100 Biggest Cities In Minnesota For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Minnesota. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 355 cities and places in Minnesota.

We all love the biggest cities that the North Star State has to offer. You know the places like Minneapolis and St. Paul which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Minnesota that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Minnesota with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table

The Largest Cities In Minnesota For 2023:

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Minnesota, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Minnesota, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Minnesota

1. Minneapolis

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 425,091
Population 2010: 379,631
Growth: 12.0%
More on Minneapolis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. St. Paul

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 309,751
Population 2010: 282,079
Growth: 9.8%
More on St. Paul: Data | Crime | Real Estate

3. Rochester

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Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 119,732
Population 2010: 104,201
Growth: 14.9%
More on Rochester: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Bloomington

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Rank Last Year: 5 (Up 1)
Population: 89,436
Population 2010: 82,621
Growth: 8.2%
More on Bloomington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Duluth

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Rank Last Year: 4 (Down 1)
Population: 86,711
Population 2010: 86,066
Growth: 0.7%
More on Duluth: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Brooklyn Park

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Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 85,247
Population 2010: 73,642
Growth: 15.8%
More on Brooklyn Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Plymouth

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 80,034
Population 2010: 69,171
Growth: 15.7%
More on Plymouth: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Woodbury

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 1)
Population: 74,014
Population 2010: 59,447
Growth: 24.5%
More on Woodbury: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Maple Grove

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 8 (Down 1)
Population: 69,900
Population 2010: 59,039
Growth: 18.4%
More on Maple Grove: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Lakeville

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Rank Last Year: 12 (Up 2)
Population: 69,026
Population 2010: 53,984
Growth: 27.9%
More on Lakeville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Minnesota

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the North Star State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Minnesota from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Minneapolis.

The smallest? Nicollet, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Minnesota

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Minnesota.

Have fun snacking around in the North Star State!

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Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Minnesota

