The graph below ranks each Minnesota County by total of American Indian residents according to the 2012 census estimates.
Minnesota total of American Indian population by county
| County | American Indian Population |
| Hennepin |  14,212 |
| Beltrami | 9,210 |
| Ramsey | 5,206 |
| St. Louis | 4,608 |
| Cass | 3,292 |
| Anoka | 2,691 |
| Becker | 2,541 |
| Mahnomen | 2,268 |
| Carlton | 2,087 |
| Dakota | 2,025 |
| Itasca | 1,676 |
| Mille Lacs | 1,518 |
| Scott | 1,350 |
| Washington | 1,220 |
| Pine | 934 |
| Clay | 842 |
| Redwood | 794 |
| Clearwater | 793 |
| Stearns | 606 |
| Goodhue | 603 |
| Hubbard | 550 |
| Wright | 510 |
| Crow Wing | 503 |
| Polk | 503 |
| Cook | 462 |
| Sherburne | 448 |
| Olmsted | 441 |
| Aitkin | 398 |
| Rice | 389 |
| Yellow Medicine | 346 |
| Otter Tail | 344 |
| Koochiching | 331 |
| Chisago | 321 |
| Carver | 282 |
| Pennington | 253 |
| Nobles | 238 |
| Roseau | 202 |
| Blue Earth | 195 |
| Isanti | 191 |
| Lyon | 179 |
| Waseca | 173 |
| Kandiyohi | 170 |
| Mower | 157 |
| Benton | 155 |
| Winona | 154 |
| Traverse | 145 |
| Renville | 138 |
| Nicollet | 132 |
| Freeborn | 124 |
| Watonwan | 123 |
| Pipestone | 122 |
| Chippewa | 121 |
| Norman | 113 |
| Le Sueur | 111 |
| Douglas | 109 |
| Steele | 109 |
| McLeod | 108 |
| Morrison | 99 |
| Todd | 98 |
| Stevens | 97 |
| Kanabec | 96 |
| Wadena | 82 |
| Wilkin | 79 |
| Red Lake | 77 |
| Faribault | 71 |
| Marshall | 66 |
| Martin | 61 |
| Dodge | 61 |
| Lake | 54 |
| Brown | 51 |
| Swift | 48 |
| Meeker | 46 |
| Sibley | 45 |
| Wabasha | 43 |
| Rock | 38 |
| Houston | 38 |
| Cottonwood | 35 |
| Pope | 33 |
| Jackson | 31 |
| Lake of the Woods | 28 |
| Big Stone | 26 |
| Lac qui Parle | 21 |
| Fillmore | 21 |
| Grant | 18 |
| Murray | 17 |
| Lincoln | 12 |
| Kittson | 9 |