Minnesota · 357 places

Cities and towns in Minnesota

Short answer

Minnesota has 357 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 4,666,513 residents in 2024. Minneapolis is the largest with 428,579.
Places 1,000+
357
5,000+
155
Share of state
81%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Fergus Falls with 14,258 people, and the smallest in that group is Falcon Heights with 5,002. 98 of the 155 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 25 places cross a county line.

Largest places in Minnesota

  1. 01Minneapolis428,579
  2. 02St. Paul307,465
  3. 03Rochester123,624
  4. 04Bloomington88,344
  5. 05Duluth87,986
  6. 06Brooklyn Park82,893
  7. 07Woodbury80,596
  8. 08Plymouth78,551
  9. 09Lakeville77,971
  10. 10Blaine75,172
  11. 11Maple Grove72,739
  12. 12St. Cloud72,145
  13. 13Eagan67,240
  14. 14Burnsville64,864
  15. 15Coon Rapids63,807
  16. 16Eden Prairie62,905
  17. 17Apple Valley55,272
  18. 18Edina53,564
  19. 19Minnetonka52,651
  20. 20St. Louis Park49,899
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Dayton (+44.5%), Newport (+37.4%), Corcoran (+33.7%). Largest decline: Falcon Heights (-6.9%).

All 357 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 357 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Minnesota, and 155 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Minnesota?

Minneapolis, with 428,579 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Minnesota town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Dayton grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +44.5%, to 10,744.

What share of Minnesota lives in incorporated places?

81%: 4,666,513 of the state's 5,793,151 residents live in the 357 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.