Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro Area Counties

15 counties · 3.8 million people (2025) · 7,048 sq mi

The Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area (officially the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 15 counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with 3,790,295 people in 2025. Hennepin County is the most populous.

Map of the 15 counties of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area with county names and major cities
The 15 counties of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 15 counties of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area

Sorted by population. 9 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyStateCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Hennepin CountyMinnesotaMinneapolis1,284,784+0.3%554Central
Ramsey CountyMinnesotaSaint Paul541,623−1.9%152Central
Dakota CountyMinnesotaHastings457,710+4.1%563Central
Anoka CountyMinnesotaAnoka381,605+4.9%422Central
Washington CountyMinnesotaStillwater286,895+7.2%385Central
Scott CountyMinnesotaShakopee159,017+5.4%356Central
Wright CountyMinnesotaBuffalo157,559+11.5%661Central
Carver CountyMinnesotaChaska114,379+7%354Central
Sherburne CountyMinnesotaElk River104,194+7.2%433Central
St. Croix CountyWisconsinHudson98,276+5.1%722Outlying
Chisago CountyMinnesotaCenter City59,142+4.5%415Outlying
Isanti CountyMinnesotaCambridge44,386+7.9%436Outlying
Pierce CountyWisconsinEllsworth43,519+3.1%574Outlying
Le Sueur CountyMinnesotaLe Center29,453+2.8%449Outlying
Mille Lacs CountyMinnesotaMilaca27,753+4.8%572Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

The PDF is a vector file for Letter paper; the PNG is 2400 pixels wide. Both are free to use with a credit to WhichCounty.

County maps of Minnesota and Wisconsin

Other metro areas

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