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In short: Minnesota: Minneapolis has the most residents (427,246) among the 80 largest places.
Minneapolis (427,246 residents)St. Paul (307,284 residents)Rochester (122,330 residents)Bloomington (88,665 residents)Duluth (87,093 residents)Brooklyn Park (83,876 residents)Plymouth (79,220 residents)Woodbury (78,305 residents)Lakeville (74,354 residents)Blaine (72,488 residents)Maple Grove (71,173 residents)St. Cloud (70,629 residents)Eagan (68,000 residents)Burnsville (64,463 residents)Coon Rapids (63,468 residents)Eden Prairie (63,051 residents)Apple Valley (55,679 residents)Edina (53,262 residents)Minnetonka (53,064 residents)St. Louis Park (49,594 residents)Shakopee (46,012 residents)Mankato (45,473 residents)Moorhead (45,036 residents)Cottage Grove (40,992 residents)Maplewood (40,695 residents)Richfield (36,642 residents)Inver Grove Heights (35,906 residents)Roseville (35,802 residents)Andover (33,035 residents)Savage (32,889 residents)Brooklyn Center (32,479 residents)Fridley (30,241 residents)Chaska (28,706 residents)Oakdale (28,585 residents)Ramsey (28,421 residents)Prior Lake (28,016 residents)Rosemount (27,562 residents)Elk River (26,793 residents)Shoreview (26,714 residents)Owatonna (26,498 residents)Austin (26,358 residents)Winona (26,009 residents)Chanhassen (26,006 residents)Faribault (24,631 residents)White Bear Lake (23,908 residents)Farmington (23,902 residents)Champlin (23,294 residents)New Brighton (22,710 residents)Crystal (22,476 residents)Otsego (22,245 residents)Columbia Heights (22,155 residents)Hastings (22,117 residents)Lino Lakes (22,113 residents)Golden Valley (21,725 residents)West St. Paul (21,382 residents)Willmar (21,378 residents)New Hope (21,181 residents)Northfield (20,742 residents)Forest Lake (20,729 residents)South St. Paul (20,611 residents)St. Michael (20,010 residents)Sartell (19,758 residents)Stillwater (19,355 residents)Hopkins (18,819 residents)Albert Lea (18,330 residents)Anoka (17,970 residents)Red Wing (16,758 residents)Ham Lake (16,702 residents)Buffalo (16,499 residents)Hugo (16,340 residents)Hibbing (16,057 residents)Bemidji (15,569 residents)Monticello (14,858 residents)Alexandria (14,735 residents)Hutchinson (14,680 residents)Brainerd (14,468 residents)Robbinsdale (14,234 residents)North Mankato (14,211 residents)Fergus Falls (14,181 residents)New Ulm (14,056 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

