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Dakota County, MN Demographics

Dakota County, MN is the 3rd most populous of 87 counties in Minnesota, with 439,882 residents across 563 square miles. That is about 782 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 439,882
Land area 563 sq mi
Density 782 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Central Location: Dakota County, MN

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Dakota County, MN

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 609.07 8,103 5.3 1,519
Census Tract 610.09 7,316 2.2 3,373
Census Tract 608.31 7,174 1.9 3,763
Census Tract 608.16 6,776 2.8 2,424
Census Tract 605.05 6,704 6.1 1,100
Census Tract 608.19 6,341 1.7 3,805
Census Tract 608.12 6,085 1.4 4,383
Census Tract 608.14 6,051 1.9 3,175
Census Tract 609.05 5,974 7.8 766
Census Tract 607.09 5,898 1.4 4,071
Census Tract 605.08 5,886 11.9 496
Census Tract 607.39 5,857 3.1 1,860
Census Tract 601.04 5,849 1.5 3,789
Census Tract 608.06 5,813 2.1 2,825
Census Tract 605.09 5,735 4.4 1,294
Census Tract 608.35 5,642 4.9 1,150
Census Tract 608.11 5,632 1.6 3,431
Census Tract 608.37 5,582 3.0 1,843
Census Tract 607.32 5,526 1.9 2,903
Census Tract 605.06 5,499 2.5 2,209
Census Tract 607.28 5,477 1.8 3,064
Census Tract 608.32 5,436 1.9 2,848
Census Tract 608.15 5,376 2.6 2,051
Census Tract 608.28 5,335 0.7 7,181
Census Tract 601.05 5,307 1.5 3,654
Census Tract 608.39 5,263 1.0 5,154
Census Tract 607.31 5,142 3.4 1,504
Census Tract 607.35 5,113 1.4 3,760
Census Tract 607.37 5,078 0.8 6,154
Census Tract 608.36 5,015 3.8 1,335
Census Tract 605.03 4,994 1.3 3,795
Census Tract 607.54 4,931 1.3 3,881
Census Tract 607.11 4,821 1.4 3,494
Census Tract 610.07 4,800 1.2 4,110
Census Tract 608.13 4,752 3.0 1,570
Census Tract 607.45 4,719 1.5 3,189
Census Tract 607.34 4,683 2.0 2,319
Census Tract 607.14 4,594 1.7 2,762
Census Tract 606.03 4,590 2.8 1,653
Census Tract 611.02 4,560 2.8 1,628
Census Tract 609.02 4,495 5.4 827
Census Tract 605.02 4,489 1.8 2,457
Census Tract 607.10 4,468 3.9 1,133
Census Tract 603.01 4,437 1.3 3,436
Census Tract 608.38 4,431 1.0 4,405
Census Tract 608.33 4,362 2.7 1,645
Census Tract 607.50 4,361 0.7 5,904
Census Tract 607.25 4,314 4.1 1,052
Census Tract 608.23 4,297 1.6 2,639
Census Tract 610.01 4,283 75.1 57
Census Tract 608.30 4,146 1.1 3,732
Census Tract 607.33 4,118 1.3 3,097
Census Tract 608.29 3,948 1.3 3,155
Census Tract 607.29 3,930 1.8 2,209
Census Tract 607.47 3,818 0.8 5,033
Census Tract 609.04 3,797 3.4 1,115
Census Tract 601.01 3,776 0.5 6,959
Census Tract 614.02 3,774 81.9 46
Census Tract 607.38 3,771 0.8 4,588
Census Tract 607.42 3,704 1.4 2,722
Census Tract 608.05 3,671 0.6 6,314
Census Tract 603.02 3,654 0.6 5,671
Census Tract 607.16 3,650 1.5 2,499
Census Tract 608.24 3,609 1.1 3,308
Census Tract 604.02 3,594 1.1 3,169
Census Tract 607.48 3,583 4.5 804
Census Tract 610.10 3,575 1.1 3,182
Census Tract 607.27 3,570 0.9 4,035
Census Tract 602.02 3,534 1.0 3,419
Census Tract 607.46 3,524 0.8 4,579
Census Tract 608.41 3,466 1.5 2,358
Census Tract 608.40 3,408 1.9 1,819
Census Tract 606.04 3,394 1.8 1,905
Census Tract 607.52 3,335 1.0 3,416
Census Tract 605.07 3,285 1.7 1,960
Census Tract 611.12 3,279 6.1 540
Census Tract 611.09 3,239 3.7 868
Census Tract 609.06 3,212 2.5 1,286
Census Tract 607.13 3,211 1.1 2,928
Census Tract 607.26 3,158 1.8 1,714
Census Tract 614.01 3,111 44.1 71
Census Tract 611.10 3,100 6.0 518
Census Tract 611.11 3,083 1.9 1,608
Census Tract 615.02 3,055 57.8 53
Census Tract 606.06 2,902 1.5 1,986
Census Tract 601.02 2,890 0.5 5,803
Census Tract 611.06 2,839 0.8 3,341
Census Tract 608.34 2,837 4.7 608
Census Tract 601.03 2,793 0.9 3,204
Census Tract 610.03 2,674 26.8 100
Census Tract 607.21 2,671 0.7 3,648
Census Tract 602.01 2,670 0.7 3,650
Census Tract 610.11 2,635 0.9 2,809
Census Tract 607.51 2,609 0.9 2,828
Census Tract 604.01 2,601 0.4 6,013
Census Tract 611.05 2,502 0.7 3,826
Census Tract 607.17 2,408 4.5 531
Census Tract 615.01 2,357 65.2 36
Census Tract 610.05 2,356 0.5 4,751
Census Tract 607.53 2,340 0.5 4,569

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