The U.S. currently has 34 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, nine metropolitan statistical areas, and 19 micropolitan statistical areas in Minnesota. As of 2025, the largest of these is the Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN-WI CSA, comprising the area around the state's twin cities — Minneapolis, its largest city, and St. Paul, its capital.
+The 34 United States statistical areas and 87 counties of the State of MinnesotaCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN-WI CSA4,188,3784,046,583 ()Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI MSA3,790,2953,648,500 (MN)Hennepin County, Minnesota1,284,784Ramsey County, Minnesota541,623Dakota County, Minnesota457,710Anoka County, Minnesota381,605Washington County, Minnesota286,895Scott County, Minnesota159,017Wright County, Minnesota157,559Carver County, Minnesota114,379Sherburne County, Minnesota104,194St. Croix County, Wisconsin98,276Chisago County, Minnesota59,142Isanti County, Minnesota44,386Pierce County, Wisconsin43,519Le Sueur County, Minnesota29,453Mille Lacs County, Minnesota27,753St. Cloud, MN MSA205,854Stearns County, Minnesota164,110Benton County, Minnesota41,744Faribault–Northfield, MN μSA69,939Rice County, Minnesota69,939Red Wing, MN μSA48,195Goodhue County, Minnesota48,195Owatonna, MN μSA37,464Steele County, Minnesota37,464Hutchinson, MN μSA36,631McLeod County, Minnesota36,631Rochester–Austin–Winona, MN CSA322,678Rochester, MN MSA231,184Olmsted County, Minnesota166,731Fillmore County, Minnesota21,540Wabasha County, Minnesota21,537Dodge County, Minnesota21,376Winona, MN μSA50,523Winona County, Minnesota50,523Austin, MN μSA40,971Mower County, Minnesota40,971Duluth–Grand Rapids, MN-WI MSA326,623282,633 (MN)Duluth, MN-WI MSA281,219237,229 (MN)St. Louis County, Minnesota200,518Douglas County, Wisconsin43,990Carlton County, Minnesota36,711Grand Rapids, MN μSA45,404Itasca County, Minnesota45,404Mankato–New Ulm, MN CSA130,424Mankato, MN MSA104,907Blue Earth County, Minnesota70,634Nicollet County, Minnesota34,273New Ulm, MN μSA25,517Brown County, Minnesota25,517noneBrainerd, MN μSA100,562Crow Wing County, Minnesota69,132Cass County, Minnesota31,430Fargo–Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA292,54774,022 (MN)Fargo, ND-MN MSA269,52867,734 (MN)Cass County, North Dakota201,794Clay County, Minnesota67,734Wahpeton, ND-MN μSA23,0196,288 (MN)Richland County, North Dakota16,731Wilkin County, Minnesota6,288noneFergus Falls, MN μSA61,041Otter Tail County, Minnesota61,041Bemidji, MN μSA47,055Beltrami County, Minnesota47,055Willmar, MN μSA44,720Kandiyohi County, Minnesota44,720Alexandria, MN μSA40,120Douglas County, Minnesota40,120Detroit Lakes, MN μSA35,497Becker County, Minnesota35,497Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA105,04630,545 (MN)Grand Forks County, North Dakota74,501Polk County, Minnesota30,545Albert Lea, MN μSA30,440Freeborn County, Minnesota30,440Marshall, MN μSA25,684Lyon County, Minnesota25,684Worthington, MN μSA22,338Nobles County, Minnesota22,338Fairmont, MN μSA19,440Martin County, Minnesota19,440La Crosse–Onalaska–Sparta, WI-MN MSA217,75418,400 (MN)La Crosse–Onalaska, WI-MN MSA171,18218,400 (MN)La Crosse County, Wisconsin121,339Vernon County, Wisconsin31,443Houston County, Minnesota18,400Sparta, WI μSA46,572Monroe County, Wisconsin46,572noneSioux Falls, SD-MN MSA314,6389,524 (MN)Minnehaha County, South Dakota212,691Lincoln County, South Dakota77,145Rock County, Minnesota9,524Turner County, South Dakota9,314McCook County, South Dakota5,964noneMorrison County, Minnesota34,620Pine County, Minnesota30,472Todd County, Minnesota26,060Meeker County, Minnesota23,603Hubbard County, Minnesota22,369Waseca County, Minnesota18,688Kanabec County, Minnesota16,628Aitkin County, Minnesota16,252Sibley County, Minnesota15,356Redwood County, Minnesota15,265Roseau County, Minnesota15,246Wadena County, Minnesota14,388Renville County, Minnesota14,356Faribault County, Minnesota13,888Pennington County, Minnesota13,686Chippewa County, Minnesota12,406Koochiching County, Minnesota11,587Watonwan County, Minnesota11,459Pope County, Minnesota11,420Cottonwood County, Minnesota11,405Lake County, Minnesota10,746Jackson County, Minnesota9,857Swift County, Minnesota9,763Stevens County, Minnesota9,747Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota9,477Pipestone County, Minnesota9,260Marshall County, Minnesota8,798Clearwater County, Minnesota8,647Murray County, Minnesota7,942Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota6,704Norman County, Minnesota6,336Grant County, Minnesota6,085Lincoln County, Minnesota5,583Cook County, Minnesota5,522Mahnomen County, Minnesota5,153Big Stone County, Minnesota5,054Kittson County, Minnesota4,031Red Lake County, Minnesota3,940Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota3,770Traverse County, Minnesota3,130State of Minnesota5,830,405
+The 28 core-based statistical areas of the State of Minnesota2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusMinneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI MSA (MN)Duluth, MN-WI MSA (MN)Rochester, MN MSASt. Cloud, MN MSAMankato, MN MSABrainerd, MN μSAFaribault–Northfield, MN μSAFargo, ND-MN MSA (MN)Fergus Falls, MN μSAWinona, MN μSARed Wing, MN μSABemidji, MN μSAGrand Rapids, MN μSAWillmar, MN μSAAustin, MN μSAAlexandria, MN μSAOwatonna, MN μSAHutchinson, MN μSADetroit Lakes, MN μSAGrand Forks, ND-MN MSA (MN)Albert Lea, MN μSAMarshall, MN μSANew Ulm, MN μSAWorthington, MN μSAFairmont, MN μSALa Crosse–Onalaska, WI-MN MSA (MN)Sioux Falls, SD-MN MSA (MN)Wahpeton, ND-MN μSA (MN)Duluth, MN-WI MSAFargo, ND-MN MSAGrand Forks, ND-MN MSALa Crosse–Onalaska, WI-MN MSAMinneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI MSASioux Falls, SD-MN MSAWahpeton, ND-MN μSA
+The six combined statistical areas of the State of Minnesota2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusMinneapolis–St. Paul, MN-WI CSA (MN)Rochester–Austin–Winona, MN CSADuluth–Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSA (MN)Mankato–New Ulm, MN CSAFargo–Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA (MN)La Crosse–Onalaska–Sparta, WI-MN CSA (MN)Duluth–Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSAFargo–Wahpeton, ND-MN CSALa Crosse–Onalaska–Sparta, WI-MN CSAMinneapolis–St. Paul, MN-WI CSA
See also
Geography of Minnesota Demographics of Minnesota
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau