Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 26.35K people in Minnesota with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.47% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Cook County had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (0.99%), followed by Yellow Medicine County (0.86%), and Traverse County (0.83%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook County | 0.99 |
| 2 | Yellow Medicine County | 0.86 |
| 3 | Traverse County | 0.83 |
| 4 | Faribault County | 0.77 |
| 5 | Fillmore County | 0.76 |
| 5 | Wadena County | 0.76 |
| 6 | Winona County | 0.70 |
| 7 | Douglas County | 0.69 |
| 8 | Cottonwood County | 0.68 |
| 8 | St. Louis County | 0.68 |
| 9 | Clearwater County | 0.67 |
| 9 | Kanabec County | 0.67 |
| 10 | Ramsey County | 0.63 |
| 11 | Jackson County | 0.62 |
| 12 | Cass County | 0.58 |
| 12 | Redwood County | 0.58 |
| 13 | Crow Wing County | 0.56 |
| 13 | Mille Lacs County | 0.56 |
| 13 | Washington County | 0.56 |
| 14 | Dakota County | 0.55 |
| 14 | Koochiching County | 0.55 |
| 15 | Hennepin County | 0.53 |
| 16 | Itasca County | 0.51 |
| 16 | Otter Tail County | 0.51 |
| 17 | Aitkin County | 0.49 |
| 18 | Isanti County | 0.45 |
| 18 | Steele County | 0.45 |
| 19 | Becker County | 0.44 |
| 19 | Blue Earth County | 0.44 |
| 19 | Pine County | 0.44 |
| 20 | Goodhue County | 0.42 |
| 20 | Olmsted County | 0.42 |
| 21 | Beltrami County | 0.40 |
| 21 | Lac qui Parle County | 0.40 |
| 21 | Scott County | 0.40 |
| 22 | Anoka County | 0.39 |
| 22 | Lake County | 0.39 |
| 22 | McLeod County | 0.39 |
| 22 | Swift County | 0.39 |
| 23 | Carver County | 0.38 |
| 24 | Freeborn County | 0.37 |
| 24 | Rice County | 0.37 |
| 25 | Chisago County | 0.35 |
| 25 | Grant County | 0.35 |
| 26 | Brown County | 0.34 |
| 26 | Nicollet County | 0.34 |
| 27 | Marshall County | 0.32 |
| 27 | Wilkin County | 0.32 |
| 28 | Clay County | 0.31 |
| 28 | Hubbard County | 0.31 |
| 28 | Norman County | 0.31 |
| 29 | Mower County | 0.30 |
| 29 | Nobles County | 0.30 |
| 29 | Stevens County | 0.30 |
| 29 | Wabasha County | 0.30 |
| 30 | Benton County | 0.29 |
| 31 | Carlton County | 0.28 |
| 31 | Kittson County | 0.28 |
| 31 | Murray County | 0.28 |
| 31 | Pennington County | 0.28 |
| 31 | Polk County | 0.28 |
| 31 | Stearns County | 0.28 |
| 32 | Dodge County | 0.26 |
| 33 | Martin County | 0.25 |
| 33 | Todd County | 0.25 |
| 34 | Morrison County | 0.24 |
| 34 | Wright County | 0.24 |
| 35 | Big Stone County | 0.23 |
| 36 | Kandiyohi County | 0.22 |
| 36 | Lyon County | 0.22 |
| 36 | Renville County | 0.22 |
| 37 | Sherburne County | 0.21 |
| 38 | Meeker County | 0.20 |
| 39 | Pope County | 0.18 |
| 40 | Mahnomen County | 0.17 |
| 40 | Pipestone County | 0.17 |
| 41 | Sibley County | 0.16 |
| 42 | Rock County | 0.14 |
| 43 | Chippewa County | 0.13 |
| 43 | Roseau County | 0.13 |
| 43 | Watonwan County | 0.13 |
| 44 | Houston County | 0.12 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 0.12 |
| 45 | Red Lake County | 0.10 |
| 46 | Le Sueur County | 0.09 |
| 47 | Waseca County | 0.08 |
| 48 | Lake of the Woods County | 0.05 |