Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 101.63K people in Minnesota with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (24.46K), followed by Ramsey County (8.32K), and Dakota County (8.29K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 24459 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 8322 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 8287 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 6761 |
| 5 | St. Louis County | 5392 |
| 6 | Washington County | 4941 |
| 7 | Scott County | 3617 |
| 8 | Clay County | 2429 |
| 9 | Olmsted County | 2382 |
| 10 | Wright County | 2244 |
| 11 | Stearns County | 1883 |
| 12 | Carver County | 1848 |
| 13 | Chisago County | 1575 |
| 14 | Crow Wing County | 1436 |
| 15 | Otter Tail County | 1231 |
| 16 | Sherburne County | 1215 |
| 17 | Carlton County | 1167 |
| 18 | Kandiyohi County | 944 |
| 19 | Becker County | 931 |
| 20 | Itasca County | 910 |
| 21 | Isanti County | 834 |
| 22 | Douglas County | 790 |
| 23 | Goodhue County | 723 |
| 24 | Blue Earth County | 718 |
| 25 | Roseau County | 683 |
| 26 | Beltrami County | 640 |
| 27 | Polk County | 627 |
| 28 | Rice County | 589 |
| 29 | Benton County | 551 |
| 30 | Nicollet County | 541 |
| 31 | Pine County | 528 |
| 32 | Steele County | 467 |
| 33 | Mower County | 447 |
| 34 | Aitkin County | 437 |
| 35 | Cass County | 431 |
| 36 | Mille Lacs County | 427 |
| 37 | Lake County | 403 |
| 38 | Hubbard County | 402 |
| 39 | Meeker County | 373 |
| 40 | Pennington County | 365 |
| 41 | Freeborn County | 349 |
| 42 | Kanabec County | 347 |
| 43 | Morrison County | 343 |
| 44 | Wabasha County | 331 |
| 45 | McLeod County | 329 |
| 46 | Winona County | 318 |
| 47 | Lyon County | 303 |
| 48 | Koochiching County | 286 |
| 49 | Waseca County | 275 |
| 50 | Martin County | 262 |
| 51 | Swift County | 255 |
| 51 | Todd County | 255 |
| 52 | Renville County | 234 |
| 53 | Clearwater County | 226 |
| 53 | Le Sueur County | 226 |
| 54 | Chippewa County | 223 |
| 55 | Fillmore County | 220 |
| 56 | Brown County | 216 |
| 57 | Stevens County | 207 |
| 58 | Faribault County | 206 |
| 59 | Dodge County | 204 |
| 60 | Wadena County | 200 |
| 61 | Redwood County | 193 |
| 62 | Cook County | 190 |
| 63 | Marshall County | 174 |
| 64 | Norman County | 172 |
| 65 | Kittson County | 171 |
| 66 | Pope County | 158 |
| 67 | Watonwan County | 154 |
| 68 | Grant County | 141 |
| 69 | Yellow Medicine County | 135 |
| 70 | Jackson County | 131 |
| 71 | Lake of the Woods County | 124 |
| 72 | Houston County | 109 |
| 73 | Wilkin County | 108 |
| 74 | Nobles County | 107 |
| 75 | Cottonwood County | 102 |
| 75 | Red Lake County | 102 |
| 76 | Lincoln County | 95 |
| 77 | Sibley County | 91 |
| 78 | Big Stone County | 90 |
| 79 | Lac qui Parle County | 72 |
| 80 | Rock County | 63 |
| 81 | Murray County | 60 |
| 82 | Mahnomen County | 52 |
| 83 | Traverse County | 40 |
| 84 | Pipestone County | 26 |