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, 2005",,,,,,,, Geographic Area,Population estimates,,,,,,"April 1, 2000", ,"July 1, 2005","July 1, 2004","July 1, 2003","July 1, 2002","July 1, 2001","July 1, 2000",Estimates base,Census Minnesota,"5,132,799","5,096,546","5,061,662","5,023,526","4,984,621","4,933,756","4,919,492","4,919,479" .Aitkin County,"16,174","15,974","15,792","15,617","15,353","15,348","15,301","15,301" .Anoka County,"323,996","319,548","314,088","310,162","305,486","299,830","298,084","298,084" .Becker County,"31,868","31,683","31,307","30,791","30,355","30,084","30,000","30,000" .Beltrami County,"42,871","42,286","41,785","41,154","40,465","39,786","39,650","39,650" .Benton County,"38,505","38,105","37,570","36,665","35,585","34,488","34,227","34,226" .Big Stone County,"5,481","5,541","5,669","5,716","5,722","5,793","5,820","5,820" .Blue Earth County,"58,030","57,385","57,215","56,661","56,266","55,915","55,941","55,941" .Brown County,"26,534","26,650","26,738","26,897","26,946","26,870","26,911","26,911" .Carlton County,"34,026","33,610","33,116","32,540","32,080","31,726","31,671","31,671" .Carver County,"84,864","81,851","79,047","76,075","73,280","70,878","70,205","70,205" .Cass County,"28,910","28,457","28,152","27,921","27,631","27,301","27,153","27,150" .Chippewa County,"12,802","12,719","12,784","12,914","12,981","13,074","13,088","13,088" .Chisago County,"49,400","48,253","46,724","44,947","43,232","41,565","41,101","41,101" .Clay County,"53,838","53,066","52,133","51,788","51,554","51,306","51,229","51,229" .Clearwater County,"8,476","8,480","8,424","8,437","8,399","8,383","8,423","8,423" .Cook County,"5,367","5,312","5,269","5,207","5,166","5,195","5,168","5,168" .Cottonwood County,"11,834","11,954","11,949","12,008","12,052","12,137","12,167","12,167" .Crow Wing County,"59,917","59,196","58,386","57,327","56,186","55,334","55,099","55,099" .Dakota County,"383,592","378,343","373,184","368,750","363,722","357,886","355,904","355,904" .Dodge County,"19,595","19,357","18,949","18,600","18,160","17,856","17,731","17,731" .Douglas County,"35,138","34,588","34,136","33,651","33,270","32,910","32,821","32,821" .Faribault County,"15,506","15,664","15,742","15,887","15,961","16,145","16,181","16,181" .Fillmore County,"21,368","21,351","21,337","21,314","21,275","21,163","21,122","21,122" .Freeborn County,"31,946","31,986","32,048","32,109","32,468","32,555","32,584","32,584" .Goodhue County,"45,585","45,497","45,184","44,975","44,630","44,163","44,127","44,127" .Grant County,"6,114","6,141","6,215","6,274","6,256","6,275","6,289","6,289" .Hennepin County,"1,119,364","1,119,866","1,119,949","1,120,208","1,122,996","1,117,645","1,116,039","1,116,200" .Houston County,"19,941","19,866","19,906","19,917","19,925","19,753","19,718","19,718" .Hubbard County,"18,861","18,848","18,612","18,537","18,401","18,430","18,373","18,376" .Isanti County,"37,664","36,526","35,463","33,897","32,640","31,536","31,287","31,287" .Itasca County,"44,384","44,310","44,348","44,057","43,956","44,020","43,992","43,992" .Jackson County,"11,182","11,224","11,192","11,270","11,157","11,243","11,268","11,268" .Kanabec County,"16,215","16,014","15,909","15,522","15,297","15,070","14,996","14,996" .Kandiyohi County,"41,199","41,169","41,147","40,853","41,149","41,162","41,203","41,203" .Kittson County,"4,792","4,838","4,930","5,044","5,163","5,269","5,285","5,285" .Koochiching County,"13,907","13,885","13,958","13,985","14,108","14,308","14,355","14,355" .Lac qui Parle County,"7,604","7,708","7,843","7,933","7,942","8,053","8,067","8,067" .Lake County,"11,156","11,168","11,205","11,133","11,143","11,068","11,058","11,058" .Lake of the Woods County,"4,421","4,408","4,367","4,334","4,457","4,509","4,522","4,522" .Le Sueur County,"27,490","27,170","26,728","26,122","25,761","25,494","25,426","25,426" .Lincoln County,"6,050","6,124","6,220","6,243","6,342","6,408","6,429","6,429" .Lyon County,"24,472","24,595","24,763","24,945","25,380","25,434","25,425","25,425" .McLeod