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Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Crow Wing County had 68,642 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 998.4 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 21st by land area.

Population
68,642
#15 of 87 in Minnesota · #800 in US
Area
998.4 sq mi
#21 of 87 in Minnesota · #683 in US
Density
69 / sq mi
#21 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,191 in US
Median household income
$74,540
#30 of 87 in Minnesota · #697 in US

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

Crow Wing County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Crow Wing County population, land area and income

Crow Wing County had 68,642 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 998.4 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 68.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Crow Wing County is 3.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,540 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

68,642

3144th1st

800th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

998 sq mi

3144th1st

683rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

68.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1191st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,540

3143rd1st

697th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

68,642

87th1st

15th of 87 (MN)

Land area

998 sq mi

87th1st

21st of 87 (MN)

Density

68.8 / sq mi

87th1st

21st of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$74,540

87th1st

30th of 87 (MN)

How Crow Wing County's population changed since 2020

Crow Wing County gained 2,357 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.6%. That ranks 12th 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, Crow Wing County recorded 2,679 births and 3,358 deaths, a natural change of -679. Net international migration added +130 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,086. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,086 people.

66.3k202067.4k202167.9k202268.3k202368.6k2024
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
2,679
Deaths
3,358
Net international migration
+130
Net domestic migration
+3,086
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+356

Where Crow Wing County is

The Census internal point of Crow Wing County is at 46.491700, -94.070700. 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 Crow Wing 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: Crow Wing County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
46.491700, -94.070700
DMS
46°29'30.12"N 94°04'14.52"W
UTM
15N 417830.9E 5149238.0N
Geohash
cbm07recc
Plus code
86R7FWRH+MP

Towns in Crow Wing County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Crow Wing County, 35,694 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crow Wing County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Brainerd with 14,400.

  1. 01Brainerd14,400
  2. 02Baxter9,186
  3. 03Breezy Point2,750
  4. 04Pequot Lakes2,462
  5. 05Crosslake2,412
  6. 06Crosby2,328
  7. 07Nisswa2,156
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crow Wing County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Crow Wing County. The most populous is Morrison County, MN, with 34,520 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 116.0 miles SSE of Crow Wing County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 112.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Brainerd, MN (population 14,400), 11.2 miles away.

Crow Wing County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crow Wing County is 27035: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,540.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crow Wing County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 68,642. That is up 2,357 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 66,285.

What is the FIPS code of Crow Wing County?

27035. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crow Wing County?

Brainerd, with 14,400 residents inside Crow Wing County in 2024.

Which counties border Crow Wing County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Morrison County, MN; Cass County, MN; Mille Lacs County, MN; Aitkin 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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