35 cities
| City | Rank | 2026 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 1 | 427,499 | 430,738 | -0.13% | 7,917 | 54 | City |
| Bloomington | 2 | 87,589 | 89,853 | -0.43% | 2,524 | 35 | City |
| Brooklyn Park | 3 | 81,231 | 86,216 | -1.01% | 3,115 | 26 | City |
| Plymouth | 4 | 77,346 | 80,960 | -0.77% | 2,365 | 33 | City |
| Maple Grove | 5 | 73,957 | 70,302 | 0.83% | 2,271 | 33 | City |
| Eden Prairie | 6 | 62,267 | 64,180 | -0.51% | 1,916 | 32 | City |
| Edina | 7 | 53,662 | 53,368 | 0.09% | 3,472 | 15 | City |
| Minnetonka | 8 | 51,923 | 54,107 | -0.7% | 1,929 | 27 | City |
| St. Louis Park | 9 | 49,833 | 50,031 | -0.07% | 4,691 | 11 | City |
| Richfield | 10 | 36,274 | 36,925 | -0.3% | 5,352 | 7 | City |
| Brooklyn Center | 11 | 30,802 | 33,660 | -1.52% | 3,849 | 8 | City |
| Champlin | 12 | 22,640 | 23,855 | -0.88% | 2,778 | 8 | City |
| Crystal | 13 | 21,500 | 23,246 | -1.34% | 3,716 | 6 | City |
| Golden Valley | 14 | 20,655 | 22,478 | -1.45% | 2,025 | 10 | City |
| New Hope | 15 | 20,164 | 21,906 | -1.42% | 3,987 | 5 | City |
| Hopkins | 16 | 19,688 | 19,009 | 0.58% | 4,844 | 4 | City |
| Rogers | 17 | 15,077 | 13,324 | 1.97% | 593 | 25 | City |
| Robbinsdale | 18 | 13,698 | 14,583 | -1.06% | 4,901 | 3 | City |
| Dayton | 19 | 12,399 | 7,434 | 7.16% | 529 | 23 | City |
| Corcoran | 20 | 9,434 | 6,265 | 5.93% | 264 | 36 | City |
| Mound | 21 | 8,862 | 9,369 | -0.94% | 3,098 | 3 | City |
| Medina | 22 | 7,388 | 6,851 | 1.23% | 289 | 26 | City |
| Rockford | 23 | 4,944 | 4,500 | 1.52% | 1,957 | 3 | City |
| Wayzata | 24 | 4,252 | 4,420 | -0.65% | 1,373 | 3 | City |
| Greenfield | 25 | 2,908 | 2,908 | 0% | 143 | 20 | City |
| Osseo | 26 | 2,452 | 2,674 | -1.49% | 3,305 | 1 | City |
| Howard Lake | 27 | 2,326 | 2,088 | 1.75% | 1,256 | 2 | City |
| Excelsior | 28 | 2,266 | 2,356 | -0.66% | 3,603 | 1 | City |
| St. Bonifacius | 29 | 2,105 | 2,297 | -1.5% | 2,026 | 1 | City |
| Long Lake | 30 | 2,035 | 1,740 | 2.47% | 2,377 | 1 | City |
| Medicine Lake | 31 | 1,846 | 337 | 15.81% | 10,671 | 0 | City |
| Maple Plain | 32 | 1,603 | 1,738 | -1.35% | 1,505 | 1 | City |
| Spring Park | 33 | 1,596 | 1,730 | -1.36% | 4,521 | 0 | City |
| Loretto | 34 | 594 | 642 | -1.33% | 2,302 | 0 | City |
| Woodland | 35 | 374 | 382 | -0.27% | 649 | 1 | City |
Minneapolis is the largest city in Hennepin County, with a population of 427,499.
Woodland is the smallest city in Hennepin County, with a population of 374.
There are 35 cities in Hennepin County, Minnesota.