US Census Data

Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Minnesota

Minnesota counties and cities ranked by population growth.

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

Among counties, Wright County leads at +8.1%.

Among cities & places, Funkley leads at +306.7%.

Counties

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

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Funkley+306.7%
2Wolf Lake+235.5%
3Norcross+156.5%
4Roy Lake+147.8%
5Elmdale+128.4%
6Vining+125.6%
7Woodstock+122.7%
8Williams+114.7%
9Heidelberg+112.5%
10Wilton+109.0%
11Chickamaw Beach+98.2%
12Merrifield+79.5%
13Trommald+79.4%
14Spring Hill+76.4%
15Hitterdal+75.2%
16Ihlen+71.1%
17Boyd+67.6%
18Ronneby+67.6%
19Johnson+66.7%
20Holland+64.2%
21Orr+62.2%
22Whalan+62.2%
23Milan+61.7%
24Iona+60.5%
25Millville+56.1%
26Foreston+56.1%
27Wendell+53.9%
28Lake Henry+53.8%
29Erhard+52.9%
30Beaulieu+51.5%
31Darfur+51.4%
32St. Marys Point+50.8%
33Federal Dam+50.0%
34The Ranch+50.0%
35Martin Lake+49.3%
36Bejou+49.2%
37Halma+48.4%
38Biwabik+47.5%
39Shelly+46.6%
40Grygla+46.5%
41Stanchfield+45.6%
42Brownsdale+44.3%
43Dayton+44.1%
44Sunburg+44.0%
45Wanda+43.6%
46Lynd+42.5%
47Perley+42.1%
48Fountain+42.0%
49Bellechester+41.8%
50Frost+41.5%
51Dumont+40.8%
52Welcome+40.4%
53Fort Ripley+40.0%
54Squaw Lake+40.0%
55Solway+39.8%
56Grove City+39.5%
57Lake Elmo+39.4%
58Cromwell+39.3%
59Waverly+38.1%
60Hammond+37.4%
61McIntosh+36.6%
62Tintah+36.4%
63Fifty Lakes+36.2%
64Peterson+36.2%
65Bricelyn+36.0%
66Strandquist+35.4%
67Baker+35.1%
68Felton+34.8%
69Borup+34.3%
70Brewster+33.6%
71Biscay+33.3%
72Clearbrook+31.3%
73St. Vincent+30.6%
74St. Hilaire+29.5%
75Roosevelt+28.8%
76Rutledge+28.1%
77Mayer+27.9%
78Grand Marais+27.6%
79Otsego+27.4%
80Willernie+26.6%
81Newport+26.3%
82Beardsley+24.9%
83New Germany+24.7%
84Carver+24.4%
85Medicine Lake+24.1%
86Foxhome+23.6%
87Bigelow+23.4%
88Finland+22.9%
89Waltham+22.5%
90Rice+22.4%
91Isanti+22.2%
92Dent+22.1%
93Lexington+22.0%
94Delhi+21.6%
95Twin Lakes+21.3%
96Seaforth+21.2%
97Buckman+21.2%
98Currie+21.0%
99Menahga+21.0%
100Hartland+20.8%

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