Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (12.08%), followed by Ramsey County (10.99%), and Olmsted County (5.14%).

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 2012
Hennepin
Ramsey
Olmsted
Dakota
Anoka
Nobles
Washington
Rice
Stearns
Kandiyohi
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 12.08
2 Ramsey County 10.99
3 Olmsted County 5.14
4 Dakota County 4.97
5 Anoka County 4.72
6 Nobles County 4.08
7 Washington County 3.83
8 Rice County 3.7
9 Stearns County 3.52
10 Kandiyohi County 3.2
11 Blue Earth County 3.06
12 Mower County 2.97
13 Scott County 2.91
14 Steele County 2.73
15 Lyon County 2.41
16 Benton County 2.23
17 Nicollet County 2.15
18 Waseca County 2.1
19 Pine County 1.97
20 Sherburne County 1.85
21 Carlton County 1.49
22 Clay County 1.41
23 St. Louis County 1.4
24 Pennington County 1.29
25 Carver County 1.24
25 Chisago County 1.24
26 Winona County 1.22
27 Stevens County 1.06
28 Goodhue County 1.05
29 Polk County 1
30 Otter Tail County 0.99
30 Wright County 0.99
31 Wadena County 0.93
32 Cottonwood County 0.87
33 Freeborn County 0.84
34 Pipestone County 0.77
35 Swift County 0.72
36 Rock County 0.71
37 Red Lake County 0.69
38 Watonwan County 0.68
39 Koochiching County 0.65
40 Isanti County 0.6
41 Chippewa County 0.59
42 Beltrami County 0.56
43 Crow Wing County 0.54
43 Houston County 0.54
44 McLeod County 0.52
45 Douglas County 0.51
45 Redwood County 0.51
46 Cook County 0.48
47 Jackson County 0.47
47 Kanabec County 0.47
48 Mille Lacs County 0.45
49 Le Sueur County 0.44
50 Wabasha County 0.42
51 Dodge County 0.41
51 Faribault County 0.41
52 Becker County 0.4
52 Morrison County 0.4
53 Norman County 0.39
53 Todd County 0.39
54 Meeker County 0.37
55 Martin County 0.36
56 Aitkin County 0.35
57 Grant County 0.34
57 Marshall County 0.34
58 Itasca County 0.33
58 Lake of the Woods County 0.33
58 Pope County 0.33
59 Fillmore County 0.32
59 Lac qui Parle County 0.32
59 Lake County 0.32
59 Roseau County 0.32
59 Traverse County 0.32
60 Hubbard County 0.31
60 Kittson County 0.31
61 Murray County 0.29
61 Renville County 0.29
62 Cass County 0.28
62 Sibley County 0.28
63 Brown County 0.27
63 Clearwater County 0.27
63 Wilkin County 0.27
64 Yellow Medicine County 0.26
65 Big Stone County 0.25
66 Mahnomen County 0.22
67 Lincoln County 0.16