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 2022, at 13.2%. Big Stone County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.2Hennepin County
Median0.887 counties
Minnesota6.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 13.2 %13.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 11.8 %11.8Stearns CountyStearns County: 8 %8Anoka CountyAnoka County: 7.8 %7.8Dakota CountyDakota County: 7 %7Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 7 %7Rice CountyRice County: 6.3 %6.3Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 6 %6Benton CountyBenton County: 5.5 %5.5Scott CountyScott County: 5 %5Nobles CountyNobles County: 4.9 %4.9Washington CountyWashington County: 4.8 %4.8Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 4.6 %4.6Clay CountyClay County: 4.3 %4.3Mower CountyMower County: 3.8 %3.8Sherburne CountySherburne County: 3.2 %3.2Steele CountySteele County: 3.1 %3.1Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 3 %3Lyon CountyLyon County: 2.9 %2.9Polk CountyPolk County: 2.4 %2.4Pine CountyPine County: 2.1 %2.1Carlton CountyCarlton County: 2 %2Carver CountyCarver County: 1.6 %1.6Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 1.6 %1.6St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 1.6 %1.6Stevens CountyStevens County: 1.6 %1.6Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 1.6 %1.6Wright CountyWright County: 1.4 %1.4Winona CountyWinona County: 1.4 %1.4Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.2 %1.2Norman CountyNorman County: 1.2 %1.2Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 1.1 %1.1Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 1.1 %1.1Chisago CountyChisago County: 1.1 %1.1Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 1 %1Sibley CountySibley County: 1 %1Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 0.9 %0.9Isanti CountyIsanti County: 0.9 %0.9Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 0.9 %0.9Swift CountySwift County: 0.9 %0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hennepin County13.20 pts
2Ramsey County11.8-0.2 pts
3Stearns County8+0.6 pts
4Anoka County7.8+0.4 pts
5Dakota County7+0.3 pts
5Olmsted County7+0.3 pts
7Rice County6.3+0.2 pts
8Kandiyohi County6+0.2 pts
9Benton County5.5+0.8 pts
10Scott County5+0.2 pts
11Nobles County4.9+0.1 pts
12Washington County4.8-0 pts
13Blue Earth County4.6+0.1 pts
14Clay County4.3-0.2 pts
15Mower County3.8+0.2 pts
16Sherburne County3.2+0.3 pts
17Steele County3.1-0.2 pts
18Nicollet County3+0.5 pts
19Lyon County2.9-0.2 pts
20Polk County2.4-0 pts
21Pine County2.1-0 pts
22Carlton County2-0.1 pts
23Carver County1.6-0 pts
24Goodhue County1.6+0.3 pts
24St. Louis County1.6-0 pts
26Stevens County1.6+0.1 pts
27Cottonwood County1.6+0.1 pts
28Wright County1.4-0.2 pts
29Winona County1.4+0.3 pts
30Pennington County1.2-0.1 pts
31Norman County1.2+0.1 pts
32Chippewa County1.10 pts
33Freeborn County1.1+0.1 pts
34Chisago County1.1-0.1 pts
35Otter Tail County1-0.1 pts
36Sibley County1-0 pts
37Beltrami County0.9+0.1 pts
37Isanti County0.9+0.2 pts
39Le Sueur County0.9+0.1 pts
39Swift County0.9-0.4 pts
41Roseau County0.8-0 pts
41Waseca County0.8-0.3 pts
43Red Lake County0.8-0 pts
43Yellow Medicine County0.8+0.1 pts
45Brown County0.8+0.1 pts
45Kittson County0.8-0.5 pts
47Dodge County0.8+0.3 pts
48Becker County0.8+0.2 pts
48Koochiching County0.8+0.2 pts
50Redwood County0.7+0.1 pts
51Hubbard County0.70 pts
52Pipestone County0.6+0.4 pts
53Grant County0.6-0.1 pts
54Crow Wing County0.6-0.1 pts
54Itasca County0.60 pts
54Martin County0.6+0.2 pts
54Renville County0.6+0.3 pts
58Murray County0.6+0.1 pts
59Houston County0.6-0.5 pts
59Traverse County0.6+0.4 pts
61Wadena County0.5-0.4 pts
62McLeod County0.50 pts
63Cass County0.5+0.1 pts
63Wilkin County0.5+0.2 pts
65Faribault County0.5-0.1 pts
65Lac qui Parle County0.50 pts
67Fillmore County0.5-0.1 pts
68Pope County0.4-0.1 pts
68Todd County0.4-0.1 pts
70Aitkin County0.4+0.1 pts
71Kanabec County0.40 pts
72Lake of the Woods County0.4+0.4 pts
72Mille Lacs County0.4-0 pts
72Watonwan County0.4+0.1 pts
75Douglas County0.4+0.1 pts
76Marshall County0.3-0.1 pts
77Cook County0.3+0.3 pts
77Meeker County0.3-0 pts
77Morrison County0.30 pts
80Lake County0.3-0 pts
81Jackson County0.30 pts
82Mahnomen County0.2-0.8 pts
83Wabasha County0.2-0.2 pts
84Clearwater County0.20 pts
85Rock County0.2-0.2 pts
86Lincoln County0.2-0.5 pts
87Big Stone County0.10 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 13.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Big Stone County, with 0.1% in 2022.

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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