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Kanabec County, Minnesota

Kanabec County had 16,608 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 521.6 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 66th by land area.

Population
16,608
#52 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,999 in US
Area
521.6 sq mi
#66 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,002 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#39 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,869 in US
Median household income
$70,384
#48 of 87 in Minnesota · #972 in US

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

Kanabec County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Kanabec County population, land area and income

Kanabec County had 16,608 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 521.6 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 66th by land area. That works out to 31.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,384 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,608

3144th1st

1999th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

522 sq mi

3144th1st

2002nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1869th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,384

3143rd1st

972nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

16,608

87th1st

52nd of 87 (MN)

Land area

522 sq mi

87th1st

66th of 87 (MN)

Density

31.8 / sq mi

87th1st

39th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$70,384

87th1st

48th of 87 (MN)

How Kanabec County's population changed since 2020

Kanabec County gained 550 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.4%. That ranks 14th 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, Kanabec County recorded 659 births and 818 deaths, a natural change of -159. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +730. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 730 people.

16.1k202016.2k202116.5k202216.6k202316.6k2024
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
659
Deaths
818
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+730
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-31

Where Kanabec County is

The Census internal point of Kanabec County is at 45.947800, -93.297800. 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 Kanabec 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: Kanabec County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.947800, -93.297800
DMS
45°56'52.08"N 93°17'52.08"W
UTM
15N 476919.0E 5088290.9N
Geohash
cbjtkuw97
Plus code
86Q8WPX2+4V

Towns in Kanabec County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Kanabec County, 3,779 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kanabec County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mora with 3,779.

  1. 01Mora3,779
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kanabec County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Kanabec County. The most populous is Chisago County, MN, with 59,105 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 69.2 miles S of Kanabec County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 68.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cambridge, MN (population 10,974), 27.0 miles away.

Kanabec County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kanabec County is 27065: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,384.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kanabec County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,608. That is up 550 people (3.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,058.

What is the FIPS code of Kanabec County?

27065. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (065) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kanabec County?

Mora, with 3,779 residents inside Kanabec County in 2024.

Which counties border Kanabec County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chisago County, MN; Isanti County, MN; Pine 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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