Fastest growing counties in Minnesota.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright County | 1 | 8.67% | 154,182 | 141,883 |
| Pine County | 2 | 6.79% | 30,861 | 28,899 |
| Sherburne County | 3 | 6.43% | 103,872 | 97,593 |
| Isanti County | 4 | 5.45% | 43,653 | 41,396 |
| Washington County | 5 | 4.96% | 281,703 | 268,389 |
| Cass County | 6 | 4.69% | 31,584 | 30,168 |
| Carver County | 7 | 4.38% | 111,994 | 107,297 |
| Kanabec County | 8 | 4.37% | 16,755 | 16,053 |
| Chisago County | 9 | 4.33% | 59,172 | 56,716 |
| Hubbard County | 10 | 4.22% | 22,301 | 21,397 |
| Mille Lacs County | 11 | 4.12% | 27,559 | 26,468 |
| Scott County | 12 | 3.87% | 157,205 | 151,347 |
| Crow Wing County | 13 | 3.69% | 68,724 | 66,277 |
| Anoka County | 14 | 3.09% | 375,774 | 364,499 |
| Sibley County | 15 | 3.02% | 15,240 | 14,793 |
| Douglas County | 16 | 2.9% | 40,222 | 39,087 |
| Le Sueur County | 17 | 2.62% | 29,386 | 28,637 |
| Carlton County | 18 | 2.55% | 37,106 | 36,185 |
| Dakota County | 19 | 2.54% | 451,608 | 440,423 |
| Aitkin County | 20 | 2.16% | 16,062 | 15,722 |
| Stearns County | 21 | 2.04% | 161,712 | 158,480 |
| Clay County | 22 | 2.01% | 66,656 | 65,344 |
| Todd County | 23 | 2% | 25,801 | 25,294 |
| Rice County | 24 | 1.89% | 68,373 | 67,102 |
| Stevens County | 25 | 1.81% | 9,841 | 9,666 |
| Blue Earth County | 26 | 1.74% | 70,409 | 69,204 |
| Fillmore County | 27 | 1.63% | 21,590 | 21,243 |
| Olmsted County | 28 | 1.53% | 165,532 | 163,037 |
| Beltrami County | 29 | 1.45% | 46,925 | 46,255 |
| Wabasha County | 30 | 1.43% | 21,714 | 21,407 |
| Dodge County | 31 | 1.41% | 21,184 | 20,889 |
| Itasca County | 32 | 1.11% | 45,536 | 45,034 |
| Grant County | 33 | 1.05% | 6,157 | 6,093 |
| Otter Tail County | 34 | 1.01% | 60,708 | 60,099 |
| Goodhue County | 35 | 0.95% | 48,029 | 47,578 |
| Wadena County | 36 | 0.91% | 14,246 | 14,117 |
| Clearwater County | 37 | 0.84% | 8,650 | 8,578 |
| Benton County | 38 | 0.81% | 41,691 | 41,355 |
| Morrison County | 39 | 0.73% | 34,263 | 34,014 |
| St. Louis County | 40 | 0.69% | 201,470 | 200,083 |
| Winona County | 41 | 0.66% | 49,973 | 49,647 |
| Pope County | 42 | 0.49% | 11,380 | 11,325 |
| Waseca County | 43 | 0.45% | 19,048 | 18,963 |
| Kandiyohi County | 44 | 0.3% | 43,855 | 43,722 |
| McLeod County | 45 | 0.22% | 36,836 | 36,755 |
| Steele County | 46 | 0.08% | 37,413 | 37,384 |
| Red Lake County | 47 | 0.08% | 3,941 | 3,938 |
| Meeker County | 48 | 0.07% | 23,454 | 23,437 |
| Becker County | 49 | 0.03% | 35,203 | 35,193 |
| Mower County | 50 | 0.02% | 40,066 | 40,059 |
| Lyon County | 51 | -0.01% | 25,421 | 25,423 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 52 | -0.47% | 9,450 | 9,495 |
| Jackson County | 53 | -0.55% | 9,940 | 9,995 |
| Faribault County | 54 | -0.59% | 13,816 | 13,898 |
| Cook County | 55 | -0.71% | 5,557 | 5,597 |
| Roseau County | 56 | -0.87% | 15,170 | 15,303 |
| Nicollet County | 57 | -1.02% | 34,141 | 34,494 |
| Lake County | 58 | -1.04% | 10,798 | 10,912 |
| Redwood County | 59 | -1.3% | 15,218 | 15,418 |
| Murray County | 60 | -1.32% | 8,058 | 8,166 |
| Rock County | 61 | -1.32% | 9,548 | 9,676 |
| Swift County | 62 | -1.36% | 9,667 | 9,800 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 63 | -1.42% | 6,604 | 6,699 |
| Brown County | 64 | -1.62% | 25,494 | 25,914 |
| Martin County | 65 | -1.65% | 19,658 | 19,987 |
| Hennepin County | 66 | -1.66% | 1,260,360 | 1,281,649 |
| Watonwan County | 67 | -1.75% | 11,048 | 11,245 |
| Freeborn County | 68 | -1.78% | 30,347 | 30,896 |
| Big Stone County | 69 | -1.88% | 5,061 | 5,158 |
| Houston County | 70 | -2.19% | 18,437 | 18,849 |
| Cottonwood County | 71 | -2.26% | 11,256 | 11,516 |
| Norman County | 72 | -2.32% | 6,287 | 6,436 |
| Pennington County | 73 | -2.37% | 13,612 | 13,943 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 74 | -2.52% | 3,670 | 3,765 |
| Pipestone County | 75 | -2.7% | 9,163 | 9,417 |
| Lincoln County | 76 | -2.83% | 5,466 | 5,625 |
| Mahnomen County | 77 | -2.96% | 5,221 | 5,380 |
| Ramsey County | 78 | -3.06% | 534,847 | 551,716 |
| Koochiching County | 79 | -3.13% | 11,654 | 12,031 |
| Polk County | 80 | -3.14% | 30,099 | 31,076 |
| Nobles County | 81 | -3.19% | 21,496 | 22,205 |
| Renville County | 82 | -3.21% | 14,223 | 14,694 |
| Marshall County | 83 | -3.28% | 8,731 | 9,027 |
| Wilkin County | 84 | -3.47% | 6,254 | 6,479 |
| Kittson County | 85 | -4.13% | 4,034 | 4,208 |
| Chippewa County | 86 | -4.23% | 12,075 | 12,608 |
| Traverse County | 87 | -9.66% | 3,030 | 3,354 |