Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Minnesota counties, Mahnomen County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (41.31%), followed by Beltrami County (20.85%), and Cass County (11.57%).

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

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011
Mahnomen
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Becker
Mille Lacs
Carlton
Redwood
Traverse
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Mahnomen County 41.31
2 Beltrami County 20.85
3 Cass County 11.57
4 Clearwater County 9
5 Cook County 8.79
6 Becker County 7.67
7 Mille Lacs County 6.03
8 Carlton County 5.94
9 Redwood County 5.07
10 Traverse County 4.38
11 Itasca County 3.64
12 Yellow Medicine County 3.23
13 Pine County 3.22
14 Hubbard County 2.74
15 Koochiching County 2.54
16 Aitkin County 2.47
17 St. Louis County 2.27
18 Norman County 1.85
19 Red Lake County 1.71
20 Pennington County 1.68
21 Clay County 1.49
22 Polk County 1.47
23 Roseau County 1.29
24 Goodhue County 1.27
25 Pipestone County 1.22
26 Hennepin County 1.2
27 Nobles County 1.19
28 Stevens County 1.13
29 Wilkin County 1.1
30 Watonwan County 1.02
31 Chippewa County 0.99
32 Scott County 0.98
33 Ramsey County 0.97
34 Crow Wing County 0.91
35 Renville County 0.86
36 Waseca County 0.82
37 Anoka County 0.77
37 Lake of the Woods County 0.77
38 Marshall County 0.69
39 Kanabec County 0.67
40 Lyon County 0.65
41 Chisago County 0.64
42 Rice County 0.61
43 Wadena County 0.59
44 Otter Tail County 0.56
44 Sherburne County 0.56
45 Isanti County 0.54
45 Swift County 0.54
46 Dakota County 0.52
47 Washington County 0.5
48 Rock County 0.49
49 Faribault County 0.48
50 Big Stone County 0.46
50 Lake County 0.46
51 Benton County 0.44
51 Mower County 0.44
52 Kandiyohi County 0.41
52 Nicollet County 0.41
53 Stearns County 0.4
53 Todd County 0.4
54 Freeborn County 0.37
54 Le Sueur County 0.37
54 Wright County 0.37
55 Martin County 0.36
55 Sibley County 0.36
56 Cottonwood County 0.35
56 Douglas County 0.35
57 Winona County 0.34
58 Blue Earth County 0.33
58 Olmsted County 0.33
59 Jackson County 0.32
59 McLeod County 0.32
60 Carver County 0.31
61 Dodge County 0.3
61 Steele County 0.3
62 Morrison County 0.29
63 Kittson County 0.26
64 Lac qui Parle County 0.24
64 Pope County 0.24
65 Wabasha County 0.23
66 Meeker County 0.22
67 Houston County 0.19
67 Lincoln County 0.19
67 Murray County 0.19
68 Grant County 0.17
69 Brown County 0.15
70 Fillmore County 0.14