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List of all Minnesota (MN) counties in alphabetical order

List of all Minnesota counties in alphabetical order

Find out the list of all Minnesota counties in alphabetical order including their size, seats and numbers.

The U.S State of Minnesota has 87 counties in total.Here’s the complete alphabetical list:  

A

Aitkin County (MN)

Anoka County (MN)


B

Becker County (MN)  

Beltrami County (MN)

Benton County (MN) 

Big Stone County (MN) 

Blue Earth County (MN)  

Brown County (MN) 


C

Carlton County (MN)  

Carver County (MN) 

Cass County (MN)  

Chippewa County (MN)  

Chisago County (MN)  

Clay County (MN) 

Clearwater County (MN)  

Cook County (MN) 

Cottonwood County (MN)  

Crow Wing County (MN)  


D

Dakota County (MN)  

Dodge County (MN)  

Douglas County (MN) 


F

Faribault County (MN)  

Fillmore County (MN)

Freeborn County (MN)  


G

Goodhue County (MN)

Grant County (MN) 


H

Hennepin County (MN)

Houston County (MN)  

Hubbard County (MN)  


I

Isanti County (MN) 

Itasca County (MN)


J

Jackson County (MN)  


K

Kanabec County (MN)

Kandiyohi County (MN)

Kittson County (MN) 

Koochiching County (MN)  


L

Lac qui Parle County (MN)  

Lake County (MN)  

Lake of the Woods  

Le Sueur County (MN)  

Lincoln County (MN)  

Lyon County (MN)


M

Mahnomen County (MN)  

Marshall County (MN)  

Martin County (MN)

McLeod County (MN)

Meeker County (MN)

Mille Lacs County (MN) 

Morrison County (MN) 

Mower County (MN) 

Murray County (MN)  


N

Nicollet County (MN) 

Nobles County (MN)  

Norman County (MN) 


O

Olmsted County (MN)

Otter Tail County (MN) 


P

Pennington County (MN)  

Pine County (MN)

Pipestone County (MN) 

Polk County (MN)  

Pope County (MN)

Ramsey County (MN)


R

Red Lake County (MN)

Redwood County (MN) 

Renville County (MN)  

Rice County (MN)

Rock County (MN) 

Roseau County (MN) 


S

Scott County (MN) 

Sherburne County (MN) 

Sibley County (MN) 

St. Louis County (MN)

Stearns County (MN) 

Steele County (MN) 

Stevens County (MN)

Swift County (MN)  


T

Todd County (MN)

Traverse County (MN)  


W

Wabasha County (MN)  

Wadena County (MN) 

Waseca County (MN) 

Washington County (MN) 

Watonwan County (MN) 

Wilkin County (MN) 

Winona County (MN)  

Wright County (MN)  


Y

Yellow Medicine County (MN)


List of all Minnesota counties in printable and scannable format 


A

Aitkin County (MN), Anoka County (MN)


B

Becker County (MN), Beltrami County (MN), Benton County (MN), Big Stone County (MN), Blue Earth County (MN), Brown County (MN)


C

Carlton County (MN), Carver County (MN), Cass County (MN), Chippewa County (MN), Chisago County (MN), Clay County (MN), Clearwater County (MN), Cook County (MN), Cottonwood County (MN), Crow Wing County (MN)  


D

Dakota County (MN), Dodge County (MN), Douglas County (MN) 


F

Faribault County (MN), Fillmore County (MN), Freeborn County (MN)  


G

Goodhue County (MN), Grant County (MN) 


H

Hennepin County (MN), Houston County (MN), Hubbard County (MN) 


I

Isanti County (MN), Itasca County (MN)


J

Jackson County (MN)  


K

Kanabec County (MN), Kandiyohi County (MN), Kittson County (MN), Koochiching County (MN)  


L

Lac qui Parle County (MN), Lake County (MN), Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur County (MN), Lincoln County (MN), Lyon County (MN)


M

Mahnomen County (MN), Marshall County (MN), Martin County (MN), McLeod County (MN), Meeker County (MN), Mille Lacs County (MN), Morrison County (MN), Mower County (MN), Murray County (MN)  


N

Nicollet County (MN), Nobles County (MN), Norman County (MN) 


O

Olmsted County (MN), Otter Tail County (MN) 


P

Pennington County (MN), Pine County (MN), Pipestone County (MN), Polk County (MN), Pope County (MN)


