RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest Danish population share, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Danish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Danish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH SHAREVS 2010

01Lincoln County, MNMN5,5838.1%−2.1 pts

02Freeborn County, MNMN30,4405.8%−1.9 pts

03Cook County, MNMN5,5223.1%+1.9 pts

04Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4053.1%−1.0 pts

05Traverse County, MNMN3,1303.0%+1.3 pts

06Mower County, MNMN40,9712.8%+0.0 pts

07Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602.7%−0.3 pts

08Steele County, MNMN37,4642.3%−1.5 pts

09Pine County, MNMN30,4722.3%−0.7 pts

10Martin County, MNMN19,4402.3%−1.6 pts

11Lyon County, MNMN25,6842.3%−1.1 pts

12Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.2%−0.8 pts

13Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.2%−2.1 pts

14Dodge County, MNMN21,3762.0%−0.3 pts

15Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281.9%+0.3 pts

16Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881.9%+0.4 pts

17Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041.9%−0.5 pts

18Faribault County, MNMN13,8881.8%−1.8 pts

19Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.8%+0.6 pts

20Brown County, MNMN25,5171.8%−0.6 pts

21Stevens County, MNMN9,7471.7%−0.6 pts

22Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521.7%−0.5 pts

23Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1321.7%−0.3 pts

24Hubbard County, MNMN22,3691.6%−0.6 pts

25McLeod County, MNMN36,6311.6%−0.7 pts

26Murray County, MNMN7,9421.6%−0.8 pts

27Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341.6%−0.4 pts

28Houston County, MNMN18,4001.6%+0.0 pts

29Pope County, MNMN11,4201.6%−0.1 pts

30Carlton County, MNMN36,7111.5%+0.2 pts

31Cass County, MNMN31,4301.5%−0.2 pts

32Clay County, MNMN67,7341.4%−0.1 pts

33Meeker County, MNMN23,6031.4%−1.1 pts

34Dakota County, MNMN457,7101.4%−0.2 pts

35Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771.4%−0.3 pts

36Waseca County, MNMN18,6881.3%−0.3 pts

37Renville County, MNMN14,3561.3%−0.5 pts

38Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0411.3%−0.7 pts

39Kittson County, MNMN4,0311.3%+0.3 pts

40Chisago County, MNMN59,1421.3%−0.3 pts

41Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731.3%−0.9 pts

42Wright County, MNMN157,5591.3%−0.2 pts

43Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7531.2%−0.7 pts

44Grant County, MNMN6,0851.2%−0.3 pts

45Carver County, MNMN114,3791.2%−0.3 pts

46Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311.2%−0.2 pts

47Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7841.2%−0.4 pts

48Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471.2%−0.8 pts

49Benton County, MNMN41,7441.2%+0.3 pts

50Becker County, MNMN35,4971.2%−0.2 pts

51Lake County, MNMN10,7461.2%−0.2 pts

52Beltrami County, MNMN47,0551.1%−0.5 pts

53Sherburne County, MNMN104,1941.1%−0.3 pts

54Rice County, MNMN69,9391.1%−0.9 pts

55Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401.1%−0.4 pts

56Norman County, MNMN6,3361.1%+0.2 pts

57Scott County, MNMN159,0171.1%−0.2 pts

58Isanti County, MNMN44,3861.1%−0.8 pts

59Ramsey County, MNMN541,6231.1%−0.4 pts

60Nobles County, MNMN22,3381.1%+0.2 pts

61Rock County, MNMN9,5241.1%−0.1 pts

62Wadena County, MNMN14,3881.1%−0.6 pts

63Goodhue County, MNMN48,1951.1%−0.5 pts

64Washington County, MNMN286,8951.1%−0.7 pts

65Douglas County, MNMN40,1201.0%−1.2 pts

66Itasca County, MNMN45,4041.0%−0.5 pts

67Marshall County, MNMN8,7981.0%−0.4 pts

68St. Louis County, MNMN200,5181.0%−0.1 pts

69Anoka County, MNMN381,6051.0%−0.5 pts

70Winona County, MNMN50,5231.0%−0.0 pts

71Watonwan County, MNMN11,4590.9%−1.0 pts

72Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7700.9%+0.4 pts

73Wabasha County, MNMN21,5370.9%−0.3 pts

74Swift County, MNMN9,7630.9%−0.8 pts

75Koochiching County, MNMN11,5870.8%−0.8 pts

76Fillmore County, MNMN21,5400.8%−0.0 pts

77Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7200.8%−0.8 pts

78Morrison County, MNMN34,6200.8%−0.6 pts

79Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4530.8%−0.1 pts

80Chippewa County, MNMN12,4060.7%−1.2 pts

81Roseau County, MNMN15,2460.7%−0.6 pts

82Todd County, MNMN26,0600.7%−0.7 pts

83Polk County, MNMN30,5450.7%−0.7 pts

84Sibley County, MNMN15,3560.6%−0.6 pts

85Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.6%−0.3 pts

86Pennington County, MNMN13,6860.6%−0.7 pts

87Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1530.5%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS