Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.01%), followed by Ramsey County (12.04%), and Dakota County (5.97%).

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 2015
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Olmsted
Anoka
Stearns
Kandiyohi
Rice
Nobles
Washington
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 13.01
2 Ramsey County 12.04
3 Dakota County 5.97
4 Olmsted County 5.84
5 Anoka County 5.64
6 Stearns County 5.25
7 Kandiyohi County 5.04
8 Rice County 4.84
9 Nobles County 4.43
10 Washington County 4.38
11 Scott County 3.76
12 Blue Earth County 3.68
13 Mower County 3.59
14 Lyon County 3.3
15 Benton County 3.26
16 Steele County 2.99
17 Nicollet County 2.92
18 Clay County 2.43
19 Waseca County 2.34
20 Pine County 2.3
21 Sherburne County 2.22
22 Polk County 1.88
23 Carver County 1.68
24 Winona County 1.66
25 Carlton County 1.61
26 St. Louis County 1.5
27 Pennington County 1.38
28 Freeborn County 1.37
29 Chisago County 1.32
30 Otter Tail County 1.31
31 Pipestone County 1.29
32 Goodhue County 1.22
33 Wright County 1.21
34 Watonwan County 1.17
35 Cottonwood County 1.09
36 Stevens County 1.08
37 Wadena County 1.03
38 Swift County 0.82
39 Chippewa County 0.79
40 Isanti County 0.76
41 Wabasha County 0.74
42 Houston County 0.73
42 Jackson County 0.73
43 Cook County 0.72
44 Beltrami County 0.71
44 McLeod County 0.71
44 Redwood County 0.71
45 Crow Wing County 0.7
46 Rock County 0.68
47 Red Lake County 0.65
48 Becker County 0.63
49 Faribault County 0.62
49 Koochiching County 0.62
50 Dodge County 0.61
50 Martin County 0.61
50 Wilkin County 0.61
51 Meeker County 0.59
51 Norman County 0.59
52 Le Sueur County 0.58
53 Douglas County 0.57
53 Sibley County 0.57
54 Mille Lacs County 0.56
55 Lac qui Parle County 0.54
56 Morrison County 0.53
56 Renville County 0.53
56 Roseau County 0.53
57 Clearwater County 0.52
58 Todd County 0.51
59 Pope County 0.49
60 Aitkin County 0.48
61 Grant County 0.46
61 Kanabec County 0.46
62 Traverse County 0.44
63 Hubbard County 0.43
63 Murray County 0.43
64 Fillmore County 0.42
64 Mahnomen County 0.42
65 Brown County 0.41
65 Kittson County 0.41
66 Itasca County 0.39
66 Lake County 0.39
66 Yellow Medicine County 0.39
67 Big Stone County 0.38
68 Marshall County 0.37
69 Cass County 0.31
69 Lake of the Woods County 0.31
70 Lincoln County 0.28