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Cities in Minnesota by population

Minneapolis, MN had the highest population of 103 cities in 2022, at 425,897. Dayton, MN had the lowest, at 9,239. The median was 22,088 and the figure for Minnesota was 5.73 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest425,897Minneapolis, MN
Lowest9,239Dayton, MN
Median22,088103 cities
Minnesota5,727,565History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Minneapolis, MN: 425,897 personsMinneapolis, MN425,897St. Paul, MN: 304,970 personsSt. Paul, MN304,970Rochester, MN: 121,797 personsRochester, MN121,797Bloomington, MN: 87,821 personsBloomington, MN87,821Duluth, MN: 87,740 personsDuluth, MN87,740Brooklyn Park, MN: 83,458 personsBrooklyn Park, MN83,458Plymouth, MN: 78,797 personsPlymouth, MN78,797Woodbury, MN: 78,606 personsWoodbury, MN78,606Lakeville, MN: 74,614 personsLakeville, MN74,614Blaine, MN: 71,822 personsBlaine, MN71,822Maple Grove, MN: 70,646 personsMaple Grove, MN70,646St. Cloud, MN: 70,503 personsSt. Cloud, MN70,503Eagan, MN: 67,659 personsEagan, MN67,659Burnsville, MN: 64,045 personsBurnsville, MN64,045Coon Rapids, MN: 62,908 personsCoon Rapids, MN62,908Eden Prairie, MN: 62,541 personsEden Prairie, MN62,541Apple Valley, MN: 55,513 personsApple Valley, MN55,513Minnetonka, MN: 52,645 personsMinnetonka, MN52,645Edina, MN: 52,513 personsEdina, MN52,513St. Louis Park, MN: 48,931 personsSt. Louis Park, MN48,931Shakopee, MN: 45,868 personsShakopee, MN45,868Mankato, MN: 45,700 personsMankato, MN45,700Moorhead, MN: 45,073 personsMoorhead, MN45,073Cottage Grove, MN: 41,057 personsCottage Grove, MN41,057Maplewood, MN: 40,042 personsMaplewood, MN40,042Richfield, MN: 36,765 personsRichfield, MN36,765Inver Grove Heights, MN: 35,754 personsInver Grove Heights, MN35,754Roseville, MN: 35,669 personsRoseville, MN35,669Andover, MN: 32,972 personsAndover, MN32,972Savage, MN: 32,947 personsSavage, MN32,947Brooklyn Center, MN: 32,289 personsBrooklyn Center, MN32,289Fridley, MN: 30,331 personsFridley, MN30,331Ramsey, MN: 28,374 personsRamsey, MN28,374Chaska, MN: 28,304 personsChaska, MN28,304Prior Lake, MN: 28,178 personsPrior Lake, MN28,178Oakdale, MN: 27,826 personsOakdale, MN27,826Rosemount, MN: 27,105 personsRosemount, MN27,105Elk River, MN: 26,749 personsElk River, MN26,749Shoreview, MN: 26,643 personsShoreview, MN26,643Owatonna, MN: 26,519 personsOwatonna, MN26,519Minneapolis, MN: 425,897 personsMinneapolis, MN425,897St. Paul, MN: 304,970 personsSt. Paul, MN304,970Rochester, MN: 121,797 personsRochester, MN121,797Bloomington, MN: 87,821 personsBloomington, MN87,821Duluth, MN: 87,740 personsDuluth, MN87,740Brooklyn Park, MN: 83,458 personsBrooklyn Park, MN83,458Plymouth, MN: 78,797 personsPlymouth, MN78,797Woodbury, MN: 78,606 personsWoodbury, MN78,606Lakeville, MN: 74,614 personsLakeville, MN74,614Blaine, MN: 71,822 personsBlaine, MN71,822Maple Grove, MN: 70,646 personsMaple Grove, MN70,646St. Cloud, MN: 70,503 personsSt. Cloud, MN70,503Eagan, MN: 67,659 personsEagan, MN67,659Burnsville, MN: 64,045 personsBurnsville, MN64,045Coon Rapids, MN: 62,908 personsCoon Rapids, MN62,908Eden Prairie, MN: 62,541 personsEden Prairie, MN62,541Apple Valley, MN: 55,513 personsApple Valley, MN55,513Minnetonka, MN: 52,645 personsMinnetonka, MN52,645Edina, MN: 52,513 personsEdina, MN52,513St. Louis Park, MN: 48,931 personsSt. Louis Park, MN48,931Shakopee, MN: 45,868 personsShakopee, MN45,868Mankato, MN: 45,700 personsMankato, MN45,700Moorhead, MN: 45,073 personsMoorhead, MN45,073Cottage Grove, MN: 41,057 personsCottage Grove, MN41,057Maplewood, MN: 40,042 personsMaplewood, MN40,042Richfield, MN: 36,765 personsRichfield, MN36,765Inver Grove Heights, MN: 35,754 personsInver Grove Heights, MN35,754Roseville, MN: 35,669 personsRoseville, MN35,669Andover, MN: 32,972 personsAndover, MN32,972Savage, MN: 32,947 personsSavage, MN32,947Brooklyn Center, MN: 32,289 personsBrooklyn Center, MN32,289Fridley, MN: 30,331 personsFridley, MN30,331Ramsey, MN: 28,374 personsRamsey, MN28,374Chaska, MN: 28,304 personsChaska, MN28,304Prior Lake, MN: 28,178 personsPrior Lake, MN28,178Oakdale, MN: 27,826 personsOakdale, MN27,826Rosemount, MN: 27,105 personsRosemount, MN27,105Elk River, MN: 26,749 personsElk River, MN26,749Shoreview, MN: 26,643 personsShoreview, MN26,643Owatonna, MN: 26,519 personsOwatonna, MN26,519
