Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone 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 percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.58%), followed by Ramsey County (12.5%), and Stearns County (6.75%).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2017
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 13.58 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 12.5 |
| 3 | Stearns County | 6.75 |
| 4 | Dakota County | 6.73 |
| 5 | Anoka County | 6.54 |
| 6 | Olmsted County | 6.23 |
| 7 | Kandiyohi County | 5.87 |
| 8 | Rice County | 5.66 |
| 9 | Nobles County | 4.9 |
| 10 | Washington County | 4.69 |
| 11 | Scott County | 4.52 |
| 12 | Benton County | 4.33 |
| 13 | Blue Earth County | 4.17 |
| 14 | Mower County | 3.77 |
| 15 | Lyon County | 3.73 |
| 16 | Clay County | 3.61 |
| 17 | Nicollet County | 3.39 |
| 18 | Steele County | 3.38 |
| 19 | Polk County | 2.72 |
| 20 | Sherburne County | 2.64 |
| 21 | Waseca County | 2.3 |
| 22 | Pine County | 2.17 |
| 23 | Carver County | 1.98 |
| 24 | Winona County | 1.81 |
| 25 | Carlton County | 1.63 |
| 26 | St. Louis County | 1.61 |
| 27 | Otter Tail County | 1.48 |
| 27 | Pipestone County | 1.48 |
| 28 | Freeborn County | 1.39 |
| 28 | Wright County | 1.39 |
| 29 | Chisago County | 1.38 |
| 30 | Goodhue County | 1.34 |
| 31 | Pennington County | 1.26 |
| 32 | Watonwan County | 1.23 |
| 33 | Wadena County | 1.22 |
| 34 | Swift County | 1.11 |
| 35 | Stevens County | 1.09 |
| 36 | Cottonwood County | 1.04 |
| 37 | Cook County | 0.91 |
| 37 | Rock County | 0.91 |
| 38 | Chippewa County | 0.9 |
| 39 | Sibley County | 0.88 |
| 40 | Isanti County | 0.86 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 0.77 |
| 41 | Norman County | 0.77 |
| 41 | Redwood County | 0.77 |
| 41 | Wilkin County | 0.77 |
| 42 | Le Sueur County | 0.76 |
| 43 | Crow Wing County | 0.75 |
| 44 | Beltrami County | 0.74 |
| 44 | Morrison County | 0.74 |
| 45 | Red Lake County | 0.73 |
| 46 | Renville County | 0.71 |
| 47 | Houston County | 0.7 |
| 47 | McLeod County | 0.7 |
| 47 | Traverse County | 0.7 |
| 47 | Wabasha County | 0.7 |
| 48 | Becker County | 0.67 |
| 48 | Clearwater County | 0.67 |
| 49 | Dodge County | 0.65 |
| 49 | Martin County | 0.65 |
| 49 | Todd County | 0.65 |
| 50 | Lac qui Parle County | 0.64 |
| 51 | Grant County | 0.63 |
| 51 | Koochiching County | 0.63 |
| 51 | Meeker County | 0.63 |
| 52 | Roseau County | 0.62 |
| 53 | Faribault County | 0.61 |
| 53 | Yellow Medicine County | 0.61 |
| 54 | Mille Lacs County | 0.6 |
| 55 | Douglas County | 0.59 |
| 56 | Aitkin County | 0.56 |
| 56 | Kittson County | 0.56 |
| 57 | Mahnomen County | 0.54 |
| 58 | Brown County | 0.53 |
| 58 | Lake County | 0.53 |
| 59 | Kanabec County | 0.52 |
| 60 | Big Stone County | 0.5 |
| 61 | Fillmore County | 0.48 |
| 61 | Lake of the Woods County | 0.48 |
| 62 | Hubbard County | 0.46 |
| 62 | Itasca County | 0.46 |
| 62 | Pope County | 0.46 |
| 63 | Cass County | 0.43 |
| 63 | Murray County | 0.43 |
| 64 | Marshall County | 0.42 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 0.28 |