Roseau County Demographics

A map of Roseau County's Population by Race

Roseau County, Minnesota had a population of 15,331 in 2020. It was 89.4% White, 0.6% Black, 2.6% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 1.9% Native American/Other, and 4.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Roseau County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Roseau County is the 55th most populous county of the 87 counties in Minnesota.

Roseau County's White Population

13,700 residents of Roseau County identify as White, or 89.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Roseau County larger than the White share of the population of Minnesota (76.3% White). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Roseau County is ranked #33 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Roseau County is more White than neighboring Pennington County (87.5% White). Roseau County is less White than neighboring Marshall County (92.2% White), Lake of the Woods County (92.9% White), Red Lake County (92.1% White), and Kittson County (94.5% White).

Roseau County's Black Population

85 residents of Roseau County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Roseau County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Minnesota (6.9% Black). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Roseau County is ranked #52 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Roseau County is more Black than neighboring Marshall County (0.1% Black), Lake of the Woods County (0.3% Black), Red Lake County (0.4% Black), and Kittson County (0% Black). Roseau County is less Black than neighboring Pennington County (1.3% Black).

Roseau County's Asian Population

398 residents of Roseau County identify as Asian, or 2.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Roseau County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Minnesota (5.2% Asian). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Roseau County is ranked #16 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Roseau County is more Asian than neighboring Marshall County (0.2% Asian), Pennington County (0.9% Asian), Lake of the Woods County (0.5% Asian), Red Lake County (0.1% Asian), and Kittson County (0.4% Asian).

Roseau County's Hispanic Population

238 residents of Roseau County identify as Hispanic, or 1.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Roseau County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Minnesota (6.1% Hispanic). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Roseau County is ranked #77 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Roseau County is more Hispanic than neighboring Lake of the Woods County (1.5% Hispanic). Roseau County is less Hispanic than neighboring Marshall County (4.3% Hispanic), Pennington County (4.8% Hispanic), Red Lake County (2.6% Hispanic), and Kittson County (2% Hispanic).

Roseau County's Native American/Other Population

295 residents of Roseau County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Roseau 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, Roseau County is ranked #20 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Roseau County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Marshall County (0.6% Native American/Other), Pennington County (1.6% Native American/Other), Lake of the Woods County (0.9% Native American/Other), and Kittson County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Roseau County's Multiracial Population

615 residents of Roseau County identify as Multiracial, or 4.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Roseau County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Minnesota (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, Roseau County is ranked #25 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Roseau County is more Multiracial than neighboring Marshall County (2.6% Multiracial), Red Lake County (2.9% Multiracial), and Kittson County (2.3% Multiracial).

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