Minnesota: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Metro and micro areas in Minnesota, largest first

9 metro areas and 19 micro areas have counties in Minnesota. 7 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area3,790,295 people
2. Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metro Area314,638 people
3. Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area281,219 people
4. Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area269,528 people
5. Rochester, MN Metro Area231,184 people
6. St. Cloud, MN Metro Area205,854 people
7. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area171,182 people
8. Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area105,046 people
9. Mankato, MN Metro Area104,907 people
10. Brainerd, MN Micro Area100,562 people
11. Faribault-Northfield, MN Micro Area69,939 people
12. Fergus Falls, MN Micro Area61,041 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest townships in Minnesota

1. White Bear Township, Ramsey County10,656 people
2. Big Lake Township, Sherburne County8,147 people
3. Livonia Township, Sherburne County6,308 people
4. Becker Township, Sherburne County5,601 people
5. Thomson Township, Carlton County5,534 people
6. Linwood Township, Anoka County5,235 people
7. Chisago Lake Township, Chisago County4,908 people
8. La Grand Township, Douglas County4,281 people
9. Marion Township, Olmsted County4,105 people
10. West Lakeland Township, Washington County3,941 people
11. Northern Township, Beltrami County3,659 people
12. Orrock Township, Sherburne County3,642 people

All 1,796 townships in Minnesota, by county

Tribal areas in Minnesota, largest first

1. Leech Lake Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land10,983 people
2. White Earth Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land9,456 people
3. Red Lake Reservation5,433 people
4. Mille Lacs Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land4,504 people
5. Fond du Lac Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,799 people
6. Ho-Chunk Nation Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land1,131 people
7. Bois Forte Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land784 people
8. Grand Portage Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land589 people
9. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Off-Reservation Trust Land448 people
10. Lower Sioux Indian Community and Off-Reservation Trust Land446 people
11. Prairie Island Indian Community and Off-Reservation Trust Land210 people
12. Upper Sioux Community and Off-Reservation Trust Land139 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Hennepin County, Minnesota1,284,784 people
2. Ramsey County, Minnesota541,623 people
3. Dakota County, Minnesota457,710 people
4. Anoka County, Minnesota381,605 people
5. Washington County, Minnesota286,895 people
6. St. Louis County, Minnesota200,518 people
7. Olmsted County, Minnesota166,731 people
8. Stearns County, Minnesota164,110 people
9. Scott County, Minnesota159,017 people
10. Wright County, Minnesota157,559 people
11. Carver County, Minnesota114,379 people
12. Sherburne County, Minnesota104,194 people

See all 87 counties and equivalents in Minnesota, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Minneapolis, Minnesota (city)427,246 people
2. St. Paul, Minnesota (city)307,284 people
3. Rochester, Minnesota (city)122,330 people
4. Bloomington, Minnesota (city)88,665 people
5. Duluth, Minnesota (city)87,093 people
6. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (city)83,876 people
7. Plymouth, Minnesota (city)79,220 people
8. Woodbury, Minnesota (city)78,305 people
9. Lakeville, Minnesota (city)74,354 people
10. Blaine, Minnesota (city)72,488 people
11. Maple Grove, Minnesota (city)71,173 people
12. St. Cloud, Minnesota (city)70,629 people

See all 916 cities, towns and communities in Minnesota, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. ZIP 5504464,762 people
2. ZIP 5590158,495 people
3. ZIP 5510656,708 people
4. ZIP 5512455,658 people
5. ZIP 5530352,614 people
6. ZIP 5600151,585 people
7. ZIP 5537950,041 people
8. ZIP 5530449,737 people
9. ZIP 5533747,633 people
10. ZIP 5510445,762 people
11. ZIP 5533045,721 people
12. ZIP 5511245,346 people

See all 887 ZIP Code areas in Minnesota, largest first

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