RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most racially diverse, Minnesota counties · 1990

Minnesota counties ranked by the CensusEasy Diversity Score (0 to 100), the chance two random residents are of a different race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15346+1013%

02Beltrami County, MNMN47,05537+515%

03Ramsey County, MNMN541,62332−32%

04Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78427−33%

05Cass County, MNMN31,43026+683%

06Watonwan County, MNMN11,45922−38%

07Clearwater County, MNMN8,64719+469%

08Cook County, MNMN5,52219+401%

09Becker County, MNMN35,49718+394%

10Koochiching County, MNMN11,58715+531%

11Freeborn County, MNMN30,44014−14%

12Polk County, MNMN30,54514+6%

13Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72013−35%

14Clay County, MNMN67,73413+6%

15Pine County, MNMN30,47213+55%

16Nobles County, MNMN22,33813−64%

17Dakota County, MNMN457,71012−38%

18Olmsted County, MNMN166,73112−47%

19Carlton County, MNMN36,71111+103%

20Washington County, MNMN286,89511−23%

21Steele County, MNMN37,46411−23%

22Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75310+173%

23Stevens County, MNMN9,74710+44%

24Itasca County, MNMN45,4049+246%

25St. Louis County, MNMN200,5189+50%

26Anoka County, MNMN381,6058−31%

27Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6348−29%

28Pennington County, MNMN13,6868+58%

29Traverse County, MNMN3,1308+109%

30Faribault County, MNMN13,8887−27%

31Red Lake County, MNMN3,9407+406%

32Pipestone County, MNMN9,2607+107%

33Jackson County, MNMN9,8577−16%

34Renville County, MNMN14,3567−47%

35Norman County, MNMN6,3367−22%

36Wilkin County, MNMN6,2887+47%

37Scott County, MNMN159,0176−54%

38Rice County, MNMN69,9396−67%

39Sherburne County, MNMN104,1946+1%

40Winona County, MNMN50,5236−36%

41Lyon County, MNMN25,6846−65%

42Aitkin County, MNMN16,2526+129%

43Dodge County, MNMN21,3766−35%

44Hubbard County, MNMN22,3695+91%

45McLeod County, MNMN36,6315−49%

46Nicollet County, MNMN34,2735−42%

47Redwood County, MNMN15,2655+28%

48Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4775−2%

49Waseca County, MNMN18,6885−65%

50Goodhue County, MNMN48,1955−17%

51Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325+46%

52Meeker County, MNMN23,6035−30%

53Kanabec County, MNMN16,6285+18%

54Roseau County, MNMN15,2465−21%

55Benton County, MNMN41,7444−38%

56Mower County, MNMN40,9714−72%

57Martin County, MNMN19,4404−33%

58Stearns County, MNMN164,1104−55%

59Carver County, MNMN114,3794−64%

60Isanti County, MNMN44,3864+9%

61Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0414−34%

62Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054−63%

63Chisago County, MNMN59,1424−39%

64Sibley County, MNMN15,3564−75%

65Brown County, MNMN25,5174−43%

66Big Stone County, MNMN5,0543+49%

67Chippewa County, MNMN12,4063−43%

68Marshall County, MNMN8,7983−58%

69Lake County, MNMN10,7463+50%

70Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533−71%

71Douglas County, MNMN40,1203+5%

72Wright County, MNMN157,5593−32%

73Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703+2%

74Houston County, MNMN18,4003−11%

75Swift County, MNMN9,7633−83%

76Rock County, MNMN9,5243−53%

77Kittson County, MNMN4,0312−40%

78Morrison County, MNMN34,6202−16%

79Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402+8%

80Wadena County, MNMN14,3882−48%

81Todd County, MNMN26,0602−65%

82Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372−68%

83Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042−3%

84Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832−40%

85Grant County, MNMN6,0851−35%

86Pope County, MNMN11,4201−45%

87Murray County, MNMN7,9421−78%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES