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What are the fastest-growing counties in Minnesota?

Wright County (+11.1%), Isanti County (+7.3%) and Washington County (+6.9%) grew fastest in Minnesota between 2020 and 2025.

Minnesota as a whole grew 2.1% between 2020 and 2025, to 5,830,405 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 87 Minnesota counties ranked

Minnesota counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Wright County157,559+11.1%11.87.3
2Isanti County44,386+7.3%14.86.2
3Washington County286,895+6.9%10.68.3
4Sherburne County104,194+6.8%3.93.1
5Carver County114,379+6.6%10.08.4
6Pine County30,472+5.5%5.27.0
7Scott County159,017+5.1%3.65.6
8Mille Lacs County27,753+4.8%3.43.7
9Anoka County381,605+4.7%3.92.0
10Hubbard County22,369+4.6%13.11.1
11Crow Wing County69,132+4.3%8.29.0
12Chisago County59,142+4.3%1.84.1
13Cass County31,430+4.2%4.88.6
14Rice County69,939+4.2%0.21.4
15Dakota County457,710+3.9%3.25.1
16Clay County67,734+3.6%2.35.1
17Sibley County15,356+3.6%−0.51.8
18Kanabec County16,628+3.6%1.55.0
19Stearns County164,110+3.6%−2.23.9
20Aitkin County16,252+3.5%6.813.2
21Todd County26,060+3.0%0.33.2
22Le Sueur County29,453+2.9%−1.92.3
23Douglas County40,120+2.6%5.88.0
24Dodge County21,376+2.3%−2.23.9
25Kandiyohi County44,720+2.3%−10.01.6
26Olmsted County166,731+2.3%−0.93.3
27Mower County40,971+2.3%0.43.3
28Blue Earth County70,634+2.1%2.53.9
29Watonwan County11,459+2.0%−2.81.0
30Wadena County14,388+1.9%6.05.7
31Morrison County34,620+1.9%3.44.5
32Beltrami County47,055+1.8%4.43.6
33Winona County50,523+1.7%2.90.8
34Otter Tail County61,041+1.6%2.91.2
35Carlton County36,711+1.4%2.54.2
36Fillmore County21,540+1.4%3.62.7
37Goodhue County48,195+1.3%0.71.7
38Lyon County25,684+1.0%−7.70.9
39Clearwater County8,647+1.0%−3.60.0
40Benton County41,744+0.9%−3.93.3
41Becker County35,497+0.9%4.05.1
42Itasca County45,404+0.8%2.05.5
43Pope County11,420+0.8%−1.72.9
44Stevens County9,747+0.8%−14.27.6
45Meeker County23,603+0.7%3.42.0
46Wabasha County21,537+0.7%0.62.4
47Nobles County22,338+0.6%−8.74.2
48Hennepin County1,284,784+0.2%−0.52.7
49St. Louis County200,518+0.2%2.42.1
50Steele County37,464+0.2%−0.71.4
51Lac qui Parle County6,704+0.2%9.70.9
52Red Lake County3,940+0.1%9.90.0
53Lake of the Woods County3,770+0.0%0.86.6
54Faribault County13,888−0.1%1.30.4
55Grant County6,085−0.1%−8.51.2
56Yellow Medicine County9,477−0.2%−5.04.2
57McLeod County36,631−0.3%−5.55.6
58Roseau County15,246−0.3%−3.01.4
59Swift County9,763−0.4%−0.43.5
60Nicollet County34,273−0.7%−1.12.4
61Lincoln County5,583−0.7%−3.03.0
62Cottonwood County11,405−1.0%−4.90.9
63Redwood County15,265−1.0%−0.10.5
64Jackson County9,857−1.3%−1.46.3
65Cook County5,522−1.4%−0.911.6
66Freeborn County30,440−1.5%3.40.4
67Waseca County18,688−1.5%2.03.3
68Brown County25,517−1.5%0.01.3
69Norman County6,336−1.6%7.61.6
70Chippewa County12,406−1.6%−4.70.9
71Lake County10,746−1.6%5.57.7
72Rock County9,524−1.7%−1.01.7
73Pipestone County9,260−1.7%0.11.4
74Polk County30,545−1.8%−4.51.4
75Ramsey County541,623−1.8%−5.41.3
76Pennington County13,686−1.8%−7.30.1
77Big Stone County5,054−2.0%−0.40.4
78Renville County14,356−2.3%−4.20.7
79Houston County18,400−2.4%−1.22.0
80Marshall County8,798−2.5%−0.80.3
81Martin County19,440−2.8%−3.10.7
82Murray County7,942−2.9%−9.22.3
83Wilkin County6,288−2.9%−5.11.4
84Koochiching County11,587−3.7%6.42.8
85Kittson County4,031−3.7%3.01.7
86Mahnomen County5,153−4.1%−16.90.0
87Traverse County3,130−6.8%−4.21.9

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Minnesota growing?

Minnesota as a whole grew 2.1% between 2020 and 2025, to 5,830,405 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Minnesota?

Wright County, which grew 11.1% between 2020 and 2025 to 157,559 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Isanti County (+7.3%) and Washington County (+6.9%) came next.

Which Minnesota counties are losing population?

34 of the 87 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Traverse County (−6.8%), Mahnomen County (−4.1%), Kittson County (−3.7%).

Where are people moving in Minnesota?

For their size, Isanti County (14.8 per 1,000 residents), Hubbard County (13.1 per 1,000 residents) and Wright County (11.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

Fastest-growing counties in other states

Across the U.S.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.