Rank	City	Current Population	2010	Growth
1	Minneapolis	425,091	379,631	12.0%
2	St. Paul	309,751	282,079	9.8%
3	Rochester	119,732	104,201	14.9%
4	Bloomington	89,436	82,621	8.2%
5	Duluth	86,711	86,066	0.7%
6	Brooklyn Park	85,247	73,642	15.8%
7	Plymouth	80,034	69,171	15.7%
8	Woodbury	74,014	59,447	24.5%
9	Maple Grove	69,900	59,039	18.4%
10	Lakeville	69,026	53,984	27.9%
11	Blaine	68,999	55,413	24.5%
12	St. Cloud	68,430	65,163	5.0%
13	Eagan	68,205	64,494	5.8%
14	Eden Prairie	64,048	59,219	8.2%
15	Burnsville	63,926	60,693	5.3%
16	Coon Rapids	63,269	61,990	2.1%
17	Apple Valley	55,237	48,751	13.3%
18	Minnetonka	53,809	49,567	8.6%
19	Edina	53,059	47,445	11.8%
20	St. Louis Park	49,539	44,665	10.9%
21	Moorhead	44,129	36,721	20.2%
22	Mankato	43,938	38,187	15.1%
23	Shakopee	43,396	35,075	23.7%
24	Maplewood	41,673	37,085	12.4%
25	Cottage Grove	38,582	34,025	13.4%
26	Richfield	36,899	34,773	6.1%
27	Roseville	36,119	33,261	8.6%
28	Inver Grove Heights	35,539	33,353	6.6%
29	Brooklyn Center	33,298	29,673	12.2%
30	Andover	32,471	30,097	7.9%
31	Savage	32,092	26,609	20.6%
32	Fridley	29,422	27,467	7.1%
33	Oakdale	28,019	27,378	2.3%
34	Chaska	27,461	22,993	19.4%
35	Ramsey	27,409	22,925	19.6%
36	Prior Lake	27,242	22,193	22.8%
37	Shoreview	26,871	24,901	7.9%
38	Owatonna	26,366	25,319	4.1%
39	Winona	26,199	27,663	-5.3%
40	Austin	26,030	24,439	6.5%
41	Chanhassen	25,646	22,851	12.2%
42	Rosemount	25,513	20,708	23.2%
43	Elk River	25,467	22,514	13.1%
44	White Bear Lake	24,520	23,461	4.5%
45	Faribault	24,310	23,034	5.5%
46	Champlin	23,877	22,741	5.0%
47	New Brighton	23,293	21,327	9.2%
48	Farmington	23,253	19,659	18.3%
49	Crystal	23,143	22,059	4.9%
50	Golden Valley	22,247	20,184	10.2%
51	Hastings	22,063	21,591	2.2%
52	New Hope	21,683	20,281	6.9%
53	Columbia Heights	21,612	19,501	10.8%
54	Lino Lakes	21,180	19,784	7.1%
55	Willmar	20,823	19,335	7.7%
56	South St. Paul	20,637	20,286	1.7%
57	West St. Paul	20,476	19,640	4.3%
58	Northfield	20,374	19,414	4.9%
59	Forest Lake	20,366	17,747	14.8%
60	Otsego	19,565	12,521	56.3%
61	Stillwater	19,243	17,804	8.1%
62	Sartell	19,096	14,756	29.4%
63	Hopkins	18,861	17,420	8.3%
64	Albert Lea	18,433	18,088	1.9%
65	St. Michael	18,148	15,384	18.0%
66	Anoka	17,749	17,449	1.7%
67	Red Wing	16,596	16,449	0.9%
68	Ham Lake	16,389	14,953	9.6%
69	Hibbing	16,224	16,396	-1.0%
70	Buffalo	16,121	14,771	9.1%
71	Hugo	15,541	12,129	28.1%
72	Bemidji	15,114	13,209	14.4%
73	Robbinsdale	14,522	13,878	4.6%
74	Hutchinson	14,504	14,188	2.2%
75	North Mankato	14,356	13,147	9.2%
76	Monticello	14,235	12,230	16.4%
77	Brainerd	14,053	13,741	2.3%
78	New Ulm	14,052	13,509	4.0%
79	Alexandria	14,030	11,094	26.5%
80	Fergus Falls	13,969	13,353	4.6%
81	Sauk Rapids	13,830	12,482	10.8%
82	Worthington	13,782	12,357	11.5%
83	Marshall	13,728	13,428	2.2%
84	Mounds View	13,187	12,107	8.9%
85	Rogers	13,182	7,661	72.1%
86	Vadnais Heights	12,931	12,281	5.3%
87	Waconia	12,773	10,159	25.7%
88	Cloquet	12,563	12,019	4.5%
89	North St. Paul	12,395	11,387	8.9%
