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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 22.45K people in Minnesota with British ancestry (0.40% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Pennington County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (0.67%), followed by Hennepin County (0.59%), and Carlton County (0.54%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Pennington County
Hennepin County
Carlton County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Lake of the Woods County
Rice County
Carver County
Waseca County
Cook County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pennington County 0.67
2 Hennepin County 0.59
3 Carlton County 0.54
3 Ramsey County 0.54
4 Dakota County 0.53
5 Lake of the Woods County 0.48
6 Rice County 0.47
7 Carver County 0.44
7 Waseca County 0.44
8 Cook County 0.43
9 Steele County 0.41
10 Le Sueur County 0.39
11 Chisago County 0.38
11 Kittson County 0.38
11 Mille Lacs County 0.38
12 Olmsted County 0.37
13 Wright County 0.36
14 Beltrami County 0.35
14 Brown County 0.35
14 Itasca County 0.35
15 St. Louis County 0.34
16 Hubbard County 0.33
17 Anoka County 0.32
17 Scott County 0.32
17 Washington County 0.32
18 Aitkin County 0.31
18 Crow Wing County 0.31
18 Otter Tail County 0.31
19 Clay County 0.30
20 Roseau County 0.29
20 Watonwan County 0.29
21 Becker County 0.28
21 Freeborn County 0.28
21 Marshall County 0.28
21 Pine County 0.28
22 Martin County 0.26
23 Douglas County 0.25
23 Nicollet County 0.25
24 Lake County 0.24
24 Pipestone County 0.24
24 Todd County 0.24
25 Blue Earth County 0.23
25 Sherburne County 0.23
25 Stearns County 0.23
26 Dodge County 0.22
26 Winona County 0.22
27 Jackson County 0.21
28 Clearwater County 0.20
28 Murray County 0.20
28 Renville County 0.20
29 Cass County 0.19
29 Kandiyohi County 0.19
29 Redwood County 0.19
30 Goodhue County 0.18
30 Isanti County 0.18
30 McLeod County 0.18
31 Wabasha County 0.17
32 Stevens County 0.16
33 Benton County 0.15
33 Fillmore County 0.15
33 Meeker County 0.15
34 Mower County 0.14
35 Houston County 0.12
35 Lac qui Parle County 0.12
36 Faribault County 0.11
36 Mahnomen County 0.11
36 Norman County 0.11
37 Lyon County 0.10
38 Morrison County 0.09
39 Polk County 0.08
39 Pope County 0.08
39 Sibley County 0.08
40 Yellow Medicine County 0.07
41 Kanabec County 0.06
41 Traverse County 0.06
42 Nobles County 0.05
43 Cottonwood County 0.04
43 Rock County 0.04
43 Swift County 0.04
43 Wadena County 0.04
44 Koochiching County 0.03
45 Chippewa County 0.02