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Counties in Minnesota by housing units, 2024

Hennepin County had the highest housing units of 87 counties in 2024, at 571,527. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 1,878. The median was 11,269 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.55 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest571,527Hennepin County
Lowest1,878Red Lake County
Median11,26987 counties
Minnesota2,545,030History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 14,253 countAnoka County: 141,863 countBecker County: 20,005 countBeltrami County: 21,729 countBenton County: 17,608 countBig Stone County: 3,001 countBlue Earth County: 29,864 countBrown County: 11,827 countCarlton County: 15,896 countCarver County: 42,270 countCass County: 24,470 countChippewa County: 5,661 countChisago County: 22,998 countClay County: 27,559 countClearwater County: 4,468 countCook County: 6,079 countCottonwood County: 5,168 countCrow Wing County: 42,683 countDakota County: 178,879 countDodge County: 8,484 countDouglas County: 22,332 countFaribault County: 6,897 countFillmore County: 9,692 countFreeborn County: 14,116 countGoodhue County: 21,167 countGrant County: 3,137 countHennepin County: 571,527 countHouston County: 8,774 countHubbard County: 14,765 countIsanti County: 17,268 countItasca County: 25,679 countJackson County: 4,905 countKanabec County: 7,839 countKandiyohi County: 20,337 countKittson County: 2,228 countKoochiching County: 7,426 countLac qui Parle County: 3,469 countLake County: 7,449 countLake of the Woods County: 3,497 countLe Sueur County: 13,054 countLincoln County: 3,045 countLyon County: 11,269 countMcLeod County: 15,972 countMahnomen County: 2,547 countMarshall County: 4,396 countMartin County: 9,729 countMeeker County: 10,735 countMille Lacs County: 13,069 countMorrison County: 16,256 countMower County: 17,014 countMurray County: 4,401 countNicollet County: 13,596 countNobles County: 8,396 countNorman County: 3,223 countOlmsted County: 71,151 countOtter Tail County: 36,698 countPennington County: 6,799 countPine County: 17,284 countPipestone County: 4,325 countPolk County: 14,697 countPope County: 6,424 countRamsey County: 233,870 countRed Lake County: 1,878 countRedwood County: 7,110 countRenville County: 6,916 countRice County: 25,295 countRock County: 4,256 countRoseau County: 7,224 countSt. Louis County: 104,263 countScott County: 56,671 countSherburne County: 37,099 countSibley County: 6,523 countStearns County: 66,625 countSteele County: 15,995 countStevens County: 4,182 countSwift County: 4,706 countTodd County: 13,008 countTraverse County: 1,896 countWabasha County: 10,291 countWadena County: 7,021 countWaseca County: 7,922 countWashington County: 109,307 countWatonwan County: 4,881 countWilkin County: 2,983 countWinona County: 21,855 countWright County: 57,416 countYellow Medicine County: 4,488 count
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count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Hennepin County: 571,527 countHennepin County571,527Ramsey County: 233,870 countRamsey County233,870Dakota County: 178,879 countDakota County178,879Anoka County: 141,863 countAnoka County141,863Washington County: 109,307 countWashington County109,307St. Louis County: 104,263 countSt. Louis County104,263Olmsted County: 71,151 countOlmsted County71,151Stearns County: 66,625 countStearns County66,625Wright County: 57,416 countWright County57,416Scott County: 56,671 countScott County56,671Crow Wing County: 42,683 countCrow Wing County42,683Carver County: 42,270 countCarver County42,270Sherburne County: 37,099 countSherburne County37,099Otter Tail County: 36,698 countOtter Tail County36,698Blue Earth County: 29,864 countBlue Earth County29,864Clay County: 27,559 countClay County27,559Itasca County: 25,679 countItasca County25,679Rice County: 25,295 countRice County25,295Cass County: 24,470 countCass County24,470Chisago County: 22,998 countChisago County22,998Douglas County: 22,332 countDouglas County22,332Winona County: 21,855 countWinona County21,855Beltrami County: 21,729 countBeltrami County21,729Goodhue County: 21,167 countGoodhue County21,167Kandiyohi County: 20,337 countKandiyohi County20,337Becker County: 20,005 countBecker County20,005Benton County: 17,608 countBenton County17,608Pine County: 17,284 countPine County17,284Isanti County: 17,268 countIsanti County17,268Mower County: 17,014 countMower County17,014Morrison County: 16,256 countMorrison County16,256Steele County: 15,995 countSteele County15,995McLeod County: 15,972 countMcLeod County15,972Carlton County: 15,896 countCarlton County15,896Hubbard County: 14,765 countHubbard County14,765Polk County: 14,697 countPolk County14,697Aitkin County: 14,253 countAitkin County14,253Freeborn County: 14,116 countFreeborn County14,116Nicollet County: 13,596 countNicollet