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Meeker County, Minnesota

Meeker County had 23,491 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 608.0 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
23,491
#43 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,666 in US
Area
608.0 sq mi
#52 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,597 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#35 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,706 in US
Median household income
$75,351
#25 of 87 in Minnesota · #651 in US

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

Meeker County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Meeker County population, land area and income

Meeker County had 23,491 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 608.0 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 87 in Minnesota by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 38.6 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, about the same as Meeker County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,351 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

23,491

3144th1st

1666th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

608 sq mi

3144th1st

1597th of 3,144 (US)

Density

38.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1706th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,351

3143rd1st

651st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

23,491

87th1st

43rd of 87 (MN)

Land area

608 sq mi

87th1st

52nd of 87 (MN)

Density

38.6 / sq mi

87th1st

35th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$75,351

87th1st

25th of 87 (MN)

How Meeker County's population changed since 2020

Meeker County gained 58 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 48th 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, Meeker County recorded 1,017 births and 1,036 deaths, a natural change of -19. Net international migration added +80 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +31. The largest single component was international migration, which added 80 people.

23.4k202023.4k202123.5k202223.5k202323.5k2024
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
1,017
Deaths
1,036
Net international migration
+80
Net domestic migration
+31
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+6

Where Meeker County is

The Census internal point of Meeker County is at 45.123200, -94.527300. 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 Meeker 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: Meeker County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.123200, -94.527300
DMS
45°07'23.52"N 94°31'38.28"W
UTM
15N 379883.7E 4997771.1N
Geohash
cbhb8yrmd
Plus code
86Q74FFF+73

Towns in Meeker County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Meeker County, 9,605 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Meeker County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Litchfield with 6,515.

  1. 01Litchfield6,515
  2. 02Dassel1,520
  3. 03Watkins1,010
  4. 04Eden Valley (part)560
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Meeker County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Meeker 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 70.6 miles E of Meeker County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 62.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hutchinson, MN (population 14,708), 18.0 miles away.

Meeker County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Meeker County is 27093: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 093. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,351.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Meeker County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 23,491. That is up 58 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 23,433.

What is the FIPS code of Meeker County?

27093. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (093) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Meeker County?

Litchfield, with 6,515 residents inside Meeker County in 2024.

Which counties border Meeker County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Stearns County, MN; Wright County, MN; Kandiyohi County, MN; McLeod County, MN; Renville 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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