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List of counties in Minnesota

There are 87 counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are also several historical counties.

On October 27, 1849, nine counties were established: Benton, Dahkotah, Itasca, Ramsey, Mahkahta, Pembina, Wabasha, Washington, and Wahnata. Six of these names still exist. With the foundation of Kittson County on March 9, 1878, Pembina County no longer existed.[1] When Minnesota was organized as a state, 57 of the present 87 counties were established. The last county to be created was Lake of the Woods County in 1923.[2]

The names of many of the counties allude to the long history of exploration. Over ten counties are named for Native American groups residing in parts of what is now Minnesota. Another fifteen counties are named after physical geographic features, and the remainder for politicians.

The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, the number 001 is shared by Aitkin County, Minnesota, Adams County, Wisconsin, and Adair County, Iowa. To uniquely identify Aitkin County, Minnesota, one must use the state code of 27 plus the county code of 001; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Aitkin County, Minnesota is 27001. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.[3]

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County
FIPS code[3]County seat[4]Est.[1][4]Origin[5][6][7]EtymologyPopulation[8]Area[4][8]Map
Aitkin County001Aitkin1857Pine County, Ramsey CountyWilliam Alexander Aitken (1785–1851), early fur trader with Ojibwe Indians16,1021,819.30 sq mi
(4,712 km2)
Anoka County003Anoka1857Ramsey CountyDakota word meaning "both sides"372,441423.61 sq mi
(1,097 km2)
Becker County005Detroit Lakes1858Cass County, Pembina CountyGeorge Loomis Becker, former state senator and third mayor of Saint Paul (1856–1857)35,2831,310.42 sq mi
(3,394 km2)
Beltrami County007Bemidji1866Unorganized Territory, Itasca County, Pembina County, Polk CountyGiacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer who explored the northern reaches of Mississippi River in 1823.46,7182,505.27 sq mi
(6,489 km2)
Benton County009Foley1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory.Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858), former United States Senator from Missouri (1821–1851)41,600408.28 sq mi
(1,057 km2)
Big Stone County011Ortonville1862Pierce CountyBig Stone Lake, a lake located in the county5,105496.95 sq mi
(1,287 km2)
Blue Earth County013Mankato1853Unorganized Territory, Dakota CountyBlue Earth River, a river that flows through Minnesota70,006752.36 sq mi
(1,949 km2)
Brown County015New Ulm1855Blue Earth CountyJoseph Renshaw Brown (1805–1870), member of Minnesota territorial legislature (1854–55) and prominent pioneer25,628610.86 sq mi
(1,582 km2)
Carlton County017Carlton1857Pine County,
Saint Louis County		Rueben B. Carlton (1812–1863), early settler and state senator (1857–1858)36,825860.33 sq mi
(2,228 km2)
Carver County019Chaska1855Hennepin County, Sibley CountyJonathan Carver (1710–1790), early explorer and cartographer of the Mississippi river.111,057357.04 sq mi
(925 km2)


