| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright County | 1 | 11.18% | 157,734 | 141,875 |
| Washington County | 2 | 7.5% | 288,522 | 268,400 |
| Isanti County | 3 | 6.7% | 44,162 | 41,390 |
| Sherburne County | 4 | 6.37% | 103,805 | 97,589 |
| Carver County | 5 | 6.31% | 114,076 | 107,307 |
| Pine County | 6 | 5.62% | 30,514 | 28,891 |
| Aitkin County | 7 | 5.2% | 16,531 | 15,714 |
| Chisago County | 8 | 5% | 59,553 | 56,718 |
| Mille Lacs County | 9 | 4.84% | 27,736 | 26,456 |
| Stearns County | 10 | 4.7% | 165,934 | 158,488 |
| Scott County | 11 | 4.67% | 158,426 | 151,356 |
| Anoka County | 12 | 4.41% | 380,590 | 364,502 |
| Cass County | 13 | 4.41% | 31,491 | 30,162 |
| Crow Wing County | 14 | 4.09% | 68,998 | 66,285 |
| Dakota County | 15 | 3.95% | 457,817 | 440,436 |
| Rice County | 16 | 3.77% | 69,630 | 67,100 |
| Mower County | 17 | 3.46% | 41,448 | 40,062 |
| Todd County | 18 | 3.35% | 26,137 | 25,290 |
| Wadena County | 19 | 3.26% | 14,581 | 14,120 |
| Le Sueur County | 20 | 3.26% | 29,582 | 28,648 |
| Kanabec County | 21 | 3.23% | 16,577 | 16,058 |
| Hubbard County | 22 | 3.11% | 22,055 | 21,389 |
| Kandiyohi County | 23 | 3.08% | 45,071 | 43,723 |
| Sibley County | 24 | 3.08% | 15,257 | 14,801 |
| Clay County | 25 | 2.93% | 67,271 | 65,359 |
| Olmsted County | 26 | 2.88% | 167,729 | 163,041 |
| Blue Earth County | 27 | 2.61% | 71,004 | 69,196 |
| Dodge County | 28 | 2.31% | 21,371 | 20,888 |
| Douglas County | 29 | 2.3% | 39,992 | 39,093 |
| Pope County | 30 | 2.13% | 11,571 | 11,330 |
| Morrison County | 31 | 1.97% | 34,674 | 34,003 |
| Benton County | 32 | 1.9% | 42,145 | 41,358 |
| Otter Tail County | 33 | 1.69% | 61,081 | 60,068 |
| Carlton County | 34 | 1.62% | 36,773 | 36,187 |
| Stevens County | 35 | 1.45% | 9,804 | 9,664 |
| Beltrami County | 36 | 1.39% | 46,889 | 46,246 |
| Fillmore County | 37 | 1.16% | 21,492 | 21,245 |
| Becker County | 38 | 1% | 35,558 | 35,205 |
| Lyon County | 39 | 0.88% | 25,651 | 25,426 |
| Winona County | 40 | 0.86% | 50,100 | 49,672 |
| Itasca County | 41 | 0.72% | 45,366 | 45,043 |
| Goodhue County | 42 | 0.7% | 47,914 | 47,579 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 43 | 0.53% | 3,790 | 3,770 |
| Nicollet County | 44 | 0.49% | 34,666 | 34,498 |
| St. Louis County | 45 | 0.44% | 200,970 | 200,083 |
| Wabasha County | 46 | 0.3% | 21,463 | 21,399 |
| Meeker County | 47 | 0.27% | 23,497 | 23,433 |
| Clearwater County | 48 | 0.16% | 8,580 | 8,566 |
| Hennepin County | 49 | 0.14% | 1,283,458 | 1,281,722 |
| Steele County | 50 | 0.03% | 37,392 | 37,381 |
| Watonwan County | 51 | -0.08% | 11,229 | 11,238 |
| McLeod County | 52 | -0.11% | 36,710 | 36,751 |
| Faribault County | 53 | -0.36% | 13,846 | 13,896 |
| Grant County | 54 | -0.44% | 6,063 | 6,090 |
| Roseau County | 55 | -0.48% | 15,237 | 15,310 |
| Brown County | 56 | -0.73% | 25,721 | 25,911 |
| Nobles County | 57 | -0.86% | 22,017 | 22,207 |
| Ramsey County | 58 | -1.12% | 545,556 | 551,739 |
| Redwood County | 59 | -1.52% | 15,188 | 15,422 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 60 | -1.67% | 6,588 | 6,700 |
| Jackson County | 61 | -1.72% | 9,818 | 9,990 |
| Swift County | 62 | -1.73% | 9,646 | 9,816 |
| Cook County | 63 | -1.79% | 5,499 | 5,599 |
| Lincoln County | 64 | -1.86% | 5,534 | 5,639 |
| Renville County | 65 | -1.97% | 14,397 | 14,686 |
| Murray County | 66 | -2.02% | 8,001 | 8,166 |
| Chippewa County | 67 | -2.2% | 12,333 | 12,610 |
| Polk County | 68 | -2.23% | 30,388 | 31,081 |
| Freeborn County | 69 | -2.25% | 30,195 | 30,891 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 70 | -2.27% | 9,275 | 9,490 |
| Cottonwood County | 71 | -2.27% | 11,259 | 11,521 |
| Red Lake County | 72 | -2.31% | 3,851 | 3,942 |
| Big Stone County | 73 | -2.34% | 5,039 | 5,160 |
| Mahnomen County | 74 | -2.43% | 5,260 | 5,391 |
| Rock County | 75 | -2.46% | 9,449 | 9,687 |
| Waseca County | 76 | -2.6% | 18,463 | 18,955 |
| Pennington County | 77 | -2.71% | 13,572 | 13,950 |
| Norman County | 78 | -2.89% | 6,250 | 6,436 |
| Martin County | 79 | -3% | 19,394 | 19,993 |
| Lake County | 80 | -3.45% | 10,535 | 10,911 |
| Marshall County | 81 | -3.57% | 8,720 | 9,043 |
| Houston County | 82 | -3.7% | 18,127 | 18,823 |
| Wilkin County | 83 | -4.23% | 6,206 | 6,480 |
| Pipestone County | 84 | -4.77% | 8,965 | 9,414 |
| Koochiching County | 85 | -4.94% | 11,438 | 12,032 |
| Kittson County | 86 | -5.39% | 3,964 | 4,190 |
| Traverse County | 87 | -7.95% | 3,093 | 3,360 |
Minnesota's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Wright County leads with 11.18% annualized growth, followed by Washington County (7.5%) and Isanti County (6.7%). The largest counties are Hennepin County (1,283,458), Ramsey County (545,556), and Dakota County (457,817). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, 50 are growing while 37 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.68% annualized growth, with total population growing by 2.15% annually.
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