Cities in Minnesota by black or African American population share, 2024

Brooklyn Center, MN had the highest black or African American population share of 103 cities in 2024, at 31.3%. North Branch, MN had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Brooklyn Center, MN: 31.3 %Brooklyn Center, MN31.3Brooklyn Park, MN: 29.7 %Brooklyn Park, MN29.7Columbia Heights, MN: 26.9 %Columbia Heights, MN26.9New Hope, MN: 25.1 %New Hope, MN25.1Hopkins, MN: 20.9 %Hopkins, MN20.9Fridley, MN: 20.4 %Fridley, MN20.4St. Cloud, MN: 19.7 %St. Cloud, MN19.7Minneapolis, MN: 18.6 %Minneapolis, MN18.6Faribault, MN: 16.6 %Faribault, MN16.6St. Paul, MN: 15.7 %St. Paul, MN15.7Robbinsdale, MN: 15 %Robbinsdale, MN15New Brighton, MN: 13.9 %New Brighton, MN13.9Crystal, MN: 13.6 %Crystal, MN13.6Burnsville, MN: 13.4 %Burnsville, MN13.4Bloomington, MN: 12 %Bloomington, MN12Eagan, MN: 11.5 %Eagan, MN11.5Apple Valley, MN: 10.9 %Apple Valley, MN10.9Richfield, MN: 10.7 %Richfield, MN10.7Maplewood, MN: 10.6 %Maplewood, MN10.6Shakopee, MN: 10.1 %Shakopee, MN10.1Blaine, MN: 10.1 %Blaine, MN10.1Savage, MN: 9.9 %Savage, MN9.9Willmar, MN: 9.8 %Willmar, MN9.8Rochester, MN: 9.8 %Rochester, MN9.8Champlin, MN: 9.7 %Champlin, MN9.7Coon Rapids, MN: 9.6 %Coon Rapids, MN9.6Oakdale, MN: 9.5 %Oakdale, MN9.5North St. Paul, MN: 9 %North St. Paul, MN9Otsego, MN: 8.2 %Otsego, MN8.2Maple Grove, MN: 8.1 %Maple Grove, MN8.1Roseville, MN: 8.1 %Roseville, MN8.1Anoka, MN: 7.9 %Anoka, MN7.9Woodbury, MN: 7.8 %Woodbury, MN7.8Ramsey, MN: 7.4 %Ramsey, MN7.4Little Canada, MN: 7.3 %Little Canada, MN7.3St. Peter, MN: 7.3 %St. Peter, MN7.3Worthington, MN: 7.3 %Worthington, MN7.3Mankato, MN: 7 %Mankato, MN7Golden Valley, MN: 6.9 %Golden Valley, MN6.9Mounds View, MN: 6.7 %Mounds View, MN6.7Brooklyn Center, MN: 31.3 %Brooklyn Center, MN31.3Brooklyn Park, MN: 29.7 %Brooklyn Park, MN29.7Columbia Heights, MN: 26.9 %Columbia Heights, MN26.9New Hope, MN: 25.1 %New Hope, MN25.1Hopkins, MN: 20.9 %Hopkins, MN20.9Fridley, MN: 20.4 %Fridley, MN20.4St. Cloud, MN: 19.7 %St. Cloud, MN19.7Minneapolis, MN: 18.6 %Minneapolis, MN18.6Faribault, MN: 16.6 %Faribault, MN16.6St. Paul, MN: 15.7 %St. Paul, MN15.7Robbinsdale, MN: 15 %Robbinsdale, MN15New Brighton, MN: 13.9 %New Brighton, MN13.9Crystal, MN: 13.6 %Crystal, MN13.6Burnsville, MN: 13.4 %Burnsville, MN13.4Bloomington, MN: 12 %Bloomington, MN12Eagan, MN: 11.5 %Eagan, MN11.5Apple Valley, MN: 10.9 %Apple Valley, MN10.9Richfield, MN: 10.7 %Richfield, MN10.7Maplewood, MN: 10.6 %Maplewood, MN10.6Shakopee, MN: 10.1 %Shakopee, MN10.1Blaine, MN: 10.1 %Blaine, MN10.1Savage, MN: 9.9 %Savage, MN9.9Willmar, MN: 9.8 %Willmar, MN9.8Rochester, MN: 9.8 %Rochester, MN9.8Champlin, MN: 9.7 %Champlin, MN9.7Coon Rapids, MN: 9.6 %Coon Rapids, MN9.6Oakdale, MN: 9.5 %Oakdale, MN9.5North St. Paul, MN: 9 %North St. Paul, MN9Otsego, MN: 8.2 %Otsego, MN8.2Maple Grove, MN: 8.1 %Maple Grove, MN8.1Roseville, MN: 8.1 %Roseville, MN8.1Anoka, MN: 7.9 %Anoka, MN7.9Woodbury, MN: 7.8 %Woodbury, MN7.8Ramsey, MN: 7.4 %Ramsey, MN7.4Little Canada, MN: 7.3 %Little Canada, MN7.3St. Peter, MN: 7.3 %St. Peter, MN7.3Worthington, MN: 7.3 %Worthington, MN7.3Mankato, MN: 7 %Mankato, MN7Golden Valley, MN: 6.9 %Golden Valley, MN6.9Mounds View, MN: 6.7 %Mounds View, MN6.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Brooklyn Center, MN31.3-2.4 pts
