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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 236.90K people in Minnesota with Polish ancestry (4.18% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Morrison County had the highest percentage of its population with Polish ancestry (18.38%), followed by Benton County (12.06%), and Marshall County (11.61%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Polish 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 Polish Ancestry in 2021
Morrison County
Benton County
Marshall County
Winona County
Lincoln County
Todd County
Kittson County
Stearns County
Carlton County
McLeod County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Polish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Morrison County 18.38
2 Benton County 12.06
3 Marshall County 11.61
4 Winona County 10.63
5 Lincoln County 10.40
6 Todd County 7.63
7 Kittson County 7.48
8 Stearns County 7.08
9 Carlton County 6.99
10 McLeod County 6.53
11 Lake of the Woods County 6.10
12 Roseau County 6.03
13 Crow Wing County 5.95
14 Sherburne County 5.89
15 Anoka County 5.50
16 St. Louis County 5.36
17 Pine County 5.30
18 Martin County 5.13
19 Isanti County 5.01
20 Chisago County 4.86
21 Carver County 4.80
22 Mille Lacs County 4.63
23 Wright County 4.59
24 Washington County 4.53
25 Cook County 4.49
26 Faribault County 4.48
27 Pennington County 4.39
28 Wilkin County 4.19
29 Aitkin County 4.15
30 Houston County 4.11
31 Swift County 4.07
32 Koochiching County 3.90
33 Hennepin County 3.82
34 Lyon County 3.81
35 Cass County 3.78
36 Dakota County 3.76
37 Douglas County 3.58
38 Meeker County 3.56
39 Hubbard County 3.54
40 Scott County 3.52
41 Otter Tail County 3.51
42 Wadena County 3.49
43 Ramsey County 3.46
44 Steele County 3.40
45 Kanabec County 3.36
46 Yellow Medicine County 3.31
47 Big Stone County 3.12
48 Le Sueur County 3.02
49 Itasca County 3.01
50 Grant County 2.99
50 Polk County 2.99
51 Olmsted County 2.97
52 Pope County 2.96
53 Stevens County 2.95
54 Freeborn County 2.65
55 Lake County 2.63
56 Dodge County 2.60
57 Becker County 2.50
57 Blue Earth County 2.50
58 Redwood County 2.48
59 Traverse County 2.44
60 Chippewa County 2.41
61 Rice County 2.30
62 Clay County 2.25
62 Sibley County 2.25
63 Waseca County 2.24
64 Nicollet County 2.19
65 Wabasha County 2.18
66 Fillmore County 2.15
67 Clearwater County 1.97
68 Goodhue County 1.96
69 Beltrami County 1.88
70 Watonwan County 1.78
71 Mower County 1.51
72 Jackson County 1.46
73 Brown County 1.44
74 Norman County 1.43
75 Kandiyohi County 1.31
76 Cottonwood County 1.12
77 Renville County 1.03
78 Red Lake County 1.02
79 Pipestone County 0.91
80 Lac qui Parle County 0.83
81 Murray County 0.82
82 Mahnomen County 0.76
83 Rock County 0.75
84 Nobles County 0.64