90	East Bethel	11,818	11,600	1.9%
91	St. Peter	11,699	11,017	6.2%
92	Mendota Heights	11,681	11,220	4.1%
93	Big Lake	11,614	9,659	20.2%
94	Lake Elmo	11,237	7,878	42.6%
95	Grand Rapids	11,056	10,762	2.7%
96	North Branch	10,742	9,978	7.7%
97	Little Canada	10,704	9,668	10.7%
98	Fairmont	10,465	10,629	-1.5%
99	Victoria	10,361	6,954	49.0%
100	Hermantown	10,128	9,149	10.7%
101	Arden Hills	9,868	9,498	3.9%
102	Detroit Lakes	9,717	8,472	14.7%
103	Cambridge	9,454	7,868	20.2%
104	Mound	9,365	9,037	3.6%
105	Waseca	9,237	9,426	-2.0%
106	St. Anthony	9,145	8,106	12.8%
107	East Grand Forks	9,140	8,386	9.0%
108	Little Falls	9,049	8,350	8.4%
109	Oak Grove	8,870	7,881	12.5%
110	Thief River Falls	8,791	8,554	2.8%
111	Baxter	8,544	7,342	16.4%
112	Virginia	8,444	8,766	-3.7%
113	Orono	8,252	7,386	11.7%
114	Waite Park	8,245	6,720	22.7%
115	Minnetrista	8,215	5,976	37.5%
116	St. Francis	8,099	6,853	18.2%
117	New Prague	8,060	7,017	14.9%
118	Mahtomedi	8,041	7,699	4.4%
119	Wyoming	7,984	7,680	4.0%
120	Albertville	7,792	6,548	19.0%
121	Shorewood	7,779	7,267	7.0%
122	Crookston	7,509	7,900	-4.9%
123	Belle Plaine	7,293	6,325	15.3%
124	Dayton	7,257	4,672	55.3%
125	Spring Lake Park	6,920	6,531	6.0%
126	St. Joseph	6,919	6,246	10.8%
127	Kasson	6,772	5,703	18.7%
128	Isanti	6,667	4,873	36.8%
129	Medina	6,654	4,680	42.2%
130	Stewartville	6,620	5,861	13.0%
131	Jordan	6,560	5,341	22.8%
132	Litchfield	6,537	6,747	-3.1%
133	Delano	6,386	5,301	20.5%
134	Corcoran	6,317	5,380	17.4%
135	Byron	6,220	4,693	32.5%
136	Zimmerman	6,108	4,954	23.3%
137	International Falls	5,859	6,469	-9.4%
138	Carver	5,837	3,337	74.9%
139	Glencoe	5,708	5,670	0.7%
140	Chisago City	5,499	4,881	12.7%
141	St. Paul Park	5,490	5,264	4.3%
142	Falcon Heights	5,388	5,276	2.1%
143	Montevideo	5,360	5,357	0.1%
144	La Crescent	5,333	4,918	8.4%
145	North Oaks	5,204	4,316	20.6%
146	Morris	5,190	5,258	-1.3%
147	Lake City	5,120	5,367	-4.6%
148	Redwood Falls	5,099	5,257	-3.0%
149	Circle Pines	5,001	4,914	1.8%
150	Luverne	4,929	4,666	5.6%
151	Becker	4,860	4,342	11.9%
152	Lindstrom	4,838	4,298	12.6%
153	Chisholm	4,784	4,954	-3.4%
154	Princeton	4,784	4,671	2.4%
155	Elko New Market	4,777	3,622	31.9%
156	St. James	4,749	4,567	4.0%
157	Windom	4,748	4,598	3.3%
158	Oak Park Heights	4,720	4,284	10.2%
159	Watertown	4,659	4,081	14.2%
160	Lonsdale	4,608	3,323	38.7%
161	Dilworth	4,585	3,820	20.0%
162	Rockford	4,575	4,180	9.4%
163	Sauk Centre	4,531	4,273	6.0%
164	Nowthen	4,521	4,319	4.7%
165	Wayzata	4,367	3,717	17.5%
166	Wadena	4,283	4,182	2.4%
167	Cannon Falls	4,198	4,072	3.1%
168	Pipestone	4,185	4,284	-2.3%
169	Le Sueur	4,174	4,123	1.2%
170	Columbus	4,169	3,945	5.7%
171	Cold Spring	4,168	3,896	7.0%
172	Goodview	4,126	3,989	3.4%
173	Park Rapids	4,026	3,757	7.2%
174	Scandia	3,971	3,911	1.5%
175	Grant	3,966	4,109	-3.5%
176	St. Charles	3,962	3,689	7.4%
177	Newport	3,951	3,501	12.9%
178	Pine Island	3,924	3,249	20.8%
179	Centerville	3,899	3,716	4.9%
180	Deephaven	3,878	3,657	6.0%
181	Norwood Young America	3,838	3,535	8.6%
