Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 101.63K people in Minnesota with Scandinavian ancestry (1.79% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Roseau County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (4.46%), followed by Kittson County (4.06%), and Clay County (3.74%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roseau County | 4.46 |
| 2 | Kittson County | 4.06 |
| 3 | Clay County | 3.74 |
| 4 | Lake County | 3.72 |
| 5 | Cook County | 3.41 |
| 6 | Lake of the Woods County | 3.30 |
| 7 | Carlton County | 3.23 |
| 8 | Chisago County | 2.80 |
| 9 | Aitkin County | 2.78 |
| 10 | St. Louis County | 2.69 |
| 11 | Becker County | 2.66 |
| 12 | Clearwater County | 2.65 |
| 12 | Norman County | 2.65 |
| 13 | Pennington County | 2.60 |
| 13 | Red Lake County | 2.60 |
| 13 | Swift County | 2.60 |
| 14 | Scott County | 2.42 |
| 15 | Koochiching County | 2.34 |
| 16 | Grant County | 2.33 |
| 17 | Crow Wing County | 2.18 |
| 18 | Kanabec County | 2.17 |
| 18 | Kandiyohi County | 2.17 |
| 19 | Stevens County | 2.14 |
| 20 | Otter Tail County | 2.06 |
| 21 | Isanti County | 2.05 |
| 22 | Douglas County | 2.04 |
| 23 | Itasca County | 2.02 |
| 24 | Polk County | 2.00 |
| 25 | Hennepin County | 1.93 |
| 26 | Marshall County | 1.92 |
| 27 | Dakota County | 1.90 |
| 27 | Hubbard County | 1.90 |
| 28 | Anoka County | 1.87 |
| 28 | Washington County | 1.87 |
| 29 | Pine County | 1.82 |
| 30 | Chippewa County | 1.78 |
| 31 | Big Stone County | 1.75 |
| 31 | Carver County | 1.75 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 1.68 |
| 33 | Wilkin County | 1.66 |
| 34 | Mille Lacs County | 1.62 |
| 35 | Meeker County | 1.60 |
| 35 | Wright County | 1.60 |
| 36 | Renville County | 1.59 |
| 37 | Nicollet County | 1.58 |
| 38 | Wabasha County | 1.55 |
| 39 | Goodhue County | 1.52 |
| 39 | Ramsey County | 1.52 |
| 40 | Faribault County | 1.48 |
| 40 | Olmsted County | 1.48 |
| 41 | Waseca County | 1.45 |
| 42 | Cass County | 1.44 |
| 43 | Wadena County | 1.43 |
| 44 | Pope County | 1.41 |
| 45 | Yellow Medicine County | 1.40 |
| 46 | Beltrami County | 1.39 |
| 47 | Watonwan County | 1.37 |
| 48 | Benton County | 1.34 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 1.31 |
| 49 | Martin County | 1.31 |
| 50 | Sherburne County | 1.26 |
| 51 | Redwood County | 1.25 |
| 51 | Steele County | 1.25 |
| 52 | Stearns County | 1.20 |
| 53 | Lyon County | 1.19 |
| 53 | Traverse County | 1.19 |
| 54 | Freeborn County | 1.13 |
| 55 | Mower County | 1.12 |
| 56 | Lac qui Parle County | 1.07 |
| 57 | Blue Earth County | 1.05 |
| 58 | Fillmore County | 1.04 |
| 59 | Morrison County | 1.01 |
| 59 | Todd County | 1.01 |
| 60 | Dodge County | 0.98 |
| 61 | Mahnomen County | 0.96 |
| 62 | McLeod County | 0.90 |
| 63 | Cottonwood County | 0.89 |
| 64 | Rice County | 0.88 |
| 65 | Brown County | 0.83 |
| 66 | Le Sueur County | 0.79 |
| 67 | Murray County | 0.73 |
| 68 | Rock County | 0.65 |
| 69 | Winona County | 0.64 |
| 70 | Sibley County | 0.61 |
| 71 | Houston County | 0.58 |
| 72 | Nobles County | 0.48 |
| 73 | Pipestone County | 0.28 |