Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (147.15K), followed by Ramsey County (59.70K), and Dakota County (21.15K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: Minnesota Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 147153 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 59697 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 21147 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 16269 |
| 5 | Washington County | 9673 |
| 6 | Olmsted County | 7778 |
| 7 | Stearns County | 5482 |
| 8 | Scott County | 4143 |
| 9 | St. Louis County | 2880 |
| 10 | Rice County | 2482 |
| 11 | Blue Earth County | 2040 |
| 12 | Sherburne County | 1736 |
| 13 | Kandiyohi County | 1440 |
| 14 | Wright County | 1344 |
| 15 | Carver County | 1255 |
| 16 | Mower County | 1232 |
| 17 | Steele County | 1019 |
| 18 | Nobles County | 936 |
| 19 | Clay County | 900 |
| 20 | Benton County | 893 |
| 21 | Nicollet County | 729 |
| 22 | Chisago County | 686 |
| 23 | Lyon County | 641 |
| 23 | Winona County | 641 |
| 24 | Pine County | 618 |
| 25 | Otter Tail County | 595 |
| 26 | Carlton County | 528 |
| 27 | Goodhue County | 519 |
| 28 | Waseca County | 430 |
| 29 | Polk County | 367 |
| 30 | Crow Wing County | 365 |
| 31 | Freeborn County | 332 |
| 32 | Beltrami County | 270 |
| 33 | Isanti County | 269 |
| 34 | McLeod County | 223 |
| 35 | Pennington County | 203 |
| 36 | Douglas County | 194 |
| 37 | Itasca County | 158 |
| 38 | Becker County | 152 |
| 39 | Morrison County | 141 |
| 40 | Le Sueur County | 136 |
| 41 | Wadena County | 135 |
| 42 | Watonwan County | 124 |
| 43 | Todd County | 122 |
| 44 | Mille Lacs County | 120 |
| 45 | Stevens County | 113 |
| 46 | Houston County | 110 |
| 47 | Cottonwood County | 109 |
| 47 | Meeker County | 109 |
| 48 | Wabasha County | 106 |
| 49 | Dodge County | 104 |
| 50 | Redwood County | 103 |
| 51 | Pipestone County | 100 |
| 52 | Martin County | 91 |
| 53 | Koochiching County | 89 |
| 54 | Cass County | 87 |
| 55 | Brown County | 84 |
| 56 | Kanabec County | 78 |
| 57 | Chippewa County | 77 |
| 58 | Swift County | 72 |
| 59 | Aitkin County | 70 |
| 59 | Rock County | 70 |
| 60 | Fillmore County | 69 |
| 61 | Faribault County | 68 |
| 62 | Hubbard County | 67 |
| 63 | Sibley County | 62 |
| 64 | Renville County | 55 |
| 65 | Roseau County | 51 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 49 |
| 67 | Pope County | 43 |
| 68 | Lake County | 36 |
| 68 | Murray County | 36 |
| 68 | Yellow Medicine County | 36 |
| 69 | Cook County | 35 |
| 70 | Marshall County | 33 |
| 71 | Red Lake County | 31 |
| 72 | Norman County | 27 |
| 73 | Clearwater County | 25 |
| 74 | Grant County | 23 |
| 74 | Lac qui Parle County | 23 |
| 74 | Wilkin County | 23 |
| 75 | Big Stone County | 14 |
| 75 | Kittson County | 14 |
| 75 | Lake of the Woods County | 14 |
| 75 | Mahnomen County | 14 |
| 76 | Traverse County | 12 |
| 77 | Lincoln County | 9 |