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Counties in Minnesota by population aged 18 to 64

Blue Earth County had the highest population aged 18 to 64 of 87 counties in 2016, at 66.2%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 51.6%. The median was 57.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 61.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.2Blue Earth County
Lowest51.6Mahnomen County
Median57.587 counties
Minnesota61.6History

Map of counties, 2016

Aitkin County: 51.6 %Anoka County: 62.8 %Becker County: 55.3 %Beltrami County: 59.5 %Benton County: 61.1 %Big Stone County: 54 %Blue Earth County: 66.2 %Brown County: 57.5 %Carlton County: 60.1 %Carver County: 61.3 %Cass County: 53.7 %Chippewa County: 56.4 %Chisago County: 62.2 %Clay County: 62.7 %Clearwater County: 54.8 %Cook County: 57.1 %Cottonwood County: 54 %Crow Wing County: 56.1 %Dakota County: 62.2 %Dodge County: 58.9 %Douglas County: 56.6 %Faribault County: 55.8 %Fillmore County: 54.9 %Freeborn County: 56.2 %Goodhue County: 58.3 %Grant County: 54.3 %Hennepin County: 64.9 %Houston County: 58.1 %Hubbard County: 54.1 %Isanti County: 60.5 %Itasca County: 56.8 %Jackson County: 57.5 %Kanabec County: 58.5 %Kandiyohi County: 57.9 %Kittson County: 54.7 %Koochiching County: 58.3 %Lac qui Parle County: 54.7 %Lake County: 55.9 %Lake of the Woods County: 58.6 %Le Sueur County: 58.7 %Lincoln County: 52.3 %Lyon County: 59.4 %McLeod County: 58.5 %Mahnomen County: 51.6 %Marshall County: 57.3 %Martin County: 56.4 %Meeker County: 56.9 %Mille Lacs County: 57.4 %Morrison County: 57.7 %Mower County: 56.8 %Murray County: 53.6 %Nicollet County: 62.2 %Nobles County: 57.3 %Norman County: 56 %Olmsted County: 61.2 %Otter Tail County: 55.3 %Pennington County: 60.1 %Pine County: 60.5 %Pipestone County: 54.5 %Polk County: 58.5 %Pope County: 55.7 %Ramsey County: 63.1 %Red Lake County: 56.7 %Redwood County: 55 %Renville County: 56.9 %Rice County: 62.9 %Rock County: 53.8 %Roseau County: 59.1 %St. Louis County: 62.3 %Scott County: 61.6 %Sherburne County: 62.1 %Sibley County: 58.1 %Stearns County: 62.3 %Steele County: 58 %Stevens County: 61.4 %Swift County: 55.7 %Todd County: 56.4 %Traverse County: 53.3 %Wabasha County: 58.1 %Wadena County: 53.6 %Waseca County: 59.6 %Washington County: 61 %Watonwan County: 56.5 %Wilkin County: 58.7 %Winona County: 65 %Wright County: 59.2 %Yellow Medicine County: 57.1 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Blue Earth County: 66.2 %Blue Earth County66.2Winona County: 65 %Winona County65Hennepin County: 64.9 %Hennepin County64.9Ramsey County: 63.1 %Ramsey County63.1Rice County: 62.9 %Rice County62.9Anoka County: 62.8 %Anoka County62.8Clay County: 62.7 %Clay County62.7St. Louis County: 62.3 %St. Louis County62.3Stearns County: 62.3 %Stearns County62.3Nicollet County: 62.2 %Nicollet County62.2Dakota County: 62.2 %Dakota County62.2Chisago County: 62.2 %Chisago County62.2Sherburne County: 62.1 %Sherburne County62.1Scott County: 61.6 %Scott County61.6Stevens County: 61.4 %Stevens County61.4Carver County: 61.3 %Carver County61.3Olmsted County: 61.2 %Olmsted County61.2Benton County: 61.1 %Benton County61.1Washington County: 61 %Washington County61Isanti County: 60.5 %Isanti County60.5Pine County: 60.5 %Pine County60.5Pennington County: 60.1 %Pennington County60.1Carlton County: 60.1 %Carlton County60.1Waseca County: 59.6 %Waseca County59.6Beltrami County: 59.5 %Beltrami County59.5Lyon County: 59.4 %Lyon County59.4Wright County: 59.2 %Wright County59.2Roseau County: 59.1 %Roseau County59.1Dodge County: 58.9 %Dodge County58.9Le Sueur County: 58.7 %Le Sueur County58.7Wilkin County: 58.7 %Wilkin County58.7Lake of the Woods County: 58.6 %Lake of the Woods County58.6McLeod County: 58.5 %McLeod County58.5Polk County: 58.5 %Polk County58.5Kanabec County: 58.5 %Kanabec County58.5Koochiching County: 58.3 %Koochiching County58.3Goodhue County: 58.3 %Goodhue County58.3Sibley County: 58.1 %Sibley County58.1Houston County: 58.1 %Houston County58.1Wabasha County: 58.1 %Wabasha County58.1Blue Earth County: 66.2 %Blue Earth County66.2Winona County: 65 %Winona County65Hennepin County: 64.9 %Hennepin County64.9Ramsey County: 63.1 %Ramsey County63.1Rice County: 62.9 %Rice County62.9Anoka County: 62.8 %Anoka County62.8Clay County: 62.7 %Clay County62.7St. Louis County: 62.3 %St. Louis County62.3Stearns County: 62.3 %Stearns County62.3Nicollet County: 62.2 %Nicollet County62.2Dakota County: 62.2 %Dakota County62.2Chisago County: 62.2 %Chisago County62.2Sherburne County: 62.1 %Sherburne County62.1Scott County: 61.6 %Scott County61.6Stevens County: 61.4 %Stevens County61.4Carver County: 61.3 %Carver County61.3Olmsted County: 61.2 %Olmsted County61.2Benton County: 61.1 %Benton County61.1Washington County: 61 %Washington County61Isanti County: 60.5 %Isanti County60.5Pine County: 60.5 %Pine County60.5Pennington County: 60.1 %Pennington County60.1Carlton County: 60.1 %Carlton County60.1Waseca County: 59.6 %Waseca County59.6Beltrami County: 59.5 %Beltrami County59.5Lyon County: 59.4 %Lyon County59.4Wright County: 59.2 %Wright County59.2Roseau County: 59.1 %Roseau County59.1Dodge County: 58.9 %Dodge County58.9Le Sueur County: 58.7 %Le Sueur County58.7Wilkin County: 58.7 %Wilkin County58.7Lake of the Woods County: 58.6 %Lake of the Woods County58.6McLeod County: 58.5 %McLeod County58.5Polk County: 58.5 %Polk County58.5Kanabec County: 58.5 %Kanabec County58.5Koochiching County: 58.3 %Koochiching County58.3Goodhue County: 58.3 %Goodhue County58.3Sibley County: 58.1 %Sibley County58.1Houston County: 58.1 %Houston County58.1Wabasha County: 58.1 %Wabasha County58.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Blue Earth County66.2-0.4 pts
2Winona County65-0.5 pts
3Hennepin County64.9-0.3 pts
4Ramsey County63.1-0.4 pts
5Rice County62.9-0.4 pts
6Anoka County62.8-0.4 pts
7Clay County62.7-0.5 pts
8St. Louis County62.3-0.6 pts
9Stearns County62.3-0.6 pts
10Nicollet County62.2-0.8 pts
11Dakota County62.2-0.4 pts
12Chisago County62.2-0.3 pts
13Sherburne County62.1-0.1 pts
14Scott County61.6-0.1 pts
15Stevens County61.4-0.3 pts
16Carver County61.3-0.4 pts
17Olmsted County61.2-0.2 pts
18Benton County61.1-0.6 pts
19Washington County61-0.4 pts
20Isanti County60.5-0.1 pts
21Pine County60.5-0.2 pts
22Pennington County60.1-0.1 pts
23Carlton County60.1-0.3 pts
24Waseca County59.6-0.7 pts
25Beltrami County59.5-0.6 pts
26Lyon County59.4-0.7 pts
27Wright County59.2-0.4 pts
28Roseau County59.1-0.1 pts
29Dodge County58.9-0.3 pts
30Le Sueur County58.7-0.2 pts
31Wilkin County58.7+0.4 pts
32Lake of the Woods County58.6-0 pts
33McLeod County58.5-0.2 pts
34Polk County58.5-0.5 pts
35Kanabec County58.5-0.7 pts
36Koochiching County58.3-0.4 pts
37Goodhue County58.3-0.3 pts
38Sibley County58.1-0.1 pts
39Houston County58.1-0.6 pts
40Wabasha County58.1-0.4 pts
41Steele County58-0.3 pts
42Kandiyohi County57.9-0.4 pts
43Morrison County57.7-0.6 pts
44Brown County57.5-0.5 pts
45Jackson County57.5-0.1 pts
46Mille Lacs County57.4-0.4 pts
47Marshall County57.3+0.2 pts
48Nobles County57.3-0.5 pts
49Cook County57.1-1.3 pts
50Yellow Medicine County57.1-0 pts
51Renville County56.9-0.4 pts
52Meeker County56.9-0.2 pts
53Mower County56.8-0.3 pts
54Itasca County56.8-0.5 pts
55Red Lake County56.7+0.4 pts
56Douglas County56.6-0.3 pts
57Watonwan County56.5-0.3 pts
58Martin County56.4-0.4 pts
59Chippewa County56.4-0.3 pts
60Todd County56.4-0.3 pts
61Freeborn County56.2-0.2 pts
62Crow Wing County56.1-0.5 pts
63Norman County56-0.2 pts
64Lake County55.9-0.4 pts
65Faribault County55.8-0.2 pts
66Pope County55.7-0.1 pts
67Swift County55.7-0.6 pts
68Otter Tail County55.3-0.4 pts
69Becker County55.3-0.4 pts
70Redwood County55-0.1 pts
71Fillmore County54.9-0.7 pts
72Clearwater County54.8-0.1 pts
73Lac qui Parle County54.7-0.5 pts
74Kittson County54.7-0.3 pts
75Pipestone County54.5-0.3 pts
76Grant County54.3-0.4 pts
77Hubbard County54.1-0.5 pts
78Big Stone County54-0 pts
79Cottonwood County54-0.1 pts
80Rock County53.8-0.2 pts
81Cass County53.7-0.7 pts
82Murray County53.6-0.8 pts
83Wadena County53.6-0.2 pts
84Traverse County53.3-0.2 pts
85Lincoln County52.3-0.5 pts
86Aitkin County51.6-0.2 pts
87Mahnomen County51.6-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Not comparable with working-age shares for ages 15 to 64 used in EU and World Bank statistics.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Minnesota by population aged 18 to 64, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Minnesota by population aged 18 to 64, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/minnesota-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Minnesota by population aged 18 to 64, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/minnesota-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 18 to 64 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Minnesota by population aged 18 to 64, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-18-64/minnesota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population aged 18 to 64?

Blue Earth County, with 66.2% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population aged 18 to 64?

Mahnomen County, with 51.6% in 2016.

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