RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most racially diverse, Minnesota counties · 2000

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

01Ramsey County, MNMN541,62347+0%

02Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78440+0%

03Nobles County, MNMN22,33836+0%

04Watonwan County, MNMN11,45935+0%

05Olmsted County, MNMN166,73122+0%

06Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72020+0%

07Rice County, MNMN69,93920+0%

08Dakota County, MNMN457,71019+0%

09Lyon County, MNMN25,68417+0%

10Swift County, MNMN9,76317+0%

11Freeborn County, MNMN30,44017+0%

12Mower County, MNMN40,97115+0%

13Washington County, MNMN286,89514+0%

14Scott County, MNMN159,01714+0%

15Sibley County, MNMN15,35614+0%

16Steele County, MNMN37,46414+0%

17Waseca County, MNMN18,68814+0%

18Polk County, MNMN30,54513+0%

19Renville County, MNMN14,35613+0%

20Clay County, MNMN67,73412+0%

21Anoka County, MNMN381,60512+0%

22Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63412+0%

23Carver County, MNMN114,37911+0%

24McLeod County, MNMN36,63111+0%

25Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45311+0%

26Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40510+0%

27Faribault County, MNMN13,88810+0%

28Winona County, MNMN50,52310+0%

29Stearns County, MNMN164,1109+0%

30Nicollet County, MNMN34,2739+0%

31Dodge County, MNMN21,3769+0%

32Norman County, MNMN6,3369+0%

33Pine County, MNMN30,4728+0%

34Jackson County, MNMN9,8578+0%

35Marshall County, MNMN8,7988+0%

36Benton County, MNMN41,7447+0%

37Stevens County, MNMN9,7477+0%

38Meeker County, MNMN23,6037+0%

39Martin County, MNMN19,4406+0%

40Sherburne County, MNMN104,1946+0%

41Brown County, MNMN25,5176+0%

42Beltrami County, MNMN47,0556+0%

43Rock County, MNMN9,5246+0%

44Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0416+0%

45Chippewa County, MNMN12,4066+0%

46St. Louis County, MNMN200,5186+0%

47Wabasha County, MNMN21,5376+0%

48Chisago County, MNMN59,1426+0%

49Todd County, MNMN26,0606+0%

50Roseau County, MNMN15,2466+0%

51Goodhue County, MNMN48,1956+0%

52Carlton County, MNMN36,7116+0%

53Pennington County, MNMN13,6865+0%

54Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4775+0%

55Wilkin County, MNMN6,2885+0%

56Wright County, MNMN157,5594+0%

57Murray County, MNMN7,9424+0%

58Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534+0%

59Kittson County, MNMN4,0314+0%

60Redwood County, MNMN15,2654+0%

61Wadena County, MNMN14,3884+0%

62Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284+0%

63Traverse County, MNMN3,1304+0%

64Cook County, MNMN5,5224+0%

65Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7534+0%

66Isanti County, MNMN44,3864+0%

67Becker County, MNMN35,4974+0%

68Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603+0%

69Cass County, MNMN31,4303+0%

70Clearwater County, MNMN8,6473+0%

71Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1323+0%

72Houston County, MNMN18,4003+0%

73Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703+0%

74Douglas County, MNMN40,1203+0%

75Hubbard County, MNMN22,3693+0%

76Lincoln County, MNMN5,5833+0%

77Morrison County, MNMN34,6203+0%

78Itasca County, MNMN45,4043+0%

79Aitkin County, MNMN16,2523+0%

80Koochiching County, MNMN11,5872+0%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542+0%

82Grant County, MNMN6,0852+0%

83Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402+0%

84Lake County, MNMN10,7462+0%

85Pope County, MNMN11,4202+0%

86Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042+0%

87Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401+0%

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