Demographics of Ramsey County, Minnesota

Ramsey County, Minnesota had 541,623 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −10,110 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.

Ramsey County, in four figures

541,623
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −10,110 people.; 36.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,568 ±$1,585
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Ramsey 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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Ramsey County, Minnesota's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ramsey 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	551,733	100.0	100.0
2021	543,343	98.5	100.2
2022	538,375	97.6	100.7
2023	537,716	97.5	101.6
2024	540,713	98.0	102.5
2025	541,623	98.2	103.1

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Population of Ramsey 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	551,733	−629	+484	+100	−1,260
2021	543,343	−8,390	+1,590	+954	−10,571
2022	538,375	−4,968	+1,543	+3,398	−10,108
2023	537,716	−659	+1,582	+3,942	−6,159
2024	540,713	+2,997	+1,530	+4,706	−3,214
2025	541,623	+910	+1,512	+2,308	−2,924

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±0.2: for men 35.3 ±0.1 and for women 37.0 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ramsey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	33,950 ±103	6.3% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	91,207 ±1,571	16.8% ±0.3	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	50,931 ±1,166	9.4% ±0.2	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	160,929 ±1,617	29.6% ±0.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	120,332 ±1,401	22.2% ±0.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	85,596 ±1,623	15.8% ±0.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,568 ±$1,585, and income per person $46,355 ±$735, 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 Ramsey County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	28,765 ±1,391	13.0% ±0.6	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	36,388 ±1,556	16.4% ±0.7	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	37,184 ±1,472	16.8% ±0.7	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	28,148 ±1,396	12.7% ±0.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	39,713 ±1,415	17.9% ±0.6	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	22,900 ±1,006	10.3% ±0.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28,229 ±1,076	12.8% ±0.5	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 Ramsey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	65,292 ±4,212	12.3% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	20,775 ±1,715	16.8% ±1.3	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	33,695 ±1,991	11.6% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	10,822 ±750	9.4% ±0.6	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ramsey County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ramsey County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	233,870 ±110	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±0.4	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.6% ±0.7	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.4% ±0.7	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$326,600 ±$2,650	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,329 ±$14	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±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 Ramsey County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	45,588 ±0	8.4% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	314,435 ±888	57.9% ±0.2	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	65,894 ±1,660	12.1% ±0.3	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	81,334 ±1,051	15.0% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,862 ±325	0.3% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	154 ±70	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,718 ±654	0.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	30,960 ±2,155	5.7% ±0.4	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Ramsey County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	324,490 ±3,384	59.8% ±0.6	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	128,777 ±2,934	23.7% ±0.5	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,109 ±581	0.9% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	84,569 ±2,424	15.6% ±0.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	53,493 ±2,082	9.9% ±0.4	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	31,076 ±2,046	5.7% ±0.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ramsey County among the counties of Minnesota

2nd of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Ramsey County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hennepin County	1,284,784	+0.2%
Ramsey County	541,623	−1.8%
Dakota County	457,710	+3.9%
Anoka County	381,605	+4.7%
Washington County	286,895	+6.9%
St. Louis County	200,518	+0.2%
Olmsted County	166,731	+2.3%

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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