Census Charts Index > Minnesota
Population, Areas, and Housing Density for Minnesota counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.
| Location | Population | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
| United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 3,794,083.06 | 256,644.62 | 3,537,438.44 | 79.6 | 32.8 | United States |
| Minnesota | 4,919,479 | 2,065,946 | 86,938.87 | 7,328.79 | 79,610.08 | 61.8 | 26.0 | Minnesota |
| Aitkin Co. | 15,301 | 14,168 | 1,995.31 | 176.01 | 1,819.30 | 8.4 | 7.8 | Aitkin Co. |
| Anoka Co. | 298,084 | 108,091 | 446.26 | 22.65 | 423.61 | 703.7 | 255.2 | Anoka Co. |
| Becker Co. | 30,000 | 16,612 | 1,445.11 | 134.69 | 1,310.42 | 22.9 | 12.7 | Becker Co. |
| Beltrami Co. | 39,650 | 16,989 | 3,055.59 | 550.32 | 2,505.27 | 15.8 | 6.8 | Beltrami Co. |
| Benton Co. | 34,226 | 13,460 | 413.00 | 4.72 | 408.28 | 83.8 | 33.0 | Benton Co. |
| Big Stone Co. | 5,820 | 3,171 | 527.88 | 30.93 | 496.95 | 11.7 | 6.4 | Big Stone Co. |
| Blue Earth Co. | 55,941 | 21,971 | 765.90 | 13.54 | 752.36 | 74.4 | 29.2 | Blue Earth Co. |
| Brown Co. | 26,911 | 11,163 | 618.60 | 7.74 | 610.86 | 44.1 | 18.3 | Brown Co. |
| Carlton Co. | 31,671 | 13,721 | 875.23 | 14.90 | 860.33 | 36.8 | 15.9 | Carlton Co. |
| Carver Co. | 70,205 | 24,883 | 376.15 | 19.11 | 357.04 | 196.6 | 69.7 | Carver Co. |
| Cass Co. | 27,150 | 21,286 | 2,414.21 | 396.61 | 2,017.60 | 13.5 | 10.6 | Cass Co. |
| Chippewa Co. | 13,088 | 5,855 | 587.83 | 5.02 | 582.80 | 22.5 | 10.0 | Chippewa Co. |
| Chisago Co. | 41,101 | 15,533 | 442.49 | 24.86 | 417.63 | 98.4 | 37.2 | Chisago Co. |
| Clay Co. | 51,229 | 19,746 | 1,052.74 | 7.49 | 1,045.24 | 49.0 | 18.9 | Clay Co. |
| Clearwater Co. | 8,423 | 4,114 | 1,029.79 | 35.08 | 994.71 | 8.5 | 4.1 | Clearwater Co. |
| Cook Co. | 5,168 | 4,708 | 3,339.72 | 1,889.11 | 1,450.60 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Cook Co. |
| Cottonwood Co. | 12,167 | 5,376 | 648.91 | 8.91 | 639.99 | 19.0 | 8.4 | Cottonwood Co. |
| Crow Wing Co. | 55,099 | 33,483 | 1,156.56 | 160.00 | 996.57 | 55.3 | 33.6 | Crow Wing Co. |
| Dakota Co. | 355,904 | 133,750 | 586.33 | 16.75 | 569.58 | 624.9 | 234.8 | Dakota Co. |
| Dodge Co. | 17,731 | 6,642 | 439.63 | 0.12 | 439.50 | 40.3 | 15.1 | Dodge Co. |
| Douglas Co. | 32,821 | 16,694 | 719.94 | 85.62 | 634.32 | 51.7 | 26.3 | Douglas Co. |
| Faribault Co. | 16,181 | 7,247 | 721.61 | 7.98 | 713.63 | 22.7 | 10.2 | Faribault Co. |
| Fillmore Co. | 21,122 | 8,908 | 862.15 | 0.90 | 861.25 | 24.5 | 10.3 | Fillmore Co. |
| Freeborn Co. | 32,584 | 13,996 | 722.63 | 14.99 | 707.64 | 46.0 | 19.8 | Freeborn Co. |
| Goodhue Co. | 44,127 | 17,879 | 780.44 | 22.17 | 758.27 | 58.2 | 23.6 | Goodhue Co. |
| Grant Co. | 6,289 | 3,098 | 575.18 | 28.77 | 546.41 | 11.5 | 5.7 | Grant Co. |
| Hennepin Co. | 1,116,200 | 468,824 | 606.38 | 49.77 | 556.62 | 2,005.3 | 842.3 | Hennepin Co. |
| Houston Co. | 19,718 | 8,168 | 568.91 | 10.50 | 558.41 | 35.3 | 14.6 | Houston Co. |
| Hubbard Co. | 18,376 | 12,229 | 999.39 | 76.93 | 922.46 | 19.9 | 13.3 | Hubbard Co. |
| Isanti Co. | 31,287 | 12,062 | 451.87 | 12.81 | 439.07 | 71.3 | 27.5 | Isanti Co. |
| Location | Population | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
