"Minnesota by County: 2000 vs. 2021" "County","2000 Population","2000 Percent of State Total","2021 Population","2021 Percent of State Total","2000-2021 Net Percent Change","2000-2021 Net Change","2000-2021 Share (%) of State Change" "Aitkin","15,282","0.31","15,945","0.28","4.34","663","0.09" "Anoka","299,780","6.08","367,416","6.43","22.56","67,636","8.70" "Becker","30,188","0.61","35,326","0.62","17.02","5,138","0.66" "Beltrami","39,789","0.81","46,420","0.81","16.67","6,631","0.85" "Benton","34,470","0.70","41,496","0.73","20.38","7,026","0.90" "Big Stone","5,777","0.12","5,162","0.09","-10.65","-615","-0.08" "Blue Earth","55,988","1.13","69,361","1.21","23.89","13,373","1.72" "Brown","26,877","0.54","25,883","0.45","-3.70","-994","-0.13" "Carlton","31,784","0.64","36,455","0.64","14.70","4,671","0.60" "Carver","70,843","1.44","108,826","1.91","53.62","37,983","4.88" "Cass","27,292","0.55","30,638","0.54","12.26","3,346","0.43" "Chippewa","12,913","0.26","12,390","0.22","-4.05","-523","-0.07" "Chisago","41,611","0.84","57,544","1.01","38.29","15,933","2.05" "Clay","51,308","1.04","65,665","1.15","27.98","14,357","1.85" "Clearwater","8,389","0.17","8,574","0.15","2.21","185","0.02" "Cook","5,178","0.10","5,623","0.10","8.59","445","0.06" "Cottonwood","12,167","0.25","11,578","0.20","-4.84","-589","-0.08" "Crow Wing","55,184","1.12","67,345","1.18","22.04","12,161","1.56" "Dakota","357,848","7.25","442,773","7.75","23.73","84,925","10.92" "Dodge","17,857","0.36","20,964","0.37","17.40","3,107","0.40" "Douglas","32,882","0.67","39,305","0.69","19.53","6,423","0.83" "Faribault","16,143","0.33","13,910","0.24","-13.83","-2,233","-0.29" "Fillmore","21,142","0.43","21,303","0.37","0.76","161","0.02" "Freeborn","32,555","0.66","30,808","0.54","-5.37","-1,747","-0.22" "Goodhue","44,154","0.89","48,018","0.84","8.75","3,864","0.50" "Grant","6,265","0.13","6,161","0.11","-1.66","-104","-0.01" "Hennepin","1,117,775","22.66","1,266,736","22.18","13.33","148,961","19.15" "Houston","19,730","0.40","18,829","0.33","-4.57","-901","-0.12" "Hubbard","18,401","0.37","21,745","0.38","18.17","3,344","0.43" "Isanti","31,459","0.64","41,951","0.73","33.35","10,492","1.35" "Itasca","43,927","0.89","45,058","0.79","2.57","1,131","0.15" "Jackson","11,186","0.23","10,015","0.18","-10.47","-1,171","-0.15" "Kanabec","15,041","0.30","16,187","0.28","7.62","1,146","0.15" "Kandiyohi","41,141","0.83","43,865","0.77","6.62","2,724","0.35" "Kittson","5,260","0.11","4,162","0.07","-20.87","-1,098","-0.14" "Koochiching","14,288","0.29","11,944","0.21","-16.41","-2,344","-0.30" "Lac qui Parle","8,057","0.16","6,715","0.12","-16.66","-1,342","-0.17" "Lake County","11,083","0.22","11,009","0.19","-0.67","-74","-0.01" "Lake of the Woods","4,488","0.09","3,821","0.07","-14.86","-667","-0.09" "Le Sueur","25,459","0.52","28,918","0.51","13.59","3,459","0.44" "Lincoln","6,403","0.13","5,563","0.10","-13.12","-840","-0.11" "Lyon","25,465","0.52","25,267","0.44","-0.78","-198","-0.03" "McLeod","34,854","0.71","36,807","0.64","5.60","1,953","0.25" "Mahnomen","5,167","0.10","5,387","0.09","4.26","220","0.03" "Marshall","10,119","0.21","8,979","0.16","-11.27","-1,140","-0.15" "Martin","21,786","0.44","19,899","0.35","-8.66","-1,887","-0.24" "Meeker","22,766","0.46","23,391","0.41","2.75","625","0.08" "Mille