What is the #1 biggest cities in minnesota?

#	City	Population	Population
1	Minneapolis	426,845	426,845
2	St. Paul	307,762	307,762
3	Rochester	121,638	121,638
4	Bloomington	88,838	88,838
5	Duluth	86,863	86,863
6	Brooklyn Park	84,349	84,349
7	Plymouth	79,526	79,526
8	Woodbury	76,945	76,945
9	Lakeville	72,480	72,480
10	Blaine	71,261	71,261
11	Maple Grove	70,539	70,539
12	St. Cloud	69,926	69,926
13	Eagan	68,158	68,158
14	Burnsville	64,295	64,295
15	Coon Rapids	63,348	63,348
16	Eden Prairie	63,249	63,249
17	Apple Valley	55,696	55,696
18	Minnetonka	53,256	53,256
19	Edina	53,125	53,125
20	St. Louis Park	49,541	49,541
21	Shakopee	45,002	45,002
22	Mankato	44,882	44,882
23	Moorhead	44,706	44,706
24	Maplewood	40,981	40,981
25	Cottage Grove	40,124	40,124
26	Richfield	36,725	36,725
27	Roseville	35,905	35,905
28	Inver Grove Heights	35,772	35,772
29	Andover	32,825	32,825
30	Brooklyn Center	32,811	32,811
31	Savage	32,706	32,706
32	Fridley	29,944	29,944
33	Chaska	28,146	28,146
34	Oakdale	28,109	28,109
35	Ramsey	28,070	28,070
36	Prior Lake	27,832	27,832
37	Shoreview	26,724	26,724
38	Rosemount	26,509	26,509
39	Owatonna	26,462	26,462
40	Elk River	26,367	26,367
41	Austin	26,167	26,167
42	Chanhassen	26,001	26,001
43	Winona	25,998	25,998
44	Faribault	24,458	24,458
45	White Bear Lake	24,026	24,026
46	Farmington	23,675	23,675
47	Champlin	23,450	23,450
48	New Brighton	22,900	22,900
49	Crystal	22,685	22,685
50	Hastings	22,050	22,050
51	Columbia Heights	22,016	22,016
52	Golden Valley	21,927	21,927
53	Lino Lakes	21,847	21,847
54	New Hope	21,402	21,402
55	Otsego	21,358	21,358
56	Willmar	21,136	21,136
57	West St. Paul	21,076	21,076
58	Northfield	20,678	20,678
59	Forest Lake	20,678	20,678
60	South St. Paul	20,633	20,633
61	Sartell	19,620	19,620
62	Stillwater	19,323	19,323
63	St. Michael	19,267	19,267
64	Hopkins	18,696	18,696
65	Albert Lea	18,379	18,379
66	Anoka	17,941	17,941
67	Red Wing	16,660	16,660
68	Ham Lake	16,575	16,575
69	Buffalo	16,388	16,388
70	Hibbing	16,100	16,100
71	Hugo	16,076	16,076
72	Bemidji	15,490	15,490
73	Hutchinson	14,629	14,629
74	Monticello	14,607	14,607
75	Alexandria	14,579	14,579
76	Brainerd	14,474	14,474
77	Robbinsdale	14,318	14,318
78	North Mankato	14,212	14,212
79	Fergus Falls	14,138	14,138
80	New Ulm	14,066	14,066
81	Marshall	13,880	13,880
82	Sauk Rapids	13,851	13,851
83	Worthington	13,792	13,792
84	Rogers	13,405	13,405
85	Waconia	13,223	13,223
86	Mounds View	12,992	12,992
87	Vadnais Heights	12,789	12,789
88	Cloquet	12,582	12,582
89	North St. Paul	12,511	12,511
90	Lake Elmo	12,504	12,504
91	St. Peter	12,085	12,085
92	East Bethel	11,995	11,995
93	Mendota Heights	11,644	11,644
94	Grand Rapids	11,186	11,186
95	North Branch	11,182	11,182
96	Victoria	10,972	10,972
97	Little Canada	10,546	10,546
98	Fairmont	10,348	10,348
99	Hermantown	10,192	10,192
100	Detroit Lakes	10,002	10,002
101	Cambridge	9,992	9,992
102	Arden Hills	9,737	9,737
103	St. Anthony	9,516	9,516
104	Waseca	9,209	9,209
105	Mound	9,176	9,176
106	Little Falls	9,094	9,094
107	East Grand Forks	9,067	9,067
108	Oak Grove	9,031	9,031
109	Thief River Falls	8,841	8,841
110	Baxter	8,804	8,804
111	Minnetrista	8,509	8,509
112	Dayton	8,381	8,381
113	Virginia	8,362	8,362
114	Waite Park	8,341	8,341
115	St. Francis	8,279	8,279
116	Orono	8,205	8,205
117	New Prague	8,195	8,195
118	Mahtomedi	8,108	8,108
119	Albertville	8,066	8,066
120	Wyoming	8,063	8,063
