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 2023, at 30.2%. Detroit Lakes, MN had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 8.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.2Worthington, MN
Median7.9103 cities
Minnesota8.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Worthington, MN: 30.2 %Worthington, MN30.2Brooklyn Park, MN: 25.9 %Brooklyn Park, MN25.9Brooklyn Center, MN: 21.6 %Brooklyn Center, MN21.6Columbia Heights, MN: 20.7 %Columbia Heights, MN20.7St. Paul, MN: 18.7 %St. Paul, MN18.7New Hope, MN: 18.3 %New Hope, MN18.3Fridley, MN: 18 %Fridley, MN18Maplewood, MN: 17.5 %Maplewood, MN17.5Austin, MN: 17.1 %Austin, MN17.1Richfield, MN: 17 %Richfield, MN17Willmar, MN: 16.9 %Willmar, MN16.9Shakopee, MN: 16.6 %Shakopee, MN16.6Eden Prairie, MN: 16.6 %Eden Prairie, MN16.6Eagan, MN: 14.9 %Eagan, MN14.9Minneapolis, MN: 14.1 %Minneapolis, MN14.1Rochester, MN: 14.1 %Rochester, MN14.1Blaine, MN: 14.1 %Blaine, MN14.1Faribault, MN: 14.1 %Faribault, MN14.1Bloomington, MN: 13.9 %Bloomington, MN13.9Plymouth, MN: 13.6 %Plymouth, MN13.6Mounds View, MN: 13.5 %Mounds View, MN13.5Hopkins, MN: 13.4 %Hopkins, MN13.4Burnsville, MN: 13.3 %Burnsville, MN13.3Woodbury, MN: 12.8 %Woodbury, MN12.8St. Cloud, MN: 12.7 %St. Cloud, MN12.7New Brighton, MN: 12.4 %New Brighton, MN12.4Little Canada, MN: 12.3 %Little Canada, MN12.3Apple Valley, MN: 12.1 %Apple Valley, MN12.1Maple Grove, MN: 11.7 %Maple Grove, MN11.7Roseville, MN: 11.6 %Roseville, MN11.6North St. Paul, MN: 11.1 %North St. Paul, MN11.1Champlin, MN: 11 %Champlin, MN11Oakdale, MN: 10.9 %Oakdale, MN10.9Minnetonka, MN: 10.7 %Minnetonka, MN10.7Dayton, MN: 10.4 %Dayton, MN10.4Inver Grove Heights, MN: 10.4 %Inver Grove Heights, MN10.4Savage, MN: 10.3 %Savage, MN10.3Shoreview, MN: 10.2 %Shoreview, MN10.2Northfield, MN: 10 %Northfield, MN10Edina, MN: 10 %Edina, MN10Worthington, MN: 30.2 %Worthington, MN30.2Brooklyn Park, MN: 25.9 %Brooklyn Park, MN25.9Brooklyn Center, MN: 21.6 %Brooklyn Center, MN21.6Columbia Heights, MN: 20.7 %Columbia Heights, MN20.7St. Paul, MN: 18.7 %St. Paul, MN18.7New Hope, MN: 18.3 %New Hope, MN18.3Fridley, MN: 18 %Fridley, MN18Maplewood, MN: 17.5 %Maplewood, MN17.5Austin, MN: 17.1 %Austin, MN17.1Richfield, MN: 17 %Richfield, MN17Willmar, MN: 16.9 %Willmar, MN16.9Shakopee, MN: 16.6 %Shakopee, MN16.6Eden Prairie, MN: 16.6 %Eden Prairie, MN16.6Eagan, MN: 14.9 %Eagan, MN14.9Minneapolis, MN: 14.1 %Minneapolis, MN14.1Rochester, MN: 14.1 %Rochester, MN14.1Blaine, MN: 14.1 %Blaine, MN14.1Faribault, MN: 14.1 %Faribault, MN14.1Bloomington, MN: 13.9 %Bloomington, MN13.9Plymouth, MN: 13.6 %Plymouth, MN13.6Mounds View, MN: 13.5 %Mounds View, MN13.5Hopkins, MN: 13.4 %Hopkins, MN13.4Burnsville, MN: 13.3 %Burnsville, MN13.3Woodbury, MN: 12.8 %Woodbury, MN12.8St. Cloud, MN: 12.7 %St. Cloud, MN12.7New Brighton, MN: 12.4 %New Brighton, MN12.4Little Canada, MN: 12.3 %Little Canada, MN12.3Apple Valley, MN: 12.1 %Apple Valley, MN12.1Maple Grove, MN: 11.7 %Maple Grove, MN11.7Roseville, MN: 11.6 %Roseville, MN11.6North St. Paul, MN: 11.1 %North St. Paul, MN11.1Champlin, MN: 11 %Champlin, MN11Oakdale, MN: 10.9 %Oakdale, MN10.9Minnetonka, MN: 10.7 %Minnetonka, MN10.7Dayton, MN: 10.4 %Dayton, MN10.4Inver Grove Heights, MN: 10.4 %Inver Grove Heights, MN10.4Savage, MN: 10.3 %Savage, MN10.3Shoreview, MN: 10.2 %Shoreview, MN10.2Northfield, MN: 10 %Northfield, MN10Edina, MN: 10 %Edina, MN10
