Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.07M people in Minnesota with Unclassified ancestry. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population with Unclassified ancestry (220.49K), followed by Ramsey County (101.34K), and Dakota County (76.10K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Washington County
St. Louis County
Stearns County
Olmsted County
Scott County
Wright County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 220485
2 Ramsey County 101339
3 Dakota County 76101
4 Anoka County 60693
5 Washington County 51856
6 St. Louis County 43571
7 Stearns County 36486
8 Olmsted County 33107
9 Scott County 28802
10 Wright County 28154
11 Sherburne County 23906
12 Carver County 15844
13 Blue Earth County 14307
14 Rice County 13554
15 Crow Wing County 13472
16 Chisago County 12639
17 Clay County 11619
18 Beltrami County 11060
19 Otter Tail County 10625
20 Itasca County 10316
21 Winona County 10280
22 Goodhue County 10262
23 Benton County 9867
24 Isanti County 9513
25 Morrison County 9021
26 Kandiyohi County 7898
27 Steele County 7630
28 Mower County 7337
29 McLeod County 6842
30 Cass County 6834
31 Carlton County 6811
32 Nicollet County 6495
33 Douglas County 6414
34 Becker County 6009
35 Pine County 5855
36 Le Sueur County 5781
37 Mille Lacs County 5654
38 Polk County 5634
39 Freeborn County 5545
40 Dodge County 4846
41 Lyon County 4687
42 Todd County 4623
43 Fillmore County 4459
44 Waseca County 4400
45 Hubbard County 4128
46 Wabasha County 4126
47 Meeker County 4084
48 Martin County 4060
49 Brown County 3978
50 Nobles County 3644
51 Roseau County 3556
52 Wadena County 3418
53 Houston County 3378
54 Kanabec County 3370
55 Koochiching County 3042
56 Faribault County 2896
57 Aitkin County 2609
58 Cottonwood County 2584
59 Redwood County 2445
60 Renville County 2217
61 Sibley County 2176
62 Rock County 2044
63 Chippewa County 2025
64 Lake County 1976
65 Pope County 1959
66 Pipestone County 1896
67 Jackson County 1892
68 Stevens County 1714
69 Yellow Medicine County 1661
70 Pennington County 1652
71 Watonwan County 1476
72 Swift County 1402
73 Murray County 1348
74 Wilkin County 1304
75 Lac qui Parle County 1279
76 Marshall County 1278
77 Clearwater County 1222
78 Lincoln County 1162
79 Lake of the Woods County 1138
80 Norman County 1131
81 Grant County 1054
82 Big Stone County 846
83 Mahnomen County 685
84 Kittson County 679
85 Red Lake County 618
86 Cook County 545
87 Traverse County 436