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Minnesota Statistical Areas

The U.S. State of Minnesota currently has 34 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, nine metropolitan statistical areas, and 19 micropolitan statistical areas in Minnesota. As of 2023, the largest of these is the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA, comprising the area around the state's twin cities - Minneapolis, its largest city, and St. Paul, its capital.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico. These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 34 United States statistical areas and 87 counties of the State of Minnesota

Combined statistical area 2023 population (est.) Core-based statistical area 2023 population (est.) County 2023 population (est.)
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA 4,104,786
3,964,997 (MN)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 3,712,020
3,572,231 (MN)
Hennepin County, Minnesota 1,258,713
Ramsey County, Minnesota 536,075
Dakota County, Minnesota 447,440
Anoka County, Minnesota 372,441
Washington County, Minnesota 278,936
Scott County, Minnesota 155,814
Wright County, Minnesota 151,150
Carver County, Minnesota 111,057
Sherburne County, Minnesota 102,206
St. Croix County, Wisconsin 96,763
Chisago County, Minnesota 58,535
Isanti County, Minnesota 43,182
Pierce County, Wisconsin 43,026
Le Sueur County, Minnesota 29,255
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota 27,427
St. Cloud, MN MSA 202,577 Stearns County, Minnesota 160,977
Benton County, Minnesota 41,600
Faribault-Northfield, MN μSA 67,948 Rice County, Minnesota 67,948
Red Wing, MN μSA 48,035 Goodhue County, Minnesota 48,035
Owatonna, MN μSA 37,421 Steele County, Minnesota 37,421
Hutchinson, MN μSA 36,785 McLeod County, Minnesota 36,785
Rochester-Austin-Winona, MN CSA 318,856 Rochester, MN MSA 229,077 Olmsted County, Minnesota 164,784
Wabasha County, Minnesota 21,683
Fillmore County, Minnesota 21,522
Dodge County, Minnesota 21,088
Winona, MN μSA 49,721 Winona County, Minnesota 49,721
Austin, MN μSA 40,058 Mower County, Minnesota 40,058
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI MSA 326,968
282,704 (MN)
Duluth, MN-WI MSA 281,603
237,339 (MN)
St. Louis County, Minnesota 200,514
Douglas County, Wisconsin 44,264
Carlton County, Minnesota 36,825
Grand Rapids, MN μSA 45,365 Itasca County, Minnesota 45,365
Mankato–New Ulm, MN CSA 129,876 Mankato, MN MSA 104,248 Blue Earth County, Minnesota 70,006
Nicollet County, Minnesota 34,242
New Ulm, MN μSA 25,628 Brown County, Minnesota 25,628
none Brainerd, MN μSA 99,750 Crow Wing County, Minnesota 68,304
Cass County, Minnesota 31,446
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA 285,484
72,564 (MN)
Fargo, ND-MN MSA 262,620
66,258 (MN)
Cass County, North Dakota 196,362
Clay County, Minnesota 66,258
Wahpeton, ND-MN μSA 22,864
6,306 (MN)
Richland County, North Dakota 16,558
Wilkin County, Minnesota 6,306
none Fergus Falls, MN μSA 60,626 Otter Tail County, Minnesota 60,626
Bemidji, MN μSA 46,718 Beltrami County, Minnesota 46,718
Willmar, MN μSA 43,813 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota 43,813
Alexandria, MN μSA 39,953 Douglas County, Minnesota 39,953
Detroit Lakes, MN μSA 35,283 Becker County, Minnesota 35,283
Albert Lea, MN μSA 30,515 Freeborn County, Minnesota 30,515
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 103,120
30,412 (MN)
Grand Forks County, North Dakota 72,708
Polk County, Minnesota 30,412
Marshall, MN μSA 25,427 Lyon County, Minnesota 25,427
Worthington, MN μSA 21,727 Nobles County, Minnesota 21,727
Fairmont, MN μSA 19,657 Martin County, Minnesota 19,657
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN MSA 216,389
18,582 (MN)
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA 170,238
18,582 (MN)
La Crosse County, Wisconsin 120,486
Vernon County, Wisconsin 31,170
Houston County, Minnesota 18,582
Sparta, WI μSA 46,151 Monroe County, Wisconsin 46,151
none Sioux Falls, SD-MN MSA 304,555
9,551 (MN)
Minnehaha County, South Dakota 206,930
Lincoln County, South Dakota 73,238
Rock County, Minnesota 9,551
Turner County, South Dakota 9,027
McCook County, South Dakota 5,809
none Morrison County, Minnesota 34,250
Pine County, Minnesota 30,197
Todd County, Minnesota 25,667
Meeker County, Minnesota 23,490
Hubbard County, Minnesota 22,132
Waseca County, Minnesota 18,981
Kanabec County, Minnesota 16,602
Aitkin County, Minnesota 16,102
Redwood County, Minnesota 15,288
Roseau County, Minnesota 15,252
Sibley County, Minnesota 15,084
Renville County, Minnesota 14,348
Wadena County, Minnesota 14,241
Faribault County, Minnesota 13,873
Pennington County, Minnesota 13,714
Chippewa County, Minnesota 12,172
Koochiching County, Minnesota 11,751
Pope County, Minnesota 11,400
Cottonwood County, Minnesota 11,319
Watonwan County, Minnesota 11,077
Lake County, Minnesota 10,855
Jackson County, Minnesota 9,919
Stevens County, Minnesota 9,728
Swift County, Minnesota 9,719
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 9,467
Pipestone County, Minnesota 9,245
Marshall County, Minnesota 8,810
Clearwater County, Minnesota 8,644
Murray County, Minnesota 8,049
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 6,630
Norman County, Minnesota 6,329
Grant County, Minnesota 6,139
Cook County, Minnesota 5,639
Lincoln County, Minnesota 5,521
Mahnomen County, Minnesota 5,280
Big Stone County, Minnesota 5,105
Kittson County, Minnesota 4,060
Red Lake County, Minnesota 3,911
Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota 3,778
Traverse County, Minnesota 3,136
State of Minnesota 5,738,051

