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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2020 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, MNMN1,284,7846,775−49%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,6233,562−34%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,7102,352−47%

04Anoka County, MNMN381,6051,565−46%

05Washington County, MNMN286,8951,453−43%

06St. Louis County, MNMN200,5181,302−52%

07Scott County, MNMN159,017735−26%

08Olmsted County, MNMN166,731657−54%

09Wright County, MNMN157,559583−36%

10Carver County, MNMN114,379489−49%

11Stearns County, MNMN164,110440−47%

12Crow Wing County, MNMN69,132385−51%

13Winona County, MNMN50,523367−24%

14Douglas County, MNMN40,120303−8%

15Rice County, MNMN69,939283−58%

16Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041278−56%

17Sherburne County, MNMN104,194266−60%

18Clay County, MNMN67,734260−41%

19Itasca County, MNMN45,404249−57%

20Chisago County, MNMN59,142215−58%

21Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634214−67%

22Isanti County, MNMN44,386214−27%

23Goodhue County, MNMN48,195209−60%

24Beltrami County, MNMN47,055185−53%

25Cass County, MNMN31,430176−59%

26Becker County, MNMN35,497174−48%

27Fillmore County, MNMN21,540153−11%

28McLeod County, MNMN36,631153−11%

29Freeborn County, MNMN30,440151−41%

30Nicollet County, MNMN34,273149−48%

31Wadena County, MNMN14,388143+138%

32Steele County, MNMN37,464137−36%

33Mower County, MNMN40,971124−62%

34Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753120−55%

35Pine County, MNMN30,472116−66%

36Koochiching County, MNMN11,587111−19%

37Benton County, MNMN41,744107−48%

38Hubbard County, MNMN22,369105−54%

39Polk County, MNMN30,545103−68%

40Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72093−69%

41Faribault County, MNMN13,88892−19%

42Redwood County, MNMN15,26589−23%

43Todd County, MNMN26,06089−44%

44Carlton County, MNMN36,71188−58%

45Aitkin County, MNMN16,25287−70%

46Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40586−33%

47Morrison County, MNMN34,62086−44%

48Brown County, MNMN25,51779−74%

49Kanabec County, MNMN16,62877−25%

50Wabasha County, MNMN21,53769−55%

51Cook County, MNMN5,52267−42%

52Houston County, MNMN18,40065−57%

53Dodge County, MNMN21,37664−59%

54Clearwater County, MNMN8,64761−24%

55Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47757+14%

56Jackson County, MNMN9,85757−28%

57Lake County, MNMN10,74652−70%

58Nobles County, MNMN22,33851−33%

59Lyon County, MNMN25,68450−80%

60Martin County, MNMN19,44048−59%

61Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45343−75%

62Meeker County, MNMN23,60343−65%

63Waseca County, MNMN18,68837−69%

64Renville County, MNMN14,35634−74%

65Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70433−28%

66Marshall County, MNMN8,79832−58%

67Murray County, MNMN7,94232+28%

68Rock County, MNMN9,52430−71%

69Traverse County, MNMN3,13030+50%

70Pennington County, MNMN13,68628−74%

71Sibley County, MNMN15,35628−56%

72Stevens County, MNMN9,74727−88%

73Wilkin County, MNMN6,28827−67%

74Watonwan County, MNMN11,45924−84%

75Grant County, MNMN6,08524−65%

76Pope County, MNMN11,42024−59%

77Norman County, MNMN6,33622−59%

78Roseau County, MNMN15,24620−82%

79Swift County, MNMN9,76319−76%

80Kittson County, MNMN4,03117−74%

81Lincoln County, MNMN5,58317−47%

82Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15315−62%

83Pipestone County, MNMN9,26013−91%

84Big Stone County, MNMN5,05411−59%

85Chippewa County, MNMN12,4068−88%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,9408−62%

87Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7702−96%

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