Ranking of Minnesota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (14.04K), followed by Beltrami County (10.28K), and Ramsey County (5.35K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017
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Ramsey
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2017
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Hennepin County 14035
2 Beltrami County 10281
3 Ramsey County 5346
4 St. Louis County 4666
5 Cass County 3678
6 Anoka County 3012
7 Becker County 2675
8 Dakota County 2503
9 Mahnomen County 2425
10 Carlton County 2082
11 Itasca County 1697
12 Mille Lacs County 1604
13 Scott County 1563
14 Washington County 1332
15 Clay County 1113
16 Pine County 1011
17 Clearwater County 812
18 Redwood County 713
19 Goodhue County 682
20 Crow Wing County 650
21 Stearns County 634
22 Olmsted County 596
23 Polk County 578
24 Wright County 563
25 Sherburne County 538
26 Hubbard County 522
27 Otter Tail County 461
28 Cook County 458
29 Rice County 456
30 Aitkin County 423
31 Chisago County 396
32 Yellow Medicine County 379
33 Koochiching County 324
34 Carver County 321
35 Nobles County 306
36 Pennington County 277
37 Roseau County 272
38 Mower County 270
39 Blue Earth County 251
40 Benton County 238
41 Isanti County 230
42 Winona County 221
43 Kandiyohi County 220
43 Renville County 220
44 Traverse County 202
45 Lyon County 201
46 Pipestone County 179
47 McLeod County 172
47 Nicollet County 172
48 Steele County 169
49 Freeborn County 162
50 Stevens County 155
50 Todd County 155
51 Douglas County 153
52 Chippewa County 151
53 Le Sueur County 150
54 Kanabec County 147
55 Norman County 142
55 Waseca County 142
56 Watonwan County 134
57 Wilkin County 121
58 Morrison County 116
59 Faribault County 114
60 Martin County 100
61 Wadena County 98
62 Dodge County 96
63 Red Lake County 89
64 Cottonwood County 86
65 Marshall County 80
65 Wabasha County 80
66 Meeker County 78
67 Rock County 74
68 Lake County 69
69 Brown County 67
70 Sibley County 64
71 Swift County 63
72 Pope County 50
73 Houston County 45
74 Fillmore County 42
74 Jackson County 42
75 Murray County 39
76 Big Stone County 36
76 Lake of the Woods County 36
77 Grant County 30
78 Lincoln County 22
79 Lac qui Parle County 19
80 Kittson County 16