RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest French population share, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Red Lake County, MNMN3,94014.6%−4.8 pts

02Marshall County, MNMN8,7985.8%−1.1 pts

03Polk County, MNMN30,5455.0%−3.1 pts

04Pennington County, MNMN13,6864.6%−0.6 pts

05Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1324.4%−0.3 pts

06Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534.1%+0.7 pts

07Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7704.0%−2.8 pts

08Aitkin County, MNMN16,2523.9%−1.6 pts

09Cook County, MNMN5,5223.9%+0.2 pts

10Koochiching County, MNMN11,5873.8%−4.1 pts

11Kittson County, MNMN4,0313.8%−0.2 pts

12Roseau County, MNMN15,2463.8%+0.8 pts

13Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.7%−0.1 pts

14Itasca County, MNMN45,4043.6%−1.9 pts

15Chisago County, MNMN59,1423.6%−2.9 pts

16Washington County, MNMN286,8953.5%−2.2 pts

17Wright County, MNMN157,5593.4%−1.8 pts

18Becker County, MNMN35,4973.4%−0.9 pts

19Clearwater County, MNMN8,6473.1%−0.4 pts

20Beltrami County, MNMN47,0553.1%−0.8 pts

21Isanti County, MNMN44,3862.9%−1.1 pts

22Clay County, MNMN67,7342.9%−1.2 pts

23Morrison County, MNMN34,6202.8%−3.5 pts

24Carver County, MNMN114,3792.8%−1.2 pts

25Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7842.7%−1.0 pts

26Traverse County, MNMN3,1302.7%−0.3 pts

27Anoka County, MNMN381,6052.7%−2.4 pts

28Hubbard County, MNMN22,3692.7%−1.8 pts

29St. Louis County, MNMN200,5182.7%−2.7 pts

30Ramsey County, MNMN541,6232.6%−1.5 pts

31Carlton County, MNMN36,7112.6%−1.4 pts

32Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532.6%−1.6 pts

33Rice County, MNMN69,9392.6%−2.2 pts

34Dakota County, MNMN457,7102.5%−1.4 pts

35Cass County, MNMN31,4302.5%−2.2 pts

36Dodge County, MNMN21,3762.5%−0.5 pts

37Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6342.5%−0.5 pts

38Pine County, MNMN30,4722.5%−1.8 pts

39Lake County, MNMN10,7462.5%−4.6 pts

40Norman County, MNMN6,3362.5%−0.3 pts

41Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.4%−0.3 pts

42Benton County, MNMN41,7442.3%−2.6 pts

43Houston County, MNMN18,4002.3%−0.5 pts

44Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4532.3%−1.1 pts

45Pope County, MNMN11,4202.2%−2.2 pts

46Scott County, MNMN159,0172.2%−1.6 pts

47Sherburne County, MNMN104,1942.2%−3.8 pts

48Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.2%−0.8 pts

49Winona County, MNMN50,5232.1%−1.2 pts

50Todd County, MNMN26,0602.1%−1.9 pts

51Goodhue County, MNMN48,1952.1%−0.4 pts

52Kanabec County, MNMN16,6282.1%−2.2 pts

53Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372.0%−1.3 pts

54Brown County, MNMN25,5172.0%+0.2 pts

55Mower County, MNMN40,9712.0%−0.7 pts

56Stearns County, MNMN164,1101.9%−1.7 pts

57Steele County, MNMN37,4641.9%−0.7 pts

58Meeker County, MNMN23,6031.8%−1.0 pts

59Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0411.8%−0.7 pts

60Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311.8%−1.0 pts

61Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881.8%−1.4 pts

62McLeod County, MNMN36,6311.8%−1.7 pts

63Wadena County, MNMN14,3881.8%−1.0 pts

64Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771.7%−1.4 pts

65Grant County, MNMN6,0851.7%−1.7 pts

66Faribault County, MNMN13,8881.6%−1.5 pts

67Renville County, MNMN14,3561.6%−1.0 pts

68Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731.6%−1.0 pts

69Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.5%−1.2 pts

70Murray County, MNMN7,9421.5%−1.8 pts

71Martin County, MNMN19,4401.5%−1.0 pts

72Waseca County, MNMN18,6881.5%−1.5 pts

73Stevens County, MNMN9,7471.4%−3.2 pts

74Swift County, MNMN9,7631.4%−1.5 pts

75Freeborn County, MNMN30,4401.3%−0.7 pts

76Jackson County, MNMN9,8571.3%+0.0 pts

77Redwood County, MNMN15,2651.2%−1.5 pts

78Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601.2%−0.7 pts

79Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201.1%−1.4 pts

80Sibley County, MNMN15,3561.1%−1.1 pts

81Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041.1%−0.5 pts

82Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051.1%−1.0 pts

83Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061.0%−1.2 pts

84Watonwan County, MNMN11,4590.9%−1.7 pts

85Rock County, MNMN9,5240.9%−1.3 pts

86Fillmore County, MNMN21,5400.7%−1.3 pts

87Nobles County, MNMN22,3380.6%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES