Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 36.40K people in Minnesota with African ancestry (0.64% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Brooklyn Park city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (4.02%), followed by Anoka city (3.31%), and St. Cloud city (3.20%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Minnesota.

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Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Brooklyn Park city

Anoka city

St. Cloud city

New Hope city

Hopkins city

Brooklyn Center city

Fridley city

Willmar city

Columbia Heights city

Bloomington city

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Brooklyn Park city	4.02
2	Anoka city	3.31
3	St. Cloud city	3.20
4	New Hope city	3.04
5	Hopkins city	2.22
6	Brooklyn Center city	2.15
7	Fridley city	2.03
8	Willmar city	1.91
9	Columbia Heights city	1.87
10	Bloomington city	1.85
11	Moorhead city	1.78
12	Apple Valley city	1.67
13	New Brighton city	1.56
14	Maple Grove city	1.52
15	St. Paul city	1.33
16	Mounds View city	1.32
16	Richfield city	1.32
17	Lakeville city	1.20
18	Crystal city	1.12
19	Minneapolis city	1.11
20	West St. Paul city	1.09
21	Burnsville city	1.07
21	St. Peter city	1.07
22	South St. Paul city	1.03
23	Worthington city	1.01
24	Rochester city	0.97
25	Inver Grove Heights city	0.87
26	Blaine city	0.85
26	Fergus Falls city	0.85
27	Eagan city	0.84
28	Austin city	0.82
28	Little Canada city	0.82
29	Coon Rapids city	0.81
30	Robbinsdale city	0.72
31	Maplewood city	0.66
32	Mankato city	0.65
33	Elk River city	0.64
34	Marshall city	0.61
34	Stillwater city	0.61
35	Minnetonka city	0.52
36	Shakopee city	0.51
37	Edina city	0.46
38	Vadnais Heights city	0.44
39	North Mankato city	0.40
40	Roseville city	0.37
40	Shoreview city	0.37
41	North St. Paul city	0.34
42	Faribault city	0.33
42	Plymouth city	0.33
43	Eden Prairie city	0.32
44	Ham Lake city	0.31
44	St. Louis Park city	0.31
45	Hugo city	0.28
45	Northfield city	0.28
46	Red Wing city	0.27
47	Andover city	0.26
48	Champlin city	0.24
48	Sartell city	0.24
49	Big Lake city	0.22
50	Hermantown city	0.19
50	Lino Lakes city	0.19
50	Savage city	0.19
51	Forest Lake city	0.18
52	White Bear Lake city	0.17
53	Mendota Heights city	0.15
53	Ramsey city	0.15
53	Rosemount city	0.15
53	St. Michael city	0.15
54	Sauk Rapids city	0.14
55	Chanhassen city	0.13
56	Rogers city	0.12
57	Duluth city	0.11
58	North Branch city	0.10
59	Golden Valley city	0.09
60	Oakdale city	0.08
60	Owatonna city	0.08
61	Chaska city	0.07
62	Cottage Grove city	0.05
62	Farmington city	0.05
63	Buffalo city	0.04
64	Brainerd city	0.01