Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Minnesota Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 25.65%. Among all Minnesota counties, Wabasha County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (98.95%), followed by Chisago County (84.52%), and Norman County (82.61%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Wabasha County
Chisago County
Norman County
Kittson County
Freeborn County
Chippewa County
Morrison County
Cottonwood County
Red Lake County
Clearwater County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Wabasha County 98.95
2 Chisago County 84.52
3 Norman County 82.61
4 Kittson County 78.95
5 Freeborn County 77.04
6 Chippewa County 75.00
7 Morrison County 74.42
8 Cottonwood County 73.03
9 Red Lake County 72.73
10 Clearwater County 71.43
11 Redwood County 70.83
12 Marshall County 70.59
13 Le Sueur County 70.00
14 Renville County 62.96
15 Stevens County 61.11
16 Houston County 59.16
17 Lac qui Parle County 57.69
18 Crow Wing County 55.00
19 Wilkin County 54.55
20 Jackson County 52.17
21 Lake County 51.72
22 Carlton County 50.52
23 Douglas County 48.53
24 Todd County 48.32
25 Nicollet County 48.10
26 Goodhue County 47.61
27 Aitkin County 46.15
28 Waseca County 43.89
29 Pipestone County 43.59
30 Pine County 43.28
31 Hubbard County 43.18
32 Rice County 41.65
33 Fillmore County 39.66
34 Koochiching County 39.47
35 Nobles County 36.58
36 Grant County 34.62
37 Murray County 33.33
37 Traverse County 33.33
38 Cass County 32.97
39 Steele County 32.15
40 Mahnomen County 32.14
41 Wadena County 31.18
42 Sibley County 30.00
43 Roseau County 29.63
44 Beltrami County 29.38
45 McLeod County 28.99
46 Swift County 28.95
47 Anoka County 28.13
48 Mower County 28.02
49 Scott County 27.92
50 Polk County 26.92
51 Lyon County 26.67
52 Brown County 26.58
52 Ramsey County 26.58
53 Olmsted County 26.40
54 St. Louis County 26.06
55 Dakota County 25.99
56 Hennepin County 24.58
57 Mille Lacs County 23.64
58 Carver County 22.38
59 Faribault County 22.06
60 Sherburne County 20.90
61 Dodge County 20.78
62 Itasca County 20.72
63 Washington County 20.70
64 Becker County 20.21
65 Clay County 18.88
66 Meeker County 17.50
67 Stearns County 17.29
68 Yellow Medicine County 16.42
69 Kandiyohi County 16.11
70 Isanti County 14.29
71 Wright County 13.72
72 Martin County 13.33
73 Benton County 13.17
74 Watonwan County 11.77
75 Blue Earth County 11.73
76 Kanabec County 10.71
77 Winona County 8.60
78 Lincoln County 3.45
79 Otter Tail County 3.42
80 Big Stone County 0.00
80 Lake of the Woods County 0.00
80 Pennington County 0.00
80 Pope County 0.00
80 Rock County 0.00