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.
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Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
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 |