Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Minnesota counties, Mahnomen County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (41.14%), followed by Beltrami County (21.02%), and Cass County (11.8%).

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 Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2015
Mahnomen
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Becker
Mille Lacs
Carlton
Traverse
Redwood
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Mahnomen County 41.14
2 Beltrami County 21.02
3 Cass County 11.8
4 Clearwater County 8.82
5 Cook County 7.98
6 Becker County 7.37
7 Mille Lacs County 5.67
8 Carlton County 5.57
9 Traverse County 4.24
10 Redwood County 4.02
11 Itasca County 3.6
12 Yellow Medicine County 3.25
13 Pine County 3.13
14 Aitkin County 2.61
15 Koochiching County 2.48
16 Hubbard County 2.29
17 St. Louis County 2.17
18 Norman County 2.02
19 Roseau County 1.67
20 Red Lake County 1.54
21 Pennington County 1.38
22 Wilkin County 1.35
23 Clay County 1.34
24 Polk County 1.23
25 Pipestone County 1.13
26 Goodhue County 1.12
27 Stevens County 1.06
28 Chippewa County 1.04
29 Renville County 1
30 Lake of the Woods County 0.9
31 Crow Wing County 0.81
32 Scott County 0.77
33 Kanabec County 0.75
34 Waseca County 0.72
35 Hennepin County 0.71
36 Anoka County 0.64
37 Wadena County 0.62
38 Lake County 0.6
39 Chisago County 0.57
39 Ramsey County 0.57
40 Big Stone County 0.54
40 Otter Tail County 0.54
41 Marshall County 0.52
42 Isanti County 0.46
42 Sherburne County 0.46
43 Swift County 0.44
44 Rice County 0.42
44 Rock County 0.42
45 Benton County 0.41
45 Todd County 0.41
45 Washington County 0.41
46 Lyon County 0.4
47 Faribault County 0.36
47 Kittson County 0.36
48 Winona County 0.35
49 Dakota County 0.34
49 Grant County 0.34
49 Nobles County 0.34
50 Le Sueur County 0.33
50 Wright County 0.33
51 Martin County 0.31
52 Douglas County 0.3
52 McLeod County 0.3
52 Morrison County 0.3
52 Nicollet County 0.3
52 Pope County 0.3
53 Cottonwood County 0.28
53 Sibley County 0.28
54 Dodge County 0.26
54 Kandiyohi County 0.26
55 Stearns County 0.25
55 Watonwan County 0.25
56 Freeborn County 0.24
57 Blue Earth County 0.23
57 Jackson County 0.23
57 Olmsted County 0.23
57 Steele County 0.23
58 Wabasha County 0.22
59 Mower County 0.2
60 Meeker County 0.19
61 Carver County 0.18
61 Houston County 0.18
61 Lac qui Parle County 0.18
62 Murray County 0.17
63 Brown County 0.15
64 Fillmore County 0.14
64 Lincoln County 0.14