RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Highest German population share, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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 36.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Sibley County, MNMN15,35660.2%−3.1 pts

02Brown County, MNMN25,51759.9%−7.0 pts

03Redwood County, MNMN15,26551.0%−5.0 pts

04Traverse County, MNMN3,13050.3%−6.5 pts

05Big Stone County, MNMN5,05450.1%−4.1 pts

06McLeod County, MNMN36,63149.9%−7.2 pts

07Renville County, MNMN14,35649.8%−5.8 pts

08Wabasha County, MNMN21,53747.8%−11.6 pts

09Jackson County, MNMN9,85747.4%−11.2 pts

10Meeker County, MNMN23,60346.8%−4.2 pts

11Stearns County, MNMN164,11046.7%−9.3 pts

12Nicollet County, MNMN34,27346.3%−7.4 pts

13Faribault County, MNMN13,88846.0%−6.4 pts

14Murray County, MNMN7,94245.8%−6.1 pts

15Martin County, MNMN19,44045.6%−12.8 pts

16Todd County, MNMN26,06045.3%−7.1 pts

17Benton County, MNMN41,74445.2%−8.8 pts

18Houston County, MNMN18,40045.1%−5.7 pts

19Morrison County, MNMN34,62044.9%−7.8 pts

20Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45344.7%−7.8 pts

21Waseca County, MNMN18,68844.4%−11.4 pts

22Wilkin County, MNMN6,28844.1%−8.6 pts

23Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70443.9%−3.7 pts

24Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40543.2%−5.1 pts

25Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63442.7%−11.4 pts

26Stevens County, MNMN9,74742.6%−5.1 pts

27Douglas County, MNMN40,12041.9%−6.8 pts

28Rock County, MNMN9,52441.8%−7.9 pts

29Lincoln County, MNMN5,58341.7%−4.0 pts

30Swift County, MNMN9,76341.6%−2.8 pts

31Grant County, MNMN6,08541.5%−0.4 pts

32Carver County, MNMN114,37941.5%−4.6 pts

33Chippewa County, MNMN12,40640.4%−9.5 pts

34Winona County, MNMN50,52340.1%−7.6 pts

35Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04139.9%−5.2 pts

36Dodge County, MNMN21,37639.8%−0.3 pts

37Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47739.3%−4.7 pts

38Watonwan County, MNMN11,45939.2%−3.1 pts

39Pope County, MNMN11,42038.8%−6.3 pts

40Wright County, MNMN157,55938.1%−7.8 pts

41Lyon County, MNMN25,68437.8%−6.3 pts

42Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13237.7%−3.5 pts

43Fillmore County, MNMN21,54037.3%−6.4 pts

44Steele County, MNMN37,46436.9%−3.7 pts

45Goodhue County, MNMN48,19536.9%−9.0 pts

46Becker County, MNMN35,49736.9%−4.5 pts

47Pipestone County, MNMN9,26036.3%−5.4 pts

48Sherburne County, MNMN104,19436.3%−8.0 pts

49Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75335.7%−1.5 pts

50Wadena County, MNMN14,38835.2%−4.1 pts

51Aitkin County, MNMN16,25235.0%−0.3 pts

52Isanti County, MNMN44,38634.2%−5.6 pts

53Kanabec County, MNMN16,62833.9%−3.3 pts

54Scott County, MNMN159,01733.9%−7.2 pts

55Hubbard County, MNMN22,36933.6%−5.1 pts

56Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72033.4%−4.7 pts

57Chisago County, MNMN59,14233.4%−7.7 pts

58Freeborn County, MNMN30,44032.5%−6.2 pts

59Mower County, MNMN40,97132.4%−7.1 pts

60Rice County, MNMN69,93932.2%−7.1 pts

61Dakota County, MNMN457,71032.0%−6.4 pts

62Olmsted County, MNMN166,73131.9%−5.5 pts

63Red Lake County, MNMN3,94031.4%−4.6 pts

64Washington County, MNMN286,89531.2%−8.4 pts

65Clay County, MNMN67,73431.2%−6.0 pts

66Pine County, MNMN30,47231.2%−5.2 pts

67Norman County, MNMN6,33630.8%−2.7 pts

68Nobles County, MNMN22,33830.7%−14.4 pts

69Cook County, MNMN5,52230.5%−1.3 pts

70Itasca County, MNMN45,40429.8%−0.2 pts

71Cass County, MNMN31,43029.4%−5.1 pts

72Anoka County, MNMN381,60529.3%−6.5 pts

73Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77026.3%−3.3 pts

74Lake County, MNMN10,74626.3%−5.2 pts

75Clearwater County, MNMN8,64726.0%+3.6 pts

76Polk County, MNMN30,54525.8%−6.3 pts

77Pennington County, MNMN13,68625.3%−1.0 pts

78Beltrami County, MNMN47,05524.9%−3.8 pts

79Carlton County, MNMN36,71123.9%+0.2 pts

80Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78423.8%−5.0 pts

81Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15323.1%−4.1 pts

82Ramsey County, MNMN541,62323.0%−5.7 pts

83Koochiching County, MNMN11,58723.0%−5.5 pts

84St. Louis County, MNMN200,51822.7%−2.7 pts

85Kittson County, MNMN4,03122.4%+2.7 pts

86Roseau County, MNMN15,24622.3%−4.1 pts

87Marshall County, MNMN8,79821.5%−1.6 pts

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