Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all Minnesota counties, Nobles had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (20.61%), followed by Ramsey (15.76%), and Hennepin (13.79%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Nobles
Ramsey
Hennepin
Watonwan
Olmsted
Mower
Scott
Dakota
Anoka
Kandiyohi
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Nobles 20.61
2 Ramsey 15.76
3 Hennepin 13.79
4 Watonwan 12.82
5 Olmsted 11.03
6 Mower 10.94
7 Scott 10.13
8 Dakota 9.69
9 Anoka 9.03
10 Kandiyohi 8.12
11 Rice 7.77
12 Washington 7.50
13 Lyon 7.09
14 Stearns 6.71
15 Cottonwood 6.30
16 Chippewa 6.13
17 Stevens 5.70
18 Blue Earth 5.68
19 Pipestone 5.43
20 Carver 5.25
21 Freeborn 5.23
22 Clay 4.76
23 Steele 4.52
24 Nicollet 4.42
25 Roseau 4.12
26 Sibley 4.11
27 Benton 4.09
28 Koochiching 3.72
29 Todd 3.60
30 Sherburne 3.46
31 Cook 3.45
31 Swift 3.45
32 Waseca 3.39
33 Murray 3.30
34 McLeod 3.22
35 Dodge 3.16
36 Winona 3.12
37 Polk 3.05
38 Otter Tail 2.88
39 Jackson 2.84
40 Wright 2.77
41 Renville 2.76
42 Lac qui Parle 2.74
43 Yellow Medicine 2.49
44 Isanti 2.44
45 Le Sueur 2.35
46 Brown 2.34
47 Pennington 2.30
48 Redwood 2.29
49 Goodhue 2.28
50 Chisago 2.16
51 St. Louis 2.12
52 Rock 2.06
53 Big Stone 2.02
54 Wabasha 1.88
55 Norman 1.83
56 Kittson 1.78
57 Faribault 1.68
58 Wadena 1.58
59 Fillmore 1.57
59 Martin 1.57
60 Carlton 1.56
61 Pine 1.48
62 Pope 1.44
63 Beltrami 1.43
64 Hubbard 1.42
65 Houston 1.37
66 Becker 1.34
66 Cass 1.34
67 Grant 1.32
68 Meeker 1.30
69 Lincoln 1.29
70 Traverse 1.28
71 Douglas 1.25
72 Mille Lacs 1.24
73 Marshall 1.23
74 Morrison 1.21
75 Lake 1.17
76 Crow Wing 1.15
77 Clearwater 1.06
78 Wilkin 0.96
79 Kanabec 0.94
80 Lake of the Woods 0.91
81 Aitkin 0.89
82 Red Lake 0.87
83 Itasca 0.74
84 Mahnomen 0.65