Counties in Minnesota by black or African American population share

Hennepin County had the highest black or African American population share of 87 counties in 2021, at 13.1%. Cook County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.1Hennepin County
Median0.987 counties
Minnesota6.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 13.1 %13.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 12 %12Stearns CountyStearns County: 7.4 %7.4Anoka CountyAnoka County: 7.3 %7.3Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 6.7 %6.7Dakota CountyDakota County: 6.6 %6.6Rice CountyRice County: 6.2 %6.2Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 5.8 %5.8Nobles CountyNobles County: 4.9 %4.9Scott CountyScott County: 4.8 %4.8Washington CountyWashington County: 4.8 %4.8Benton CountyBenton County: 4.7 %4.7Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 4.6 %4.6Clay CountyClay County: 4.5 %4.5Mower CountyMower County: 3.6 %3.6Steele CountySteele County: 3.3 %3.3Lyon CountyLyon County: 3.1 %3.1Sherburne CountySherburne County: 2.9 %2.9Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 2.5 %2.5Polk CountyPolk County: 2.4 %2.4Pine CountyPine County: 2.2 %2.2Carlton CountyCarlton County: 2.1 %2.1Wright CountyWright County: 1.6 %1.6Carver CountyCarver County: 1.6 %1.6St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 1.6 %1.6Stevens CountyStevens County: 1.5 %1.5Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 1.5 %1.5Kittson CountyKittson County: 1.3 %1.3Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 1.3 %1.3Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.3 %1.3Swift CountySwift County: 1.3 %1.3Chisago CountyChisago County: 1.2 %1.2Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 1.1 %1.1Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 1.1 %1.1Waseca CountyWaseca County: 1.1 %1.1Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 1.1 %1.1Houston CountyHouston County: 1 %1Norman CountyNorman County: 1 %1Winona CountyWinona County: 1 %1Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 1 %1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hennepin County13.1
2Ramsey County12
3Stearns County7.4
4Anoka County7.3
5Olmsted County6.7
6Dakota County6.6
7Rice County6.2
8Kandiyohi County5.8
9Nobles County4.9
10Scott County4.8
11Washington County4.8
12Benton County4.7
13Blue Earth County4.6
14Clay County4.5
15Mower County3.6
16Steele County3.3
17Lyon County3.1
18Sherburne County2.9
19Nicollet County2.5
20Polk County2.4
21Pine County2.2
22Carlton County2.1
23Wright County1.6
24Carver County1.6
25St. Louis County1.6
26Stevens County1.5
27Cottonwood County1.5
28Kittson County1.3
29Goodhue County1.3
30Pennington County1.3
31Swift County1.3
32Chisago County1.2
33Otter Tail County1.1
34Chippewa County1.1
35Waseca County1.1
36Mahnomen County1.1
37Houston County1
38Norman County1
38Winona County1
40Freeborn County1
41Sibley County1
42Wadena County0.9
43Beltrami County0.9
43Roseau County0.9
45Red Lake County0.8
46Le Sueur County0.8
47Yellow Medicine County0.7
48Brown County0.7
48Isanti County0.7
50Grant County0.7
51Crow Wing County0.7
52Hubbard County0.7
53Lincoln County0.7
54Redwood County0.6
55Koochiching County0.6
56Becker County0.6
57Faribault County0.6
57Itasca County0.6
59Todd County0.6
60Pope County0.5
61Fillmore County0.5
61Murray County0.5
63McLeod County0.5
64Lac qui Parle County0.5
65Marshall County0.5
66Wabasha County0.4
67Dodge County0.4
68Mille Lacs County0.4
68Rock County0.4
70Cass County0.4
70Kanabec County0.4
72Martin County0.4
73Meeker County0.4
74Renville County0.4
75Lake County0.3
75Watonwan County0.3
77Aitkin County0.3
78Morrison County0.3
79Douglas County0.3
80Jackson County0.2
80Wilkin County0.2
82Pipestone County0.2
83Traverse County0.2
84Clearwater County0.1
85Big Stone County0.1
86Lake of the Woods County0.1
87Cook County0

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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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Hennepin County, with 13.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Cook County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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