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Most segregated, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the CensusEasy Segregation Score, the White vs non-White index of dissimilarity across census tracts (2024 ACS). Higher means residents are more sorted into separate neighborhoods. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 21. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cottonwood County, MN, up 60 places to #12.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSEGREGATION SCOREVS 2020
01▲4Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72046−4%
02▲1Cass County, MNMN31,43045−10%
03▲9Stearns County, MNMN164,11043+10%
04Beltrami County, MNMN47,05543−13%
05▲1Benton County, MNMN41,74441−11%
06▲3Ramsey County, MNMN541,62339−9%
07▼6Nobles County, MNMN22,33837−29%
08▲2Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78437−8%
09▲7Mower County, MNMN40,97137−1%
10▼3Carlton County, MNMN36,71136−20%
11▲2Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45336−7%
12▲60Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40534+112%
13▼2Todd County, MNMN26,06033−16%
14Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75333−14%
15▲2Rice County, MNMN69,93933−10%
16▲7Waseca County, MNMN18,68832+3%
17▲7Freeborn County, MNMN30,44032+4%
18▲38Watonwan County, MNMN11,45931+34%
19▼1Sherburne County, MNMN104,19431−16%
20▲42Jackson County, MNMN9,85730+51%
21▲37Brown County, MNMN25,51730+28%
22▼2Scott County, MNMN159,01730−17%
23▲7Anoka County, MNMN381,60529−1%
24▲4Washington County, MNMN286,89529−4%
25St. Louis County, MNMN200,51828−6%
26▼7Becker County, MNMN35,49728−23%
27▲12Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,47727−1%
28▲6Dakota County, MNMN457,71027−5%
29▼8Martin County, MNMN19,44026−26%
30▲1Steele County, MNMN37,46426−12%
31▲17Polk County, MNMN30,54525−2%
32▼6Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04125−18%
33▲48Wadena County, MNMN14,38825+167%
34▲10Clay County, MNMN67,73424−7%
35▼20Douglas County, MNMN40,12024−34%
36▲50Rock County, MNMN9,52424+1793%
37▼29Murray County, MNMN7,94224−47%
38▼11Olmsted County, MNMN166,73123−21%
39▲14Wright County, MNMN157,55923−2%
40▲5Goodhue County, MNMN48,19523−12%
41▲10Carver County, MNMN114,37923−7%
42▼40Cook County, MNMN5,52223−56%
43▲24Lake County, MNMN10,74621+19%
44▲16Faribault County, MNMN13,88821+3%
45▲4Redwood County, MNMN15,26521−17%
46▲23Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70421+21%
47▼12Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63421−27%
48▼8Lyon County, MNMN25,68420−26%
49▲24Nicollet County, MNMN34,27320+29%
50▼21Pine County, MNMN30,47220−33%
51▲12Sibley County, MNMN15,35619−4%
52▲3Houston County, MNMN18,40019−20%
53▼3Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13218−26%
54▲21Chippewa County, MNMN12,40618+20%
55▲4McLeod County, MNMN36,63117−16%
56▲18Winona County, MNMN50,52317+14%
57▼19Aitkin County, MNMN16,25217−39%
58▲7Roseau County, MNMN15,24617−9%
59▼27Marshall County, MNMN8,79816−43%
60▲18Pipestone County, MNMN9,26016+40%
61▼7Koochiching County, MNMN11,58716−33%
62▼10Clearwater County, MNMN8,64716−33%
63▼16Pennington County, MNMN13,68616−39%
64▼7Chisago County, MNMN59,14215−33%
65▼29Meeker County, MNMN23,60315−45%
66▼25Wabasha County, MNMN21,53715−43%
67▼25Itasca County, MNMN45,40415−43%
68▼7Swift County, MNMN9,76315−26%
69▼32Hubbard County, MNMN22,36915−47%
70▼4Renville County, MNMN14,35615−19%
71▼49Dodge County, MNMN21,37614−56%
72▼8Isanti County, MNMN44,38614−26%
73▲9Stevens County, MNMN9,74714+58%
74▼3Morrison County, MNMN34,62014−14%
75▲5Fillmore County, MNMN21,54014+23%
76▼33Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77014−48%
77▼1Lincoln County, MNMN5,58313−6%
78▼45Big Stone County, MNMN5,05412−57%
79▲4Kanabec County, MNMN16,62812+57%
80▲7Red Lake County, MNMN3,94010+765%
81▼11Norman County, MNMN6,3369−46%
82▼14Pope County, MNMN11,4208−53%
83▲2Grant County, MNMN6,0855+131%
84▼7Kittson County, MNMN4,0315−62%
85▼39Traverse County, MNMN3,1304−86%
86▼2Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1532−62%
87▼8Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881−94%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES