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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 88.65K people in Minnesota with Dutch ancestry (1.56% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Rock County had the highest percentage of its population with Dutch ancestry (20.87%), followed by Pipestone County (18.78%), and Murray County (12.73%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Dutch 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 Dutch Ancestry in 2021
Rock County
Pipestone County
Murray County
Lincoln County
Nobles County
Kandiyohi County
Mille Lacs County
Chippewa County
Fillmore County
Jackson County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Dutch Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Rock County 20.87
2 Pipestone County 18.78
3 Murray County 12.73
4 Lincoln County 7.00
5 Nobles County 6.51
6 Kandiyohi County 5.02
7 Mille Lacs County 4.28
8 Chippewa County 4.24
9 Fillmore County 3.28
10 Jackson County 3.15
11 Lyon County 3.13
12 Pope County 2.99
13 Renville County 2.78
14 Cottonwood County 2.64
15 Freeborn County 2.57
16 Aitkin County 2.41
17 Carver County 2.34
18 Swift County 2.28
19 Lake County 2.22
20 Meeker County 2.21
20 Mower County 2.21
21 Kanabec County 2.19
22 Douglas County 2.16
23 Grant County 2.12
24 Wabasha County 2.05
25 Martin County 2.00
26 Steele County 1.97
27 Big Stone County 1.96
28 Benton County 1.95
29 Le Sueur County 1.87
30 Lac qui Parle County 1.78
31 Otter Tail County 1.77
32 Olmsted County 1.75
33 Hubbard County 1.71
34 Becker County 1.63
35 Crow Wing County 1.62
36 Cass County 1.59
36 Polk County 1.59
37 Mahnomen County 1.57
38 Traverse County 1.55
38 Yellow Medicine County 1.55
39 Wadena County 1.52
40 Blue Earth County 1.50
41 Beltrami County 1.48
42 Clearwater County 1.47
42 Rice County 1.47
43 Stevens County 1.46
44 Hennepin County 1.44
45 Red Lake County 1.43
46 McLeod County 1.41
47 Sibley County 1.36
48 Dakota County 1.35
48 Wright County 1.35
49 Chisago County 1.31
49 Itasca County 1.31
49 Kittson County 1.31
49 Pennington County 1.31
49 Scott County 1.31
50 Koochiching County 1.30
51 Wilkin County 1.29
52 Clay County 1.28
53 Washington County 1.27
54 Todd County 1.25
55 Pine County 1.24
56 Nicollet County 1.22
57 Faribault County 1.21
57 Waseca County 1.21
58 Dodge County 1.19
59 Ramsey County 1.17
60 Anoka County 1.15
61 Redwood County 1.13
61 Roseau County 1.13
62 Carlton County 1.11
62 Stearns County 1.11
63 Isanti County 1.10
64 St. Louis County 1.09
65 Brown County 1.06
65 Winona County 1.06
66 Morrison County 0.96
67 Goodhue County 0.90
67 Sherburne County 0.90
68 Houston County 0.80
69 Norman County 0.75
70 Marshall County 0.67
71 Watonwan County 0.63
72 Cook County 0.43
73 Lake of the Woods County 0.29