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Dakota County

453,156Population
3.0 %Change since 2020
2,911Net migration
3.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
453,156 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.0 %
Net migration
2,911 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
439,880 (2020)
Births
4,901 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.8
Deaths
3,164 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.0
Natural change, 2023
1,737
International migration
1,697 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,214 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.4
Postal code
MN
FIPS code
27037

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.63.6
PeriodValue
20253.6 %
20242.9 %
20232.5 %
20222.1 %
20213.4 %
20206.3 %
20192.9 %
20182.6 %
20173.0 %
20163.4 %
20153.4 %
20143.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024453.2K440.4K
PeriodValue
2024453,156
2023448,495
2022443,982
2021442,784
2020440,436