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Wabasha County, Minnesota

Wabasha County had 21,574 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 522.9 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 65th by land area.

Population
21,574
#46 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,740 in US
Area
522.9 sq mi
#65 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,996 in US
Density
41 / sq mi
#34 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,644 in US
Median household income
$81,349
#15 of 87 in Minnesota · #434 in US

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

Wabasha County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Wabasha County population, land area and income

Wabasha County had 21,574 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 522.9 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 65th by land area. That works out to 41.3 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 Wabasha County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,349 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,574

3144th1st

1740th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

523 sq mi

3144th1st

1996th of 3,144 (US)

Density

41.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1644th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,349

3143rd1st

434th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

21,574

87th1st

46th of 87 (MN)

Land area

523 sq mi

87th1st

65th of 87 (MN)

Density

41.3 / sq mi

87th1st

34th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$81,349

87th1st

15th of 87 (MN)

How Wabasha County's population changed since 2020

Wabasha County gained 175 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 40th 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, Wabasha County recorded 942 births and 965 deaths, a natural change of -23. Net international migration added +52 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +162. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 162 people.

21.4k202021.5k202121.7k202221.7k202321.6k2024
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
942
Deaths
965
Net international migration
+52
Net domestic migration
+162
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-111

Where Wabasha County is

The Census internal point of Wabasha County is at 44.289600, -92.233500. 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 Wabasha 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: Wabasha County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
44.289600, -92.233500
DMS
44°17'22.56"N 92°14'0.60"W
UTM
15N 561153.8E 4904324.5N
Geohash
9zy7vntte
Plus code
86P97QQ8+RJ

Towns in Wabasha County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wabasha County, 11,637 people together, or 54% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wabasha County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lake City with 4,402.

  1. 01Lake City (part)4,402
  2. 02Plainview3,498
  3. 03Wabasha2,598
  4. 04Elgin1,139
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wabasha County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Wabasha County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Olmsted County, MN, with 166,424 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Saint Paul and the nearest big city

Saint Paul is 62.8 miles NW of Wabasha County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN (population 123,624), 22.6 miles away.

Wabasha County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wabasha County is 27157: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 157. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,349.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wabasha County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,574. That is up 175 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,399.

What is the FIPS code of Wabasha County?

27157. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (157) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wabasha County?

Lake City, with 4,402 residents inside Wabasha County in 2024 (5,306 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Wabasha County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Olmsted County, MN; Winona County, MN; Goodhue County, MN; Buffalo County, WI; Pepin County, WI.

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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