Cities in Minnesota by foreign-born share of the population

Worthington, MN had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 103 cities in 2021, at 30.6%. Grand Rapids, MN had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.6Worthington, MN
Median7.2103 cities
Minnesota8.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Worthington, MN: 30.6 %Worthington, MN30.6Brooklyn Park, MN: 24.7 %Brooklyn Park, MN24.7Brooklyn Center, MN: 24.4 %Brooklyn Center, MN24.4St. Paul, MN: 19.1 %St. Paul, MN19.1Fridley, MN: 18.1 %Fridley, MN18.1Shakopee, MN: 17.9 %Shakopee, MN17.9Columbia Heights, MN: 17.8 %Columbia Heights, MN17.8Eden Prairie, MN: 16.9 %Eden Prairie, MN16.9Richfield, MN: 16.9 %Richfield, MN16.9Maplewood, MN: 15.9 %Maplewood, MN15.9Austin, MN: 15.7 %Austin, MN15.7Hopkins, MN: 15.6 %Hopkins, MN15.6New Hope, MN: 15.4 %New Hope, MN15.4Minneapolis, MN: 14.8 %Minneapolis, MN14.8Eagan, MN: 14.8 %Eagan, MN14.8Willmar, MN: 14.7 %Willmar, MN14.7Bloomington, MN: 14.3 %Bloomington, MN14.3Burnsville, MN: 14.3 %Burnsville, MN14.3New Brighton, MN: 13.9 %New Brighton, MN13.9Plymouth, MN: 13.7 %Plymouth, MN13.7Rochester, MN: 13.6 %Rochester, MN13.6Faribault, MN: 13.6 %Faribault, MN13.6Blaine, MN: 13.1 %Blaine, MN13.1Little Canada, MN: 13 %Little Canada, MN13Apple Valley, MN: 12.9 %Apple Valley, MN12.9Mounds View, MN: 12.3 %Mounds View, MN12.3Savage, MN: 12 %Savage, MN12St. Cloud, MN: 11.8 %St. Cloud, MN11.8North St. Paul, MN: 11.7 %North St. Paul, MN11.7Woodbury, MN: 11.6 %Woodbury, MN11.6Oakdale, MN: 11.2 %Oakdale, MN11.2Marshall, MN: 11 %Marshall, MN11Minnetonka, MN: 10.4 %Minnetonka, MN10.4Roseville, MN: 10.2 %Roseville, MN10.2Shoreview, MN: 10.2 %Shoreview, MN10.2Crystal, MN: 10 %Crystal, MN10Vadnais Heights, MN: 10 %Vadnais Heights, MN10Edina, MN: 9.8 %Edina, MN9.8Maple Grove, MN: 9.7 %Maple Grove, MN9.7St. Louis Park, MN: 9.5 %St. Louis Park, MN9.5Worthington, MN: 30.6 %Worthington, MN30.6Brooklyn Park, MN: 24.7 %Brooklyn Park, MN24.7Brooklyn Center, MN: 24.4 %Brooklyn Center, MN24.4St. Paul, MN: 19.1 %St. Paul, MN19.1Fridley, MN: 18.1 %Fridley, MN18.1Shakopee, MN: 17.9 %Shakopee, MN17.9Columbia Heights, MN: 17.8 %Columbia Heights, MN17.8Eden Prairie, MN: 16.9 %Eden Prairie, MN16.9Richfield, MN: 16.9 %Richfield, MN16.9Maplewood, MN: 15.9 %Maplewood, MN15.9Austin, MN: 15.7 %Austin, MN15.7Hopkins, MN: 15.6 %Hopkins, MN15.6New Hope, MN: 15.4 %New Hope, MN15.4Minneapolis, MN: 14.8 %Minneapolis, MN14.8Eagan, MN: 14.8 %Eagan, MN14.8Willmar, MN: 14.7 %Willmar, MN14.7Bloomington, MN: 14.3 %Bloomington, MN14.3Burnsville, MN: 14.3 %Burnsville, MN14.3New Brighton, MN: 13.9 %New Brighton, MN13.9Plymouth, MN: 13.7 %Plymouth, MN13.7Rochester, MN: 13.6 %Rochester, MN13.6Faribault, MN: 13.6 %Faribault, MN13.6Blaine, MN: 13.1 %Blaine, MN13.1Little Canada, MN: 13 %Little Canada, MN13Apple Valley, MN: 12.9 %Apple Valley, MN12.9Mounds View, MN: 12.3 %Mounds View, MN12.3Savage, MN: 12 %Savage, MN12St. Cloud, MN: 11.8 %St. Cloud, MN11.8North