Demographics of Rice County, Minnesota

Rice County, Minnesota had 69,939 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,834 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.

Rice County, in four figures

69,939
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,834 people.; 37.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,181 ±$2,894
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.

Rice County, Minnesota's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rice 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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Rice County, Minnesota's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rice 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	67,105	100.0	100.0
2021	67,359	100.4	100.2
2022	67,991	101.3	100.7
2023	68,585	102.2	101.6
2024	69,545	103.6	102.5
2025	69,939	104.2	103.1

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Population of Rice 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	67,105	+12	+33	+2	−37
2021	67,359	+254	+1	+107	+80
2022	67,991	+632	+68	+329	+253
2023	68,585	+594	+96	+494	+18
2024	69,545	+960	+103	+694	+167
2025	69,939	+394	+106	+270	+13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±0.4: for men 36.5 ±0.6 and for women 37.5 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rice County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	3,701 ±52	5.4% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,855 ±483	16.0% ±0.7	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,584 ±551	14.1% ±0.8	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,341 ±472	24.1% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,132 ±518	23.8% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,304 ±543	16.6% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,181 ±$2,894, and income per person $38,682 ±$1,103, 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 Rice County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	2,914 ±394	12.4% ±1.7	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,973 ±503	16.9% ±2.1	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,849 ±377	16.4% ±1.6	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,194 ±349	13.6% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,288 ±368	18.3% ±1.5	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,163 ±351	13.5% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,112 ±221	9.0% ±0.9	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 Rice County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	6,157 ±1,043	10.2% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,897 ±427	13.2% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,136 ±532	10.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,124 ±221	7.4% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rice County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rice County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	25,295 ±80	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±1.1	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.1% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±2.0	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±2.0	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$320,200 ±$9,461	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,083 ±$65	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	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 Rice County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,105 ±0	10.5% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	52,405 ±245	77.2% ±0.4	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,577 ±235	6.7% ±0.3	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,545 ±157	2.3% ±0.2	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	178 ±74	0.3% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	5 to 47	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	68 to 276	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,909 ±372	2.8% ±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 Rice County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	45,539 ±793	67.1% ±1.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,364 ±781	22.6% ±1.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,139 ±414	1.7% ±0.6	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,875 ±631	8.7% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,128 ±405	3.1% ±0.6	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,747 ±576	5.5% ±0.8	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rice County among the counties of Minnesota

14th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Rice County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Scott County	159,017	+5.1%
Wright County	157,559	+11.1%
Carver County	114,379	+6.6%
Sherburne County	104,194	+6.8%
Blue Earth County	70,634	+2.1%
Rice County	69,939	+4.2%
Crow Wing County	69,132	+4.3%
Clay County	67,734	+3.6%
Otter Tail County	61,041	+1.6%
Chisago County	59,142	+4.3%
Winona County	50,523	+1.7%

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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