121	Shorewood	7,679	7,679
122	Belle Plaine	7,401	7,401
123	Crookston	7,388	7,388
124	St. Joseph	7,024	7,024
125	Isanti	7,023	7,023
126	Spring Lake Park	6,997	6,997
127	Kasson	6,964	6,964
128	Medina	6,858	6,858
129	Corcoran	6,854	6,854
130	Stewartville	6,754	6,754
131	Delano	6,712	6,712
132	Jordan	6,704	6,704
133	Litchfield	6,599	6,599
134	Byron	6,510	6,510
135	Zimmerman	6,410	6,410
136	Carver	5,935	5,935
137	International Falls	5,728	5,728
138	Glencoe	5,702	5,702
139	Chisago City	5,629	5,629
140	Credit River	5,531	5,531
141	St. Paul Park	5,464	5,464
142	Montevideo	5,303	5,303
143	La Crescent	5,266	5,266
144	North Oaks	5,175	5,175
145	Falcon Heights	5,145	5,145
146	Morris	5,092	5,092
147	Redwood Falls	5,075	5,075
148	Lake City	5,021	5,021
149	Princeton	4,988	4,988
150	Circle Pines	4,980	4,980
151	Becker	4,958	4,958
152	Lindstrom	4,933	4,933
153	Elko New Market	4,915	4,915
154	Luverne	4,907	4,907
155	Lonsdale	4,789	4,789
156	Windom	4,786	4,786
157	Oak Park Heights	4,782	4,782
158	Watertown	4,747	4,747
159	St. James	4,740	4,740
160	Chisholm	4,731	4,731
161	Dilworth	4,664	4,664
162	Sauk Centre	4,589	4,589
163	Nowthen	4,539	4,539
164	Rockford	4,521	4,521
165	Newport	4,460	4,460
166	Wayzata	4,363	4,363
167	Wadena	4,361	4,361
168	Park Rapids	4,226	4,226
169	Cannon Falls	4,216	4,216
170	Columbus	4,211	4,211
171	Le Sueur	4,204	4,204
172	Cold Spring	4,201	4,201
173	Pipestone	4,165	4,165
174	Goodview	4,104	4,104
175	St. Charles	4,021	4,021
176	Scandia	3,966	3,966
177	Grant	3,959	3,959
178	Bayport	3,948	3,948
179	Centerville	3,915	3,915
180	Norwood Young America	3,866	3,866
181	Zumbrota	3,843	3,843
182	Montrose	3,840	3,840
183	Deephaven	3,835	3,835
184	Mora	3,708	3,708
185	Independence	3,695	3,695
186	Pine Island	3,693	3,693
187	Long Prairie	3,683	3,683
188	Melrose	3,608	3,608
189	Two Harbors	3,598	3,598
190	Perham	3,577	3,577
191	St. Augusta	3,576	3,576
192	Plainview	3,501	3,501
193	Hanover	3,495	3,495
194	Eveleth	3,470	3,470
195	Benson	3,449	3,449
196	Sleepy Eye	3,438	3,438
197	Breckenridge	3,369	3,369
198	Montgomery	3,366	3,366
199	Annandale	3,365	3,365
200	Pine City	3,339	3,339
201	Jackson	3,298	3,298
202	Moose Lake	3,297	3,297
203	Eagle Lake	3,268	3,268
204	Rush City	3,262	3,262
205	Ely	3,239	3,239
206	Blue Earth	3,170	3,170
207	Proctor	3,102	3,102
208	Milaca	3,033	3,033
209	Afton	2,944	2,944
210	Greenfield	2,897	2,897
211	Mountain Iron	2,865	2,865
212	Dodge Center	2,864	2,864
213	Caledonia	2,825	2,825
214	Albany	2,800	2,800
215	Cokato	2,780	2,780
216	Barnesville	2,757	2,757
217	Roseau	2,728	2,728
218	Cohasset	2,700	2,700
219	Chatfield	2,693	2,693
220	Foley	2,685	2,685
221	Crosslake	2,648	2,648
222	Glenwood	2,648	2,648
223	Breezy Point	2,647	2,647
224	Lexington	2,616	2,616
225	Granite Falls	2,612	2,612
226	Osseo	2,601	2,601
227	Pelican Rapids	2,589	2,589
228	Wabasha	2,569	2,569
229	Sandstone	2,538	2,538
230	Lake Crystal	2,530	2,530
231	Rockville	2,521	2,521
232	Le Center	2,514	2,514
233	Mayer	2,501	2,501
234	Paynesville	2,476	2,476
235	Janesville	2,449	2,449
236	Lauderdale	2,386	2,386
237	Madelia	2,380	2,380
238	Excelsior	2,359	2,359
239	Staples	2,359	2,359
240	Spring Valley	2,357	2,357
241	Wells	2,317	2,317
242	Arlington	2,298	2,298
243	Crosby	2,253	2,253
244	Olivia	2,243	2,243
245	Pequot Lakes	2,236	2,236
246	Aitkin	2,217	2,217
247	Springfield	2,209	2,209
248	Cologne	2,146	2,146
