Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.12%), followed by Ramsey County (11.33%), and Olmsted County (4.98%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
Hennepin
Ramsey
Olmsted
Dakota
Anoka
Washington
Nobles
Rice
Stearns
Steele
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 12.12
2 Ramsey County 11.33
3 Olmsted County 4.98
4 Dakota County 4.88
5 Anoka County 4.51
6 Washington County 3.71
7 Nobles County 3.62
8 Rice County 3.29
9 Stearns County 3.16
10 Steele County 2.83
11 Blue Earth County 2.81
12 Scott County 2.73
13 Kandiyohi County 2.47
14 Lyon County 2.37
15 Mower County 2.3
16 Pine County 2.1
17 Waseca County 2.08
18 Nicollet County 2.04
19 Benton County 2.02
20 Sherburne County 1.92
21 Pennington County 1.55
22 Clay County 1.47
23 Carlton County 1.42
24 St. Louis County 1.38
25 Winona County 1.3
26 Carver County 1.29
27 Chisago County 1.22
28 Wright County 1.08
29 Stevens County 1
30 Goodhue County 0.98
31 Polk County 0.91
32 Wadena County 0.88
32 Watonwan County 0.88
33 Freeborn County 0.87
34 Pipestone County 0.86
35 Otter Tail County 0.78
36 Cottonwood County 0.76
37 Isanti County 0.68
38 Rock County 0.64
39 Beltrami County 0.63
40 Koochiching County 0.6
41 McLeod County 0.57
42 Chippewa County 0.56
43 Houston County 0.55
43 Redwood County 0.55
44 Crow Wing County 0.53
45 Swift County 0.51
46 Jackson County 0.48
47 Cook County 0.47
48 Becker County 0.46
49 Douglas County 0.44
49 Todd County 0.44
49 Wabasha County 0.44
50 Dodge County 0.43
51 Meeker County 0.41
51 Mille Lacs County 0.41
51 Morrison County 0.41
52 Aitkin County 0.4
52 Sibley County 0.4
53 Le Sueur County 0.38
54 Lake of the Woods County 0.37
54 Martin County 0.37
54 Traverse County 0.37
55 Faribault County 0.36
55 Kanabec County 0.36
55 Pope County 0.36
56 Grant County 0.33
56 Itasca County 0.33
57 Clearwater County 0.32
57 Murray County 0.32
58 Marshall County 0.3
59 Renville County 0.27
60 Brown County 0.26
60 Fillmore County 0.26
60 Hubbard County 0.26
60 Roseau County 0.26
61 Kittson County 0.24
61 Lac qui Parle County 0.24
61 Mahnomen County 0.24
62 Cass County 0.23
62 Wilkin County 0.23
63 Red Lake County 0.22
63 Yellow Medicine County 0.22
64 Big Stone County 0.21
65 Norman County 0.19
66 Lake County 0.16
67 Lincoln County 0.14