These Are The 10 Whitest Cities In Minnesota For 2018

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You’re at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you’ll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you’re leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Minnesota?

Don’t worry, we’ve figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in North Star State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Minnesota for 2018:

If you’re wondering, Worthington is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

How we determined the whitest places in Minnesota for 2018

In order to rank the whitest places in Minnesota, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, but being one of the whitest cities in Minnesota means much more than just having a high percentage of folks who are of the Caucasian persuasion.

These are cities jam-packed with all the stuff white folks love, based on everyone’s favorite stereotypes. After breaking it down, we came up with following criteria to run on 144 cities:

Percentage of population that’s white
Whole Foods per capita
Farmers markets per capita
Vegan restaurants per capita
Pottery Barns per capita
Yoga studios per capita

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Note: For the sake of getting reliable numbers, we counted places within a city’s border, as well as within a short driving distance.

All of these results are listed in a per capita basis, meaning number of stores per person in a state. Additionally, we limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 5,000 people.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 144 in each category, where 1 was the whitest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a whiteness index.

And finally, we crowned the city with the highest whiteness index the ‘Whitest City In Minnesota.’ We’re lookin’ at you, Byron.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in whitebread central. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from whitest to most diverse in Minnesota.

1. Byron

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Population: 5,191
Percent White: 98.8%
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Byron is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, approximately 5 miles west of Rochester on U.S. Route 14. It is surrounded by Kalmar Township. The population was 4,914 at the 2010 census.

2. East Bethel

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Population: 11,618
Percent White: 96.8%
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East Bethel is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,626 at the 2010 census.

3. Baxter

Population: 7,858
Percent White: 96.4%
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Baxter is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,610 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.

4. Zimmerman

Population: 5,330
Percent White: 96.3%
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Zimmerman is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,228 at the 2010 census.

5. Grand Rapids

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Population: 11,053
Percent White: 95.3%
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Grand Rapids is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,869 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Itasca County.

6. Lake City

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Population: 5,111
Percent White: 95.0%
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Lake City is a city in Goodhue and Wabasha counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It lies along Lake Pepin, a wide portion of the Mississippi River. The population was 5,063 at the 2010 census. Most of Lake City is located within Wabasha County with only a small portion in Goodhue County.

7. New Ulm

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Population: 13,279
Percent White: 94.9%
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New Ulm is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,522 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brown County.

8. Orono

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Population: 7,772
Percent White: 94.9%
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Orono is a city on the northern shores of Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,437 at the 2010 census.

9. Alexandria

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Population: 13,185
Percent White: 94.9%
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10. Wyoming

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Population: 7,785
Percent White: 94.8%
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Wyoming is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,791 at the 2010 census.

There You Have It – The Whitest of The White Bread In Minnesota

Measuring both the locations with the highest percentage of white people, as well as the number of stereo-typically white venues, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Minnesota.

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Detailed List Of The Whitest Cities In Minnesota for 2018

Rank	City	Population
1
Byron	5,191	98.8%
2
East Bethel	11,618	96.8%
3
Baxter	7,858	96.4%
4
Zimmerman	5,330	96.3%
5
Grand Rapids	11,053	95.3%
6
Lake City	5,111	95.0%
7
New Ulm	13,279	94.9%
8
Orono	7,772	94.9%
9
Alexandria	13,185	94.9%
10
Wyoming	7,785	94.8%
11
New Prague	7,534	94.6%
12
Hibbing	16,230	94.6%
13
Victoria	8,385	94.5%
14
Kasson	6,143	94.5%
15
Minnetrista	6,963	94.4%
16
Belle Plaine	6,892	94.4%
17
Isanti	5,453	94.3%
18
North Branch	10,157	94.3%
19
Delano	5,754	94.1%
20
Waconia	11,523	94.1%
21
Little Falls	8,682	94.0%
22
Rogers	12,284	94.0%
23
Hugo	14,223	93.9%
24
Shorewood	7,548	93.5%
25
Forest Lake	19,208	93.4%
26
St. Francis	7,377	93.3%
27
Elk River	23,743	93.3%
28
Lake Elmo	8,445	93.0%
29
Winona	27,372	92.9%
30
Fergus Falls	13,310	92.9%
31
Otsego	15,065	92.8%
32
Hastings	22,501	92.6%
33
Cambridge	8,383	92.6%
34
St. Joseph	6,775	92.5%
35
Buffalo	15,927	92.5%
36
Stewartville	6,062	92.4%
37
Sauk Rapids	13,334	92.4%
38
Hermantown	9,599	92.4%
39
International Falls	6,226	92.4%
40
Hutchinson	13,891	92.3%
41
Litchfield	6,667	92.0%
42
St. Michael	17,045	92.0%
43
Ham Lake	15,878	91.9%
44
Stillwater	19,142	91.9%
45
Mahtomedi	7,964	91.6%
46
Brainerd	13,440	91.5%
47
Mound	9,306	91.4%
48
Albertville	7,286	91.0%
49
Fairmont	10,311	90.6%
50
Sartell	16,442	90.5%
51
Ramsey	25,329	90.4%
52
Lino Lakes	20,758	90.3%
53
Red Wing	16,484	90.2%
54
Thief River Falls	8,726	90.1%
55
North Mankato	13,451	90.0%
56
Andover	31,906	89.9%
57
Mendota Heights	11,231	89.8%
58
Virginia	8,594	89.5%
59
Monticello	13,214	89.4%
60
Oak Grove	8,334	89.3%
61
Farmington	22,226	89.2%
62
Jordan	5,981	89.1%
63
Morris	5,343	89.0%
64
Detroit Lakes	9,060	88.8%
65
Prior Lake	24,997	88.8%
66
Medina	5,633	88.7%
67
Duluth	86,164	88.6%
68
Chanhassen	24,796	88.3%
69
Corcoran	5,572	88.2%
70
Lakeville	59,786	87.5%
71
Arden Hills	10,126	87.2%
72
Montevideo	5,207	86.9%
73
Moorhead	41,321	86.9%
74
Minnetonka	51,651	86.9%
75
Big Lake	10,393	86.6%
76
Mankato	40,900	86.2%
77
East Grand Forks	8,636	86.2%
78
White Bear Lake	24,992	86.1%
79
Owatonna	25,580	85.5%
80
Redwood Falls	5,086	85.5%
81
St. Peter	11,567	85.1%
82
Dayton	5,031	85.1%
83
Edina	49,976	85.0%
84
Waseca	9,267	84.6%
85
Shoreview	26,161	84.4%
86
Maple Grove	66,969	84.2%
87
Anoka	17,325	84.1%
88
Chaska	25,078	83.9%
89
St. Paul Park	5,352	83.9%
90
Northfield	20,405	83.9%
91
Glencoe	5,535	83.8%
92
Coon Rapids	62,159	83.5%
93
Golden Valley	21,040	83.2%
94
Rosemount	23,099	82.7%
95
Vadnais Heights	13,115	82.7%
96
Champlin	23,929	82.3%
97
Cottage Grove	35,632	81.8%
98
Albert Lea	17,775	81.8%
99
Savage	29,399	81.3%
100
Cloquet	12,047	81.2%