Demographics of Pennington County, Minnesota

Pennington County, Minnesota had 13,686 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −256 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.

Pennington County, in four figures

13,686
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −256 people.; 39.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,325 ±$5,217
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.

Pennington County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pennington 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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Pennington County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pennington 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	13,942	100.0	100.0
2021	13,786	98.9	100.2
2022	13,826	99.2	100.7
2023	13,734	98.5	101.6
2024	13,750	98.6	102.5
2025	13,686	98.2	103.1

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Population of Pennington 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	13,942	−45	+5	0	−46
2021	13,786	−156	−20	+1	−137
2022	13,826	+40	−7	+13	+37
2023	13,734	−92	−9	+18	−99
2024	13,750	+16	+9	+85	−77
2025	13,686	−64	+17	+20	−100

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.7: for men 38.7 ±1.5 and for women 40.7 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pennington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	712 ±36	5.2% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,154 ±160	15.6% ±1.2	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,284 ±192	9.3% ±1.4	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,563 ±201	25.8% ±1.5	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,413 ±191	24.7% ±1.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,665 ±214	19.3% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,325 ±$5,217, and income per person $41,551 ±$2,185, 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 Pennington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	852 ±180	13.7% ±2.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,160 ±199	18.7% ±3.2	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,005 ±154	16.2% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	813 ±143	13.1% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,500 ±220	24.2% ±3.5	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	542 ±118	8.7% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	335 ±82	5.4% ±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 Pennington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,416 ±290	10.5% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	345 ±117	12.2% ±4.0	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	700 ±172	9.9% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	371 ±122	10.2% ±3.3	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pennington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pennington County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	6,799 ±33	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±2.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±2.8	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.2% ±1.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.8% ±3.2	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,500 ±$10,083	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$862 ±$67	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	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 Pennington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	678 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,113 ±106	87.8% ±0.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	28 to 146	0.2% to 1.1%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	211 ±24	1.5% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 90	0.1% to 0.7%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	9 to 119	0.1% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	580 ±132	4.2% ±1.0	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 Pennington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	9,529 ±307	69.1% ±2.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,670 ±303	26.6% ±2.2	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	42 to 136	0.3% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	503 ±122	3.6% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	311 ±100	2.3% ±0.7	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	192 ±76	1.4% ±0.6	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%.

Pennington County among the counties of Minnesota

60th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Pennington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Redwood County	15,265	−1.0%
Roseau County	15,246	−0.3%
Wadena County	14,388	+1.9%
Renville County	14,356	−2.3%
Faribault County	13,888	−0.1%
Pennington County	13,686	−1.8%
Chippewa County	12,406	−1.6%
Koochiching County	11,587	−3.7%
Watonwan County	11,459	+2.0%
Pope County	11,420	+0.8%
Cottonwood County	11,405	−1.0%

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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