| United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 3,794,083.06 | 256,644.62 | 3,537,438.44 | 79.6 | 32.8 | United States |
| Minnesota | 4,919,479 | 2,065,946 | 86,938.87 | 7,328.79 | 79,610.08 | 61.8 | 26.0 | Minnesota |
| Itasca Co. | 43,992 | 24,528 | 2,927.78 | 262.72 | 2,665.06 | 16.5 | 9.2 | Itasca Co. |
| Jackson Co. | 11,268 | 5,092 | 719.46 | 17.76 | 701.69 | 16.1 | 7.3 | Jackson Co. |
| Kanabec Co. | 14,996 | 6,846 | 533.38 | 8.45 | 524.93 | 28.6 | 13.0 | Kanabec Co. |
| Kandiyohi Co. | 41,203 | 18,415 | 861.97 | 65.92 | 796.06 | 51.8 | 23.1 | Kandiyohi Co. |
| Kittson Co. | 5,285 | 2,719 | 1,103.51 | 6.43 | 1,097.08 | 4.8 | 2.5 | Kittson Co. |
| Koochiching Co. | 14,355 | 7,719 | 3,154.32 | 51.96 | 3,102.36 | 4.6 | 2.5 | Koochiching Co. |
| Lac qui Parle Co. | 8,067 | 3,774 | 778.05 | 13.19 | 764.87 | 10.5 | 4.9 | Lac qui Parle Co. |
| Lake Co. | 11,058 | 6,840 | 2,990.82 | 891.66 | 2,099.16 | 5.3 | 3.3 | Lake Co. |
| Lake of the Woods Co. | 4,522 | 3,238 | 1,775.05 | 478.35 | 1,296.70 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Lake of the Woods Co. |
| Le Sueur Co. | 25,426 | 10,858 | 473.86 | 25.36 | 448.50 | 56.7 | 24.2 | Le Sueur Co. |
| Lincoln Co. | 6,429 | 3,043 | 548.44 | 11.41 | 537.03 | 12.0 | 5.7 | Lincoln Co. |
| Lyon Co. | 25,425 | 10,298 | 721.46 | 7.29 | 714.17 | 35.6 | 14.4 | Lyon Co. |
| McLeod Co. | 34,898 | 14,087 | 505.67 | 13.76 | 491.91 | 70.9 | 28.6 | McLeod Co. |
| Mahnomen Co. | 5,190 | 2,700 | 582.99 | 26.85 | 556.14 | 9.3 | 4.9 | Mahnomen Co. |
| Marshall Co. | 10,155 | 4,791 | 1,812.79 | 40.55 | 1,772.24 | 5.7 | 2.7 | Marshall Co. |
| Martin Co. | 21,802 | 9,800 | 729.56 | 20.21 | 709.34 | 30.7 | 13.8 | Martin Co. |
| Meeker Co. | 22,644 | 9,821 | 645.08 | 36.54 | 608.54 | 37.2 | 16.1 | Meeker Co. |
| Mille Lacs Co. | 22,330 | 10,467 | 681.77 | 107.30 | 574.47 | 38.9 | 18.2 | Mille Lacs Co. |
| Morrison Co. | 31,712 | 13,870 | 1,153.32 | 28.82 | 1,124.50 | 28.2 | 12.3 | Morrison Co. |
| Mower Co. | 38,603 | 16,251 | 711.71 | 0.21 | 711.50 | 54.3 | 22.8 | Mower Co. |
| Murray Co. | 9,165 | 4,357 | 719.52 | 15.09 | 704.43 | 13.0 | 6.2 | Murray Co. |
| Nicollet Co. | 29,771 | 11,240 | 466.95 | 14.65 | 452.29 | 65.8 | 24.9 | Nicollet Co. |
| Nobles Co. | 20,832 | 8,465 | 722.33 | 6.94 | 715.39 | 29.1 | 11.8 | Nobles Co. |
| Norman Co. | 7,442 | 3,455 | 876.82 | 0.55 | 876.27 | 8.5 | 3.9 | Norman Co. |
| Olmsted Co. | 124,277 | 49,422 | 654.50 | 1.49 | 653.01 | 190.3 | 75.7 | Olmsted Co. |
| Otter Tail Co. | 57,159 | 33,862 | 2,224.91 | 245.20 | 1,979.71 | 28.9 | 17.1 | Otter Tail Co. |
| Pennington Co. | 13,584 | 6,033 | 618.34 | 1.80 | 616.54 | 22.0 | 9.8 | Pennington Co. |
| Pine Co. | 26,530 | 15,353 | 1,434.57 | 23.52 | 1,411.04 | 18.8 | 10.9 | Pine Co. |
| Pipestone Co. | 9,895 | 4,434 | 466.15 | 0.26 | 465.89 | 21.2 | 9.5 | Pipestone Co. |
| Polk Co. | 31,369 | 14,008 | 1,997.81 | 27.44 | 1,970.37 | 15.9 | 7.1 | Polk Co. |
| Location | Population | Housing units | Area in square miles | Density per square mile of land area | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total area | Water area | Land area | Population | Housing units | ||||
| United States | 281,421,906 | 115,904,641 | 3,794,083.06 | 256,644.62 | 3,537,438.44 | 79.6 | 32.8 | United States |
