Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 169.41K people in Minnesota with French (except Basque) ancestry (2.99% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Red Lake County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (19.79%), followed by Cook County (7.46%), and Marshall County (6.02%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Lake County | 19.79 |
| 2 | Cook County | 7.46 |
| 3 | Marshall County | 6.02 |
| 4 | Polk County | 5.86 |
| 5 | Mahnomen County | 5.16 |
| 6 | Koochiching County | 4.84 |
| 7 | Crow Wing County | 4.64 |
| 8 | Wright County | 4.50 |
| 9 | Aitkin County | 4.44 |
| 10 | Pennington County | 4.40 |
| 11 | Itasca County | 4.39 |
| 12 | Washington County | 4.01 |
| 13 | Lyon County | 3.79 |
| 14 | Clearwater County | 3.70 |
| 15 | Carver County | 3.68 |
| 16 | Chisago County | 3.65 |
| 17 | Mille Lacs County | 3.63 |
| 17 | Wilkin County | 3.63 |
| 18 | Sherburne County | 3.59 |
| 19 | Roseau County | 3.52 |
| 20 | Morrison County | 3.49 |
| 21 | Beltrami County | 3.35 |
| 22 | Kanabec County | 3.34 |
| 23 | Anoka County | 3.25 |
| 24 | Isanti County | 3.24 |
| 25 | Benton County | 3.23 |
| 26 | Becker County | 3.10 |
| 27 | St. Louis County | 3.09 |
| 28 | Clay County | 3.04 |
| 28 | Kittson County | 3.04 |
| 28 | Mower County | 3.04 |
| 29 | Hennepin County | 2.98 |
| 30 | Ramsey County | 2.95 |
| 30 | Traverse County | 2.95 |
| 31 | Carlton County | 2.91 |
| 32 | Houston County | 2.88 |
| 33 | Otter Tail County | 2.86 |
| 34 | Rice County | 2.85 |
| 35 | Hubbard County | 2.83 |
| 36 | Norman County | 2.82 |
| 37 | Dakota County | 2.75 |
| 38 | Douglas County | 2.71 |
| 39 | Cass County | 2.68 |
| 39 | Nicollet County | 2.68 |
| 39 | Pine County | 2.68 |
| 40 | Blue Earth County | 2.67 |
| 41 | Lake County | 2.66 |
| 42 | Winona County | 2.64 |
| 43 | Lake of the Woods County | 2.58 |
| 44 | Grant County | 2.56 |
| 45 | Scott County | 2.54 |
| 46 | Pope County | 2.52 |
| 47 | Murray County | 2.49 |
| 48 | Pipestone County | 2.38 |
| 49 | Stearns County | 2.35 |
| 50 | Big Stone County | 2.33 |
| 51 | Todd County | 2.31 |
| 52 | Dodge County | 2.27 |
| 53 | Swift County | 2.25 |
| 54 | Steele County | 2.23 |
| 55 | Le Sueur County | 2.21 |
| 56 | Renville County | 2.16 |
| 57 | Wabasha County | 2.12 |
| 58 | Sibley County | 2.09 |
| 59 | Wadena County | 2.01 |
| 60 | Faribault County | 1.96 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 1.95 |
| 61 | McLeod County | 1.95 |
| 62 | Stevens County | 1.93 |
| 63 | Meeker County | 1.91 |
| 64 | Olmsted County | 1.89 |
| 65 | Freeborn County | 1.86 |
| 65 | Yellow Medicine County | 1.86 |
| 66 | Redwood County | 1.84 |
| 67 | Waseca County | 1.77 |
| 68 | Martin County | 1.56 |
| 69 | Brown County | 1.55 |
| 70 | Goodhue County | 1.51 |
| 71 | Lac qui Parle County | 1.30 |
| 72 | Kandiyohi County | 1.28 |
| 73 | Fillmore County | 1.25 |
| 74 | Jackson County | 1.24 |
| 75 | Chippewa County | 1.22 |
| 76 | Cottonwood County | 1.01 |
| 77 | Rock County | 0.95 |
| 78 | Watonwan County | 0.92 |
| 79 | Nobles County | 0.86 |