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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.26K people in Minnesota with Portuguese ancestry (0.06% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Benton County had the highest percentage of its population with Portuguese ancestry (0.44%), followed by Waseca County (0.24%), and Murray County (0.16%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Portuguese 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 Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
Benton County
Waseca County
Murray County
Traverse County
Lac qui Parle County
Mille Lacs County
Houston County
Pennington County
Washington County
Wilkin County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Portuguese Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Benton County 0.44
2 Waseca County 0.24
3 Murray County 0.16
4 Traverse County 0.15
5 Lac qui Parle County 0.13
5 Mille Lacs County 0.13
6 Houston County 0.12
6 Pennington County 0.12
6 Washington County 0.12
6 Wilkin County 0.12
7 Winona County 0.11
8 Aitkin County 0.09
8 Wadena County 0.09
9 Dakota County 0.08
9 Faribault County 0.08
9 Hennepin County 0.08
9 Nicollet County 0.08
10 Blue Earth County 0.07
10 Otter Tail County 0.07
11 Anoka County 0.06
11 Chisago County 0.06
11 Itasca County 0.06
11 Polk County 0.06
11 Rice County 0.06
11 Scott County 0.06
12 Carver County 0.05
12 Fillmore County 0.05
12 Steele County 0.05
13 Brown County 0.04
13 Cass County 0.04
13 Isanti County 0.04
13 Lincoln County 0.04
13 Mahnomen County 0.04
13 Pope County 0.04
13 Ramsey County 0.04
13 Redwood County 0.04
13 St. Louis County 0.04
13 Stearns County 0.04
13 Swift County 0.04
14 Clay County 0.03
14 Kanabec County 0.03
14 Le Sueur County 0.03
14 Marshall County 0.03
14 Mower County 0.03
14 Olmsted County 0.03
14 Pipestone County 0.03
14 Renville County 0.03
15 Beltrami County 0.02
15 Carlton County 0.02
15 Clearwater County 0.02
15 Crow Wing County 0.02
15 Douglas County 0.02
15 Freeborn County 0.02
15 Goodhue County 0.02
15 Meeker County 0.02
15 Todd County 0.02
16 Becker County 0.01
16 Hubbard County 0.01
16 Kandiyohi County 0.01
16 McLeod County 0.01
16 Morrison County 0.01
16 Nobles County 0.01
16 Pine County 0.01
16 Rock County 0.01
16 Roseau County 0.01
16 Sherburne County 0.01
16 Watonwan County 0.01
16 Wright County 0.01