| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright County | 1 | 10.81% | 157,214 | 141,883 |
| Pine County | 2 | 9.09% | 31,525 | 28,899 |
| Sherburne County | 3 | 8.14% | 105,538 | 97,593 |
| Isanti County | 4 | 6.59% | 44,124 | 41,396 |
| Washington County | 5 | 5.99% | 284,470 | 268,389 |
| Chisago County | 6 | 5.45% | 59,809 | 56,716 |
| Kanabec County | 7 | 5.33% | 16,908 | 16,053 |
| Carver County | 8 | 5.25% | 112,931 | 107,297 |
| Cass County | 9 | 5.15% | 31,722 | 30,168 |
| Hubbard County | 10 | 5.01% | 22,470 | 21,397 |
| Scott County | 11 | 4.79% | 158,596 | 151,347 |
| Mille Lacs County | 12 | 4.62% | 27,691 | 26,468 |
| Crow Wing County | 13 | 4.33% | 69,144 | 66,277 |
| Sibley County | 14 | 4.08% | 15,396 | 14,793 |
| Anoka County | 15 | 4.01% | 379,107 | 364,499 |
| Douglas County | 16 | 3.59% | 40,491 | 39,087 |
| Dakota County | 17 | 3.49% | 455,776 | 440,423 |
| Carlton County | 18 | 3.32% | 37,387 | 36,185 |
| Le Sueur County | 19 | 3.07% | 29,517 | 28,637 |
| Stevens County | 20 | 2.98% | 9,954 | 9,666 |
| Clay County | 21 | 2.62% | 67,054 | 65,344 |
| Todd County | 22 | 2.53% | 25,935 | 25,294 |
| Rice County | 23 | 2.53% | 68,798 | 67,102 |
| Stearns County | 24 | 2.5% | 162,447 | 158,480 |
| Blue Earth County | 25 | 2.32% | 70,812 | 69,204 |
| Olmsted County | 26 | 1.99% | 166,280 | 163,037 |
| Fillmore County | 27 | 1.95% | 21,658 | 21,243 |
| Aitkin County | 28 | 1.91% | 16,022 | 15,722 |
| Beltrami County | 29 | 1.9% | 47,132 | 46,255 |
| Dodge County | 30 | 1.87% | 21,280 | 20,889 |
| Wabasha County | 31 | 1.58% | 21,745 | 21,407 |
| Itasca County | 32 | 1.49% | 45,707 | 45,034 |
| Grant County | 33 | 1.35% | 6,175 | 6,093 |
| St. Louis County | 34 | 1.17% | 202,426 | 200,083 |
| Winona County | 35 | 1.16% | 50,225 | 49,647 |
| Otter Tail County | 36 | 1.15% | 60,790 | 60,099 |
| Benton County | 37 | 1.03% | 41,782 | 41,355 |
| Wadena County | 38 | 0.95% | 14,251 | 14,117 |
| Goodhue County | 39 | 0.94% | 48,023 | 47,578 |
| Clearwater County | 40 | 0.91% | 8,656 | 8,578 |
| Red Lake County | 41 | 0.84% | 3,971 | 3,938 |
| Waseca County | 42 | 0.8% | 19,115 | 18,963 |
| Morrison County | 43 | 0.77% | 34,276 | 34,014 |
| Kandiyohi County | 44 | 0.4% | 43,897 | 43,722 |
| McLeod County | 45 | 0.36% | 36,887 | 36,755 |
| Pope County | 46 | 0.31% | 11,360 | 11,325 |
| Steele County | 47 | 0.06% | 37,405 | 37,384 |
| Mower County | 48 | 0.04% | 40,074 | 40,059 |
| Lyon County | 49 | -0.03% | 25,415 | 25,423 |
| Meeker County | 50 | -0.08% | 23,418 | 23,437 |
| Becker County | 51 | -0.2% | 35,123 | 35,193 |
| Jackson County | 52 | -0.34% | 9,961 | 9,995 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 53 | -0.65% | 9,433 | 9,495 |
| Faribault County | 54 | -1% | 13,759 | 13,898 |
| Murray County | 55 | -1.21% | 8,067 | 8,166 |
| Nicollet County | 56 | -1.32% | 34,040 | 34,494 |
| Rock County | 57 | -1.35% | 9,545 | 9,676 |
| Roseau County | 58 | -1.4% | 15,088 | 15,303 |
| Hennepin County | 59 | -1.53% | 1,262,007 | 1,281,649 |
| Lake County | 60 | -1.57% | 10,741 | 10,912 |
| Martin County | 61 | -1.64% | 19,659 | 19,987 |
| Redwood County | 62 | -1.75% | 15,148 | 15,418 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 63 | -1.81% | 6,578 | 6,699 |
| Swift County | 64 | -1.89% | 9,615 | 9,800 |
| Watonwan County | 65 | -2.01% | 11,019 | 11,245 |
| Brown County | 66 | -2.14% | 25,360 | 25,914 |
| Cook County | 67 | -2.18% | 5,475 | 5,597 |
| Freeborn County | 68 | -2.32% | 30,179 | 30,896 |
| Big Stone County | 69 | -2.73% | 5,017 | 5,158 |
| Cottonwood County | 70 | -2.8% | 11,193 | 11,516 |
| Houston County | 71 | -2.96% | 18,292 | 18,849 |
| Norman County | 72 | -2.97% | 6,245 | 6,436 |
| Pennington County | 73 | -3.11% | 13,510 | 13,943 |
| Ramsey County | 74 | -3.28% | 533,619 | 551,716 |
| Pipestone County | 75 | -3.57% | 9,081 | 9,417 |
| Lincoln County | 76 | -3.8% | 5,411 | 5,625 |
| Koochiching County | 77 | -3.94% | 11,557 | 12,031 |
| Mahnomen County | 78 | -4.05% | 5,162 | 5,380 |
| Renville County | 79 | -4.06% | 14,098 | 14,694 |
| Polk County | 80 | -4.15% | 29,786 | 31,076 |
| Marshall County | 81 | -4.15% | 8,652 | 9,027 |
| Nobles County | 82 | -4.23% | 21,265 | 22,205 |
| Wilkin County | 83 | -4.28% | 6,202 | 6,479 |
| Kittson County | 84 | -4.75% | 4,008 | 4,208 |
| Chippewa County | 85 | -5% | 11,978 | 12,608 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 86 | -5.39% | 3,562 | 3,765 |
| Traverse County | 87 | -12.82% | 2,924 | 3,354 |
Minnesota's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Wright County leads with 10.81% annualized growth, followed by Pine County (9.09%) and Sherburne County (8.14%). The largest counties are Hennepin County (1,262,007), Ramsey County (533,619), and Dakota County (455,776). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, 48 are growing while 39 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.39% annualized growth, with total population growing by 1.31% annually.