182	Bayport	3,801	3,441	10.5%
183	Independence	3,735	3,426	9.0%
184	Montrose	3,703	2,610	41.9%
185	Zumbrota	3,692	3,181	16.1%
186	Long Prairie	3,628	3,417	6.2%
187	Two Harbors	3,616	3,718	-2.7%
188	Melrose	3,615	3,523	2.6%
189	Mora	3,569	3,611	-1.2%
190	Eveleth	3,513	3,727	-5.7%
191	St. Augusta	3,506	3,222	8.8%
192	Hanover	3,501	2,753	27.2%
193	Perham	3,460	2,951	17.2%
194	Plainview	3,460	3,328	4.0%
195	Sleepy Eye	3,454	3,613	-4.4%
196	Breckenridge	3,439	3,387	1.5%
197	Benson	3,381	3,162	6.9%
198	Annandale	3,323	3,195	4.0%
199	Jackson	3,310	3,320	-0.3%
200	Ely	3,280	3,520	-6.8%
201	Moose Lake	3,258	2,696	20.8%
202	Blue Earth	3,252	3,401	-4.4%
203	Rush City	3,238	3,038	6.6%
204	Montgomery	3,237	3,022	7.1%
205	Eagle Lake	3,192	2,423	31.7%
206	Pine City	3,142	3,226	-2.6%
207	Proctor	3,113	3,001	3.7%
208	Milaca	3,017	2,951	2.2%
209	Afton	2,936	2,891	1.6%
210	Greenfield	2,904	2,662	9.1%
211	Mountain Iron	2,874	2,876	-0.1%
212	Caledonia	2,834	2,901	-2.3%
213	Dodge Center	2,830	2,600	8.8%
214	Chatfield	2,805	2,827	-0.8%
215	Albany	2,769	2,431	13.9%
216	Cokato	2,762	2,753	0.3%
217	Barnesville	2,757	2,467	11.8%
218	Roseau	2,724	2,683	1.5%
219	Foley	2,712	2,554	6.2%
220	Cohasset	2,697	2,665	1.2%
221	Crosby	2,677	2,305	16.1%
222	Sandstone	2,646	2,690	-1.6%
223	Osseo	2,643	2,394	10.4%
224	Glenwood	2,620	2,581	1.5%
225	Pelican Rapids	2,577	2,684	-4.0%
226	Breezy Point	2,576	1,821	41.5%
227	Le Center	2,562	2,550	0.5%
228	Lake Crystal	2,542	2,534	0.3%
229	Janesville	2,535	1,975	28.4%
230	Lauderdale	2,479	2,438	1.7%
231	Spring Valley	2,478	2,553	-2.9%
232	Wabasha	2,477	2,546	-2.7%
233	Crosslake	2,473	1,806	36.9%
234	Granite Falls	2,466	2,995	-17.7%
235	Arlington	2,466	2,228	10.7%
236	Madelia	2,412	2,606	-7.4%
237	Olivia	2,408	2,504	-3.8%
238	Mayer	2,405	1,227	96.0%
239	Excelsior	2,389	2,241	6.6%
240	Rockville	2,357	2,161	9.1%
241	Staples	2,314	3,469	-33.3%
242	Wells	2,283	2,212	3.2%
243	Hoyt Lakes	2,204	2,066	6.7%
244	Maple Lake	2,202	1,923	14.5%
245	Esko	2,176	1,881	15.7%
246	Pequot Lakes	2,166	2,318	-6.6%
247	Cologne	2,161	1,488	45.2%
248	Hawley	2,157	1,813	19.0%
249	Aitkin	2,126	2,328	-8.7%
250	Springfield	2,107	2,100	0.3%
251	Tracy	2,094	2,285	-8.4%
252	Blooming Prairie	2,074	1,827	13.5%
253	Lexington	2,071	2,215	-6.5%
254	Warroad	2,052	1,506	36.3%
255	Paynesville	2,048	2,268	-9.7%
256	Ortonville	2,045	1,876	9.0%
257	Slayton	2,030	2,191	-7.3%
258	Eyota	2,027	2,148	-5.6%
259	St. Bonifacius	1,969	2,313	-14.9%
260	Gaylord	1,966	2,218	-11.4%
261	Mountain Lake	1,952	2,006	-2.7%
262	Spring Park	1,921	1,467	30.9%
263	Stacy	1,914	1,511	26.7%
264	Winsted	1,912	2,318	-17.5%
265	Howard Lake	1,889	1,636	15.5%
266	Ada	1,865	1,604	16.3%
267	Gilbert	1,829	1,770	3.3%
268	Kenyon	1,827	1,844	-0.9%
269	Rice	1,823	1,016	79.4%
270	Lewiston	1,797	1,832	-1.9%
271	Lester Prairie	1,787	1,725	3.6%
272	Rock Creek	1,744	1,614	8.1%
273	Waverly	1,740	1,070	62.6%
274	Long Lake	1,738	1,842	-5.6%
275	Nisswa	1,730	2,180	-20.6%
276	Rushford	1,720	2,105	-18.3%
