Total Population in Dakota County, MN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
445,771
Rank #163/3,222 · #3 in MN
95th
Dakota 445,771
MN 5,739,445 -92.2%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Dakota County's total population of 445,771 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Dakota County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #160 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 454,969 |
| #161 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 452,938 |
| #162 | Solano County, CA | 451,918 |
| #163 | Dakota County, MN | 445,771 |
| #164 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 443,701 |
| #165 | Monterey County, CA | 437,613 |
| #166 | Berks County, PA | 433,015 |
About Total Population
Dakota County, Minnesota has a total population of 445,771, ranking #163 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within Minnesota, it ranks #3 of 87. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.