Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.28%), followed by Ramsey County (11.4%), and Olmsted County (5.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
Hennepin
Ramsey
Olmsted
Dakota
Anoka
Nobles
Washington
Rice
Stearns
Blue Earth
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 12.28
2 Ramsey County 11.4
3 Olmsted County 5.11
4 Dakota County 5.04
5 Anoka County 4.65
6 Nobles County 4.12
7 Washington County 3.9
8 Rice County 3.57
9 Stearns County 3.39
10 Blue Earth County 2.93
11 Kandiyohi County 2.9
12 Mower County 2.87
12 Scott County 2.87
13 Steele County 2.83
14 Lyon County 2.54
15 Nicollet County 2.22
16 Waseca County 2.19
17 Benton County 2.15
17 Pine County 2.15
18 Sherburne County 1.95
19 Pennington County 1.76
20 Clay County 1.5
21 Carlton County 1.45
22 St. Louis County 1.39
23 Carver County 1.34
24 Winona County 1.32
25 Chisago County 1.25
26 Stevens County 1.14
27 Wright County 1.09
28 Goodhue County 1.05
29 Watonwan County 1.03
30 Pipestone County 1.02
31 Polk County 0.99
32 Freeborn County 0.98
33 Wadena County 0.95
34 Otter Tail County 0.92
35 Cottonwood County 0.85
36 Isanti County 0.77
37 Koochiching County 0.72
38 Rock County 0.64
39 Swift County 0.62
40 Chippewa County 0.61
41 Beltrami County 0.6
42 McLeod County 0.57
42 Redwood County 0.57
43 Crow Wing County 0.55
43 Houston County 0.55
44 Red Lake County 0.51
45 Becker County 0.49
46 Jackson County 0.47
46 Le Sueur County 0.47
47 Cook County 0.46
47 Meeker County 0.46
47 Todd County 0.46
47 Wabasha County 0.46
48 Douglas County 0.45
48 Morrison County 0.45
49 Dodge County 0.44
49 Sibley County 0.44
50 Traverse County 0.43
51 Faribault County 0.42
52 Mille Lacs County 0.41
53 Aitkin County 0.4
54 Kanabec County 0.39
54 Martin County 0.39
55 Clearwater County 0.38
56 Murray County 0.37
57 Hubbard County 0.35
57 Itasca County 0.35
57 Lake of the Woods County 0.35
58 Pope County 0.34
59 Grant County 0.33
60 Marshall County 0.32
61 Lac qui Parle County 0.31
62 Renville County 0.3
63 Fillmore County 0.29
63 Kittson County 0.29
64 Brown County 0.27
64 Cass County 0.27
64 Roseau County 0.27
64 Wilkin County 0.27
64 Yellow Medicine County 0.27
65 Mahnomen County 0.26
66 Lake County 0.24
66 Norman County 0.24
67 Big Stone County 0.21
68 Lincoln County 0.14