The state of Minnesota has 87 counties in total. Benton County is the oldest (founded in 1849), while Lake of the Woods County is the youngest (established in 1923).

Hennepin County is the most populous, with a population of 1,152,425 people. Saint Louis County has the largest land area (16,123 km2), while Ramsey County is the smallest (403 km2).

Please find a list of all Minnesota counties sorted alphabetically below.

• Aitkin County, MN
• Anoka County, MN
• Becker County, MN
• Beltrami County, MN
• Benton County, MN
• Big Stone County, MN
• Blue Earth County, MN
• Brown County, MN
• Carlton County, MN
• Carver County, MN
• Cass County, MN
• Chippewa County, MN
• Chisago County, MN
• Clay County, MN
• Clearwater County, MN
• Cook County, MN
• Cottonwood County, MN
• Crow Wing County, MN
• Dakota County, MN
• Dodge County, MN
• Douglas County, MN
• Faribault County, MN
• Fillmore County, MN
• Freeborn County, MN
• Goodhue County, MN
• Grant County, MN
• Hennepin County, MN
• Houston County, MN
• Hubbard County, MN
• Isanti County, MN
• Itasca County, MN
• Jackson County, MN
• Kanabec County, MN
• Kandiyohi County, MN
• Kittson County, MN
• Koochiching County, MN
• Lac qui Parle County, MN
• Lake County, MN
• Lake of the Woods County, MN
• Le Sueur County, MN
• Lincoln County, MN
• Lyon County, MN
• Mahnomen County, MN
• Marshall County, MN
• Martin County, MN
• McLeod County, MN
• Meeker County, MN
• Mille Lacs County, MN
• Morrison County, MN
• Mower County, MN
• Murray County, MN
• Nicollet County, MN
• Nobles County, MN
• Norman County, MN
• Olmsted County, MN
• Otter Tail County, MN
• Pennington County, MN
• Pine County, MN
• Pipestone County, MN
• Polk County, MN
• Pope County, MN
• Ramsey County, MN
• Red Lake County, MN
• Redwood County, MN
• Renville County, MN
• Rice County, MN
• Rock County, MN
• Roseau County, MN
• Saint Louis County, MN
• Scott County, MN
• Sherburne County, MN
• Sibley County, MN
• Stearns County, MN
• Steele County, MN
• Stevens County, MN
• Swift County, MN
• Todd County, MN
• Traverse County, MN
• Wabasha County, MN
• Wadena County, MN
• Waseca County, MN
• Washington County, MN
• Watonwan County, MN
• Wilkin County, MN
• Winona County, MN
• Wright County, MN
• Yellow Medicine County, MN