Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Minnesota was 5.57M. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (1.25M), followed by Ramsey County (544.92K), and Dakota County (421.84K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Minnesota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Hennepin County | 1248707 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 544919 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 421840 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 350598 |
| 5 | Washington County | 255717 |
| 6 | St. Louis County | 199872 |
| 7 | Stearns County | 158512 |
| 8 | Olmsted County | 154883 |
| 9 | Scott County | 145581 |
| 10 | Wright County | 134280 |
| 11 | Carver County | 102120 |
| 12 | Sherburne County | 94527 |
| 13 | Blue Earth County | 66931 |
| 14 | Rice County | 66199 |
| 15 | Crow Wing County | 64324 |
| 16 | Clay County | 63844 |
| 17 | Otter Tail County | 58213 |
| 18 | Chisago County | 55261 |
| 19 | Winona County | 50787 |
| 20 | Beltrami County | 46497 |
| 21 | Goodhue County | 46341 |
| 22 | Itasca County | 45096 |
| 23 | Kandiyohi County | 42747 |
| 24 | Benton County | 40219 |
| 25 | Mower County | 39789 |
| 26 | Isanti County | 39537 |
| 27 | Douglas County | 37547 |
| 28 | Steele County | 36814 |
| 29 | McLeod County | 35860 |
| 30 | Carlton County | 35498 |
| 31 | Becker County | 34089 |
| 32 | Nicollet County | 34081 |
| 33 | Morrison County | 33075 |
| 34 | Polk County | 31636 |
| 35 | Freeborn County | 30584 |
| 36 | Cass County | 29324 |
| 37 | Pine County | 29159 |
| 38 | Le Sueur County | 28193 |
| 39 | Lyon County | 25974 |
| 40 | Mille Lacs County | 25845 |
| 41 | Brown County | 25173 |
| 42 | Todd County | 24539 |
| 43 | Meeker County | 23037 |
| 44 | Nobles County | 21659 |
| 45 | Wabasha County | 21595 |
| 46 | Hubbard County | 20989 |
| 47 | Fillmore County | 20976 |
| 48 | Dodge County | 20708 |
| 49 | Martin County | 19867 |
| 50 | Waseca County | 18722 |
| 51 | Houston County | 18705 |
| 52 | Kanabec County | 16069 |
| 53 | Aitkin County | 15798 |
| 54 | Roseau County | 15302 |
| 55 | Redwood County | 15250 |
| 56 | Sibley County | 14916 |
| 57 | Renville County | 14681 |
| 58 | Pennington County | 14192 |
| 59 | Faribault County | 13767 |
| 60 | Wadena County | 13643 |
| 61 | Koochiching County | 12505 |
| 62 | Chippewa County | 11948 |
| 63 | Cottonwood County | 11263 |
| 64 | Pope County | 10985 |
| 65 | Watonwan County | 10911 |
| 66 | Lake County | 10481 |
| 67 | Jackson County | 9968 |
| 68 | Yellow Medicine County | 9848 |
| 69 | Stevens County | 9710 |
| 70 | Rock County | 9481 |
| 71 | Swift County | 9405 |
| 72 | Marshall County | 9359 |
| 73 | Pipestone County | 9168 |
| 74 | Clearwater County | 8842 |
| 75 | Murray County | 8329 |
| 76 | Lac qui Parle County | 6682 |
| 77 | Norman County | 6590 |
| 78 | Wilkin County | 6342 |
| 79 | Grant County | 5916 |
| 80 | Lincoln County | 5662 |
| 81 | Mahnomen County | 5563 |
| 82 | Cook County | 5413 |
| 83 | Big Stone County | 5003 |
| 84 | Kittson County | 4261 |
| 85 | Red Lake County | 4002 |
| 86 | Lake of the Woods County | 3730 |
| 87 | Traverse County | 3308 |