Minnesota cities with a population above fifty thousand (as of 2000) include, in descending order: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Bloomington, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Eagan, St. Cloud, Coon Rapids, Burnsville, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Blaine, and Woodbury. Of these, only Rochester, Duluth, and St. Cloud are outside the Twin Cities area.

Anoka County
Blaine
Coon Rapids
Fridley

Becker County
Becker
Detroit Lakes
Maple Grove

Beltrami County
Bemidji
Moose Lake
Redby

Benton County
Foley
Sartell
Sauk Rapids

Big Stone County
Browns Valley
Graceville
Ortonville

Blue Earth County
Blue Earth
Mankato
North Mankato

Brown County
New Ulm
Sleepy Eye
Springfield

Carlton County
Cloquet
Moose Lake
Woodbury

Carver County
Chanhassen
Chaska
Waconia

Cass County
Becker
Byron
Rogers

Chippewa County
Clara City
Granite Falls
Montevideo

Chisago County
Lindstrom
North Branch
Wyoming

Clay County
Barnesville
Dilworth
Moorhead

Clearwater County
Bagley
Clearwater
Elbow Lake

Cook County
Cook
Grand Marais

Cottonwood County
Mountain Lake
Springfield
Windom

Crow Wing County
Baxter
Brainerd
Maple Grove

Dakota County
Apple Valley
Burnsville
Eagan

Dodge County
Blooming Prairie
Dodge Center
Kasson

Douglas County
Alexandria
Evansville
Osakis

Faribault County
Blue Earth
Faribault
Wells

Fillmore County
Chatfield
Jordan
Spring Valley

Freeborn County
Albert Lea
Clarks Grove
Glenville

Goodhue County
Cannon Falls
Lake City
Red Wing

Grant County
Elbow Lake
Hoffman
Roseville

Hennepin County
Bloomington
Brooklyn Park
Minneapolis

Houston County
Caledonia
La Crescent
Winnebago

Hubbard County
Akeley
Nevis
Park Rapids

Itasca County
Cohasset
Grand Rapids
Keewatin

Jackson County
Jackson
Lakefield
Minneota

Kanabec County
Braham
Mora
Ogilvie

Kandiyohi County
Roseville
Spicer
Willmar

Kittson County
Deerwood
Hallock
Karlstad

Koochiching County
Big Falls
International Falls
Littlefork

Lac qui Parle County
Baxter
Madison
Ortonville

Lake County
Jordan
Silver Bay
Two Harbors

Lake of the Woods County
Baudette
Roosevelt
Williams

Le Sueur County
Le Sueur
Mankato
New Prague

Lincoln County
Hendricks
Lake Benton
Tyler

Lyon County
Marshall
Minneota
Tracy

Mahnomen County
Mahnomen
Naytahwaush
Waubun

Marshall County
Marshall
Stephen
Warren

Martin County
Fairmont
Sherburn
Truman

McLeod County
Glencoe
Hutchinson
Winsted

Meeker County
Dassel
Litchfield
Watkins

Mille Lacs County
Milaca
Onamia
Princeton

Morrison County
Little Falls
Pierz
Royalton

Mower County
Austin
Marshall
Ramsey

Murray County
Chandler
Fulda
Slayton

Nicollet County
Mankato
Nicollet
North Mankato

Nobles County
Adrian
Ellsworth
Worthington

Norman County
Ada
Halstad
Twin Valley

Olmsted County
Farmington
Rochester
Stewartville

Otter Tail County
Fergus Falls
Maplewood
Wadena

Pennington County
Goodridge
Thief River Falls

Pine County
Crosby
Pine City
Sandstone

Polk County
Andover
Crookston
East Grand Forks

Pope County
Glenwood
Starbuck
White Bear Lake

Ramsey County
Blaine
Maplewood
St. Paul
Woodbury

Red Lake County
Oklee
Plummer
Red Lake Falls

Redwood County
Lamberton
Morgan
Redwood Falls

Renville County
Fairfax
Olivia
Renville

Rice County
Faribault
Northfield
Wells

Rock County
Jasper
Luverne
Mound

Roseau County
Golden Valley
Roseau
Warroad

Scott County
Prior Lake
Savage
Shakopee

Sherburne County
Big Lake
Elk River
Princeton

Sibley County
Arlington
Gaylord
Le Sueur

St. Louis County
Duluth
Hibbing
Virginia

Stearns County
Sartell
Sauk Centre
Waite Park

Steele County
Aurora
Blooming Prairie
Owatonna

Stevens County
Chokio
Hancock
Morris

Swift County
Appleton
Benson
Kerkhoven

Todd County
Long Prairie
Osakis
Staples

Traverse County
Browns Valley
Dumont
Wheaton

Wabasha County
Lake City
Plainview
Wabasha

Wadena County
Menahga
Staples
Wadena

Waseca County
Byron
Janesville
Waseca

Washington County
Cottage Grove
Oakdale
Woodbury

Watonwan County
Adrian
Long Lake
Madelia

Wilkin County
Breckenridge
Campbell
Rothsay

Winona County
Goodview
La Crescent
Winona

Wright County
Buffalo
Dayton
Monticello

Yellow Medicine County
Canby
Clarkfield
Granite Falls