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Cities in Minnesota by black or African American population share

Brooklyn Center, MN had the highest black or African American population share of 103 cities in 2021, at 31.9%. Hutchinson, MN had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.9Brooklyn Center, MN
Lowest0.2Hutchinson, MN
Median4.2103 cities
Minnesota6.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Brooklyn Center, MN: 31.9 %Brooklyn Center, MN31.9Brooklyn Park, MN: 30 %Brooklyn Park, MN30New Hope, MN: 24.3 %New Hope, MN24.3Columbia Heights, MN: 21.7 %Columbia Heights, MN21.7Hopkins, MN: 21.6 %Hopkins, MN21.6Minneapolis, MN: 18.2 %Minneapolis, MN18.2Fridley, MN: 17.7 %Fridley, MN17.7Robbinsdale, MN: 16.5 %Robbinsdale, MN16.5St. Cloud, MN: 16.4 %St. Cloud, MN16.4Crystal, MN: 15.9 %Crystal, MN15.9St. Paul, MN: 15.8 %St. Paul, MN15.8Faribault, MN: 14.2 %Faribault, MN14.2New Brighton, MN: 13.5 %New Brighton, MN13.5Burnsville, MN: 13.5 %Burnsville, MN13.5Oakdale, MN: 12.7 %Oakdale, MN12.7Richfield, MN: 11.3 %Richfield, MN11.3Little Canada, MN: 11.2 %Little Canada, MN11.2Willmar, MN: 11.1 %Willmar, MN11.1Bloomington, MN: 10.2 %Bloomington, MN10.2Eagan, MN: 10 %Eagan, MN10North St. Paul, MN: 9.9 %North St. Paul, MN9.9Apple Valley, MN: 9.7 %Apple Valley, MN9.7Champlin, MN: 9.2 %Champlin, MN9.2Mounds View, MN: 9 %Mounds View, MN9Maplewood, MN: 9 %Maplewood, MN9Coon Rapids, MN: 8.9 %Coon Rapids, MN8.9Rochester, MN: 8.8 %Rochester, MN8.8Shakopee, MN: 8.5 %Shakopee, MN8.5Savage, MN: 8.5 %Savage, MN8.5Anoka, MN: 8 %Anoka, MN8Worthington, MN: 7.8 %Worthington, MN7.8Blaine, MN: 7.6 %Blaine, MN7.6Roseville, MN: 6.9 %Roseville, MN6.9Mankato, MN: 6.8 %Mankato, MN6.8Vadnais Heights, MN: 6.6 %Vadnais Heights, MN6.6Eden Prairie, MN: 6.5 %Eden Prairie, MN6.5Maple Grove, MN: 6.5 %Maple Grove, MN6.5St. Louis Park, MN: 6 %St. Louis Park, MN6Moorhead, MN: 6 %Moorhead, MN6Marshall, MN: 5.4 %Marshall, MN5.4Brooklyn Center, MN: 31.9 %Brooklyn Center, MN31.9Brooklyn Park, MN: 30 %Brooklyn Park, MN30New Hope, MN: 24.3 %New Hope, MN24.3Columbia Heights, MN: 21.7 %Columbia Heights, MN21.7Hopkins, MN: 21.6 %Hopkins, MN21.6Minneapolis, MN: 18.2 %Minneapolis, MN18.2Fridley, MN: 17.7 %Fridley, MN17.7Robbinsdale, MN: 16.5 %Robbinsdale, MN16.5St. Cloud, MN: 16.4 %St. Cloud, MN16.4Crystal, MN: 15.9 %Crystal, MN15.9St. Paul, MN: 15.8 %St. Paul, MN15.8Faribault, MN: 14.2 %Faribault, MN14.2New Brighton, MN: 13.5 %New Brighton, MN13.5Burnsville, MN: 13.5 %Burnsville, MN13.5Oakdale, MN: 12.7 %Oakdale, MN12.7Richfield, MN: 11.3 %Richfield, MN11.3Little Canada, MN: 11.2 %Little Canada, MN11.2Willmar, MN: 11.1 %Willmar, MN11.1Bloomington, MN: 10.2 %Bloomington, MN10.2Eagan, MN: 10 %Eagan, MN10North St. Paul, MN: 9.9 %North St. Paul, MN9.9Apple Valley, MN: 9.7 %Apple Valley, MN9.7Champlin, MN: 9.2 %Champlin, MN9.2Mounds View, MN: 9 %Mounds View, MN9Maplewood, MN: 