| City | Rank | 2026 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 1 | 430,162 | 430,772 | -0.04% | 7,966 | 54 | City |
| Bloomington | 2 | 88,673 | 89,842 | -0.41% | 2,555 | 35 | City |
| Brooklyn Park | 3 | 82,772 | 86,207 | -0.92% | 3,174 | 26 | City |
| Plymouth | 4 | 78,393 | 80,948 | -0.7% | 2,397 | 33 | City |
| Maple Grove | 5 | 74,543 | 70,288 | 0.88% | 2,288 | 33 | City |
| Eden Prairie | 6 | 62,790 | 64,165 | -0.45% | 1,932 | 32 | City |
| Edina | 7 | 54,450 | 53,354 | 0.17% | 3,523 | 15 | City |
| Minnetonka | 8 | 53,644 | 54,101 | -0.6% | 1,993 | 27 | City |
| St. Louis Park | 9 | 50,036 | 50,037 | 0.02% | 4,710 | 11 | City |
| Richfield | 10 | 36,520 | 36,923 | -0.2% | 5,388 | 7 | City |
| Brooklyn Center | 11 | 31,400 | 33,658 | -1.4% | 3,924 | 8 | City |
| Champlin | 12 | 22,937 | 23,853 | -0.81% | 2,814 | 8 | City |
| Crystal | 13 | 21,968 | 23,244 | -1.22% | 3,797 | 6 | City |
| Golden Valley | 14 | 21,040 | 22,475 | -1.34% | 2,062 | 10 | City |
| New Hope | 15 | 20,534 | 21,907 | -1.31% | 4,060 | 5 | City |
| Hopkins | 16 | 19,650 | 19,008 | 0.65% | 4,835 | 4 | City |
| Rogers | 17 | 15,905 | 13,321 | 1.92% | 626 | 25 | City |
| Robbinsdale | 18 | 13,895 | 14,585 | -0.96% | 4,971 | 3 | City |
| Dayton | 19 | 12,235 | 7,432 | 7.31% | 522 | 23 | City |
| Corcoran | 20 | 9,798 | 6,264 | 5.71% | 274 | 36 | City |
| Mound | 21 | 8,986 | 9,368 | -0.86% | 3,141 | 3 | City |
| Medina | 22 | 7,554 | 6,860 | 1.26% | 296 | 26 | City |
| Rockford | 23 | 4,895 | 4,486 | 1.41% | 1,938 | 3 | City |
| Wayzata | 24 | 4,320 | 4,421 | -0.55% | 1,395 | 3 | City |
| Greenfield | 25 | 2,964 | 2,908 | 0.07% | 145 | 20 | City |
| Osseo | 26 | 2,499 | 2,675 | -1.38% | 3,368 | 1 | City |
| Howard Lake | 27 | 2,328 | 2,086 | 1.75% | 1,257 | 2 | City |
| Excelsior | 28 | 2,302 | 2,357 | -0.6% | 3,660 | 1 | City |
| St. Bonifacius | 29 | 2,140 | 2,293 | -1.43% | 2,060 | 1 | City |
| Long Lake | 30 | 1,993 | 1,740 | 2.52% | 2,328 | 1 | City |
| Maple Plain | 31 | 1,632 | 1,739 | -1.27% | 1,532 | 1 | City |
| Spring Park | 32 | 1,626 | 1,732 | -1.28% | 4,606 | 0 | City |
| Medicine Lake | 33 | 1,591 | 337 | 18.55% | 9,197 | 0 | City |
| Loretto | 34 | 605 | 643 | -1.31% | 2,345 | 0 | City |
| Woodland | 35 | 378 | 383 | -0.26% | 656 | 1 | City |
Minneapolis is the largest city in Hennepin County, with a population of 430,162.
Woodland is the smallest city in Hennepin County, with a population of 378.
There are 35 cities in Hennepin County, Minnesota.