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Counties in Minnesota by households

Hennepin County had the highest households of 87 counties in 2022, at 529,029. Traverse County had the lowest, at 1,433. The median was 8,975 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.26 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest529,029Hennepin County
Lowest1,433Traverse County
Median8,97587 counties
Minnesota2,256,126History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 6,797 countAnoka County: 134,390 countBecker County: 14,134 countBeltrami County: 17,870 countBenton County: 16,312 countBig Stone County: 2,242 countBlue Earth County: 27,110 countBrown County: 10,926 countCarlton County: 13,795 countCarver County: 39,293 countCass County: 12,482 countChippewa County: 5,206 countChisago County: 20,911 countClay County: 25,512 countClearwater County: 3,196 countCook County: 2,672 countCottonwood County: 4,613 countCrow Wing County: 28,141 countDakota County: 169,404 countDodge County: 7,827 countDouglas County: 17,252 countFaribault County: 6,006 countFillmore County: 8,460 countFreeborn County: 12,890 countGoodhue County: 19,633 countGrant County: 2,540 countHennepin County: 529,029 countHouston County: 8,028 countHubbard County: 8,778 countIsanti County: 15,572 countItasca County: 18,121 countJackson County: 4,391 countKanabec County: 6,518 countKandiyohi County: 17,128 countKittson County: 1,722 countKoochiching County: 5,703 countLac qui Parle County: 2,838 countLake County: 5,036 countLake of the Woods County: 1,632 countLe Sueur County: 11,340 countLincoln County: 2,433 countLyon County: 9,924 countMcLeod County: 14,825 countMahnomen County: 1,879 countMarshall County: 3,746 countMartin County: 8,870 countMeeker County: 8,975 countMille Lacs County: 10,546 countMorrison County: 13,718 countMower County: 15,653 countMurray County: 3,532 countNicollet County: 12,913 countNobles County: 7,689 countNorman County: 2,660 countOlmsted County: 65,970 countOtter Tail County: 24,910 countPennington County: 6,150 countPine County: 11,380 countPipestone County: 3,965 countPolk County: 12,472 countPope County: 4,897 countRamsey County: 216,969 countRed Lake County: 1,638 countRedwood County: 6,075 countRenville County: 5,876 countRice County: 23,265 countRock County: 3,923 countRoseau County: 5,833 countSt. Louis County: 85,726 countScott County: 53,014 countSherburne County: 34,379 countSibley County: 5,882 countStearns County: 60,509 countSteele County: 15,011 countStevens County: 3,798 countSwift County: 4,154 countTodd County: 9,767 countTraverse County: 1,433 countWabasha County: 9,229 countWadena County: 5,734 countWaseca County: 7,493 countWashington County: 101,177 countWatonwan County: 4,301 countWilkin County: 2,667 countWinona County: 20,215 countWright County: 51,523 countYellow Medicine County: 3,978 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Hennepin County: 529,029 countHennepin County529,029Ramsey County: 216,969 countRamsey County216,969Dakota County: 169,404 countDakota County169,404Anoka County: 134,390 countAnoka County134,390Washington County: 101,177 countWashington County101,177St. Louis County: 85,726 countSt. Louis County85,726Olmsted County: 65,970 countOlmsted County65,970Stearns County: 60,509 countStearns County60,509Scott County: 53,014 countScott County53,014Wright County: 51,523 countWright County51,523Carver County: 39,293 countCarver County39,293Sherburne County: 34,379 countSherburne County34,379Crow Wing County: 28,141 countCrow Wing County28,141Blue Earth County: 27,110 countBlue Earth County27,110Clay County: 25,512 countClay County25,512Otter Tail County: 24,910 countOtter Tail County24,910Rice County: 23,265 countRice County23,265Chisago County: 20,911 countChisago County20,911Winona County: 20,215 countWinona County20,215Goodhue County: 19,633 countGoodhue County19,633Itasca County: 18,121 countItasca County18,121Beltrami County: 17,870 countBeltrami County17,870Douglas County: 17,252 countDouglas County17,252Kandiyohi County: 17,128 countKandiyohi County17,128Benton County: 16,312 countBenton County16,312Mower County: 15,653 countMower County15,653Isanti County: 15,572 countIsanti County15,572Steele County: 15,011 countSteele County15,011McLeod County: 14,825 countMcLeod County14,825Becker County: 14,134 countBecker County14,134Carlton County: 13,795 countCarlton County13,795Morrison County: 13,718 countMorrison County13,718Nicollet County: 12,913 countNicollet County12,913Freeborn County: 12,890 countFreeborn County12,890Cass County: 12,482 countCass County12,482Polk County: 12,472 countPolk County12,472Pine County: 11,380 countPine County11,380Le Sueur County: 11,340 countLe Sueur County11,340Brown