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Worthington, MN30.2+1.7 pts
2Brooklyn Park, MN25.9+1.3 pts
3Brooklyn Center, MN21.6-1.2 pts
4Columbia Heights, MN20.7+0.2 pts
5St. Paul, MN18.7-0.1 pts
6New Hope, MN18.3+1.7 pts
7Fridley, MN18+0.8 pts
8Maplewood, MN17.5+1.3 pts
9Austin, MN17.1+1 pts
10Richfield, MN17-0.2 pts
11Willmar, MN16.9+0.7 pts
12Shakopee, MN16.6-1.5 pts
13Eden Prairie, MN16.6-1 pts
14Eagan, MN14.9+0.8 pts
15Minneapolis, MN14.1-0.4 pts
16Rochester, MN14.1+0.1 pts
17Blaine, MN14.1+0.8 pts
17Faribault, MN14.1-0.9 pts
19Bloomington, MN13.90 pts
20Plymouth, MN13.6-0.2 pts
21Mounds View, MN13.5+1.8 pts
22Hopkins, MN13.4+2.5 pts
23Burnsville, MN13.3-1 pts
24Woodbury, MN12.8+0.6 pts
25St. Cloud, MN12.7+0.3 pts
26New Brighton, MN12.4-1.1 pts
27Little Canada, MN12.3+1.6 pts
28Apple Valley, MN12.1-0.2 pts
29Maple Grove, MN11.7+0.3 pts
30Roseville, MN11.6+0.8 pts
31North St. Paul, MN11.1+0.5 pts
32Champlin, MN11+1 pts
33Oakdale, MN10.9-0.2 pts
34Minnetonka, MN10.7+0.2 pts
35Dayton, MN10.4+2.7 pts
36Inver Grove Heights, MN10.4+1 pts
37Savage, MN10.3-0.8 pts
38Shoreview, MN10.2+0.5 pts
39Northfield, MN10+2.7 pts
40Edina, MN10+0.1 pts
41Coon Rapids, MN9.8+0.3 pts
42Vadnais Heights, MN9.8+0.1 pts
43Golden Valley, MN9.7-2.2 pts
44Robbinsdale, MN9.5+2 pts
45Anoka, MN8.9+1.2 pts
46Marshall, MN8.9-2.1 pts
47Lakeville, MN8.6+0.1 pts
48Chanhassen, MN8.5-0.1 pts
49Crystal, MN8.5+0.4 pts
50Mankato, MN8.3-0.3 pts
51St. Louis Park, MN8-1 pts
52South St. Paul, MN7.9+0.7 pts
53Cottage Grove, MN7.7+0.5 pts
54West St. Paul, MN7.7-0.9 pts
55St. Peter, MN7.6+1.2 pts
56Monticello, MN7.3+0.3 pts
57Otsego, MN7.1+2.3 pts
58Rosemount, MN7.1+1.2 pts
59Chaska, MN7+0.2 pts
60Prior Lake, MN6.9+0.4 pts
60White Bear Lake, MN6.9-0.7 pts
62Ramsey, MN6.6+0.4 pts
63Elk River, MN6.5+1.5 pts
64Forest Lake, MN6.1+1.2 pts
65Moorhead, MN5.8-0.9 pts
66Andover, MN5.50 pts
67Owatonna, MN5.5+0.4 pts
68Stillwater, MN5.3+0.3 pts
69Buffalo, MN5.2+0.6 pts
70Lino Lakes, MN5.1+0.9 pts
71Lake Elmo, MN5-0.1 pts
72Albert Lea, MN4.8-1.5 pts
73Mendota Heights, MN4.7+0.1 pts
74Farmington, MN4.2-0.3 pts
75Red Wing, MN4.1+1.4 pts
76Victoria, MN4-1.1 pts
77North Mankato, MN3.7+0.8 pts
78Big Lake, MN3.7+1.4 pts
79Fairmont, MN3.5+0.4 pts
80St. Michael, MN3.5+0.8 pts
81Sartell, MN3.5-0.6 pts
82Cambridge, MN3.5-0.3 pts
83Duluth, MN3.1+0.2 pts
83Winona, MN3.1-0.3 pts
85Hutchinson, MN2.9-0.3 pts
86Ham Lake, MN2.9-0.3 pts
87East Bethel, MN2.8-0.1 pts
88Rogers, MN2.8-0.1 pts
89Hugo, MN2.8+0.3 pts
90New Ulm, MN2.7+0.3 pts
91Waconia, MN2.4+0.4 pts
92Alexandria, MN2.4-0.2 pts
93Hibbing, MN2.3+0.3 pts
94Bemidji, MN2.3+0.1 pts
95North Branch, MN2.2-0.1 pts
96Sauk Rapids, MN1.9-2.3 pts
97Hastings, MN1.8-0.2 pts
98Fergus Falls, MN1.5+0.1 pts
99Hermantown, MN1.3-0.5 pts
100Brainerd, MN1.1+0.1 pts
101Cloquet, MN10 pts
102Grand Rapids, MN0.9+0.7 pts
103Detroit Lakes, MN0.7-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/minnesota-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/minnesota-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/minnesota-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Worthington, MN, with 30.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Detroit Lakes, MN, with 0.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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