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 2023, at 13.2%. Watonwan County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.2Hennepin County
Median0.987 counties
Minnesota6.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 13.2 %13.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 12 %12Stearns CountyStearns County: 8.3 %8.3Anoka CountyAnoka County: 8.3 %8.3Dakota CountyDakota County: 7.2 %7.2Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 7.2 %7.2Rice CountyRice County: 6.5 %6.5Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 5.6 %5.6Scott CountyScott County: 5.2 %5.2Washington CountyWashington County: 4.8 %4.8Nobles CountyNobles County: 4.6 %4.6Clay CountyClay County: 4.6 %4.6Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 4.6 %4.6Benton CountyBenton County: 3.9 %3.9Sherburne CountySherburne County: 3.6 %3.6Mower CountyMower County: 3.5 %3.5Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 3.5 %3.5Steele CountySteele County: 3.4 %3.4Lyon CountyLyon County: 2.5 %2.5Pine CountyPine County: 2.2 %2.2Polk CountyPolk County: 2.2 %2.2Carlton CountyCarlton County: 2.1 %2.1Wright CountyWright County: 1.9 %1.9Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 1.8 %1.8Winona CountyWinona County: 1.7 %1.7Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 1.6 %1.6St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 1.6 %1.6Stevens CountyStevens County: 1.6 %1.6Carver CountyCarver County: 1.5 %1.5Chisago CountyChisago County: 1.2 %1.2Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 1.2 %1.2Pennington CountyPennington County: 1.2 %1.2Waseca CountyWaseca County: 1.1 %1.1Norman CountyNorman County: 1.1 %1.1Isanti CountyIsanti County: 1 %1Dodge CountyDodge County: 1 %1Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 1 %1Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 1 %1Sibley CountySibley County: 0.9 %0.9Roseau CountyRoseau County: 0.9 %0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hennepin County13.20 pts
2Ramsey County12+0.2 pts
3Stearns County8.3+0.3 pts
4Anoka County8.3+0.5 pts
5Dakota County7.2+0.3 pts
6Olmsted County7.2+0.2 pts
7Rice County6.5+0.1 pts
8Kandiyohi County5.6-0.4 pts
9Scott County5.2+0.2 pts
10Washington County4.80 pts
11Nobles County4.6-0.3 pts
12Clay County4.6+0.3 pts
13Blue Earth County4.6-0.1 pts
14Benton County3.9-1.6 pts
15Sherburne County3.6+0.4 pts
16Mower County3.5-0.3 pts
17Nicollet County3.5+0.5 pts
18Steele County3.4+0.3 pts
19Lyon County2.5-0.4 pts
20Pine County2.2+0.1 pts
21Polk County2.2-0.2 pts
22Carlton County2.1+0.1 pts
23Wright County1.9+0.4 pts
24Cottonwood County1.8+0.2 pts
25Winona County1.7+0.3 pts
26Goodhue County1.60 pts
27St. Louis County1.60 pts
28Stevens County1.6-0 pts
29Carver County1.5-0.1 pts
30Chisago County1.2+0.1 pts
31Freeborn County1.2+0.1 pts
32Pennington County1.2-0.1 pts
33Waseca County1.1+0.3 pts
34Norman County1.1-0.1 pts
35Isanti County1+0.1 pts
36Dodge County1+0.2 pts
36Otter Tail County1-0 pts
38Pipestone County1+0.3 pts
39Sibley County0.9-0 pts
40Roseau County0.9+0.1 pts
41Chippewa County0.9-0.2 pts
42Beltrami County0.9-0 pts
43Le Sueur County0.90 pts
44Renville County0.9+0.2 pts
45Brown County0.80 pts
46Martin County0.8+0.2 pts
47Becker County0.8+0.1 pts
48Yellow Medicine County0.8-0.1 pts
49Wadena County0.7+0.2 pts
50Swift County0.7-0.2 pts
51Aitkin County0.7+0.2 pts
51Itasca County0.7+0.1 pts
53Murray County0.60 pts
54Fillmore County0.6+0.2 pts
54Pope County0.6+0.2 pts
54Red Lake County0.6-0.2 pts
57Crow Wing County0.6-0 pts
58Redwood County0.6-0.1 pts
59Faribault County0.6+0.1 pts
59Koochiching County0.6-0.2 pts
61Lac qui Parle County0.6+0.1 pts
62Jackson County0.5+0.3 pts
63Kanabec County0.5+0.1 pts
63Todd County0.5+0.1 pts
65Kittson County0.5-0.3 pts
66Traverse County0.5-0.1 pts
67Hubbard County0.5-0.2 pts
68Douglas County0.5+0.1 pts
68Grant County0.5-0.2 pts
68McLeod County0.5-0 pts
71Cook County0.5+0.1 pts
72Cass County0.4-0.1 pts
72Lake County0.4+0.1 pts
74Houston County0.4-0.2 pts
74Marshall County0.40 pts
76Wabasha County0.3+0.1 pts
77Morrison County0.30 pts
78Mille Lacs County0.3-0.1 pts
79Lake of the Woods County0.3-0.1 pts
80Wilkin County0.2-0.3 pts
81Rock County0.20 pts
82Big Stone County0.20 pts
83Clearwater County0.2-0 pts
83Lincoln County0.20 pts
83Meeker County0.2-0.2 pts
86Mahnomen County0.1-0.2 pts
87Watonwan County0-0.4 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Watonwan County, with 0% in 2023.

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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