R

Ramsey County (MN), Red Lake County (MN), Redwood County (MN), Renville County (MN), Rice County (MN), Rock County (MN), Roseau County (MN) 


S

Scott County (MN), Sherburne County (MN), Sibley County (MN), St. Louis County (MN), Stearns County (MN), Steele County (MN), Stevens County (MN), Swift County (MN)  


T

Todd County (MN), Traverse County (MN)  


W

Wabasha County (MN), Wadena County (MN), Waseca County (MN), Washington County (MN), Watonwan County (MN), Wilkin County (MN), Winona County (MN), Wright County (MN)  


Y

Yellow Medicine County (MN)


List of all Minnesota counties and their county size

A

Aitkin County MN – 1,995 square miles

Anoka County MN – 423 square miles


B

Becker County MN – 1,315 square miles

Beltrami County MN – 2,505 square miles

Benton County MN – 408 square miles

Big Stone County MN – 497 square miles

Blue Earth County MN – 752 square miles

Brown County MN – 611 square miles


C

Carlton County MN – 860 square miles

Carver County MN – 354 square miles

Cass County MN – 2,022 square miles

Chippewa County MN – 582 square miles

Chisago County MN – 418 square miles

Clay County MN – 1,045 square miles

Clearwater County MN – 999 square miles

Cook County MN – 1,452 square miles

Cottonwood County MN – 639 square miles

Crow Wing – 1,157 square miles


D

Dakota County MN – 562 square miles

Dodge County MN – 439 square miles

Douglas County MN – 637 square miles


F

Faribault County MN – 504 square miles

Fillmore County MN – 861 square miles

Freeborn County MN – 707 square miles


G

Goodhue County MN – 764 square miles

Grant County MN – 548 square miles


H

Hennepin County MN – 554 square miles

Houston County MN – 569 square miles

Hubbard County MN – 926 square miles


I

Isanti County MN – 452 square milesItasca – 2,668 square miles


J

Jackson County MN – 703 square miles


K

Kanabec County MN – 524 square miles

Kandiyohi County MN – 796 square miles

Kittson County MN – 1,101 square miles

Koochiching County MN – 3,104 square miles


L

Lac qui Parle County MN – 765 square miles

Lake County MN – 2,109 square miles

Lake of the Woods County MN – 1,298 square miles

Le Sueur County MN – 449 square milesLincoln – 537 square miles

Lyon County MN – 715 square miles


M

Mahnomen County MN – 558 square miles

Marshall County MN – 1,775 square miles

Martin County MN – 712 square miles

McLeod County MN – 491 square miles

Meeker County MN – 608 square miles

Mille Lacs County MN – 572 square miles

Morrison County MN – 1,125 square miles

Mower County MN – 711 square miles

Murray County MN – 705 square miles


N

Nicollet County MN – 448 square miles

Nobles County MN – 715 square miles

Norman County MN – 877 square miles


O

Olmsted County MN – 653 square miles

Otter Tail County MN – 2,031 square miles


P

Pennington County MN – 618 square miles

Pine County MN – 1,411 square miles

Pipestone County MN – 475 square miles

Polk County MN – 1,971 square miles

Pope County MN – 717 square miles


R

Ramsey County MN – 144 square miles

Red Lake County MN – 432 square miles

Redwood County MN – 879 square miles

Renville County MN – 983 square miles

Rice County MN – 496 square miles

Rock County MN – 482 square milesR

oseau County MN – 1,678 square miles


S

St. Louis County MN – 6,247 square miles

Scott County MN – 356 square miles

Sherburne County MN – 446 square miles

Sibley County MN – 589 square miles

Stearns County MN – 1,343 square miles

Steele County MN – 430 square miles

Stevens County MN – 564 square miles

Swift County MN – 752 square miles


T

Todd County MN – 980 square miles

Traverse County MN – 574 square miles


W

Wabasha County MN – 550 square miles

Wadena County MN – 543 square miles

Waseca County MN – 433 square miles

Washington County MN – 423 square miles

Watonwan County MN – 440 square miles

Wilkin County MN – 751 square miles

Winona County MN – 642 square miles

Wright County MN – 661 square miles


Y

Yellow Medicine County MN – 759 square miles


List of all Minnesota counties and their county seats 


A

Aitkin County MN – Aitkin  

Anoka County MN – Anoka  


B

Becker County MN – Detroit Lakes  

Beltrami County MN – Bemidji  

Benton County MN – Foley  

Big Stone County MN – Ortonville  

