County population and household estimates

The following estimates of Minnesota county populations for April 1, 2001, are from the State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning. Estimates for the seven Twin Cities counties were prepared by the Metropolitan Council.

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County estimates
	Population 2001	Households 2001
Minnesota	4,977,976	1,923,495
Aitkin	15,434	6,738
Anoka	302,271	108,326
Becker	30,329	12,029
Beltrami	40,222	14,575
Benton	35,286	13,528
Big Stone	5,751	2,360
Blue Earth	56,271	21,327
Brown	26,757	10,601
Carlton	32,146	12,293
Carver	73,305	25,636
Cass	27,650	11,155
Chippewa	13,041	5,371
Chisago	43,090	15,173
Clay	51,604	18,901
Clearwater	8,416	3,345
Cook	5,175	2,369
Cottonwood	12,048	4,917
Crow Wing	56,281	22,810
Dakota	362,348	133,966
Dodge	18,186	6,610
Douglas	33,368	13,565
Faribault	16,055	6,647
Fillmore	21,282	8,331
Freeborn	32,569	13,423
Goodhue	44,664	17,255
Grant	6,280	2,543
Hennepin	1,123,420	459,629
Houston	19,868	7,723
Hubbard	18,459	7,503
Isanti	32,332	11,636
Itasca	44,036	17,950
Jackson	11,195	4,554
Kanabec	15,285	5,876
Kandiyohi	41,326	16,080
Kittson	5,182	2,137
Koochiching	14,160	6,025
Lac qui Parle	8,019	3,315
Lake	11,083	4,678
Lake of the Woods	4,492	1,907
Le Sueur	25,645	9,762
Lincoln	6,415	2,668
Lyon	25,462	9,771
McLeod	35,244	13,620
Mahnomen	5,248	2,000
Marshall	10,018	4,080
Martin	21,781	9,120
Meeker	22,806	8,699
Mille Lacs	22,954	8,910
Morrison	32,183	12,067
Mower	38,715	15,665
Murray	9,155	3,739
Nicollet	30,085	10,867
Nobles	20,748	7,941
Norman	7,422	3,013
Olmsted	127,123	49,262
Otter Tail	57,564	22,934
Pennington	13,556	5,563
Pine	26,939	10,160
Pipestone	9,883	4,092
Polk	31,315	12,124
Pope	11,273	4,559
Ramsey	512,629	202,011
Red Lake	4,292	1,737
Redwood	16,778	6,686
Renville	17,094	6,786
Rice	57,649	19,268
Rock	9,745	3,876
Roseau	16,349	6,237
St. Louis	199,999	82,859
Scott	94,838	32,902
Sherburne	68,177	22,862
Sibley	15,410	5,820
Stearns	134,701	48,436
Steele	34,106	13,044
Stevens	10,039	3,763
Swift	11,886	4,354
Todd	24,514	9,426
Traverse	4,048	1,692
Wabasha	21,725	8,356
Wadena	13,730	5,461
Waseca	19,554	7,097
Washington	206,027	73,604
Watonwan	11,844	4,630
Wilkin	7,081	2,745
Winona	50,029	18,850
Wright	94,496	33,139
Yellow Medicine	11,016	4,431

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