Washington County, Minnesota
# Employer # of Employees
1 Andersen Corporation ( Bayport ) 2,600
2 Independent School District 833 2,500
3 Independent School District 831 1,200
4 Washington County Government 1,138
5 Independent School District 834 1,050
6 Woodwinds Health Campus 835
7 The Hartford 800
8 Lakeview Memorial Hospital ( Stillwater ) 727
9 3M Chemolite ( Cottage Grove ) 700
10 MN State Prison ( Stillwater ) 544
Economy -- Largest employers
According to the County 's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , [ 22 ] the top employers in the county are :
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 238,136, making it the fifth-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Stillwater. The largest city in the county is Woodbury, which had a population of 61,961 at the 2010 census. Washington County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.