Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 173.92K people in Minnesota with American ancestry (3.07% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, East Bethel city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (11.16%), followed by Buffalo city (11.14%), and Ham Lake city (10.57%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Minnesota.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

East Bethel city

Buffalo city

Ham Lake city

Anoka city

Forest Lake city

Otsego city

Andover city

Elk River city

Ramsey city

Columbia Heights city

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	East Bethel city	11.16
2	Buffalo city	11.14
3	Ham Lake city	10.57
4	Anoka city	9.58
5	Forest Lake city	7.76
6	Otsego city	7.08
7	Andover city	6.84
8	Elk River city	6.46
9	Ramsey city	5.97
10	Columbia Heights city	5.84
11	Lino Lakes city	5.78
12	Hopkins city	5.25
13	Grand Rapids city	4.77
14	Brainerd city	4.75
15	Faribault city	4.70
16	Mounds View city	4.60
17	Stillwater city	4.53
18	St. Michael city	4.44
19	Hutchinson city	4.39
20	North Mankato city	4.38
21	Big Lake city	4.27
22	Owatonna city	4.14
23	Prior Lake city	3.95
24	Hastings city	3.90
25	Albert Lea city	3.83
26	New Ulm city	3.77
27	Alexandria city	3.74
28	Fridley city	3.65
29	Hermantown city	3.58
30	Cloquet city	3.57
31	Rosemount city	3.56
32	Eden Prairie city	3.52
33	Maplewood city	3.44
34	St. Louis Park city	3.37
35	Austin city	3.31
35	Brooklyn Park city	3.31
36	Coon Rapids city	3.29
37	Fergus Falls city	3.21
38	Farmington city	3.20
38	Hugo city	3.20
39	Blaine city	3.15
40	Moorhead city	3.14
41	Rochester city	3.11
42	Mankato city	3.09
43	Cottage Grove city	3.07
44	Chaska city	3.00
45	Lake Elmo city	2.99
46	North St. Paul city	2.96
47	Lakeville city	2.93
48	Maple Grove city	2.79
48	White Bear Lake city	2.79
49	Oakdale city	2.78
50	Crystal city	2.72
51	Vadnais Heights city	2.71
52	Robbinsdale city	2.66
52	Roseville city	2.66
52	Winona city	2.66
53	Woodbury city	2.64
54	Fairmont city	2.60
55	St. Peter city	2.59
56	Minnetonka city	2.57
57	Golden Valley city	2.54
58	Edina city	2.45
59	Rogers city	2.35
60	North Branch city	2.29
61	New Hope city	2.25
62	Willmar city	2.23
63	Champlin city	2.22
64	Waconia city	2.21
65	Monticello city	2.17
66	Shoreview city	2.16
67	Duluth city	2.14
67	South St. Paul city	2.14
68	Victoria city	2.13
69	Savage city	2.11
70	Inver Grove Heights city	2.08
71	Red Wing city	2.07
72	St. Cloud city	2.06
73	St. Paul city	2.01
74	Hibbing city	1.94
74	Richfield city	1.94
74	West St. Paul city	1.94
75	Bloomington city	1.93
75	Sauk Rapids city	1.93
76	Minneapolis city	1.91
77	Shakopee city	1.84
78	Burnsville city	1.80
78	Chanhassen city	1.80
79	Sartell city	1.75
80	Plymouth city	1.72
81	Apple Valley city	1.68
82	Little Canada city	1.67
82	Mendota Heights city	1.67
83	Brooklyn Center city	1.65
84	Worthington city	1.58
85	Eagan city	1.50
86	Bemidji city	1.48
87	Marshall city	1.24
88	New Brighton city	1.14
89	Northfield city	0.80