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Isanti County, Minnesota

Isanti County had 43,687 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 435.8 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 75th by land area.

Population
43,687
#24 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,122 in US
Area
435.8 sq mi
#75 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,324 in US
Density
100 / sq mi
#15 of 87 in Minnesota · #906 in US
Median household income
$85,799
#12 of 87 in Minnesota · #314 in US

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

Isanti County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Isanti County population, land area and income

Isanti County had 43,687 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 435.8 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 75th by land area. That works out to 100.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents; Isanti County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $85,799 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,687

3144th1st

1122nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

436 sq mi

3144th1st

2324th of 3,144 (US)

Density

100.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

906th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$85,799

3143rd1st

314th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

43,687

87th1st

24th of 87 (MN)

Land area

436 sq mi

87th1st

75th of 87 (MN)

Density

100.3 / sq mi

87th1st

15th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$85,799

87th1st

12th of 87 (MN)

How Isanti County's population changed since 2020

Isanti County gained 2,297 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.5%. That ranks 4th 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, Isanti County recorded 1,951 births and 1,700 deaths, a natural change of +251. Net international migration added +114 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,194. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,194 people.

41.4k202042.0k202142.7k202243.2k202343.7k2024
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
1,951
Deaths
1,700
Net international migration
+114
Net domestic migration
+2,194
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+475

Where Isanti County is

The Census internal point of Isanti County is at 45.562400, -93.296300. 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 Isanti 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: Isanti County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.562400, -93.296300
DMS
45°33'44.64"N 93°17'46.68"W
UTM
15N 476876.6E 5045471.7N
Geohash
cbjehyrsn
Plus code
86Q8HP63+XF

Towns in Isanti County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Isanti County, 20,243 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Isanti County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cambridge with 10,974.

  1. 01Cambridge10,974
  2. 02Isanti7,493
  3. 03Braham1,776
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Isanti County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Isanti County. The most populous is Anoka County, MN, with 376,840 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 43.0 miles SSE of Isanti County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 41.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cambridge, MN (population 10,974), 3.3 miles away.

Isanti County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Isanti County is 27059: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $85,799.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Isanti County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,687. That is up 2,297 people (5.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,390.

What is the FIPS code of Isanti County?

27059. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Isanti County?

Cambridge, with 10,974 residents inside Isanti County in 2024.

Which counties border Isanti County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Anoka County, MN; Sherburne County, MN; Chisago County, MN; Pine County, MN; Mille Lacs County, MN; Kanabec 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.