Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (164.89K), followed by Ramsey County (66.35K), and Dakota County (26.49K).
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.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 164885 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 66354 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 26493 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 20915 |
| 5 | Washington County | 11315 |
| 6 | Stearns County | 9394 |
| 7 | Olmsted County | 9336 |
| 8 | Scott County | 5879 |
| 9 | Rice County | 3413 |
| 10 | St. Louis County | 3047 |
| 11 | Blue Earth County | 2556 |
| 12 | Kandiyohi County | 2395 |
| 13 | Sherburne County | 2331 |
| 14 | Clay County | 1938 |
| 15 | Carver County | 1848 |
| 16 | Wright County | 1720 |
| 17 | Benton County | 1497 |
| 18 | Mower County | 1466 |
| 19 | Steele County | 1196 |
| 20 | Nicollet County | 1096 |
| 21 | Nobles County | 1032 |
| 22 | Lyon County | 920 |
| 23 | Winona County | 865 |
| 24 | Otter Tail County | 772 |
| 25 | Chisago County | 734 |
| 26 | Polk County | 688 |
| 27 | Pine County | 635 |
| 28 | Goodhue County | 592 |
| 29 | Carlton County | 552 |
| 30 | Crow Wing County | 463 |
| 31 | Freeborn County | 454 |
| 32 | Waseca County | 413 |
| 33 | Beltrami County | 330 |
| 34 | Isanti County | 326 |
| 35 | McLeod County | 246 |
| 36 | Douglas County | 214 |
| 37 | Morrison County | 208 |
| 38 | Pennington County | 207 |
| 39 | Le Sueur County | 206 |
| 40 | Becker County | 199 |
| 41 | Itasca County | 196 |
| 42 | Mille Lacs County | 164 |
| 43 | Wabasha County | 161 |
| 44 | Pipestone County | 147 |
| 45 | Todd County | 146 |
| 46 | Houston County | 142 |
| 46 | Martin County | 142 |
| 46 | Wadena County | 142 |
| 47 | Meeker County | 134 |
| 48 | Dodge County | 128 |
| 49 | Brown County | 124 |
| 50 | Watonwan County | 118 |
| 51 | Sibley County | 117 |
| 52 | Cottonwood County | 115 |
| 53 | Fillmore County | 114 |
| 53 | Redwood County | 114 |
| 54 | Stevens County | 108 |
| 55 | Swift County | 107 |
| 56 | Roseau County | 103 |
| 57 | Cass County | 102 |
| 58 | Hubbard County | 98 |
| 59 | Chippewa County | 95 |
| 60 | Rock County | 91 |
| 61 | Faribault County | 89 |
| 62 | Aitkin County | 86 |
| 63 | Renville County | 84 |
| 64 | Koochiching County | 77 |
| 65 | Kanabec County | 73 |
| 66 | Jackson County | 69 |
| 67 | Yellow Medicine County | 57 |
| 68 | Pope County | 54 |
| 69 | Clearwater County | 53 |
| 70 | Lake County | 48 |
| 71 | Cook County | 46 |
| 72 | Norman County | 43 |
| 73 | Wilkin County | 41 |
| 74 | Lac qui Parle County | 39 |
| 75 | Murray County | 38 |
| 76 | Grant County | 37 |
| 77 | Marshall County | 35 |
| 78 | Red Lake County | 25 |
| 79 | Big Stone County | 23 |
| 79 | Kittson County | 23 |
| 79 | Mahnomen County | 23 |
| 80 | Traverse County | 18 |
| 81 | Lake of the Woods County | 17 |
| 82 | Lincoln County | 16 |