table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 3 through 5 (leading dots indicate sub parts),,,,,,,, "Table 2: Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for Counties of Minnesota and County Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004",,,,,,,, .Geographic Area,Population estimates,,"Change, 2000 to 2004",,State ranking of counties,,, ,,,,,Population estimates,,"Change, 2000 to 2004", ,"July 1, 2004","April 1, 2000 estimates base",Number,Percent,"July 1, 2004","April 1, 2000 estimates base",Number,Percent Minnesota,"5,100,958","4,919,492","181,466",3.7,(X),(X),(X),(X) .Aitkin County,"16,031","15,301",730,4.8,56,57,34,25 .Anoka County,"319,950","298,084","21,866",7.3,4,4,3,12 .Becker County,"31,817","30,000","1,817",6.1,33,34,19,20 .Beltrami County,"42,263","39,650","2,613",6.6,22,23,17,17 .Benton County,"38,099","34,227","3,872",11.3,25,26,14,8 .Big Stone County,"5,602","5,820",-218,-3.7,81,81,63,78 .Blue Earth County,"57,409","55,941","1,468",2.6,16,15,26,35 .Brown County,"26,763","26,911",-148,-0.5,39,37,59,52 .Carlton County,"33,639","31,671","1,968",6.2,30,31,18,19 .Carver County,"82,122","70,205","11,917",17.0,11,11,7,5 .Cass County,"28,460","27,150","1,310",4.8,36,36,28,24 .Chippewa County,"12,659","13,088",-429,-3.3,62,62,73,73 .Chisago County,"48,349","41,101","7,248",17.6,19,22,10,4 .Clay County,"52,905","51,229","1,676",3.3,17,17,22,29 .Clearwater County,"8,437","8,423",14,0.2,75,75,45,45 .Cook County,"5,317","5,168",149,2.9,82,84,44,32 .Cottonwood County,"11,961","12,167",-206,-1.7,63,63,62,61 .Crow Wing County,"59,431","55,099","4,332",7.9,14,16,13,10 .Dakota County,"379,058","355,904","23,154",6.5,3,3,2,18 .Dodge County,"19,355","17,731","1,624",9.2,49,51,23,9 .Douglas County,"34,628","32,821","1,807",5.5,29,28,20,23 .Faribault County,"15,642","16,181",-539,-3.3,57,55,80,74 .Fillmore County,"21,321","21,122",199,0.9,45,46,41,40 .Freeborn County,"31,971","32,584",-613,-1.9,32,29,81,65 .Goodhue County,"45,496","44,127","1,369",3.1,20,19,27,30 .Grant County,"6,118","6,289",-171,-2.7,80,80,61,70 .Hennepin County,"1,120,897","1,116,039","4,858",0.4,1,1,12,44 .Houston County,"19,890","19,718",172,0.9,48,48,42,42 .Hubbard County,"18,849","18,376",473,2.6,51,50,37,36 .Isanti County,"36,546","31,287","5,259",16.8,26,33,11,6 .Itasca County,"44,316","43,992",324,0.7,21,20,39,43 .Jackson County,"11,234","11,268",-34,-0.3,66,66,50,51 .Kanabec County,"16,056","14,996","1,060",7.1,55,58,30,14 .Kandiyohi County,"41,191","41,203",-12,0.0,23,21,48,46 .Kittson County,"4,820","5,285",-465,-8.8,84,82,75,87 .Koochiching County,"13,863","14,355",-492,-3.4,59,59,78,75 .Lac qui Parle County,"7,756","8,067",-311,-3.9,76,76,68,79 .Lake County,"11,218","11,058",160,1.4,68,69,43,37 .Lake of the Woods County,"4,404","4,522",-118,-2.6,85,85,55,68 .Le Sueur County,"27,166","25,426","1,740",6.8,38,39,21,15 .Lincoln County,"6,178","6,429",-251,-3.9,79,79,65,80 .Lyon County,"24,703","25,425",-722,-2.8,41,40,83,71 .McLeod County,"36,190","34,898","1,292",3.7,27,25,29,27 .Mahnomen County,"5,081","5,190",-109,-2.1,83,83,52,66 .Marshall County,"10,015","10,155",-140,-1.4,70,70,57,59 .Martin County,"21,044","21,802",-758,-3.5,46,44,84,76 .Meeker County,"23,277","22,642",635,2.8,43,42,35,33 .Mille Lacs County,"25,079","22,330","2,749",12.3,40,43,16,7 .Morrison County,"32,689","31,712",977,3.1,31,30,32,31 .Mower County,"38,998","38,603",395,1.0,24,24,38,39 .Murray County,"8,995","9,165",-170,-1.9,74,74,60,63 .Nicollet County,"30,829","29,771","1,058",3.6,35,35,31,28 .Nobles County,"20,477","20,832",-355,-1.7,47,47,71,62 .Norman County,"7,085","7,442",-357,-4.8,77,77,72,84 .Olmsted County,"133,283","124,277","9,006",7.2,8,8,8,13 .Otter Tail County,"57,931","57,159",772,1.4,15,13,33,38 .Pennington County,"13,545","13,584",-39,-0.3,61,61,51,50 .Pine County,"28,116","26,530","1,586",6.0,37,38,24,21 .Pipestone County,"9,579","9,895",-316,-3.2,72,72,69,72 .Polk County,"31,123","31,369",-246,-0.8,34,32,64,53 .Pope County,"11,227","11,236",-9,-0.1,67,67,46,47 .Ramsey County,"499,498","511,202","-11,704",-2.3,2,2,87,67 .Red Lake County,"4,289","4,299",-10,-0.2,86,86,47,49 .Redwood County,"16,201","16,815",-614,-3.7,54,53,82,77 .Renville County,"16,701","17,154",-453,-2.6,52,52,74,69 .Rice County,"60,418","56,665","3,753",6.6,13,14,15,16 .Rock County,"9,579","9,721",-142,-1.5,72,73,58,60 .Roseau County,"16,308","16,338",-30,-0.2,53,54,49,48 .St. Louis County,"198,136","200,528","-2,392",-1.2,6,6,86,57 .Scott County,"114,794","89,498","25,296",28.3,9,10,1,1 .Sherburne County,"78,762","64,415","14,347",22.3,12,12,6,2 .Sibley County,"15,230","15,356",-126,-0.8,58,56,56,55 .Stearns County,"141,055","133,169","7,886",5.9,7,7,9,22 .Steele County,"35,166","33,680","1,486",4.4,28,27,25,26 .Stevens County,"9,935","10,053",-118,-1.2,71,71,55,56 .Swift County,"11,478","11,956",-478,-4.0,64,64,76,81 .Todd County,"24,647","24,426",221,0.9,42,41,40,41 .Traverse County,"3,871","4,134",-263,-6.4,87,87,67,86 .Wabasha County,"22,215","21,610",605,2.8,44,45,36,34 .Wadena County,"13,603","13,713",-110,-0.8,60,60,53,54 .Waseca County,"19,270","19,526",-256,-1.3,50,49,66,58 .Washington County,"216,660","201,130","15,530",7.7,5,5,5,11 .Watonwan County,"11,390","11,876",-486,-4.1,65,65,77,82 .Wilkin County,"6,784","7,138",-354,-5.0,78,78,70,85 .Winona County,"49,046","49,985",-939,-1.9,18,18,85,64 .Wright County,"106,889","89,993","16,896",18.8,10,9,4,3 .Yellow Medicine County,"10,580","11,080",-500,-4.5,69,68,79,83 "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 2: Cumulative Estimates of Population Change for Counties of Minnesota and County Rankings: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 (CO-EST2004-02-27)",,,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,,, "Release Date: April 14, 2005",,,,,,,,