U.S. state profile · MN
Minnesota: area, population and density
Minnesota has 79,632 sq mi of land and a 2025 population estimate of 5,830,405; calculated population density is 28 people/km².
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 2025.
Minnesota ranks 14th of 51 by land area, 22nd by population and 31st by calculated population density among the U.S. states and DC. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 79,632 sq miU.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files · 2026
- Population
- 5,830,405U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program · 2025
- Calculated density
- 28 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Minnesota in the U.S. comparison set
Minnesota has 79,632 sq mi of land area and a population estimate of 5,830,405 for 2025. In the 51-place state and DC set, it is 14th by land area, 22nd by population, and 31st by calculated density.
Density is not a separately reported value here. It is calculated from the population and land area above, converted to square kilometres, so the result can be compared with supported country figures.
U.S. boundary outline: Census TIGER/Line 2025. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.