2Brooklyn Park, MN29.7-0.4 pts
3Columbia Heights, MN26.9+2.1 pts
4New Hope, MN25.1-1.5 pts
5Hopkins, MN20.9+1.1 pts
6Fridley, MN20.4+0.4 pts
7St. Cloud, MN19.7+2.5 pts
8Minneapolis, MN18.6+0.5 pts
9Faribault, MN16.6+1.1 pts
10St. Paul, MN15.7-0.3 pts
11Robbinsdale, MN15-3.5 pts
12New Brighton, MN13.9+0.5 pts
13Crystal, MN13.6-0.3 pts
14Burnsville, MN13.4+0.6 pts
15Bloomington, MN12+1 pts
16Eagan, MN11.5-0.6 pts
17Apple Valley, MN10.9+0.4 pts
18Richfield, MN10.7+0.8 pts
19Maplewood, MN10.6+2.1 pts
20Shakopee, MN10.1+2.1 pts
21Blaine, MN10.1+1.4 pts
22Savage, MN9.9+0.1 pts
23Willmar, MN9.8-0.6 pts
24Rochester, MN9.8+0.4 pts
25Champlin, MN9.7-1 pts
26Coon Rapids, MN9.6+1.1 pts
27Oakdale, MN9.5+0.9 pts
28North St. Paul, MN9+3 pts
29Otsego, MN8.2+1.5 pts
30Maple Grove, MN8.1+1.2 pts
31Roseville, MN8.1-0.4 pts
32Anoka, MN7.9+0.1 pts
33Woodbury, MN7.8+1 pts
34Ramsey, MN7.4-0.3 pts
35Little Canada, MN7.3-0.9 pts
35St. Peter, MN7.3+0.1 pts
37Worthington, MN7.30 pts
38Mankato, MN7+0.3 pts
39Golden Valley, MN6.9-0 pts
40Mounds View, MN6.7+0.5 pts
41Lakeville, MN6.6+2.3 pts
42Cottage Grove, MN6.1+0.8 pts
43Moorhead, MN6-0.1 pts
44Vadnais Heights, MN5.9+1.2 pts
45Inver Grove Heights, MN5.9+0.6 pts
46West St. Paul, MN5.8-0.4 pts
47Eden Prairie, MN5.7-1.4 pts
48South St. Paul, MN5.2+0.6 pts
49Dayton, MN5.2+0.5 pts
50St. Michael, MN5.1+1.1 pts
51Austin, MN5.1-0.2 pts
52Plymouth, MN4.9-0 pts
53Elk River, MN4.7-0.9 pts
54Marshall, MN4.7+0.2 pts
55Sartell, MN4.6+2.2 pts
56Andover, MN4.6+0.1 pts
57St. Louis Park, MN4.50 pts
58Owatonna, MN4.5-0.1 pts
59North Mankato, MN4.5+2.5 pts
60Big Lake, MN4.3+1.1 pts
61Minnetonka, MN4.2+0.3 pts
62Farmington, MN4.2+0.1 pts
63Hugo, MN4.1+0.5 pts
64Shoreview, MN3.80 pts
65Lino Lakes, MN3.8+0.2 pts
66Winona, MN3.6+0.4 pts
67White Bear Lake, MN3.3+0.3 pts
68Rogers, MN3.3-0.9 pts
69Chaska, MN3.3+1.3 pts
70Red Wing, MN3.20 pts
71Rosemount, MN3.1-0.5 pts
72Forest Lake, MN3-0.6 pts
73Edina, MN2.9+0.4 pts
74Duluth, MN2.7+0.2 pts
75Albert Lea, MN2.3+0.5 pts
76Lake Elmo, MN2.3+0.9 pts
77Prior Lake, MN2.2+0.7 pts
78Victoria, MN2.2-1 pts
79Northfield, MN2.1+0.1 pts
80Hibbing, MN2-0.2 pts
81Bemidji, MN1.8+0.1 pts
82Fergus Falls, MN1.7+0.5 pts
83Hermantown, MN1.7-0.2 pts
84Sauk Rapids, MN1.6+0.9 pts
85Cambridge, MN1.6-0.6 pts
86Grand Rapids, MN1.4+0.3 pts
87Chanhassen, MN1.3-0.2 pts
88Stillwater, MN1.2-0.3 pts
89Fairmont, MN1.1+0.1 pts
89Hastings, MN1.1-0.4 pts
91Hutchinson, MN1.1+0.3 pts
92Monticello, MN1-0.4 pts
93Alexandria, MN0.9+0.2 pts
93Cloquet, MN0.9-0 pts
95Waconia, MN0.9-0.3 pts
96Detroit Lakes, MN0.8+0.2 pts
97Mendota Heights, MN0.8-0 pts
98Brainerd, MN0.8-0.8 pts
99New Ulm, MN0.8+0.1 pts
100East Bethel, MN0.20 pts
101Buffalo, MN0.20 pts
102Ham Lake, MN0.1-0.4 pts
103North Branch, MN0.1-0.4 pts

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People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/minnesota-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Brooklyn Center, MN, with 31.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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North Branch, MN, with 0.1% in 2024.

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