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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 19.92K people in Minnesota with Swiss ancestry (0.35% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Waconia city had the highest percentage of its population with Swiss ancestry (1.39%), followed by White Bear Lake city (1.17%), and Little Canada city (1.02%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swiss 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 Swiss Ancestry in 2021
Waconia city
White Bear Lake city
Little Canada city
Alexandria city
Forest Lake city
Golden Valley city
Andover city
Maplewood city
Owatonna city
Stillwater city
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swiss Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Waconia city 1.39
2 White Bear Lake city 1.17
3 Little Canada city 1.02
4 Alexandria city 0.83
5 Forest Lake city 0.74
6 Golden Valley city 0.71
7 Andover city 0.67
8 Maplewood city 0.61
8 Owatonna city 0.61
9 Stillwater city 0.60
9 Winona city 0.60
10 New Brighton city 0.56
11 Northfield city 0.55
12 Faribault city 0.54
12 South St. Paul city 0.54
12 Woodbury city 0.54
13 Rochester city 0.53
14 Lino Lakes city 0.52
15 Inver Grove Heights city 0.51
16 Burnsville city 0.50
16 Sauk Rapids city 0.50
17 Hastings city 0.49
18 St. Peter city 0.48
19 Grand Rapids city 0.46
20 Prior Lake city 0.43
20 Richfield city 0.43
21 Eden Prairie city 0.42
21 Minneapolis city 0.42
22 Roseville city 0.41
23 North St. Paul city 0.40
23 Plymouth city 0.40
24 Mounds View city 0.39
24 St. Louis Park city 0.39
25 Bloomington city 0.38
25 Cottage Grove city 0.38
25 Edina city 0.38
26 Apple Valley city 0.37
26 Mendota Heights city 0.37
27 Chanhassen city 0.36
28 Farmington city 0.35
28 Ramsey city 0.35
28 St. Cloud city 0.35
28 St. Paul city 0.35
29 Duluth city 0.34
29 Maple Grove city 0.34
29 Shakopee city 0.34
30 Fairmont city 0.33
30 New Ulm city 0.33
31 Shoreview city 0.32
31 West St. Paul city 0.32
32 Minnetonka city 0.29
33 Big Lake city 0.28
33 Oakdale city 0.28
33 Rosemount city 0.28
34 Eagan city 0.27
34 Worthington city 0.27
35 Buffalo city 0.26
35 Ham Lake city 0.26
35 Hugo city 0.26
35 Moorhead city 0.26
36 St. Michael city 0.25
37 Red Wing city 0.24
38 North Branch city 0.23
38 Savage city 0.23
39 Hibbing city 0.22
39 Mankato city 0.22
39 Otsego city 0.22
39 Victoria city 0.22
40 Brooklyn Center city 0.21
40 Fergus Falls city 0.21
40 New Hope city 0.21
41 Columbia Heights city 0.20
42 Brooklyn Park city 0.19
43 Coon Rapids city 0.18
44 Crystal city 0.16
45 Lakeville city 0.15
45 North Mankato city 0.15
45 Robbinsdale city 0.15
46 Anoka city 0.14
46 Monticello city 0.14
46 Rogers city 0.14
47 East Bethel city 0.13
47 Hopkins city 0.13
48 Blaine city 0.12
48 Vadnais Heights city 0.12
49 Lake Elmo city 0.11
50 Fridley city 0.10
51 Austin city 0.09
51 Hermantown city 0.09
52 Cloquet city 0.08
52 Hutchinson city 0.08
52 Willmar city 0.08
53 Chaska city 0.07
54 Champlin city 0.06
55 Bemidji city 0.05
55 Elk River city 0.05