Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 567.29K people in Minnesota with Irish ancestry (10.00% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Wabasha County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (14.64%), followed by Houston County (13.75%), and Le Sueur County (12.85%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Wabasha County
Houston County
Le Sueur County
Dakota County
Washington County
Carver County
Koochiching County
Aitkin County
Crow Wing County
Goodhue County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wabasha County 14.64
2 Houston County 13.75
3 Le Sueur County 12.85
4 Dakota County 12.51
5 Washington County 12.27
6 Carver County 11.55
7 Koochiching County 11.35
8 Aitkin County 11.33
9 Crow Wing County 11.25
10 Goodhue County 11.17
11 Scott County 11.04
12 Cook County 10.94
13 Waseca County 10.91
14 Olmsted County 10.90
15 Big Stone County 10.84
16 Swift County 10.77
17 Anoka County 10.63
17 Mille Lacs County 10.63
18 Winona County 10.56
19 Ramsey County 10.47
20 Hennepin County 10.41
21 Chisago County 10.34
22 Kanabec County 10.29
23 Hubbard County 10.21
23 Isanti County 10.21
24 Sibley County 10.06
25 Wright County 10.03
26 Dodge County 9.87
27 Fillmore County 9.52
28 St. Louis County 9.39
29 Renville County 9.38
30 Jackson County 9.36
31 Mower County 9.30
32 Pine County 9.26
33 Rice County 9.14
34 Traverse County 9.07
35 Itasca County 8.98
36 Faribault County 8.94
36 Nicollet County 8.94
37 Steele County 8.65
38 Carlton County 8.58
39 Lake County 8.57
40 Benton County 8.52
40 Sherburne County 8.52
41 Stevens County 8.45
42 Cass County 8.39
43 Freeborn County 8.37
44 Beltrami County 8.33
45 Martin County 8.27
46 Pennington County 8.16
47 Meeker County 8.15
48 McLeod County 8.04
49 Blue Earth County 7.98
50 Stearns County 7.97
51 Chippewa County 7.66
52 Pope County 7.59
53 Murray County 7.53
54 Red Lake County 7.47
55 Otter Tail County 7.46
56 Douglas County 7.37
57 Cottonwood County 7.32
58 Morrison County 7.02
59 Wadena County 6.94
60 Kittson County 6.72
61 Becker County 6.61
62 Clay County 6.54
63 Todd County 6.49
64 Kandiyohi County 6.34
65 Brown County 6.33
66 Clearwater County 6.18
67 Lyon County 6.07
68 Lincoln County 6.05
69 Wilkin County 5.84
70 Polk County 5.75
71 Marshall County 5.67
72 Grant County 5.66
73 Redwood County 5.62
74 Pipestone County 5.53
75 Yellow Medicine County 5.50
76 Rock County 5.45
77 Norman County 5.37
78 Watonwan County 5.11
79 Lac qui Parle County 5.09
80 Lake of the Woods County 4.92
81 Nobles County 4.21
82 Mahnomen County 4.01
83 Roseau County 3.63