Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 105.14K people in Minnesota with European ancestry (1.85% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Martin County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (3.19%), followed by Carver County (2.80%), and Cook County (2.76%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin County | 3.19 |
| 2 | Carver County | 2.80 |
| 3 | Cook County | 2.76 |
| 4 | Dakota County | 2.49 |
| 5 | Washington County | 2.31 |
| 6 | Anoka County | 2.30 |
| 7 | Polk County | 2.28 |
| 8 | Ramsey County | 2.23 |
| 9 | Hennepin County | 2.13 |
| 10 | Olmsted County | 2.10 |
| 11 | Kanabec County | 2.05 |
| 12 | Itasca County | 2.04 |
| 13 | Swift County | 2.01 |
| 14 | Scott County | 1.96 |
| 15 | Hubbard County | 1.90 |
| 16 | Kittson County | 1.85 |
| 17 | Watonwan County | 1.84 |
| 18 | Clay County | 1.83 |
| 19 | Meeker County | 1.77 |
| 20 | Steele County | 1.76 |
| 21 | Pennington County | 1.75 |
| 22 | Blue Earth County | 1.73 |
| 22 | Jackson County | 1.73 |
| 23 | Koochiching County | 1.71 |
| 24 | Pipestone County | 1.67 |
| 24 | Wright County | 1.67 |
| 25 | Crow Wing County | 1.66 |
| 26 | St. Louis County | 1.61 |
| 26 | Sherburne County | 1.61 |
| 27 | Dodge County | 1.57 |
| 28 | Nicollet County | 1.55 |
| 29 | Kandiyohi County | 1.54 |
| 30 | Faribault County | 1.48 |
| 31 | Beltrami County | 1.47 |
| 32 | Le Sueur County | 1.46 |
| 33 | Brown County | 1.45 |
| 34 | Pope County | 1.43 |
| 35 | Chippewa County | 1.39 |
| 36 | Mahnomen County | 1.38 |
| 36 | Pine County | 1.38 |
| 36 | Stevens County | 1.38 |
| 36 | Winona County | 1.38 |
| 37 | Rice County | 1.32 |
| 38 | Becker County | 1.29 |
| 39 | Mille Lacs County | 1.27 |
| 40 | Wabasha County | 1.26 |
| 41 | Isanti County | 1.25 |
| 41 | Lake County | 1.25 |
| 42 | Aitkin County | 1.24 |
| 43 | Red Lake County | 1.15 |
| 44 | Cass County | 1.13 |
| 45 | Grant County | 1.11 |
| 46 | McLeod County | 1.06 |
| 47 | Redwood County | 1.04 |
| 48 | Chisago County | 1.03 |
| 49 | Goodhue County | 0.99 |
| 49 | Wadena County | 0.99 |
| 50 | Benton County | 0.98 |
| 51 | Big Stone County | 0.97 |
| 52 | Clearwater County | 0.94 |
| 53 | Renville County | 0.93 |
| 54 | Stearns County | 0.92 |
| 55 | Carlton County | 0.89 |
| 56 | Morrison County | 0.85 |
| 56 | Mower County | 0.85 |
| 57 | Fillmore County | 0.84 |
| 57 | Todd County | 0.84 |
| 58 | Douglas County | 0.80 |
| 59 | Otter Tail County | 0.78 |
| 59 | Rock County | 0.78 |
| 60 | Nobles County | 0.76 |
| 61 | Lake of the Woods County | 0.75 |
| 61 | Marshall County | 0.75 |
| 62 | Houston County | 0.71 |
| 63 | Lincoln County | 0.69 |
| 64 | Roseau County | 0.67 |
| 65 | Murray County | 0.66 |
| 66 | Norman County | 0.63 |
| 66 | Wilkin County | 0.63 |
| 67 | Lyon County | 0.62 |
| 68 | Freeborn County | 0.45 |
| 69 | Sibley County | 0.44 |
| 70 | Lac qui Parle County | 0.43 |
| 71 | Waseca County | 0.33 |
| 72 | Yellow Medicine County | 0.26 |
| 73 | Cottonwood County | 0.14 |
| 74 | Traverse County | 0.03 |