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Chippewa County, Minnesota

Chippewa County had 12,299 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 581.2 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 87 in Minnesota by population and 54th by land area.

Population
12,299
#61 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,268 in US
Area
581.2 sq mi
#54 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,693 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#53 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,203 in US
Median household income
$75,774
#22 of 87 in Minnesota · #631 in US

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

Chippewa County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Chippewa County population, land area and income

Chippewa County had 12,299 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 581.2 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 87 in Minnesota by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 21.2 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; Chippewa County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,774 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,299

3144th1st

2268th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

581 sq mi

3144th1st

1693rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2203rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,774

3143rd1st

631st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

12,299

87th1st

61st of 87 (MN)

Land area

581 sq mi

87th1st

54th of 87 (MN)

Density

21.2 / sq mi

87th1st

53rd of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$75,774

87th1st

22nd of 87 (MN)

How Chippewa County's population changed since 2020

Chippewa County lost 311 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 80th 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, Chippewa County recorded 678 births and 763 deaths, a natural change of -85. Net international migration added +314 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -531. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 531 people.

12.6k202012.4k202112.3k202212.3k202312.3k2024
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
678
Deaths
763
Net international migration
+314
Net domestic migration
-531
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+34

Where Chippewa County is

The Census internal point of Chippewa County is at 45.028600, -95.564100. 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 Chippewa 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: Chippewa County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.028600, -95.564100
DMS
45°01'42.96"N 95°33'50.76"W
UTM
15N 298010.2E 4989326.1N
Geohash
cbh01mhqe
Plus code
86Q62CHP+C9

Towns in Chippewa County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chippewa County, 7,605 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chippewa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Montevideo with 5,300.

  1. 01Montevideo5,300
  2. 02Clara City1,390
  3. 03Granite Falls (part)915
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chippewa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chippewa County. The most populous is Kandiyohi County, MN, with 44,674 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 120.4 miles E of Chippewa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 112.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Willmar, MN (population 21,892), 25.5 miles away.

Chippewa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chippewa County is 27023: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,774.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chippewa County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,299. That is down 311 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,610.

What is the FIPS code of Chippewa County?

27023. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chippewa County?

Montevideo, with 5,300 residents inside Chippewa County in 2024.

Which counties border Chippewa County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Kandiyohi County, MN; Renville County, MN; Swift County, MN; Yellow Medicine County, MN; Lac qui Parle 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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