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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 67.39K people in Minnesota with Danish ancestry (1.19% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Albert Lea city had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (4.89%), followed by St. Michael city (3.35%), and Shoreview city (3.12%).

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

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

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

Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Albert Lea city

St. Michael city

Shoreview city

Hastings city

Austin city

Marshall city

Rosemount city

Little Canada city

Owatonna city

Hopkins city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Albert Lea city	4.89
2	St. Michael city	3.35
3	Shoreview city	3.12
4	Hastings city	2.75
5	Austin city	2.46
6	Marshall city	2.38
7	Rosemount city	1.89
8	Little Canada city	1.79
9	Owatonna city	1.75
10	Hopkins city	1.74
10	Minnetonka city	1.74
11	Edina city	1.72
11	Hutchinson city	1.72
12	Sauk Rapids city	1.71
13	Elk River city	1.67
14	Mankato city	1.66
14	North Branch city	1.66
14	Prior Lake city	1.66
15	Rogers city	1.60
16	Cottage Grove city	1.55
17	Eden Prairie city	1.52
17	Mendota Heights city	1.52
17	Ramsey city	1.52
18	Golden Valley city	1.51
18	Savage city	1.51
18	White Bear Lake city	1.51
19	Roseville city	1.50
20	Red Wing city	1.49
21	Chanhassen city	1.47
21	Waconia city	1.47
21	Worthington city	1.47
22	Moorhead city	1.46
23	Robbinsdale city	1.44
24	Fairmont city	1.39
24	St. Louis Park city	1.39
25	New Brighton city	1.33
26	Champlin city	1.31
27	Burnsville city	1.29
27	St. Peter city	1.29
28	Bloomington city	1.28
28	Farmington city	1.28
29	Crystal city	1.27
29	Lakeville city	1.27
30	Plymouth city	1.26
31	Hermantown city	1.24
32	Apple Valley city	1.23
32	Lino Lakes city	1.23
33	Maplewood city	1.21
34	Duluth city	1.20
35	Bemidji city	1.16
36	Anoka city	1.15
37	Blaine city	1.12
38	Victoria city	1.11
39	Coon Rapids city	1.08
39	Eagan city	1.08
39	Maple Grove city	1.08
40	West St. Paul city	1.07
41	Brainerd city	1.06
41	Minneapolis city	1.06
42	Fergus Falls city	1.05
43	Grand Rapids city	1.04
43	Northfield city	1.04
43	Rochester city	1.04
44	North Mankato city	1.03
45	Inver Grove Heights city	1.01
46	New Hope city	1.00
47	Forest Lake city	0.93
47	South St. Paul city	0.93
48	Alexandria city	0.92
48	Winona city	0.92
49	Sartell city	0.90
50	Chaska city	0.85
51	Ham Lake city	0.84
52	Mounds View city	0.83
53	Hibbing city	0.80
54	New Ulm city	0.79
54	Richfield city	0.79
55	Cloquet city	0.78
56	Hugo city	0.77
57	St. Paul city	0.72
58	Oakdale city	0.69
59	St. Cloud city	0.67
59	Woodbury city	0.67
60	Fridley city	0.64
60	Stillwater city	0.64
61	Andover city	0.63
62	Vadnais Heights city	0.60
63	Buffalo city	0.59
64	Lake Elmo city	0.53
65	Shakopee city	0.52
66	Columbia Heights city	0.51
67	Brooklyn Center city	0.49
68	Willmar city	0.42
69	Otsego city	0.41
70	Monticello city	0.39
71	Brooklyn Park city	0.36
72	Faribault city	0.27
73	East Bethel city	0.26
74	North St. Paul city	0.13
75	Big Lake city	0.11