Medicare in Minnesota by county

Most people with Medicare

Across Minnesota, 1,208,599 people had Medicare in July 2026, 57% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The counties with the most:

1. Hennepin County 230,590 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
2. Ramsey County 101,257 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
3. Dakota County 88,061 with Medicare · 59% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. Anoka County 70,449 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
5. Washington County 58,579 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. St. Louis County 52,073 with Medicare · 65% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
7. Stearns County 32,978 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Olmsted County 32,843 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
9. Wright County 26,558 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Scott County 25,164 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 87 counties, A to Z

• Aitkin County6,322 with Medicare · 67% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Anoka County70,449 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Becker County9,979 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Beltrami County10,444 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Benton County8,678 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Big Stone County1,582 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Blue Earth County13,419 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Brown County7,068 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Carlton County8,865 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Carver County20,351 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cass County9,964 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chippewa County2,941 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chisago County13,612 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clay County11,661 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clearwater County2,302 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cook County1,899 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cottonwood County3,110 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Crow Wing County20,778 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Dakota County88,061 with Medicare · 59% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Dodge County4,185 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Douglas County12,079 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Faribault County3,920 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Fillmore County5,717 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Freeborn County8,213 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Goodhue County12,475 with Medicare · 66% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Grant County1,672 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hennepin County230,590 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Houston County5,349 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hubbard County6,795 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Isanti County9,265 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Itasca County14,057 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jackson County2,465 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Kanabec County4,220 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Kandiyohi County10,909 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Kittson County1,222 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Koochiching County3,903 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lac qui Parle County1,933 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lake County3,405 with Medicare · 65% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lake of the Woods County1,268 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Le Sueur County6,451 with Medicare · 69% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lincoln County1,588 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lyon County5,467 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mahnomen County1,165 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Marshall County2,395 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Martin County5,663 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• McLeod County8,960 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Meeker County5,823 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mille Lacs County7,250 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Morrison County9,099 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Mower County8,845 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Murray County2,383 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Nicollet County6,984 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Nobles County4,119 with Medicare · 37% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Norman County1,697 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Olmsted County32,843 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Otter Tail County18,084 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pennington County3,190 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pine County8,454 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pipestone County2,339 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Polk County7,173 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pope County3,357 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ramsey County101,257 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Red Lake County1,020 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Redwood County3,840 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Renville County3,786 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Rice County13,732 with Medicare · 65% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Rock County2,394 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Roseau County3,778 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Scott County25,164 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sherburne County17,787 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 7 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sibley County3,409 with Medicare · 69% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Louis County52,073 with Medicare · 65% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Stearns County32,978 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Steele County8,840 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Stevens County1,939 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Swift County2,510 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Todd County6,173 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Traverse County1,018 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wabasha County6,611 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wadena County4,172 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Waseca County4,492 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Washington County58,579 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Watonwan County2,454 with Medicare · 35% in Medicare Advantage · 2 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wilkin County1,618 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Winona County11,358 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wright County26,558 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Yellow Medicine County2,603 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 0 Advantage plans with drug coverage

Sources: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, and the CMS 2027 plan landscape. Medicare Advantage here includes other Medicare health plans, such as cost plans and PACE. Before you meet any agent, check their Minnesota license.

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