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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.

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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%

07Olmsted County, MNMN166,731606−58%

08Scott County, MNMN159,017540−46%

09Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132476−39%

10Wright County, MNMN157,559411−55%

11Carver County, MNMN114,379380−60%

12Stearns County, MNMN164,110374−55%

13Rice County, MNMN69,939329−52%

14Sherburne County, MNMN104,194321−52%

15Clay County, MNMN67,734289−35%

16Winona County, MNMN50,523226−53%

17Douglas County, MNMN40,120212−36%

18Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041212−67%

19Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634211−67%

20Itasca County, MNMN45,404199−66%

21Isanti County, MNMN44,386181−38%

22Beltrami County, MNMN47,055169−57%

23Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753157−41%

24Steele County, MNMN37,464154−28%

25Chisago County, MNMN59,142143−72%

26Becker County, MNMN35,497142−58%

27Goodhue County, MNMN48,195139−74%

28Cass County, MNMN31,430131−70%

29Nicollet County, MNMN34,273130−55%

30Pine County, MNMN30,472127−63%

31Fillmore County, MNMN21,540111−35%

32Carlton County, MNMN36,711109−48%

33McLeod County, MNMN36,631103−40%

34Hubbard County, MNMN22,36994−58%

35Freeborn County, MNMN30,44090−65%

36Polk County, MNMN30,54583−75%

37Lake County, MNMN10,74675−57%

38Meeker County, MNMN23,60375−39%

39Brown County, MNMN25,51774−75%

40Nobles County, MNMN22,33873−4%

41Mower County, MNMN40,97171−78%

42Kanabec County, MNMN16,62868−33%

43Redwood County, MNMN15,26562−46%

44Aitkin County, MNMN16,25261−79%

45Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72059−80%

46Lyon County, MNMN25,68459−76%

47Morrison County, MNMN34,62059−62%

48Wadena County, MNMN14,38856−7%

49Martin County, MNMN19,44055−53%

50Todd County, MNMN26,06054−66%

51Benton County, MNMN41,74453−74%

52Clearwater County, MNMN8,64748−40%

53Swift County, MNMN9,76348−38%

54Stevens County, MNMN9,74745−80%

55Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40541−68%

56Faribault County, MNMN13,88841−64%

57Marshall County, MNMN8,79841−47%

58Jackson County, MNMN9,85740−49%

59Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47738−24%

60Pope County, MNMN11,42036−39%

61Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45333−80%

62Wilkin County, MNMN6,28833−59%

63Cook County, MNMN5,52231−73%

64Dodge County, MNMN21,37631−80%

65Pipestone County, MNMN9,26029−80%

66Traverse County, MNMN3,13029+45%

67Roseau County, MNMN15,24627−76%

68Renville County, MNMN14,35626−80%

69Wabasha County, MNMN21,53726−83%

70Pennington County, MNMN13,68623−78%

71Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15319−51%

72Sibley County, MNMN15,35619−70%

73Waseca County, MNMN18,68819−84%

74Koochiching County, MNMN11,58718−87%

75Grant County, MNMN6,08517−75%

76Chippewa County, MNMN12,40613−81%

77Houston County, MNMN18,40013−91%

78Norman County, MNMN6,33613−76%

79Watonwan County, MNMN11,45913−91%

80Kittson County, MNMN4,03110−85%

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

82Murray County, MNMN7,9428−68%

83Rock County, MNMN9,5248−92%

84Big Stone County, MNMN5,0547−74%

85Lincoln County, MNMN5,5836−81%

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

87Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402−90%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

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