Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (11.93%), followed by Ramsey County (10.94%), and Olmsted County (4.96%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
Hennepin
Ramsey
Olmsted
Dakota
Anoka
Nobles
Washington
Rice
Stearns
Blue Earth
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 11.93
2 Ramsey County 10.94
3 Olmsted County 4.96
4 Dakota County 4.81
5 Anoka County 4.53
6 Nobles County 3.9
7 Washington County 3.76
8 Rice County 3.43
9 Stearns County 3.31
10 Blue Earth County 2.85
11 Kandiyohi County 2.79
11 Steele County 2.79
12 Mower County 2.72
12 Scott County 2.72
13 Lyon County 2.47
14 Nicollet County 2.17
15 Benton County 2.08
16 Waseca County 2.05
17 Pine County 2
18 Sherburne County 1.87
19 Pennington County 1.62
20 Carlton County 1.44
21 Clay County 1.42
22 St. Louis County 1.35
23 Winona County 1.3
24 Carver County 1.23
25 Chisago County 1.21
26 Stevens County 1.04
27 Wright County 1.03
28 Goodhue County 0.99
29 Wadena County 0.89
30 Otter Tail County 0.88
31 Polk County 0.87
32 Cottonwood County 0.77
32 Pipestone County 0.77
33 Freeborn County 0.74
34 Koochiching County 0.69
35 Isanti County 0.67
36 Rock County 0.62
37 Swift County 0.61
37 Watonwan County 0.61
38 Chippewa County 0.58
39 Beltrami County 0.57
40 Crow Wing County 0.51
40 Houston County 0.51
41 McLeod County 0.47
42 Jackson County 0.46
42 Redwood County 0.46
43 Red Lake County 0.44
44 Becker County 0.43
44 Douglas County 0.43
45 Morrison County 0.42
46 Le Sueur County 0.41
47 Mille Lacs County 0.4
47 Traverse County 0.4
48 Kanabec County 0.38
48 Wabasha County 0.38
49 Clearwater County 0.37
50 Faribault County 0.36
51 Meeker County 0.35
52 Dodge County 0.34
52 Todd County 0.34
53 Aitkin County 0.33
53 Hubbard County 0.33
53 Itasca County 0.33
54 Grant County 0.32
54 Lake of the Woods County 0.32
54 Sibley County 0.32
55 Lac qui Parle County 0.31
55 Marshall County 0.31
55 Martin County 0.31
56 Kittson County 0.29
56 Murray County 0.29
57 Fillmore County 0.28
57 Pope County 0.28
58 Cook County 0.27
59 Renville County 0.26
59 Roseau County 0.26
60 Cass County 0.25
61 Lake County 0.24
61 Wilkin County 0.24
62 Brown County 0.23
63 Mahnomen County 0.22
63 Norman County 0.22
64 Big Stone County 0.19
64 Yellow Medicine County 0.19
65 Lincoln County 0.14