# Counties in Minnesota by population density, 2025

All 87 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km² (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/minnesota-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/minnesota-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ramsey County | 1,373.5 |
| 2 | Hennepin County | 895.4 |
| 3 | Anoka County | 349.2 |
| 4 | Dakota County | 314.1 |
| 5 | Washington County | 287.9 |
| 6 | Scott County | 172.4 |
| 7 | Carver County | 124.8 |
| 8 | Olmsted County | 98.5 |
| 9 | Sherburne County | 92.9 |
| 10 | Wright County | 92 |
| 11 | Chisago County | 55 |
| 12 | Rice County | 54.5 |
| 13 | Stearns County | 47.2 |
| 14 | Benton County | 39.5 |
| 15 | Isanti County | 39.3 |
| 16 | Blue Earth County | 36.5 |
| 17 | Steele County | 33.7 |
| 18 | Winona County | 31.2 |
| 19 | Nicollet County | 29.5 |
| 20 | McLeod County | 28.8 |
| 21 | Crow Wing County | 26.7 |
| 22 | Le Sueur County | 25.3 |
| 23 | Clay County | 25 |
| 24 | Goodhue County | 24.6 |
| 25 | Douglas County | 24.3 |
| 26 | Mower County | 22.2 |
| 27 | Kandiyohi County | 21.7 |
| 28 | Dodge County | 18.8 |
| 29 | Mille Lacs County | 18.7 |
| 30 | Waseca County | 17 |
| 31 | Freeborn County | 16.6 |
| 32 | Carlton County | 16.5 |
| 33 | Brown County | 16.1 |
| 34 | Wabasha County | 15.9 |
| 35 | Meeker County | 15 |
| 36 | Lyon County | 13.9 |
| 37 | Houston County | 12.9 |
| 38 | St. Louis County | 12.4 |
| 39 | Kanabec County | 12.3 |
| 40 | Nobles County | 12.1 |
| 41 | Otter Tail County | 12 |
| 42 | Morrison County | 11.9 |
| 43 | Todd County | 10.6 |
| 44 | Martin County | 10.5 |
| 45 | Becker County | 10.4 |
| 46 | Wadena County | 10.4 |
| 47 | Watonwan County | 10.2 |
| 48 | Sibley County | 10.1 |
| 49 | Fillmore County | 9.7 |
| 50 | Hubbard County | 9.3 |
| 51 | Pennington County | 8.6 |
| 52 | Pine County | 8.3 |
| 53 | Chippewa County | 8.2 |
| 54 | Pipestone County | 7.7 |
| 55 | Rock County | 7.6 |
| 56 | Faribault County | 7.5 |
| 57 | Beltrami County | 7.3 |
| 58 | Cottonwood County | 6.9 |
| 59 | Redwood County | 6.7 |
| 60 | Stevens County | 6.7 |
| 61 | Itasca County | 6.6 |
| 62 | Pope County | 6.5 |
| 63 | Cass County | 6 |
| 64 | Polk County | 6 |
| 65 | Renville County | 5.6 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 5.4 |
| 67 | Swift County | 5.1 |
| 68 | Yellow Medicine County | 4.8 |
| 69 | Murray County | 4.4 |
| 70 | Grant County | 4.3 |
| 71 | Lincoln County | 4 |
| 72 | Big Stone County | 3.9 |
| 73 | Mahnomen County | 3.6 |
| 74 | Roseau County | 3.5 |
| 75 | Red Lake County | 3.5 |
| 76 | Aitkin County | 3.4 |
| 77 | Lac qui Parle County | 3.4 |
| 78 | Clearwater County | 3.3 |
| 79 | Wilkin County | 3.2 |
| 80 | Norman County | 2.8 |
| 81 | Traverse County | 2.1 |
| 82 | Lake County | 2 |
| 83 | Marshall County | 1.9 |
| 84 | Cook County | 1.5 |
| 85 | Koochiching County | 1.4 |
| 86 | Kittson County | 1.4 |
| 87 | Lake of the Woods County | 1.1 |