County,"36,636","36,199","35,792","35,632","35,274","34,874","34,898","34,898" .Mahnomen County,"5,113","5,089","5,113","5,166","5,198","5,174","5,190","5,190" .Marshall County,"9,965","10,013","10,012","9,953","9,988","10,123","10,155","10,155" .Martin County,"21,002","21,067","21,184","21,324","21,520","21,778","21,802","21,802" .Meeker County,"23,371","23,284","23,162","23,023","22,843","22,690","22,642","22,644" .Mille Lacs County,"25,680","24,994","24,433","23,756","23,002","22,462","22,330","22,330" .Morrison County,"32,788","32,591","32,536","32,453","32,119","31,797","31,712","31,712" .Mower County,"38,799","38,951","38,829","38,760","38,832","38,702","38,603","38,603" .Murray County,"8,852","8,932","8,994","9,059","9,096","9,143","9,165","9,165" .Nicollet County,"30,848","30,849","30,628","30,440","30,197","29,904","29,771","29,771" .Nobles County,"20,508","20,479","20,549","20,600","20,767","20,807","20,832","20,832" .Norman County,"7,003","7,125","7,156","7,307","7,333","7,436","7,442","7,442" .Olmsted County,"135,189","133,268","131,136","129,051","126,697","124,842","124,277","124,277" .Otter Tail County,"57,658","57,757","57,706","57,435","57,236","57,157","57,159","57,159" .Pennington County,"13,608","13,566","13,588","13,613","13,381","13,549","13,584","13,584" .Pine County,"28,485","28,147","27,774","27,555","27,161","26,663","26,530","26,530" .Pipestone County,"9,421","9,553","9,653","9,734","9,876","9,850","9,895","9,895" .Polk County,"31,133","31,010","30,974","30,913","31,068","31,379","31,369","31,369" .Pope County,"11,252","11,217","11,224","11,229","11,164","11,248","11,236","11,236" .Ramsey County,"494,920","499,206","504,477","509,374","512,021","511,351","511,202","511,035" .Red Lake County,"4,317","4,341","4,304","4,272","4,293","4,282","4,299","4,299" .Redwood County,"16,022","16,189","16,286","16,408","16,626","16,750","16,815","16,815" .Renville County,"16,764","16,713","16,853","16,965","16,937","17,139","17,154","17,154" .Rice County,"60,949","60,317","59,633","58,649","57,877","56,830","56,665","56,665" .Rock County,"9,520","9,528","9,647","9,678","9,693","9,712","9,721","9,721" .Roseau County,"16,495","16,333","16,311","16,159","16,192","16,308","16,338","16,338" .St. Louis County,"197,179","198,135","199,160","199,867","200,810","200,430","200,528","200,528" .Scott County,"119,825","114,765","108,896","103,813","97,534","91,115","89,498","89,498" .Sherburne County,"81,752","78,621","75,375","72,262","68,359","65,313","64,415","64,417" .Sibley County,"15,237","15,249","15,253","15,328","15,374","15,357","15,356","15,356" .Stearns County,"142,654","141,071","140,197","138,272","135,890","133,563","133,169","133,166" .Steele County,"35,755","35,208","34,803","34,387","34,228","33,799","33,680","33,680" .Stevens County,"9,826","9,846","9,926","9,899","9,980","10,023","10,053","10,053" .Swift County,"11,324","11,485","11,650","11,471","11,510","11,924","11,956","11,956" .Todd County,"24,603","24,635","24,418","24,416","24,532","24,424","24,426","24,426" .Traverse County,"3,810","3,879","3,891","3,933","3,962","4,123","4,134","4,134" .Wabasha County,"22,200","22,196","22,159","21,972","21,857","21,669","21,610","21,610" .Wadena County,"13,650","13,610","13,610","13,729","13,687","13,719","13,713","13,713" .Waseca County,"19,330","19,297","19,446","19,544","19,496","19,529","19,526","19,526" .Washington County,"220,426","216,153","213,983","210,380","207,287","202,654","201,130","201,130" .Watonwan County,"11,234","11,383","11,565","11,735","11,797","11,823","11,876","11,876" .Wilkin County,"6,802","6,813","6,942","6,956","6,994","7,127","7,138","7,138" .Winona County,"49,276","49,148","49,379","49,428","49,763","50,015","49,985","49,985" .Wright County,"110,730","107,062","102,874","98,432","93,920","90,786","89,993","89,986" .Yellow Medicine County,"10,449","10,556","10,698","10,807","10,952","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, 2005 (CO-EST2005-01-27)",,,,,,,, "Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau",,,,,,,, "Release Date: March 16, 2006",,,,,,,,