9 %Maplewood, MN9Coon Rapids, MN: 8.9 %Coon Rapids, MN8.9Rochester, MN: 8.8 %Rochester, MN8.8Shakopee, MN: 8.5 %Shakopee, MN8.5Savage, MN: 8.5 %Savage, MN8.5Anoka, MN: 8 %Anoka, MN8Worthington, MN: 7.8 %Worthington, MN7.8Blaine, MN: 7.6 %Blaine, MN7.6Roseville, MN: 6.9 %Roseville, MN6.9Mankato, MN: 6.8 %Mankato, MN6.8Vadnais Heights, MN: 6.6 %Vadnais Heights, MN6.6Eden Prairie, MN: 6.5 %Eden Prairie, MN6.5Maple Grove, MN: 6.5 %Maple Grove, MN6.5St. Louis Park, MN: 6 %St. Louis Park, MN6Moorhead, MN: 6 %Moorhead, MN6Marshall, MN: 5.4 %Marshall, MN5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Brooklyn Center, MN31.9
2Brooklyn Park, MN30
3New Hope, MN24.3
4Columbia Heights, MN21.7
5Hopkins, MN21.6
6Minneapolis, MN18.2
7Fridley, MN17.7
8Robbinsdale, MN16.5
9St. Cloud, MN16.4
10Crystal, MN15.9
11St. Paul, MN15.8
12Faribault, MN14.2
13New Brighton, MN13.5
14Burnsville, MN13.5
15Oakdale, MN12.7
16Richfield, MN11.3
17Little Canada, MN11.2
18Willmar, MN11.1
19Bloomington, MN10.2
20Eagan, MN10
21North St. Paul, MN9.9
22Apple Valley, MN9.7
23Champlin, MN9.2
24Mounds View, MN9
25Maplewood, MN9
26Coon Rapids, MN8.9
27Rochester, MN8.8
28Shakopee, MN8.5
29Savage, MN8.5
30Anoka, MN8
31Worthington, MN7.8
32Blaine, MN7.6
33Roseville, MN6.9
34Mankato, MN6.8
35Vadnais Heights, MN6.6
36Eden Prairie, MN6.5
37Maple Grove, MN6.5
38St. Louis Park, MN6
39Moorhead, MN6
40Marshall, MN5.4
41Austin, MN5.4
42Ramsey, MN5.3
43Golden Valley, MN5.1
44Cottage Grove, MN4.9
45Minnetonka, MN4.9
46Woodbury, MN4.8
47Plymouth, MN4.8
48Owatonna, MN4.5
49Inver Grove Heights, MN4.5
50Lake Elmo, MN4.3
51St. Peter, MN4.2
52Rosemount, MN4.2
53Lakeville, MN4.2
54Elk River, MN3.9
55Otsego, MN3.9
55West St. Paul, MN3.9
57South St. Paul, MN3.9
58St. Michael, MN3.6
59Shoreview, MN3.6
60Dayton, MN3.4
61Big Lake, MN3.3
62Forest Lake, MN3
63Hermantown, MN3
64Andover, MN3
65Lino Lakes, MN2.6
66Duluth, MN2.6
67Victoria, MN2.6
68White Bear Lake, MN2.4
69Northfield, MN2.4
70Stillwater, MN2.3
71Edina, MN2.2
72Farmington, MN2.2
72Red Wing, MN2.2
74North Mankato, MN2.2
75Hugo, MN2.1
76Fergus Falls, MN2
77Hibbing, MN2
78Waconia, MN1.9
79Brainerd, MN1.8
80Winona, MN1.8
81Cambridge, MN1.7
82Albert Lea, MN1.6
83Chaska, MN1.6
84Sartell, MN1.5
85Chanhassen, MN1.3
86Bemidji, MN1.2
86New Ulm, MN1.2
88Hastings, MN1.2
89Rogers, MN1.2
90Prior Lake, MN1
91Cloquet, MN1
92Sauk Rapids, MN0.9
93Grand Rapids, MN0.8
94Detroit Lakes, MN0.8
95Mendota Heights, MN0.6
96Ham Lake, MN0.5
97East Bethel, MN0.5
98Fairmont, MN0.5
99Monticello, MN0.4
100North Branch, MN0.4
101Buffalo, MN0.3
102Alexandria, MN0.2
103Hutchinson, MN0.2

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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

Brooklyn Center, MN, with 31.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hutchinson, MN, with 0.2% in 2021.

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