Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (12.68%), followed by Ramsey County (11.54%), and Dakota County (5.71%).

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 2015
Hennepin
Ramsey
Dakota
Olmsted
Anoka
Stearns
Kandiyohi
Rice
Washington
Nobles
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Hennepin County 12.68
2 Ramsey County 11.54
3 Dakota County 5.71
4 Olmsted County 5.66
5 Anoka County 5.48
6 Stearns County 5.12
7 Kandiyohi County 4.69
8 Rice County 4.67
9 Washington County 4.22
10 Nobles County 4.19
11 Blue Earth County 3.57
12 Scott County 3.56
13 Mower County 3.43
14 Benton County 3.19
15 Lyon County 3.15
16 Steele County 2.88
17 Nicollet County 2.83
18 Clay County 2.33
19 Waseca County 2.15
20 Pine County 2.12
20 Sherburne County 2.12
21 Polk County 1.68
22 Winona County 1.62
23 Carlton County 1.58
24 Carver County 1.57
25 St. Louis County 1.44
26 Chisago County 1.26
26 Otter Tail County 1.26
27 Pennington County 1.21
28 Wright County 1.14
29 Goodhue County 1.12
30 Freeborn County 1.11
31 Cottonwood County 0.99
32 Stevens County 0.96
33 Wadena County 0.94
34 Pipestone County 0.91
35 Swift County 0.74
36 Jackson County 0.7
37 Watonwan County 0.68
38 Houston County 0.67
39 Beltrami County 0.66
39 Crow Wing County 0.66
40 Isanti County 0.65
40 Wabasha County 0.65
41 Chippewa County 0.63
42 Rock County 0.61
43 Koochiching County 0.59
44 McLeod County 0.58
44 Wilkin County 0.58
45 Becker County 0.53
45 Douglas County 0.53
45 Mille Lacs County 0.53
45 Redwood County 0.53
46 Faribault County 0.52
46 Le Sueur County 0.52
47 Cook County 0.51
48 Clearwater County 0.5
48 Dodge County 0.5
48 Red Lake County 0.5
49 Lac qui Parle County 0.49
49 Morrison County 0.49
50 Martin County 0.48
51 Meeker County 0.47
51 Norman County 0.47
52 Roseau County 0.46
53 Sibley County 0.44
54 Kanabec County 0.43
55 Renville County 0.42
55 Todd County 0.42
55 Traverse County 0.42
56 Grant County 0.41
56 Kittson County 0.41
57 Pope County 0.4
58 Aitkin County 0.39
58 Fillmore County 0.39
58 Hubbard County 0.39
58 Lake County 0.39
59 Brown County 0.37
59 Itasca County 0.37
59 Marshall County 0.37
60 Big Stone County 0.36
61 Murray County 0.33
62 Yellow Medicine County 0.32
63 Lake of the Woods County 0.31
64 Mahnomen County 0.3
65 Cass County 0.28
65 Lincoln County 0.28