Minnesota White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 4,423,146 people in Minnesota who identified their race as White Alone, which is 77.51% of the total population of Minnesota. Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (855,122), followed by Dakota County (330,482), and Ramsey County (328,949). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Mahnomen County (2,303), Traverse County (2,870), and Lake of the Woods County (3,512).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Lincoln County had the highest percentage, with 95.85% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Fillmore County (95.53%), and Pope County (95.53%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Minnesota.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Minnesota White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Minnesota White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Aitkin County 14538 92.62
Anoka County 280171 76.99
Becker County 29818 84.75
Beltrami County 32794 70.94
Benton County 36145 87.35
Big Stone County 4832 93.54
Blue Earth County 58205 84.22
Brown County 24321 93.86
Carlton County 31151 86.04
Carver County 92448 86.46
Cass County 24801 82.49
Chippewa County 10653 84.56
Chisago County 51394 90.77
Clay County 55451 84.89
Clearwater County 7197 84.43
Cook County 4686 83.68
Cottonwood County 9617 83.50
Crow Wing County 61586 93.14
Dakota County 330482 75.13
Dodge County 19088 91.48
Douglas County 36887 94.57
Faribault County 12736 91.49
Fillmore County 20278 95.53
Freeborn County 25988 84.12
Goodhue County 42850 90.06
Grant County 5721 94.19
Hennepin County 855122 66.72
Houston County 17900 95.00
Hubbard County 19265 90.26
Isanti County 37888 92.11
Itasca County 40371 89.69
Jackson County 9133 91.43
Kanabec County 15088 94.11
Kandiyohi County 35004 80.04
Kittson County 4011 95.34
Koochiching County 10975 90.99
Lac qui Parle County 6290 93.62
Lake County 10326 94.69
Lake of the Woods County 3512 93.33
Le Sueur County 25991 90.64
Lincoln County 5406 95.85
Lyon County 20946 82.89
McLeod County 33216 90.33
Mahnomen County 2303 42.56
Marshall County 8473 93.73
Martin County 18361 91.69
Meeker County 21865 93.44
Mille Lacs County 23281 87.99
Morrison County 32245 94.81
Mower County 30804 76.95
Murray County 7571 92.57
Nicollet County 29744 86.33
Nobles County 13109 58.81
Norman County 5814 90.27
Olmsted County 126764 77.84
Otter Tail County 54910 91.39
Pennington County 12434 88.87
Pine County 25480 88.24
Pipestone County 8159 86.58
Polk County 27229 87.30
Pope County 10802 95.53
Ramsey County 328949 59.55
Red Lake County 3647 92.68
Redwood County 13250 85.90
Renville County 13158 89.37
Rice County 52637 78.45
Rock County 8997 92.71
Roseau County 13762 89.77
St. Louis County 177385 88.59
Scott County 117201 77.65
Sherburne County 85504 87.98
Sibley County 13304 89.67
Stearns County 130858 82.67
Steele County 32151 85.95
Stevens County 8254 85.35
Swift County 8807 89.52
Todd County 22415 88.73
Traverse County 2870 85.42
Wabasha County 20091 93.94
Wadena County 13128 93.34
Waseca County 17040 89.84
Washington County 211654 79.10
Watonwan County 8209 72.95
Wilkin County 5993 92.12
Winona County 44638 89.87
Wright County 127090 89.92
Yellow Medicine County 8524 89.46