US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Minnesota

Minnesota counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Minnesota by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Koochiching County leads at -4.5%.

Among cities & places, Boy River leads at -80.0%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Koochiching County-4.5%
2Marshall County-4.4%
3Kittson County-3.4%
4Yellow Medicine County-3.1%
5Clearwater County-2.7%
6Mahnomen County-2.4%
7Red Lake County-2.3%
8Pennington County-2.2%
9Murray County-2.1%
10Winona County-2.0%
11Polk County-2.0%
12Norman County-1.7%
13Lincoln County-1.5%
14Stevens County-1.1%
15Lyon County-1.0%
16Traverse County-1.0%
17Renville County-0.4%
18Roseau County-0.4%
19Lac qui Parle County-0.4%
20Wabasha County-0.1%
21Ramsey County-0.0%
22Itasca County+0.0%
23Beltrami County+0.0%
24Martin County+0.1%
25Jackson County+0.1%
26St. Louis County+0.1%
27Sibley County+0.3%
28Stearns County+0.6%
29Aitkin County+0.6%
30Pine County+0.6%
31Houston County+0.6%
32Mower County+0.7%
33Lake of the Woods County+0.8%
34Faribault County+0.8%
35Redwood County+0.8%
36Freeborn County+0.9%
37Kanabec County+1.1%
38Waseca County+1.2%
39Nicollet County+1.2%
40Meeker County+1.4%
41Cottonwood County+1.4%
42Dodge County+1.4%
43Nobles County+1.5%
44Pipestone County+1.8%
45Watonwan County+1.8%
46Rice County+1.8%
47Hennepin County+1.9%
48Fillmore County+1.9%
49Wilkin County+1.9%
50Steele County+2.0%
51Kandiyohi County+2.1%
52Carlton County+2.3%
53Rock County+2.4%
54Le Sueur County+2.5%
55McLeod County+2.6%
56Brown County+2.6%
57Pope County+2.9%
58Grant County+2.9%
59Big Stone County+3.1%
60Morrison County+3.2%
61Hubbard County+3.2%
62Benton County+3.3%
63Lake County+3.3%
64Clay County+3.4%
65Goodhue County+3.5%
66Wadena County+3.5%
67Otter Tail County+3.6%
68Chippewa County+3.6%
69Becker County+3.7%
70Todd County+3.7%
71Chisago County+3.8%
72Blue Earth County+3.9%
73Mille Lacs County+4.0%
74Crow Wing County+4.5%
75Swift County+4.6%
76Cook County+4.8%
77Anoka County+4.8%
78Cass County+4.9%
79Douglas County+4.9%
80Dakota County+4.9%
81Sherburne County+5.0%
82Scott County+5.3%
83Olmsted County+5.6%
84Isanti County+6.4%
85Washington County+6.4%
86Carver County+6.5%
87Wright County+8.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Boy River-80.0%
2Kinbrae-75.0%
3Beltrami-70.2%
4Pine Bend-69.6%
5Manhattan Beach-65.8%
6Correll-64.4%
7Tamarack-63.5%
8Inger-60.1%
9Barry-60.0%
10Henriette-58.5%
11Kerrick-56.8%
12Urbank-56.3%
13Clontarf-56.0%
14Strathcona-54.5%
15Wilder-54.1%
16Bena-53.9%
17Goodridge-53.6%
18Richville-51.7%
19Lake Lillian-51.3%
20Laporte-51.3%
21Leonard-50.0%
22Manchester-49.5%
23Calumet-47.0%
24Steen-45.6%
25Doran-45.5%
26Kilkenny-45.2%
27Bock-45.2%
28Cedar Mills-43.4%
29Silver Creek-42.6%
30De Graff-42.1%
31Hanley Falls-42.1%
32Myrtle-42.0%
33Bruno-41.8%
34Nielsville-40.9%
35Palisade-40.8%
36Beaver Creek-40.5%
37Audubon-39.8%
38Trosky-39.8%
39Regal-39.3%
40Aldrich-39.2%
41La Salle-39.1%
42Hendrum-38.9%
43Lastrup-38.5%
44Grasston-38.3%
45Tenstrike-38.3%
46St. Anthony-38.2%
47Bingham Lake-38.0%
48Mentor-37.6%
49Hillman-37.1%
50Zemple-36.8%
51Nerstrand-36.2%
52Hadley-35.7%
53Cobden-35.0%
54Bellingham-34.8%
55Louisburg-34.4%
56Mizpah-34.2%
57Holloway-34.0%
58Zumbro Falls-33.6%
59Brookston-33.0%
60Fairhaven-32.9%
61Vergas-32.7%
62La Prairie-32.5%
63Elkton-32.1%
64Alberta-31.7%
65Maynard-31.7%
66Turtle River-31.6%
67Quamba-30.9%
68Kimball-30.4%
69St. Stephen-30.2%
70Taconite-29.7%
71Nassau-29.6%
72Green Isle-29.2%
73Finlayson-29.0%
74Claremont-28.9%
75Echo-28.8%
76Osage-28.7%
77Wilmont-28.3%
78Garden City-28.1%
79Belgrade-27.8%
80Leota-27.6%
81Waldorf-27.4%
82Arco-27.4%
83Whipholt-27.4%
84Roscoe-27.3%
85Coates-27.0%
86Kettle River-26.9%
87Delavan-26.9%
88Le Roy-26.8%
89Argyle-26.5%
90Pine Point-26.3%
91McKinley-26.1%
92Garfield-26.1%
93Ball Club-26.1%
94Hampton-26.0%
95Climax-25.8%
96Conger-25.7%
97Hendricks-25.7%
98Garvin-25.6%
99Ruthton-25.3%
100Dundee-25.2%

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