Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Minnesota counties, Mahnomen County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (41.65%), followed by Beltrami County (21.08%), and Cass County (11.87%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2012
Mahnomen
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Becker
Mille Lacs
Carlton
Redwood
Traverse
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Mahnomen County 41.65
2 Beltrami County 21.08
3 Cass County 11.87
4 Clearwater County 9.08
5 Cook County 8.63
6 Becker County 7.79
7 Mille Lacs County 5.98
8 Carlton County 5.94
9 Redwood County 4.72
10 Traverse County 4.55
11 Itasca County 3.74
12 Yellow Medicine County 3.48
13 Pine County 3.26
14 Hubbard County 2.64
15 Koochiching County 2.53
16 Aitkin County 2.44
17 St. Louis County 2.3
18 Red Lake County 1.92
19 Norman County 1.86
20 Pennington County 1.69
21 Clay County 1.52
22 Polk County 1.51
23 Roseau County 1.37
24 Pipestone County 1.35
25 Nobles County 1.33
26 Goodhue County 1.31
27 Wilkin County 1.24
28 Hennepin County 1.21
29 Stevens County 1.17
30 Watonwan County 1.12
31 Renville County 1.09
32 Chippewa County 1.03
33 Scott County 0.98
34 Ramsey County 0.96
35 Crow Wing County 0.87
36 Waseca County 0.86
37 Lake of the Woods County 0.84
38 Anoka County 0.78
39 Marshall County 0.71
40 Chisago County 0.66
40 Kanabec County 0.66
40 Lyon County 0.66
41 Wadena County 0.65
42 Otter Tail County 0.63
43 Rice County 0.61
44 Big Stone County 0.6
44 Faribault County 0.6
45 Isanti County 0.56
46 Swift County 0.55
47 Lake County 0.54
47 Sherburne County 0.54
48 Rock County 0.53
49 Dakota County 0.52
50 Washington County 0.51
51 Todd County 0.45
52 Kandiyohi County 0.44
52 Mower County 0.44
53 Nicollet County 0.43
54 Cottonwood County 0.42
55 Freeborn County 0.41
56 Benton County 0.4
56 Wright County 0.4
57 Stearns County 0.39
58 Le Sueur County 0.38
59 Douglas County 0.36
59 Winona County 0.36
60 Dodge County 0.35
60 Martin County 0.35
60 Sibley County 0.35
61 Blue Earth County 0.34
61 McLeod County 0.34
61 Olmsted County 0.34
61 Pope County 0.34
61 Steele County 0.34
62 Grant County 0.32
63 Carver County 0.31
63 Jackson County 0.31
63 Morrison County 0.31
64 Lac qui Parle County 0.28
65 Kittson County 0.27
66 Meeker County 0.26
67 Wabasha County 0.24
68 Murray County 0.23
69 Houston County 0.19
69 Lincoln County 0.19
70 Brown County 0.17
71 Fillmore County 0.16