Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.74M people in Minnesota with German ancestry (30.69% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Sibley County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (59.66%), followed by Brown County (58.64%), and Traverse County (50.33%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sibley County | 59.66 |
| 2 | Brown County | 58.64 |
| 3 | Traverse County | 50.33 |
| 4 | Redwood County | 50.04 |
| 5 | Big Stone County | 49.56 |
| 6 | Wabasha County | 49.41 |
| 7 | McLeod County | 48.97 |
| 8 | Renville County | 47.99 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 47.39 |
| 10 | Meeker County | 46.41 |
| 11 | Murray County | 46.07 |
| 12 | Nicollet County | 45.97 |
| 13 | Todd County | 45.48 |
| 14 | Wilkin County | 44.73 |
| 15 | Faribault County | 44.69 |
| 15 | Martin County | 44.69 |
| 16 | Stearns County | 43.81 |
| 17 | Houston County | 42.90 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 42.83 |
| 19 | Cottonwood County | 42.73 |
| 20 | Benton County | 42.64 |
| 21 | Morrison County | 42.04 |
| 22 | Stevens County | 41.97 |
| 23 | Grant County | 41.92 |
| 24 | Waseca County | 41.88 |
| 25 | Le Sueur County | 41.80 |
| 26 | Rock County | 41.62 |
| 27 | Winona County | 41.24 |
| 28 | Blue Earth County | 41.02 |
| 29 | Lac qui Parle County | 40.31 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 40.09 |
| 31 | Carver County | 39.80 |
| 32 | Chippewa County | 39.78 |
| 33 | Yellow Medicine County | 39.41 |
| 34 | Dodge County | 39.11 |
| 35 | Otter Tail County | 38.92 |
| 36 | Watonwan County | 38.85 |
| 37 | Pope County | 38.52 |
| 38 | Swift County | 36.87 |
| 39 | Wright County | 36.58 |
| 40 | Crow Wing County | 36.33 |
| 41 | Lyon County | 36.04 |
| 42 | Goodhue County | 35.76 |
| 43 | Fillmore County | 35.18 |
| 44 | Sherburne County | 35.15 |
| 45 | Becker County | 35.07 |
| 46 | Pipestone County | 35.02 |
| 47 | Mille Lacs County | 34.61 |
| 48 | Aitkin County | 34.26 |
| 49 | Steele County | 34.23 |
| 50 | Kanabec County | 33.70 |
| 51 | Scott County | 33.65 |
| 52 | Chisago County | 33.21 |
| 53 | Isanti County | 33.04 |
| 54 | Hubbard County | 33.00 |
| 54 | Red Lake County | 33.00 |
| 55 | Norman County | 32.95 |
| 56 | Kandiyohi County | 32.50 |
| 57 | Freeborn County | 32.16 |
| 58 | Wadena County | 31.99 |
| 59 | Dakota County | 31.63 |
| 60 | Olmsted County | 31.36 |
| 61 | Clay County | 30.97 |
| 62 | Washington County | 30.94 |
| 63 | Pine County | 30.90 |
| 64 | Rice County | 30.83 |
| 65 | Mower County | 30.55 |
| 66 | Nobles County | 29.53 |
| 67 | Cook County | 29.12 |
| 68 | Cass County | 28.95 |
| 69 | Itasca County | 28.72 |
| 70 | Anoka County | 28.06 |
| 71 | Polk County | 26.45 |
| 72 | Clearwater County | 26.07 |
| 73 | Lake of the Woods County | 26.03 |
| 74 | Pennington County | 25.33 |
| 75 | Beltrami County | 25.08 |
| 76 | Lake County | 24.90 |
| 77 | Carlton County | 23.95 |
| 78 | Koochiching County | 23.88 |
| 79 | Hennepin County | 23.74 |
| 80 | Mahnomen County | 23.23 |
| 81 | St. Louis County | 22.79 |
| 82 | Ramsey County | 22.59 |
| 83 | Roseau County | 22.12 |
| 84 | Kittson County | 21.79 |
| 85 | Marshall County | 21.06 |