Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (169.51K), followed by Ramsey County (68.12K), and Dakota County (28.39K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 169512 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 68118 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 28390 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 22924 |
| 5 | Washington County | 11983 |
| 6 | Stearns County | 10699 |
| 7 | Olmsted County | 9642 |
| 8 | Scott County | 6576 |
| 9 | Rice County | 3745 |
| 10 | St. Louis County | 3220 |
| 11 | Blue Earth County | 2793 |
| 12 | Kandiyohi County | 2510 |
| 13 | Sherburne County | 2497 |
| 14 | Clay County | 2307 |
| 15 | Carver County | 2017 |
| 16 | Wright County | 1865 |
| 17 | Benton County | 1740 |
| 18 | Mower County | 1500 |
| 19 | Steele County | 1245 |
| 20 | Nicollet County | 1156 |
| 21 | Nobles County | 1062 |
| 22 | Lyon County | 969 |
| 23 | Winona County | 921 |
| 24 | Otter Tail County | 861 |
| 24 | Polk County | 861 |
| 25 | Chisago County | 762 |
| 26 | Pine County | 632 |
| 27 | Goodhue County | 619 |
| 28 | Carlton County | 580 |
| 29 | Crow Wing County | 483 |
| 30 | Waseca County | 431 |
| 31 | Freeborn County | 426 |
| 32 | Beltrami County | 342 |
| 33 | Isanti County | 340 |
| 34 | McLeod County | 250 |
| 35 | Morrison County | 245 |
| 36 | Becker County | 229 |
| 37 | Douglas County | 220 |
| 38 | Le Sueur County | 214 |
| 39 | Itasca County | 206 |
| 40 | Pennington County | 179 |
| 41 | Wadena County | 166 |
| 42 | Todd County | 160 |
| 43 | Mille Lacs County | 154 |
| 44 | Wabasha County | 151 |
| 45 | Meeker County | 146 |
| 46 | Pipestone County | 136 |
| 47 | Brown County | 134 |
| 47 | Dodge County | 134 |
| 47 | Watonwan County | 134 |
| 48 | Sibley County | 131 |
| 49 | Houston County | 130 |
| 49 | Martin County | 130 |
| 50 | Cass County | 127 |
| 51 | Redwood County | 118 |
| 52 | Cottonwood County | 117 |
| 53 | Chippewa County | 108 |
| 54 | Stevens County | 106 |
| 55 | Renville County | 104 |
| 55 | Swift County | 104 |
| 56 | Fillmore County | 101 |
| 57 | Hubbard County | 96 |
| 58 | Roseau County | 95 |
| 59 | Aitkin County | 89 |
| 60 | Rock County | 86 |
| 61 | Faribault County | 84 |
| 62 | Kanabec County | 83 |
| 63 | Koochiching County | 79 |
| 64 | Jackson County | 77 |
| 65 | Yellow Medicine County | 60 |
| 66 | Clearwater County | 59 |
| 67 | Lake County | 55 |
| 68 | Norman County | 51 |
| 69 | Pope County | 50 |
| 70 | Cook County | 49 |
| 70 | Wilkin County | 49 |
| 71 | Lac qui Parle County | 43 |
| 72 | Marshall County | 39 |
| 73 | Grant County | 37 |
| 74 | Murray County | 36 |
| 75 | Mahnomen County | 30 |
| 76 | Red Lake County | 29 |
| 77 | Big Stone County | 25 |
| 78 | Kittson County | 24 |
| 79 | Traverse County | 23 |
| 80 | Lake of the Woods County | 18 |
| 81 | Lincoln County | 16 |