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Le Sueur County, Minnesota

Le Sueur County had 29,458 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 448.8 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 72nd by land area.

Population
29,458
#38 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,454 in US
Area
448.8 sq mi
#72 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,276 in US
Density
66 / sq mi
#22 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,229 in US
Median household income
$78,885
#16 of 87 in Minnesota · #517 in US

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

Le Sueur County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Le Sueur County population, land area and income

Le Sueur County had 29,458 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 448.8 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 72nd by land area. That works out to 65.6 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; Le Sueur County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,885 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

29,458

3144th1st

1454th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

449 sq mi

3144th1st

2276th of 3,144 (US)

Density

65.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1229th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$78,885

3143rd1st

517th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

29,458

87th1st

38th of 87 (MN)

Land area

449 sq mi

87th1st

72nd of 87 (MN)

Density

65.6 / sq mi

87th1st

22nd of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$78,885

87th1st

16th of 87 (MN)

How Le Sueur County's population changed since 2020

Le Sueur County gained 810 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.8%. That ranks 19th 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, Le Sueur County recorded 1,240 births and 1,080 deaths, a natural change of +160. Net international migration added +214 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +413. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 413 people.

28.6k202028.9k202129.2k202229.3k202329.5k2024
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
1,240
Deaths
1,080
Net international migration
+214
Net domestic migration
+413
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+124

Where Le Sueur County is

The Census internal point of Le Sueur County is at 44.373400, -93.730100. 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 Le Sueur 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: Le Sueur County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
44.373400, -93.730100
DMS
44°22'24.24"N 93°43'48.36"W
UTM
15N 441833.2E 4913606.1N
Geohash
9zvk7jgvf
Plus code
86P897F9+9X

Towns in Le Sueur County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Le Sueur County, 15,595 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Le Sueur County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Le Sueur with 4,230.

  1. 01Le Sueur4,230
  2. 02New Prague (part)3,537
  3. 03Montgomery3,537
  4. 04Le Center2,528
  5. 05Waterville1,763
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Le Sueur County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Le Sueur County. The most populous is Scott County, MN, with 157,206 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 50.7 miles NE of Le Sueur County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 46.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is St. Peter, MN (population 12,456), 12.1 miles away.

Le Sueur County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Le Sueur County is 27079: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,885.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Le Sueur County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 29,458. That is up 810 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,648.

What is the FIPS code of Le Sueur County?

27079. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Le Sueur County?

Le Sueur, with 4,230 residents inside Le Sueur County in 2024.

Which counties border Le Sueur County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Scott County, MN; Blue Earth County, MN; Rice County, MN; Nicollet County, MN; Waseca County, MN; Sibley 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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