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  • FIPS 27031
  • Largest town: Grand Marais

Cook County, Minnesota

Cook County had 5,571 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,452.6 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 12th by land area.

Population
5,571
#80 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,770 in US
Area
1,452.6 sq mi
#12 of 87 in Minnesota · #413 in US
Density
3.8 / sq mi
#84 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,841 in US
Median household income
$62,435
#80 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,607 in US

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

Cook County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Cook County population, land area and income

Cook County had 5,571 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,452.6 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 3.8 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, so Cook County has 25% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,435 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,571

3144th1st

2770th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,453 sq mi

3144th1st

413th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2841st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,435

3143rd1st

1607th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

5,571

87th1st

80th of 87 (MN)

Land area

1,453 sq mi

87th1st

12th of 87 (MN)

Density

3.8 / sq mi

87th1st

84th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$62,435

87th1st

80th of 87 (MN)

How Cook County's population changed since 2020

Cook County lost 28 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 55th 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, Cook County recorded 151 births and 237 deaths, a natural change of -86. Net international migration added +68 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -12. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 86 people.

5,59920205,63220215,73220225,64320235,5712024
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
151
Deaths
237
Net international migration
+68
Net domestic migration
-12
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-72

Where Cook County is

The Census internal point of Cook County is at 47.758600, -90.344300. 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 Cook 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: Cook County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
47.758600, -90.344300
DMS
47°45'30.96"N 90°20'39.48"W
UTM
15N 699018.9E 5292886.0N
Geohash
cbrz8njq1
Plus code
86VFQM54+C7

Towns in Cook County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cook County, 1,306 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cook County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Grand Marais with 1,306.

  1. 01Grand Marais1,306
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cook County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Cook County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Ashland County, WI, with 16,196 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 234.1 miles SW of Cook County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Paul, MN (population 307,465), 234.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Duluth, MN (population 87,986), 108.0 miles away.

Cook County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cook County is 27031: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,435.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cook County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,571. That is down 28 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,599.

What is the FIPS code of Cook County?

27031. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cook County?

Grand Marais, with 1,306 residents inside Cook County in 2024.

Which counties border Cook County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ashland County, WI; Lake County, MN; Ontonagon County, MI; Keweenaw County, MI.

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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