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Sherburne County, Minnesota

Sherburne County had 103,059 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 433.0 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 77th by land area.

Population
103,059
#12 of 87 in Minnesota · #607 in US
Area
433.0 sq mi
#77 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,343 in US
Density
238 / sq mi
#9 of 87 in Minnesota · #513 in US
Median household income
$101,487
#5 of 87 in Minnesota · #123 in US

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

Sherburne County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Sherburne County population, land area and income

Sherburne County had 103,059 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 433.0 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 77th by land area. That works out to 238.0 people per square mile, 2.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Sherburne County is 4.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $101,487 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

103,059

3144th1st

607th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

433 sq mi

3144th1st

2343rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

238.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

513th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$101,487

3143rd1st

123rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

103,059

87th1st

12th of 87 (MN)

Land area

433 sq mi

87th1st

77th of 87 (MN)

Density

238.0 / sq mi

87th1st

9th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$101,487

87th1st

5th of 87 (MN)

How Sherburne County's population changed since 2020

Sherburne County gained 5,470 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.6%. That ranks 3rd 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, Sherburne County recorded 4,916 births and 2,858 deaths, a natural change of +2,058. Net international migration added +456 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,384. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,384 people.

97.6k202099.2k2021100.6k2022102.3k2023103.1k2024
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
4,916
Deaths
2,858
Net international migration
+456
Net domestic migration
+3,384
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+746

Where Sherburne County is

The Census internal point of Sherburne County is at 45.453200, -93.769200. 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 Sherburne 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: Sherburne County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.453200, -93.769200
DMS
45°27'11.52"N 93°46'9.12"W
UTM
15N 439855.1E 5033584.9N
Geohash
cbj6d4x25
Plus code
86Q8F63J+78

Towns in Sherburne County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sherburne County, 60,489 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sherburne County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Elk River with 27,606.

  1. 01Elk River27,606
  2. 02Big Lake12,855
  3. 03St. Cloud (part)7,746
  4. 04Zimmerman6,772
  5. 05Becker5,252
  6. 06Princeton (part)258
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sherburne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Sherburne 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 47.3 miles SE of Sherburne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 41.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Big Lake, MN (population 12,855), 7.8 miles away.

Sherburne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sherburne County is 27141: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 141. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $101,487.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sherburne County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 103,059. That is up 5,470 people (5.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 97,589.

What is the FIPS code of Sherburne County?

27141. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (141) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sherburne County?

Elk River, with 27,606 residents inside Sherburne County in 2024.

Which counties border Sherburne County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hennepin County, MN; Anoka County, MN; Stearns County, MN; Wright County, MN; Isanti County, MN; Benton County, MN; Mille Lacs 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.