| Minnesota | 4,919,479 | 2,065,946 | 86,938.87 | 7,328.79 | 79,610.08 | 61.8 | 26.0 | Minnesota |
| Pope Co. | 11,236 | 5,827 | 717.29 | 47.15 | 670.14 | 16.8 | 8.7 | Pope Co. |
| Ramsey Co. | 511,035 | 206,448 | 170.13 | 14.36 | 155.78 | 3,280.6 | 1,325.3 | Ramsey Co. |
| Red Lake Co. | 4,299 | 1,883 | 432.51 | 0.08 | 432.43 | 9.9 | 4.4 | Red Lake Co. |
| Redwood Co. | 16,815 | 7,230 | 881.24 | 1.51 | 879.73 | 19.1 | 8.2 | Redwood Co. |
| Renville Co. | 17,154 | 7,413 | 987.22 | 4.30 | 982.92 | 17.5 | 7.5 | Renville Co. |
| Rice Co. | 56,665 | 20,061 | 516.13 | 18.56 | 497.57 | 113.9 | 40.3 | Rice Co. |
| Rock Co. | 9,721 | 4,137 | 482.84 | 0.23 | 482.61 | 20.1 | 8.6 | Rock Co. |
| Roseau Co. | 16,338 | 7,101 | 1,678.33 | 15.82 | 1,662.51 | 9.8 | 4.3 | Roseau Co. |
| St. Louis Co. | 200,528 | 95,800 | 6,859.91 | 634.75 | 6,225.16 | 32.2 | 15.4 | St. Louis Co. |
| Scott Co. | 89,498 | 31,609 | 368.56 | 11.88 | 356.68 | 250.9 | 88.6 | Scott Co. |
| Sherburne Co. | 64,417 | 22,827 | 451.00 | 14.70 | 436.30 | 147.6 | 52.3 | Sherburne Co. |
| Sibley Co. | 15,356 | 6,024 | 600.41 | 11.76 | 588.65 | 26.1 | 10.2 | Sibley Co. |
| Stearns Co. | 133,166 | 50,291 | 1,389.93 | 45.41 | 1,344.52 | 99.0 | 37.4 | Stearns Co. |
| Steele Co. | 33,680 | 13,306 | 432.16 | 2.62 | 429.55 | 78.4 | 31.0 | Steele Co. |
| Stevens Co. | 10,053 | 4,074 | 575.24 | 13.17 | 562.06 | 17.9 | 7.2 | Stevens Co. |
| Swift Co. | 11,956 | 4,821 | 752.35 | 8.82 | 743.53 | 16.1 | 6.5 | Swift Co. |
| Todd Co. | 24,426 | 11,900 | 979.34 | 37.32 | 942.02 | 25.9 | 12.6 | Todd Co. |
| Traverse Co. | 4,134 | 2,199 | 585.96 | 11.87 | 574.09 | 7.2 | 3.8 | Traverse Co. |
| Wabasha Co. | 21,610 | 9,066 | 549.83 | 24.82 | 525.01 | 41.2 | 17.3 | Wabasha Co. |
| Wadena Co. | 13,713 | 6,334 | 543.00 | 7.98 | 535.02 | 25.6 | 11.8 | Wadena Co. |
| Waseca Co. | 19,526 | 7,427 | 432.81 | 9.56 | 423.25 | 46.1 | 17.5 | Waseca Co. |
| Washington Co. | 201,130 | 73,635 | 423.16 | 31.46 | 391.70 | 513.5 | 188.0 | Washington Co. |
| Watonwan Co. | 11,876 | 5,036 | 439.92 | 5.40 | 434.51 | 27.3 | 11.6 | Watonwan Co. |
| Wilkin Co. | 7,138 | 3,105 | 751.63 | 0.20 | 751.43 | 9.5 | 4.1 | Wilkin Co. |
| Winona Co. | 49,985 | 19,551 | 641.59 | 15.29 | 626.30 | 79.8 | 31.2 | Winona Co. |
| Wright Co. | 89,986 | 34,355 | 714.39 | 53.63 | 660.75 | 136.2 | 52.0 | Wright Co. |
| Yellow Medicine Co. | 11,080 | 4,873 | 763.39 | 5.43 | 757.96 | 14.6 | 6.4 | Yellow Medicine Co. |
The entries under the Area in square miles headings are areas.
The entries under the Population and Housing Units headings are totals.
The Density per square mile of land area values are derived by dividing the population (or housing unit) count by the land ares. For example, dividing the total US population of 281,421,906 by the total land area of 3,537,438.44 gives a density value of 79.6 people per square mile.
In this chart the length of all of the colored bars represent percentages of the highest value of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. The same method is used for the colored bars shown in the Area and Density table cells. For small percentages the bar does not appear.
Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.
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