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Mower County, Minnesota

Mower County had 40,900 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 711.3 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 40th by land area.

Population
40,900
#26 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,175 in US
Area
711.3 sq mi
#40 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,288 in US
Density
58 / sq mi
#26 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,343 in US
Median household income
$66,578
#66 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,244 in US

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

Mower County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Mower County population, land area and income

Mower County had 40,900 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 711.3 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 57.5 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; Mower County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,578 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

40,900

3144th1st

1175th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

711 sq mi

3144th1st

1288th of 3,144 (US)

Density

57.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1343rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,578

3143rd1st

1244th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

40,900

87th1st

26th of 87 (MN)

Land area

711 sq mi

87th1st

40th of 87 (MN)

Density

57.5 / sq mi

87th1st

26th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$66,578

87th1st

66th of 87 (MN)

How Mower County's population changed since 2020

Mower County gained 838 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 27th 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, Mower County recorded 2,064 births and 1,869 deaths, a natural change of +195. Net international migration added +1,383 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -754. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,383 people.

40.1k202040.2k202140.2k202240.4k202340.9k2024
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
2,064
Deaths
1,869
Net international migration
+1,383
Net domestic migration
-754
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+548

Where Mower County is

The Census internal point of Mower County is at 43.666200, -92.759500. 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 Mower 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: Mower County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
43.666200, -92.759500
DMS
43°39'58.32"N 92°45'34.20"W
UTM
15N 519389.6E 4834827.6N
Geohash
9zy03jnw4
Plus code
86M9M68R+F6

Towns in Mower County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Mower County, 27,845 people together, or 68% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mower County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Austin with 26,690.

  1. 01Austin26,690
  2. 02Grand Meadow1,155
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Mower County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Mower County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Olmsted County, MN, with 166,424 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 90.6 miles N of Mower County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN (population 123,624), 27.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Austin, MN (population 26,690), 10.9 miles away.

Mower County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mower County is 27099: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,578.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mower County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 40,900. That is up 838 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 40,062.

What is the FIPS code of Mower County?

27099. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mower County?

Austin, with 26,690 residents inside Mower County in 2024.

Which counties border Mower County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Olmsted County, MN; Steele County, MN; Freeborn County, MN; Fillmore County, MN; Dodge County, MN; Mitchell County, IA; Howard County, IA; Worth County, IA.

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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