Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 236.90K people in Minnesota with Polish ancestry. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population with Polish ancestry (48.52K), followed by Anoka County (19.84K), and Ramsey County (19.02K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Anoka County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Washington County
Stearns County
St. Louis County
Wright County
Morrison County
Sherburne County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 48517
2 Anoka County 19837
3 Ramsey County 19018
4 Dakota County 16389
5 Washington County 12000
6 Stearns County 11158
7 St. Louis County 10733
8 Wright County 6420
9 Morrison County 6225
10 Sherburne County 5670
11 Winona County 5304
12 Scott County 5271
13 Carver County 5074
14 Benton County 4955
15 Olmsted County 4772
16 Crow Wing County 3918
17 Chisago County 2740
18 Carlton County 2525
19 McLeod County 2395
20 Otter Tail County 2095
21 Isanti County 2036
22 Todd County 1917
23 Blue Earth County 1712
24 Rice County 1538
25 Pine County 1537
26 Clay County 1459
27 Douglas County 1387
28 Itasca County 1355
29 Steele County 1270
30 Mille Lacs County 1222
31 Cass County 1130
32 Marshall County 1054
33 Martin County 1029
34 Lyon County 970
35 Polk County 935
36 Goodhue County 933
37 Roseau County 924
38 Becker County 873
39 Beltrami County 867
40 Le Sueur County 864
41 Meeker County 828
42 Freeborn County 819
43 Houston County 773
44 Hubbard County 751
44 Nicollet County 751
45 Aitkin County 654
46 Faribault County 624
47 Pennington County 618
48 Mower County 605
49 Lincoln County 588
50 Kandiyohi County 569
51 Dodge County 540
52 Kanabec County 538
53 Wadena County 489
54 Koochiching County 476
55 Wabasha County 468
56 Fillmore County 456
57 Waseca County 425
58 Swift County 399
59 Redwood County 383
60 Brown County 372
61 Sibley County 337
62 Pope County 332
63 Yellow Medicine County 318
64 Kittson County 315
65 Chippewa County 302
66 Lake County 285
66 Stevens County 285
67 Wilkin County 272
68 Cook County 250
69 Lake of the Woods County 229
70 Watonwan County 200
71 Grant County 181
72 Clearwater County 168
73 Big Stone County 161
74 Renville County 152
75 Jackson County 146
76 Nobles County 143
77 Cottonwood County 128
78 Norman County 93
79 Pipestone County 85
80 Traverse County 82
81 Rock County 73
82 Murray County 67
83 Lac qui Parle County 56
84 Mahnomen County 41
85 Red Lake County 40