Facts
- Population
- 5,793,151 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 1.5 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 13,188
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 5,706,692 (2020)
- Births
- 63,128 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.9
- Deaths
- 49,940 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.6
- International migration
- 24,328 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -5,334 (2023)
- Net migration
- 18,994 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 3.3
- Postal code
- MN
- FIPS code
- 27
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,793,151 |
| 2023 | 5,753,048 |
| 2022 | 5,721,621 |
| 2021 | 5,718,660 |
| 2020 | 5,710,735 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 % |
| 2023 | 2.8 % |
| 2022 | 2.4 % |
| 2021 | 3.7 % |
| 2020 | 6.3 % |
Counties · 87
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 1,273,334 | -0.6 % | 3.6 % |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 542,015 | -1.9 % | 3.8 % |
| 3 | Dakota County | 453,156 | 3.0 % | 3.6 % |
| 4 | Anoka County | 376,840 | 3.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 5 | Washington County | 283,960 | 6.1 % | 3.4 % |
| 6 | St. Louis County | 200,794 | 0.3 % | 4.6 % |
| 7 | Olmsted County | 166,424 | 2.2 % | 3.1 % |
| 8 | Stearns County | 163,997 | 3.6 % | 4.0 % |
| 9 | Scott County | 157,206 | 4.2 % | 3.4 % |
| 10 | Wright County | 154,593 | 9.4 % | 3.8 % |
| 11 | Carver County | 112,628 | 5.3 % | 3.4 % |
| 12 | Sherburne County | 103,059 | 6.0 % | 4.1 % |
| 13 | Blue Earth County | 70,700 | 2.3 % | 3.4 % |
| 14 | Rice County | 69,025 | 2.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 15 | Crow Wing County | 68,642 | 3.8 % | 4.8 % |
| 16 | Clay County | 66,848 | 2.3 % | 3.4 % |
| 17 | Otter Tail County | 60,884 | 1.4 % | 4.6 % |
| 18 | Chisago County | 59,105 | 4.4 % | 4.4 % |
| 19 | Winona County | 49,973 | 0.6 % | 3.2 % |
| 20 | Goodhue County | 47,982 | 0.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 21 | Beltrami County | 46,762 | 1.2 % | 5.1 % |
| 22 | Itasca County | 45,442 | 0.9 % | 6.2 % |
| 23 | Kandiyohi County | 44,674 | 2.2 % | 4.2 % |
| 24 | Isanti County | 43,687 | 6.2 % | 5.1 % |
| 25 | Benton County | 41,881 | 1.2 % | 4.7 % |
| 26 | Mower County | 40,900 | 2.2 % | 3.7 % |
| 27 | Douglas County | 39,933 | 2.4 % | 3.6 % |
| 28 | Steele County | 37,434 | 0.1 % | 4.6 % |
| 29 | McLeod County | 36,780 | 0.0 % | 4.3 % |
| 30 | Carlton County | 36,745 | 1.5 % | 5.1 % |
| 31 | Becker County | 35,444 | 0.7 % | 4.5 % |
| 32 | Morrison County | 34,520 | 1.5 % | 5.7 % |
| 33 | Nicollet County | 34,493 | 0.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 34 | Cass County | 31,442 | 4.5 % | 6.3 % |
| 35 | Polk County | 30,413 | -2.5 % | 4.2 % |
| 36 | Pine County | 30,319 | 5.0 % | 7.2 % |
| 37 | Freeborn County | 30,314 | -1.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 38 | Le Sueur County | 29,458 | 2.7 % | 5.2 % |
| 39 | Mille Lacs County | 27,577 | 4.2 % | 6.2 % |
| 40 | Todd County | 25,955 | 2.7 % | 5.3 % |
| 41 | Brown County | 25,710 | -0.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 42 | Lyon County | 25,577 | 0.2 % | 3.9 % |
| 43 | Meeker County | 23,491 | 0.4 % | 4.7 % |
| 44 | Hubbard County | 22,050 | 3.3 % | 5.9 % |
| 45 | Nobles County | 21,969 | -1.4 % | 3.5 % |
| 46 | Wabasha County | 21,574 | 0.9 % | 3.7 % |
| 47 | Fillmore County | 21,502 | 1.2 % | 3.7 % |
| 48 | Dodge County | 21,242 | 1.8 % | 3.8 % |
| 49 | Martin County | 19,561 | -2.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 50 | Waseca County | 18,684 | -1.4 % | 4.6 % |
| 51 | Houston County | 18,352 | -2.5 % | 3.3 % |
| 52 | Kanabec County | 16,608 | 3.6 % | 7.6 % |
| 53 | Aitkin County | 16,335 | 4.1 % | 6.7 % |
| 54 | Roseau County | 15,265 | -0.5 % | 4.4 % |
| 55 | Redwood County | 15,254 | -1.1 % | 3.9 % |
| 56 | Sibley County | 15,194 | 2.4 % | 4.6 % |
| 57 | Renville County | 14,453 | -1.8 % | 5.6 % |
| 58 | Wadena County | 14,437 | 2.7 % | 6.0 % |
| 59 | Faribault County | 13,886 | -0.2 % | 4.5 % |
| 60 | Pennington County | 13,652 | -2.4 % | 5.7 % |
| 61 | Chippewa County | 12,299 | -2.4 % | 4.4 % |
| 62 | Koochiching County | 11,594 | -3.9 % | 5.3 % |
| 63 | Pope County | 11,495 | 1.6 % | 4.0 % |
| 64 | Cottonwood County | 11,338 | -1.5 % | 4.7 % |
| 65 | Watonwan County | 11,204 | -0.4 % | 4.0 % |
| 66 | Lake County | 10,698 | -1.9 % | 4.2 % |
| 67 | Jackson County | 9,861 | -1.3 % | 4.1 % |
| 68 | Stevens County | 9,819 | 1.5 % | 3.1 % |
| 69 | Swift County | 9,666 | -1.8 % | 5.1 % |
| 70 | Rock County | 9,525 | -1.8 % | 2.9 % |
| 71 | Yellow Medicine County | 9,373 | -1.5 % | 4.2 % |
| 72 | Pipestone County | 9,100 | -3.3 % | 4.1 % |
| 73 | Marshall County | 8,771 | -3.1 % | 6.0 % |
| 74 | Clearwater County | 8,630 | 1.4 % | 8.6 % |
| 75 | Murray County | 8,044 | -1.5 % | 5.0 % |
| 76 | Lac qui Parle County | 6,636 | -1.2 % | 3.4 % |
| 77 | Norman County | 6,284 | -2.5 % | 3.9 % |
| 78 | Wilkin County | 6,268 | -3.7 % | 3.6 % |
| 79 | Grant County | 6,109 | 0.6 % | 5.0 % |
| 80 | Cook County | 5,571 | -0.6 % | 4.9 % |
| 81 | Lincoln County | 5,564 | -1.6 % | 4.5 % |
| 82 | Mahnomen County | 5,296 | -2.3 % | 6.0 % |
| 83 | Big Stone County | 5,067 | -2.0 % | 4.2 % |
| 84 | Kittson County | 3,992 | -5.2 % | 3.9 % |
| 85 | Red Lake County | 3,882 | -1.4 % | 6.4 % |
| 86 | Lake of the Woods County | 3,797 | 0.7 % | 5.0 % |
| 87 | Traverse County | 3,134 | -6.8 % | 3.4 % |