Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for Minnesota was 5.79M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.27M), followed by Ramsey County (542.02K), and Dakota County (453.16K).

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 2024
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 1273334
2 Ramsey County 542015
3 Dakota County 453156
4 Anoka County 376840
5 Washington County 283960
6 St. Louis County 200794
7 Olmsted County 166424
8 Stearns County 163997
9 Scott County 157206
10 Wright County 154593
11 Carver County 112628
12 Sherburne County 103059
13 Blue Earth County 70700
14 Rice County 69025
15 Crow Wing County 68642
16 Clay County 66848
17 Otter Tail County 60884
18 Chisago County 59105
19 Winona County 49973
20 Goodhue County 47982
21 Beltrami County 46762
22 Itasca County 45442
23 Kandiyohi County 44674
24 Isanti County 43687
25 Benton County 41881
26 Mower County 40900
27 Douglas County 39933
28 Steele County 37434
29 McLeod County 36780
30 Carlton County 36745
31 Becker County 35444
32 Morrison County 34520
33 Nicollet County 34493
34 Cass County 31442
35 Polk County 30413
36 Pine County 30319
37 Freeborn County 30314
38 Le Sueur County 29458
39 Mille Lacs County 27577
40 Todd County 25955
41 Brown County 25710
42 Lyon County 25577
43 Meeker County 23491
44 Hubbard County 22050
45 Nobles County 21969
46 Wabasha County 21574
47 Fillmore County 21502
48 Dodge County 21242
49 Martin County 19561
50 Waseca County 18684
51 Houston County 18352
52 Kanabec County 16608
53 Aitkin County 16335
54 Roseau County 15265
55 Redwood County 15254
56 Sibley County 15194
57 Renville County 14453
58 Wadena County 14437
59 Faribault County 13886
60 Pennington County 13652
61 Chippewa County 12299
62 Koochiching County 11594
63 Pope County 11495
64 Cottonwood County 11338
65 Watonwan County 11204
66 Lake County 10698
67 Jackson County 9861
68 Stevens County 9819
69 Swift County 9666
70 Rock County 9525
71 Yellow Medicine County 9373
72 Pipestone County 9100
73 Marshall County 8771
74 Clearwater County 8630
75 Murray County 8044
76 Lac qui Parle County 6636
77 Norman County 6284
78 Wilkin County 6268
79 Grant County 6109
80 Cook County 5571
81 Lincoln County 5564
82 Mahnomen County 5296
83 Big Stone County 5067
84 Kittson County 3992
85 Red Lake County 3882
86 Lake of the Woods County 3797
87 Traverse County 3134