39 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea | 1 | 18,117 | 18,496 | -0.42% | 1,364 | 13.29 | City |
| Twin Lakes township | 2 | 2,130 | 2,063 | 0.57% | 50 | 42.83 | Township |
| Bancroft township | 3 | 772 | 790 | -0.52% | 23 | 33.21 | Township |
| Twin Lakes township | 4 | 725 | 754 | -1.09% | 22 | 32.82 | Township |
| Clarks Grove | 5 | 685 | 700 | -0.44% | 1,144 | 0.60 | City |
| Pickerel Lake township | 6 | 630 | 644 | -0.47% | 18 | 34.86 | Township |
| Albert Lea township | 7 | 590 | 603 | -0.51% | 28 | 20.96 | Township |
| Alden | 8 | 572 | 582 | -0.35% | 593 | 0.96 | City |
| Glenville | 9 | 558 | 568 | -0.36% | 530 | 1.05 | City |
| Moscow township | 10 | 523 | 535 | -0.57% | 15 | 36.04 | Township |
| Geneva | 11 | 498 | 507 | -0.4% | 1,064 | 0.47 | City |
| Newry township | 12 | 451 | 464 | -0.66% | 12 | 36.09 | Township |
| Geneva township | 13 | 434 | 438 | 0% | 13 | 33.13 | Township |
| Freeman township | 14 | 429 | 439 | -0.46% | 12 | 35.83 | Township |
| Riceland township | 15 | 424 | 434 | -0.47% | 12 | 35.95 | Township |
| Manchester township | 16 | 410 | 420 | -0.49% | 11 | 35.93 | Township |
| Bath township | 17 | 391 | 401 | -0.51% | 11 | 35.69 | Township |
| Shell Rock township | 18 | 380 | 387 | -0.26% | 11 | 34.61 | Township |
| Emmons | 19 | 359 | 368 | -0.55% | 424 | 0.85 | City |
| Oakland township | 20 | 351 | 360 | -0.57% | 10 | 36.04 | Township |
| Hayward township | 21 | 335 | 342 | -0.59% | 10 | 34.57 | Township |
| Hartland | 22 | 309 | 318 | -0.64% | 1,144 | 0.27 | City |
| Hollandale | 23 | 303 | 310 | -0.33% | 689 | 0.44 | City |
| Nunda township | 24 | 302 | 308 | -0.33% | 9 | 32.96 | Township |
| Carlston township | 25 | 292 | 298 | -0.34% | 9 | 33.02 | Township |
| London township | 26 | 279 | 285 | -0.36% | 8 | 36.10 | Township |
| Alden township | 27 | 276 | 282 | -0.36% | 8 | 35.27 | Township |
| Freeborn | 28 | 258 | 262 | -0.39% | 1,410 | 0.18 | City |
| Hayward | 29 | 247 | 254 | -0.4% | 406 | 0.61 | City |
| Hartland township | 30 | 244 | 252 | -0.81% | 7 | 35.88 | Township |
| Twin Lakes | 31 | 234 | 249 | 2.63% | 88 | 2.67 | CDP |
| Freeborn township | 32 | 232 | 237 | -0.43% | 7 | 35.59 | Township |
| Mansfield township | 33 | 221 | 226 | -0.45% | 6 | 36.02 | Township |
| Alden township | 34 | 202 | 198 | 1% | 6 | 35.82 | Township |
| Conger | 35 | 149 | 153 | -0.67% | 1,146 | 0.13 | City |
| Mapleview | 36 | 144 | 146 | 0% | 778 | 0.18 | City |
| Twin Lakes | 37 | 132 | 131 | 0% | 271 | 0.49 | City |
| Manchester | 38 | 52 | 54 | 0% | 703 | 0.07 | City |
| Myrtle | 39 | 46 | 48 | 0% | 474 | 0.10 | City |
Albert Lea is the largest city in Freeborn County, with a population of 18,117.
Myrtle is the smallest city in Freeborn County.
There are 39 cities in Freeborn County, Minnesota.