Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.46K people in Minnesota with Austrian ancestry (0.29% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Big Stone County had the highest percentage of its population with Austrian ancestry (2.15%), followed by Jackson County (0.55%), and Traverse County (0.48%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Austrian 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 Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021
Big Stone County
Jackson County
Traverse County
Brown County
Benton County
Lake County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Hennepin County
Chisago County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Austrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Big Stone County 2.15
2 Jackson County 0.55
3 Traverse County 0.48
4 Brown County 0.46
5 Benton County 0.44
6 Lake County 0.41
6 Ramsey County 0.41
7 Dakota County 0.40
8 Hennepin County 0.39
9 Chisago County 0.35
9 Washington County 0.35
10 Sibley County 0.34
11 Freeborn County 0.33
12 Carver County 0.32
13 Mille Lacs County 0.31
13 Rice County 0.31
14 Isanti County 0.30
15 Anoka County 0.29
15 Cottonwood County 0.29
15 St. Louis County 0.29
16 Morrison County 0.28
17 Cook County 0.27
18 Carlton County 0.25
18 Kanabec County 0.25
18 Winona County 0.25
19 Crow Wing County 0.24
19 Stearns County 0.24
20 Nicollet County 0.22
20 Scott County 0.22
21 Blue Earth County 0.21
21 Itasca County 0.21
21 Swift County 0.21
22 Douglas County 0.19
22 Le Sueur County 0.19
22 Norman County 0.19
22 Todd County 0.19
23 Pine County 0.18
23 Wabasha County 0.18
23 Wright County 0.18
24 Cass County 0.17
24 Marshall County 0.17
24 Olmsted County 0.17
25 Hubbard County 0.16
25 Kandiyohi County 0.16
25 Koochiching County 0.16
25 Redwood County 0.16
25 Renville County 0.16
26 Sherburne County 0.15
27 Wadena County 0.14
28 Lyon County 0.13
28 Waseca County 0.13
29 Goodhue County 0.12
29 Roseau County 0.12
30 Steele County 0.11
30 Watonwan County 0.11
31 Fillmore County 0.10
31 Grant County 0.10
31 Pope County 0.10
32 Houston County 0.09
32 Otter Tail County 0.09
33 Aitkin County 0.08
33 Pipestone County 0.08
33 Polk County 0.08
33 Stevens County 0.08
34 Becker County 0.07
34 Clay County 0.07
34 Faribault County 0.07
34 Kittson County 0.07
34 Lincoln County 0.07
34 McLeod County 0.07
34 Martin County 0.07
35 Beltrami County 0.06
35 Mahnomen County 0.06
35 Mower County 0.06
35 Murray County 0.06
36 Chippewa County 0.05
36 Meeker County 0.05
36 Pennington County 0.05
36 Wilkin County 0.05
37 Dodge County 0.03
37 Lac qui Parle County 0.03
37 Nobles County 0.03
38 Yellow Medicine County 0.02