Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (933.99K), followed by Dakota County (364.01K), and Ramsey County (359.68K).

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 White Alone Population in 2021
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County White Alone Population
1 Hennepin County 933991
2 Dakota County 364011
3 Ramsey County 359677
4 Anoka County 299677
5 Washington County 228547
6 St. Louis County 183802
7 Stearns County 136775
8 Wright County 135862
9 Olmsted County 135195
10 Scott County 127453
11 Carver County 99701
12 Sherburne County 90614
13 Crow Wing County 64473
14 Blue Earth County 62277
15 Rice County 59519
16 Clay County 58278
17 Otter Tail County 57420
18 Chisago County 54168
19 Winona County 46492
20 Goodhue County 45288
21 Itasca County 41826
22 Isanti County 39560
23 Kandiyohi County 39471
24 Douglas County 38051
25 Benton County 37394
26 McLeod County 35444
27 Steele County 34884
28 Mower County 34818
29 Beltrami County 33778
30 Morrison County 33109
31 Carlton County 32474
32 Nicollet County 31282
33 Becker County 30973
34 Freeborn County 28412
35 Polk County 28186
36 Le Sueur County 27848
37 Pine County 26798
38 Cass County 25926
39 Brown County 25191
40 Mille Lacs County 24370
41 Todd County 24196
42 Meeker County 22728
43 Lyon County 22642
44 Wabasha County 20848
45 Fillmore County 20762
46 Hubbard County 20381
47 Dodge County 20115
48 Martin County 19179
49 Nobles County 18689
50 Houston County 18093
51 Waseca County 17940
52 Kanabec County 15427
53 Aitkin County 15097
54 Sibley County 14336
55 Roseau County 14111
56 Renville County 13926
57 Redwood County 13645
58 Wadena County 13491
59 Faribault County 13375
60 Pennington County 12887
61 Chippewa County 11458
62 Koochiching County 11181
63 Pope County 11065
64 Lake County 10603
65 Watonwan County 10567
66 Cottonwood County 10456
67 Jackson County 9453
68 Rock County 9234
69 Swift County 9204
70 Stevens County 8926
71 Yellow Medicine County 8774
72 Marshall County 8697
73 Pipestone County 8669
74 Murray County 7750
75 Clearwater County 7340
76 Lac qui Parle County 6443
77 Wilkin County 6095
78 Norman County 5988
79 Grant County 5913
80 Lincoln County 5400
81 Big Stone County 4998
82 Cook County 4875
83 Kittson County 4033
84 Red Lake County 3704
85 Lake of the Woods County 3575
86 Traverse County 2924
87 Mahnomen County 2524