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Winona County, Minnesota

Winona County had 49,973 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 626.2 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 49th by land area.

Population
49,973
#19 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,012 in US
Area
626.2 sq mi
#49 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,538 in US
Density
80 / sq mi
#18 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,078 in US
Median household income
$71,907
#41 of 87 in Minnesota · #863 in US

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

Winona County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Winona County population, land area and income

Winona County had 49,973 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 626.2 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 79.8 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Winona County is 2.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,907 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,973

3144th1st

1012th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

626 sq mi

3144th1st

1538th of 3,144 (US)

Density

79.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1078th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,907

3143rd1st

863rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

49,973

87th1st

19th of 87 (MN)

Land area

626 sq mi

87th1st

49th of 87 (MN)

Density

79.8 / sq mi

87th1st

18th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$71,907

87th1st

41st of 87 (MN)

How Winona County's population changed since 2020

Winona County gained 301 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 44th 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, Winona County recorded 1,656 births and 1,960 deaths, a natural change of -304. Net international migration added +480 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +68. The largest single component was international migration, which added 480 people.

49.7k202049.8k202149.6k202249.8k202350.0k2024
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
1,656
Deaths
1,960
Net international migration
+480
Net domestic migration
+68
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+127

Where Winona County is

The Census internal point of Winona County is at 43.981400, -91.777000. 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 Winona 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: Winona County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
43.981400, -91.777000
DMS
43°58'53.04"N 91°46'37.20"W
UTM
15N 598083.8E 4870534.0N
Geohash
9zydpwd40
Plus code
86MCX6JF+H6

Towns in Winona County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Winona County, 35,904 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Winona County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winona with 26,173.

  1. 01Winona26,173
  2. 02Goodview4,088
  3. 03St. Charles4,057
  4. 04Lewiston1,512
  5. 05La Crescent (part)74
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Winona County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Winona County, including 3 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 93.8 miles NW of Winona County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN (population 123,624), 34.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Winona, MN (population 26,173), 7.3 miles away.

Winona County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Winona County is 27169: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 169. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,907.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Winona County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,973. That is up 301 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 49,672.

What is the FIPS code of Winona County?

27169. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (169) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Winona County?

Winona, with 26,173 residents inside Winona County in 2024.

Which counties border Winona County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Olmsted County, MN; La Crosse County, WI; Trempealeau County, WI; Wabasha County, MN; Fillmore County, MN; Houston County, MN; Buffalo 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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