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Mille Lacs County, Minnesota

Mille Lacs County had 27,577 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 572.3 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 56th by land area.

Population
27,577
#39 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,520 in US
Area
572.3 sq mi
#56 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,752 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#29 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,508 in US
Median household income
$70,512
#47 of 87 in Minnesota · #965 in US

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

Mille Lacs County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Mille Lacs County population, land area and income

Mille Lacs County had 27,577 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 572.3 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 48.2 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; Mille Lacs County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,512 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,577

3144th1st

1520th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

572 sq mi

3144th1st

1752nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1508th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,512

3143rd1st

965th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

27,577

87th1st

39th of 87 (MN)

Land area

572 sq mi

87th1st

56th of 87 (MN)

Density

48.2 / sq mi

87th1st

29th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$70,512

87th1st

47th of 87 (MN)

How Mille Lacs County's population changed since 2020

Mille Lacs County gained 1,121 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.2%. That ranks 8th 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, Mille Lacs County recorded 1,177 births and 1,510 deaths, a natural change of -333. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,444. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,444 people.

26.5k202026.9k202127.3k202227.4k202327.6k2024
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
1,177
Deaths
1,510
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+1,444
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+159

Where Mille Lacs County is

The Census internal point of Mille Lacs County is at 45.929300, -93.632700. 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 Mille Lacs 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: Mille Lacs County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.929300, -93.632700
DMS
45°55'45.48"N 93°37'57.72"W
UTM
15N 450946.2E 5086386.9N
Geohash
cbjmm34tx
Plus code
86Q8W9H8+PW

Towns in Mille Lacs County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Mille Lacs County, 8,131 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mille Lacs County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Princeton with 5,071.

  1. 01Princeton (part)5,071
  2. 02Milaca3,060
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Mille Lacs County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Mille Lacs County. The most populous is Sherburne County, MN, with 103,059 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 72.1 miles SSE of Mille Lacs County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 69.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cambridge, MN (population 10,974), 32.1 miles away.

Mille Lacs County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mille Lacs County is 27095: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,512.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mille Lacs County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,577. That is up 1,121 people (4.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,456.

What is the FIPS code of Mille Lacs County?

27095. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mille Lacs County?

Princeton, with 5,071 residents inside Mille Lacs County in 2024 (5,329 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Mille Lacs County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sherburne County, MN; Crow Wing County, MN; Isanti County, MN; Benton County, MN; Morrison County, MN; Kanabec 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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