Fastest Growing Cities in Minnesota.

Cities in Minnesota with the fastest population growth, April 2020 to July 2025.

101 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Population Growth
1	Lake Elmo	13,140	+26.9%
2	Rosemount	27,562	+24.3%
3	St. Michael	20,010	+23.5%
4	Otsego	22,245	+22.8%
5	Victoria	11,295	+17.9%
6	Rogers	13,685	+17.4%
7	North Branch	11,565	+14.5%
8	Lakeville	74,354	+14.1%
9	Shakopee	46,012	+12.9%
10	Cottage Grove	40,992	+12.3%
11	Big Lake	12,367	+10.6%
12	Chaska	28,706	+9.7%
13	Blaine	72,488	+9.1%
14	Hugo	16,340	+8.9%
15	Woodbury	78,305	+8.6%
16	Lino Lakes	22,113	+8.5%
17	Monticello	14,858	+8.3%
18	Waconia	13,434	+8.3%
19	Oakdale	28,585	+8.1%
20	Elk River	26,793	+8.0%
21	Farmington	23,902	+7.4%
22	Ramsey	28,421	+7.2%
23	East Bethel	12,115	+7.0%
24	West St. Paul	21,382	+6.5%
25	Northfield	20,742	+5.7%
26	Maple Grove	71,173	+5.2%
27	Moorhead	45,036	+4.6%
28	Willmar	21,378	+4.6%
29	Alexandria	14,735	+4.6%
30	St. Cloud	70,629	+4.4%
31	Mankato	45,473	+4.4%
32	Buffalo	16,499	+4.3%
33	Fridley	30,241	+4.2%
34	Andover	33,035	+3.9%
35	Ham Lake	16,702	+3.8%
36	North St. Paul	12,570	+3.3%
37	Inver Grove Heights	35,906	+3.0%
38	Sartell	19,758	+2.9%
39	Rochester	122,330	+2.4%
40	Columbia Heights	22,155	+2.4%
41	Faribault	24,631	+2.3%
42	Hopkins	18,819	+2.3%
43	Bemidji	15,569	+2.3%
44	Winona	26,009	+2.1%
45	Marshall	13,896	+2.0%
46	Prior Lake	28,016	+1.9%
47	Austin	26,358	+1.9%
48	Hastings	22,117	+1.8%
49	Duluth	87,093	+1.7%
50	Edina	53,262	+1.7%
51	St. Peter	12,185	+1.7%
52	Savage	32,889	+1.6%
53	Forest Lake	20,729	+1.6%
54	Burnsville	64,463	+1.4%
55	Anoka	17,970	+1.4%
56	Red Wing	16,758	+1.2%
57	Fergus Falls	14,181	+1.0%
58	Vadnais Heights	12,838	+1.0%
59	Coon Rapids	63,468	+0.9%
60	Grand Rapids	11,207	+0.9%
61	Owatonna	26,498	+0.8%
62	Hermantown	10,218	+0.6%
63	Hutchinson	14,680	+0.4%
64	Brainerd	14,468	+0.4%
65	Minnetonka	53,064	+0.3%
66	Worthington	13,780	+0.3%
67	Minneapolis	427,246	+0.1%
68	St. Louis Park	49,594	0.0%
69	Detroit Lakes	10,025	0.0%
70	Shoreview	26,714	-0.1%
71	Stillwater	19,355	-0.1%
72	Sauk Rapids	13,852	-0.7%
73	Chanhassen	26,006	-0.8%
74	North Mankato	14,211	-0.8%
75	Bloomington	88,665	-1.0%
76	Richfield	36,642	-1.1%
77	South St. Paul	20,611	-1.1%
78	Cloquet	12,537	-1.3%
79	St. Paul	307,284	-1.5%
80	Albert Lea	18,330	-1.5%
81	Eden Prairie	63,051	-1.7%
82	Roseville	35,802	-1.7%
83	Mendota Heights	11,612	-1.7%
84	New Ulm	14,056	-1.9%
85	Apple Valley	55,679	-2.0%
86	Hibbing	16,057	-2.4%
87	Eagan	68,000	-2.5%
88	Little Canada	10,514	-2.5%
89	Plymouth	79,220	-2.6%
90	Maplewood	40,695	-3.2%
91	Champlin	23,294	-3.3%
92	Brooklyn Park	83,876	-3.4%
93	Fairmont	10,296	-3.5%
94	Mounds View	12,926	-3.6%
95	Robbinsdale	14,234	-4.2%
96	Crystal	22,476	-4.7%
97	New Brighton	22,710	-4.9%
98	Golden Valley	21,725	-5.4%
99	New Hope	21,181	-5.4%
100	Brooklyn Center	32,479	-5.7%
101	White Bear Lake	23,908	-6.0%