Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2019

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for Minnesota was 5.64M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.26M), followed by Ramsey County (549.63K), and Dakota County (429.45K).

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 2019
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2019
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1265159
2 Ramsey County 549632
3 Dakota County 429453
4 Anoka County 357538
5 Washington County 262541
6 St. Louis County 199212
7 Stearns County 161076
8 Olmsted County 158188
9 Scott County 149004
10 Wright County 138542
11 Carver County 105128
12 Sherburne County 97424
13 Blue Earth County 67874
14 Rice County 67016
15 Crow Wing County 65191
16 Clay County 64441
17 Otter Tail County 58684
18 Chisago County 56543
19 Winona County 50659
20 Beltrami County 47205
21 Goodhue County 46391
22 Itasca County 45225
23 Kandiyohi County 43137
24 Benton County 40938
25 Isanti County 40447
26 Mower County 40040
27 Douglas County 38070
28 Steele County 36687
29 Carlton County 35913
30 McLeod County 35826
31 Becker County 34461
32 Nicollet County 34311
33 Morrison County 33329
34 Polk County 31330
35 Freeborn County 30385
36 Cass County 29622
37 Pine County 29430
38 Le Sueur County 28856
39 Mille Lacs County 26166
40 Lyon County 25579
41 Brown County 24965
42 Todd County 24725
43 Meeker County 23166
44 Nobles County 21645
45 Hubbard County 21604
46 Wabasha County 21548
47 Fillmore County 21081
48 Dodge County 20976
49 Martin County 19641
50 Houston County 18667
51 Waseca County 18558
52 Kanabec County 16357
53 Aitkin County 15841
54 Roseau County 15176
55 Redwood County 15158
56 Sibley County 14868
57 Renville County 14551
58 Pennington County 14069
59 Faribault County 13671
60 Wadena County 13662
61 Koochiching County 12202
62 Chippewa County 11756
63 Cottonwood County 11232
64 Pope County 11216
65 Watonwan County 10846
66 Lake County 10625
67 Stevens County 9822
68 Jackson County 9799
69 Yellow Medicine County 9736
70 Marshall County 9345
71 Rock County 9334
72 Swift County 9294
73 Pipestone County 9152
74 Clearwater County 8843
75 Murray County 8197
76 Lac qui Parle County 6628
77 Norman County 6388
78 Wilkin County 6223
79 Grant County 5977
80 Lincoln County 5619
81 Mahnomen County 5540
82 Cook County 5416
83 Big Stone County 4967
84 Kittson County 4286
85 Red Lake County 4032
86 Lake of the Woods County 3736
87 Traverse County 3260