Blue Earth County MN – Mankato  

Brown County MN – New Ulm  


C

Carlton County MN – Carlton  

Carver County MN – Chaska  

Cass County MN – Walker  

Chippewa County MN – Montevideo  

Chisago County MN – Center City  

Clay County MN – Moorhead  

Clearwater County MN – Bagley  

Cook County MN – Grand Marais  

Cottonwood County MN – Windom  

Crow Wing County MN – Brainerd  


D

Dakota County MN – Hastings  

Dodge County MN – Mantorville  

Douglas County MN – Alexandria  


F

Faribault County MN – Blue Earth  

Fillmore County MN – Preston  

Freeborn County MN – Albert Lea  


G

Goodhue County MN – Red Wing  

Grant County MN – Elbow Lake  


H

Hennepin County MN – Minneapolis  

Houston County MN – Caledonia  

Hubbard County MN – Park Rapids  


I

Isanti County MN – Cambridge  

Itasca County MN – Grand Rapids  


J

Jackson County MN – Jackson  


K

Kanabec County MN – Mora  

Kandiyohi County MN – Willmar  

Kittson County MN – Hallock  

Koochiching County MN – International Falls  


L

Lac qui Parle County MN – Madison  

Lake County MN – Two Harbors  

Lake of the Woods County MN – Baudette  

Le Sueur County MN – Le Sueur  

Lincoln County MN – Ivanhoe  

Lyon County MN – Marshall  


M

Mahnomen County MN – Mahnomen  

Marshall County MN – Warren  

Martin County MN – Fairmont  

McLeod County MN – Glencoe  

Meeker County MN – Litchfield  

Mille Lacs County MN – Milaca  

Morrison County MN – Little Falls  

Mower County MN – Austin  

Murray County MN – Slayton  


N

Nicollet County MN – St. Peter  

Nobles County MN – Worthington  

Norman County MN – Ada  


O

Olmsted County MN – Rochester  

Otter Tail County MN – Fergus Falls  


P

Pennington County MN – Thief River Falls  

Pine County MN – Pine City  

Pipestone County MN – Pipestone  

Polk County MN – Crookston  

Pope County MN – Glenwood  


R

Ramsey County MN – St. Paul  

Red Lake County MN – Red Lake Falls  

Redwood County MN – Redwood Falls  

Renville County MN – Olivia  

Rice County MN – Faribault  

Rock County MN – Luverne  

Roseau County MN – Roseau  


S

St. Louis County MN – Duluth  

Scott County MN – Shakopee  

Sherburne County MN – Elk River  

Sibley County MN – Gaylord  

Stearns County MN – St. Cloud  

Steele County MN – Owatonna  

Stevens County MN – Morris  

Swift County MN – Benson  


T

Todd County MN – Long Prairie  

Traverse County MN – Wheaton  


W

Wabasha County MN – Wabasha  

Wadena County MN – Wadena  

Waseca County MN – Waseca  

Washington County MN – Stillwater  

Watonwan County MN – St. James  

Wilkin County MN – Breckenridge  

Winona County MN – Winona  

Wright County MN – Buffalo  


Y

Yellow Medicine County MN – Granite Falls  


What is the largest county in Minnesota?

The largest county in Minnesota by land area is St. Louis County which covers 6,247 sq mi.  


What is the smallest county in Minnesota?

The smallest in Minnesota by land area is Ramsey County which covers 170 sq mi.


Unique attractions in Minnesota 

1. Split Rock Lighthouse

This waterfall is where half the water disappears underground.  


2. Niagara Cave 

Situated in Harmony, the Niagara Cave is an underground cave with a 60-foot waterfall.  

3. Orfield Labs Quiet Chamber

This place is regarded as one of the “quietest place on Earth”.

4. Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds.

This museum showcases medical devices from history.  

5. Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station
6. SPAM® Museum
7. World’s Largest Northern Pike Statue

This is a 30-foot roadside fish sculpture. 

8. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statues 
9. Jolly Green Giant Statue
10. World’s Largest Ball of Twine
11. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden 
12. Devil’s Kettle Waterfall (Grand Marais)
13. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
14. Mall of America

The Mall of America is one of the largest mall in the United States featuring parks and aquariums.  

15. Glensheen Mansion
16. International Wolf Center
17. Voyageurs National Park
18. Mystery Cave

The Mystery Cave is often regarded as one of Minnesota’s longest caves.

19. World’s Largest Booming Prairie Chicken Statue
20. Minnesota State Fair