What are the fastest-growing counties in Minnesota?
Wright County is the fastest-growing county in Minnesota: its population grew 2.12% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 157,559 residents (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Isanti County (1.41%) and Washington County (1.34%) follow. Minnesota as a whole grew 0.42% a year to 5,830,405 residents.
Data as of 2026-09-23. Population, growth and migration: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. Income migration: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag).
Top 10 counties in Minnesota by population growth, 2020 to 2025
| Rank | County | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright County | 157,559 | 2.12% | +10,413 | +1,125 | +$57.0M |
| 2 | Isanti County | 44,386 | 1.41% | +2,591 | +146 | +$9.4M |
| 3 | Washington County | 286,895 | 1.34% | +13,131 | +2,275 | +$7.3M |
| 4 | Sherburne County | 104,194 | 1.32% | +3,576 | +680 | +$5.1M |
| 5 | Carver County | 114,379 | 1.28% | +3,682 | +842 | +$59.5M |
| 6 | Pine County | 30,472 | 1.07% | +1,926 | +74 | +$13.6M |
| 7 | Scott County | 159,017 | 0.99% | +1,501 | +2,427 | -$19.7M |
| 8 | Mille Lacs County | 27,753 | 0.95% | +1,520 | +8 | +$1.6M |
| 9 | Anoka County | 381,605 | 0.92% | +3,537 | +6,789 | -$27.6M |
| 10 | Hubbard County | 22,369 | 0.89% | +1,161 | +62 | +$17.3M |
Where are people moving in Minnesota?
Washington County gained the most people from elsewhere in the United States: net domestic migration of +13,131 from 2020 to 2025 (Census PEP Vintage 2025). The table ranks every Minnesota place with 10,000 or more residents by that figure; the IRS column shows net adjusted gross income migration for 2022 to 2023.
| Rank | County | Population | Growth (% per year) | Net domestic migration | Net international migration | IRS net AGI migration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 286,895 | 1.34% | +13,131 | +2,275 | +$7.3M |
| 2 | Wright County | 157,559 | 2.12% | +10,413 | +1,125 | +$57.0M |
| 3 | Carver County | 114,379 | 1.28% | +3,682 | +842 | +$59.5M |
| 4 | Sherburne County | 104,194 | 1.32% | +3,576 | +680 | +$5.1M |
| 5 | Anoka County | 381,605 | 0.92% | +3,537 | +6,789 | -$27.6M |
| 6 | Crow Wing County | 69,132 | 0.84% | +3,492 | +84 | +$40.0M |
| 7 | St. Louis County | 200,518 | 0.05% | +2,811 | +422 | +$2.7M |
| 8 | Isanti County | 44,386 | 1.41% | +2,591 | +146 | +$9.4M |
| 9 | Chisago County | 59,142 | 0.84% | +1,982 | +148 | +$15.5M |
| 10 | Cass County | 31,430 | 0.83% | +1,980 | +49 | +$22.1M |
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Get the Demographics Report for Wright CountyFrequently asked questions
- What are the fastest-growing counties in Minnesota?
- By population growth from 2020 to 2025, the fastest are Wright County (2.12% a year), Isanti County (1.41% a year), Washington County (1.34% a year), Sherburne County (1.32% a year) and Carver County (1.28% a year) (Census PEP Vintage 2025). Only places with 10,000 or more residents are ranked.
- Where are people moving in Minnesota?
- By net domestic migration from 2020 to 2025, the largest gains are Washington County (+13,131), Wright County (+10,413) and Carver County (+3,682) (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- How fast is Minnesota growing overall?
- Minnesota grew 0.42% a year from 2020 to 2025, to 5,830,405 residents, with net migration of +60,760 people (Census PEP Vintage 2025).
- Where does this Minnesota data come from, and how current is it?
- Population, growth and migration come from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025). Income migration comes from IRS Statistics of Income (IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag)). Counties with fewer than 10,000 residents are not ranked (21 of 87 in Minnesota). Data last loaded 2026-09-23.
Data as of 2026-09-23: sources and periods
- Population, growth and migration
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: PEP Vintage 2025 · 2020–2025. census.gov/programs-surveys/popest
- Income migration (net AGI)
- Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income migration data: IRS SOI 2022–2023 (2-yr lag). irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
How to read the table
- Population is the Census July 1 estimate of the latest vintage.
- Growth is the compound annual rate over 2020 to 2025.
- Net domestic and international migration are cumulative people over 2020 to 2025.
- IRS net AGI migration is adjusted gross income that moved in, less what moved out, for 2022 to 2023. A plus sign means a net inflow.
- Places with fewer than 10,000 residents are left out of the rankings.