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St. Louis County, Minnesota

St. Louis County had 200,794 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 6,248.1 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Minnesota's 87 county-equivalents.

Population
200,794
#6 of 87 in Minnesota · #355 in US
Area
6,248.1 sq mi
#1 of 87 in Minnesota · #55 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#38 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,862 in US
Median household income
$67,311
#64 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,180 in US

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

St. Louis County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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St. Louis County population, land area and income

St. Louis County had 200,794 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 6,248.1 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Minnesota's 87 county-equivalents. That works out to 32.1 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, so St. Louis County is 9.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,311 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

200,794

3144th1st

355th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

6,248 sq mi

3144th1st

55th of 3,144 (US)

Density

32.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1862nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,311

3143rd1st

1180th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

200,794

87th1st

6th of 87 (MN)

Land area

6,248 sq mi

87th1st

1st of 87 (MN)

Density

32.1 / sq mi

87th1st

38th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$67,311

87th1st

64th of 87 (MN)

How St. Louis County's population changed since 2020

St. Louis County gained 711 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.4%. That ranks 46th 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, St. Louis County recorded 7,647 births and 10,030 deaths, a natural change of -2,383. Net international migration added +620 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,138. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 2,383 people.

200.1k2020199.5k2021199.6k2022200.6k2023200.8k2024
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
7,647
Deaths
10,030
Net international migration
+620
Net domestic migration
+2,138
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+176

Where St. Louis County is

The Census internal point of St. Louis County is at 47.578600, -92.514600. 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 St. Louis 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: St. Louis County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
47.578600, -92.514600
DMS
47°34'42.96"N 92°30'52.56"W
UTM
15N 536502.5E 5269579.2N
Geohash
cbqnwv2vm
Plus code
86V9HFHP+C5

Towns in St. Louis County

14 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in St. Louis County, 150,510 people together, or 75% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside St. Louis County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Duluth with 87,986.

  1. 01Duluth87,986
  2. 02Hibbing15,940
  3. 03Hermantown10,265
  4. 04Virginia8,267
  5. 05Chisholm4,667
  6. 06Rice Lake4,168
  7. 07Eveleth3,415
  8. 08Ely3,214
  9. 09Proctor3,076
  10. 10Mountain Iron2,847
  11. 11Hoyt Lakes1,988
  12. 12Gilbert1,655
  13. 13Aurora1,652
  14. 14Babbitt1,370
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering St. Louis County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for St. Louis County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Itasca County, MN, with 45,442 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 183.4 miles S of St. Louis County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Paul, MN (population 307,465), 183.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hibbing, MN (population 15,940), 23.8 miles away.

St. Louis County FIPS code

The FIPS code of St. Louis County is 27137: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,311.

Questions people ask

What is the population of St. Louis County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 200,794. That is up 711 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 200,083.

What is the FIPS code of St. Louis County?

27137. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in St. Louis County?

Duluth, with 87,986 residents inside St. Louis County in 2024.

Which counties border St. Louis County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Itasca County, MN; Douglas County, WI; Carlton County, MN; Aitkin County, MN; Koochiching County, MN; Lake 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.