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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 567.29K people in Minnesota with Irish ancestry (10.00% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Mendota Heights city had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (19.55%), followed by Lake Elmo city (17.64%), and Rogers city (15.29%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Mendota Heights city
Lake Elmo city
Rogers city
Lino Lakes city
West St. Paul city
Victoria city
Hastings city
Inver Grove Heights city
Stillwater city
Edina city
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mendota Heights city 19.55
2 Lake Elmo city 17.64
3 Rogers city 15.29
4 Lino Lakes city 15.18
5 West St. Paul city 14.71
6 Victoria city 14.70
7 Hastings city 14.57
8 Inver Grove Heights city 14.50
9 Stillwater city 13.71
10 Edina city 13.66
11 Golden Valley city 13.55
12 South St. Paul city 13.48
13 Farmington city 13.28
14 White Bear Lake city 12.84
15 Chanhassen city 12.81
16 Sartell city 12.70
17 Ramsey city 12.67
18 Prior Lake city 12.40
19 Roseville city 12.35
20 Cottage Grove city 12.31
21 Maple Grove city 12.23
22 Lakeville city 12.19
23 Rosemount city 12.05
24 Shoreview city 12.00
25 Otsego city 11.99
26 Eden Prairie city 11.96
27 Cloquet city 11.95
28 Chaska city 11.88
29 Brainerd city 11.86
30 St. Louis Park city 11.83
31 St. Michael city 11.67
32 Forest Lake city 11.66
33 Savage city 11.62
34 Eagan city 11.51
35 Woodbury city 11.46
36 Apple Valley city 11.41
37 Winona city 11.40
38 Plymouth city 11.39
39 Waconia city 11.38
40 Coon Rapids city 11.34
41 Andover city 11.25
42 Bloomington city 11.16
43 Ham Lake city 11.10
44 Elk River city 10.90
45 Red Wing city 10.80
46 Oakdale city 10.72
47 North St. Paul city 10.67
48 Burnsville city 10.60
49 Robbinsdale city 10.57
50 Minneapolis city 10.49
51 Hugo city 10.41
52 Crystal city 10.32
52 Duluth city 10.32
53 Anoka city 10.29
54 Buffalo city 10.26
55 Rochester city 10.20
56 St. Paul city 10.01
57 North Mankato city 10.00
58 Blaine city 9.90
59 Minnetonka city 9.76
59 New Brighton city 9.76
60 Bemidji city 9.75
61 Northfield city 9.58
62 Mounds View city 9.57
63 Richfield city 9.45
64 Maplewood city 9.14
65 Little Canada city 9.12
66 Champlin city 8.98
67 East Bethel city 8.93
68 Monticello city 8.92
69 Fairmont city 8.79
70 Hibbing city 8.73
71 St. Peter city 8.72
72 Hutchinson city 8.65
73 Shakopee city 8.61
74 Albert Lea city 8.53
75 Sauk Rapids city 8.48
76 Hermantown city 8.31
77 Owatonna city 8.17
78 Columbia Heights city 8.06
78 Vadnais Heights city 8.06
79 Fergus Falls city 7.84
80 Grand Rapids city 7.74
81 Big Lake city 7.73
82 Mankato city 7.72
83 North Branch city 7.70
84 Faribault city 7.69
85 Alexandria city 7.68
86 Austin city 7.58
87 Fridley city 7.49
88 New Hope city 7.43
89 Willmar city 7.33
90 St. Cloud city 7.20
91 New Ulm city 7.01
92 Moorhead city 6.51
93 Hopkins city 6.28
94 Marshall city 6.13
95 Brooklyn Center city 5.13
96 Brooklyn Park city 4.45
97 Worthington city 3.16