Minnesota Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total immigrant or foreign-born population in Minnesota was 479.23K which was 8.45% of Minnesota's population. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin had the highest immigrant population (175.19K) and immigrants constituted 13.79% of its population, followed by Ramsey (pop: 86.60K, perc: 15.76%), and then Dakota (pop: 42.25K, perc: 9.69%).
On the other hand, the counties with the least number of immigrant population were: Red Lake (pop: 34, perc: 0.87%), Lake of the Woods (pop: 34, perc: 0.91%), and Mahnomen (pop: 35, perc: 0.65%),
The chart and table below shows the immigrant or foreign-born population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that are immigrants.
You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.
| County | Immigrant Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | 140 | 0.89 |
| Anoka | 32592 | 9.03 |
| Becker | 468 | 1.34 |
| Beltrami | 660 | 1.43 |
| Benton | 1679 | 4.09 |
| Big Stone | 104 | 2.02 |
| Blue Earth | 3893 | 5.68 |
| Brown | 605 | 2.34 |
| Carlton | 564 | 1.56 |
| Carver | 5549 | 5.25 |
| Cass | 401 | 1.34 |
| Chippewa | 767 | 6.13 |
| Chisago | 1218 | 2.16 |
| Clay | 3095 | 4.76 |
| Clearwater | 90 | 1.06 |
| Cook | 192 | 3.45 |
| Cottonwood | 724 | 6.30 |
| Crow Wing | 754 | 1.15 |
| Dakota | 42249 | 9.69 |
| Dodge | 658 | 3.16 |
| Douglas | 486 | 1.25 |
| Faribault | 234 | 1.68 |
| Fillmore | 333 | 1.57 |
| Freeborn | 1616 | 5.23 |
| Goodhue | 1081 | 2.28 |
| Grant | 80 | 1.32 |
| Hennepin | 175190 | 13.79 |
| Houston | 257 | 1.37 |
| Hubbard | 302 | 1.42 |
| Isanti | 989 | 2.44 |
| Itasca | 334 | 0.74 |
| Jackson | 284 | 2.84 |
| Kanabec | 151 | 0.94 |
| Kandiyohi | 3531 | 8.12 |
| Kittson | 75 | 1.78 |
| Koochiching | 454 | 3.72 |
| Lac qui Parle | 185 | 2.74 |
| Lake | 127 | 1.17 |
| Lake of the Woods | 34 | 0.91 |
| Le Sueur | 670 | 2.35 |
| Lincoln | 73 | 1.29 |
| Lyon | 1807 | 7.09 |
| McLeod | 1181 | 3.22 |
| Mahnomen | 35 | 0.65 |
| Marshall | 112 | 1.23 |
| Martin | 315 | 1.57 |
| Meeker | 303 | 1.30 |
| Mille Lacs | 328 | 1.24 |
| Morrison | 411 | 1.21 |
| Mower | 4374 | 10.94 |
| Murray | 271 | 3.30 |
| Nicollet | 1516 | 4.42 |
| Nobles | 4579 | 20.61 |
| Norman | 119 | 1.83 |
| Olmsted | 17747 | 11.03 |
| Otter Tail | 1718 | 2.88 |
| Pennington | 323 | 2.30 |
| Pine | 429 | 1.48 |
| Pipestone | 509 | 5.43 |
| Polk | 954 | 3.05 |
| Pope | 161 | 1.44 |
| Ramsey | 86596 | 15.76 |
| Red Lake | 34 | 0.87 |
| Redwood | 354 | 2.29 |
| Renville | 407 | 2.76 |
| Rice | 5189 | 7.77 |
| Rock | 200 | 2.06 |
| Roseau | 631 | 4.12 |
| St. Louis | 4245 | 2.12 |
| Scott | 15147 | 10.13 |
| Sherburne | 3336 | 3.46 |
| Sibley | 614 | 4.11 |
| Stearns | 10584 | 6.71 |
| Steele | 1689 | 4.52 |
| Stevens | 551 | 5.70 |
| Swift | 338 | 3.45 |
| Todd | 903 | 3.60 |
| Traverse | 43 | 1.28 |
| Wabasha | 402 | 1.88 |
| Wadena | 221 | 1.58 |
| Waseca | 643 | 3.39 |
| Washington | 19854 | 7.50 |
| Watonwan | 1439 | 12.82 |
| Wilkin | 62 | 0.96 |
| Winona | 1557 | 3.12 |
| Wright | 3873 | 2.77 |
| Yellow Medicine | 239 | 2.49 |