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Minneapolis, MN425,897+0.2%
2St. Paul, MN304,970-0.9%
3Rochester, MN121,797-0%
4Bloomington, MN87,821-1.8%
5Duluth, MN87,740+1.2%
6Brooklyn Park, MN83,458-1.2%
7Plymouth, MN78,797-1.3%
8Woodbury, MN78,606+2%
9Lakeville, MN74,614+2.6%
10Blaine, MN71,822+1.1%
11Maple Grove, MN70,646+0.1%
12St. Cloud, MN70,503+1%
13Eagan, MN67,659-1.6%
14Burnsville, MN64,0450%
15Coon Rapids, MN62,908-1%
16Eden Prairie, MN62,541-0.9%
17Apple Valley, MN55,513-0.6%
18Minnetonka, MN52,645-1.1%
19Edina, MN52,513-1.6%
20St. Louis Park, MN48,931-0.7%
21Shakopee, MN45,868+2.9%
22Mankato, MN45,700+1.8%
23Moorhead, MN45,073+0.6%
24Cottage Grove, MN41,057+2.7%
25Maplewood, MN40,042-2.3%
26Richfield, MN36,765+0.6%
27Inver Grove Heights, MN35,754+0.3%
28Roseville, MN35,669-0.5%
29Andover, MN32,9720%
30Savage, MN32,947-0.3%
31Brooklyn Center, MN32,289-1.9%
32Fridley, MN30,331-0.2%
33Ramsey, MN28,374+0.6%
34Chaska, MN28,304+0.7%
35Prior Lake, MN28,178+0.1%
36Oakdale, MN27,826-0.7%
37Rosemount, MN27,105+1.7%
38Elk River, MN26,749+1.8%
39Shoreview, MN26,643-0.1%
40Owatonna, MN26,519+0.3%
41Chanhassen, MN26,254+0.6%
42Austin, MN26,179-0.5%
43Winona, MN26,110+0.4%
44Faribault, MN24,726+1.1%
45Farmington, MN23,651-0.3%
46White Bear Lake, MN23,630-2.2%
47Champlin, MN23,143-1.3%
48Otsego, MN22,445+4.7%
49Crystal, MN22,310-1.9%
50New Brighton, MN22,300-2.1%
51Columbia Heights, MN22,281+1.8%
52Lino Lakes, MN22,088+2.3%
53West St. Paul, MN21,817+4.5%
54Hastings, MN21,740-1.4%
55Golden Valley, MN21,585-1.9%
56Willmar, MN21,378+1.3%
57New Hope, MN21,081-1.8%
58Northfield, MN21,038+0.9%
59Forest Lake, MN20,887+1.2%
60South St. Paul, MN20,546-0%
61St. Michael, MN19,984+5.1%
62Sartell, MN19,714+1.3%
63Stillwater, MN19,308-0.7%
64Albert Lea, MN18,393-0.3%
65Hopkins, MN18,309-1.5%
66Anoka, MN18,010+0.3%
67Red Wing, MN16,760-0.5%
68Ham Lake, MN16,640-0%
69Buffalo, MN16,526+0.4%
70Hugo, MN16,430+1.9%
71Hibbing, MN16,065-0.2%
72Bemidji, MN15,829+2.3%
73Alexandria, MN14,887+1.9%
74Monticello, MN14,845+1.5%
75Hutchinson, MN14,695+0.3%
76Brainerd, MN14,5310%
77North Mankato, MN14,241-0.2%
78Robbinsdale, MN14,236-0.3%
79Fergus Falls, MN14,187+0.5%
80New Ulm, MN14,006-0.9%
81Marshall, MN13,907+0.2%
82Sauk Rapids, MN13,838-0.4%
82Worthington, MN13,838+0.2%
84Rogers, MN13,513+1%
85Lake Elmo, MN13,457+4.3%
86Waconia, MN13,396+2.1%
87Vadnais Heights, MN12,722+0.7%
88North St. Paul, MN12,664+0.5%
89Mounds View, MN12,655-2.3%
90Cloquet, MN12,577-0.4%
91Big Lake, MN12,415+1.8%
92St. Peter, MN12,240+1.8%
93East Bethel, MN12,199+1.3%
94North Branch, MN11,574+3.3%
95Mendota Heights, MN11,452-1.4%
96Victoria, MN11,311+2.2%
97Grand Rapids, MN11,281+0.3%
98Cambridge, MN10,454+5.6%
99Little Canada, MN10,287-2.3%
100Fairmont, MN10,265-1.3%
101Detroit Lakes, MN10,0180%
102Hermantown, MN10,003+1.1%
103Dayton, MN9,239+12.5%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Minnesota by population, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Minnesota by population, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/minnesota-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Minnesota by population, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/minnesota-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Minnesota by population, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/minnesota-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Minneapolis, MN, with 425,897 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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