Cass County021Walker1851Dakota County, Pembina County, Mankahto County, Wahnata CountyLewis Cass (1782–1866), senator from Michigan (1845–1857) and United States Secretary of State (1831–1836)31,4462,017.60 sq mi
(5,226 km2)
Chippewa County023Montevideo1870Pierce County, Davis CountyChippewa River, a river that flows through Minnesota12,172582.80 sq mi
(1,509 km2)
Chisago County025Center City1851Washington County, Ramsey CountyChisago Lake, a lake located in the county58,535417.63 sq mi
(1,082 km2)
Clay County027Moorhead1862Pembina CountyHenry Clay (1777–1852), Kentucky statesman and ninth secretary of state of the United States (1825–1829)66,2581,045.24 sq mi
(2,707 km2)
Clearwater County029Bagley1902Beltrami CountyClearwater River and lake, both features located in the state8,644994.71 sq mi
(2,576 km2)
Cook County031Grand Marais1874Lake CountyNamed for Civil War veteran Major Michael Cook of Faribault, who was also a territorial and state senator 1857–625,6391,450.60 sq mi
(3,757 km2)
Cottonwood County033Windom1857Brown CountyCottonwood River11,319639.99 sq mi
(1,658 km2)
Crow Wing County035Brainerd1857Ramsey CountyCrow Wing River68,304996.57 sq mi
(2,581 km2)
Dakota County037Hastings1849One of nine original counties.From the Dakota language, after a local tribe Dakota, meaning "Allies"447,440569.58 sq mi
(1,475 km2)
Dodge County039Mantorville1855Rice County, Unorganized TerritoryHenry Dodge (1782–1867), twice governor of Wisconsin.[9]21,088439.50 sq mi
(1,138 km2)
Douglas County041Alexandria1858Cass County, Pembina CountyStephen Arnold Douglas (1813–1861), former United States Senator from Illinois (1847–1861)39,953634.32 sq mi
(1,643 km2)
Faribault County043Blue Earth1855Blue Earth CountyJean-Baptiste Faribault (1775–1860), early settler and fur trader13,873713.63 sq mi
(1,848 km2)
Fillmore County045Preston1853Wabasha CountyMillard Fillmore (1800–1874), thirteenth president of the United States (1850–1853)21,522861.25 sq mi
(2,231 km2)
Freeborn County047Albert Lea1855Blue Earth County, Rice CountyWilliam S. Freeborn (1816–1900), member of the Territorial Legislature30,515707.64 sq mi
(1,833 km2)
Goodhue County049Red Wing1853Wabasha County, Dakota CountyJames Madison Goodhue, the first newspaper editor in Minnesota.[10]48,035758.27 sq mi
(1,964 km2)
Grant County051Elbow Lake1868Stevens County, Wilkin County, Traverse CountyUlysses S. Grant (1822–1885), eighteenth president of the United States (1869–1877)6,139546.41 sq mi
(1,415 km2)
Hennepin County053Minneapolis1852Dakota CountyFather Louis Hennepin (1626–1705), early explorer of the Twin Cities area in the 17th century1,258,713556.62 sq mi
(1,442 km2)
Houston County055Caledonia1854Fillmore CountySam Houston (1793–1863), the second and fourth president of the Republic of Texas and seventh governor of Texas18,582558.41 sq mi
(1,446 km2)
Hubbard County057Park Rapids1883Cass CountyLucius Frederick Hubbard (1836–1913), ninth governor of Minnesota (1882–1887)22,132922.46 sq mi
(2,389 km2)
Isanti County059Cambridge1857Ramsey CountyDivision of the Dakotas called the Izatys, meaning [those that] dwell at Knife Lake, after where they resided.43,182439.07 sq mi
(1,137 km2)
Itasca County061Grand Rapids1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual La Pointe County, Wisconsin Territory.Lake Itasca, source of the Mississippi River (located in northwestern Minnesota).45,3652,665.06 sq mi
(6,902 km2)
Jackson County063Jackson1857Brown CountyHenry Jackson, member of the first territorial legislature and the first merchant in St. Paul9,919701.69 sq mi
(1,817 km2)
Kanabec County065Mora1858Pine CountyFrom the Ojibwe language Kan-a-bec-o-si-pi (Ginebigo-ziibi), meaning Snake River, which flows through the county16,602524.93 sq mi
(1,360 km2)
Kandiyohi County067Willmar1858Meeker County, Renville County, Pierce County, Davis County, Stearns CountyFrom the Sioux language for "buffalo fish"43,813796.06 sq mi
(2,062 km2)
Kittson County069Hallock1879Pembina CountyNorman Kittson (1814–1888), businessman and mayor of Saint Paul (1858–1859)4,0601,097.08 sq mi
(2,841 km2)
Koochiching County071International Falls1906Itasca CountyFrom the Ojibwe language Gojijiing (Place of inlets), which was the Cree name for Rainy Lake and Rainy River.11,7513,102.36 sq mi
(8,035 km2)
Lac qui Parle County073Madison1871Redwood CountyFrench phrase meaning "lake which talks".6,630764.87 sq mi
(1,981 km2)
Lake County075Two Harbors1856Itasca CountyLake Superior, which forms one of its edges10,8552,099.16 sq mi
(5,437 km2)
Lake of the Woods County077Baudette1923Beltrami CountyLake of the Woods, a lake located within the county.3,7781,296.70 sq mi
(3,358 km2)
Le Sueur County079Le Center1853Dakota CountyPierre-Charles Le Sueur (1657–1704), fur trader and early explorer of the Minnesota River Valley29,255448.50 sq mi
(1,162 km2)
Lincoln County081Ivanhoe1873Lyon CountyAbraham Lincoln (1809–1865), sixteenth president of the United States (1861–1865)5,521537.03 sq mi
(1,391 km2)
Lyon County083Marshall1871Redwood CountyNathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), United States Army general killed during the Civil War25,427714.17 sq mi
(1,850 km2)
McLeod County085Glencoe1856Carver County, Sibley CountyMartin McLeod early pioneer and member of the territorial legislature (1849–1856)36,785491.91 sq mi
(1,274 km2)
Mahnomen County087Mahnomen1906Norman CountyOjibwa word meaning "wild rice".5,280556.14 sq mi
(1,440 km2)
Marshall County089Warren1879Kittson CountyWilliam Rainey Marshall (1825–1896), fifth governor of Minnesota (1866–1870)8,8101,772.24 sq mi
(4,590 km2)
Martin County091Fairmont1857Faribault County, Brown CountyMorgan Lewis Martin (1805–1887), delegate to Congress from Wisconsin Territory19,657709.34 sq mi
(1,837 km2)
Meeker County093Litchfield1856Davis CountyBradley B. Meeker (1813–1873), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1849–1853)23,490608.54 sq mi
(1,576 km2)
Mille Lacs County095Milaca1857Ramsey CountyMille Lacs Lake, a lake located within the county.27,427574.47 sq mi
(1,488 km2)
Morrison County097Little Falls1856Benton CountyWilliam & Allan Morrison, fur trading brothers[11]34,2501,124.50 sq mi
(2,912 km2)
Mower County099Austin1855Rice CountyJohn Edward Mower (1815–1879), member of the Minnesota territorial legislature in the 1850s40,058711.50 sq mi
(1,843 km2)


