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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 67.39K people in Minnesota with Danish ancestry (1.19% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Lincoln County had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (8.63%), followed by Freeborn County (5.49%), and Cook County (3.52%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Lincoln County
Freeborn County
Cook County
Traverse County
Mower County
Lyon County
Cottonwood County
Pine County
Steele County
Faribault County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lincoln County 8.63
2 Freeborn County 5.49
3 Cook County 3.52
4 Traverse County 3.24
5 Mower County 2.73
6 Lyon County 2.68
7 Cottonwood County 2.58
8 Pine County 2.35
9 Steele County 2.06
10 Faribault County 2.01
11 Jackson County 1.90
12 Redwood County 1.89
13 Dodge County 1.87
14 Aitkin County 1.82
15 Murray County 1.81
16 Lac qui Parle County 1.75
17 Hubbard County 1.74
18 Martin County 1.72
19 Wilkin County 1.71
20 Kanabec County 1.68
21 Blue Earth County 1.62
22 Pipestone County 1.61
23 Lake of the Woods County 1.52
24 Yellow Medicine County 1.46
25 Goodhue County 1.37
26 Otter Tail County 1.35
27 Cass County 1.34
27 Clearwater County 1.34
28 Carlton County 1.33
28 Clay County 1.33
28 Dakota County 1.33
28 Kittson County 1.33
29 Stevens County 1.31
30 Meeker County 1.29
31 Chisago County 1.28
31 Koochiching County 1.28
31 Rock County 1.28
32 Brown County 1.27
33 Mille Lacs County 1.25
34 McLeod County 1.24
35 Nicollet County 1.22
36 Nobles County 1.21
37 Crow Wing County 1.20
37 Isanti County 1.20
37 Olmsted County 1.20
38 Renville County 1.19
39 Carver County 1.18
39 Grant County 1.18
40 Hennepin County 1.17
41 Big Stone County 1.13
42 Watonwan County 1.12
43 Benton County 1.11
43 Sherburne County 1.11
43 Swift County 1.11
44 Houston County 1.09
44 Waseca County 1.09
45 Pope County 1.07
45 Scott County 1.07
46 Ramsey County 1.06
47 Beltrami County 1.05
47 Norman County 1.05
47 Red Lake County 1.05
48 St. Louis County 1.04
49 Fillmore County 1.01
50 Anoka County 1.00
50 Douglas County 1.00
51 Wright County 0.99
52 Pennington County 0.97
53 Itasca County 0.95
54 Becker County 0.94
55 Winona County 0.91
56 Rice County 0.90
57 Le Sueur County 0.88
57 Washington County 0.88
58 Lake County 0.87
58 Wabasha County 0.87
58 Wadena County 0.87
59 Chippewa County 0.76
60 Kandiyohi County 0.73
61 Morrison County 0.72
62 Todd County 0.69
63 Marshall County 0.62
64 Polk County 0.58
65 Sibley County 0.57
65 Stearns County 0.57
66 Roseau County 0.54
67 Mahnomen County 0.53