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Beltrami County, Minnesota

Beltrami County had 46,762 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,504.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 87 in Minnesota by population and 4th by land area.

Population
46,762
#21 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,056 in US
Area
2,504.6 sq mi
#4 of 87 in Minnesota · #218 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#57 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,286 in US
Median household income
$65,855
#68 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,311 in US

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

Beltrami County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Beltrami County population, land area and income

Beltrami County had 46,762 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 2,504.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 87 in Minnesota by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 18.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Beltrami County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,855 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,762

3144th1st

1056th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

2,505 sq mi

3144th1st

218th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2286th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,855

3143rd1st

1311th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

46,762

87th1st

21st of 87 (MN)

Land area

2,505 sq mi

87th1st

4th of 87 (MN)

Density

18.7 / sq mi

87th1st

57th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$65,855

87th1st

68th of 87 (MN)

How Beltrami County's population changed since 2020

Beltrami County gained 516 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.1%. That ranks 37th 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, Beltrami County recorded 2,337 births and 2,178 deaths, a natural change of +159. Net international migration added +108 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +244. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 244 people.

46.2k202046.5k202146.4k202246.6k202346.8k2024
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
2,337
Deaths
2,178
Net international migration
+108
Net domestic migration
+244
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+127

Where Beltrami County is

The Census internal point of Beltrami County is at 47.879500, -95.005000. 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 Beltrami 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: Beltrami County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
47.879500, -95.005000
DMS
47°52'46.20"N 95°00'18.00"W
UTM
15N 350091.1E 5304853.2N
Geohash
cbs2qh5qr
Plus code
86V6VXHW+R2

Towns in Beltrami County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Beltrami County, 15,733 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Beltrami County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bemidji with 15,733.

  1. 01Bemidji15,733
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Beltrami County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Beltrami County. The most populous is Itasca County, MN, with 45,442 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 221.4 miles SSE of Beltrami County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 110.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bemidji, MN (population 15,733), 27.7 miles away.

Beltrami County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Beltrami County is 27007: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,855.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Beltrami County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,762. That is up 516 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 46,246.

What is the FIPS code of Beltrami County?

27007. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Beltrami County?

Bemidji, with 15,733 residents inside Beltrami County in 2024.

Which counties border Beltrami County?

9 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Itasca County, MN; Cass County, MN; Hubbard County, MN; Roseau County, MN; Pennington County, MN; Koochiching County, MN; Marshall County, MN; Clearwater County, MN; Lake of the Woods 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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