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.
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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 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 |