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Cities in Minnesota by housing units

Minneapolis, MN had the highest housing units of 103 cities in 2021, at 194,532. Dayton, MN had the lowest, at 2,643. The median was 9,120 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.47 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest194,532Minneapolis, MN
Lowest2,643Dayton, MN
Median9,120103 cities
Minnesota2,470,483History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Minneapolis, MN: 194,532 countMinneapolis, MN194,532St. Paul, MN: 127,369 countSt. Paul, MN127,369Rochester, MN: 51,901 countRochester, MN51,901Bloomington, MN: 38,987 countBloomington, MN38,987Duluth, MN: 38,767 countDuluth, MN38,767Plymouth, MN: 33,450 countPlymouth, MN33,450Brooklyn Park, MN: 30,230 countBrooklyn Park, MN30,230St. Cloud, MN: 28,614 countSt. Cloud, MN28,614Eagan, MN: 28,252 countEagan, MN28,252Maple Grove, MN: 28,007 countMaple Grove, MN28,007Woodbury, MN: 27,969 countWoodbury, MN27,969Burnsville, MN: 25,963 countBurnsville, MN25,963Eden Prairie, MN: 25,878 countEden Prairie, MN25,878Blaine, MN: 25,551 countBlaine, MN25,551St. Louis Park, MN: 25,215 countSt. Louis Park, MN25,215Coon Rapids, MN: 24,871 countCoon Rapids, MN24,871Minnetonka, MN: 24,513 countMinnetonka, MN24,513Edina, MN: 24,090 countEdina, MN24,090Lakeville, MN: 23,951 countLakeville, MN23,951Apple Valley, MN: 21,625 countApple Valley, MN21,625Mankato, MN: 18,756 countMankato, MN18,756Moorhead, MN: 18,361 countMoorhead, MN18,361Roseville, MN: 16,464 countRoseville, MN16,464Richfield, MN: 16,128 countRichfield, MN16,128Maplewood, MN: 15,931 countMaplewood, MN15,931Shakopee, MN: 15,432 countShakopee, MN15,432Inver Grove Heights, MN: 15,031 countInver Grove Heights, MN15,031Cottage Grove, MN: 13,201 countCottage Grove, MN13,201Fridley, MN: 11,964 countFridley, MN11,964Shoreview, MN: 11,773 countShoreview, MN11,773Winona, MN: 11,731 countWinona, MN11,731Oakdale, MN: 11,686 countOakdale, MN11,686Savage, MN: 11,556 countSavage, MN11,556Brooklyn Center, MN: 11,376 countBrooklyn Center, MN11,376Owatonna, MN: 11,212 countOwatonna, MN11,212Austin, MN: 11,007 countAustin, MN11,007Andover, MN: 10,976 countAndover, MN10,976White Bear Lake, MN: 10,976 countWhite Bear Lake, MN10,976Chaska, MN: 10,552 countChaska, MN10,552Golden Valley, MN: 10,292 countGolden Valley, MN10,292Minneapolis, MN: 194,532 countMinneapolis, MN194,532St. Paul, MN: 127,369 countSt. Paul, MN127,369Rochester, MN: 51,901 countRochester, MN51,901Bloomington, MN: 38,987 countBloomington, MN38,987Duluth, MN: 38,767 countDuluth, MN38,767Plymouth, MN: 33,450 countPlymouth, MN33,450Brooklyn Park, MN: 30,230 countBrooklyn Park, MN30,230St. Cloud, MN: 28,614 countSt. Cloud, MN28,614Eagan, MN: 28,252 countEagan, MN28,252Maple Grove, MN: 28,007 countMaple Grove, MN28,007Woodbury, MN: 27,969 countWoodbury, MN27,969Burnsville, MN: 25,963 countBurnsville, MN25,963Eden Prairie, MN: 25,878 countEden Prairie, MN25,878Blaine, MN: 25,551 countBlaine, MN25,551St. Louis Park, MN: 25,215 countSt. Louis Park, MN25,215Coon Rapids, MN: 24,871 countCoon Rapids, MN24,871Minnetonka, MN: 24,513 countMinnetonka, MN24,513Edina, MN: 24,090 countEdina, MN24,090Lakeville, MN: 23,951 countLakeville, MN23,951Apple Valley, MN: 21,625 countApple Valley, MN21,625Mankato, MN: 18,756 countMankato, MN18,756Moorhead, MN: 18,361 countMoorhead, MN18,361Roseville, MN: 