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Most Densely Populated Cities in Minnesota

The top 25 of 48 Minnesota cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.

#CityPeople per sq mi
1Minneapolis
7,912
2St. Paul
5,912
3Richfield
5,406
4St. Louis Park
4,668
5Edina
3,446
6Apple Valley
3,300
7Brooklyn Park
3,217
8Coon Rapids
2,808
9Roseville
2,750
10Burnsville
2,585
11Bloomington
2,555
12Northfield
2,428
13Plymouth
2,422
14Stillwater
2,405
15Maplewood
2,388
16Mankato
2,287
17Woodbury
2,244
18Blaine
2,203
19Maple Grove
2,185
20Eagan
2,181
21Rochester
2,159
22Moorhead
2,021
23Lakeville
2,014
24Minnetonka
1,971
25Austin
1,957

Top Minnesota Counties

Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.

1. Ramsey County3,5662. Hennepin County2,2913. Anoka County8784. Dakota County7925. Washington County7186. Scott County4347. Carver County3118. Olmsted County2529. Sherburne County23210. Wright County224

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Minnesota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/minnesota/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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