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Largest Danish population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 245. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Le Sueur County, MN, up 25 places to #30.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78414,354−18%

02▲1Ramsey County, MNMN541,6235,434−25%

03▼1Dakota County, MNMN457,7104,891−21%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,6053,199−35%

05Washington County, MNMN286,8952,576−35%

06▲1Olmsted County, MNMN166,7311,765−13%

07▼1St. Louis County, MNMN200,5181,600−27%

08▲2Scott County, MNMN159,0171,563−2%

09▼1Freeborn County, MNMN30,4401,365−44%

10▲1Carver County, MNMN114,3791,190−13%

11▼2Wright County, MNMN157,5591,130−37%

12▲3Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341,042−17%

13▲1Sherburne County, MNMN104,1941,032−15%

14▲2Stearns County, MNMN164,110879−35%

15▼2Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132752−39%

16▲3Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041744−34%

17▲6Lyon County, MNMN25,684741−13%

18Steele County, MNMN37,464715−48%

19▼7Mower County, MNMN40,971708−34%

20▲2Pine County, MNMN30,472697−21%

21▼4Clay County, MNMN67,734681−22%

22▲2McLeod County, MNMN36,631613−27%

23▲4Goodhue County, MNMN48,195527−28%

24▲1Carlton County, MNMN36,711521+12%

25▲10Isanti County, MNMN44,386498−29%

26▲4Itasca County, MNMN45,404487−29%

27▼7Rice County, MNMN69,939486−62%

28▲3Lincoln County, MNMN5,583447−26%

29▼1Winona County, MNMN50,523440−11%

30▲25Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453396+58%

31▼2Benton County, MNMN41,744395+23%

32▼11Chisago County, MNMN59,142388−52%

33▲6Douglas County, MNMN40,120370−54%

34▼2Martin County, MNMN19,440361−55%

35▲2Dodge County, MNMN21,376352−23%

36Nicollet County, MNMN34,273341−51%

37▼11Beltrami County, MNMN47,055338−52%

38▲4Hubbard County, MNMN22,369321−30%

39▲2Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720307−54%

40▼7Cass County, MNMN31,430292−39%

41▲4Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753291−41%

42▼4Becker County, MNMN35,497269−41%

43▼3Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405260−45%

44▲2Kanabec County, MNMN16,628245−3%

45▼1Meeker County, MNMN23,603243−58%

46▲4Faribault County, MNMN13,888242−55%

47▲10Wabasha County, MNMN21,537224−15%

48▼5Redwood County, MNMN15,265221−68%

49▲3Pipestone County, MNMN9,260215−25%

50▼2Aitkin County, MNMN16,252209−42%

51▲20Koochiching County, MNMN11,587206−7%

52▼18Brown County, MNMN25,517199−67%

53▲11Wadena County, MNMN14,388199−11%

54▲9Todd County, MNMN26,060178−48%

55▼8Houston County, MNMN18,400175−41%

56Polk County, MNMN30,545164−62%

57▼6Waseca County, MNMN18,688160−48%

58▲1Fillmore County, MNMN21,540159−11%

59▼10Morrison County, MNMN34,620149−67%

60▼2Renville County, MNMN14,356149−49%

61▲19Pennington County, MNMN13,686145−21%

62▲3Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477134−24%

63▲11Rock County, MNMN9,524130+12%

64▼10Jackson County, MNMN9,857125−61%

65▲1Murray County, MNMN7,942125−40%

66▼6Pope County, MNMN11,420117−38%

67▼14Nobles County, MNMN22,338114−41%

68▲9Sibley County, MNMN15,356108−43%

69▲9Chippewa County, MNMN12,406100−60%

70▲11Swift County, MNMN9,763100−40%

71▼2Wilkin County, MNMN6,28899+2%

72▲1Watonwan County, MNMN11,45996−56%

73▼6Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70493−46%

74▲8Grant County, MNMN6,08591−2%

75▼7Lake County, MNMN10,74690−39%

76▼6Clearwater County, MNMN8,64789−47%

77▼2Traverse County, MNMN3,13080+31%

78▲5Norman County, MNMN6,33676+17%

79▼17Stevens County, MNMN9,74771−69%

80▼8Roseau County, MNMN15,24663−68%

81▼20Cook County, MNMN5,52250−24%

82▲4Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77047+96%

83▼7Marshall County, MNMN8,79845−66%

84▲1Red Lake County, MNMN3,94031−52%

85▼1Kittson County, MNMN4,03127−41%

86▲1Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15326−30%

87▼8Big Stone County, MNMN5,05424−62%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES