Total Population in Dakota County, MN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
445,771
Rank #163 of 3,222
95th percentile

How Dakota County Compares

Dakota County
445,771
Minnesota Average
445,771
Rank #3 of 87 in state
National
330M
99.9% below

National Distribution

Where Dakota County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Dakota County: 445,771

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#160 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT 454,969
#161 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 452,938
#162 Solano County, CA 451,918
#163 Dakota County, MN 445,771
#164 Santa Barbara County, CA 443,701
#165 Monterey County, CA 437,613
#166 Berks County, PA 433,015
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Total Population in Dakota County, Minnesota

Dakota County, Minnesota has a total population of 445,771, which ranks #163 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.

Within Minnesota, Dakota County ranks #3 of 87 out of 87 counties. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.