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Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Kandiyohi County had 44,674 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 797.4 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 29th by land area.

Population
44,674
#23 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,100 in US
Area
797.4 sq mi
#29 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,074 in US
Density
56 / sq mi
#27 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,363 in US
Median household income
$69,160
#55 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,060 in US

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

Kandiyohi County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Kandiyohi County population, land area and income

Kandiyohi County had 44,674 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 797.4 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 56.0 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 Kandiyohi County is 2.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,160 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,674

3144th1st

1100th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

797 sq mi

3144th1st

1074th of 3,144 (US)

Density

56.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1363rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,160

3143rd1st

1060th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

44,674

87th1st

23rd of 87 (MN)

Land area

797 sq mi

87th1st

29th of 87 (MN)

Density

56.0 / sq mi

87th1st

27th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$69,160

87th1st

55th of 87 (MN)

How Kandiyohi County's population changed since 2020

Kandiyohi County gained 951 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 24th 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, Kandiyohi County recorded 2,341 births and 1,846 deaths, a natural change of +495. Net international migration added +1,481 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,053. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,481 people.

43.7k202043.8k202143.9k202244.3k202344.7k2024
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
2,341
Deaths
1,846
Net international migration
+1,481
Net domestic migration
-1,053
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+397

Where Kandiyohi County is

The Census internal point of Kandiyohi County is at 45.152700, -95.005000. 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 Kandiyohi 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: Kandiyohi County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.152700, -95.005000
DMS
45°09'9.72"N 95°00'18.00"W
UTM
15N 342395.8E 5001869.2N
Geohash
cbh2y5g3x
Plus code
86Q65X3W+32

Towns in Kandiyohi County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Kandiyohi County, 25,405 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kandiyohi County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Willmar with 21,892.

  1. 01Willmar21,892
  2. 02New London1,316
  3. 03Spicer1,099
  4. 04Atwater1,098
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kandiyohi County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Kandiyohi County. The most populous is Stearns County, MN, with 163,997 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 93.9 miles E of Kandiyohi County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 85.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Willmar, MN (population 21,892), 3.4 miles away.

Kandiyohi County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kandiyohi County is 27067: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,160.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,674. That is up 951 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,723.

What is the FIPS code of Kandiyohi County?

27067. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kandiyohi County?

Willmar, with 21,892 residents inside Kandiyohi County in 2024.

Which counties border Kandiyohi County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Stearns County, MN; Meeker County, MN; Renville County, MN; Chippewa County, MN; Pope County, MN; Swift 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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