Murray County101Slayton1857Brown CountyWilliam Pitt Murray (1825–1910), Minnesota statesman and member of the territorial legislature (1852–1855) and 18578,049704.43 sq mi
(1,824 km2)
Nicollet County103St. Peter1853Dakota CountyJoseph Nicolas Nicollet (1786–1843), early explorer and cartographer of the Upper Mississippi River34,242452.29 sq mi
(1,171 km2)
Nobles County105Worthington1857Brown CountyWilliam H. Nobles, member of the Minnesota territorial legislature in 1854 and 185621,727715.39 sq mi
(1,853 km2)
Norman County107Ada1881Polk CountyEarly Norwegian, also known as Norman, settlers.6,329876.27 sq mi
(2,270 km2)
Olmsted County109Rochester1855Fillmore County, Wabasha County, Rice CountyDavid Olmsted, first mayor of Saint Paul and member of territorial legislature (1849–1850)164,784653.01 sq mi
(1,691 km2)
Otter Tail County111Fergus Falls1858Pembina County, Cass CountyOtter Tail Lake, a lake located within the county60,6261,979.71 sq mi
(5,127 km2)
Pennington County113Thief River Falls1910Red Lake CountyEdmund Pennington (1848-1926), executive of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad13,714616.54 sq mi
(1,597 km2)
Pine County115Pine City1856Chisago County, Ramsey CountyGiant forests of Eastern White Pine and Red Pine that flourish in the county30,1971,411.04 sq mi
(3,655 km2)
Pipestone County117Pipestone1857Brown CountyName of a sacred Dakota quarry of red pipestone found in the county9,245465.89 sq mi
(1,207 km2)
Polk County119Crookston1858Pembina CountyJames K. Polk (1795–1849), eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849)30,4121,970.37 sq mi
(5,103 km2)


