RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest French population share, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 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. The median across all 87 is 2.8%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Red Lake County, MNMN3,94021.7%+2.3 pts

02Cook County, MNMN5,5227.1%+3.5 pts

03Polk County, MNMN30,5456.3%−1.8 pts

04Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874.8%−3.2 pts

05Wright County, MNMN157,5594.7%−0.5 pts

06Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.7%+1.5 pts

07Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1324.7%0.0 pts

08Marshall County, MNMN8,7984.7%−2.2 pts

09Pennington County, MNMN13,6864.6%−0.6 pts

10Itasca County, MNMN45,4044.5%−1.1 pts

11Aitkin County, MNMN16,2524.4%−1.0 pts

12Washington County, MNMN286,8954.2%−1.5 pts

13Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534.2%+0.8 pts

14Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944.1%−2.0 pts

15Carver County, MNMN114,3793.9%−0.1 pts

16Morrison County, MNMN34,6203.8%−2.5 pts

17Chisago County, MNMN59,1423.6%−2.8 pts

18Anoka County, MNMN381,6053.6%−1.5 pts

19Benton County, MNMN41,7443.5%−1.5 pts

20Clearwater County, MNMN8,6473.4%−0.1 pts

21Roseau County, MNMN15,2463.4%+0.4 pts

22Kanabec County, MNMN16,6283.3%−1.0 pts

23Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.3%−0.4 pts

24Rice County, MNMN69,9393.3%−1.5 pts

25St. Louis County, MNMN200,5183.3%−2.1 pts

26Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7533.3%−1.0 pts

27Pine County, MNMN30,4723.3%−1.0 pts

28Beltrami County, MNMN47,0553.2%−0.6 pts

29Mower County, MNMN40,9713.1%+0.4 pts

30Isanti County, MNMN44,3863.1%−0.9 pts

31Ramsey County, MNMN541,6233.1%−1.1 pts

32Becker County, MNMN35,4973.1%−1.2 pts

33Hubbard County, MNMN22,3693.0%−1.5 pts

34Grant County, MNMN6,0853.0%−0.4 pts

35Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7843.0%−0.7 pts

36Cass County, MNMN31,4303.0%−1.8 pts

37Traverse County, MNMN3,1302.9%−0.1 pts

38Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6342.9%−0.1 pts

39Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0412.9%+0.3 pts

40Norman County, MNMN6,3362.9%+0.1 pts

41Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.9%+0.3 pts

42Carlton County, MNMN36,7112.8%−1.2 pts

43Dakota County, MNMN457,7102.8%−1.1 pts

44Lake County, MNMN10,7462.8%−4.3 pts

45Scott County, MNMN159,0172.8%−1.1 pts

46Clay County, MNMN67,7342.7%−1.3 pts

47Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.7%+0.1 pts

48Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602.7%+0.8 pts

49Todd County, MNMN26,0602.7%−1.3 pts

50Swift County, MNMN9,7632.6%−0.2 pts

51Pope County, MNMN11,4202.6%−1.7 pts

52Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372.6%−0.8 pts

53Faribault County, MNMN13,8882.5%−0.6 pts

54Stearns County, MNMN164,1102.5%−1.1 pts

55Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7702.5%−4.3 pts

56Steele County, MNMN37,4642.4%−0.2 pts

57Houston County, MNMN18,4002.4%−0.4 pts

58Dodge County, MNMN21,3762.4%−0.6 pts

59Wadena County, MNMN14,3882.4%−0.4 pts

60Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.4%−0.5 pts

61Martin County, MNMN19,4402.4%−0.1 pts

62Winona County, MNMN50,5232.4%−0.9 pts

63McLeod County, MNMN36,6312.4%−1.1 pts

64Renville County, MNMN14,3562.3%−0.3 pts

65Sibley County, MNMN15,3562.3%+0.2 pts

66Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4772.3%−0.9 pts

67Murray County, MNMN7,9422.3%−1.1 pts

68Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4532.1%−1.2 pts

69Kittson County, MNMN4,0312.1%−2.0 pts

70Waseca County, MNMN18,6882.1%−0.9 pts

71Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542.1%−0.7 pts

72Olmsted County, MNMN166,7312.0%−0.8 pts

73Stevens County, MNMN9,7472.0%−2.6 pts

74Freeborn County, MNMN30,4401.9%−0.2 pts

75Redwood County, MNMN15,2651.9%−0.9 pts

76Meeker County, MNMN23,6031.9%−0.9 pts

77Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041.7%+0.1 pts

78Goodhue County, MNMN48,1951.6%−0.9 pts

79Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061.5%−0.7 pts

80Brown County, MNMN25,5171.4%−0.4 pts

81Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591.4%−1.2 pts

82Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201.3%−1.2 pts

83Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401.3%−0.7 pts

84Rock County, MNMN9,5241.2%−0.9 pts

85Nobles County, MNMN22,3381.1%−0.9 pts

86Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4050.9%−1.2 pts

87Jackson County, MNMN9,8570.9%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS