In 2019, Washington County and, to a lesser extent, Burnett County stand out as have a substantially more diverse population than their neighbors.
The populations of Chisago, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties are all more than 95% white; each is less than one-third as diverse as the state in which it is located.
All four St. Croix River Valley counties have less racial diversity than Wisconsin.
St. Croix, Pierce and Polk Counties have very similar proportions of non-white residents; in all three counties the rate of increase in diversity is very low.
The primary components of racial diversity in Burnett County are American Indians and those with two or more races.
Both Washington and Chisago County have less racial diversity than Minnesota as a whole.
The rate of change in diversity in Washington County is very similar to the state of Minnesota.
In contrast, there has been almost no change in racial diversity in Chisago County since 2009.