In 2023, the population of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metropolitan area in the United States was about 3.71 million people. This is a somewhat similar increase from the previous year, when the population was also about 3.69 million people.

In 2022, the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro area real gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 277.6 billion U.S. dollars. This is a large increase from the real GDP value in 2001 which came to 176.32 billion U.S. dollars.

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is the most populous urban area in the state of Minnesota, United States, and is composed of 186 cities and townships. Built around the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers, the area is also nicknamed the Twin Cities for its two largest cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the former the larger and the latter the state capital. It is a classic example of twin cities in geography.

The area is part of a larger U.S. Census division named Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, the country's 16th-largest metropolitan area composed of 11 counties in Minnesota and two counties in Wisconsin. This larger area in turn is enveloped in the U.S. Census combined statistical area called Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI with an estimated population of 3.69 million people in 2022, ranked the 16th most populous in the U.S.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Minneapolis population over the last 20 plus years. It lists the population for each year, along with the year on year change in population, as well as the change in percentage terms for each year. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population change of Minneapolis across the last two decades. For example, using this dataset, we can identify if the population is declining or increasing. If there is a change, when the population peaked, or if it is still growing and has not reached its peak. We can also compare the trend with the overall trend of United States population over the same period of time.

Key observations

In 2023, the population of Minneapolis was 425,115, a 0.74% increase year-by-year from 2022. Previously, in 2022, Minneapolis population was 422,003, a decline of 1.36% compared to a population of 427,806 in 2021. Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Minneapolis increased by 42,427. In this period, the peak population was 430,710 in the year 2020. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP).

Data Coverage:

• From 2000 to 2023

Variables / Data Columns

• Year: This column displays the data year (Measured annually and for years 2000 to 2023)
• Population: The population for the specific year for the Minneapolis is shown in this column.
• Year on Year Change: This column displays the change in Minneapolis population for each year compared to the previous year.
• Change in Percent: This column displays the year on year change as a percentage. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

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Inspiration

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Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Minneapolis Population by Year. You can refer the same here

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