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Swift County, Minnesota

Swift County had 9,666 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 742.0 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 35th by land area.

Population
9,666
#69 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,438 in US
Area
742.0 sq mi
#35 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,190 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#67 of 87 in Minnesota · #2,460 in US
Median household income
$69,245
#53 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,056 in US

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

Swift County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Swift County population, land area and income

Swift County had 9,666 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 742.0 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 35th by land area. That works out to 13.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Swift County has 44% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,245 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,666

3144th1st

2438th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

742 sq mi

3144th1st

1190th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2460th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,245

3143rd1st

1056th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

9,666

87th1st

69th of 87 (MN)

Land area

742 sq mi

87th1st

35th of 87 (MN)

Density

13.0 / sq mi

87th1st

67th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$69,245

87th1st

53rd of 87 (MN)

How Swift County's population changed since 2020

Swift County lost 150 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.5%. That ranks 67th 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, Swift County recorded 471 births and 489 deaths, a natural change of -18. Net international migration added +84 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -247. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 247 people.

9,81620209,80020219,77420229,68620239,6662024
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
471
Deaths
489
Net international migration
+84
Net domestic migration
-247
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-20

Where Swift County is

The Census internal point of Swift County is at 45.275800, -95.690100. 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 Swift 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: Swift County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.275800, -95.690100
DMS
45°16'32.88"N 95°41'24.36"W
UTM
15N 288999.2E 5017109.7N
Geohash
cb5cwd0we
Plus code
86Q678G5+8X

Towns in Swift County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Swift County, 4,766 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Swift County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Benson with 3,414.

  1. 01Benson3,414
  2. 02Appleton1,352
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Swift County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Swift County. The most populous is Kandiyohi County, MN, with 44,674 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 128.1 miles E of Swift County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 120.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Willmar, MN (population 21,892), 32.6 miles away.

Swift County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Swift County is 27151: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 151. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,245.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Swift County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,666. That is down 150 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,816.

What is the FIPS code of Swift County?

27151. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (151) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Swift County?

Benson, with 3,414 residents inside Swift County in 2024.

Which counties border Swift County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Kandiyohi County, MN; Chippewa County, MN; Pope County, MN; Stevens County, MN; Lac qui Parle County, MN; Big Stone 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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