Demographics of Lincoln County, Minnesota

Lincoln County, Minnesota had 5,583 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −40 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lincoln County, in four figures

5,583
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −40 people.; 45.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,694 ±$3,667
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lincoln County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lincoln County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,623	100.0	100.0
2021	5,576	99.2	100.2
2022	5,606	99.7	100.7
2023	5,584	99.3	101.6
2024	5,591	99.4	102.5
2025	5,583	99.3	103.1

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Population of Lincoln County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,623	−15	−6	0	−8
2021	5,576	−47	−7	+1	−42
2022	5,606	+30	−14	+5	+41
2023	5,584	−22	−20	+6	−9
2024	5,591	+7	−1	+2	+7
2025	5,583	−8	+8	+1	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±0.6: for men 45.0 ±0.6 and for women 46.2 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	327 ±17	5.8% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	932 ±47	16.6% ±0.8	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	367 ±50	6.6% ±0.9	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,136 ±54	20.3% ±1.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,446 ±74	25.8% ±1.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,395 ±93	24.9% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,694 ±$3,667, and income per person $39,497 ±$2,058, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lincoln County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	446 ±65	18.2% ±2.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	433 ±57	17.7% ±2.2	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	443 ±59	18.1% ±2.3	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	338 ±51	13.8% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	408 ±55	16.7% ±2.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	212 ±40	8.7% ±1.6	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	165 ±33	6.7% ±1.3	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	648 ±89	11.9% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	170 ±41	13.6% ±3.2	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	286 ±53	11.4% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	192 ±39	11.6% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	3,045 ±60	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.3% ±2.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.7% ±2.5	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.4% ±2.6	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.6% ±2.3	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,400 ±$6,615	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$674 ±$42	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lincoln County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	147 ±0	2.6% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,255 ±25	93.8% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	42 ±10	0.7% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 11	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	134 ±28	2.4% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lincoln County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	3,781 ±129	67.5% ±2.3	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,704 ±133	30.4% ±2.4	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	45 ±22	0.8% ±0.4	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	73 ±24	1.3% ±0.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12 to 52	0.2% to 0.9%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 65	0.3% to 1.2%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lincoln County among the counties of Minnesota

80th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Lincoln County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Murray County	7,942	−2.9%
Lac qui Parle County	6,704	+0.2%
Norman County	6,336	−1.6%
Wilkin County	6,288	−2.9%
Grant County	6,085	−0.1%
Lincoln County	5,583	−0.7%
Cook County	5,522	−1.4%
Mahnomen County	5,153	−4.1%
Big Stone County	5,054	−2.0%
Kittson County	4,031	−3.7%
Red Lake County	3,940	+0.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026