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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.74M people in Minnesota with German ancestry (30.69% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, New Ulm city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (57.47%), followed by Waconia city (48.72%), and Sartell city (46.47%).

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

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

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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 German Ancestry in 2021

New Ulm city

Waconia city

Sartell city

North Mankato city

Sauk Rapids city

Hutchinson city

Monticello city

Fairmont city

Rosemount city

Alexandria city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	New Ulm city	57.47
2	Waconia city	48.72
3	Sartell city	46.47
4	North Mankato city	45.86
5	Sauk Rapids city	45.15
6	Hutchinson city	44.12
7	Monticello city	42.14
8	Fairmont city	41.01
9	Rosemount city	39.87
10	Alexandria city	39.05
11	Rogers city	38.70
12	Chaska city	38.29
13	Hastings city	38.22
14	Winona city	37.79
15	Hugo city	36.35
16	St. Peter city	36.12
17	St. Michael city	36.11
18	Forest Lake city	36.08
19	Mankato city	35.84
20	Mendota Heights city	35.75
21	Fergus Falls city	35.57
22	Prior Lake city	34.87
23	Victoria city	34.44
24	South St. Paul city	34.39
25	Elk River city	34.33
26	Inver Grove Heights city	34.13
27	Red Wing city	33.79
28	Owatonna city	33.52
29	Marshall city	33.50
30	Cottage Grove city	32.99
31	Buffalo city	32.87
32	Lake Elmo city	32.80
33	Chanhassen city	32.53
34	Lino Lakes city	32.51
35	White Bear Lake city	32.42
36	St. Cloud city	32.34
37	Otsego city	32.05
38	Ham Lake city	32.03
39	Big Lake city	32.00
40	East Bethel city	31.84
41	Lakeville city	31.43
42	North Branch city	31.42
43	Savage city	31.24
44	Maple Grove city	31.03
45	Ramsey city	30.72
46	Andover city	30.68
47	Farmington city	30.63
48	Brainerd city	30.35
49	Northfield city	30.14
50	Apple Valley city	29.61
51	Coon Rapids city	29.37
52	Albert Lea city	29.24
53	Moorhead city	28.83
54	Rochester city	28.74
55	Stillwater city	28.56
56	Woodbury city	28.34
57	Eagan city	28.17
58	West St. Paul city	27.78
59	Shakopee city	27.66
60	Grand Rapids city	27.49
61	Roseville city	27.36
62	Plymouth city	27.35
63	St. Louis Park city	27.30
64	Champlin city	27.15
65	Blaine city	26.99
66	Bemidji city	26.47
67	Burnsville city	26.42
68	Cloquet city	26.40
69	Edina city	26.23
70	Vadnais Heights city	26.22
71	Shoreview city	26.14
72	Bloomington city	26.13
73	Austin city	25.99
74	Minnetonka city	25.52
75	Golden Valley city	25.40
76	New Brighton city	25.20
77	Oakdale city	24.99
78	Crystal city	24.82
79	Willmar city	24.69
80	Eden Prairie city	24.35
81	Duluth city	24.09
81	Faribault city	24.09
82	Robbinsdale city	23.98
83	Hermantown city	23.96
84	Anoka city	23.79
85	North St. Paul city	23.46
86	Little Canada city	22.82
87	Mounds View city	22.52
88	Hibbing city	22.28
89	Maplewood city	22.01
90	Hopkins city	21.54
91	Richfield city	21.38
92	Minneapolis city	20.90
93	New Hope city	20.84
94	Fridley city	20.00
95	Columbia Heights city	19.78
96	St. Paul city	19.50
97	Worthington city	18.25
98	Brooklyn Park city	15.74
99	Brooklyn Center city	13.14