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Nobles County, Minnesota

Nobles County had 21,969 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 715.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 36th by land area.

Population
21,969
#45 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,722 in US
Area
715.1 sq mi
#36 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,274 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#41 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,901 in US
Median household income
$63,576
#77 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,505 in US

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

Nobles County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Nobles County population, land area and income

Nobles County had 21,969 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 715.1 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 30.7 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 Nobles County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,576 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,969

3144th1st

1722nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

715 sq mi

3144th1st

1274th of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1901st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,576

3143rd1st

1505th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

21,969

87th1st

45th of 87 (MN)

Land area

715 sq mi

87th1st

36th of 87 (MN)

Density

30.7 / sq mi

87th1st

41st of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$63,576

87th1st

77th of 87 (MN)

How Nobles County's population changed since 2020

Nobles County lost 238 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 59th 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, Nobles County recorded 1,448 births and 853 deaths, a natural change of +595. Net international migration added +820 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,739. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,739 people.

22.2k202022.1k202122.0k202221.9k202322.0k2024
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
1,448
Deaths
853
Net international migration
+820
Net domestic migration
-1,739
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+48

Where Nobles County is

The Census internal point of Nobles County is at 43.677700, -95.763100. 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 Nobles 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: Nobles County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
43.677700, -95.763100
DMS
43°40'39.72"N 95°45'47.16"W
UTM
15N 277271.1E 4839787.1N
Geohash
9zgbkz73n
Plus code
86M6M6HP+3Q

Towns in Nobles County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Nobles County, 14,952 people together, or 68% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Nobles County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Worthington with 13,754.

  1. 01Worthington13,754
  2. 02Adrian1,198
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Nobles County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Nobles County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lyon County, IA, with 12,378 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 158.4 miles NE of Nobles County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sioux Falls, SD (population 209,289), 49.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Worthington, MN (population 13,754), 8.8 miles away.

Nobles County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Nobles County is 27105: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,576.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Nobles County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,969. That is down 238 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,207.

What is the FIPS code of Nobles County?

27105. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Nobles County?

Worthington, with 13,754 residents inside Nobles County in 2024.

Which counties border Nobles County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lyon County, IA; Cottonwood County, MN; Jackson County, MN; Rock County, MN; Murray County, MN; Osceola 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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