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Minnesota county map

Minnesota has 87 counties. St. Louis County is the largest by land at 6,248 square miles, and Hennepin County is the most populous with 1,273,334 residents.

Population 2024
5,793,151
#22 of 51
Land area
79,632 sq mi
#14 of 51
Density
72.7 / sq mi
#31 of 51
Counties
87
Capital: Saint Paul
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Saint Paul 44.96° N, 93.10° W

Map of all 87 counties in Minnesota

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Minnesota map sheets.

AitkinAnokaBeckerBeltramiBentonBig StoneBlue EarthBrownCarltonCarverCassChippewaChisagoClayClearwaterCookCottonwoodCrow WingDakotaDodgeDouglasFaribaultFillmoreFreebornGoodhueGrantHennepinHoustonHubbardIsantiItascaJacksonKanabecKandiyohiKittsonKoochichingLac qui ParleLakeLake of the WoodsLe SueurLincolnLyonMcLeodMahnomenMarshallMartinMeekerMille LacsMorrisonMowerMurrayNicolletNoblesNormanOlmstedOtter TailPenningtonPinePipestonePolkPopeRamseyRed LakeRedwoodRenvilleRiceRockRoseauSt. LouisScottSherburneSibleyStearnsSteeleStevensSwiftToddTraverseWabashaWadenaWasecaWashingtonWatonwanWilkinWinonaWrightYellow MedicineMinnesota county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
87 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Minnesota population and land area

Minnesota had 5,793,151 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 22nd of the 50 states and DC. Its 79,632 square miles of land rank 14th. Minnesota averages 72.7 people per square mile of land, about 1.3 times sparser than the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 31st.

Population, 2024
5,793,15122nd of 51
Land area
79,632 sq mi14th of 51
Density
72.7 per sq mi31st of 51
Number of counties
87
Capital
Saint Paul44.955° N, 93.102° W
State FIPS code
27

Minnesota counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Saint Paul.

Cook County: 3.8Kanabec County: 32Carlton County: 43Becker County: 27Dodge County: 48Douglas County: 63Murray County: 11Pipestone County: 20Rock County: 20Steele County: 87Waseca County: 44Pennington County: 22Red Lake County: 9.0Stevens County: 17Hubbard County: 24Mahnomen County: 9.5Fillmore County: 25Otter Tail County: 31Rice County: 139Meeker County: 39Nobles County: 31Swift County: 13Watonwan County: 26Wadena County: 27Polk County: 15Lyon County: 36St. Louis County: 32Todd County: 27Carver County: 318Kandiyohi County: 56Olmsted County: 255Roseau County: 9.1Dakota County: 806Yellow Medicine County: 12Crow Wing County: 69Sibley County: 26Morrison County: 31Lac qui Parle County: 8.7Lincoln County: 10Martin County: 27Clay County: 64Houston County: 33Wilkin County: 8.3Nicollet County: 77Norman County: 7.2Benton County: 103Anoka County: 893Blue Earth County: 95Traverse County: 5.5Aitkin County: 9.0Marshall County: 4.9Grant County: 11Wabasha County: 41Lake County: 5.1Cottonwood County: 18Brown County: 42Cass County: 16Lake of the Woods County: 2.9Scott County: 441Isanti County: 100Stearns County: 122Clearwater County: 8.6Hennepin County: 2,298Kittson County: 3.6Wright County: 234Goodhue County: 63Jackson County: 14Washington County: 738Chippewa County: 21Freeborn County: 43Koochiching County: 3.7Big Stone County: 10Redwood County: 17Chisago County: 142Faribault County: 19Renville County: 15Itasca County: 17Mower County: 58Sherburne County: 238Mille Lacs County: 48Winona County: 80Ramsey County: 3,560Pine County: 21McLeod County: 75Pope County: 17Le Sueur County: 66Beltrami County: 19
Density
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  5. 77+
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Largest county in Minnesota by land area

St. Louis County ranks first at 6,248 square miles and Ramsey County last at 152 square miles. The top value is 41 times the bottom one.

  1. 01St. Louis County6,248
  2. 02Koochiching County3,105
  3. 03Itasca County2,668
  4. 04Beltrami County2,505
  5. 05Lake County2,109
  6. 06Cass County2,021
  7. 07Otter Tail County1,972
  8. 08Polk County1,971
  9. 09Aitkin County1,821
  10. 10Marshall County1,775

Most populous county in Minnesota

Hennepin County ranks first at 1,273,334 residents and Traverse County last at 3,134 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Hennepin County1,273,334
  2. 02Ramsey County542,015
  3. 03Dakota County453,156
  4. 04Anoka County376,840
  5. 05Washington County283,960
  6. 06St. Louis County200,794
  7. 07Olmsted County166,424
  8. 08Stearns County163,997
  9. 09Scott County157,206
  10. 10Wright County154,593

Least populous county in Minnesota

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Traverse County3,134
  2. 02Lake of the Woods County3,797
  3. 03Red Lake County3,882
  4. 04Kittson County3,992
  5. 05Big Stone County5,067
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Minnesota

Ramsey County ranks first at 3,559.8 people per square mile and Lake of the Woods County last at 2.9 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Ramsey County3,559.8
  2. 02Hennepin County2,298.4
  3. 03Anoka County893.0
  4. 04Dakota County805.5
  5. 05Washington County738.0
  6. 06Scott County441.5
  7. 07Carver County318.3
  8. 08Olmsted County254.7
  9. 09Sherburne County238.0
  10. 10Wright County233.8
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Minnesota

Carver County ranks first at $129,437 and Mahnomen County last at $54,177. The top value is 2.4 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Carver County$129,437
  2. 02Scott County$111,370
  3. 03Washington County$111,118
  4. 04Wright County$104,303
  5. 05Sherburne County$101,487
  6. 06Dakota County$100,012
  7. 07Anoka County$96,661
  8. 08Hennepin County$93,642
  9. 09Chisago County$91,338
  10. 10Olmsted County$89,431

Towns and cities in Minnesota

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 357 incorporated places in Minnesota with 1,000 or more residents, holding 4,666,513 people together, or 81% of the state total. 155 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Warroad at 48.917° N and the southernmost is Harmony at 43.554° N. Among places of 5,000+, Dayton grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 44.5%.

