Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 51.19K people in Minnesota with French Canadian ancestry (0.90% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Red Lake County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (4.23%), followed by Cook County (2.46%), and Itasca County (2.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Red Lake County
Cook County
Itasca County
Clearwater County
Chisago County
Lake of the Woods County
Redwood County
Carlton County
Lake County
Crow Wing County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Red Lake County 4.23
2 Cook County 2.46
3 Itasca County 2.09
4 Clearwater County 1.92
5 Chisago County 1.85
6 Lake of the Woods County 1.78
6 Redwood County 1.78
7 Carlton County 1.65
8 Lake County 1.62
9 Crow Wing County 1.60
9 Pine County 1.60
10 Koochiching County 1.57
10 Wadena County 1.57
11 St. Louis County 1.56
12 Polk County 1.44
13 Roseau County 1.35
14 Washington County 1.34
15 Hubbard County 1.33
16 Aitkin County 1.32
17 Wright County 1.31
18 Sherburne County 1.28
19 Norman County 1.17
20 Anoka County 1.12
21 Cass County 1.10
22 Becker County 1.06
23 Beltrami County 1.04
23 Benton County 1.04
24 Rice County 1.00
25 Pennington County 0.97
26 Mahnomen County 0.96
26 Morrison County 0.96
26 Ramsey County 0.96
27 Kanabec County 0.94
28 Big Stone County 0.91
28 Clay County 0.91
29 Martin County 0.90
30 Isanti County 0.89
31 Kittson County 0.88
32 Dakota County 0.86
32 Wabasha County 0.86
33 Marshall County 0.82
34 Lac qui Parle County 0.81
35 Douglas County 0.76
35 Mille Lacs County 0.76
36 Hennepin County 0.74
37 Wilkin County 0.72
38 Stearns County 0.70
39 Grant County 0.68
40 Scott County 0.67
41 Brown County 0.65
42 Mower County 0.62
43 Traverse County 0.60
44 Yellow Medicine County 0.57
45 Olmsted County 0.56
46 Carver County 0.55
46 Otter Tail County 0.55
46 Todd County 0.55
47 Waseca County 0.52
48 Goodhue County 0.51
48 Winona County 0.51
49 Chippewa County 0.49
50 Dodge County 0.47
50 Kandiyohi County 0.47
51 Le Sueur County 0.46
51 Nicollet County 0.46
52 Blue Earth County 0.45
53 Lyon County 0.44
53 Steele County 0.44
54 Houston County 0.41
55 Faribault County 0.36
55 McLeod County 0.36
56 Swift County 0.34
57 Meeker County 0.31
57 Renville County 0.31
58 Murray County 0.29
58 Pipestone County 0.29
58 Pope County 0.29
58 Rock County 0.29
59 Sibley County 0.28
60 Cottonwood County 0.27
60 Fillmore County 0.27
61 Nobles County 0.26
62 Lincoln County 0.23
63 Stevens County 0.21
64 Jackson County 0.18
65 Freeborn County 0.16
66 Watonwan County 0.11