Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 334.47K people in Minnesota with English ancestry (5.90% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Edina city had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (11.35%), followed by Lake Elmo city (9.99%), and Apple Valley city (9.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Minnesota.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Edina city
Lake Elmo city
Apple Valley city
Maple Grove city
Mendota Heights city
Victoria city
Chanhassen city
Stillwater city
Rogers city
Northfield city
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Edina city 11.35
2 Lake Elmo city 9.99
3 Apple Valley city 9.76
4 Maple Grove city 9.54
5 Mendota Heights city 9.42
6 Victoria city 9.32
7 Chanhassen city 9.23
8 Stillwater city 9.11
9 Rogers city 8.78
10 Northfield city 8.69
11 Hermantown city 8.52
12 Eden Prairie city 8.37
12 Golden Valley city 8.37
13 Lakeville city 8.35
14 Elk River city 8.25
15 Lino Lakes city 8.19
16 Hibbing city 8.01
17 Grand Rapids city 7.87
18 Minnetonka city 7.81
19 Otsego city 7.52
20 Woodbury city 7.51
21 Hastings city 7.42
22 Brainerd city 7.39
23 Shoreview city 7.38
24 Plymouth city 7.36
25 Champlin city 7.07
26 Bloomington city 6.98
27 St. Louis Park city 6.89
28 Hopkins city 6.81
29 Rochester city 6.71
30 White Bear Lake city 6.69
31 Eagan city 6.62
32 Savage city 6.61
33 Bemidji city 6.60
34 Rosemount city 6.59
35 Farmington city 6.56
36 Duluth city 6.54
37 Richfield city 6.50
38 Minneapolis city 6.46
39 Cloquet city 6.44
39 Waconia city 6.44
40 New Brighton city 6.42
41 Red Wing city 6.32
42 Anoka city 6.29
43 Owatonna city 6.23
44 Chaska city 6.22
45 Roseville city 6.20
46 Fergus Falls city 6.02
47 Forest Lake city 6.00
48 Inver Grove Heights city 5.97
49 Ramsey city 5.86
50 West St. Paul city 5.80
51 Buffalo city 5.76
52 Winona city 5.73
53 New Hope city 5.72
54 Shakopee city 5.65
55 Burnsville city 5.60
56 St. Michael city 5.54
57 Sauk Rapids city 5.47
58 Albert Lea city 5.44
59 Robbinsdale city 5.43
60 Coon Rapids city 5.41
61 Austin city 5.34
62 Moorhead city 5.32
63 St. Paul city 5.31
64 Oakdale city 5.28
65 North Mankato city 5.27
66 Vadnais Heights city 5.24
67 Blaine city 5.15
68 Ham Lake city 5.14
69 Prior Lake city 5.10
70 Alexandria city 5.09
70 Columbia Heights city 5.09
71 Big Lake city 5.07
72 Mounds View city 4.98
73 Little Canada city 4.97
74 New Ulm city 4.89
75 Cottage Grove city 4.88
76 Hutchinson city 4.83
77 Andover city 4.68
78 North Branch city 4.67
79 East Bethel city 4.62
80 Willmar city 4.46
81 Fairmont city 4.40
82 St. Peter city 4.39
83 South St. Paul city 4.37
84 Mankato city 4.36
85 Fridley city 4.34
86 Crystal city 4.27
87 Marshall city 4.20
88 Faribault city 4.09
89 Sartell city 4.08
90 Hugo city 4.07
91 Maplewood city 3.97
92 St. Cloud city 3.44
93 North St. Paul city 3.26
94 Brooklyn Center city 3.19
95 Brooklyn Park city 3.02
96 Monticello city 2.79
97 Worthington city 2.16