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Aitkin County, Minnesota

Aitkin County had 16,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,821.3 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 9th by land area.

Population
16,335
#53 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,014 in US
Area
1,821.3 sq mi
#9 of 87 in Minnesota · #322 in US
Density
9.0 / sq mi
#76 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,603 in US
Median household income
$59,844
#84 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,849 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Aitkin County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Aitkin County population, land area and income

Aitkin County had 16,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,821.3 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 9th by land area. That works out to 9.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents; Aitkin County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,844 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,335

3144th1st

2014th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,821 sq mi

3144th1st

322nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

9.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2603rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,844

3143rd1st

1849th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

16,335

87th1st

53rd of 87 (MN)

Land area

1,821 sq mi

87th1st

9th of 87 (MN)

Density

9.0 / sq mi

87th1st

76th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$59,844

87th1st

84th of 87 (MN)

How Aitkin County's population changed since 2020

Aitkin County gained 621 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.0%. That ranks 10th of 87 in Minnesota for growth. The median Minnesota county changed by +0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.4%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Aitkin County recorded 490 births and 1,014 deaths, a natural change of -524. Net international migration added +25 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,131. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,131 people.

15.7k202016.0k202116.1k202216.1k202316.3k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
490
Deaths
1,014
Net international migration
+25
Net domestic migration
+1,131
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+196

Where Aitkin County is

The Census internal point of Aitkin County is at 46.602400, -93.419700. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Minnesota's 87 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Aitkin County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cook County: -0.5%Kanabec County: +3.4%Carlton County: +1.5%Becker County: +0.7%Dodge County: +1.7%Douglas County: +2.1%Murray County: -1.5%Pipestone County: -3.3%Rock County: -1.7%Steele County: +0.1%Waseca County: -1.4%Pennington County: -2.1%Red Lake County: -1.5%Stevens County: +1.6%Hubbard County: +3.1%Mahnomen County: -1.8%Fillmore County: +1.2%Otter Tail County: +1.4%Rice County: +2.9%Meeker County: +0.2%Nobles County: -1.1%Swift County: -1.5%Watonwan County: -0.3%Wadena County: +2.2%Polk County: -2.1%Lyon County: +0.6%St. Louis County: +0.4%Todd County: +2.6%Carver County: +5.0%Kandiyohi County: +2.2%Olmsted County: +2.1%Roseau County: -0.3%Dakota County: +2.9%Yellow Medicine County: -1.2%Crow Wing County: +3.6%Sibley County: +2.7%Morrison County: +1.5%Lac qui Parle County: -1.0%Lincoln County: -1.3%Martin County: -2.2%Clay County: +2.3%Houston County: -2.5%Wilkin County: -3.3%Nicollet County: -0.0%Norman County: -2.4%Benton County: +1.3%Anoka County: +3.4%Blue Earth County: +2.2%Traverse County: -6.7%Aitkin County: +4.0%Marshall County: -3.0%Grant County: +0.3%Wabasha County: +0.8%Lake County: -2.0%Cottonwood County: -1.6%Brown County: -0.8%Cass County: +4.2%Lake of the Woods County: +0.7%Scott County: +3.9%Isanti County: +5.5%Stearns County: +3.5%Clearwater County: +0.7%Hennepin County: -0.7%Kittson County: -4.7%Wright County: +9.0%Goodhue County: +0.8%Jackson County: -1.3%Washington County: +5.8%Chippewa County: -2.5%Freeborn County: -1.9%Koochiching County: -3.6%Big Stone County: -1.8%Redwood County: -1.1%Chisago County: +4.2%Faribault County: -0.1%Renville County: -1.6%Itasca County: +0.9%Mower County: +2.1%Sherburne County: +5.6%Mille Lacs County: +4.2%Winona County: +0.6%Ramsey County: -1.8%Pine County: +4.9%McLeod County: +0.1%Pope County: +1.5%Le Sueur County: +2.8%Beltrami County: +1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.7%
  2. < -0.3%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.8%
  5. ≥ +2.8%
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Orange pin: Aitkin County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
46.602400, -93.419700
DMS
46°36'8.64"N 93°25'10.92"W
UTM
15N 467856.2E 5161067.3N
Geohash
cbm945tye
Plus code
86R8JH2J+X4

Towns in Aitkin County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Aitkin County, 2,174 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Aitkin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Aitkin with 2,174.

  1. 01Aitkin2,174
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Aitkin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Aitkin County. The most populous is St. Louis County, MN, with 200,794 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 114.8 miles S of Aitkin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 113.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brainerd, MN (population 14,400), 40.8 miles away.

Aitkin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Aitkin County is 27001: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,844.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Aitkin County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,335. That is up 621 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,714.

What is the FIPS code of Aitkin County?

27001. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Aitkin County?

Aitkin, with 2,174 residents inside Aitkin County in 2024.

Which counties border Aitkin County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Louis County, MN; Crow Wing County, MN; Itasca County, MN; Carlton County, MN; Cass County, MN; Pine County, MN; Mille Lacs County, MN; Kanabec County, MN.

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 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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