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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 236.90K people in Minnesota with Polish ancestry (4.18% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Winona city had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (12.24%), followed by Big Lake city (9.27%), and Sauk Rapids city (8.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021

Winona city

Big Lake city

Sauk Rapids city

Cloquet city

North St. Paul city

Andover city

Rogers city

Sartell city

St. Cloud city

East Bethel city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Winona city	12.24
2	Big Lake city	9.27
3	Sauk Rapids city	8.59
4	Cloquet city	7.98
5	North St. Paul city	7.27
6	Andover city	6.88
7	Rogers city	6.80
8	Sartell city	6.79
9	St. Cloud city	6.49
10	East Bethel city	6.37
11	Duluth city	6.25
12	Blaine city	6.16
13	Lino Lakes city	5.92
14	Rosemount city	5.88
15	Fairmont city	5.83
15	Ham Lake city	5.83
16	Elk River city	5.71
17	Brainerd city	5.66
18	Robbinsdale city	5.62
19	Columbia Heights city	5.61
20	South St. Paul city	5.56
21	St. Michael city	5.48
22	Coon Rapids city	5.44
23	Chanhassen city	5.37
24	Champlin city	5.35
25	New Brighton city	5.24
26	Vadnais Heights city	5.22
27	Ramsey city	5.17
28	Hermantown city	5.15
29	Chaska city	5.10
30	Lake Elmo city	5.06
31	Little Canada city	4.78
32	Waconia city	4.77
33	Maple Grove city	4.76
34	Prior Lake city	4.72
35	Woodbury city	4.66
36	Fridley city	4.61
37	Forest Lake city	4.52
37	Hugo city	4.52
38	Cottage Grove city	4.49
39	Eagan city	4.45
40	St. Louis Park city	4.42
41	Buffalo city	4.41
42	Plymouth city	4.28
43	Maplewood city	4.26
43	White Bear Lake city	4.26
44	Mendota Heights city	4.20
45	Anoka city	4.19
46	Inver Grove Heights city	4.13
47	Hutchinson city	4.12
47	Mounds View city	4.12
48	Oakdale city	4.00
49	Farmington city	3.97
50	Minnetonka city	3.96
51	Minneapolis city	3.95
52	Roseville city	3.94
53	Grand Rapids city	3.73
54	Alexandria city	3.69
54	Otsego city	3.69
55	Owatonna city	3.68
56	Savage city	3.64
57	Shoreview city	3.57
58	Crystal city	3.53
59	Marshall city	3.51
60	Golden Valley city	3.47
61	Eden Prairie city	3.46
62	Hastings city	3.45
63	Edina city	3.44
63	Lakeville city	3.44
64	Apple Valley city	3.42
65	Hopkins city	3.40
66	Monticello city	3.32
67	Richfield city	3.22
68	North Branch city	3.17
69	St. Peter city	3.13
70	Rochester city	2.88
71	Bloomington city	2.86
72	Stillwater city	2.80
73	Northfield city	2.79
74	St. Paul city	2.72
75	Burnsville city	2.63
76	Mankato city	2.55
77	Albert Lea city	2.53
78	New Hope city	2.50
79	Brooklyn Center city	2.48
80	Shakopee city	2.41
81	Victoria city	2.36
82	Brooklyn Park city	2.33
83	Red Wing city	2.15
84	Fergus Falls city	2.06
85	New Ulm city	2.00
86	Hibbing city	1.94
87	West St. Paul city	1.91
88	Moorhead city	1.85
89	Bemidji city	1.79
90	North Mankato city	1.78
91	Austin city	1.57
92	Faribault city	1.25
93	Willmar city	0.94
94	Worthington city	0.37