Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 962.23K people in Minnesota with Other Groups ancestry (16.97% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Mahnomen County had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (48.55%), followed by Nobles County (35.22%), and Ramsey County (28.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Other Groups 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 Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Mahnomen County
Nobles County
Ramsey County
Watonwan County
Beltrami County
Hennepin County
Mower County
Dakota County
Cass County
Lyon County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Mahnomen County 48.55
2 Nobles County 35.22
3 Ramsey County 28.83
4 Watonwan County 26.68
5 Beltrami County 23.41
6 Hennepin County 22.50
7 Mower County 21.03
8 Dakota County 18.24
9 Cass County 17.26
10 Lyon County 17.24
11 Clearwater County 17.07
12 Anoka County 16.32
13 Olmsted County 16.31
14 Scott County 15.98
15 Rice County 15.84
16 Freeborn County 15.75
17 Kandiyohi County 15.74
18 Washington County 15.62
19 Todd County 15.52
20 Cook County 15.20
21 Becker County 14.45
22 Cottonwood County 14.34
23 Stevens County 14.01
24 Carlton County 13.89
25 Traverse County 13.50
26 Pipestone County 13.44
26 Redwood County 13.44
27 Chippewa County 13.36
28 Renville County 13.23
29 Mille Lacs County 12.68
30 Polk County 12.65
31 Le Sueur County 12.60
32 Blue Earth County 12.52
33 Carver County 12.36
34 Clay County 12.17
34 Sibley County 12.17
35 Waseca County 12.16
36 Goodhue County 11.86
37 Steele County 11.76
38 Yellow Medicine County 11.75
39 Pine County 11.71
40 Nicollet County 11.64
41 Murray County 10.96
42 Pennington County 10.93
43 Sherburne County 10.90
44 Kanabec County 10.74
45 McLeod County 10.64
46 Norman County 10.17
47 St. Louis County 10.14
48 Dodge County 10.08
49 Hubbard County 10.07
50 Faribault County 10.06
50 Wadena County 10.06
51 Jackson County 9.97
52 Isanti County 9.92
53 Roseau County 9.60
53 Stearns County 9.60
53 Wright County 9.60
54 Itasca County 9.44
55 Martin County 9.37
56 Wabasha County 9.34
57 Chisago County 9.32
58 Swift County 9.25
59 Winona County 8.97
60 Benton County 8.95
61 Otter Tail County 8.76
62 Red Lake County 8.67
63 Koochiching County 8.58
64 Meeker County 8.49
65 Rock County 8.48
66 Brown County 8.30
67 Crow Wing County 7.98
68 Houston County 7.45
69 Lake County 7.43
70 Marshall County 7.41
71 Douglas County 7.11
72 Aitkin County 7.07
73 Lake of the Woods County 7.00
74 Pope County 6.79
75 Morrison County 6.54
76 Lincoln County 5.89
77 Lac qui Parle County 5.82
78 Big Stone County 5.59
79 Fillmore County 5.43
80 Wilkin County 5.40
81 Kittson County 5.29
82 Grant County 3.90