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Counties in Minnesota by housing units

Hennepin County had the highest housing units of 87 counties in 2021, at 550,254. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 1,881. The median was 11,138 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.47 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest550,254Hennepin County
Lowest1,881Red Lake County
Median11,13887 counties
Minnesota2,470,483History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 14,235 countAnoka County: 136,794 countBecker County: 19,533 countBeltrami County: 21,277 countBenton County: 17,196 countBig Stone County: 3,002 countBlue Earth County: 28,950 countBrown County: 11,743 countCarlton County: 15,627 countCarver County: 39,815 countCass County: 24,069 countChippewa County: 5,645 countChisago County: 22,170 countClay County: 26,711 countClearwater County: 4,471 countCook County: 5,922 countCottonwood County: 5,166 countCrow Wing County: 41,416 countDakota County: 171,799 countDodge County: 8,254 countDouglas County: 21,640 countFaribault County: 6,924 countFillmore County: 9,614 countFreeborn County: 14,139 countGoodhue County: 20,796 countGrant County: 3,182 countHennepin County: 550,254 countHouston County: 8,710 countHubbard County: 14,684 countIsanti County: 16,380 countItasca County: 25,660 countJackson County: 4,933 countKanabec County: 7,731 countKandiyohi County: 19,927 countKittson County: 2,318 countKoochiching County: 7,459 countLac qui Parle County: 3,487 countLake County: 7,393 countLake of the Woods County: 3,414 countLe Sueur County: 12,760 countLincoln County: 3,066 countLyon County: 11,138 countMcLeod County: 15,773 countMahnomen County: 2,582 countMarshall County: 4,466 countMartin County: 9,797 countMeeker County: 10,589 countMille Lacs County: 12,754 countMorrison County: 16,059 countMower County: 16,893 countMurray County: 4,403 countNicollet County: 13,358 countNobles County: 8,420 countNorman County: 3,250 countOlmsted County: 68,205 countOtter Tail County: 36,464 countPennington County: 6,621 countPine County: 16,913 countPipestone County: 4,349 countPolk County: 14,651 countPope County: 6,381 countRamsey County: 227,279 countRed Lake County: 1,881 countRedwood County: 7,122 countRenville County: 6,990 countRice County: 24,930 countRock County: 4,225 countRoseau County: 7,181 countSt. Louis County: 103,599 countScott County: 53,639 countSherburne County: 35,491 countSibley County: 6,452 countStearns County: 65,344 countSteele County: 15,663 countStevens County: 4,217 countSwift County: 4,702 countTodd County: 12,796 countTraverse County: 1,904 countWabasha County: 10,163 countWadena County: 6,930 countWaseca County: 7,902 countWashington County: 102,808 countWatonwan County: 4,902 countWilkin County: 2,993 countWinona County: 21,629 countWright County: 53,851 countYellow Medicine County: 4,558 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Hennepin County: 550,254 countHennepin County550,254Ramsey County: 227,279 countRamsey County227,279Dakota County: 171,799 countDakota County171,799Anoka County: 136,794 countAnoka County136,794St. Louis County: 103,599 countSt. Louis County103,599Washington County: 102,808 countWashington County102,808Olmsted County: 68,205 countOlmsted County68,205Stearns County: 65,344 countStearns County65,344Wright County: 53,851 countWright County53,851Scott County: 53,639 countScott County53,639Crow Wing County: 41,416 countCrow Wing County41,416Carver County: 39,815 countCarver County39,815Otter Tail County: 36,464 countOtter Tail County36,464Sherburne County: 35,491 countSherburne County35,491Blue Earth County: 28,950 countBlue Earth County28,950Clay County: 26,711 countClay County26,711Itasca County: 25,660 countItasca County25,660Rice County: 24,930 countRice County24,930Cass County: 24,069 countCass County24,069Chisago County: 22,170 countChisago County22,170Douglas County: 21,640 countDouglas County21,640Winona County: 21,629 countWinona County21,629Beltrami County: 21,277 countBeltrami County21,277Goodhue County: 20,796 countGoodhue County20,796Kandiyohi County: 19,927 countKandiyohi County19,927Becker County: 19,533 countBecker County19,533Benton County: 17,196 countBenton County17,196Pine County: 16,913 countPine County16,913Mower County: 16,893 countMower County16,893Isanti County: 16,380 countIsanti County16,380Morrison County: 16,059 countMorrison County16,059McLeod County: 15,773 countMcLeod County15,773Steele County: 15,663 countSteele County15,663Carlton County: 15,627 countCarlton County15,627Hubbard County: 14,684 countHubbard