34 cities
| City | County | 2025 Pop. ↓ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley | Dakota County | 55,021 |
| Andover | Anoka County | 33,617 |
| Austin | Mower County | 26,810 |
| Anoka | Anoka County | 18,109 |
| Albert Lea | Freeborn County | 18,072 |
| Alexandria | Douglas County | 15,039 |
| Arden Hills | Ramsey County | 9,386 |
| Albertville | Wright County | 8,717 |
| Annandale | Wright County | 3,522 |
| Afton | Washington County | 2,948 |
| Albany | Stearns County | 2,896 |
| Arlington | Sibley County | 2,333 |
| Aitkin | Aitkin County | 2,175 |
| Avon | Stearns County | 1,768 |
| Ada | Norman County | 1,682 |
| Aurora | St. Louis County | 1,646 |
| Appleton | Swift County | 1,343 |
| Adrian | Nobles County | 1,198 |
| Atwater | Kandiyohi County | 1,092 |
| Adams | Mower County | 704 |
| Alden | Freeborn County | 572 |
| Audubon | Becker County | 570 |
| Argyle | Marshall County | 526 |
| Amboy | Blue Earth County | 509 |
| Ashby | Grant County | 471 |
| Altura | Winona County | 463 |
| Akeley | Hubbard County | 422 |
| Alvarado | Marshall County | 385 |
| Askov | Pine County | 331 |
| Avoca | Murray County | 107 |
| Alpha | Jackson County | 95 |
| Alberta | Stevens County | 94 |
| Arco | Lincoln County | 84 |
| Aldrich | Wadena County | 34 |