table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 3 through 4 (leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,, "Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of Minnesota: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004",,,,,,, Geographic Area,Population estimates,,,,,"April 1, 2000", ,"July 1, 2004","July 1, 2003","July 1, 2002","July 1, 2001","July 1, 2000",Estimates base,Census Minnesota,"5,100,958","5,064,172","5,025,081","4,985,666","4,933,750","4,919,492","4,919,479" .Aitkin County,"16,031","15,797","15,622","15,356","15,348","15,301","15,301" .Anoka County,"319,950","314,403","310,319","305,573","299,829","298,084","298,084" .Becker County,"31,817","31,308","30,803","30,362","30,084","30,000","30,000" .Beltrami County,"42,263","41,799","41,169","40,474","39,785","39,650","39,650" .Benton County,"38,099","37,568","36,664","35,583","34,488","34,227","34,226" .Big Stone County,"5,602","5,682","5,720","5,723","5,793","5,820","5,820" .Blue Earth County,"57,409","57,229","56,682","56,277","55,915","55,941","55,941" .Brown County,"26,763","26,756","26,906","26,951","26,870","26,911","26,911" .Carlton County,"33,639","33,141","32,553","32,086","31,726","31,671","31,671" .Carver County,"82,122","79,106","76,102","73,295","70,878","70,205","70,205" .Cass County,"28,460","28,212","27,930","27,634","27,299","27,150","27,150" .Chippewa County,"12,659","12,765","12,919","12,985","13,074","13,088","13,088" .Chisago County,"48,349","46,817","44,965","43,241","41,565","41,101","41,101" .Clay County,"52,905","52,139","51,805","51,565","51,304","51,229","51,229" .Clearwater County,"8,437","8,399","8,440","8,400","8,383","8,423","8,423" .Cook County,"5,317","5,272","5,207","5,165","5,193","5,168","5,168" .Cottonwood County,"11,961","11,947","12,013","12,056","12,137","12,167","12,167" .Crow Wing County,"59,431","58,399","57,347","56,199","55,334","55,099","55,099" .Dakota County,"379,058","373,521","368,955","363,839","357,882","355,904","355,904" .Dodge County,"19,355","18,966","18,609","18,165","17,856","17,731","17,731" .Douglas County,"34,628","34,156","33,664","33,278","32,910","32,821","32,821" .Faribault County,"15,642","15,740","15,893","15,965","16,145","16,181","16,181" .Fillmore County,"21,321","21,339","21,323","21,279","21,163","21,122","21,122" .Freeborn County,"31,971","32,075","32,122","32,475","32,555","32,584","32,584" .Goodhue County,"45,496","45,225","44,992","44,640","44,164","44,127","44,127" .Grant County,"6,118","6,225","6,275","6,257","6,274","6,289","6,289" .Hennepin County,"1,120,897","1,120,433","1,120,443","1,123,247","1,117,658","1,116,039","1,116,200" .Houston County,"19,890","19,910","19,925","19,929","19,753","19,718","19,718" .Hubbard County,"18,849","18,614","18,548","18,408","18,433","18,376","18,376" .Isanti County,"36,546","35,442","33,909","32,645","31,536","31,287","31,287" .Itasca County,"44,316","44,380","44,078","43,966","44,021","43,992","43,992" .Jackson County,"11,234","11,200","11,273","11,158","11,243","11,268","11,268" .Kanabec County,"16,056","15,929","15,529","15,300","15,070","14,996","14,996" .Kandiyohi County,"41,191","41,141","40,861","41,155","41,160","41,203","41,203" .Kittson County,"4,820","4,933","5,044","5,164","5,268","5,285","5,285" .Koochiching County,"13,863","13,974","13,986","14,109","14,308","14,355","14,355" .Lac qui Parle County,"7,756","7,863","7,936","7,943","8,053","8,067","8,067" .Lake County,"11,218","11,220","11,137","11,145","11,068","11,058","11,058" .Lake of the Woods County,"4,404","4,358","4,336","4,457","4,509","4,522","4,522" .Le Sueur County,"27,166","26,730","26,132","25,766","25,495","25,426","25,426" .Lincoln County,"6,178","6,220","6,245","6,343","6,408","6,429","6,429" .Lyon County,"24,703","24,797","24,952","25,387","25,434","25,425","25,425" .McLeod County,"36,190","35,810","35,643","35,280","34,874","34,898","34,898" .Mahnomen