Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (12.42%), followed by Ramsey County (11.46%), and Olmsted County (5.29%).

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 2012
Hennepin
Ramsey
Olmsted
Dakota
Anoka
Nobles
Washington
Rice
Stearns
Kandiyohi
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 12.42
2 Ramsey County 11.46
3 Olmsted County 5.29
4 Dakota County 5.23
5 Anoka County 4.84
6 Nobles County 4.31
7 Washington County 3.97
8 Rice County 3.85
9 Stearns County 3.61
10 Kandiyohi County 3.4
11 Blue Earth County 3.14
12 Mower County 3.13
13 Scott County 3.07
14 Steele County 2.81
15 Lyon County 2.5
16 Benton County 2.31
17 Waseca County 2.24
18 Nicollet County 2.21
19 Pine County 2.12
20 Sherburne County 1.94
21 Carlton County 1.5
22 Clay County 1.49
23 Pennington County 1.44
23 St. Louis County 1.44
24 Carver County 1.34
25 Chisago County 1.28
26 Winona County 1.25
27 Polk County 1.16
27 Stevens County 1.16
28 Goodhue County 1.12
28 Watonwan County 1.12
29 Freeborn County 1.07
30 Pipestone County 1.06
30 Wright County 1.06
31 Otter Tail County 1.04
32 Wadena County 0.99
33 Cottonwood County 0.94
34 Red Lake County 0.76
35 Swift County 0.75
36 Rock County 0.74
37 Isanti County 0.71
38 Cook County 0.68
38 Koochiching County 0.68
39 Redwood County 0.65
40 Chippewa County 0.64
41 McLeod County 0.62
42 Beltrami County 0.6
43 Houston County 0.59
44 Crow Wing County 0.58
45 Douglas County 0.53
46 Dodge County 0.51
47 Todd County 0.5
48 Kanabec County 0.49
48 Le Sueur County 0.49
48 Wabasha County 0.49
49 Faribault County 0.48
49 Jackson County 0.48
50 Meeker County 0.47
50 Mille Lacs County 0.47
51 Becker County 0.46
52 Martin County 0.45
53 Aitkin County 0.44
54 Morrison County 0.43
55 Murray County 0.42
56 Norman County 0.41
56 Sibley County 0.41
57 Pope County 0.4
58 Grant County 0.39
59 Lake of the Woods County 0.36
59 Renville County 0.36
60 Itasca County 0.35
60 Marshall County 0.35
60 Traverse County 0.35
60 Wilkin County 0.35
60 Yellow Medicine County 0.35
61 Brown County 0.33
61 Fillmore County 0.33
61 Hubbard County 0.33
61 Lake County 0.33
61 Roseau County 0.33
62 Lac qui Parle County 0.32
63 Cass County 0.31
63 Kittson County 0.31
64 Clearwater County 0.29
65 Big Stone County 0.27
66 Mahnomen County 0.25
67 Lincoln County 0.16