Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 567.29K people in Minnesota with Irish ancestry. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population with Irish ancestry (132.29K), followed by Ramsey County (57.53K), and Dakota County (54.50K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Washington County
St. Louis County
Olmsted County
Scott County
Wright County
Stearns County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 132288
2 Ramsey County 57530
3 Dakota County 54503
4 Anoka County 38346
5 Washington County 32505
6 St. Louis County 18800
7 Olmsted County 17541
8 Scott County 16506
9 Wright County 14037
10 Stearns County 12565
11 Carver County 12208
12 Sherburne County 8201
13 Crow Wing County 7411
14 Rice County 6107
15 Chisago County 5823
16 Blue Earth County 5471
17 Goodhue County 5304
18 Winona County 5268
19 Otter Tail County 4453
20 Clay County 4250
21 Isanti County 4144
22 Itasca County 4037
23 Beltrami County 3836
24 Mower County 3720
25 Le Sueur County 3671
26 Benton County 3499
27 Steele County 3231
28 Wabasha County 3137
29 Carlton County 3100
30 Nicollet County 3066
31 McLeod County 2947
32 Douglas County 2855
33 Mille Lacs County 2807
34 Kandiyohi County 2756
35 Pine County 2686
36 Freeborn County 2586
36 Houston County 2586
37 Cass County 2510
38 Morrison County 2379
39 Becker County 2314
40 Hubbard County 2166
41 Waseca County 2069
42 Dodge County 2053
43 Fillmore County 2016
44 Meeker County 1897
45 Polk County 1799
46 Aitkin County 1784
47 Martin County 1659
48 Kanabec County 1646
49 Brown County 1638
50 Todd County 1629
51 Lyon County 1546
52 Sibley County 1503
53 Koochiching County 1385
53 Renville County 1385
54 Faribault County 1245
55 Pennington County 1148
56 Swift County 1056
57 Wadena County 972
58 Chippewa County 958
59 Jackson County 937
60 Nobles County 936
61 Lake County 928
62 Redwood County 867
63 Pope County 851
64 Cottonwood County 841
65 Stevens County 817
66 Murray County 619
67 Cook County 610
68 Watonwan County 573
69 Big Stone County 559
70 Roseau County 556
71 Rock County 530
72 Yellow Medicine County 529
73 Clearwater County 527
74 Pipestone County 518
75 Marshall County 515
76 Wilkin County 379
77 Norman County 349
78 Lac qui Parle County 344
79 Grant County 342
79 Lincoln County 342
80 Traverse County 305
81 Red Lake County 293
82 Kittson County 283
83 Mahnomen County 218
84 Lake of the Woods County 185