Pope County121Glenwood1862Pierce County, Cass County, Unorganized TerritoryJohn Pope (1822–1892), United States Army general during the Dakota War of 186211,400670.14 sq mi
(1,736 km2)
Ramsey County123Saint Paul1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory.Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), first governor of Minnesota Territory (1849–1853)536,075155.78 sq mi
(403 km2)
Red Lake County125Red Lake Falls1896Polk CountyRed Lake River, a river that flows through Minnesota.3,911432.43 sq mi
(1,120 km2)
Redwood County127Redwood Falls1862Brown CountyRedwood River, a river that flows through Minnesota.15,288879.73 sq mi
(2,278 km2)
Renville County129Olivia1855Nicollet County, Pierce County, Sibley CountyJoseph Renville (1779–1846), interpreter for early explorations of the Louisiana Purchase14,348982.92 sq mi
(2,546 km2)
Rice County131Faribault1853Dakota County, Wabasha CountyHenry Mower Rice (1816–1894), former United States Senator from Minnesota (1858–1863)67,948497.57 sq mi
(1,289 km2)
Rock County133Luverne1857Brown CountyLarge rocky plateau located within the county, known as "the mound."9,551482.61 sq mi
(1,250 km2)
Roseau County135Roseau1894Kittson County, Beltrami CountyRoseau River and Roseau Lake, both of which are located nearby15,2521,662.51 sq mi
(4,306 km2)
Saint Louis County137Duluth1855Itasca County, NewtonSaint Louis River, a river that flows through Minnesota200,5146,225.16 sq mi
(16,123 km2)
Scott County139Shakopee1853Dakota CountyWinfield Scott (1786–1866), United States Army general who served from (1808–1861)155,814356.68 sq mi
(924 km2)
Sherburne County141Elk River1856Benton CountyMoses Sherburne (1813–1873), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1853–1857)102,206436.30 sq mi
(1,130 km2)
Sibley County143Gaylord1853Dakota CountyHenry Hastings Sibley (1811–1891), first governor of Minnesota (1858–1860)15,084588.65 sq mi
(1,525 km2)
Stearns County145St. Cloud1855Cass County, Nicollet County, Pierce County, Sibley CountyCharles Thomas Stearns (1814–1888), early settler of St. Cloud and member of the Minnesota territorial legislature (1849–1858)160,9771,344.52 sq mi
(3,482 km2)
Steele County147Owatonna1855Rice County, Blue Earth County, Le Sueur CountyFranklin Steele (1813–1880), early settler of Minneapolis and developer of Saint Anthony Falls37,421429.55 sq mi
(1,113 km2)
Stevens County149Morris1862Pierce County, Unorganized TerritoryIsaac Ingalls Stevens (1818–1862), first governor of Washington Territory (1853–1857)9,728562.06 sq mi
(1,456 km2)
Swift County151Benson1870Chippewa CountyHenry Adoniram Swift (1823–1869), third governor of Minnesota (1863–1864)9,719743.53 sq mi
(1,926 km2)
Todd County153Long Prairie1855Cass CountyJohn Blair Smith Todd, commander of Fort Ripley (1849–56); general in the Civil War; delegate in Congress from Dakota Territory (1861 and 1863–65); governor of Dakota Territory (1869–71)25,667942.02 sq mi
(2,440 km2)
Traverse County155Wheaton1862Pierce County, Unorganized TerritoryLake Traverse, a lake located in the county.3,136574.09 sq mi
(1,487 km2)
Wabasha County157Wabasha1849One of nine original counties.Named after M'dewakanton Dakota Indian Chief Wabasha III21,683525.01 sq mi
(1,360 km2)
Wadena County159Wadena1858Cass County, Todd CountyWadena Trading Post, in turn for a Ojibway word meaning "a little round hill".14,241535.02 sq mi
(1,386 km2)


