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Counties in Minnesota by households

Hennepin County had the highest households of 87 counties in 2023, at 534,573. Traverse County had the lowest, at 1,410. The median was 9,129 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.28 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest534,573Hennepin County
Lowest1,410Traverse County
Median9,12987 counties
Minnesota2,282,967History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 6,935 countAnoka County: 136,171 countBecker County: 14,404 countBeltrami County: 17,908 countBenton County: 16,494 countBig Stone County: 2,179 countBlue Earth County: 27,183 countBrown County: 10,946 countCarlton County: 13,972 countCarver County: 40,231 countCass County: 12,768 countChippewa County: 5,196 countChisago County: 21,252 countClay County: 25,939 countClearwater County: 3,245 countCook County: 2,700 countCottonwood County: 4,659 countCrow Wing County: 28,778 countDakota County: 171,630 countDodge County: 8,018 countDouglas County: 17,416 countFaribault County: 6,170 countFillmore County: 8,626 countFreeborn County: 12,885 countGoodhue County: 19,631 countGrant County: 2,521 countHennepin County: 534,573 countHouston County: 8,074 countHubbard County: 8,885 countIsanti County: 15,875 countItasca County: 18,510 countJackson County: 4,421 countKanabec County: 6,475 countKandiyohi County: 17,450 countKittson County: 1,758 countKoochiching County: 5,710 countLac qui Parle County: 2,881 countLake County: 5,030 countLake of the Woods County: 1,665 countLe Sueur County: 11,499 countLincoln County: 2,435 countLyon County: 10,003 countMcLeod County: 14,971 countMahnomen County: 1,871 countMarshall County: 3,740 countMartin County: 8,840 countMeeker County: 9,141 countMille Lacs County: 10,739 countMorrison County: 13,860 countMower County: 15,570 countMurray County: 3,601 countNicollet County: 12,984 countNobles County: 7,689 countNorman County: 2,676 countOlmsted County: 66,629 countOtter Tail County: 25,181 countPennington County: 6,170 countPine County: 11,913 countPipestone County: 3,971 countPolk County: 12,448 countPope County: 4,987 countRamsey County: 219,075 countRed Lake County: 1,650 countRedwood County: 6,156 countRenville County: 5,965 countRice County: 23,345 countRock County: 3,956 countRoseau County: 6,058 countSt. Louis County: 86,264 countScott County: 54,238 countSherburne County: 34,951 countSibley County: 5,884 countStearns County: 60,937 countSteele County: 15,001 countStevens County: 3,835 countSwift County: 4,134 countTodd County: 10,049 countTraverse County: 1,410 countWabasha County: 9,129 countWadena County: 5,889 countWaseca County: 7,505 countWashington County: 103,411 countWatonwan County: 4,314 countWilkin County: 2,691 countWinona County: 20,288 countWright County: 52,757 countYellow Medicine County: 3,993 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Hennepin County: 534,573 countHennepin County534,573Ramsey County: 219,075 countRamsey County219,075Dakota County: 171,630 countDakota County171,630Anoka County: 136,171 countAnoka County136,171Washington County: 103,411 countWashington County103,411St. Louis County: 86,264 countSt. Louis County86,264Olmsted County: 66,629 countOlmsted County66,629Stearns County: 60,937 countStearns County60,937Scott County: 54,238 countScott County54,238Wright County: 52,757 countWright County52,757Carver County: 40,231 countCarver County40,231Sherburne County: 34,951 countSherburne County34,951Crow Wing County: 28,778 countCrow Wing County28,778Blue Earth County: 27,183 countBlue Earth County27,183Clay County: 25,939 countClay County25,939Otter Tail County: 25,181 countOtter Tail County25,181Rice County: 23,345 countRice County23,345Chisago County: 21,252 countChisago County21,252Winona County: 20,288 countWinona County20,288Goodhue County: 19,631 countGoodhue County19,631Itasca County: 18,510 countItasca County18,510Beltrami County: 17,908 countBeltrami County17,908Kandiyohi County: 17,450 countKandiyohi County17,450Douglas County: 17,416 countDouglas County17,416Benton County: 16,494 countBenton County16,494Isanti County: 15,875 countIsanti County15,875Mower County: 15,570 countMower County15,570Steele County: 15,001 countSteele County15,001McLeod County: 14,971 countMcLeod County14,971Becker County: 14,404 countBecker County14,404Carlton County: 13,972 countCarlton County13,972Morrison County: 13,860 countMorrison County13,860Nicollet County: 12,984 countNicollet County12,984Freeborn County: 12,885 countFreeborn County12,885Cass County: 12,768 countCass County12,768Polk County: 12,448 countPolk County12,448Pine County: 11,913 countPine County11,913Le Sueur County: 11,499 countLe