Polk County, MN Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 31.30K Polk County, MN population, 10.77K had Norwegian ancestry (34.39%), 8.28K had German ancestry (26.45%), and 5.63K had Unclassified ancestry (18.00%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Minnesota counties, and for Minnesota.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Polk County, MN Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Norwegian | 10766 | 34.39 |
| German | 8279 | 26.45 |
| Unclassified | 5634 | 18.00 |
| Other Groups | 3961 | 12.65 |
| Swedish | 2088 | 6.67 |
| French (except Basque) | 1835 | 5.86 |
| Irish | 1799 | 5.75 |
| English | 1239 | 3.96 |
| Polish | 935 | 2.99 |
| American | 736 | 2.35 |
| European | 715 | 2.28 |
| Czech | 656 | 2.10 |
| Scandinavian | 627 | 2.00 |
| Dutch | 496 | 1.59 |
| Russian | 495 | 1.58 |
| Subsaharan African | 470 | 1.50 |
| French Canadian | 451 | 1.44 |
| Scottish | 258 | 0.82 |
| Italian | 237 | 0.76 |
| African | 227 | 0.73 |
| Danish | 182 | 0.58 |
| Finnish | 179 | 0.57 |
| Somali | 136 | 0.43 |
| Icelander | 127 | 0.41 |
| Czechoslovakian | 112 | 0.36 |
| Lebanese | 106 | 0.34 |
| Turkish | 96 | 0.31 |
| Scotch Irish | 86 | 0.28 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 82 | 0.26 |
| Haitian | 82 | 0.26 |
| Northern European | 72 | 0.23 |
| Ugandan | 65 | 0.21 |
| Australian | 61 | 0.20 |
| Ukrainian | 58 | 0.19 |
| Welsh | 57 | 0.18 |
| Slovak | 56 | 0.18 |
| Eastern European | 40 | 0.13 |
| Croatian | 38 | 0.12 |
| Brazilian | 36 | 0.12 |
| Nigerian | 33 | 0.11 |
| Hungarian | 31 | 0.10 |
| Swiss | 31 | 0.10 |
| Serbian | 28 | 0.09 |
| Austrian | 24 | 0.08 |
| British | 24 | 0.08 |
| Portuguese | 20 | 0.06 |
| Luxembourger | 11 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 11 | 0.04 |
| Belgian | 10 | 0.03 |
| Canadian | 10 | 0.03 |
| Estonian | 8 | 0.03 |
| Greek | 8 | 0.03 |
| Pennsylvania German | 7 | 0.02 |
| Syrian | 5 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 5 | 0.02 |
| Macedonian | 5 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 5 | 0.02 |
| Liberian | 4 | 0.01 |
| Egyptian | 3 | 0.01 |
| German Russian | 3 | 0.01 |
| Iranian | 3 | 0.01 |
| Ethiopian | 3 | 0.01 |
| Lithuanian | 1 | 0.00 |