277	Coleraine	1,715	1,946	-11.9%
278	Aurora	1,709	1,481	15.4%
279	Lakefield	1,702	1,759	-3.2%
280	Lakeland	1,693	1,789	-5.4%
281	Waterville	1,691	1,783	-5.2%
282	Braham	1,687	1,643	2.7%
283	Osakis	1,676	1,704	-1.6%
284	Mapleton	1,668	1,874	-11.0%
285	Maple Plain	1,650	1,675	-1.5%
286	Dundas	1,645	1,055	55.9%
287	Pierz	1,640	1,401	17.1%
288	Oronoco	1,620	974	66.3%
289	Warren	1,606	1,793	-10.4%
290	Silver Bay	1,603	2,055	-22.0%
291	Grand Marais	1,596	1,226	30.2%
292	Clearwater	1,595	1,286	24.0%
293	Hinckley	1,541	2,071	-25.6%
294	Clara City	1,532	1,229	24.7%
295	Red Lake	1,526	1,296	17.7%
296	Canby	1,497	1,677	-10.7%
297	Madison	1,483	1,549	-4.3%
298	Spring Grove	1,451	1,362	6.5%
299	Dawson	1,440	1,542	-6.6%
300	Tonka Bay	1,415	1,450	-2.4%
301	Avon	1,411	1,278	10.4%
302	Fosston	1,384	1,734	-20.2%
303	Winthrop	1,380	1,304	5.8%
304	Glyndon	1,371	1,159	18.3%
305	Renville	1,370	1,348	1.6%
306	Hayfield	1,368	1,190	15.0%
307	Babbitt	1,364	1,357	0.5%
308	Dassel	1,349	1,261	7.0%
309	Fairfax	1,334	1,185	12.6%
310	Appleton	1,322	2,178	-39.3%
311	Dellwood	1,320	1,076	22.7%
312	Fulda	1,314	1,439	-8.7%
313	Richmond	1,306	1,320	-1.1%
314	Minneota	1,293	1,193	8.4%
315	Preston	1,285	1,338	-4.0%
316	Medford	1,283	1,282	0.1%
317	Red Lake Falls	1,267	1,468	-13.7%
318	Wheaton	1,254	1,557	-19.5%
319	Winnebago	1,253	1,572	-20.3%
320	Starbuck	1,240	1,325	-6.4%
321	Edgerton	1,226	1,185	3.5%
322	Spicer	1,217	1,247	-2.4%
323	Royalton	1,213	1,048	15.7%
324	Goodhue	1,207	1,161	4.0%
325	New York Mills	1,205	1,378	-12.6%
326	Parkers Prairie	1,198	953	25.7%
327	New London	1,193	1,248	-4.4%
328	Keewatin	1,190	1,132	5.1%
329	Bagley	1,175	1,458	-19.4%
330	Wanamingo	1,174	1,000	17.4%
331	Truman	1,173	1,263	-7.1%
332	Taylors Falls	1,165	1,016	14.7%
333	Hilltop	1,165	568	105.1%
334	Cottonwood	1,160	994	16.7%
335	Tyler	1,157	1,007	14.9%
336	Frazee	1,146	1,364	-16.0%
337	Hector	1,144	1,080	5.9%
338	Nashwauk	1,144	1,129	1.3%
339	Shafer	1,140	910	25.3%
340	Atwater	1,136	1,029	10.4%
341	Redby	1,135	1,321	-14.1%
342	Lake St. Croix Beach	1,133	1,045	8.4%
343	Elbow Lake	1,129	1,413	-20.1%
344	Adrian	1,127	1,091	3.3%
345	Mahnomen	1,119	1,563	-28.4%
346	Scanlon	1,115	913	22.1%
347	Elgin	1,110	1,301	-14.7%
348	Madison Lake	1,092	1,007	8.4%
349	Menahga	1,087	1,132	-4.0%
350	Birchwood Village	1,082	852	27.0%
351	Lake Shore	1,041	1,213	-14.2%
352	Buhl	1,032	891	15.8%
353	Grand Meadow	1,029	925	11.2%
354	Baudette	1,022	1,309	-21.9%
355	Nicollet	1,016	1,066	-4.7%

100 Biggest Cities In Minnesota For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Minnesota. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 355 cities and places in Minnesota.

The Largest Cities In Minnesota For 2023:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Minnesota

1. Minneapolis

2. St. Paul

3. Rochester

4. Bloomington

5. Duluth

6. Brooklyn Park

7. Plymouth

8. Woodbury

9. Maple Grove

10. Lakeville

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