RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest foreign-born population, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784177,396+22%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62386,986+31%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,71043,490+39%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60531,600+38%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89518,463+26%

06Olmsted County, MNMN166,73117,596+29%

07Scott County, MNMN159,01714,439+35%

08Stearns County, MNMN164,1109,945+68%

09Carver County, MNMN114,3795,437+6%

10Rice County, MNMN69,9395,076+30%

11Nobles County, MNMN22,3384,671+45%

12St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184,579+20%

13Mower County, MNMN40,9714,357+63%

14Wright County, MNMN157,5593,993+20%

15Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6343,709+45%

16Sherburne County, MNMN104,1943,466+57%

17Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203,454+75%

18Clay County, MNMN67,7343,016+54%

19Lyon County, MNMN25,6841,858+47%

20Steele County, MNMN37,4641,739+33%

21Freeborn County, MNMN30,4401,736+79%

22Benton County, MNMN41,7441,719+186%

23Winona County, MNMN50,5231,694+3%

24Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0411,573+3%

25Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,479+10%

26Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731,459+53%

27Goodhue County, MNMN48,1951,224+23%

28Chisago County, MNMN59,1421,185+38%

29McLeod County, MNMN36,6311,137+9%

30Polk County, MNMN30,5451,133+56%

31Isanti County, MNMN44,386882+72%

32Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132832+23%

33Todd County, MNMN26,060809−4%

34Chippewa County, MNMN12,406800+116%

35Beltrami County, MNMN47,055783−32%

36Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405733+50%

37Sibley County, MNMN15,356724+30%

38Dodge County, MNMN21,376672+41%

39Brown County, MNMN25,517653+57%

40Roseau County, MNMN15,246645+87%

41Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453638−4%

42Waseca County, MNMN18,688623+28%

43Koochiching County, MNMN11,587618+10%

44Stevens County, MNMN9,747595+83%

45Pipestone County, MNMN9,260589+94%

46Carlton County, MNMN36,711518−18%

47Morrison County, MNMN34,620454+34%

48Douglas County, MNMN40,120449+17%

49Itasca County, MNMN45,404438−8%

50Becker County, MNMN35,497435+6%

51Renville County, MNMN14,356429+2%

52Redwood County, MNMN15,265387+16%

53Wabasha County, MNMN21,537380+8%

54Jackson County, MNMN9,857374+36%

55Pine County, MNMN30,472361−21%

56Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753351−3%

57Meeker County, MNMN23,603349−2%

58Fillmore County, MNMN21,540346+45%

59Cass County, MNMN31,430320+6%

60Pennington County, MNMN13,686316+22%

61Swift County, MNMN9,763312+54%

62Cook County, MNMN5,522311+253%

63Martin County, MNMN19,440309−7%

64Hubbard County, MNMN22,369303+22%

65Faribault County, MNMN13,888278+32%

66Murray County, MNMN7,942255+113%

67Wadena County, MNMN14,388251+87%

68Rock County, MNMN9,524241+113%

69Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477206+45%

70Kanabec County, MNMN16,628174+33%

71Pope County, MNMN11,420168+163%

72Aitkin County, MNMN16,252159−10%

73Houston County, MNMN18,400157−32%

74Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704157+71%

75Marshall County, MNMN8,798135−34%

76Lake County, MNMN10,746125−37%

77Kittson County, MNMN4,031103−26%

78Norman County, MNMN6,33699+11%

79Clearwater County, MNMN8,64792−36%

80Wilkin County, MNMN6,28875+97%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,05460+122%

82Lincoln County, MNMN5,58358−38%

83Grant County, MNMN6,08556−43%

84Traverse County, MNMN3,13052−33%

85Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15335−33%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,94025−55%

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77017−83%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS