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 (MN )
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 3,712,020 (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 (MN)
Duluth, MN-WI MSA 281,603 (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 (MN)
Fargo, ND-MN MSA 262,620 (MN)
Cass County, North Dakota 196,362
Clay County, Minnesota
66,258
Wahpeton, ND-MN μSA 22,864 (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 (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 (MN)
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN MSA 170,238 (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 (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
^ 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.^ 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
^ 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 )^ "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas" . Office of Management and Budget . July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .^ "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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