Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.41K people in Minnesota with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.99% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Hugo city had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (7.65%), followed by Otsego city (6.31%), and Elk River city (5.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Hugo city

Otsego city

Elk River city

Monticello city

Rogers city

Chaska city

Lake Elmo city

Marshall city

St. Michael city

Fergus Falls city

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Hugo city	7.65
2	Otsego city	6.31
3	Elk River city	5.95
4	Monticello city	5.85
5	Rogers city	5.18
6	Chaska city	5.16
7	Lake Elmo city	5.00
8	Marshall city	4.95
9	St. Michael city	4.92
10	Fergus Falls city	4.91
11	Grand Rapids city	4.61
12	Vadnais Heights city	4.59
13	Big Lake city	4.58
13	Oakdale city	4.58
14	White Bear Lake city	4.49
15	Lino Lakes city	4.45
16	Brainerd city	4.38
17	Champlin city	4.32
18	Ramsey city	4.08
19	Sauk Rapids city	4.01
20	Maple Grove city	3.86
21	Stillwater city	3.83
22	Little Canada city	3.79
23	Shoreview city	3.76
24	Victoria city	3.75
25	Edina city	3.70
26	Cottage Grove city	3.65
27	East Bethel city	3.64
28	Blaine city	3.57
29	Minnetonka city	3.56
30	Woodbury city	3.48
31	Austin city	3.43
32	Rosemount city	3.40
33	Cloquet city	3.39
34	Moorhead city	3.37
35	Eden Prairie city	3.36
36	Roseville city	3.35
37	Richfield city	3.34
38	Anoka city	3.26
39	Hermantown city	3.22
39	Plymouth city	3.22
40	North Branch city	3.20
40	North St. Paul city	3.20
41	Apple Valley city	3.18
42	North Mankato city	3.16
43	Buffalo city	3.15
44	Andover city	3.12
44	Ham Lake city	3.12
45	Eagan city	3.09
46	Bloomington city	3.06
46	Coon Rapids city	3.06
47	Mounds View city	3.03
47	South St. Paul city	3.03
48	Chanhassen city	3.02
49	Forest Lake city	3.01
49	Golden Valley city	3.01
50	Mendota Heights city	2.98
51	Waconia city	2.97
52	Bemidji city	2.96
53	Hastings city	2.95
54	Crystal city	2.94
55	Inver Grove Heights city	2.91
56	Mankato city	2.90
57	Duluth city	2.82
58	Alexandria city	2.81
59	New Hope city	2.73
60	Burnsville city	2.68
61	Minneapolis city	2.67
61	Savage city	2.67
62	Maplewood city	2.64
63	Prior Lake city	2.61
64	Hopkins city	2.58
64	St. Paul city	2.58
64	Sartell city	2.58
65	St. Louis Park city	2.52
66	Faribault city	2.51
67	Columbia Heights city	2.50
68	West St. Paul city	2.38
69	Robbinsdale city	2.37
70	Winona city	2.35
71	New Brighton city	2.31
72	Hibbing city	2.24
73	St. Cloud city	2.19
74	Owatonna city	2.17
75	Shakopee city	2.01
76	Northfield city	1.98
77	Albert Lea city	1.87
78	Farmington city	1.84
79	Rochester city	1.82
80	Lakeville city	1.76
81	New Ulm city	1.74
82	Fridley city	1.70
83	St. Peter city	1.60
84	Hutchinson city	1.57
85	Brooklyn Park city	1.48
86	Brooklyn Center city	1.41
87	Fairmont city	1.33
88	Red Wing city	1.26
89	Willmar city	1.06
90	Worthington city	0.70