Fastest Growing Counties in Minnesota (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020)
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Wright County110.81%157,214141,883
Pine County29.09%31,52528,899
Sherburne County38.14%105,53897,593
Isanti County46.59%44,12441,396
Washington County55.99%284,470268,389
Chisago County65.45%59,80956,716
Kanabec County75.33%16,90816,053
Carver County85.25%112,931107,297
Cass County95.15%31,72230,168
Hubbard County105.01%22,47021,397
Scott County114.79%158,596151,347
Mille Lacs County124.62%27,69126,468
Crow Wing County134.33%69,14466,277
Sibley County144.08%15,39614,793
Anoka County154.01%379,107364,499
Douglas County163.59%40,49139,087
Dakota County173.49%455,776440,423
Carlton County183.32%37,38736,185
Le Sueur County193.07%29,51728,637
Stevens County202.98%9,9549,666
Clay County212.62%67,05465,344
Todd County222.53%25,93525,294
Rice County232.53%68,79867,102
Stearns County242.5%162,447158,480
Blue Earth County252.32%70,81269,204
Olmsted County261.99%166,280163,037
Fillmore County271.95%21,65821,243
Aitkin County281.91%16,02215,722
Beltrami County291.9%47,13246,255
Dodge County301.87%21,28020,889
Wabasha County311.58%21,74521,407
Itasca County321.49%45,70745,034
Grant County331.35%6,1756,093
St. Louis County341.17%202,426200,083
Winona County351.16%50,22549,647
Otter Tail County361.15%60,79060,099
Benton County371.03%41,78241,355
Wadena County380.95%14,25114,117
Goodhue County390.94%48,02347,578
Clearwater County400.91%8,6568,578
Red Lake County410.84%3,9713,938
Waseca County420.8%19,11518,963
Morrison County430.77%34,27634,014
Kandiyohi County440.4%43,89743,722
McLeod County450.36%36,88736,755
Pope County460.31%11,36011,325
Steele County470.06%37,40537,384
Mower County480.04%40,07440,059
Lyon County49-0.03%25,41525,423
Meeker County50-0.08%23,41823,437
Becker County51-0.2%35,12335,193
Jackson County52-0.34%9,9619,995
Yellow Medicine County53-0.65%9,4339,495
Faribault County54-1%13,75913,898
Murray County55-1.21%8,0678,166
Nicollet County56-1.32%34,04034,494
Rock County57-1.35%9,5459,676
Roseau County58-1.4%15,08815,303
Hennepin County59-1.53%1,262,0071,281,649
Lake County60-1.57%10,74110,912
Martin County61-1.64%19,65919,987
Redwood County62-1.75%15,14815,418
Lac qui Parle County63-1.81%6,5786,699
Swift County64-1.89%9,6159,800
Watonwan County65-2.01%11,01911,245
Brown County66-2.14%25,36025,914
Cook County67-2.18%5,4755,597
Freeborn County68-2.32%30,17930,896
Big Stone County69-2.73%5,0175,158
Cottonwood County70-2.8%11,19311,516
Houston County71-2.96%18,29218,849
Norman County72-2.97%6,2456,436
Pennington County73-3.11%13,51013,943
Ramsey County74-3.28%533,619551,716
Pipestone County75-3.57%9,0819,417
Lincoln County76-3.8%5,4115,625
Koochiching County77-3.94%11,55712,031
Mahnomen County78-4.05%5,1625,380
Renville County79-4.06%14,09814,694
Polk County80-4.15%29,78631,076
Marshall County81-4.15%8,6529,027
Nobles County82-4.23%21,26522,205
Wilkin County83-4.28%6,2026,479
Kittson County84-4.75%4,0084,208
Chippewa County85-5%11,97812,608
Lake of the Woods County86-5.39%3,5623,765
Traverse County87-12.82%2,9243,354

Minnesota County Growth Overview

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.