County,"5,081","5,121","5,168","5,199","5,174","5,190","5,190" .Marshall County,"10,015","10,019","9,956","9,990","10,123","10,155","10,155" .Martin County,"21,044","21,203","21,329","21,523","21,778","21,802","21,802" .Meeker County,"23,277","23,185","23,032","22,848","22,690","22,642","22,644" .Mille Lacs County,"25,079","24,455","23,762","23,005","22,461","22,330","22,330" .Morrison County,"32,689","32,552","32,466","32,127","31,797","31,712","31,712" .Mower County,"38,998","38,859","38,770","38,838","38,700","38,603","38,603" .Murray County,"8,995","9,001","9,064","9,098","9,143","9,165","9,165" .Nicollet County,"30,829","30,677","30,455","30,210","29,906","29,771","29,771" .Nobles County,"20,477","20,550","20,602","20,770","20,806","20,832","20,832" .Norman County,"7,085","7,167","7,311","7,334","7,436","7,442","7,442" .Olmsted County,"133,283","131,203","129,090","126,730","124,846","124,277","124,277" .Otter Tail County,"57,931","57,735","57,457","57,248","57,156","57,159","57,159" .Pennington County,"13,545","13,580","13,612","13,383","13,550","13,584","13,584" .Pine County,"28,116","27,766","27,566","27,168","26,663","26,530","26,530" .Pipestone County,"9,579","9,662","9,737","9,879","9,850","9,895","9,895" .Polk County,"31,123","31,020","30,925","31,074","31,379","31,369","31,369" .Pope County,"11,227","11,215","11,232","11,167","11,248","11,236","11,236" .Ramsey County,"499,498","504,728","509,518","512,141","511,348","511,202","511,035" .Red Lake County,"4,289","4,291","4,274","4,294","4,282","4,299","4,299" .Redwood County,"16,201","16,288","16,413","16,630","16,750","16,815","16,815" .Renville County,"16,701","16,855","16,972","16,941","17,139","17,154","17,154" .Rice County,"60,418","59,687","58,669","57,890","56,831","56,665","56,665" .Rock County,"9,579","9,657","9,683","9,695","9,712","9,721","9,721" .Roseau County,"16,308","16,314","16,166","16,196","16,308","16,338","16,338" .St. Louis County,"198,136","199,284","199,941","200,854","200,431","200,528","200,528" .Scott County,"114,794","108,910","103,852","97,552","91,112","89,498","89,498" .Sherburne County,"78,762","75,399","72,263","68,360","65,313","64,415","64,417" .Sibley County,"15,230","15,264","15,333","15,377","15,357","15,356","15,356" .Stearns County,"141,055","140,139","138,228","135,867","133,562","133,169","133,166" .Steele County,"35,166","34,803","34,371","34,213","33,798","33,680","33,680" .Stevens County,"9,935","9,939","9,902","9,982","10,023","10,053","10,053" .Swift County,"11,478","11,657","11,476","11,512","11,924","11,956","11,956" .Todd County,"24,647","24,424","24,425","24,538","24,425","24,426","24,426" .Traverse County,"3,871","3,891","3,933","3,962","4,123","4,134","4,134" .Wabasha County,"22,215","22,171","21,980","21,861","21,668","21,610","21,610" .Wadena County,"13,603","13,612","13,734","13,690","13,719","13,713","13,713" .Waseca County,"19,270","19,431","19,555","19,501","19,528","19,526","19,526" .Washington County,"216,660","214,054","210,455","207,329","202,651","201,130","201,130" .Watonwan County,"11,390","11,554","11,740","11,801","11,823","11,876","11,876" .Wilkin County,"6,784","6,949","6,959","6,995","7,127","7,138","7,138" .Winona County,"49,046","49,429","49,445","49,773","50,014","49,985","49,985" .Wright County,"106,889","102,820","98,472","93,942","90,786","89,993","89,986" .Yellow Medicine County,"10,580","10,712","10,812","10,954","11,045","11,080","11,080" "Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions. Dash (-) represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable",,,,,,, Suggested Citation:,,,,,,, "Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of Minnesota: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 (CO-EST2004-01-27)",,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,, "Release Date: April 14, 2005",,,,,,,