What are the fastest-growing metro areas in Minnesota?
Sioux Falls, SD-MN (+9.5%), Fargo, ND-MN (+7.7%) and St. Cloud, MN (+3.0%) grew fastest among Minnesota metro areas between 2020 and 2025.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 9 ranked Minnesota metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Change 2020–25 | People added | Residents 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | +9.5% | +27,260 | 314,638 |
| 2 | Fargo, ND-MN | +7.7% | +19,273 | 269,528 |
| 3 | St. Cloud, MN | +3.0% | +6,043 | 205,854 |
| 4 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | +2.6% | +96,164 | 3,790,295 |
| 5 | Rochester, MN | +2.0% | +4,605 | 231,184 |
| 6 | Mankato, MN | +1.2% | +1,201 | 104,907 |
| 7 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | +0.8% | +805 | 105,046 |
| 8 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | +0.4% | +689 | 171,182 |
| 9 | Duluth, MN-WI | +0.2% | +611 | 281,219 |
How this is ranked
The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.
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Questions
Which metro area in Minnesota is growing fastest?
Sioux Falls, SD-MN: +9.5%, ahead of Fargo, ND-MN (+7.7%) and St. Cloud, MN (+3.0%), of 9 Minnesota metro areas ranked.
How is this ranking calculated?
The percentage change in the Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates between 2020 and 2025, with the number of people added. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.