Chinese Population in Ramsey County, MN by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Chinese population in Ramsey County, MN is recorded at 6,731 residents, based on the latest U.S. Census estimates. Most cities in Ramsey County - including St. Paul, Shoreview, Roseville, and others - report non-zero figures, reflecting a broad and distributed Chinese presence. However, the combined population across these cities exceeds the official county total - a likely result of rounding differences or sampling variations in small-population census data. The analysis below explores how Chinese communities are spread across Ramsey County, MN and comparable counties throughout Minnesota.

Top 5 cities with the largest Chinese population in Ramsey County

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  • 1
    St. Paul
    Chinese population in St. Paul is 2,750
    0.89% of St. Paul population is Chinese
  • 2
    Shoreview
    Chinese population in Shoreview is 1,239
    4.64% of Shoreview population is Chinese
  • 3
    Roseville
    Chinese population in Roseville is 563
    1.57% of Roseville population is Chinese
  • 4
    Maplewood
    Chinese population in Maplewood is 445
    1.09% of Maplewood population is Chinese
  • 5
    New Brighton
    Chinese population in New Brighton is 312
    1.36% of New Brighton population is Chinese

Overview of Chinese population in Ramsey County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Ramsey County contains 6,731 Chinese residents (1.2% of 544,438 total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 96th percentile nationally among counties and 97th percentile within Minnesota for Chinese demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS indicate Ramsey County's Chinese population of 1.2% exceeds Minnesota's state average of 0.71% while remaining below the national average of 1.6%, placing the county above regional demographic benchmarks while below national concentration levels.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey indicate Ramsey County's 6,731 Chinese residents constitute 16.6% of Minnesota's total Chinese population of 40,499, placing the county among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 16.6% of all Minnesota Chinese Americans residing within county boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate Ramsey County contains $dem_per_sqmi Chinese Americans per square mile—more than eighty-six times Minnesota's average of 0.51 per square mile—placing the county as a demographic outlier with one of the most concentrated Chinese communities documented in United States demographic research.
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17 Cities in Ramsey County Ranked by Chinese Population

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ACS data [1] show Chinese populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by St. Paul, Shoreview, Roseville, and Maplewood. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 17 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Ramsey County, MN ranked by Chinese population count
Rank by Chinese Population
City
Chinese Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Ramsey County Chinese Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 St. Paul 2,750 0.89% 40.86%
2 Shoreview 1,239 4.64% 18.41%
3 Roseville 563 1.57% 8.36%
4 Maplewood 445 1.09% 6.61%
5 New Brighton 312 1.36% 4.64%
6 Falcon Heights 240 4.66% 3.57%
7 Mounds View 234 1.80% 3.48%
8 227 4.39% 3.37%
9 205 2.11% 3.05%
10 190 2.00% 2.82%
11 98 4.11% 1.46%
12 80 0.76% 1.19%
13 78 0.61% 1.16%
14 45 0.36% 0.67%
15 41 0.17% 0.61%
16 15 0.14% 0.22%
17 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Ramsey County, MN by their Chinese population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Chinese population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Chinese ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Chinese alone, while others identify as Chinese along with another race (such as Chinese and German).
  • We’ve used the “Chinese alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Chinese population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Chinese alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Chinese .
  2. % of Total Ramsey County Chinese Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Chinese population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Chinese populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Chinese population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Chinese populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.