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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 101.63K people in Minnesota with Scandinavian ancestry (1.79% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Moorhead city had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (3.50%), followed by Victoria city (3.34%), and Duluth city (3.19%).

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

Moorhead city

Victoria city

Duluth city

Ham Lake city

Lino Lakes city

Inver Grove Heights city

Hugo city

Farmington city

Hermantown city

New Brighton city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Moorhead city	3.50
2	Victoria city	3.34
3	Duluth city	3.19
4	Ham Lake city	3.14
5	Lino Lakes city	3.02
6	Inver Grove Heights city	2.94
7	Hugo city	2.86
8	Farmington city	2.84
8	Hermantown city	2.84
9	New Brighton city	2.69
10	Plymouth city	2.67
11	St. Louis Park city	2.62
12	Fergus Falls city	2.61
13	Alexandria city	2.60
14	Lakeville city	2.57
15	Ramsey city	2.50
16	Cloquet city	2.48
16	Shakopee city	2.48
17	Cottage Grove city	2.41
18	Crystal city	2.38
18	Richfield city	2.38
19	Eden Prairie city	2.37
20	St. Michael city	2.35
21	Golden Valley city	2.32
21	Maple Grove city	2.32
22	Waconia city	2.30
23	Prior Lake city	2.21
24	Shoreview city	2.20
25	Eagan city	2.19
26	Champlin city	2.17
27	Bloomington city	2.15
28	Savage city	2.14
29	North Branch city	2.12
30	Hibbing city	2.07
31	Minnetonka city	2.05
32	Stillwater city	2.01
33	Mounds View city	1.99
34	Blaine city	1.93
35	Willmar city	1.91
36	Anoka city	1.90
37	Red Wing city	1.87
38	Chanhassen city	1.86
39	Rosemount city	1.82
40	Minneapolis city	1.78
41	North Mankato city	1.76
42	Columbia Heights city	1.72
43	Otsego city	1.70
44	Roseville city	1.68
45	New Hope city	1.67
46	Andover city	1.65
47	Lake Elmo city	1.64
48	Maplewood city	1.61
49	Marshall city	1.60
49	Rochester city	1.60
50	Fridley city	1.57
51	Sauk Rapids city	1.56
52	Northfield city	1.54
53	Hopkins city	1.50
54	Forest Lake city	1.44
55	Buffalo city	1.43
56	Chaska city	1.42
56	South St. Paul city	1.42
57	Burnsville city	1.40
58	Edina city	1.37
59	St. Cloud city	1.36
59	West St. Paul city	1.36
60	Woodbury city	1.33
61	Robbinsdale city	1.30
62	Brainerd city	1.27
63	Oakdale city	1.26
64	Owatonna city	1.24
65	Apple Valley city	1.22
66	East Bethel city	1.19
67	Albert Lea city	1.16
67	St. Paul city	1.16
67	St. Peter city	1.16
68	Hutchinson city	1.15
68	New Ulm city	1.15
69	Little Canada city	1.12
69	Rogers city	1.12
70	Elk River city	1.08
71	Bemidji city	1.07
71	Mankato city	1.07
71	North St. Paul city	1.07
72	Fairmont city	1.05
72	Mendota Heights city	1.05
73	Austin city	1.04
74	Grand Rapids city	1.03
75	White Bear Lake city	0.99
76	Big Lake city	0.98
76	Coon Rapids city	0.98
77	Sartell city	0.95
77	Vadnais Heights city	0.95
78	Monticello city	0.93
79	Brooklyn Center city	0.84
80	Brooklyn Park city	0.80
81	Winona city	0.65
82	Hastings city	0.56
83	Faribault city	0.26
84	Worthington city	0.15