County: 10,926 countBrown County10,926Mille Lacs County: 10,546 countMille Lacs County10,546Hennepin County: 529,029 countHennepin County529,029Ramsey County: 216,969 countRamsey County216,969Dakota County: 169,404 countDakota County169,404Anoka County: 134,390 countAnoka County134,390Washington County: 101,177 countWashington County101,177St. Louis County: 85,726 countSt. Louis County85,726Olmsted County: 65,970 countOlmsted County65,970Stearns County: 60,509 countStearns County60,509Scott County: 53,014 countScott County53,014Wright County: 51,523 countWright County51,523Carver County: 39,293 countCarver County39,293Sherburne County: 34,379 countSherburne County34,379Crow Wing County: 28,141 countCrow Wing County28,141Blue Earth County: 27,110 countBlue Earth County27,110Clay County: 25,512 countClay County25,512Otter Tail County: 24,910 countOtter Tail County24,910Rice County: 23,265 countRice County23,265Chisago County: 20,911 countChisago County20,911Winona County: 20,215 countWinona County20,215Goodhue County: 19,633 countGoodhue County19,633Itasca County: 18,121 countItasca County18,121Beltrami County: 17,870 countBeltrami County17,870Douglas County: 17,252 countDouglas County17,252Kandiyohi County: 17,128 countKandiyohi County17,128Benton County: 16,312 countBenton County16,312Mower County: 15,653 countMower County15,653Isanti County: 15,572 countIsanti County15,572Steele County: 15,011 countSteele County15,011McLeod County: 14,825 countMcLeod County14,825Becker County: 14,134 countBecker County14,134Carlton County: 13,795 countCarlton County13,795Morrison County: 13,718 countMorrison County13,718Nicollet County: 12,913 countNicollet County12,913Freeborn County: 12,890 countFreeborn County12,890Cass County: 12,482 countCass County12,482Polk County: 12,472 countPolk County12,472Pine County: 11,380 countPine County11,380Le Sueur County: 11,340 countLe Sueur County11,340Brown County: 10,926 countBrown County10,926Mille Lacs County: 10,546 countMille Lacs County10,546
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Hennepin County529,029+1.1%
2Ramsey County216,969+0.6%
3Dakota County169,404+1.6%
4Anoka County134,390+1.4%
5Washington County101,177+2.6%
6St. Louis County85,726+0.2%
7Olmsted County65,970+2.1%
8Stearns County60,509+0.7%
9Scott County53,014+1.3%
10Wright County51,523+2.5%
11Carver County39,293+2.8%
12Sherburne County34,379+1.6%
13Crow Wing County28,141+2.2%
14Blue Earth County27,110+1.8%
15Clay County25,512+2.1%
16Otter Tail County24,910+0.3%
17Rice County23,265+0.8%
18Chisago County20,911+1.7%
19Winona County20,215+0.5%
20Goodhue County19,633+0.3%
21Itasca County18,121-0.5%
22Beltrami County17,870+1.8%
23Douglas County17,252+1.3%
24Kandiyohi County17,128+1.2%
25Benton County16,312-0.2%
26Mower County15,653+0.4%
27Isanti County15,572+1.8%
28Steele County15,011+0.7%
29McLeod County14,825+1.4%
30Becker County14,134+2.6%
31Carlton County13,795+1.5%
32Morrison County13,718+1.4%
33Nicollet County12,913+1.4%
34Freeborn County12,890+0.4%
35Cass County12,482+0.4%
36Polk County12,472+0.9%
37Pine County11,380+4.3%
38Le Sueur County11,340+1.2%
39Brown County10,926+1.4%
40Mille Lacs County10,546+1.5%
41Lyon County9,924+0.8%
42Todd County9,767+1.8%
43Wabasha County9,229+2%
44Meeker County8,975+0.1%
45Martin County8,870+1.5%
46Hubbard County8,778+1.8%
47Fillmore County8,460+0.5%
48Houston County8,028-0.9%
49Dodge County7,827+1.4%
50Nobles County7,689+1.1%
51Waseca County7,493-0.5%
52Aitkin County6,797+3.1%
53Kanabec County6,518+0.7%
54Pennington County6,150+2.7%
55Redwood County6,075-1.1%
56Faribault County6,006+0.5%
57Sibley County5,882+0.3%
58Renville County5,876+0.3%
59Roseau County5,833+2.5%
60Wadena County5,734+2.7%
61Koochiching County5,703+0.7%
62Chippewa County5,206-0.6%
63Lake County5,036+0.1%
64Pope County4,897+0.1%
65Cottonwood County4,613-1.1%
66Jackson County4,391+0.4%
67Watonwan County4,301+0.7%
68Swift County4,154-1.4%
69Yellow Medicine County3,978+0.9%
70Pipestone County3,965+0.2%
71Rock County3,923+0.1%
72Stevens County3,798+0.9%
73Marshall County3,746+1.3%
74Murray County3,532+2.7%
75Clearwater County3,196-0.6%
76Lac qui Parle County2,838-0.1%
77Cook County2,672+6.9%
78Wilkin County2,667-0.5%
79Norman County2,660-0.4%
80Grant County2,540+1.1%
81Lincoln County2,433-0.2%
82Big Stone County2,242-1.5%
83Mahnomen County1,879+0.9%
84Kittson County1,722+3.2%
85Red Lake County1,638-0.8%
86Lake of the Woods County1,632+16.3%
87Traverse County1,433+0.6%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Minnesota by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Hennepin County, with 529,029 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Traverse County, with 1,433 in 2022.

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