US Census Data

Most densely populated in Minnesota

Minnesota counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Minnesota by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Ramsey County leads at 3,576/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Landfall leads at 12,221/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Ramsey County3,576/sq mi
2Hennepin County2,290/sq mi
3Anoka County870/sq mi
4Dakota County786/sq mi
5Washington County708/sq mi
6Scott County430/sq mi
7Carver County307/sq mi
8Olmsted County250/sq mi
9Sherburne County229/sq mi
10Wright County220/sq mi
11Chisago County138/sq mi
12Rice County136/sq mi
13Stearns County119/sq mi
14Benton County102/sq mi
15Isanti County96/sq mi
16Blue Earth County93/sq mi
17Steele County87/sq mi
18Winona County79/sq mi
19Nicollet County77/sq mi
20McLeod County75/sq mi
21Crow Wing County67/sq mi
22Le Sueur County64/sq mi
23Goodhue County63/sq mi
24Clay County63/sq mi
25Douglas County62/sq mi
26Mower County56/sq mi
27Kandiyohi County55/sq mi
28Dodge County48/sq mi
29Mille Lacs County47/sq mi
30Waseca County45/sq mi
31Freeborn County43/sq mi
32Carlton County42/sq mi
33Brown County42/sq mi
34Wabasha County41/sq mi
35Meeker County39/sq mi
36Lyon County36/sq mi
37Houston County34/sq mi
38St. Louis County32/sq mi
39Kanabec County31/sq mi
40Nobles County31/sq mi
41Otter Tail County31/sq mi
42Morrison County30/sq mi
43Martin County28/sq mi
44Todd County27/sq mi
45Becker County27/sq mi
46Wadena County26/sq mi
47Watonwan County26/sq mi
48Sibley County25/sq mi
49Fillmore County25/sq mi
50Hubbard County23/sq mi
51Pennington County23/sq mi
52Chippewa County21/sq mi
53Pine County21/sq mi
54Pipestone County20/sq mi
55Rock County20/sq mi
56Faribault County20/sq mi
57Beltrami County19/sq mi
58Cottonwood County18/sq mi
59Redwood County18/sq mi
60Stevens County17/sq mi
61Itasca County17/sq mi
62Pope County17/sq mi
63Polk County16/sq mi
64Cass County15/sq mi
65Renville County15/sq mi
66Jackson County14/sq mi
67Swift County13/sq mi
68Yellow Medicine County13/sq mi
69Murray County12/sq mi
70Grant County11/sq mi
71Lincoln County10/sq mi
72Big Stone County10/sq mi
73Mahnomen County10/sq mi
74Roseau County9/sq mi
75Red Lake County9/sq mi
76Lac qui Parle County9/sq mi
77Aitkin County9/sq mi
78Clearwater County9/sq mi
79Wilkin County9/sq mi
80Norman County7/sq mi
81Traverse County6/sq mi
82Lake County5/sq mi
83Marshall County5/sq mi
84Cook County4/sq mi
85Koochiching County4/sq mi
86Kittson County4/sq mi
87Lake of the Woods County3/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Landfall12,221/sq mi
2Hilltop8,856/sq mi
3Minneapolis7,905/sq mi
4Columbia Heights6,461/sq mi
5St. Paul5,921/sq mi
6Lauderdale5,693/sq mi
7Richfield5,418/sq mi
8Spring Park5,294/sq mi
9Robbinsdale5,123/sq mi
10St. Louis Park4,663/sq mi
11Hopkins4,605/sq mi
12North St. Paul4,380/sq mi
13West St. Paul4,294/sq mi
14St. Anthony4,256/sq mi
15New Hope4,231/sq mi
16Brooklyn Center4,100/sq mi
17Crystal3,921/sq mi
18Lexington3,795/sq mi
19Excelsior3,750/sq mi
20Willernie3,723/sq mi
21South St. Paul3,668/sq mi
22New Brighton3,526/sq mi
23Spring Lake Park3,508/sq mi
24Osseo3,504/sq mi
25Edina3,437/sq mi
26Apple Valley3,301/sq mi
27Brooklyn Park3,235/sq mi
28Mound3,207/sq mi
29Mounds View3,202/sq mi
30Medicine Lake3,136/sq mi
31Loretto3,119/sq mi
32White Bear Lake2,987/sq mi
33Fridley2,946/sq mi
34Birchwood Village2,877/sq mi
35Champlin2,877/sq mi
36Circle Pines2,849/sq mi
37Coon Rapids2,803/sq mi
38Roseville2,758/sq mi
39Little Canada2,705/sq mi
40Anoka2,691/sq mi
41Hamburg2,588/sq mi
42Burnsville2,578/sq mi
43Oakdale2,564/sq mi
44Bloomington2,560/sq mi
45Shoreview2,482/sq mi
46St. John's University2,471/sq mi
47Plymouth2,431/sq mi
48Northfield2,421/sq mi
49Maplewood2,405/sq mi
50Stillwater2,401/sq mi
51Biscay2,397/sq mi
52Waconia2,356/sq mi
53Mahtomedi2,338/sq mi
54Falcon Heights2,304/sq mi
55Bayport2,278/sq mi
56Mankato2,258/sq mi
57Silver Lake2,243/sq mi
58North Mankato2,208/sq mi
59Woodbury2,205/sq mi
60Sauk Rapids2,203/sq mi
61Eagan2,186/sq mi
62Blaine2,166/sq mi
63Maple Grove2,166/sq mi
64Golden Valley2,149/sq mi
65Rochester2,147/sq mi
66Waseca2,144/sq mi
67Hastings2,130/sq mi
68Buffalo2,112/sq mi
69Savage2,096/sq mi
70Byron2,090/sq mi
71Brownsdale2,085/sq mi
72New Prague2,082/sq mi
73Stewartville2,010/sq mi
74Greenwood2,006/sq mi
75Moorhead2,006/sq mi
76Long Lake1,997/sq mi
77St. Peter1,992/sq mi
78Kasson1,988/sq mi
79Minnetonka1,978/sq mi
80Lake St. Croix Beach1,967/sq mi
81Lakeville1,963/sq mi
82Eden Prairie1,946/sq mi
83Austin1,943/sq mi
84St. James1,939/sq mi
85St. Bonifacius1,907/sq mi
86Sartell1,878/sq mi
87Goodview1,852/sq mi
88Jordan1,848/sq mi
89Lester Prairie1,842/sq mi
90Centerville1,842/sq mi
91Sleepy Eye1,837/sq mi
92Lonsdale1,835/sq mi
93Vadnais Heights1,835/sq mi
94Albertville1,826/sq mi
95St. Paul Park1,823/sq mi
96Mayer1,821/sq mi
97Watertown1,808/sq mi
98New Richland1,807/sq mi
99Glencoe1,800/sq mi
100Rockford1,790/sq mi

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