Demographics of Swift County, Minnesota

Swift County, Minnesota had 9,763 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −38 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.

Swift County, in four figures

9,763
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −38 people.; 41.8 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,412 ±$3,430
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.

Swift County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Swift 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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Swift County, Minnesota's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Swift 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	9,801	100.0	100.0
2021	9,787	99.9	100.2
2022	9,760	99.6	100.7
2023	9,687	98.8	101.6
2024	9,721	99.2	102.5
2025	9,763	99.6	103.1

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Population of Swift 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	9,801	−30	+4	0	−32
2021	9,787	−14	−8	+7	−18
2022	9,760	−27	−9	+34	−48
2023	9,687	−73	+11	+18	−106
2024	9,721	+34	+15	+63	−45
2025	9,763	+42	+11	+35	−4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±0.8: for men 41.1 ±1.2 and for women 43.0 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Swift County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	544 ±40	5.6% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,653 ±120	17.0% ±1.2	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	877 ±146	9.0% ±1.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,095 ±141	21.5% ±1.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,291 ±107	23.5% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,288 ±161	23.5% ±1.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,412 ±$3,430, and income per person $36,134 ±$1,770, 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 Swift County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	707 ±121	17.2% ±2.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	935 ±156	22.7% ±3.7	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	730 ±124	17.7% ±3.0	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	497 ±89	12.1% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	682 ±109	16.5% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	324 ±70	7.9% ±1.7	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	246 ±51	6.0% ±1.2	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 Swift County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,150 ±182	12.0% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	232 ±49	10.7% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	616 ±145	13.3% ±3.1	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	302 ±77	11.0% ±2.7	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Swift County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Swift County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	4,706 ±33	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±2.7	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±2.9	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.4% ±2.3	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.6% ±3.0	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,400 ±$6,637	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$920 ±$63	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±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 Swift County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	701 ±0	7.2% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,381 ±68	86.0% ±0.7	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20 to 118	0.2% to 1.2%	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	187 ±79	1.9% ±0.8	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	111 ±14	1.1% ±0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	288 ±97	3.0% ±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 Swift County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	7,939 ±211	81.4% ±2.2	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,442 ±197	14.8% ±2.0	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 124	0.2% to 1.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	296 ±76	3.0% ±0.8	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 37	0.1% to 0.4%	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	273 ±76	2.8% ±0.8	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%.

Swift County among the counties of Minnesota

68th of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Swift County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Watonwan County	11,459	+2.0%
Pope County	11,420	+0.8%
Cottonwood County	11,405	−1.0%
Lake County	10,746	−1.6%
Jackson County	9,857	−1.3%
Swift County	9,763	−0.4%
Stevens County	9,747	+0.8%
Rock County	9,524	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County	9,477	−0.2%
Pipestone County	9,260	−1.7%
Marshall County	8,798	−2.5%

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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