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Minnesota counties by population

Number of counties: 87
Population: 5,670,472
Largest county: Hennepin County
Table of counties in Minnesota sorted by population from largest to smallest.
CountyPopulation
Hennepin County1,270,283
Ramsey County549,377
Dakota County435,863
Anoka County360,773
Washington County264,818
St. Louis County200,311
Olmsted County160,928
Stearns County157,638
Scott County149,568
Wright County139,890
Carver County105,694
Sherburne County96,295
Blue Earth County68,575
Rice County66,795
Crow Wing County65,879
Clay County64,975
Otter Tail County59,728
Chisago County56,328
Winona County49,889
Goodhue County47,503
Beltrami County46,033
Itasca County44,969
Kandiyohi County43,504
Benton County41,087
Isanti County40,604
Mower County39,985
Douglas County38,742
Steele County37,363
McLeod County36,662
Carlton County36,145
Becker County34,995
Nicollet County34,295
Morrison County33,876
Polk County31,303
Freeborn County30,882
Cass County29,917
Pine County28,997
Le Sueur County28,567
Mille Lacs County26,397
Brown County25,894
Lyon County25,477
Todd County25,121
Meeker County23,268
Nobles County22,223
Wabasha County21,425
Hubbard County21,219
Fillmore County21,179
Dodge County20,798
Martin County20,070
Waseca County18,972
Houston County18,806
Kanabec County16,004
Aitkin County15,747
Redwood County15,435
Roseau County15,321
Sibley County14,948
Renville County14,768
Pennington County14,063
Wadena County14,009
Faribault County13,933
Chippewa County12,509
Koochiching County12,203
Cottonwood County11,484
Watonwan County11,223
Pope County11,216
Lake County10,835
Jackson County10,016
Swift County9,810
Rock County9,718
Stevens County9,669
Yellow Medicine County9,616
Pipestone County9,370
Marshall County9,082
Clearwater County8,525
Murray County8,224
Lac qui Parle County6,753
Norman County6,500
Wilkin County6,495
Grant County6,045
Lincoln County5,655
Cook County5,574
Mahnomen County5,429
Big Stone County5,155
Kittson County4,213
Red Lake County3,921
Lake of the Woods County3,757
Traverse County3,362

What is the largest county in Minnesota?

Hennepin County is the largest county in Minnesota with a population of 1,270,283.

TOP-5 counties by population in Minnesota:
  • Hennepin County
  • Ramsey County
  • Dakota County
  • Anoka County
  • Washington County