Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.41K people in Minnesota with French (except Basque) ancestry. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population with French (except Basque) ancestry (37.88K), followed by Ramsey County (16.22K), and Dakota County (11.97K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Washington County
Wright County
St. Louis County
Carver County
Scott County
Stearns County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 37877
2 Ramsey County 16223
3 Dakota County 11973
4 Anoka County 11707
5 Washington County 10614
6 Wright County 6297
7 St. Louis County 6191
8 Carver County 3888
9 Scott County 3802
10 Stearns County 3707
11 Sherburne County 3453
12 Crow Wing County 3055
13 Olmsted County 3044
14 Chisago County 2058
15 Clay County 1976
16 Itasca County 1973
17 Rice County 1901
18 Polk County 1835
19 Blue Earth County 1833
20 Otter Tail County 1709
21 Beltrami County 1542
22 Benton County 1326
23 Winona County 1315
24 Isanti County 1314
25 Mower County 1214
26 Morrison County 1182
27 Becker County 1084
28 Douglas County 1051
29 Carlton County 1050
30 Lyon County 966
31 Mille Lacs County 958
32 Nicollet County 920
33 Steele County 833
34 Cass County 803
35 Pine County 776
35 Red Lake County 776
36 Goodhue County 717
37 McLeod County 714
38 Aitkin County 699
39 Le Sueur County 631
40 Pennington County 619
41 Hubbard County 600
42 Koochiching County 591
43 Todd County 580
44 Freeborn County 573
45 Kandiyohi County 555
46 Marshall County 547
47 Houston County 542
48 Roseau County 539
49 Kanabec County 535
50 Dodge County 471
51 Wabasha County 455
52 Meeker County 445
53 Cook County 416
54 Brown County 401
55 Waseca County 336
56 Renville County 319
57 Clearwater County 315
58 Martin County 312
58 Sibley County 312
59 Lake County 288
60 Redwood County 284
61 Pope County 283
62 Wadena County 282
63 Mahnomen County 280
64 Faribault County 273
65 Fillmore County 265
66 Wilkin County 236
67 Pipestone County 223
68 Swift County 221
69 Murray County 205
70 Nobles County 190
71 Stevens County 187
72 Norman County 183
73 Yellow Medicine County 179
74 Grant County 155
75 Chippewa County 152
76 Kittson County 128
77 Jackson County 124
78 Big Stone County 120
79 Cottonwood County 116
80 Lincoln County 110
81 Watonwan County 103
82 Traverse County 99
83 Lake of the Woods County 97
84 Rock County 92
85 Lac qui Parle County 88