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  • FIPS 27039
  • Largest town: Kasson

Dodge County, Minnesota

Dodge County had 21,242 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 439.4 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 74th by land area.

Population
21,242
#48 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,760 in US
Area
439.4 sq mi
#74 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,306 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#28 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,503 in US
Median household income
$87,661
#11 of 87 in Minnesota · #278 in US

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

Dodge County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Dodge County population, land area and income

Dodge County had 21,242 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 439.4 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 74th by land area. That works out to 48.3 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, about the same as Dodge County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $87,661 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,242

3144th1st

1760th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

439 sq mi

3144th1st

2306th of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1503rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$87,661

3143rd1st

278th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

21,242

87th1st

48th of 87 (MN)

Land area

439 sq mi

87th1st

74th of 87 (MN)

Density

48.3 / sq mi

87th1st

28th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$87,661

87th1st

11th of 87 (MN)

How Dodge County's population changed since 2020

Dodge County gained 354 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.7%. That ranks 29th 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, Dodge County recorded 1,074 births and 646 deaths, a natural change of +428. Net international migration added +110 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -173. The largest single component was natural change, which added 428 people.

20.9k202021.0k202121.0k202221.1k202321.2k2024
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
1,074
Deaths
646
Net international migration
+110
Net domestic migration
-173
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+129

Where Dodge County is

The Census internal point of Dodge County is at 44.020700, -92.869400. 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 Dodge 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: Dodge County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
44.020700, -92.869400
DMS
44°01'14.52"N 92°52'9.84"W
UTM
15N 510467.1E 4874180.2N
Geohash
9zvfqtwx4
Plus code
86P924CJ+76

Towns in Dodge County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dodge County, 12,617 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dodge County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kasson with 7,207.

  1. 01Kasson7,207
  2. 02Dodge Center2,939
  3. 03Hayfield1,361
  4. 04Mantorville1,110
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dodge County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Dodge County. The most populous is Olmsted County, MN, with 166,424 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 65.6 miles N of Dodge County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN (population 123,624), 19.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Owatonna, MN (population 26,626), 18.6 miles away.

Dodge County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dodge County is 27039: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $87,661.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dodge County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,242. That is up 354 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,888.

What is the FIPS code of Dodge County?

27039. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dodge County?

Kasson, with 7,207 residents inside Dodge County in 2024.

Which counties border Dodge County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Olmsted County, MN; Rice County, MN; Goodhue County, MN; Mower County, MN; Steele 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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