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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 751 people in Minnesota with South African ancestry (0.01% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lake Elmo city had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.60%), followed by Richfield city (0.42%), and Golden Valley city (0.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Lake Elmo city
Richfield city
Golden Valley city
Mounds View city
Farmington city
Inver Grove Heights city
East Bethel city
West St. Paul city
New Ulm city
Hastings city
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lake Elmo city 0.60
2 Richfield city 0.42
3 Golden Valley city 0.28
4 Mounds View city 0.16
5 Farmington city 0.10
6 Inver Grove Heights city 0.09
7 East Bethel city 0.06
8 West St. Paul city 0.05
9 New Ulm city 0.04
10 Hastings city 0.03
11 St. Peter city 0.02