Minnesota Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of Minnesota was 5.67M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin was the most populated county (1.27M), followed by Ramsey (549.38K), and then Dakota (435.86K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Traverse (3.36K), Lake of the Woods (3.76K), and Red Lake (3.92K).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of Minnesota population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2021 Census.

Minnesota Population By County in 2021

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County	Population	% of State Population
Aitkin	15747	0.28
Anoka	360773	6.36
Becker	34995	0.62
Beltrami	46033	0.81
Benton	41087	0.73
Big Stone	5155	0.09
Blue Earth	68575	1.21
Brown	25894	0.46
Carlton	36145	0.64
Carver	105694	1.86
Cass	29917	0.53
Chippewa	12509	0.22
Chisago	56328	0.99
Clay	64975	1.15
Clearwater	8525	0.15
Cook	5574	0.10
Cottonwood	11484	0.20
Crow Wing	65879	1.16
Dakota	435863	7.69
Dodge	20798	0.37
Douglas	38742	0.68
Faribault	13933	0.25
Fillmore	21179	0.37
Freeborn	30882	0.55
Goodhue	47503	0.84
Grant	6045	0.11
Hennepin	1270283	22.40
Houston	18806	0.33
Hubbard	21219	0.37
Isanti	40604	0.72
Itasca	44969	0.79
Jackson	10016	0.18
Kanabec	16004	0.28
Kandiyohi	43504	0.77
Kittson	4213	0.07
Koochiching	12203	0.22
Lac qui Parle	6753	0.12
Lake	10835	0.19
Lake of the Woods	3757	0.07
Le Sueur	28567	0.50
Lincoln	5655	0.10
Lyon	25477	0.45
McLeod	36662	0.65
Mahnomen	5429	0.10
Marshall	9082	0.16
Martin	20070	0.35
Meeker	23268	0.41
Mille Lacs	26397	0.47
Morrison	33876	0.60
Mower	39985	0.71
Murray	8224	0.14
Nicollet	34295	0.61
Nobles	22223	0.39
Norman	6500	0.12
Olmsted	160928	2.84
Otter Tail	59728	1.05
Pennington	14063	0.25
Pine	28997	0.51
Pipestone	9370	0.17
Polk	31303	0.55
Pope	11216	0.20
Ramsey	549377	9.69
Red Lake	3921	0.07
Redwood	15435	0.27
Renville	14768	0.26
Rice	66795	1.18
Rock	9718	0.17
Roseau	15321	0.27
St. Louis	200311	3.53
Scott	149568	2.64
Sherburne	96295	1.70
Sibley	14948	0.26
Stearns	157638	2.78
Steele	37363	0.66
Stevens	9669	0.17
Swift	9810	0.17
Todd	25121	0.44
Traverse	3362	0.06
Wabasha	21425	0.38
Wadena	14009	0.25
Waseca	18972	0.34
Washington	264818	4.67
Watonwan	11223	0.20
Wilkin	6495	0.12
Winona	49889	0.88
Wright	139890	2.47
Yellow Medicine	9616	0.17