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Counties

There are 87 counties in Minnesota.

Most/Least Populous Counties

Counties, 2009
10 Most Populous 10 Least Populous
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Anoka
Washington
St. Louis
Stearns
Olmsted
Scott
Wright
1,169,151
517,398
398,487
332,751
234,348
195,797
146,989
141,326
128,500
119,335
Wilkin
Grant
Lincoln
Big Stone
Cook
Mahnomen 
Kittson
Red Lake
Lake of the Woods
Traverse
6,565
5,993
5,882
5,466
5,437
5,085
4,615
4,111
3,999
3,724

Source: State Demographer

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Originally published January 2011.