Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 173.92K people in Minnesota with American ancestry (3.07% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Aitkin County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (6.67%), followed by Fillmore County (6.58%), and Pine County (6.07%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aitkin County | 6.67 |
| 2 | Fillmore County | 6.58 |
| 3 | Pine County | 6.07 |
| 4 | Wright County | 5.74 |
| 5 | Anoka County | 5.45 |
| 6 | Mille Lacs County | 5.10 |
| 7 | Watonwan County | 4.70 |
| 8 | Houston County | 4.60 |
| 9 | Hubbard County | 4.23 |
| 10 | Waseca County | 4.22 |
| 11 | Carlton County | 4.21 |
| 12 | Itasca County | 4.19 |
| 13 | Winona County | 4.18 |
| 14 | Cass County | 4.10 |
| 15 | McLeod County | 3.97 |
| 15 | Martin County | 3.97 |
| 16 | Morrison County | 3.90 |
| 17 | Murray County | 3.87 |
| 18 | Chisago County | 3.82 |
| 19 | Steele County | 3.79 |
| 20 | Freeborn County | 3.76 |
| 21 | Roseau County | 3.74 |
| 22 | Sherburne County | 3.73 |
| 23 | Wadena County | 3.69 |
| 24 | Kanabec County | 3.64 |
| 25 | Mower County | 3.62 |
| 26 | Isanti County | 3.57 |
| 27 | Crow Wing County | 3.54 |
| 27 | Washington County | 3.54 |
| 28 | Nicollet County | 3.48 |
| 29 | Faribault County | 3.34 |
| 29 | Pope County | 3.34 |
| 30 | Stevens County | 3.31 |
| 31 | Meeker County | 3.28 |
| 32 | Brown County | 3.27 |
| 33 | Dodge County | 3.21 |
| 34 | Le Sueur County | 3.15 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 3.10 |
| 35 | Stearns County | 3.10 |
| 36 | Koochiching County | 3.08 |
| 36 | Olmsted County | 3.08 |
| 37 | Blue Earth County | 3.06 |
| 38 | Lake County | 3.05 |
| 39 | Traverse County | 3.03 |
| 40 | Cottonwood County | 3.02 |
| 40 | Douglas County | 3.02 |
| 41 | Todd County | 3.00 |
| 42 | Red Lake County | 2.98 |
| 43 | Otter Tail County | 2.97 |
| 44 | Becker County | 2.95 |
| 45 | Rice County | 2.86 |
| 46 | Big Stone County | 2.83 |
| 47 | Wabasha County | 2.79 |
| 48 | Goodhue County | 2.74 |
| 48 | Scott County | 2.74 |
| 49 | Pipestone County | 2.70 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 2.62 |
| 50 | Kandiyohi County | 2.62 |
| 51 | Renville County | 2.61 |
| 52 | Kittson County | 2.56 |
| 53 | St. Louis County | 2.54 |
| 54 | Carver County | 2.52 |
| 55 | Redwood County | 2.51 |
| 56 | Clay County | 2.50 |
| 56 | Lac qui Parle County | 2.50 |
| 57 | Swift County | 2.43 |
| 58 | Hennepin County | 2.38 |
| 59 | Polk County | 2.35 |
| 60 | Grant County | 2.32 |
| 61 | Marshall County | 2.31 |
| 61 | Ramsey County | 2.31 |
| 62 | Lake of the Woods County | 2.29 |
| 63 | Clearwater County | 2.28 |
| 64 | Dakota County | 2.26 |
| 65 | Nobles County | 2.15 |
| 66 | Benton County | 2.13 |
| 67 | Sibley County | 2.11 |
| 68 | Beltrami County | 2.05 |
| 68 | Lyon County | 2.05 |
| 69 | Pennington County | 2.04 |
| 70 | Rock County | 1.94 |
| 71 | Chippewa County | 1.88 |
| 72 | Wilkin County | 1.80 |
| 73 | Yellow Medicine County | 1.38 |
| 74 | Norman County | 1.28 |
| 75 | Mahnomen County | 0.94 |
| 76 | Cook County | 0.63 |