Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Minnesota was 5.74M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.26M), followed by Ramsey County (536.08K), and Dakota County (447.44K).

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 2023
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1258713
2 Ramsey County 536075
3 Dakota County 447440
4 Anoka County 372441
5 Washington County 278936
6 St. Louis County 200514
7 Olmsted County 164784
8 Stearns County 160977
9 Scott County 155814
10 Wright County 151150
11 Carver County 111057
12 Sherburne County 102206
13 Blue Earth County 70006
14 Crow Wing County 68304
15 Rice County 67948
16 Clay County 66258
17 Otter Tail County 60626
18 Chisago County 58535
19 Winona County 49721
20 Goodhue County 48035
21 Beltrami County 46718
22 Itasca County 45365
23 Kandiyohi County 43813
24 Isanti County 43182
25 Benton County 41600
26 Mower County 40058
27 Douglas County 39953
28 Steele County 37421
29 Carlton County 36825
30 McLeod County 36785
31 Becker County 35283
32 Morrison County 34250
33 Nicollet County 34242
34 Cass County 31446
35 Freeborn County 30515
36 Polk County 30412
37 Pine County 30197
38 Le Sueur County 29255
39 Mille Lacs County 27427
40 Todd County 25667
41 Brown County 25628
42 Lyon County 25427
43 Meeker County 23490
44 Hubbard County 22132
45 Nobles County 21727
46 Wabasha County 21683
47 Fillmore County 21522
48 Dodge County 21088
49 Martin County 19657
50 Waseca County 18981
51 Houston County 18582
52 Kanabec County 16602
53 Aitkin County 16102
54 Redwood County 15288
55 Roseau County 15252
56 Sibley County 15084
57 Renville County 14348
58 Wadena County 14241
59 Faribault County 13873
60 Pennington County 13714
61 Chippewa County 12172
62 Koochiching County 11751
63 Pope County 11400
64 Cottonwood County 11319
65 Watonwan County 11077
66 Lake County 10855
67 Jackson County 9919
68 Stevens County 9728
69 Swift County 9719
70 Rock County 9551
71 Yellow Medicine County 9467
72 Pipestone County 9245
73 Marshall County 8810
74 Clearwater County 8644
75 Murray County 8049
76 Lac qui Parle County 6630
77 Norman County 6329
78 Wilkin County 6306
79 Grant County 6139
80 Cook County 5639
81 Lincoln County 5521
82 Mahnomen County 5280
83 Big Stone County 5105
84 Kittson County 4060
85 Red Lake County 3911
86 Lake of the Woods County 3778
87 Traverse County 3136