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Counties in Minnesota by households

Hennepin County had the highest households of 87 counties in 2021, at 523,528. Lake of the Woods County had the lowest, at 1,403. The median was 8,964 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.23 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest523,528Hennepin County
Lowest1,403Lake of the Woods County
Median8,96487 counties
Minnesota2,229,100History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 6,595 countAnoka County: 132,559 countBecker County: 13,780 countBeltrami County: 17,555 countBenton County: 16,351 countBig Stone County: 2,276 countBlue Earth County: 26,630 countBrown County: 10,773 countCarlton County: 13,587 countCarver County: 38,213 countCass County: 12,431 countChippewa County: 5,240 countChisago County: 20,565 countClay County: 24,998 countClearwater County: 3,215 countCook County: 2,499 countCottonwood County: 4,666 countCrow Wing County: 27,539 countDakota County: 166,790 countDodge County: 7,722 countDouglas County: 17,030 countFaribault County: 5,979 countFillmore County: 8,414 countFreeborn County: 12,844 countGoodhue County: 19,580 countGrant County: 2,512 countHennepin County: 523,528 countHouston County: 8,104 countHubbard County: 8,622 countIsanti County: 15,298 countItasca County: 18,210 countJackson County: 4,374 countKanabec County: 6,471 countKandiyohi County: 16,926 countKittson County: 1,668 countKoochiching County: 5,663 countLac qui Parle County: 2,841 countLake County: 5,031 countLake of the Woods County: 1,403 countLe Sueur County: 11,210 countLincoln County: 2,438 countLyon County: 9,849 countMcLeod County: 14,614 countMahnomen County: 1,863 countMarshall County: 3,698 countMartin County: 8,739 countMeeker County: 8,964 countMille Lacs County: 10,389 countMorrison County: 13,530 countMower County: 15,596 countMurray County: 3,440 countNicollet County: 12,733 countNobles County: 7,606 countNorman County: 2,670 countOlmsted County: 64,611 countOtter Tail County: 24,838 countPennington County: 5,987 countPine County: 10,916 countPipestone County: 3,957 countPolk County: 12,363 countPope County: 4,892 countRamsey County: 215,740 countRed Lake County: 1,652 countRedwood County: 6,140 countRenville County: 5,861 countRice County: 23,078 countRock County: 3,921 countRoseau County: 5,689 countSt. Louis County: 85,532 countScott County: 52,310 countSherburne County: 33,825 countSibley County: 5,864 countStearns County: 60,098 countSteele County: 14,911 countStevens County: 3,764 countSwift County: 4,215 countTodd County: 9,590 countTraverse County: 1,424 countWabasha County: 9,047 countWadena County: 5,582 countWaseca County: 7,533 countWashington County: 98,647 countWatonwan County: 4,272 countWilkin County: 2,680 countWinona County: 20,109 countWright County: 50,290 countYellow Medicine County: 3,941 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Hennepin County: 523,528 countHennepin County523,528Ramsey County: 215,740 countRamsey County215,740Dakota County: 166,790 countDakota County166,790Anoka County: 132,559 countAnoka County132,559Washington County: 98,647 countWashington County98,647St. Louis County: 85,532 countSt. Louis County85,532Olmsted County: 64,611 countOlmsted County64,611Stearns County: 60,098 countStearns County60,098Scott County: 52,310 countScott County52,310Wright County: 50,290 countWright County50,290Carver County: 38,213 countCarver County38,213Sherburne County: 33,825 countSherburne County33,825Crow Wing County: 27,539 countCrow Wing County27,539Blue Earth County: 26,630 countBlue Earth County26,630Clay County: 24,998 countClay County24,998Otter Tail County: 24,838 countOtter Tail County24,838Rice County: 23,078 countRice County23,078Chisago County: 20,565 countChisago County20,565Winona County: 20,109 countWinona County20,109Goodhue County: 19,580 countGoodhue County19,580Itasca County: 18,210 countItasca County18,210Beltrami County: 17,555 countBeltrami County17,555Douglas County: 17,030 countDouglas County17,030Kandiyohi County: 16,926 countKandiyohi County16,926Benton County: 16,351 countBenton County16,351Mower County: 15,596 countMower County15,596Isanti County: 15,298 countIsanti County15,298Steele County: 14,911 countSteele County14,911McLeod County: 14,614 countMcLeod County14,614Becker County: 13,780 countBecker County13,780Carlton County: 13,587 countCarlton County13,587Morrison County: 13,530 countMorrison County13,530Freeborn County: 12,844 countFreeborn County12,844Nicollet