249	Maple Lake	2,104	2,104
250	Eyota	2,090	2,090
251	Slayton	2,089	2,089
252	Hawley	2,086	2,086
253	Gaylord	2,074	2,074
254	Hoyt Lakes	2,074	2,074
255	Warroad	2,067	2,067
256	Esko	2,063	2,063
257	Winsted	2,023	2,023
258	Rice	1,998	1,998
259	Stacy	1,992	1,992
260	St. Bonifacius	1,982	1,982
261	Blooming Prairie	1,977	1,977
262	Ortonville	1,968	1,968
263	Waverly	1,947	1,947
264	Clearwater	1,904	1,904
265	Aurora	1,897	1,897
266	Maple Plain	1,889	1,889
267	Coleraine	1,888	1,888
268	Dundas	1,882	1,882
269	Spring Park	1,869	1,869
270	Tracy	1,869	1,869
271	Howard Lake	1,864	1,864
272	Lester Prairie	1,848	1,848
273	Ada	1,834	1,834
274	Mountain Lake	1,833	1,833
275	Kenyon	1,811	1,811
276	Silver Bay	1,790	1,790
277	Rushford	1,790	1,790
278	Waterville	1,778	1,778
279	Mapleton	1,745	1,745
280	Nisswa	1,744	1,744
281	Rock Creek	1,711	1,711
282	Long Lake	1,710	1,710
283	Grand Marais	1,700	1,700
284	Gilbert	1,693	1,693
285	Lewiston	1,680	1,680
286	Braham	1,674	1,674
287	Osakis	1,667	1,667
288	Hinckley	1,665	1,665
289	Oronoco	1,665	1,665
290	Lakefield	1,652	1,652
291	Warren	1,637	1,637
292	St. John's University	1,615	1,615
293	Frazee	1,595	1,595
294	Pierz	1,581	1,581
295	Canby	1,563	1,563
296	Minneota	1,531	1,531
297	Lakeland	1,510	1,510
298	Madison	1,507	1,507
299	Red Lake	1,506	1,506
300	Clara City	1,497	1,497
301	Avon	1,493	1,493
302	Dawson	1,441	1,441
303	Babbitt	1,420	1,420
304	Renville	1,397	1,397
305	Hayfield	1,382	1,382
306	Tonka Bay	1,361	1,361
307	Appleton	1,360	1,360
308	Fulda	1,348	1,348
309	Richmond	1,336	1,336
310	Wheaton	1,334	1,334
311	Dassel	1,332	1,332
312	New York Mills	1,319	1,319
313	Preston	1,315	1,315
314	Starbuck	1,307	1,307
315	Menahga	1,292	1,292
316	Adrian	1,288	1,288
317	Glyndon	1,286	1,286
318	Fosston	1,283	1,283
319	Winthrop	1,275	1,275
320	Red Lake Falls	1,267	1,267
321	Goodhue	1,261	1,261
322	Winnebago	1,247	1,247
323	Keewatin	1,229	1,229
324	Spring Grove	1,223	1,223
325	Truman	1,223	1,223
326	Spicer	1,222	1,222
327	Bagley	1,218	1,218
328	Atwater	1,217	1,217
329	Taylors Falls	1,208	1,208
330	Edgerton	1,207	1,207
331	Martin Lake	1,203	1,203
332	Medford	1,194	1,194
333	Wanamingo	1,185	1,185
334	Madison Lake	1,178	1,178
335	Redby	1,175	1,175
336	East Gull Lake	1,173	1,173
337	New London	1,156	1,156
338	Shafer	1,151	1,151
339	Elgin	1,147	1,147
340	Dellwood	1,145	1,145
341	Fairfax	1,134	1,134
342	Cottonwood	1,120	1,120
343	Baudette	1,117	1,117
344	Lake Shore	1,117	1,117
345	Mahnomen	1,116	1,116
346	Hector	1,111	1,111
347	Lake St. Croix Beach	1,106	1,106
348	Royalton	1,092	1,092
349	Harmony	1,089	1,089
350	Parkers Prairie	1,089	1,089
351	Scanlon	1,087	1,087
352	Eden Valley	1,077	1,077
353	Little Rock	1,075	1,075
354	New Richland	1,068	1,068
355	Hilltop	1,056	1,056
356	Nashwauk	1,035	1,035
357	Tyler	1,019	1,019
358	Buhl	1,013	1,013
359	Mantorville	1,003	1,003

Methodology

Cities in Minnesota are ranked by population. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 biggest cities in minnesota?: Minneapolis ranks #1 with 426,845 (population).
What are the top 5 biggest cities in minnesota?: 1. Minneapolis (426,845), 2. St. Paul (307,762), 3. Rochester (121,638), 4. Bloomington (88,838), 5. Duluth (86,863)
How many cities in Minnesota are ranked?: This ranking includes 359 cities in Minnesota with available data.

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