Rochester city, MN Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 119.73K Rochester city, MN population, 34.41K had German ancestry (28.74%), 24.11K had Unclassified ancestry (20.13%), and 22.35K had Other Groups ancestry (18.67%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
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NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Rochester city, MN Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| German | 34407 | 28.74 |
| Unclassified | 24107 | 20.13 |
| Other Groups | 22354 | 18.67 |
| Norwegian | 14490 | 12.10 |
| Irish | 12213 | 10.20 |
| English | 8034 | 6.71 |
| Subsaharan African | 6097 | 5.09 |
| Swedish | 3902 | 3.26 |
| American | 3719 | 3.11 |
| Polish | 3443 | 2.88 |
| Somali | 2857 | 2.39 |
| French (except Basque) | 2174 | 1.82 |
| European | 2081 | 1.74 |
| Dutch | 1970 | 1.65 |
| Scandinavian | 1918 | 1.60 |
| Italian | 1752 | 1.46 |
| Scottish | 1589 | 1.33 |
| Czech | 1309 | 1.09 |
| Danish | 1242 | 1.04 |
| African | 1164 | 0.97 |
| Sudanese | 1077 | 0.90 |
| Moroccan | 1021 | 0.85 |
| Finnish | 814 | 0.68 |
| Ethiopian | 789 | 0.66 |
| Yugoslavian | 710 | 0.59 |
| Swiss | 634 | 0.53 |
| Eastern European | 611 | 0.51 |
| Welsh | 558 | 0.47 |
| Scotch Irish | 543 | 0.45 |
| French Canadian | 523 | 0.44 |
| Russian | 485 | 0.41 |
| British | 389 | 0.33 |
| Ukrainian | 364 | 0.30 |
| Arab | 361 | 0.30 |
| Hungarian | 307 | 0.26 |
| Belgian | 261 | 0.22 |
| Croatian | 248 | 0.21 |
| Northern European | 247 | 0.21 |
| Romanian | 238 | 0.20 |
| Brazilian | 227 | 0.19 |
| Canadian | 226 | 0.19 |
| Austrian | 224 | 0.19 |
| Luxembourger | 201 | 0.17 |
| Greek | 197 | 0.17 |
| Iranian | 184 | 0.15 |
| Slovak | 176 | 0.15 |
| Egyptian | 169 | 0.14 |
| Lithuanian | 163 | 0.14 |
| Czechoslovakian | 153 | 0.13 |
| Serbian | 120 | 0.10 |