Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 14.41K people in Minnesota with Northern European ancestry (0.25% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Cook County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (0.77%), followed by Goodhue County (0.62%), and Stevens County (0.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Cook County
Goodhue County
Stevens County
Koochiching County
Steele County
Clearwater County
Hennepin County
Hubbard County
Beltrami County
Itasca County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cook County 0.77
2 Goodhue County 0.62
3 Stevens County 0.59
4 Koochiching County 0.46
5 Steele County 0.44
6 Clearwater County 0.41
7 Hennepin County 0.38
7 Hubbard County 0.38
8 Beltrami County 0.35
8 Itasca County 0.35
9 Ramsey County 0.34
10 Lake County 0.33
11 Kandiyohi County 0.32
11 Murray County 0.32
11 Yellow Medicine County 0.32
12 Dakota County 0.31
13 Mahnomen County 0.28
13 Nicollet County 0.28
14 Pope County 0.27
15 Carlton County 0.26
16 Chisago County 0.24
16 Isanti County 0.24
16 Olmsted County 0.24
17 Polk County 0.23
17 Washington County 0.23
18 Carver County 0.21
18 Cass County 0.21
18 Clay County 0.21
18 Lake of the Woods County 0.21
18 Sherburne County 0.21
18 Traverse County 0.21
19 Anoka County 0.20
19 Becker County 0.20
19 Norman County 0.20
19 St. Louis County 0.20
19 Scott County 0.20
20 Blue Earth County 0.19
20 Douglas County 0.19
21 Redwood County 0.17
21 Swift County 0.17
21 Wabasha County 0.17
22 Jackson County 0.16
23 Le Sueur County 0.15
23 Red Lake County 0.15
24 Crow Wing County 0.14
24 Renville County 0.14
24 Wright County 0.14
25 Dodge County 0.13
25 Morrison County 0.13
26 Lac qui Parle County 0.12
26 Stearns County 0.12
26 Todd County 0.12
27 Kanabec County 0.11
27 Sibley County 0.11
28 Aitkin County 0.10
28 Mille Lacs County 0.10
28 Mower County 0.10
28 Pine County 0.10
29 Freeborn County 0.09
29 Meeker County 0.09
29 Otter Tail County 0.09
29 Winona County 0.09
30 Benton County 0.08
30 Waseca County 0.08
31 Faribault County 0.07
31 Kittson County 0.07
31 Pennington County 0.07
31 Rice County 0.07
31 Watonwan County 0.07
32 Houston County 0.06
32 Martin County 0.06
33 Lyon County 0.05
34 Fillmore County 0.04
34 Roseau County 0.04
35 Grant County 0.03
35 McLeod County 0.03
36 Lincoln County 0.02
36 Pipestone County 0.02
37 Wadena County 0.01