Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 173.92K people in Minnesota with American ancestry. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population with American ancestry (30.19K), followed by Anoka County (19.65K), and Ramsey County (12.71K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Anoka County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Washington County
Wright County
St. Louis County
Olmsted County
Stearns County
Scott County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 30192
2 Anoka County 19647
3 Ramsey County 12712
4 Dakota County 9852
5 Washington County 9378
6 Wright County 8028
7 St. Louis County 5086
8 Olmsted County 4952
9 Stearns County 4892
10 Scott County 4098
11 Sherburne County 3593
12 Carver County 2661
13 Crow Wing County 2329
14 Chisago County 2152
15 Blue Earth County 2101
16 Winona County 2086
17 Rice County 1913
18 Itasca County 1883
19 Otter Tail County 1774
20 Pine County 1759
21 Clay County 1623
22 Carlton County 1520
23 McLeod County 1456
24 Isanti County 1448
24 Mower County 1448
25 Steele County 1417
26 Fillmore County 1394
27 Mille Lacs County 1347
28 Morrison County 1320
29 Goodhue County 1300
30 Cass County 1225
31 Nicollet County 1194
32 Douglas County 1168
33 Freeborn County 1161
34 Kandiyohi County 1138
35 Aitkin County 1051
36 Becker County 1032
37 Beltrami County 945
38 Le Sueur County 899
39 Hubbard County 897
40 Benton County 877
41 Houston County 865
42 Brown County 846
43 Waseca County 800
44 Martin County 796
45 Meeker County 763
46 Todd County 754
47 Polk County 736
48 Dodge County 668
49 Wabasha County 598
50 Kanabec County 583
51 Roseau County 573
52 Watonwan County 527
53 Lyon County 521
54 Wadena County 517
55 Nobles County 477
56 Faribault County 465
57 Redwood County 388
58 Renville County 385
59 Koochiching County 376
60 Pope County 375
61 Cottonwood County 347
62 Lake County 330
63 Stevens County 320
64 Murray County 318
65 Sibley County 316
66 Pennington County 287
67 Jackson County 262
68 Pipestone County 253
69 Swift County 238
70 Chippewa County 235
71 Marshall County 210
72 Clearwater County 194
73 Rock County 188
74 Lincoln County 175
75 Lac qui Parle County 169
76 Big Stone County 146
77 Grant County 140
78 Yellow Medicine County 133
79 Red Lake County 117
79 Wilkin County 117
80 Kittson County 108
81 Traverse County 102
82 Lake of the Woods County 86
83 Norman County 83
84 Mahnomen County 51
85 Cook County 35