Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Minnesota was 5.61M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.26M), followed by Ramsey County (548.90K), and Dakota County (425.47K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2018
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1258021
2 Ramsey County 548900
3 Dakota County 425472
4 Anoka County 354004
5 Washington County 258969
6 St. Louis County 199850
7 Stearns County 160034
8 Olmsted County 156413
9 Scott County 147339
10 Wright County 136471
11 Carver County 103605
12 Sherburne County 96067
13 Blue Earth County 67397
14 Rice County 66583
15 Crow Wing County 64957
16 Clay County 64079
17 Otter Tail County 58602
18 Chisago County 55980
19 Winona County 50877
20 Beltrami County 46723
21 Goodhue County 46348
22 Itasca County 45139
23 Kandiyohi County 42850
24 Benton County 40569
25 Mower County 40122
26 Isanti County 39846
27 Douglas County 37987
28 Steele County 36783
29 Carlton County 35816
30 McLeod County 35798
31 Becker County 34403
32 Nicollet County 34234
33 Morrison County 33098
34 Polk County 31364
35 Freeborn County 30552
36 Pine County 29449
37 Cass County 29405
38 Le Sueur County 28583
39 Mille Lacs County 26062
40 Lyon County 25656
41 Brown County 25118
42 Todd County 24613
43 Meeker County 23122
44 Nobles County 21737
45 Wabasha County 21591
46 Hubbard County 21350
47 Fillmore County 21053
48 Dodge County 20804
49 Martin County 19772
50 Waseca County 18653
51 Houston County 18608
52 Kanabec County 16288
53 Aitkin County 15886
54 Redwood County 15254
55 Roseau County 15147
56 Sibley County 15024
57 Renville County 14629
58 Pennington County 14175
59 Wadena County 13739
60 Faribault County 13732
61 Koochiching County 12404
62 Chippewa County 11879
63 Cottonwood County 11274
64 Pope County 11088
65 Watonwan County 10964
66 Lake County 10609
67 Jackson County 9866
68 Yellow Medicine County 9806
69 Stevens County 9751
70 Rock County 9411
71 Marshall County 9373
72 Swift County 9319
73 Pipestone County 9127
74 Clearwater County 8815
75 Murray County 8247
76 Lac qui Parle County 6644
77 Norman County 6477
78 Wilkin County 6255
79 Grant County 5971
80 Lincoln County 5654
81 Mahnomen County 5492
82 Cook County 5413
83 Big Stone County 4973
84 Kittson County 4276
85 Red Lake County 3961
86 Lake of the Woods County 3722
87 Traverse County 3289