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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 63.33K people in Minnesota with Scottish ancestry (1.12% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Grand Rapids city had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (3.90%), followed by Brainerd city (2.60%), and South St. Paul city (2.42%).

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

Grand Rapids city

Brainerd city

South St. Paul city

Stillwater city

Fergus Falls city

Minnetonka city

Edina city

White Bear Lake city

Golden Valley city

Bemidji city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Grand Rapids city	3.90
2	Brainerd city	2.60
3	South St. Paul city	2.42
4	Stillwater city	2.19
5	Fergus Falls city	2.12
6	Minnetonka city	2.03
7	Edina city	1.91
7	White Bear Lake city	1.91
8	Golden Valley city	1.88
9	Bemidji city	1.87
10	Hugo city	1.84
11	Victoria city	1.78
12	North Branch city	1.74
12	Prior Lake city	1.74
13	Northfield city	1.73
13	Owatonna city	1.73
14	Shoreview city	1.70
15	Mendota Heights city	1.68
16	Eden Prairie city	1.65
17	St. Louis Park city	1.60
18	Anoka city	1.58
19	St. Michael city	1.57
20	New Brighton city	1.55
20	Savage city	1.55
21	Plymouth city	1.50
22	Richfield city	1.47
23	Ramsey city	1.46
23	Roseville city	1.46
24	Bloomington city	1.44
25	Lakeville city	1.42
25	Minneapolis city	1.42
26	Otsego city	1.41
27	Maple Grove city	1.40
28	Coon Rapids city	1.35
29	Burnsville city	1.34
30	Rochester city	1.33
31	Robbinsdale city	1.32
32	Lake Elmo city	1.30
33	Andover city	1.29
34	Austin city	1.27
35	Moorhead city	1.25
36	Buffalo city	1.23
36	New Ulm city	1.23
37	Hermantown city	1.21
38	Winona city	1.20
39	Chanhassen city	1.19
39	East Bethel city	1.19
39	Hopkins city	1.19
39	Woodbury city	1.19
40	Apple Valley city	1.16
41	St. Paul city	1.15
42	Duluth city	1.14
43	Little Canada city	1.11
44	Crystal city	1.09
45	Vadnais Heights city	1.08
46	Eagan city	1.05
47	Worthington city	1.02
48	Sartell city	0.98
49	Rosemount city	0.91
50	Chaska city	0.89
51	Mankato city	0.87
52	Blaine city	0.85
52	Columbia Heights city	0.85
53	St. Peter city	0.83
54	Cloquet city	0.82
54	Sauk Rapids city	0.82
55	Faribault city	0.81
55	Lino Lakes city	0.81
56	Willmar city	0.78
57	Maplewood city	0.73
57	Red Wing city	0.73
57	Rogers city	0.73
57	St. Cloud city	0.73
58	Fridley city	0.72
58	Hastings city	0.72
58	Mounds View city	0.72
59	Elk River city	0.70
60	Inver Grove Heights city	0.69
61	Champlin city	0.63
61	West St. Paul city	0.63
62	Alexandria city	0.61
62	Brooklyn Park city	0.61
63	Farmington city	0.60
63	New Hope city	0.60
64	Cottage Grove city	0.59
64	Ham Lake city	0.59
65	Monticello city	0.58
65	Shakopee city	0.58
66	Brooklyn Center city	0.57
67	Albert Lea city	0.53
68	Forest Lake city	0.52
68	Hutchinson city	0.52
69	North St. Paul city	0.50
70	Hibbing city	0.44
71	Fairmont city	0.43
71	North Mankato city	0.43
72	Marshall city	0.42
73	Big Lake city	0.41
74	Oakdale city	0.21
75	Waconia city	0.06