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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 172.12K people in Minnesota with Subsaharan African ancestry (3.04% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Brooklyn Center city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (15.38%), followed by Brooklyn Park city (14.78%), and New Hope city (13.04%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Brooklyn Center city
Brooklyn Park city
New Hope city
St. Cloud city
Columbia Heights city
Faribault city
Hopkins city
Fridley city
Willmar city
Minneapolis city
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Brooklyn Center city 15.38
2 Brooklyn Park city 14.78
3 New Hope city 13.04
4 St. Cloud city 11.37
5 Columbia Heights city 11.35
6 Faribault city 10.72
7 Hopkins city 10.21
8 Fridley city 9.97
9 Willmar city 8.64
10 Minneapolis city 7.81
11 New Brighton city 7.33
12 Worthington city 6.36
13 Savage city 6.19
14 Bloomington city 5.76
15 Shakopee city 5.68
16 Eagan city 5.66
17 St. Paul city 5.53
18 Champlin city 5.45
19 Oakdale city 5.37
20 Burnsville city 5.36
21 Crystal city 5.24
22 Apple Valley city 5.18
23 Rochester city 5.09
24 Mounds View city 5.07
25 Austin city 4.78
26 Anoka city 4.68
27 Blaine city 4.55
28 Robbinsdale city 4.43
29 Eden Prairie city 4.26
30 Maplewood city 4.23
31 Maple Grove city 3.95
32 Richfield city 3.89
33 Coon Rapids city 3.85
34 Mendota Heights city 3.75
35 Mankato city 3.63
36 Owatonna city 3.58
37 Roseville city 3.34
38 Ramsey city 2.97
39 Moorhead city 2.66
40 Marshall city 2.62
41 North St. Paul city 2.61
42 South St. Paul city 2.38
43 St. Louis Park city 2.27
44 Woodbury city 2.23
45 West St. Paul city 2.21
46 Lakeville city 2.13
47 Rosemount city 1.96
48 Shoreview city 1.95
49 Andover city 1.91
50 Forest Lake city 1.85
50 Little Canada city 1.85
51 Plymouth city 1.82
52 Elk River city 1.79
53 Inver Grove Heights city 1.69
54 North Mankato city 1.68
55 Edina city 1.66
56 Lake Elmo city 1.59
57 St. Peter city 1.44
58 St. Michael city 1.39
59 Cottage Grove city 1.22
60 White Bear Lake city 1.14
61 Minnetonka city 1.12
62 Fergus Falls city 1.06
63 Lino Lakes city 1.01
64 Golden Valley city 0.99
65 Northfield city 0.97
66 Chanhassen city 0.91
66 Hibbing city 0.91
67 Sartell city 0.88
68 Waconia city 0.74
69 Vadnais Heights city 0.67
70 Stillwater city 0.66
71 Otsego city 0.64
72 Duluth city 0.59
73 Chaska city 0.55
73 Rogers city 0.55
73 Sauk Rapids city 0.55
74 Winona city 0.49
75 Farmington city 0.44
76 Red Wing city 0.43
77 Big Lake city 0.41
78 Hugo city 0.40
79 Albert Lea city 0.37
80 East Bethel city 0.35
81 Hermantown city 0.32
82 Ham Lake city 0.31
83 Monticello city 0.20
84 Cloquet city 0.17
85 Hutchinson city 0.15
86 New Ulm city 0.10
86 North Branch city 0.10
87 Prior Lake city 0.09
88 Hastings city 0.08
89 Buffalo city 0.07
90 Fairmont city 0.05
91 Alexandria city 0.01
91 Brainerd city 0.01