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  • Largest town: Otsego

Wright County, Minnesota

Wright County had 154,593 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 661.1 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 45th by land area.

Population
154,593
#10 of 87 in Minnesota · #455 in US
Area
661.1 sq mi
#45 of 87 in Minnesota · #1,420 in US
Density
234 / sq mi
#10 of 87 in Minnesota · #520 in US
Median household income
$104,303
#4 of 87 in Minnesota · #95 in US

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

Wright County within Minnesota. Pin: Saint Paul.

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Wright County population, land area and income

Wright County had 154,593 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 661.1 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 87 in Minnesota by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 233.8 people per square mile, 2.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Minnesota has 22,050 residents, so Wright County is 7.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $104,303 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

154,593

3144th1st

455th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

661 sq mi

3144th1st

1420th of 3,144 (US)

Density

233.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

520th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$104,303

3143rd1st

95th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Minnesota (87)

Population

154,593

87th1st

10th of 87 (MN)

Land area

661 sq mi

87th1st

45th of 87 (MN)

Density

233.8 / sq mi

87th1st

10th of 87 (MN)

Median household income

$104,303

87th1st

4th of 87 (MN)

How Wright County's population changed since 2020

Wright County gained 12,718 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.0%. That ranks 1st 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, Wright County recorded 7,863 births and 4,351 deaths, a natural change of +3,512. Net international migration added +930 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8,817. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 8,817 people.

141.9k2020145.2k2021148.2k2022151.5k2023154.6k2024
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
7,863
Deaths
4,351
Net international migration
+930
Net domestic migration
+8,817
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,141

Where Wright County is

The Census internal point of Wright County is at 45.175100, -93.966400. 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 Wright 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: Wright County internal point. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

Internal point

Decimal
45.175100, -93.966400
DMS
45°10'30.36"N 93°57'59.04"W
UTM
15N 424065.3E 5002856.3N
Geohash
cbj0vxzu0
Plus code
86Q852GM+2C

Towns in Wright County

16 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wright County, 120,828 people together, or 78% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wright County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Otsego with 23,875.

  1. 01Otsego23,875
  2. 02St. Michael21,681
  3. 03Buffalo16,736
  4. 04Monticello15,482
  5. 05Albertville8,555
  6. 06Delano7,513
  7. 07Rockford (part)4,330
  8. 08Montrose3,925
  9. 09Annandale3,487
  10. 10Hanover (part)3,466
  11. 11Cokato2,782
  12. 12Howard Lake2,247
  13. 13Waverly2,241
  14. 14Clearwater (part)2,217
  15. 15Maple Lake2,214
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wright County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Wright 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 44.8 miles ESE of Wright County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN (population 428,579), 37.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Buffalo, MN (population 16,736), 5.0 miles away.

Wright County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wright County is 27171: state code 27 for Minnesota plus county code 171. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $104,303.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wright County, Minnesota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 154,593. That is up 12,718 people (9.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 141,875.

What is the FIPS code of Wright County?

27171. The first two digits (27) are Minnesota; the last three (171) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wright County?

Otsego, with 23,875 residents inside Wright County in 2024.

Which counties border Wright County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hennepin County, MN; Stearns County, MN; Carver County, MN; Sherburne County, MN; McLeod County, MN; Meeker 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.