Minnesota Population By County in 2018
Updated on January 27, 2024.
According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 5,608,762 people living in Minnesota in 2018. Hennepin County was the most populated county with 1,258,021 residents, followed by Ramsey County with 548,900 residents, and Dakota County with 425,472 residents. Traverse County with a population of 3,289 was the least populated county in Minnesota in 2018.
Use the map below to interactively explore the population for each county in Minnesota in 2018. The data can also be explored further by sorting and filtering with the table below.
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Minnesota Population By County (2018)
Table of Minnesota Population By County in 2018
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| County | Population | % of State Population |
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| Aitkin | 15,886 | 0.28% |
| Anoka | 354,004 | 6.31% |
| Becker | 34,403 | 0.61% |
| Beltrami | 46,723 | 0.83% |
| Benton | 40,569 | 0.72% |
| Big Stone | 4,973 | 0.09% |
| Blue Earth | 67,397 | 1.20% |
| Brown | 25,118 | 0.45% |
| Carlton | 35,816 | 0.64% |
| Carver | 103,605 | 1.85% |
| Cass | 29,405 | 0.52% |
| Chippewa | 11,879 | 0.21% |
| Chisago | 55,980 | 1.00% |
| Clay | 64,079 | 1.14% |
| Clearwater | 8,815 | 0.16% |
| Cook | 5,413 | 0.10% |
| Cottonwood | 11,274 | 0.20% |
| Crow Wing | 64,957 | 1.16% |
| Dakota | 425,472 | 7.59% |
| Dodge | 20,804 | 0.37% |
| Douglas | 37,987 | 0.68% |
| Faribault | 13,732 | 0.25% |
| Fillmore | 21,053 | 0.38% |
| Freeborn | 30,552 | 0.55% |
| Goodhue | 46,348 | 0.83% |
| Grant | 5,971 | 0.11% |
| Hennepin | 1,258,021 | 22.43% |
| Houston | 18,608 | 0.33% |
| Hubbard | 21,350 | 0.38% |
| Isanti | 39,846 | 0.71% |
| Itasca | 45,139 | 0.81% |
| Jackson | 9,866 | 0.18% |
| Kanabec | 16,288 | 0.29% |
| Kandiyohi | 42,850 | 0.76% |
| Kittson | 4,276 | 0.08% |
| Koochiching | 12,404 | 0.22% |
| Lac qui Parle | 6,644 | 0.12% |
| Lake | 10,609 | 0.19% |
| Lake of the Woods | 3,722 | 0.07% |
| Le Sueur | 28,583 | 0.51% |
| Lincoln | 5,654 | 0.10% |
| Lyon | 25,656 | 0.46% |
| McLeod | 35,798 | 0.64% |
| Mahnomen | 5,492 | 0.10% |
| Marshall | 9,373 | 0.17% |
| Martin | 19,772 | 0.35% |
| Meeker | 23,122 | 0.41% |
| Mille Lacs | 26,062 | 0.47% |
| Morrison | 33,098 | 0.59% |
| Mower | 40,122 | 0.72% |
| Murray | 8,247 | 0.15% |
| Nicollet | 34,234 | 0.61% |
| Nobles | 21,737 | 0.39% |
| Norman | 6,477 | 0.12% |
| Olmsted | 156,413 | 2.79% |
| Otter Tail | 58,602 | 1.05% |
| Pennington | 14,175 | 0.25% |
| Pine | 29,449 | 0.53% |
| Pipestone | 9,127 | 0.16% |
| Polk | 31,364 | 0.56% |
| Pope | 11,088 | 0.20% |
| Ramsey | 548,900 | 9.79% |
| Red Lake | 3,961 | 0.07% |
| Redwood | 15,254 | 0.27% |
| Renville | 14,629 | 0.26% |
| Rice | 66,583 | 1.19% |
| Rock | 9,411 | 0.17% |
| Roseau | 15,147 | 0.27% |
| St. Louis | 199,850 | 3.56% |
| Scott | 147,339 | 2.63% |
| Sherburne | 96,067 | 1.71% |
| Sibley | 15,024 | 0.27% |
| Stearns | 160,034 | 2.85% |
| Steele | 36,783 | 0.66% |
| Stevens | 9,751 | 0.17% |
| Swift | 9,319 | 0.17% |
| Todd | 24,613 | 0.44% |
| Traverse | 3,289 | 0.06% |
| Wabasha | 21,591 | 0.39% |
| Wadena | 13,739 | 0.25% |
| Waseca | 18,653 | 0.33% |
| Washington | 258,969 | 4.62% |
| Watonwan | 10,964 | 0.20% |
| Wilkin | 6,255 | 0.11% |
| Winona | 50,877 | 0.91% |
| Wright | 136,471 | 2.43% |
| Yellow Medicine | 9,806 | 0.18% |