RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Irish population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish 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 1,954. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Polk County, MN, up 8 places to #39.

Irish Americans: full group profile →

MinnesotaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784134,452+4%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62357,560−13%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,71052,637−9%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,60537,525−2%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89533,890−2%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,51818,282−12%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,73116,304+5%

08Scott County, MNMN159,01716,221−3%

09Wright County, MNMN157,55914,883+2%

10Stearns County, MNMN164,11012,345−4%

11Carver County, MNMN114,37912,215+6%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,1947,949−18%

13Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1327,673−2%

14▲2Chisago County, MNMN59,1426,539−5%

15▼1Rice County, MNMN69,9396,460−16%

16▼1Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6346,074−19%

17▲1Goodhue County, MNMN48,1955,316−5%

18▼1Winona County, MNMN50,5234,800−24%

19▲2Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0414,729+7%

20▲2Clay County, MNMN67,7344,389+1%

21▼1Itasca County, MNMN45,4044,097−26%

22▲3Isanti County, MNMN44,3863,960+6%

23▼4Mower County, MNMN40,9713,823−14%

24▲7Carlton County, MNMN36,7113,562+26%

25▲1Benton County, MNMN41,7443,504+9%

26▼2Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533,466−19%

27▲5Douglas County, MNMN40,1203,313−14%

28▼1Steele County, MNMN37,4643,208+3%

29▼6Beltrami County, MNMN47,0553,059−8%

30▲4Pine County, MNMN30,4722,980−2%

31▼3Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372,923−18%

32▲4Freeborn County, MNMN30,4402,902+9%

33▼4McLeod County, MNMN36,6312,817−20%

34▲4Cass County, MNMN31,4302,758−6%

35▼2Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7202,721−11%

36▼6Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732,686−29%

37▼2Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532,581+18%

38▲1Becker County, MNMN35,4972,379+6%

39▲8Polk County, MNMN30,5452,234−12%

40▲3Hubbard County, MNMN22,3692,179−7%

41▼4Houston County, MNMN18,4002,046−24%

42▼2Morrison County, MNMN34,6202,041−18%

43▼1Dodge County, MNMN21,3761,982−4%

44▼3Waseca County, MNMN18,6881,954−29%

45▲1Meeker County, MNMN23,6031,923−11%

46▼2Fillmore County, MNMN21,5401,813−16%

47▲6Todd County, MNMN26,0601,769−21%

48Aitkin County, MNMN16,2521,715−11%

49Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,649−11%

50▲4Sibley County, MNMN15,3561,635+17%

51Lyon County, MNMN25,6841,624−28%

52▼2Brown County, MNMN25,5171,5120%

53▼8Martin County, MNMN19,4401,454−27%

54▼2Renville County, MNMN14,3561,228−7%

55Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,192−30%

56▲2Lake County, MNMN10,7461,040−9%

57▼1Faribault County, MNMN13,8881,014−29%

58▲5Jackson County, MNMN9,8571,002+9%

59Wadena County, MNMN14,388993−26%

60▲5Swift County, MNMN9,763956−6%

61▲6Pope County, MNMN11,420954−5%

62▼1Redwood County, MNMN15,265880−1%

63▼3Nobles County, MNMN22,338865−38%

64▲5Roseau County, MNMN15,246852−23%

65▼1Stevens County, MNMN9,747812−9%

66▼9Pennington County, MNMN13,686769−28%

67▼5Chippewa County, MNMN12,406708−43%

68▲8Big Stone County, MNMN5,054668+12%

69▼1Murray County, MNMN7,942641−12%

70Cook County, MNMN5,522628+9%

71▲3Watonwan County, MNMN11,459617−33%

72▲3Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,477596−16%

73▼2Rock County, MNMN9,524575−5%

74▼8Cottonwood County, MNMN11,405557−30%

75▲7Wilkin County, MNMN6,288511−4%

76▲1Marshall County, MNMN8,798444−36%

77▼5Clearwater County, MNMN8,647419−25%

78▼5Pipestone County, MNMN9,260412−46%

79▲2Grant County, MNMN6,085409−25%

80▼2Lincoln County, MNMN5,583381−33%

81▼2Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704343−20%

82▲1Norman County, MNMN6,336339−15%

83▲3Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770308−8%

84Red Lake County, MNMN3,940286−4%

85Traverse County, MNMN3,130229−35%

86▲1Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153223−24%

87▼7Kittson County, MNMN4,031176−45%

SHOWING 1–87 OF 87

Download CSV (full list, 87 rows)

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