Lacs","22,422","0.45","26,892","0.47","19.94","4,470","0.57" "Morrison","31,819","0.64","34,071","0.60","7.08","2,252","0.29" "Mower","38,669","0.78","40,214","0.70","4.00","1,545","0.20" "Murray","9,153","0.19","8,145","0.14","-11.01","-1,008","-0.13" "Nicollet","29,904","0.61","34,373","0.60","14.94","4,469","0.57" "Nobles","20,791","0.42","22,047","0.39","6.04","1,256","0.16" "Norman","7,431","0.15","6,442","0.11","-13.31","-989","-0.13" "Olmsted","124,930","2.53","163,620","2.86","30.97","38,690","4.97" "Otter Tail","57,073","1.16","60,222","1.05","5.52","3,149","0.40" "Pennington","13,545","0.27","13,806","0.24","1.93","261","0.03" "Pine","26,607","0.54","29,034","0.51","9.12","2,427","0.31" "Pipestone","9,858","0.20","9,352","0.16","-5.13","-506","-0.07" "Polk","31,384","0.64","30,817","0.54","-1.81","-567","-0.07" "Pope","11,231","0.23","11,418","0.20","1.67","187","0.02" "Ramsey","511,520","10.37","542,861","9.50","6.13","31,341","4.03" "Red Lake","4,279","0.09","3,932","0.07","-8.11","-347","-0.04" "Redwood","16,767","0.34","15,397","0.27","-8.17","-1,370","-0.18" "Renville","17,125","0.35","14,628","0.26","-14.58","-2,497","-0.32" "Rice","56,811","1.15","67,375","1.18","18.59","10,564","1.36" "Rock","9,703","0.20","9,674","0.17","-0.30","-29","0.00" "Roseau","16,309","0.33","15,260","0.27","-6.43","-1,049","-0.13" "St. Louis","200,626","4.07","199,332","3.49","-0.64","-1,294","-0.17" "Scott","91,031","1.85","153,408","2.69","68.52","62,377","8.02" "Sherburne","65,361","1.32","99,248","1.74","51.85","33,887","4.36" "Sibley","15,361","0.31","14,927","0.26","-2.83","-434","-0.06" "Stearns","133,669","2.71","159,144","2.79","19.06","25,475","3.28" "Steele","33,793","0.68","37,409","0.65","10.70","3,616","0.46" "Stevens","10,021","0.20","9,704","0.17","-3.16","-317","-0.04" "Swift","11,834","0.24","9,781","0.17","-17.35","-2,053","-0.26" "Todd","24,407","0.49","25,307","0.44","3.69","900","0.12" "Traverse","4,123","0.08","3,287","0.06","-20.28","-836","-0.11" "Wabasha","21,644","0.44","21,514","0.38","-0.60","-130","-0.02" "Wadena","13,745","0.28","14,184","0.25","3.19","439","0.06" "Waseca","19,522","0.40","18,992","0.33","-2.71","-530","-0.07" "Washington","202,686","4.11","272,610","4.77","34.50","69,924","8.99" "Watonwan","11,826","0.24","11,158","0.20","-5.65","-668","-0.09" "Wilkin","7,116","0.14","6,410","0.11","-9.92","-706","-0.09" "Winona","50,081","1.02","49,750","0.87","-0.66","-331","-0.04" "Wright","90,786","1.84","145,143","2.54","59.87","54,357","6.99" "Yellow Medicine","11,208","0.23","9,446","0.17","-15.72","-1,762","-0.23" "Minnesota","4,933,692","100.00","5,711,471","100.00","15.76","777,779","100.00" " Metropolitan","3,714,100","75.28","4,448,208","77.88","19.77","734,108","94.39" " Nonmetropolitan","1,219,592","24.72","1,263,263","22.12","3.58","43,671","5.61" "United States","282,162,411",,"332,031,554",,"17.67","49,869,143", " Metropolitan U.S.","237,948,237",,"286,638,672",,"20.46","48,690,435", " Nonmetropolitan U.S.","44,214,174",,"45,392,882",,"2.67","1,178,708", "Source: Calculations by the Minnesota Regional Economic Analysis Project (MN-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis" "Published: November 2023" "Table: REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100"