County: 12,733 countNicollet County12,733Cass County: 12,431 countCass County12,431Polk County: 12,363 countPolk County12,363Le Sueur County: 11,210 countLe Sueur County11,210Pine County: 10,916 countPine County10,916Brown County: 10,773 countBrown County10,773Mille Lacs County: 10,389 countMille Lacs County10,389Hennepin County: 523,528 countHennepin County523,528Ramsey County: 215,740 countRamsey County215,740Dakota County: 166,790 countDakota County166,790Anoka County: 132,559 countAnoka County132,559Washington County: 98,647 countWashington County98,647St. Louis County: 85,532 countSt. Louis County85,532Olmsted County: 64,611 countOlmsted County64,611Stearns County: 60,098 countStearns County60,098Scott County: 52,310 countScott County52,310Wright County: 50,290 countWright County50,290Carver County: 38,213 countCarver County38,213Sherburne County: 33,825 countSherburne County33,825Crow Wing County: 27,539 countCrow Wing County27,539Blue Earth County: 26,630 countBlue Earth County26,630Clay County: 24,998 countClay County24,998Otter Tail County: 24,838 countOtter Tail County24,838Rice County: 23,078 countRice County23,078Chisago County: 20,565 countChisago County20,565Winona County: 20,109 countWinona County20,109Goodhue County: 19,580 countGoodhue County19,580Itasca County: 18,210 countItasca County18,210Beltrami County: 17,555 countBeltrami County17,555Douglas County: 17,030 countDouglas County17,030Kandiyohi County: 16,926 countKandiyohi County16,926Benton County: 16,351 countBenton County16,351Mower County: 15,596 countMower County15,596Isanti County: 15,298 countIsanti County15,298Steele County: 14,911 countSteele County14,911McLeod County: 14,614 countMcLeod County14,614Becker County: 13,780 countBecker County13,780Carlton County: 13,587 countCarlton County13,587Morrison County: 13,530 countMorrison County13,530Freeborn County: 12,844 countFreeborn County12,844Nicollet County: 12,733 countNicollet County12,733Cass County: 12,431 countCass County12,431Polk County: 12,363 countPolk County12,363Le Sueur County: 11,210 countLe Sueur County11,210Pine County: 10,916 countPine County10,916Brown County: 10,773 countBrown County10,773Mille Lacs County: 10,389 countMille Lacs County10,389
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Hennepin County523,528
2Ramsey County215,740
3Dakota County166,790
4Anoka County132,559
5Washington County98,647
6St. Louis County85,532
7Olmsted County64,611
8Stearns County60,098
9Scott County52,310
10Wright County50,290
11Carver County38,213
12Sherburne County33,825
13Crow Wing County27,539
14Blue Earth County26,630
15Clay County24,998
16Otter Tail County24,838
17Rice County23,078
18Chisago County20,565
19Winona County20,109
20Goodhue County19,580
21Itasca County18,210
22Beltrami County17,555
23Douglas County17,030
24Kandiyohi County16,926
25Benton County16,351
26Mower County15,596
27Isanti County15,298
28Steele County14,911
29McLeod County14,614
30Becker County13,780
31Carlton County13,587
32Morrison County13,530
33Freeborn County12,844
34Nicollet County12,733
35Cass County12,431
36Polk County12,363
37Le Sueur County11,210
38Pine County10,916
39Brown County10,773
40Mille Lacs County10,389
41Lyon County9,849
42Todd County9,590
43Wabasha County9,047
44Meeker County8,964
45Martin County8,739
46Hubbard County8,622
47Fillmore County8,414
48Houston County8,104
49Dodge County7,722
50Nobles County7,606
51Waseca County7,533
52Aitkin County6,595
53Kanabec County6,471
54Redwood County6,140
55Pennington County5,987
56Faribault County5,979
57Sibley County5,864
58Renville County5,861
59Roseau County5,689
60Koochiching County5,663
61Wadena County5,582
62Chippewa County5,240
63Lake County5,031
64Pope County4,892
65Cottonwood County4,666
66Jackson County4,374
67Watonwan County4,272
68Swift County4,215
69Pipestone County3,957
70Yellow Medicine County3,941
71Rock County3,921
72Stevens County3,764
73Marshall County3,698
74Murray County3,440
75Clearwater County3,215
76Lac qui Parle County2,841
77Wilkin County2,680
78Norman County2,670
79Grant County2,512
80Cook County2,499
81Lincoln County2,438
82Big Stone County2,276
83Mahnomen County1,863
84Kittson County1,668
85Red Lake County1,652
86Traverse County1,424
87Lake of the Woods County1,403

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Minnesota by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Hennepin County, with 523,528 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Lake of the Woods County, with 1,403 in 2021.

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