Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (165.30K), followed by Ramsey County (65.36K), and Dakota County (27.24K).

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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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Hennepin County 165302
2 Ramsey County 65355
3 Dakota County 27238
4 Anoka County 22256
5 Washington County 11537
6 Stearns County 10445
7 Olmsted County 9356
8 Scott County 6269
9 Rice County 3627
10 St. Louis County 3096
11 Blue Earth County 2703
12 Sherburne County 2404
13 Kandiyohi County 2379
14 Clay County 2223
15 Carver County 1875
16 Wright County 1756
17 Benton County 1709
18 Mower County 1424
19 Steele County 1196
20 Nicollet County 1134
21 Nobles County 1001
22 Lyon County 920
23 Winona County 890
24 Otter Tail County 828
25 Polk County 785
26 Chisago County 722
27 Pine County 579
28 Carlton County 572
29 Goodhue County 568
30 Crow Wing County 452
31 Waseca County 396
32 Freeborn County 348
33 Beltrami County 313
34 Isanti County 299
35 Morrison County 220
36 McLeod County 211
37 Douglas County 205
38 Becker County 200
39 Le Sueur County 193
40 Itasca County 191
41 Pennington County 160
42 Wadena County 151
43 Mille Lacs County 142
44 Wabasha County 129
45 Brown County 123
45 Houston County 123
46 Meeker County 119
47 Cass County 115
48 Martin County 105
49 Dodge County 104
49 Todd County 104
50 Sibley County 102
51 Pipestone County 101
52 Cottonwood County 100
53 Fillmore County 95
54 Swift County 94
55 Chippewa County 91
56 Redwood County 90
56 Stevens County 90
57 Hubbard County 84
57 Roseau County 84
58 Renville County 83
59 Kanabec County 80
59 Rock County 80
60 Koochiching County 75
61 Watonwan County 74
62 Aitkin County 73
62 Jackson County 73
63 Faribault County 65
64 Lake County 55
65 Clearwater County 53
66 Yellow Medicine County 50
67 Wilkin County 47
68 Norman County 43
69 Pope County 42
70 Lac qui Parle County 40
71 Marshall County 39
72 Cook County 38
73 Grant County 34
74 Murray County 27
75 Kittson County 24
76 Big Stone County 22
76 Red Lake County 22
76 Traverse County 22
77 Mahnomen County 19
78 Lake of the Woods County 18
79 Lincoln County 14