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Counties in Minnesota by housing units

Hennepin County had the highest housing units of 87 counties in 2022, at 556,973. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 1,872. The median was 11,188 and the figure for Minnesota was 2.49 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest556,973Hennepin County
Lowest1,872Red Lake County
Median11,18887 counties
Minnesota2,493,956History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 14,197 countAnoka County: 138,533 countBecker County: 19,673 countBeltrami County: 21,403 countBenton County: 17,318 countBig Stone County: 2,980 countBlue Earth County: 29,264 countBrown County: 11,765 countCarlton County: 15,739 countCarver County: 40,570 countCass County: 24,136 countChippewa County: 5,640 countChisago County: 22,443 countClay County: 26,987 countClearwater County: 4,464 countCook County: 5,982 countCottonwood County: 5,157 countCrow Wing County: 41,796 countDakota County: 174,164 countDodge County: 8,334 countDouglas County: 21,881 countFaribault County: 6,915 countFillmore County: 9,609 countFreeborn County: 14,150 countGoodhue County: 20,905 countGrant County: 3,166 countHennepin County: 556,973 countHouston County: 8,725 countHubbard County: 14,729 countIsanti County: 16,682 countItasca County: 25,595 countJackson County: 4,912 countKanabec County: 7,770 countKandiyohi County: 20,032 countKittson County: 2,282 countKoochiching County: 7,440 countLac qui Parle County: 3,483 countLake County: 7,379 countLake of the Woods County: 3,436 countLe Sueur County: 12,889 countLincoln County: 3,062 countLyon County: 11,188 countMcLeod County: 15,869 countMahnomen County: 2,569 countMarshall County: 4,430 countMartin County: 9,737 countMeeker County: 10,618 countMille Lacs County: 12,875 countMorrison County: 16,130 countMower County: 16,933 countMurray County: 4,418 countNicollet County: 13,461 countNobles County: 8,424 countNorman County: 3,213 countOlmsted County: 69,216 countOtter Tail County: 36,513 countPennington County: 6,673 countPine County: 17,017 countPipestone County: 4,339 countPolk County: 14,672 countPope County: 6,375 countRamsey County: 229,364 countRed Lake County: 1,872 countRedwood County: 7,110 countRenville County: 6,950 countRice County: 25,064 countRock County: 4,236 countRoseau County: 7,159 countSt. Louis County: 103,719 countScott County: 54,650 countSherburne County: 36,034 countSibley County: 6,462 countStearns County: 65,786 countSteele County: 15,731 countStevens County: 4,202 countSwift County: 4,683 countTodd County: 12,841 countTraverse County: 1,889 countWabasha County: 10,183 countWadena County: 6,971 countWaseca County: 7,899 countWashington County: 104,880 countWatonwan County: 4,879 countWilkin County: 2,992 countWinona County: 21,702 countWright County: 54,942 countYellow Medicine County: 4,526 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Hennepin County: 556,973 countHennepin County556,973Ramsey County: 229,364 countRamsey County229,364Dakota County: 174,164 countDakota County174,164Anoka County: 138,533 countAnoka County138,533Washington County: 104,880 countWashington County104,880St. Louis County: 103,719 countSt. Louis County103,719Olmsted County: 69,216 countOlmsted County69,216Stearns County: 65,786 countStearns County65,786Wright County: 54,942 countWright County54,942Scott County: 54,650 countScott County54,650Crow Wing County: 41,796 countCrow Wing County41,796Carver County: 40,570 countCarver County40,570Otter Tail County: 36,513 countOtter Tail County36,513Sherburne County: 36,034 countSherburne County36,034Blue Earth County: 29,264 countBlue Earth County29,264Clay County: 26,987 countClay County26,987Itasca County: 25,595 countItasca County25,595Rice County: 25,064 countRice County25,064Cass County: 24,136 countCass County24,136Chisago County: 22,443 countChisago County22,443Douglas County: 21,881 countDouglas County21,881Winona County: 21,702 countWinona County21,702Beltrami County: 21,403 countBeltrami County21,403Goodhue County: 20,905 countGoodhue County20,905Kandiyohi County: 20,032 countKandiyohi County20,032Becker County: 19,673 countBecker County19,673Benton County: 17,318 countBenton County17,318Pine County: 17,017 countPine County17,017Mower County: 16,933 countMower County16,933Isanti County: 16,682 countIsanti County16,682Morrison County: 16,130 countMorrison County16,130McLeod County: 15,869 countMcLeod County15,869Carlton County: 15,739 countCarlton County15,739Steele County: 15,731 countSteele County15,731Hubbard County: 14,729 countHubbard County14,729Polk County: 14,672 countPolk County14,672Aitkin County: 14,197 countAitkin County14,197Freeborn County: 14,150 countFreeborn County14,150Nicollet County: 13,461 