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Scott County, Minnesota

Scott County had 157,206 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 356.1 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 85th by land area.

Population
157,206
#9 of 87 in Minnesota · #448 in US
Area
356.1 sq mi
#85 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,669 in US
Density
441 / sq mi
#6 of 87 in Minnesota · #319 in US
Median household income
$111,370
#2 of 87 in Minnesota · #58 in US

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

Scott County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Scott County population, land area and income

Scott County had 157,206 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 356.1 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 85th by land area. That works out to 441.5 people per square mile, 4.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Scott County is 7.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $111,370 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

157,206

3144th1st

448th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

356 sq mi

3144th1st

2669th of 3,144 (US)

Density

441.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

319th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$111,370

3143rd1st

58th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

157,206

87th1st

9th of 87 (MN)

Land area

356 sq mi

87th1st

85th of 87 (MN)

Density

441.5 / sq mi

87th1st

6th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$111,370

87th1st

2nd of 87 (MN)

How Scott County's population changed since 2020

Scott County gained 5,850 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.9%. That ranks 11th 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, Scott County recorded 7,235 births and 3,889 deaths, a natural change of +3,346. Net international migration added +1,782 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,094. The largest single component was natural change, which added 3,346 people.

151.4k2020153.6k2021154.6k2022156.0k2023157.2k2024
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
7,235
Deaths
3,889
Net international migration
+1,782
Net domestic migration
+1,094
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,220

Where Scott County is

The Census internal point of Scott County is at 44.651800, -93.533700. 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 Scott 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: Scott County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
44.651800, -93.533700
DMS
44°39'6.48"N 93°32'1.32"W
UTM
15N 457682.3E 4944409.5N
Geohash
9zvqp8dgd
Plus code
86P8MF28+PG

Towns in Scott County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Scott County, 139,070 people together, or 88% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Scott County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Shakopee with 48,401.

  1. 01Shakopee48,401
  2. 02Savage32,896
  3. 03Prior Lake28,018
  4. 04Belle Plaine7,444
  5. 05Jordan6,831
  6. 06Credit River5,589
  7. 07Elko New Market5,193
  8. 08New Prague (part)4,698
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Scott County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Scott County. The most populous is Hennepin County, MN, with 1,273,334 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 29.8 miles NE of Scott County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 25.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Prior Lake, MN (population 28,018), 6.8 miles away.

Scott County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Scott County is 27139: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 139. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $111,370.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Scott County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 157,206. That is up 5,850 people (3.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 151,356.

What is the FIPS code of Scott County?

27139. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (139) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Scott County?

Shakopee, with 48,401 residents inside Scott County in 2024.

Which counties border Scott County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hennepin County, MN; Dakota County, MN; Carver County, MN; Rice County, MN; Le Sueur 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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