St. Paul, MN: 11.7 %North St. Paul, MN11.7Woodbury, MN: 11.6 %Woodbury, MN11.6Oakdale, MN: 11.2 %Oakdale, MN11.2Marshall, MN: 11 %Marshall, MN11Minnetonka, MN: 10.4 %Minnetonka, MN10.4Roseville, MN: 10.2 %Roseville, MN10.2Shoreview, MN: 10.2 %Shoreview, MN10.2Crystal, MN: 10 %Crystal, MN10Vadnais Heights, MN: 10 %Vadnais Heights, MN10Edina, MN: 9.8 %Edina, MN9.8Maple Grove, MN: 9.7 %Maple Grove, MN9.7St. Louis Park, MN: 9.5 %St. Louis Park, MN9.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Worthington, MN30.6
2Brooklyn Park, MN24.7
3Brooklyn Center, MN24.4
4St. Paul, MN19.1
5Fridley, MN18.1
6Shakopee, MN17.9
7Columbia Heights, MN17.8
8Eden Prairie, MN16.9
8Richfield, MN16.9
10Maplewood, MN15.9
11Austin, MN15.7
12Hopkins, MN15.6
13New Hope, MN15.4
14Minneapolis, MN14.8
15Eagan, MN14.8
16Willmar, MN14.7
17Bloomington, MN14.3
17Burnsville, MN14.3
19New Brighton, MN13.9
20Plymouth, MN13.7
21Rochester, MN13.6
22Faribault, MN13.6
23Blaine, MN13.1
24Little Canada, MN13
25Apple Valley, MN12.9
26Mounds View, MN12.3
27Savage, MN12
28St. Cloud, MN11.8
29North St. Paul, MN11.7
30Woodbury, MN11.6
31Oakdale, MN11.2
32Marshall, MN11
33Minnetonka, MN10.4
34Roseville, MN10.2
35Shoreview, MN10.2
36Crystal, MN10
37Vadnais Heights, MN10
38Edina, MN9.8
39Maple Grove, MN9.7
40St. Louis Park, MN9.5
41Champlin, MN9.5
42Dayton, MN9.4
43Golden Valley, MN9.4
44Inver Grove Heights, MN9.3
45Coon Rapids, MN9.3
46Robbinsdale, MN8.7
47Mankato, MN8.2
48Lakeville, MN8.2
49Northfield, MN7.9
50Chanhassen, MN7.7
51Albert Lea, MN7.5
52Lake Elmo, MN7.2
53St. Peter, MN7.2
54Anoka, MN7
55Cottage Grove, MN7
56South St. Paul, MN6.8
56White Bear Lake, MN6.8
58Rosemount, MN6.7
59Chaska, MN6.6
60West St. Paul, MN6.6
61Prior Lake, MN6.6
62Moorhead, MN6.5
63Ramsey, MN5.8
64Elk River, MN5.6
65Monticello, MN5.4
66Victoria, MN5.1
67Owatonna, MN4.8
68Farmington, MN4.7
69Andover, MN4.6
70Forest Lake, MN4.4
71North Mankato, MN4.2
72Mendota Heights, MN4.2
72Sauk Rapids, MN4.2
74Sartell, MN4
75Stillwater, MN3.9
76Lino Lakes, MN3.9
77Cambridge, MN3.5
78Otsego, MN3.4
79Ham Lake, MN3.4
80Duluth, MN3.2
81Winona, MN3.2
82Buffalo, MN2.9
83Red Wing, MN2.8
84Rogers, MN2.7
85St. Michael, MN2.7
86East Bethel, MN2.6
87Hugo, MN2.3
88Bemidji, MN2.2
88Waconia, MN2.2
90Fergus Falls, MN2.1
91Hutchinson, MN2.1
92Alexandria, MN2
93New Ulm, MN2
94Big Lake, MN2
95Hermantown, MN1.9
96Fairmont, MN1.8
97Hibbing, MN1.7
98Hastings, MN1.6
99Brainerd, MN1.3
100Detroit Lakes, MN1.2
101Cloquet, MN1.2
102North Branch, MN1
103Grand Rapids, MN0.2

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People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by foreign-born share of the population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by foreign-born share of the population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Worthington, MN, with 30.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grand Rapids, MN, with 0.2% in 2021.

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