County13,596Mille Lacs County: 13,069 countMille Lacs County13,069Hennepin County: 571,527 countHennepin County571,527Ramsey County: 233,870 countRamsey County233,870Dakota County: 178,879 countDakota County178,879Anoka County: 141,863 countAnoka County141,863Washington County: 109,307 countWashington County109,307St. Louis County: 104,263 countSt. Louis County104,263Olmsted County: 71,151 countOlmsted County71,151Stearns County: 66,625 countStearns County66,625Wright County: 57,416 countWright County57,416Scott County: 56,671 countScott County56,671Crow Wing County: 42,683 countCrow Wing County42,683Carver County: 42,270 countCarver County42,270Sherburne County: 37,099 countSherburne County37,099Otter Tail County: 36,698 countOtter Tail County36,698Blue Earth County: 29,864 countBlue Earth County29,864Clay County: 27,559 countClay County27,559Itasca County: 25,679 countItasca County25,679Rice County: 25,295 countRice County25,295Cass County: 24,470 countCass County24,470Chisago County: 22,998 countChisago County22,998Douglas County: 22,332 countDouglas County22,332Winona County: 21,855 countWinona County21,855Beltrami County: 21,729 countBeltrami County21,729Goodhue County: 21,167 countGoodhue County21,167Kandiyohi County: 20,337 countKandiyohi County20,337Becker County: 20,005 countBecker County20,005Benton County: 17,608 countBenton County17,608Pine County: 17,284 countPine County17,284Isanti County: 17,268 countIsanti County17,268Mower County: 17,014 countMower County17,014Morrison County: 16,256 countMorrison County16,256Steele County: 15,995 countSteele County15,995McLeod County: 15,972 countMcLeod County15,972Carlton County: 15,896 countCarlton County15,896Hubbard County: 14,765 countHubbard County14,765Polk County: 14,697 countPolk County14,697Aitkin County: 14,253 countAitkin County14,253Freeborn County: 14,116 countFreeborn County14,116Nicollet County: 13,596 countNicollet County13,596Mille Lacs County: 13,069 countMille Lacs County13,069
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Hennepin County571,527+1.3%
2Ramsey County233,870+1%
3Dakota County178,879+1.4%
4Anoka County141,863+1.2%
5Washington County109,307+2.1%
6St. Louis County104,263+0.3%
7Olmsted County71,151+1.3%
8Stearns County66,625+0.6%
9Wright County57,416+2.2%
10Scott County56,671+1.8%
11Crow Wing County42,683+1.2%
12Carver County42,270+2.1%
13Sherburne County37,099+1.4%
14Otter Tail County36,698+0.1%
15Blue Earth County29,864+1.1%
16Clay County27,559+1.2%
17Itasca County25,679+0.4%
18Rice County25,295+0.5%
19Cass County24,470+0.7%
20Chisago County22,998+1.3%
21Douglas County22,332+1.1%
22Winona County21,855+0.4%
23Beltrami County21,729+0.7%
24Goodhue County21,167+0.5%
25Kandiyohi County20,337+0.6%
26Becker County20,005+0.7%
27Benton County17,608+0.7%
28Pine County17,284+0.8%
29Isanti County17,268+1.7%
30Mower County17,014+0.3%
31Morrison County16,256+0.3%
32Steele County15,995+0.7%
33McLeod County15,972+0.2%
34Carlton County15,896+0.4%
35Hubbard County14,7650%
36Polk County14,697+0.2%
37Aitkin County14,253+0.4%
38Freeborn County14,1160%
39Nicollet County13,596+0.5%
40Mille Lacs County13,069+0.9%
41Le Sueur County13,054+0.6%
42Todd County13,008+0.6%
43Brown County11,827+0.2%
44Lyon County11,269+0.2%
45Meeker County10,735+0.6%
46Wabasha County10,291+0.6%
47Martin County9,729+0.1%
48Fillmore County9,692+0.2%
49Houston County8,774+0.2%
50Dodge County8,484+1%
51Nobles County8,396-0%
52Waseca County7,922+0.2%
53Kanabec County7,839+0.6%
54Lake County7,449+0.6%
55Koochiching County7,426+0.1%
56Roseau County7,224+0.5%
57Redwood County7,110+0.1%
58Wadena County7,021+0.4%
59Renville County6,916+0.1%
60Faribault County6,897-0.3%
61Pennington County6,799+0.7%
62Sibley County6,523+0.6%
63Pope County6,424+0.2%
64Cook County6,079+0.9%
65Chippewa County5,661+0.2%
66Cottonwood County5,168+0.1%
67Jackson County4,905-0.2%
68Watonwan County4,881-0.5%
69Swift County4,706+0.2%
70Yellow Medicine County4,488-0.5%
71Clearwater County4,468+0.4%
72Murray County4,4010%
73Marshall County4,396-0.5%
74Pipestone County4,325+0.2%
75Rock County4,256+0.5%
76Stevens County4,182-0.5%
77Lake of the Woods County3,497+1.2%
78Lac qui Parle County3,469-0.1%
79Norman County3,223-0.2%
80Grant County3,137-0.3%
81Lincoln County3,045-0.5%
82Big Stone County3,001+0.6%
83Wilkin County2,983+0.2%
84Mahnomen County2,547-0.2%
85Kittson County2,228-2.2%
86Traverse County1,8960%
87Red Lake County1,878-0.3%

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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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Minnesota by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Minnesota by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Hennepin County, with 571,527 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Red Lake County, with 1,878 in 2024.

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