Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 36.40K people in Minnesota with African ancestry. Among all Minnesota cities and places, Minneapolis city had the highest population with African ancestry (4.72K), followed by St. Paul city (4.11K), and Brooklyn Park city (3.43K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Minnesota.

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Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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St. Paul city

Brooklyn Park city

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Bloomington city

Rochester city

Maple Grove city

Apple Valley city

Lakeville city

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Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Minneapolis city	4721
2	St. Paul city	4105
3	Brooklyn Park city	3429
4	St. Cloud city	2191
5	Bloomington city	1657
6	Rochester city	1164
7	Maple Grove city	1059
8	Apple Valley city	924
9	Lakeville city	830
10	Moorhead city	787
11	Brooklyn Center city	717
12	Burnsville city	681
13	New Hope city	660
14	Fridley city	597
15	Anoka city	587
16	Blaine city	584
17	Eagan city	570
18	Coon Rapids city	511
19	Richfield city	487
20	Albertville city	426
21	Hopkins city	418
22	Columbia Heights city	404
23	Willmar city	397
24	New Brighton city	363
25	Inver Grove Heights city	310
26	Mankato city	284
27	Minnetonka city	278
28	Maplewood city	275
29	Plymouth city	262
30	Crystal city	259
31	Edina city	244
32	West St. Paul city	223
33	Shakopee city	222
34	Austin city	213
35	South St. Paul city	212
36	Eden Prairie city	205
37	Mounds View city	174
38	Norwood Young America city	163
39	Elk River city	162
40	St. Louis Park city	154
41	Waite Park city	149
42	Worthington city	139
43	Roseville city	134
44	St. Peter city	125
45	Oak Grove city	121
46	Fergus Falls city	119
47	Stillwater city	117
48	St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties)	114
49	Crookston city	106
50	Robbinsdale city	104
51	Wadena city	103
52	Shoreview city	98
53	Duluth city	95
54	East Grand Forks city	92
55	Carver city	89
56	Little Canada city	88
57	Andover city	85
57	Becker city	85
58	Marshall city	84
59	Faribault city	81
60	Savage city	62
61	Cambridge city	61
62	Northfield city	58
62	North Mankato city	58
63	Champlin city	57
63	Vadnais Heights city	57
64	Annandale city	54
64	Falcon Heights city	54
65	Ham Lake city	51
66	Rockford city	47
67	Sartell city	46
68	Red Wing city	45
69	Hugo city	44
69	Lauderdale city	44
69	Pelican Rapids city	44
70	North St. Paul city	42
71	White Bear Lake city	41
72	Delano city	40
72	Lino Lakes city	40
72	Ramsey city	40
73	Rosemount city	39
74	Forest Lake city	37
75	Chanhassen city	34
76	Cologne city	31
77	St. Michael city	28
78	Thief River Falls city	27
79	Big Lake city	26
80	Hilltop city	25
80	Long Prairie city	25
81	Rice city	24
82	Chisholm city	23
82	Detroit Lakes city	23
82	Spring Lake Park city	23
83	Oakdale city	22
83	Owatonna city	22
84	Golden Valley city	21
85	Appleton city	20
85	Sauk Rapids city	20
86	Hermantown city	19
87	Chaska city	18
87	Cottage Grove city	18
87	Kellogg city	18
87	Mendota Heights city	18
87	Milaca city	18
88	St. John's University CDP	17
89	Rogers city	16
90	Hallock city	15
91	Arden Hills city	14
91	Jordan city	14
91	Lexington city	14
91	Virginia city	14
92	Silver Bay city	13
93	Moose Lake city	12
93	Sandstone city	12
93	White Earth CDP	12
94	Bena city	11
94	Farmington city	11
94	Montrose city	11
94	North Branch city	11
95	Cannon Falls city	10
95	Winthrop city	10
96	Madelia city	9
96	Osseo city	9
96	Waseca city	9
97	Little Falls city	8
97	Oronoco city	8
98	Buffalo city	7
98	Tyler city	7
98	Zemple city	7
99	Kelliher city	6
99	Meadowlands city	6
100	St. Joseph city	5
100	Sherburn city	5
101	Plainview city	4
101	Waverly city	4
102	Braham city	3
102	Elmore city	3
102	Fertile city	3
102	Ghent city	3
102	Howard Lake city	3
102	Lake Lillian city	3
102	Lewiston city	3
102	Maple Plain city	3
102	Pine City city	3
103	Canton city	2
103	Clearwater city	2
103	Isle city	2
103	Karlstad city	2
103	Pine Point CDP	2
103	Quamba city	2
103	Russell city	2
103	Strathcona city	2
103	Wheaton city	2
104	Brainerd city	1
104	International Falls city	1
104	Ivanhoe city	1
104	Pease city	1
104	Pipestone city	1
104	Wrenshall city	1