Waseca County161Waseca1857Steele CountyDakota word meaning "rich and fertile"18,981423.25 sq mi
(1,096 km2)
Washington County163Stillwater1849One of nine original counties; formed from residual St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory.George Washington (1732–1799), first president of the United States (1789–1797)278,936391.70 sq mi
(1,014 km2)
Watonwan County165St. James1860Brown CountyWatonwan River, a river that flows through Minnesota.11,077434.51 sq mi
(1,125 km2)
Wilkin County167Breckenridge1858Cass County, Pembina CountyAlexander Wilkin (1820–1864), Minnesota politician and soldier killed in the Civil War6,306751.43 sq mi
(1,946 km2)
Winona County169Winona1854Fillmore County, Wabasha CountyNamed after Wee-No-Nah, Sister, or Cousin of Chief Wabasha III49,721626.30 sq mi
(1,622 km2)
Wright County171Buffalo1855Cass County, Sibley CountySilas Wright (1795–1847), former United States Senator from New York (1833–1844)151,150660.75 sq mi
(1,711 km2)
Yellow Medicine County173Granite Falls1871Redwood CountyYellow Medicine River, a river that flows through Minnesota.9,467757.96 sq mi
(1,963 km2)

Historical counties edit

The new Seal of Minnesota contains 98 gold "boxes" around the edge, symbolizing the state's 87 counties and 11 recognized Native American tribes.
  • St. Clair County, Indiana (1801–12) (Transferred to Illinois in 1809)
  • St. Charles County, Louisiana (1809–13) (Transferred to Missouri in 1812)
  • Madison County (IL) (1812–18) Formed from St. Clair County (IL)
  • Michilimackinac County, Michigan Territory (1818–37)
  • Crawford County, Michigan and Wisconsin Territories (1818–40)
  • Chippewa County, Michigan Territory (1827–37)
  • Dubuque County (MI) (1834–37)
  • Fayette County (WI) (1837–49)
  • St. Croix County, Wisconsin Territory (1840–49)
  • La Pointe County, Wisconsin Territory (1845–49) Formed from St. Croix
  • Mahkatah County (1849–51) (Mahkahto) (One of Original 9 counties) Dissolved to Pembina and Cass
  • Wahnata County (1849–51) (One of Original 9 counties) Dissolved to Pembina and Cass
  • Buchanan County (1857–61) Formed from Pine County, Dissolved back to Pine
  • Pierce County (1853–62) Formed from Dakota County
  • Superior County Name change to Saint Louis County then to Lake.
  • Davis County (1855–62) Formed from Cass, Nicollet, and Sibley Counties
  • Toombs County (1858–62) Formed from Pembina. Name Changed to Andy Johnson.
  • Newton County (1855–56) Formed from Itasca County and Un-Organized. Name Changed from Doty County, then to Saint Louis County.
  • Monroe County merged with Mille Lacs.
  • Lincoln County (1861–68) Formed from Renville County
  • Lac qui Parle County (1862–68) Formed from Davis
  • Manomin County (1857–1869) Formed from Ramsey County, Merged into Anoka County.
  • Monongalia County (1861–70) Formed from Ramsey County, Pierce County, and un-Organized. Dissolved to Kandiyohi County.
  • Aiken County (1857–72) Formed from Pine and Ramsey Counties, Change name to Aitkin County
  • Pembina County (1849–78) (One of Original 9 counties) Name Change to Kittson County
  • Saint Louis County. Name change from Superior, then to Lake.
  • Breckenridge County (1858–62) Formed from Pembina. Name Change to Clay in 1862
  • Andy Johnson County (1862–68) Formerly Toombs county. Named was changed to Wilkin.
  • Midway County (1857–58) Area created from Brown county, overlapped Pipestone county. Dissolved in 1858 when the State of Minnesota was formed and the rest of the territory not added to the state became unorganized.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Minnesota Place Names". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "Minnesota County History". Association of Minnesota Counties. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c National Association of Counties. "NACo – Find a county". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1969). Minnesota Geographic Names. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society.
  6. ^ "County Name Origins". Association of Minnesota Counties. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  7. ^ "Origin of Minnesota County Name". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Minnesota QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Dodge County History" (PDF). Dodge County website. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  10. ^ "The History of Goodhue County". Goodhue County, Minnesota website. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  11. ^ MCHS – William Morrison – Fur Trader Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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