Rice County, Minnesota

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Rice County
County
Rice County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°22′N 93°18′W / 44.36°N 93.3°W / 44.36; -93.3
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Founded	March 5, 1853
Named for	Henry Mower Rice
Seat	Faribault
Largest city	Faribault
Area
• Total	516 sq mi (1,340 km2)
• Land	496 sq mi (1,280 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2)  3.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	67,097
• Estimate  (2023)	67,948
• Density	135.3/sq mi (52.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd
Website	www.co.rice.mn.us

Rice County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,097.^[1] Its county seat is Faribault.^[2]

Rice County comprises the Faribault-Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area.