesota was 5.53M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.24M), followed by Ramsey County (541.64K), and Dakota County (417.78K).

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 2016
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2016
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1236183
2 Ramsey County 541635
3 Dakota County 417783
4 Anoka County 346813
5 Washington County 252655
6 St. Louis County 200023
7 Stearns County 157279
8 Olmsted County 153446
9 Scott County 143393
10 Wright County 132392
11 Carver County 100389
12 Sherburne County 93247
13 Blue Earth County 66398
14 Rice County 65862
15 Crow Wing County 63757
16 Clay County 63090
17 Otter Tail County 57840
18 Chisago County 54640
19 Winona County 50912
20 Goodhue County 46245
21 Beltrami County 46054
22 Itasca County 45171
23 Kandiyohi County 42672
24 Benton County 39698
25 Mower County 39555
26 Isanti County 38763
27 Douglas County 37162
28 Steele County 36671
29 McLeod County 35746
30 Carlton County 35550
31 Nicollet County 33766
32 Becker County 33728
33 Morrison County 32907
34 Polk County 31692
35 Freeborn County 30441
36 Cass County 29030
37 Pine County 28873
38 Le Sueur County 27752
39 Lyon County 25996
40 Mille Lacs County 25595
41 Brown County 25278
42 Todd County 24408
43 Meeker County 23081
44 Nobles County 21895
45 Wabasha County 21445
46 Fillmore County 20912
47 Hubbard County 20709
48 Dodge County 20558
49 Martin County 19920
50 Waseca County 18808
51 Houston County 18740
52 Kanabec County 15896
53 Aitkin County 15755
54 Roseau County 15553
55 Redwood County 15222
56 Sibley County 14832
57 Renville County 14598
58 Pennington County 14242
59 Faribault County 13864
60 Wadena County 13552
61 Koochiching County 12607
62 Chippewa County 12035
63 Cottonwood County 11382
64 Watonwan County 11002
65 Pope County 10971
66 Lake County 10501
67 Jackson County 9962
68 Yellow Medicine County 9903
69 Stevens County 9804
70 Swift County 9462
71 Rock County 9405
72 Marshall County 9369
73 Pipestone County 9249
74 Clearwater County 8838
75 Murray County 8308
76 Lac qui Parle County 6743
77 Norman County 6539
78 Wilkin County 6337
79 Grant County 5921
80 Lincoln County 5702
81 Mahnomen County 5472
82 Cook County 5346
83 Big Stone County 5003
84 Kittson County 4323
85 Red Lake County 3983
86 Lake of the Woods County 3791
87 Traverse County 3330