Sueur County11,499Brown County: 10,946 countBrown County10,946Mille Lacs County: 10,739 countMille Lacs County10,739Hennepin County: 534,573 countHennepin County534,573Ramsey County: 219,075 countRamsey County219,075Dakota County: 171,630 countDakota County171,630Anoka County: 136,171 countAnoka County136,171Washington County: 103,411 countWashington County103,411St. Louis County: 86,264 countSt. Louis County86,264Olmsted County: 66,629 countOlmsted County66,629Stearns County: 60,937 countStearns County60,937Scott County: 54,238 countScott County54,238Wright County: 52,757 countWright County52,757Carver County: 40,231 countCarver County40,231Sherburne County: 34,951 countSherburne County34,951Crow Wing County: 28,778 countCrow Wing County28,778Blue Earth County: 27,183 countBlue Earth County27,183Clay County: 25,939 countClay County25,939Otter Tail County: 25,181 countOtter Tail County25,181Rice County: 23,345 countRice County23,345Chisago County: 21,252 countChisago County21,252Winona County: 20,288 countWinona County20,288Goodhue County: 19,631 countGoodhue County19,631Itasca County: 18,510 countItasca County18,510Beltrami County: 17,908 countBeltrami County17,908Kandiyohi County: 17,450 countKandiyohi County17,450Douglas County: 17,416 countDouglas County17,416Benton County: 16,494 countBenton County16,494Isanti County: 15,875 countIsanti County15,875Mower County: 15,570 countMower County15,570Steele County: 15,001 countSteele County15,001McLeod County: 14,971 countMcLeod County14,971Becker County: 14,404 countBecker County14,404Carlton County: 13,972 countCarlton County13,972Morrison County: 13,860 countMorrison County13,860Nicollet County: 12,984 countNicollet County12,984Freeborn County: 12,885 countFreeborn County12,885Cass County: 12,768 countCass County12,768Polk County: 12,448 countPolk County12,448Pine County: 11,913 countPine County11,913Le Sueur County: 11,499 countLe Sueur County11,499Brown County: 10,946 countBrown County10,946Mille Lacs County: 10,739 countMille Lacs County10,739
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Hennepin County534,573+1%
2Ramsey County219,075+1%
3Dakota County171,630+1.3%
4Anoka County136,171+1.3%
5Washington County103,411+2.2%
6St. Louis County86,264+0.6%
7Olmsted County66,629+1%
8Stearns County60,937+0.7%
9Scott County54,238+2.3%
10Wright County52,757+2.4%
11Carver County40,231+2.4%
12Sherburne County34,951+1.7%
13Crow Wing County28,778+2.3%
14Blue Earth County27,183+0.3%
15Clay County25,939+1.7%
16Otter Tail County25,181+1.1%
17Rice County23,345+0.3%
18Chisago County21,252+1.6%
19Winona County20,288+0.4%
20Goodhue County19,631-0%
21Itasca County18,510+2.1%
22Beltrami County17,908+0.2%
23Kandiyohi County17,450+1.9%
24Douglas County17,416+1%
25Benton County16,494+1.1%
26Isanti County15,875+1.9%
27Mower County15,570-0.5%
28Steele County15,001-0.1%
29McLeod County14,971+1%
30Becker County14,404+1.9%
31Carlton County13,972+1.3%
32Morrison County13,860+1%
33Nicollet County12,984+0.5%
34Freeborn County12,885-0%
35Cass County12,768+2.3%
36Polk County12,448-0.2%
37Pine County11,913+4.7%
38Le Sueur County11,499+1.4%
39Brown County10,946+0.2%
40Mille Lacs County10,739+1.8%
41Todd County10,049+2.9%
42Lyon County10,003+0.8%
43Meeker County9,141+1.8%
44Wabasha County9,129-1.1%
45Hubbard County8,885+1.2%
46Martin County8,840-0.3%
47Fillmore County8,626+2%
48Houston County8,074+0.6%
49Dodge County8,018+2.4%
50Nobles County7,6890%
51Waseca County7,505+0.2%
52Aitkin County6,935+2%
53Kanabec County6,475-0.7%
54Faribault County6,170+2.7%
54Pennington County6,170+0.3%
56Redwood County6,156+1.3%
57Roseau County6,058+3.9%
58Renville County5,965+1.5%
59Wadena County5,889+2.7%
60Sibley County5,8840%
61Koochiching County5,710+0.1%
62Chippewa County5,196-0.2%
63Lake County5,030-0.1%
64Pope County4,987+1.8%
65Cottonwood County4,659+1%
66Jackson County4,421+0.7%
67Watonwan County4,314+0.3%
68Swift County4,134-0.5%
69Yellow Medicine County3,993+0.4%
70Pipestone County3,971+0.2%
71Rock County3,956+0.8%
72Stevens County3,835+1%
73Marshall County3,740-0.2%
74Murray County3,601+2%
75Clearwater County3,245+1.5%
76Lac qui Parle County2,881+1.5%
77Cook County2,700+1%
78Wilkin County2,691+0.9%
79Norman County2,676+0.6%
80Grant County2,521-0.7%
81Lincoln County2,435+0.1%
82Big Stone County2,179-2.8%
83Mahnomen County1,871-0.4%
84Kittson County1,758+2.1%
85Lake of the Woods County1,665+2%
86Red Lake County1,650+0.7%
87Traverse County1,410-1.6%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Minnesota by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Hennepin County, with 534,573 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Traverse County, with 1,410 in 2023.

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