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Grant County, Minnesota

Grant County had 6,109 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 547.8 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 62nd by land area.

Population
6,109
#79 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,720 in US
Area
547.8 sq mi
#62 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,905 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#70 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,525 in US
Median household income
$72,935
#35 of 87 in Minnesota · #795 in US

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

Grant County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Grant County population, land area and income

Grant County had 6,109 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 547.8 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 62nd by land area. That works out to 11.2 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 Grant County has 28% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,935 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,109

3144th1st

2720th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

548 sq mi

3144th1st

1905th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2525th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,935

3143rd1st

795th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

6,109

87th1st

79th of 87 (MN)

Land area

548 sq mi

87th1st

62nd of 87 (MN)

Density

11.2 / sq mi

87th1st

70th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$72,935

87th1st

35th of 87 (MN)

How Grant County's population changed since 2020

Grant County gained 19 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.3%. That ranks 47th 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, Grant County recorded 310 births and 351 deaths, a natural change of -41. Net international migration added +12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +72. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 72 people.

6,09020206,14720216,13420226,15520236,1092024
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
310
Deaths
351
Net international migration
+12
Net domestic migration
+72
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-46

Where Grant County is

The Census internal point of Grant County is at 45.930700, -96.010700. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Minnesota's 87 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Grant 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: Grant County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.930700, -96.010700
DMS
45°55'50.52"N 96°00'38.52"W
UTM
14N 731753.9E 5090693.6N
Geohash
cb5tr1rjs
Plus code
86Q5WXJQ+7P

Towns in Grant County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Grant County, 1,276 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grant County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Elbow Lake with 1,276.

  1. 01Elbow Lake1,276
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grant County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Grant County. The most populous is Otter Tail County, MN, with 60,884 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 156.3 miles ESE of Grant County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 75.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fergus Falls, MN (population 14,258), 24.7 miles away.

Grant County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grant County is 27051: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,935.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grant County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,109. That is up 19 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,090.

What is the FIPS code of Grant County?

27051. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grant County?

Elbow Lake, with 1,276 residents inside Grant County in 2024.

Which counties border Grant County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Otter Tail County, MN; Douglas County, MN; Pope County, MN; Stevens County, MN; Wilkin County, MN; Traverse 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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