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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.07M people in Minnesota with Unclassified ancestry (18.88% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Big Lake city had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (30.12%), followed by North Branch city (29.32%), and Bemidji city (27.48%).

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

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

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

Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Big Lake city

North Branch city

Bemidji city

Hibbing city

St. Peter city

St. Cloud city

Farmington city

Vadnais Heights city

North St. Paul city

Hutchinson city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Big Lake city	30.12
2	North Branch city	29.32
3	Bemidji city	27.48
4	Hibbing city	26.84
5	St. Peter city	25.53
6	St. Cloud city	25.25
7	Farmington city	24.87
8	Vadnais Heights city	24.62
9	North St. Paul city	24.04
10	Hutchinson city	23.84
11	Hastings city	23.54
12	Fairmont city	23.06
13	Brainerd city	22.89
14	Red Wing city	22.84
15	Sartell city	22.69
16	St. Michael city	22.41
17	Cottage Grove city	22.10
18	Winona city	21.91
19	Champlin city	21.65
20	Duluth city	21.42
21	Faribault city	21.27
22	Lake Elmo city	21.14
23	Sauk Rapids city	21.02
24	Monticello city	20.95
24	Oakdale city	20.95
25	Mankato city	20.87
25	Shakopee city	20.87
26	White Bear Lake city	20.80
27	Maplewood city	20.61
28	Rochester city	20.13
29	Northfield city	20.01
30	Grand Rapids city	19.53
31	Owatonna city	19.50
32	Crystal city	19.24
32	Woodbury city	19.24
33	Mounds View city	18.96
34	Lakeville city	18.87
35	Hugo city	18.80
36	Andover city	18.75
37	St. Paul city	18.72
38	Willmar city	18.70
39	South St. Paul city	18.67
40	Otsego city	18.66
41	Buffalo city	18.63
41	Hermantown city	18.63
42	Albert Lea city	18.61
42	Moorhead city	18.61
43	Fergus Falls city	18.57
44	Minnetonka city	18.19
45	Marshall city	18.16
46	Prior Lake city	18.12
47	Minneapolis city	18.09
48	St. Louis Park city	17.77
49	Burnsville city	17.66
50	Brooklyn Center city	17.65
51	Golden Valley city	17.63
52	Cloquet city	17.49
52	Maple Grove city	17.49
53	West St. Paul city	17.46
54	Alexandria city	17.38
55	Stillwater city	17.37
56	Bloomington city	17.33
57	Blaine city	17.14
58	Austin city	17.13
59	Anoka city	17.10
60	New Brighton city	16.98
61	Coon Rapids city	16.79
62	Elk River city	16.72
63	Little Canada city	16.67
64	New Hope city	16.62
65	Richfield city	16.57
66	Edina city	16.49
67	Ramsey city	16.48
68	Roseville city	16.29
69	Inver Grove Heights city	16.28
70	Hopkins city	16.20
71	North Mankato city	16.15
72	Shoreview city	16.06
73	Chanhassen city	16.01
74	Forest Lake city	15.69
75	Plymouth city	15.60
76	Brooklyn Park city	15.50
77	Apple Valley city	15.43
78	Savage city	15.42
79	Columbia Heights city	15.26
80	Fridley city	15.01
81	Eagan city	14.94
82	New Ulm city	14.91
83	Ham Lake city	14.75
84	Victoria city	14.69
85	Lino Lakes city	14.56
86	Worthington city	14.54
87	Eden Prairie city	14.44
88	Chaska city	14.32
89	Rogers city	13.97
90	Robbinsdale city	13.63
91	Waconia city	13.52
92	Rosemount city	13.25
93	East Bethel city	13.01
94	Mendota Heights city	12.33