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Minnesota: county data, all 87 of them.

5,739,445 residents across 87 county-equivalents, 153,615 business establishments, and 15,159 SBA approvals worth $7.69 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 87 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Minnesota?

  • Population5,739,445
  • Households2,307,955
  • Average household size2.49
  • County-equivalents87
  • People per square mile72

Minnesota has 5,739,445 residents in 2,307,955 households across 87 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Minnesota economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$507.69 bn
  • County product per resident$88,456
  • Covered employment2,835,422
  • Average annual pay$72,400

The average annual pay of $72,400 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Minnesota?

  • Business establishments153,615
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents26.8
  • Employment at those establishments2,686,769
  • Annual payroll$182.05 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Minnesota

  • Housing units permitted20,913
  • Permitted construction value$6.36 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households9.1

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Minnesota (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded10,542
  • 7(a) approval dollars$4.56 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$432,649
  • 504 approvals recorded4,617
  • 504 approval dollars$3.13 bn
  • Average 504 approval$678,552
  • Counties with a 7(a) record87 of 87

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Minnesota

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans5.20 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate2,899
  • 7(a) loans charged off151
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans2.60 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate1,533
  • 504 loans charged off40

Of the 2,899 Minnesota 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 5.20 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Minnesota?

  • Land area79,624 sq mi
  • County-equivalents87
  • People per square mile72

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Minnesota.

Minnesota county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Hennepin County1,269,496$97,65340,486$193.62 bn3,843
Ramsey County542,945$81,56813,677$56.26 bn1,341
Dakota County445,771$106,31810,964$37.14 bn1,078
Anoka County370,349$101,8698,438$20.60 bn1,142
Washington County276,238$115,3456,542$17.08 bn711
St. Louis County200,123$70,0695,360$13.87 bn427
Olmsted County164,498$95,4063,754$15.73 bn213
Stearns County160,865$77,0664,474$12.62 bn553
Scott County154,557$119,3143,655$10.95 bn412
Wright County148,269$107,2093,680$7.31 bn441

Counties

All 87 Minnesota county-equivalents.

Minnesota counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Aitkin County16,056$60,833415$673.7 m391,822
Anoka County370,349$101,8698,438$20.60 bn1,142423
Becker County35,343$71,388956$2.06 bn671,315
Beltrami County46,512$68,9751,250$2.52 bn2522,505
Benton County41,593$74,410975$2.40 bn141408
Big Stone County5,127$70,400178$336.4 m10499
Blue Earth County69,871$74,4771,992$5.64 bn196748
Brown County25,800$69,378786$2.01 bn39611
Carlton County36,518$80,573708$1.91 bn61861
Carver County110,041$125,9462,714$7.61 bn294354
Cass County30,992$68,874891$1.36 bn1162,022
Chippewa County12,377$71,458372$773.8 m21581
Chisago County57,991$99,4001,358$2.24 bn136415
Clay County66,059$81,1721,306$2.92 bn1621,045
Clearwater County8,616$64,475202$393.4 m37999
Cook County5,635$72,638292$388.3 m311,452
Cottonwood County11,458$72,941325$865.1 m13639
Crow Wing County67,686$72,5892,283$4.04 bn254999
Dakota County445,771$106,31810,964$37.14 bn1,078562
Dodge County21,045$95,739427$1.07 bn35439
Douglas County39,575$79,0431,394$2.86 bn166637
Faribault County13,914$66,815379$788.4 m21712
Fillmore County21,414$77,512577$877.0 m42861
Freeborn County30,623$71,023755$1.74 bn59707
Goodhue County47,943$84,1711,294$3.92 bn73757
Grant County6,127$73,917206$367.0 m7548
Hennepin County1,269,496$97,65340,486$193.62 bn3,843554
Houston County18,653$79,825394$810.3 m15552
Hubbard County21,831$71,995630$968.2 m88926
Isanti County42,596$87,4401,004$1.59 bn114436
Itasca County45,275$68,6031,175$2.58 bn912,668
Jackson County9,933$75,743304$881.0 m12703
Kanabec County16,390$71,460314$548.8 m52522
Kandiyohi County44,079$76,5921,416$3.14 bn169797
Kittson County4,084$76,100144$222.9 m31,099
Koochiching County11,833$66,940367$642.7 m243,104
Lac qui Parle County6,682$74,432197$435.0 m7765
Lake County10,879$75,541340$564.7 m492,109
Lake of the Woods County3,821$77,546154$242.0 m281,298
Le Sueur County29,113$94,968722$1.24 bn55449
Lincoln County5,603$69,694183$588.3 m8537
Lyon County25,503$75,303814$2.10 bn43715
Mahnomen County5,358$59,44198$249.4 m16558
Marshall County8,909$72,543259$439.4 m101,775
Martin County19,780$59,507597$1.43 bn31712
McLeod County36,798$80,084956$2.40 bn163491
Meeker County23,468$75,446606$1.59 bn40608
Mille Lacs County27,125$72,729742$1.16 bn70572
Morrison County34,249$69,446933$1.50 bn721,125
Mower County40,343$73,074800$2.99 bn42711
Murray County8,097$74,033269$721.5 m18705
Nicollet County34,411$79,756685$1.98 bn75448
Nobles County22,041$66,101574$1.90 bn22715
Norman County6,367$72,260175$246.2 m38873
Olmsted County164,498$95,4063,754$15.73 bn213653
Otter Tail County60,475$72,2551,730$3.28 bn1621,972
Pennington County13,791$77,325365$2.74 bn16617
Pine County29,640$71,146627$994.9 m721,411
Pipestone County9,284$69,628312$988.4 m8465
Polk County30,705$73,107733$1.69 bn1081,971
Pope County11,418$76,220323$750.3 m27670
Ramsey County542,945$81,56813,677$56.26 bn1,341152
Red Lake County3,915$77,18889$247.9 m6432
Redwood County15,350$67,866509$1.49 bn16879
Renville County14,558$70,625474$1.19 bn20983
Rice County67,917$83,1811,600$4.08 bn140496
Rock County9,621$71,295279$991.7 m28482
Roseau County15,302$74,474429$1.70 bn101,672
Scott County154,557$119,3143,655$10.95 bn412356
Sherburne County100,560$105,4662,251$4.90 bn352433
Sibley County15,005$77,634359$722.3 m24589
St. Louis County200,123$70,0695,360$13.87 bn4276,247
Stearns County160,865$77,0664,474$12.62 bn5531,343
Steele County37,439$84,1961,024$2.87 bn83430
Stevens County9,739$75,733318$816.3 m14564
Swift County9,748$60,412301$799.9 m20742
Todd County25,575$67,662579$1.14 bn35945
Traverse County3,243$62,989121$347.5 m4574
Wabasha County21,565$82,007556$1.09 bn30523
Wadena County14,256$61,467399$744.5 m55536
Waseca County18,885$76,261426$1.26 bn38423
Washington County276,238$115,3456,542$17.08 bn711384
Watonwan County11,205$71,699280$610.8 m10435
Wilkin County6,371$71,410145$385.5 m3751
Winona County49,779$70,7441,145$2.96 bn77626
Wright County148,269$107,2093,680$7.31 bn441661
Yellow Medicine County9,451$74,000324$784.2 m13759

The register

Every source behind these 87 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Minnesota statutory guide is in preparation.

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