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Counties in Minnesota by households, 2024

Hennepin County had the highest households of 87 counties in 2024, at 539,493. Traverse County had the lowest, at 1,311. The median was 9,156 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.31 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest539,493Hennepin County
Lowest1,311Traverse County
Median9,15687 counties
Minnesota2,307,955History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 7,222 countAnoka County: 137,432 countBecker County: 14,410 countBeltrami County: 18,172 countBenton County: 16,719 countBig Stone County: 2,136 countBlue Earth County: 27,606 countBrown County: 11,027 countCarlton County: 14,090 countCarver County: 41,175 countCass County: 12,874 countChippewa County: 5,126 countChisago County: 21,364 countClay County: 26,442 countClearwater County: 3,339 countCook County: 2,710 countCottonwood County: 4,630 countCrow Wing County: 29,402 countDakota County: 174,362 countDodge County: 8,083 countDouglas County: 17,519 countFaribault County: 6,079 countFillmore County: 8,723 countFreeborn County: 12,846 countGoodhue County: 19,727 countGrant County: 2,490 countHennepin County: 539,493 countHouston County: 8,134 countHubbard County: 8,964 countIsanti County: 16,293 countItasca County: 18,541 countJackson County: 4,387 countKanabec County: 6,564 countKandiyohi County: 17,603 countKittson County: 1,774 countKoochiching County: 5,872 countLac qui Parle County: 2,924 countLake County: 4,942 countLake of the Woods County: 1,817 countLe Sueur County: 11,650 countLincoln County: 2,445 countLyon County: 10,108 countMcLeod County: 15,215 countMahnomen County: 1,885 countMarshall County: 3,781 countMartin County: 8,839 countMeeker County: 9,347 countMille Lacs County: 10,672 countMorrison County: 14,084 countMower County: 15,719 countMurray County: 3,609 countNicollet County: 13,002 countNobles County: 7,674 countNorman County: 2,700 countOlmsted County: 66,918 countOtter Tail County: 25,157 countPennington County: 6,207 countPine County: 12,323 countPipestone County: 3,971 countPolk County: 12,360 countPope County: 4,958 countRamsey County: 221,327 countRed Lake County: 1,671 countRedwood County: 6,293 countRenville County: 6,056 countRice County: 23,493 countRock County: 4,035 countRoseau County: 6,296 countSt. Louis County: 87,115 countScott County: 54,971 countSherburne County: 35,555 countSibley County: 5,929 countStearns County: 61,403 countSteele County: 15,138 countStevens County: 3,889 countSwift County: 4,121 countTodd County: 10,209 countTraverse County: 1,311 countWabasha County: 9,156 countWadena County: 6,081 countWaseca County: 7,477 countWashington County: 105,577 countWatonwan County: 4,227 countWilkin County: 2,655 countWinona County: 20,253 countWright County: 54,010 countYellow Medicine County: 4,070 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Hennepin County: 539,493 countHennepin County539,493Ramsey County: 221,327 countRamsey County221,327Dakota County: 174,362 countDakota County174,362Anoka County: 137,432 countAnoka County137,432Washington County: 105,577 countWashington County105,577St. Louis County: 87,115 countSt. Louis County87,115Olmsted County: 66,918 countOlmsted County66,918Stearns County: 61,403 countStearns County61,403Scott County: 54,971 countScott County54,971Wright County: 54,010 countWright County54,010Carver County: 41,175 countCarver County41,175Sherburne County: 35,555 countSherburne County35,555Crow Wing County: 29,402 countCrow Wing County29,402Blue Earth County: 27,606 countBlue Earth County27,606Clay County: 26,442 countClay County26,442Otter Tail County: 25,157 countOtter Tail County25,157Rice County: 23,493 countRice County23,493Chisago County: 21,364 countChisago County21,364Winona County: 20,253 countWinona County20,253Goodhue County: 19,727 countGoodhue County19,727Itasca County: 18,541 countItasca County18,541Beltrami County: 18,172 countBeltrami County18,172Kandiyohi County: 17,603 countKandiyohi County17,603Douglas County: 17,519 countDouglas County17,519Benton County: 16,719 countBenton County16,719Isanti County: 16,293 countIsanti County16,293Mower County: 15,719 countMower County15,719McLeod County: 15,215 countMcLeod County15,215Steele County: 15,138 countSteele County15,138Becker County: 14,410 countBecker County14,410Carlton County: 14,090 countCarlton County14,090Morrison County: 14,084 countMorrison County14,084Nicollet County: 13,002 countNicollet County13,002Cass County: 12,874 countCass County12,874Freeborn County: 12,846 countFreeborn County12,846Polk County: 12,360 countPolk County12,360Pine County: 12,323 countPine County12,323Le Sueur County: 11,650 countLe Sueur County11,650Brown County: 11,027 countBrown County11,027Mille Lacs County: 10,672 countMille