RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest German population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the number of residents who are German 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 8,130. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cass County, MN, up 6 places to #38.

German Americans: full group profile →

MinnesotaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784296,828−9%

02Dakota County, MNMN457,710130,758−14%

03Ramsey County, MNMN541,623119,887−17%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60596,829−18%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89583,927−9%

06Stearns County, MNMN164,11060,961−26%

07▲1Scott County, MNMN159,01750,508−3%

08▼1Wright County, MNMN157,55950,308−9%

09Olmsted County, MNMN166,73150,093−5%

10St. Louis County, MNMN200,51844,470−12%

11Carver County, MNMN114,37941,0090%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,19432,074−17%

13Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63427,928−18%

14Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13222,666−11%

15Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04122,395−14%

16Rice County, MNMN69,93920,044−19%

17▲1Clay County, MNMN67,73419,639−8%

18▲1Chisago County, MNMN59,14219,211−12%

19▼2Winona County, MNMN50,52318,988−22%

20▲1McLeod County, MNMN36,63117,116−18%

21▲2Douglas County, MNMN40,12016,775−4%

22▼2Benton County, MNMN41,74416,739−19%

23▼1Goodhue County, MNMN48,19516,362−22%

24Nicollet County, MNMN34,27315,015−13%

25Brown County, MNMN25,51714,647−16%

26▲1Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72013,930−13%

27▼1Morrison County, MNMN34,62013,206−24%

28▲2Itasca County, MNMN45,40411,996−11%

29▲3Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45311,882−18%

30▼2Isanti County, MNMN44,38611,876−21%

31▼2Steele County, MNMN37,46411,823−20%

32▲1Becker County, MNMN35,49711,415−14%

33▲1Beltrami County, MNMN47,05511,349−9%

34▲1Todd County, MNMN26,06010,983−15%

35▼4Mower County, MNMN40,97110,758−30%

36Meeker County, MNMN23,60310,265−14%

37Wabasha County, MNMN21,5379,433−27%

38▲6Cass County, MNMN31,4309,431−5%

39▼1Freeborn County, MNMN30,4409,175−24%

40▲1Pine County, MNMN30,4728,775−18%

41▼2Lyon County, MNMN25,6848,693−23%

42▼2Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7538,677−10%

43Sibley County, MNMN15,3568,183−15%

44▲5Polk County, MNMN30,5458,130−19%

45▼3Martin County, MNMN19,4407,806−36%

46▼1Carlton County, MNMN36,7117,773−6%

47▲1Waseca County, MNMN18,6887,314−32%

48▼1Dodge County, MNMN21,3767,243−9%

49▲1Fillmore County, MNMN21,5407,229−21%

50▼4Houston County, MNMN18,4006,956−29%

51▲2Hubbard County, MNMN22,3696,922−11%

52▼1Redwood County, MNMN15,2656,913−23%

53▲1Nobles County, MNMN22,3386,297−34%

54▼2Renville County, MNMN14,3566,251−30%

55Faribault County, MNMN13,8885,853−25%

56Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525,154−11%

57Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284,723−23%

58▲3Jackson County, MNMN9,8574,703−23%

59Wadena County, MNMN14,3884,667−14%

60▼2Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054,521−20%

61▼1Chippewa County, MNMN12,4064,310−30%

62Pope County, MNMN11,4204,200−16%

63▲2Rock County, MNMN9,5243,985−16%

64▼1Watonwan County, MNMN11,4593,929−17%

65▲1Swift County, MNMN9,7633,852−13%

66▲1Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4773,590−22%

67▼3Stevens County, MNMN9,7473,588−22%

68Murray County, MNMN7,9423,338−27%

69▲2Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603,181−20%

70Roseau County, MNMN15,2463,181−24%

71▲3Lake County, MNMN10,7462,903−15%

72▼3Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,845−22%

73Koochiching County, MNMN11,5872,733−29%

74▲1Wilkin County, MNMN6,2882,594−26%

75▼3Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042,570−27%

76Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542,405−17%

77Grant County, MNMN6,0852,376−7%

78Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832,259−17%

79▲2Norman County, MNMN6,3362,082−9%

80▼1Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,955+2%

81▼1Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,707−23%

82Traverse County, MNMN3,1301,462−30%

83Cook County, MNMN5,5221,437−14%

84Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1531,190−18%

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401,152−22%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770853−31%

87Kittson County, MNMN4,031678−26%

SHOWING 1–87 OF 87

Download CSV (full list, 87 rows)

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