Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (13.8%), followed by Ramsey County (12.79%), and Stearns County (7.46%).

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 2018
Hennepin
Ramsey
Stearns
Dakota
Anoka
Olmsted
Kandiyohi
Rice
Nobles
Scott
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 13.8
2 Ramsey County 12.79
3 Stearns County 7.46
4 Dakota County 7.13
5 Anoka County 7
6 Olmsted County 6.55
7 Kandiyohi County 6.34
8 Rice County 6.02
9 Nobles County 5.01
10 Scott County 4.89
11 Washington County 4.87
12 Benton County 4.72
13 Blue Earth County 4.22
14 Clay County 4.09
15 Mower County 3.89
16 Nicollet County 3.78
17 Lyon County 3.49
18 Steele County 3.48
19 Sherburne County 2.87
20 Polk County 2.81
21 Waseca County 2.27
22 Pine County 2.25
23 Carver County 2.13
24 Winona County 1.85
25 Carlton County 1.69
26 St. Louis County 1.65
27 Pipestone County 1.62
28 Wright County 1.58
29 Otter Tail County 1.52
30 Freeborn County 1.51
31 Chisago County 1.38
32 Goodhue County 1.36
33 Watonwan County 1.28
34 Pennington County 1.24
35 Stevens County 1.2
36 Cottonwood County 1.17
37 Swift County 1.12
37 Wadena County 1.12
38 Cook County 1.03
38 Jackson County 1.03
39 Redwood County 0.92
40 Isanti County 0.91
40 Rock County 0.91
41 Chippewa County 0.86
41 Sibley County 0.86
42 Norman County 0.85
43 Crow Wing County 0.81
44 Le Sueur County 0.79
45 Martin County 0.78
45 Morrison County 0.78
46 McLeod County 0.76
47 Beltrami County 0.75
47 Lac qui Parle County 0.75
48 Yellow Medicine County 0.73
49 Wabasha County 0.72
49 Wilkin County 0.72
50 Becker County 0.71
50 Red Lake County 0.71
51 Dodge County 0.69
51 Faribault County 0.69
51 Grant County 0.69
51 Koochiching County 0.69
52 Clearwater County 0.67
52 Todd County 0.67
52 Traverse County 0.67
53 Houston County 0.65
54 Roseau County 0.63
55 Douglas County 0.62
55 Meeker County 0.62
56 Kittson County 0.61
56 Mille Lacs County 0.61
57 Mahnomen County 0.6
57 Renville County 0.6
58 Brown County 0.58
59 Kanabec County 0.56
60 Lake of the Woods County 0.54
61 Hubbard County 0.52
62 Fillmore County 0.51
62 Pope County 0.51
63 Big Stone County 0.5
64 Itasca County 0.48
64 Lake County 0.48
65 Aitkin County 0.47
65 Murray County 0.47
66 Cass County 0.46
67 Marshall County 0.45
68 Lincoln County 0.23