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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Sibley County
Brown County
Traverse County
Redwood County
Big Stone County
Wabasha County
McLeod County
Renville County
Jackson County
Meeker County
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