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 34 statistical areas of Minnesota, 18 are PSAs comprising six combined statistical areas, two metropolitan statistical areas and ten micropolitan statistical areas.

The 18 primary statistical areas of the State of Minnesota

2020 rank Primary statistical area Population
2023 estimate Change 2020 Census Change 2010 Census
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA (MN) 3,964,997 +0.56% 3,943,040 +10.11% 3,580,914
2 Rochester-Austin-Winona, MN CSA 318,856 +0.89% 316,029 +6.23% 297,501
3 Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI CSA (MN) 282,704 +0.44% 281,452 +0.28% 280,670
4 Mankato-New Ulm, MN CSA 129,876 +0.31% 129,478 +5.58% 122,633
5 Brainerd, MN μSA 99,750 +3.70% 96,189 +5.62% 91,067
6 Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA (MN) 72,564 +1.03% 71,824 +9.53% 65,575
7 Fergus Falls, MN μSA 60,626 +0.91% 60,081 +4.85% 57,303
8 Bemidji, MN μSA 46,718 +1.06% 46,228 +4.02% 44,442
9 Willmar, MN μSA 43,813 +0.19% 43,732 +3.53% 42,239
10 Alexandria, MN μSA 39,953 +2.43% 39,006 +8.32% 36,009
11 Detroit Lakes, MN μSA 35,283 +0.28% 35,183 +8.24% 32,504
12 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA (MN) 30,412 −2.50% 31,192 −1.29% 31,600
13 Albert Lea, MN μSA 30,515 −1.23% 30,895 −1.15% 31,255
14 Marshall, MN μSA 25,427 +0.63% 25,269 −2.27% 25,857
15 Worthington, MN μSA 21,727 −2.53% 22,290 +4.27% 21,378
16 Fairmont, MN μSA 19,657 −1.84% 20,025 −3.91% 20,840
17 La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN CSA (MN) 18,582 −1.39% 18,843 −0.97% 19,027
18 Sioux Falls, SD-MN MSA (MN) 9,551 −1.58% 9,704 +0.18% 9,687
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA 4,104,786 +0.64% 4,078,788 +10.05% 3,706,278
Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI MSA 326,968 +0.37% 325,747 +0.28% 324,829
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA 285,484 +4.62% 272,878 +17.79% 231,674
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 103,120 −1.19% 104,362 +5.99% 98,461
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN MSA 216,389 −0.10% 216,615 +4.09% 208,111
Sioux Falls, SD-MN MSA 304,555 +6.33% 286,434 +20.18% 238,338

See also

Notes

  1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
  2. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

  1. ^ Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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