Lake of the Woods County Demographics

A map of Lake of the Woods County's Population by Race

Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota had a population of 3,763 in 2020. It was 92.9% White, 0.3% Black, 0.5% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 4.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lake of the Woods County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lake of the Woods County is the 86th most populous county of the 87 counties in Minnesota.

Lake of the Woods County's White Population

3,497 residents of Lake of the Woods County identify as White, or 92.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Lake of the Woods County larger than the White share of the population of Minnesota (76.3% White). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County is ranked #13 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lake of the Woods County is more White than neighboring Beltrami County (70.2% White), Roseau County (89.4% White), Koochiching County (90.5% White), Clearwater County (83.9% White), and Pennington County (87.5% White).

Lake of the Woods County's Black Population

12 residents of Lake of the Woods County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lake of the Woods County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Minnesota (6.9% Black). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County is ranked #75 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lake of the Woods County is more Black than neighboring Clearwater County (0.2% Black). Lake of the Woods County is less Black than neighboring Beltrami County (1.1% Black), Roseau County (0.6% Black), Koochiching County (0.4% Black), and Pennington County (1.3% Black).

Lake of the Woods County's Asian Population

17 residents of Lake of the Woods County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lake of the Woods County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Minnesota (5.2% Asian). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County is ranked #59 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lake of the Woods County is more Asian than neighboring Koochiching County (0.3% Asian), and Clearwater County (0.3% Asian). Lake of the Woods County is less Asian than neighboring Beltrami County (0.6% Asian), Roseau County (2.6% Asian), and Pennington County (0.9% Asian).

Lake of the Woods County's Hispanic Population

56 residents of Lake of the Woods County identify as Hispanic, or 1.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lake of the Woods County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Minnesota (6.1% Hispanic). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County is ranked #78 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lake of the Woods County is more Hispanic than neighboring Koochiching County (1.4% Hispanic), and Clearwater County (1.2% Hispanic). Lake of the Woods County is less Hispanic than neighboring Beltrami County (2.4% Hispanic), Roseau County (1.6% Hispanic), and Pennington County (4.8% Hispanic).

Lake of the Woods County's Native American/Other Population

32 residents of Lake of the Woods County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lake of the Woods County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Minnesota (1.4% Native American/Other). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County is ranked #43 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lake of the Woods County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Beltrami County (20.2% Native American/Other), Roseau County (1.9% Native American/Other), Koochiching County (2.7% Native American/Other), Clearwater County (9.1% Native American/Other), and Pennington County (1.6% Native American/Other).

Lake of the Woods County's Multiracial Population

149 residents of Lake of the Woods County identify as Multiracial, or 4.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lake of the Woods County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Minnesota (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Lake of the Woods County is ranked #27 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lake of the Woods County is less Multiracial than neighboring Beltrami County (5.5% Multiracial), Koochiching County (4.8% Multiracial), and Clearwater County (5.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.