16,464 countRoseville, MN16,464Richfield, MN: 16,128 countRichfield, MN16,128Maplewood, MN: 15,931 countMaplewood, MN15,931Shakopee, MN: 15,432 countShakopee, MN15,432Inver Grove Heights, MN: 15,031 countInver Grove Heights, MN15,031Cottage Grove, MN: 13,201 countCottage Grove, MN13,201Fridley, MN: 11,964 countFridley, MN11,964Shoreview, MN: 11,773 countShoreview, MN11,773Winona, MN: 11,731 countWinona, MN11,731Oakdale, MN: 11,686 countOakdale, MN11,686Savage, MN: 11,556 countSavage, MN11,556Brooklyn Center, MN: 11,376 countBrooklyn Center, MN11,376Owatonna, MN: 11,212 countOwatonna, MN11,212Austin, MN: 11,007 countAustin, MN11,007Andover, MN: 10,976 countAndover, MN10,976White Bear Lake, MN: 10,976 countWhite Bear Lake, MN10,976Chaska, MN: 10,552 countChaska, MN10,552Golden Valley, MN: 10,292 countGolden Valley, MN10,292
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Minneapolis, MN194,532
2St. Paul, MN127,369
3Rochester, MN51,901
4Bloomington, MN38,987
5Duluth, MN38,767
6Plymouth, MN33,450
7Brooklyn Park, MN30,230
8St. Cloud, MN28,614
9Eagan, MN28,252
10Maple Grove, MN28,007
11Woodbury, MN27,969
12Burnsville, MN25,963
13Eden Prairie, MN25,878
14Blaine, MN25,551
15St. Louis Park, MN25,215
16Coon Rapids, MN24,871
17Minnetonka, MN24,513
18Edina, MN24,090
19Lakeville, MN23,951
20Apple Valley, MN21,625
21Mankato, MN18,756
22Moorhead, MN18,361
23Roseville, MN16,464
24Richfield, MN16,128
25Maplewood, MN15,931
26Shakopee, MN15,432
27Inver Grove Heights, MN15,031
28Cottage Grove, MN13,201
29Fridley, MN11,964
30Shoreview, MN11,773
31Winona, MN11,731
32Oakdale, MN11,686
33Savage, MN11,556
34Brooklyn Center, MN11,376
35Owatonna, MN11,212
36Austin, MN11,007
37Andover, MN10,976
37White Bear Lake, MN10,976
39Chaska, MN10,552
40Golden Valley, MN10,292
41Prior Lake, MN10,201
42Ramsey, MN10,117
43Chanhassen, MN9,894
44Hopkins, MN9,837
45Elk River, MN9,622
46Crystal, MN9,571
47New Brighton, MN9,541
48West St. Paul, MN9,425
49Faribault, MN9,350
50Rosemount, MN9,263
51New Hope, MN9,198
52Hastings, MN9,120
53Columbia Heights, MN9,079
54Champlin, MN8,870
55Albert Lea, MN8,630
56South St. Paul, MN8,468
57Forest Lake, MN8,433
58Hibbing, MN8,403
59Willmar, MN8,364
60Farmington, MN8,102
61Stillwater, MN8,005
62Anoka, MN7,497
63Sartell, MN7,482
64Alexandria, MN7,429
65Red Wing, MN7,419
66Lino Lakes, MN7,337
67Fergus Falls, MN7,167
68Bemidji, MN6,846
69Hutchinson, MN6,814
70Buffalo, MN6,676
71Northfield, MN6,661
72Brainerd, MN6,595
73Otsego, MN6,532
74Robbinsdale, MN6,513
75New Ulm, MN6,277
76St. Michael, MN6,238
77Hugo, MN6,138
78North Mankato, MN6,136
79Marshall, MN6,000
80Ham Lake, MN5,995
81Sauk Rapids, MN5,684
82Vadnais Heights, MN5,658
83Cloquet, MN5,544
84Monticello, MN5,401
85Mounds View, MN5,393
86Little Canada, MN5,133
87Fairmont, MN4,985
88Worthington, MN4,913
89Mendota Heights, MN4,809
90Detroit Lakes, MN4,803
91Waconia, MN4,798
92Grand Rapids, MN4,719
93North St. Paul, MN4,621
94East Bethel, MN4,557
95Rogers, MN4,522
96North Branch, MN4,103
97Lake Elmo, MN4,077
98Cambridge, MN4,007
99Hermantown, MN3,995
100Big Lake, MN3,966
101St. Peter, MN3,938
102Victoria, MN3,650
103Dayton, MN2,643

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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Minneapolis, MN, with 194,532 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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