  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
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Saint Paul, the capital

88.1% of Minnesota's place population, 4,111,337 of 4,666,513 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Saint Paul. That ranks 15th of 51 for how central the capital is. The most remote town of 1,000 to 9,999 people is Grand Marais, 108 miles in a straight line from the nearest place of 10,000+ (Duluth).

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Saint Paul, month by month, are on the Saint Paul daylight page.

States bordering Minnesota

Minnesota borders 4 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Madison, 226 miles SE of Saint Paul in a straight line.

UTM zones in Minnesota

The internal points of Minnesota's counties fall in UTM zones 14, 15. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Minnesota spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 87 counties in Minnesota

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
27053Hennepin County1,273,334#15542,298.4$93,642
27123Ramsey County542,015#21523,559.8$77,764
27037Dakota County453,156#3563805.5$100,012
27003Anoka County376,840422893.0$96,661
27163Washington County283,960385738.0$111,118
27137St. Louis County200,7946,24832.1$67,311
27109Olmsted County166,424654254.7$89,431
27145Stearns County163,9971,343122.1$75,116
27139Scott County157,206356441.5$111,370
27171Wright County154,593661233.8$104,303
27019Carver County112,628354318.3$129,437
27141Sherburne County103,059433238.0$101,487
27013Blue Earth County70,70074894.5$67,236
27131Rice County69,025496139.2$81,824
27035Crow Wing County68,64299868.8$74,540
27027Clay County66,8481,04564.0$72,172
27111Otter Tail County60,8841,97230.9$69,107
27025Chisago County59,105415142.5$91,338
27169Winona County49,97362679.8$71,907
27049Goodhue County47,98275763.4$83,979
27007Beltrami County46,7622,50518.7$65,855
27061Itasca County45,4422,66817.0$65,386
27067Kandiyohi County44,67479756.0$69,160
27059Isanti County43,687436100.3$85,799
27009Benton County41,881408102.6$74,677
27099Mower County40,90071157.5$66,578
27041Douglas County39,93363762.7$76,508
27147Steele County37,43443087.1$78,500
27085McLeod County36,78049274.8$75,691
27017Carlton County36,74586142.7$75,512
27005Becker County35,4441,31527.0$71,719
27097Morrison County34,5201,12530.7$68,639
27103Nicollet County34,49344976.9$74,482
27021Cass County31,4422,02115.6$61,490
27119Polk County30,4131,97115.4$68,136
27115Pine County30,3191,41121.5$69,619
27047Freeborn County30,31470742.9$66,215
27079Le Sueur County29,45844965.6$78,885
27095Mille Lacs County27,57757248.2$70,512
27153Todd County25,95594527.5$60,951
27015Brown County25,71061142.1$71,884
27083Lyon County25,57771435.8$69,161
27093Meeker County23,49160838.6$75,351
27057Hubbard County22,05092623.8$72,166
27105Nobles County21,96971530.7$63,576
27157Wabasha County21,57452341.3$81,349
27045Fillmore County21,50286125.0$69,157
27039Dodge County21,24243948.3$87,661
27091Martin County19,56171227.5$59,843
27161Waseca County18,68442344.1$70,833
27055Houston County18,35255233.2$77,043
27065Kanabec County16,60852231.8$70,384
27001Aitkin County16,3351,8219.0$59,844
27135Roseau County15,2651,6729.1$74,057
27127Redwood County15,25487917.4$71,012
27143Sibley County15,19458925.8$76,019
27129Renville County14,45398314.7$70,098
27159Wadena County14,43753626.9$55,449
27043Faribault County13,88671219.5$65,264
27113Pennington County13,65261722.1$73,104
27023Chippewa County12,29958121.2$75,774
27071Koochiching County11,5943,1053.7$64,009
27121Pope County11,49567517.0$64,480
27033Cottonwood County11,33864017.7$63,898
27165Watonwan County11,20443525.8$64,868
27075Lake County10,6982,1095.1$71,573
27063Jackson County9,86170314.0$72,413
27149Stevens County9,81956417.4$74,512
27151Swift County9,66674213.0$69,245
27133Rock County9,52548219.7$71,923
27173Yellow Medicine County9,37375912.3$69,009
27117Pipestone County9,10046519.6$69,117
27089Marshall County8,7711,7754.9$69,843
27029Clearwater County8,6309998.6$62,435
27101Murray County8,04470511.4$74,801
27073Lac qui Parle County6,6367658.7$67,947
27107Norman County6,2848737.2$62,716
27167Wilkin County6,2687518.3$75,073
27051Grant County6,10954811.2$72,935
27031Cook County5,5711,4533.8$62,435
27081Lincoln County5,56453710.4$65,021
27087Mahnomen County5,2965589.5$54,177
27011Big Stone County5,06749910.2$62,245
27069Kittson County3,9921,0993.6$72,224
27125Red Lake County3,8824329.0$70,019
27077Lake of the Woods County3,7971,2982.9$65,778
27155Traverse County3,1345745.5$67,634

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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 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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