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87 counties and 2,691 townships, towns, villages and census designated places have a page.

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 2,770 public schools
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  • 5,793,151 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 87Counties
  • 2,691Towns with a page
  • 2,770Public schools
  • $87,556Median household income
  • $305,500Median home value

All 87 countiesA to Z

Counties in Minnesota
CountyPlaces with a pageLand area
Aitkin County461,821.3 sq mi
Anoka County22422.0 sq mi
Becker County481,315.0 sq mi
Beltrami County542,504.6 sq mi
Benton County17408.3 sq mi
Big Stone County22499.1 sq mi
Blue Earth County35747.8 sq mi
Brown County25611.1 sq mi
Carlton County31861.2 sq mi
Carver County22353.9 sq mi
Cass County642,021.5 sq mi
Chippewa County22581.2 sq mi
Chisago County18414.9 sq mi
Clay County421,045.2 sq mi
Clearwater County31999.0 sq mi
Cook County51,452.6 sq mi
Cottonwood County24640.0 sq mi
Crow Wing County47998.5 sq mi
Dakota County33562.6 sq mi
Dodge County18439.4 sq mi
Douglas County31636.9 sq mi
Faribault County31712.5 sq mi
Fillmore County37861.3 sq mi
Freeborn County34707.2 sq mi
Goodhue County31756.7 sq mi
Grant County23547.8 sq mi
Hennepin County42554.0 sq mi
Houston County24552.1 sq mi
Hubbard County34926.0 sq mi
Isanti County17435.8 sq mi
Itasca County582,667.5 sq mi
Jackson County27703.0 sq mi
Kanabec County19521.6 sq mi
Kandiyohi County36797.4 sq mi
Kittson County351,099.0 sq mi
Koochiching County63,104.7 sq mi
Lac qui Parle County29765.0 sq mi
Lake County102,109.1 sq mi
Lake of the Woods County31,297.7 sq mi
Le Sueur County23448.8 sq mi
Lincoln County20536.8 sq mi
Lyon County31714.4 sq mi
Mahnomen County27557.9 sq mi
Marshall County591,775.1 sq mi
Martin County29712.3 sq mi
McLeod County23491.5 sq mi
Meeker County26608.0 sq mi
Mille Lacs County26572.3 sq mi
Morrison County461,125.1 sq mi
Mower County35711.3 sq mi
Murray County30704.7 sq mi
Nicollet County18448.5 sq mi
Nobles County32715.1 sq mi
Norman County32872.8 sq mi
Olmsted County26653.5 sq mi
Otter Tail County821,971.6 sq mi
Pennington County24616.5 sq mi
Pine County471,411.3 sq mi
Pipestone County20465.1 sq mi
Polk County731,971.0 sq mi
Pope County29674.6 sq mi
Ramsey County16152.3 sq mi
Red Lake County17432.4 sq mi
Redwood County40878.6 sq mi
Renville County37982.9 sq mi
Rice County21495.8 sq mi
Rock County20482.5 sq mi
Roseau County391,671.7 sq mi
Scott County18356.1 sq mi
Sherburne County15432.9 sq mi
Sibley County24589.0 sq mi
Stearns County651,342.9 sq mi
Steele County17429.6 sq mi
Stevens County21563.7 sq mi
St. Louis County1026,248.1 sq mi
Swift County29742.0 sq mi
Todd County37945.1 sq mi
Traverse County19573.9 sq mi
Wabasha County27523.0 sq mi
Wadena County22536.3 sq mi
Waseca County16423.4 sq mi
Washington County31384.8 sq mi
Watonwan County20434.9 sq mi
Wilkin County30751.0 sq mi
Winona County33626.2 sq mi
Wright County35661.2 sq mi
Yellow Medicine County29759.1 sq mi

Source: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Largest towns in MinnesotaCensus population estimate

Minnesota against the United StatesOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Minnesota compared with the United States
Minnesota compared with the United States, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureMinnesotaUnited States
Population5,713,716332,387,540
Median household income$87,556$78,538
Median age38.638.7
Median home value$305,500$303,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher38.8%35.0%
Foreign-born residents8.6%13.9%
Owner-occupied homes72.4%65.0%
Mean commute to work23.1 minutes26.6 minutes

Sources: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, state level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, the United States, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Population, 2000 to 2020+16.0%
4.5M5M5.5M6M2000: 4,919,47920002010: 5,303,92520102020: 5,706,49420204,919,4795,706,494
Population of Minnesota at each census
CensusPopulation
20004,919,479
20105,303,925
20205,706,494

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, state level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, state level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, state level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Minnesota
Under $50k27.1%
$50k to $100k29.2%
$100k to $150k19.7%
$150k to $200k10.9%
$200k and over13.1%

Median household income $87,556 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, state level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Minnesota
Owner occupied
1,652,534 units
Renter occupied
630,433 units
Vacancy rate
9.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, state level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Minnesota2023
Health care and social assistance482,616
Manufacturing325,317
Retail trade306,468
Accommodation and food services237,574
Professional, scientific, and technical services195,107
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services178,023
Finance and insurance169,792
Management of companies and enterprises151,489

2,803,410 employees in 154,455 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, state level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.