Demographics of St. Louis County, Minnesota

St. Louis County, Minnesota had 200,518 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +451 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.

St. Louis County, in four figures

200,518
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +451 people.; 41.2 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,069 ±$1,494
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.

St. Louis County, Minnesota's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Louis 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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St. Louis County, Minnesota's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Louis 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	200,067	100.0	100.0
2021	199,340	99.6	100.2
2022	200,567	100.2	100.7
2023	200,669	100.3	101.6
2024	200,630	100.3	102.5
2025	200,518	100.2	103.1

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Population of St. Louis 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	200,067	−160	−161	0	−58
2021	199,340	−727	−624	+39	−330
2022	200,567	+1,227	−617	+102	+1,676
2023	200,669	+102	−537	+154	+520
2024	200,630	−39	−594	+103	+468
2025	200,518	−112	−620	+24	+477

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±0.3: for men 40.5 ±0.3 and for women 42.1 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Louis County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	9,302 ±77	4.6% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	27,828 ±667	13.9% ±0.3	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	24,569 ±911	12.3% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	46,862 ±788	23.4% ±0.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	48,811 ±767	24.4% ±0.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	42,751 ±920	21.4% ±0.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,069 ±$1,494, and income per person $41,302 ±$1,041, 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 St. Louis County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	14,131 ±832	16.2% ±0.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,180 ±919	19.7% ±1.0	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,692 ±728	16.9% ±0.8	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,795 ±699	13.5% ±0.8	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	15,036 ±732	17.3% ±0.8	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,063 ±580	9.3% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,218 ±561	7.1% ±0.6	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 St. Louis County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	25,560 ±1,311	13.2% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,522 ±557	12.5% ±1.5	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14,960 ±842	14.7% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,078 ±520	10.9% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Louis County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Louis County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	104,263 ±116	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±0.6	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.2% ±0.9	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.8% ±1.1	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$221,400 ±$3,411	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,013 ±$36	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±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 St. Louis County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,896 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	179,093 ±368	89.5% ±0.2	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,258 ±352	1.6% ±0.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,060 ±194	1.0% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,902 ±328	1.5% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	675 ±222	0.3% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,228 ±597	4.1% ±0.3	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 St. Louis County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	151,021 ±1,620	75.5% ±0.8	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	43,992 ±1,490	22.0% ±0.7	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,253 ±225	0.6% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,857 ±446	1.9% ±0.2	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,253 ±296	1.1% ±0.1	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,604 ±303	0.8% ±0.2	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

St. Louis County among the counties of Minnesota

6th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near St. Louis 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%
Stearns County	164,110	+3.6%
Scott County	159,017	+5.1%
Wright County	157,559	+11.1%
Carver County	114,379	+6.6%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Counties by population in Minnesota
No. 49 Counties by population growth in Minnesota

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026