Lacs County10,672Hennepin County: 539,493 countHennepin County539,493Ramsey County: 221,327 countRamsey County221,327Dakota County: 174,362 countDakota County174,362Anoka County: 137,432 countAnoka County137,432Washington County: 105,577 countWashington County105,577St. Louis County: 87,115 countSt. Louis County87,115Olmsted County: 66,918 countOlmsted County66,918Stearns County: 61,403 countStearns County61,403Scott County: 54,971 countScott County54,971Wright County: 54,010 countWright County54,010Carver County: 41,175 countCarver County41,175Sherburne County: 35,555 countSherburne County35,555Crow Wing County: 29,402 countCrow Wing County29,402Blue Earth County: 27,606 countBlue Earth County27,606Clay County: 26,442 countClay County26,442Otter Tail County: 25,157 countOtter Tail County25,157Rice County: 23,493 countRice County23,493Chisago County: 21,364 countChisago County21,364Winona County: 20,253 countWinona County20,253Goodhue County: 19,727 countGoodhue County19,727Itasca County: 18,541 countItasca County18,541Beltrami County: 18,172 countBeltrami County18,172Kandiyohi County: 17,603 countKandiyohi County17,603Douglas County: 17,519 countDouglas County17,519Benton County: 16,719 countBenton County16,719Isanti County: 16,293 countIsanti County16,293Mower County: 15,719 countMower County15,719McLeod County: 15,215 countMcLeod County15,215Steele County: 15,138 countSteele County15,138Becker County: 14,410 countBecker County14,410Carlton County: 14,090 countCarlton County14,090Morrison County: 14,084 countMorrison County14,084Nicollet County: 13,002 countNicollet County13,002Cass County: 12,874 countCass County12,874Freeborn County: 12,846 countFreeborn County12,846Polk County: 12,360 countPolk County12,360Pine County: 12,323 countPine County12,323Le Sueur County: 11,650 countLe Sueur County11,650Brown County: 11,027 countBrown County11,027Mille Lacs County: 10,672 countMille Lacs County10,672
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Hennepin County539,493+0.9%
2Ramsey County221,327+1%
3Dakota County174,362+1.6%
4Anoka County137,432+0.9%
5Washington County105,577+2.1%
6St. Louis County87,115+1%
7Olmsted County66,918+0.4%
8Stearns County61,403+0.8%
9Scott County54,971+1.4%
10Wright County54,010+2.4%
11Carver County41,175+2.3%
12Sherburne County35,555+1.7%
13Crow Wing County29,402+2.2%
14Blue Earth County27,606+1.6%
15Clay County26,442+1.9%
16Otter Tail County25,157-0.1%
17Rice County23,493+0.6%
18Chisago County21,364+0.5%
19Winona County20,253-0.2%
20Goodhue County19,727+0.5%
21Itasca County18,541+0.2%
22Beltrami County18,172+1.5%
23Kandiyohi County17,603+0.9%
24Douglas County17,519+0.6%
25Benton County16,719+1.4%
26Isanti County16,293+2.6%
27Mower County15,719+1%
28McLeod County15,215+1.6%
29Steele County15,138+0.9%
30Becker County14,4100%
31Carlton County14,090+0.8%
32Morrison County14,084+1.6%
33Nicollet County13,002+0.1%
34Cass County12,874+0.8%
35Freeborn County12,846-0.3%
36Polk County12,360-0.7%
37Pine County12,323+3.4%
38Le Sueur County11,650+1.3%
39Brown County11,027+0.7%
40Mille Lacs County10,672-0.6%
41Todd County10,209+1.6%
42Lyon County10,108+1%
43Meeker County9,347+2.3%
44Wabasha County9,156+0.3%
45Hubbard County8,964+0.9%
46Martin County8,839-0%
47Fillmore County8,723+1.1%
48Houston County8,134+0.7%
49Dodge County8,083+0.8%
50Nobles County7,674-0.2%
51Waseca County7,477-0.4%
52Aitkin County7,222+4.1%
53Kanabec County6,564+1.4%
54Roseau County6,296+3.9%
55Redwood County6,293+2.2%
56Pennington County6,207+0.6%
57Wadena County6,081+3.3%
58Faribault County6,079-1.5%
59Renville County6,056+1.5%
60Sibley County5,929+0.8%
61Koochiching County5,872+2.8%
62Chippewa County5,126-1.3%
63Pope County4,958-0.6%
64Lake County4,942-1.7%
65Cottonwood County4,630-0.6%
66Jackson County4,387-0.8%
67Watonwan County4,227-2%
68Swift County4,121-0.3%
69Yellow Medicine County4,070+1.9%
70Rock County4,035+2%
71Pipestone County3,9710%
72Stevens County3,889+1.4%
73Marshall County3,781+1.1%
74Murray County3,609+0.2%
75Clearwater County3,339+2.9%
76Lac qui Parle County2,924+1.5%
77Cook County2,710+0.4%
78Norman County2,700+0.9%
79Wilkin County2,655-1.3%
80Grant County2,490-1.2%
81Lincoln County2,445+0.4%
82Big Stone County2,136-2%
83Mahnomen County1,885+0.7%
84Lake of the Woods County1,817+9.1%
85Kittson County1,774+0.9%
86Red Lake County1,671+1.3%
87Traverse County1,311-7%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Minnesota by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Minnesota by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Minnesota by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Minnesota by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Hennepin County, with 539,493 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Traverse County, with 1,311 in 2024.

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