Editing Minneapolis–Saint Paul (section)

===Metropolitan Statistical Area===

The '''Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area''', or Twin Cities, includes 15 counties, of which 13 are in Minnesota and two in Wisconsin. The Minnesota portion accounts for almost two-thirds of Minnesota's population.

Note: Counties that are '''bolded''' are under jurisdiction of the [[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)|Metropolitan Council]]. Counties that are ''italicized'' were added to the metropolitan area when the [[Office of Management and Budget]] revised its delineations of [[metropolitan statistical area]]s in 2013.<ref name="MSA-2008">{{cite web|title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses|url=http://www.obamawhitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/fy2009/09-01.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206103827/http://www.obamawhitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/fy2009/09-01.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-06 |url-status=live|date=November 20, 2008|access-date=March 8, 2015|publisher=Office of Management and Budget}}</ref><ref name="MSA-2013">{{cite web|title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas|url=http://www.obamawhitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b-13-01.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206103829/http://www.obamawhitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b-13-01.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-06 |url-status=live|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=March 8, 2015|publisher=Office of Management and Budget}}</ref> [[Sibley County, Minnesota|Sibley County]] was included in the metropolitan statistical area from 2013 to September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delineation Files|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/demo/metro-micro/delineation-files.html|access-date=2021-01-27|website=The United States Census Bureau|language=EN-US}}</ref>

[[File:Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud Combined Statistical Area.svg|thumb|Map of the 21 counties of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area as of 2018.
{{legend|red|MSA counties under the Metropolitan Council}}{{Legend|orange|Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA counties defined by the Census as "central"}}{{legend|green|Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MSA counties defined by the Census as "outlying"}}
{{legend|purple|Counties included in the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area}}
{{legend|blue|Counties that are separate Micropolitan Statistical Areas}}
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
!County
!Seat
!2021 estimate
!2020 census
!Change
!Area
!Density
|-
|'''[[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin]]'''
|[[Minneapolis]]
| {{change|invert=on|1267416|1281565}}
|{{convert|607|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|1267416|607|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey]]'''
|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]
| {{change|invert=on|543257|552352}}
|{{convert|170|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|543257|170|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota]]'''
|[[Hastings, Minnesota|Hastings]]
| {{change|invert=on|442038|439882}}
|{{convert|587|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|442038|587|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Anoka County, Minnesota|Anoka]]'''
|[[Anoka, Minnesota|Anoka]]
| {{change|invert=on|367018|363887}}
|{{convert|446|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|367018|446|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington]]'''
|[[Stillwater, Minnesota|Stillwater]]
| {{change|invert=on|272256|267568}}
|{{convert|423|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|272256|423|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Scott County, Minnesota|Scott]]'''
|[[Shakopee, Minnesota|Shakopee]]
| {{change|invert=on|153268|150928}}
|{{convert|365|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|153268|365|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Wright County, Minnesota|Wright]]
|[[Buffalo, Minnesota|Buffalo]]
| {{change|invert=on|144845|141337}}
|{{convert|714|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|144845|714|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|'''[[Carver County, Minnesota|Carver]]'''
|[[Chaska, Minnesota|Chaska]]
| {{change|invert=on|108626|106922}}
|{{convert|376|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|108626|376|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Sherburne County, Minnesota|Sherburne]]
|[[Elk River, Minnesota|Elk River]]
| {{change|invert=on|99074|97183}}
|{{convert|451|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|99074|451|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[St. Croix County, Wisconsin|St. Croix, WI]]
|[[Hudson, Wisconsin|Hudson]]
| {{change|invert=on|95044|93536}}
|{{convert|736|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|95044|736|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago]]
|[[Center City, Minnesota|Center City]]
| {{change|invert=on|57469|56621}}
|{{convert|442|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|57469|442|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Pierce County, Wisconsin|Pierce, WI]]
|[[Ellsworth, Wisconsin|Ellsworth]]
| {{change|invert=on|42587|42212}}
|{{convert|592|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|42587|592|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Isanti County, Minnesota|Isanti]]
|[[Cambridge, Minnesota|Cambridge]]
| {{change|invert=on|41906|41135}}
|{{convert|452|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|41906|452|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|''[[Le Sueur County, Minnesota|Le Sueur]]''
|[[Le Center, Minnesota|Le Center]]
| {{change|invert=on|28841|28674}}
|{{convert|449|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|28841|449|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|''[[Mille Lacs County, Minnesota|Mille Lacs]]''
|[[Milaca, Minnesota|Milaca]]
| {{change|invert=on|26867|26459}}
|{{convert|682|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|26867|682|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|- class=sortbottom style="background:#fbfbbb"
|'''Total'''
|
| {{change|invert=on|3690512|3690261|bgcolour=#fbfbbb}}
|{{convert|8093|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|3690512|8093|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|}