County14,684Polk County: 14,651 countPolk County14,651Aitkin County: 14,235 countAitkin County14,235Freeborn County: 14,139 countFreeborn County14,139Nicollet County: 13,358 countNicollet County13,358Todd County: 12,796 countTodd County12,796Hennepin County: 550,254 countHennepin County550,254Ramsey County: 227,279 countRamsey County227,279Dakota County: 171,799 countDakota County171,799Anoka County: 136,794 countAnoka County136,794St. Louis County: 103,599 countSt. Louis County103,599Washington County: 102,808 countWashington County102,808Olmsted County: 68,205 countOlmsted County68,205Stearns County: 65,344 countStearns County65,344Wright County: 53,851 countWright County53,851Scott County: 53,639 countScott County53,639Crow Wing County: 41,416 countCrow Wing County41,416Carver County: 39,815 countCarver County39,815Otter Tail County: 36,464 countOtter Tail County36,464Sherburne County: 35,491 countSherburne County35,491Blue Earth County: 28,950 countBlue Earth County28,950Clay County: 26,711 countClay County26,711Itasca County: 25,660 countItasca County25,660Rice County: 24,930 countRice County24,930Cass County: 24,069 countCass County24,069Chisago County: 22,170 countChisago County22,170Douglas County: 21,640 countDouglas County21,640Winona County: 21,629 countWinona County21,629Beltrami County: 21,277 countBeltrami County21,277Goodhue County: 20,796 countGoodhue County20,796Kandiyohi County: 19,927 countKandiyohi County19,927Becker County: 19,533 countBecker County19,533Benton County: 17,196 countBenton County17,196Pine County: 16,913 countPine County16,913Mower County: 16,893 countMower County16,893Isanti County: 16,380 countIsanti County16,380Morrison County: 16,059 countMorrison County16,059McLeod County: 15,773 countMcLeod County15,773Steele County: 15,663 countSteele County15,663Carlton County: 15,627 countCarlton County15,627Hubbard County: 14,684 countHubbard County14,684Polk County: 14,651 countPolk County14,651Aitkin County: 14,235 countAitkin County14,235Freeborn County: 14,139 countFreeborn County14,139Nicollet County: 13,358 countNicollet County13,358Todd County: 12,796 countTodd County12,796
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Hennepin County550,254
2Ramsey County227,279
3Dakota County171,799
4Anoka County136,794
5St. Louis County103,599
6Washington County102,808
7Olmsted County68,205
8Stearns County65,344
9Wright County53,851
10Scott County53,639
11Crow Wing County41,416
12Carver County39,815
13Otter Tail County36,464
14Sherburne County35,491
15Blue Earth County28,950
16Clay County26,711
17Itasca County25,660
18Rice County24,930
19Cass County24,069
20Chisago County22,170
21Douglas County21,640
22Winona County21,629
23Beltrami County21,277
24Goodhue County20,796
25Kandiyohi County19,927
26Becker County19,533
27Benton County17,196
28Pine County16,913
29Mower County16,893
30Isanti County16,380
31Morrison County16,059
32McLeod County15,773
33Steele County15,663
34Carlton County15,627
35Hubbard County14,684
36Polk County14,651
37Aitkin County14,235
38Freeborn County14,139
39Nicollet County13,358
40Todd County12,796
41Le Sueur County12,760
42Mille Lacs County12,754
43Brown County11,743
44Lyon County11,138
45Meeker County10,589
46Wabasha County10,163
47Martin County9,797
48Fillmore County9,614
49Houston County8,710
50Nobles County8,420
51Dodge County8,254
52Waseca County7,902
53Kanabec County7,731
54Koochiching County7,459
55Lake County7,393
56Roseau County7,181
57Redwood County7,122
58Renville County6,990
59Wadena County6,930
60Faribault County6,924
61Pennington County6,621
62Sibley County6,452
63Pope County6,381
64Cook County5,922
65Chippewa County5,645
66Cottonwood County5,166
67Jackson County4,933
68Watonwan County4,902
69Swift County4,702
70Yellow Medicine County4,558
71Clearwater County4,471
72Marshall County4,466
73Murray County4,403
74Pipestone County4,349
75Rock County4,225
76Stevens County4,217
77Lac qui Parle County3,487
78Lake of the Woods County3,414
79Norman County3,250
80Grant County3,182
81Lincoln County3,066
82Big Stone County3,002
83Wilkin County2,993
84Mahnomen County2,582
85Kittson County2,318
86Traverse County1,904
87Red Lake County1,881

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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.

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 B25001: total housing units. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Hennepin County, with 550,254 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Red Lake County, with 1,881 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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