How many people live in Cook County, MN?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 5,600 people living in Cook County, MN. That makes Cook County the 80th-most populous county in Minnesota. It is home to 0.1% of people living in the state.
5.57K
population of Cook County, MN (2024)
0.1%
County share of the Minnesota population (2024)
About 5,600 people lived in Cook County, MN in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Cook County, MN’s age demographics?
About 1,800 Cook County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 32.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.3% of Minnesota’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 802 Cook County residents, or 14.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.4% of Minnesota’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Cook County, MN's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Cook County, MN’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 82.6% of the Cook County, MN population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Cook County, MN also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (7.6%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Cook County’s Hispanic population accounts for 3.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 1.7% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Cook County, MN has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Minnesota as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Cook County, MN is West Cook UT with about 1,800 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Cook County, MN ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Cook UT | 1,750 |
| 2. | Grand Marais | 1,306 |
| 3. | East Cook UT | 906 |
| 4. | Grand Portage UT | 620 |
| 5. | Lutsen | 541 |
| 6. | Tofte | 270 |
| 7. | Schroeder | 178 |
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