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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-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 61. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Swift County, MN, up 26 places to #53.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7846,580−50%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,6233,138−42%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,7102,116−52%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,6051,312−55%

05Washington County, MNMN286,8951,129−56%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,5181,025−62%

07▲1Olmsted County, MNMN166,731606−58%

08▼1Scott County, MNMN159,017540−46%

09▲3Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132476−39%

10▼1Wright County, MNMN157,559411−55%

11▼1Carver County, MNMN114,379380−60%

12▼1Stearns County, MNMN164,110374−55%

13▲2Rice County, MNMN69,939329−52%

14▲3Sherburne County, MNMN104,194321−52%

15▲3Clay County, MNMN67,734289−35%

16▼3Winona County, MNMN50,523226−53%

17▼3Douglas County, MNMN40,120212−36%

18▼2Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041212−67%

19▲2Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634211−67%

20▼1Itasca County, MNMN45,404199−66%

21▲1Isanti County, MNMN44,386181−38%

22▲2Beltrami County, MNMN47,055169−57%

23▲11Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753157−41%

24▲8Steele County, MNMN37,464154−28%

25▼5Chisago County, MNMN59,142143−72%

26Becker County, MNMN35,497142−58%

27▼4Goodhue County, MNMN48,195139−74%

28▼3Cass County, MNMN31,430131−70%

29▲1Nicollet County, MNMN34,273130−55%

30▲5Pine County, MNMN30,472127−63%

31▼4Fillmore County, MNMN21,540111−35%

32▲12Carlton County, MNMN36,711109−48%

33▼5McLeod County, MNMN36,631103−40%

34▲4Hubbard County, MNMN22,36994−58%

35▼6Freeborn County, MNMN30,44090−65%

36▲3Polk County, MNMN30,54583−75%

37▲20Lake County, MNMN10,74675−57%

38▲24Meeker County, MNMN23,60375−39%

39▲9Brown County, MNMN25,51774−75%

40▲18Nobles County, MNMN22,33873−4%

41▼8Mower County, MNMN40,97171−78%

42▲7Kanabec County, MNMN16,62868−33%

43▼1Redwood County, MNMN15,26562−46%

44▲1Aitkin County, MNMN16,25261−79%

45▼5Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72059−80%

46▲13Lyon County, MNMN25,68459−76%

47Morrison County, MNMN34,62059−62%

48▼17Wadena County, MNMN14,38856−7%

49▲11Martin County, MNMN19,44055−53%

50▼7Todd County, MNMN26,06054−66%

51▼14Benton County, MNMN41,74453−74%

52▲2Clearwater County, MNMN8,64748−40%

53▲26Swift County, MNMN9,76348−38%

54▲18Stevens County, MNMN9,74745−80%

55▼9Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40541−68%

56▼15Faribault County, MNMN13,88841−64%

57▲9Marshall County, MNMN8,79841−47%

58▼3Jackson County, MNMN9,85740−49%

59▼3Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47738−24%

60▲15Pope County, MNMN11,42036−39%

61Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45333−80%

62▲11Wilkin County, MNMN6,28833−59%

63▼12Cook County, MNMN5,52231−73%

64▼11Dodge County, MNMN21,37631−80%

65▲18Pipestone County, MNMN9,26029−80%

66▲3Traverse County, MNMN3,13029+45%

67▲11Roseau County, MNMN15,24627−76%

68▼4Renville County, MNMN14,35626−80%

69▼19Wabasha County, MNMN21,53726−83%

70Pennington County, MNMN13,68623−78%

71▲11Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15319−51%

72▼1Sibley County, MNMN15,35619−70%

73▼10Waseca County, MNMN18,68819−84%

74▼38Koochiching County, MNMN11,58718−87%

75▼1Grant County, MNMN6,08517−75%

76▲9Chippewa County, MNMN12,40613−81%

77▼25Houston County, MNMN18,40013−91%

78▼1Norman County, MNMN6,33613−76%

79▼3Watonwan County, MNMN11,45913−91%

80Kittson County, MNMN4,03110−85%

81▲6Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7708−86%

82▼15Murray County, MNMN7,9428−68%

83▼15Rock County, MNMN9,5248−92%

84Big Stone County, MNMN5,0547−74%

85▼4Lincoln County, MNMN5,5836−81%

86▼21Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7044−91%

87▼1Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402−90%

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