Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Minnesota was 25.01%. Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Buffalo city (100%), followed by Fairmont city (100%), and Bemidji city (98.54%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Big Lake city (0%), Hugo city (0%), and Lake Elmo city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Minnesota cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Minnesota.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

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Related Topics: Minnesota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Buffalo city	100.00
1	Fairmont city	100.00
2	Bemidji city	98.54
3	North Mankato city	70.25
4	Brainerd city	66.08
5	Grand Rapids city	65.00
6	Lino Lakes city	59.86
7	Red Wing city	55.29
8	Moorhead city	53.30
9	Willmar city	52.34
10	Duluth city	51.67
11	Fergus Falls city	48.77
12	Waconia city	47.90
13	St. Peter city	45.99
14	Vadnais Heights city	43.07
15	St. Cloud city	41.67
16	Faribault city	39.02
17	Savage city	37.67
18	Eden Prairie city	36.97
19	Minneapolis city	35.14
20	Sartell city	35.12
21	Alexandria city	33.33
22	Owatonna city	32.94
23	West St. Paul city	32.34
24	North Branch city	31.82
25	Albert Lea city	31.25
26	Anoka city	30.74
27	Rochester city	30.73
28	St. Paul city	30.59
29	Chaska city	30.22
30	Mankato city	29.62
31	Hibbing city	29.57
32	St. Louis Park city	29.39
33	Robbinsdale city	28.60
34	Marshall city	27.78
35	Austin city	26.00
36	Maple Grove city	25.70
37	New Brighton city	25.23
38	Shoreview city	25.00
39	Golden Valley city	24.45
40	South St. Paul city	23.82
41	Monticello city	23.64
42	Shakopee city	22.78
43	Winona city	20.68
44	Fridley city	19.83
45	Hopkins city	19.82
46	Brooklyn Center city	19.02
47	Oakdale city	18.36
48	Edina city	18.28
49	Little Canada city	18.08
50	Bloomington city	17.79
51	New Ulm city	17.31
52	New Hope city	17.10
53	Brooklyn Park city	16.97
54	Mendota Heights city	16.92
55	Columbia Heights city	16.62
56	Richfield city	16.10
57	Roseville city	15.39
58	Minnetonka city	14.41
59	Hermantown city	13.67
60	Crystal city	13.64
61	Northfield city	13.04
62	Burnsville city	12.90
62	Eagan city	12.90
63	Coon Rapids city	12.65
64	White Bear Lake city	12.33
65	Hutchinson city	12.00
66	Worthington city	11.47
67	East Bethel city	10.94
68	Plymouth city	10.84
69	Champlin city	8.54
70	Apple Valley city	7.90
71	Forest Lake city	7.81
72	Blaine city	7.52
73	Mounds View city	7.19
74	Maplewood city	7.13
75	Cottage Grove city	5.03
76	Lakeville city	4.89
77	Hastings city	4.83
78	Cloquet city	4.65
79	Andover city	4.62
80	Chanhassen city	3.94
81	Inver Grove Heights city	3.78
82	Woodbury city	3.36
83	North St. Paul city	3.32
84	Prior Lake city	2.84
85	Sauk Rapids city	2.38
86	Farmington city	2.19
87	Rosemount city	1.29
88	Ham Lake city	1.19
89	Elk River city	0.36
90	Stillwater city	0.26
91	Big Lake city	0.00
91	Hugo city	0.00
91	Lake Elmo city	0.00
91	Otsego city	0.00
91	Ramsey city	0.00
91	Rogers city	0.00
91	St. Michael city	0.00
91	Victoria city	0.00