countNicollet County13,461Le Sueur County: 12,889 countLe Sueur County12,889Hennepin County: 556,973 countHennepin County556,973Ramsey County: 229,364 countRamsey County229,364Dakota County: 174,164 countDakota County174,164Anoka County: 138,533 countAnoka County138,533Washington County: 104,880 countWashington County104,880St. Louis County: 103,719 countSt. Louis County103,719Olmsted County: 69,216 countOlmsted County69,216Stearns County: 65,786 countStearns County65,786Wright County: 54,942 countWright County54,942Scott County: 54,650 countScott County54,650Crow Wing County: 41,796 countCrow Wing County41,796Carver County: 40,570 countCarver County40,570Otter Tail County: 36,513 countOtter Tail County36,513Sherburne County: 36,034 countSherburne County36,034Blue Earth County: 29,264 countBlue Earth County29,264Clay County: 26,987 countClay County26,987Itasca County: 25,595 countItasca County25,595Rice County: 25,064 countRice County25,064Cass County: 24,136 countCass County24,136Chisago County: 22,443 countChisago County22,443Douglas County: 21,881 countDouglas County21,881Winona County: 21,702 countWinona County21,702Beltrami County: 21,403 countBeltrami County21,403Goodhue County: 20,905 countGoodhue County20,905Kandiyohi County: 20,032 countKandiyohi County20,032Becker County: 19,673 countBecker County19,673Benton County: 17,318 countBenton County17,318Pine County: 17,017 countPine County17,017Mower County: 16,933 countMower County16,933Isanti County: 16,682 countIsanti County16,682Morrison County: 16,130 countMorrison County16,130McLeod County: 15,869 countMcLeod County15,869Carlton County: 15,739 countCarlton County15,739Steele County: 15,731 countSteele County15,731Hubbard County: 14,729 countHubbard County14,729Polk County: 14,672 countPolk County14,672Aitkin County: 14,197 countAitkin County14,197Freeborn County: 14,150 countFreeborn County14,150Nicollet County: 13,461 countNicollet County13,461Le Sueur County: 12,889 countLe Sueur County12,889
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Hennepin County556,973+1.2%
2Ramsey County229,364+0.9%
3Dakota County174,164+1.4%
4Anoka County138,533+1.3%
5Washington County104,880+2%
6St. Louis County103,719+0.1%
7Olmsted County69,216+1.5%
8Stearns County65,786+0.7%
9Wright County54,942+2%
10Scott County54,650+1.9%
11Crow Wing County41,796+0.9%
12Carver County40,570+1.9%
13Otter Tail County36,513+0.1%
14Sherburne County36,034+1.5%
15Blue Earth County29,264+1.1%
16Clay County26,987+1%
17Itasca County25,595-0.3%
18Rice County25,064+0.5%
19Cass County24,136+0.3%
20Chisago County22,443+1.2%
21Douglas County21,881+1.1%
22Winona County21,702+0.3%
23Beltrami County21,403+0.6%
24Goodhue County20,905+0.5%
25Kandiyohi County20,032+0.5%
26Becker County19,673+0.7%
27Benton County17,318+0.7%
28Pine County17,017+0.6%
29Mower County16,933+0.2%
30Isanti County16,682+1.8%
31Morrison County16,130+0.4%
32McLeod County15,869+0.6%
33Carlton County15,739+0.7%
34Steele County15,731+0.4%
35Hubbard County14,729+0.3%
36Polk County14,672+0.1%
37Aitkin County14,197-0.3%
38Freeborn County14,150+0.1%
39Nicollet County13,461+0.8%
40Le Sueur County12,889+1%
41Mille Lacs County12,875+0.9%
42Todd County12,841+0.4%
43Brown County11,765+0.2%
44Lyon County11,188+0.4%
45Meeker County10,618+0.3%
46Wabasha County10,183+0.2%
47Martin County9,737-0.6%
48Fillmore County9,609-0.1%
49Houston County8,725+0.2%
50Nobles County8,4240%
51Dodge County8,334+1%
52Waseca County7,899-0%
53Kanabec County7,770+0.5%
54Koochiching County7,440-0.3%
55Lake County7,379-0.2%
56Roseau County7,159-0.3%
57Redwood County7,110-0.2%
58Wadena County6,971+0.6%
59Renville County6,950-0.6%
60Faribault County6,915-0.1%
61Pennington County6,673+0.8%
62Sibley County6,462+0.2%
63Pope County6,375-0.1%
64Cook County5,982+1%
65Chippewa County5,640-0.1%
66Cottonwood County5,157-0.2%
67Jackson County4,912-0.4%
68Watonwan County4,879-0.5%
69Swift County4,683-0.4%
70Yellow Medicine County4,526-0.7%
71Clearwater County4,464-0.2%
72Marshall County4,430-0.8%
73Murray County4,418+0.3%
74Pipestone County4,339-0.2%
75Rock County4,236+0.3%
76Stevens County4,202-0.4%
77Lac qui Parle County3,483-0.1%
78Lake of the Woods County3,436+0.6%
79Norman County3,213-1.1%
80Grant County3,166-0.5%
81Lincoln County3,062-0.1%
82Wilkin County2,992-0%
83Big Stone County2,980-0.7%
84Mahnomen County2,569-0.5%
85Kittson County2,282-1.6%
86Traverse County1,889-0.8%
87Red Lake County1,872-0.5%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Minnesota by housing units, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/minnesota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Hennepin County, with 556,973 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Red Lake County, with 1,872 in 2022.

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