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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Related Topics: Minnesota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2023
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Rank | County | Population |
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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 |