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Ranking

CITY (80 largest of Minnesota) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 80 largest places in Minnesota, Minneapolis has the most residents (427,246), followed by St. Paul and Rochester. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 80 places in Minnesota that we cover, the median is 26,498 and the average 43,663; the figure runs from 427,246 (Minneapolis) to 14,056 (New Ulm). That is a spread of 30.4 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Bloomington, Duluth. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: size brings more employers and services but also longer commutes and more competition for housing. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1MinneapolisHennepin County427,246$80,846$1,371
2St. PaulRamsey County307,284$73,394$1,281
3RochesterOlmsted County122,330$89,389$1,399
4BloomingtonHennepin County88,665$93,211$1,561
5DuluthSaint Louis County87,093$68,807$1,087
6Brooklyn ParkHennepin County83,876$89,891$1,325
7PlymouthHennepin County79,220$136,534$1,766
8WoodburyWashington County78,305$125,310$1,908
9LakevilleDakota County74,354$139,041$1,806
10BlaineAnoka County72,488$106,801$1,705
11Maple GroveHennepin County71,173$132,731$1,868
12St. CloudStearns County70,629$61,374$1,003
13EaganDakota County68,000$108,690$1,679
14BurnsvilleDakota County64,463$87,024$1,513
15Coon RapidsAnoka County63,468$88,251$1,494
16Eden PrairieHennepin County63,051$130,489$1,833
17Apple ValleyDakota County55,679$97,673$1,738
18EdinaHennepin County53,262$128,767$1,844
19MinnetonkaHennepin County53,064$119,517$1,779
20St. Louis ParkHennepin County49,594$101,648$1,644
21ShakopeeScott County46,012$107,223$1,531
22MankatoBlue Earth County45,473$66,873$1,132
23MoorheadClay County45,036$72,761$1,033
24Cottage GroveWashington County40,992$120,791$1,783
25MaplewoodRamsey County40,695$91,394$1,406
26RichfieldHennepin County36,642$85,132$1,393
27Inver Grove HeightsDakota County35,906$101,316$1,465
28RosevilleRamsey County35,802$86,930$1,374
29AndoverAnoka County33,035$137,593$2,037
30SavageScott County32,889$125,513$1,766
31Brooklyn CenterHennepin County32,479$72,535$1,376
32FridleyAnoka County30,241$77,680$1,326
33ChaskaCarver County28,706$110,956$1,553
34OakdaleWashington County28,585$93,772$1,481
35RamseyAnoka County28,421$116,415$1,826
36Prior LakeScott County28,016$134,255$1,654
37RosemountDakota County27,562$129,625$1,640
38Elk RiverSherburne County26,793$108,741$1,283
39ShoreviewRamsey County26,714$108,370$1,661
40OwatonnaSteele County26,498$80,750$1,067
41AustinMower County26,358$68,057$953
42WinonaWinona County26,009$56,337$882
43ChanhassenCarver County26,006$143,651$1,831
44FaribaultRice County24,631$61,449$1,074
45White Bear LakeRamsey County23,908$83,554$1,601
46FarmingtonDakota County23,902$123,673$1,241
47ChamplinHennepin County23,294$116,102$1,689
48New BrightonRamsey County22,710$88,521$1,397
49CrystalHennepin County22,476$92,513$1,467
50OtsegoWright County22,245$119,927$1,765
51Columbia HeightsAnoka County22,155$73,691$1,295
52HastingsDakota County22,117$93,998$1,183
53Lino LakesAnoka County22,113$127,181$1,874
54Golden ValleyHennepin County21,725$108,772$1,785
55West St. PaulDakota County21,382$68,464$1,282
56WillmarKandiyohi County21,378$62,280$910
57New HopeHennepin County21,181$77,662$1,335
58NorthfieldRice County20,742$84,895$1,103
59Forest LakeWashington County20,729$92,944$1,421
60South St. PaulDakota County20,611$87,994$1,199
61St. MichaelWright County20,010$131,274$1,483
62SartellStearns County19,758$84,131$1,275
63StillwaterWashington County19,355$105,853$1,622
64HopkinsHennepin County18,819$75,234$1,468
65Albert LeaFreeborn County18,330$64,603$857
66AnokaAnoka County17,970$75,948$1,269
67Red WingGoodhue County16,758$67,192$969
68Ham LakeAnoka County16,702$120,135$1,173
69BuffaloWright County16,499$88,820$1,182
70HugoWashington County16,340$116,228$1,891
71HibbingSaint Louis County16,057$55,789$833
72BemidjiBeltrami County15,569$55,405$1,067
73MonticelloWright County14,858$79,534$1,405
74AlexandriaDouglas County14,735$61,374$934
75HutchinsonMcLeod County14,680$72,836$940
76BrainerdCrow Wing County14,468$56,111$827
77RobbinsdaleHennepin County14,234$88,252$1,758
78North MankatoNicollet County14,211$80,791$973
79Fergus FallsOtter Tail County14,181$56,162$911
80New UlmBrown County14,056$64,449$962

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Minnesota city has the most residents?

Minneapolis, with 427,246 (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 80 largest places in Minnesota by population.

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