Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 172.12K people in Minnesota with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (75.91K), followed by Ramsey County (24.86K), and Dakota County (14.24K).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Stearns County
Olmsted County
Washington County
Scott County
Rice County
Kandiyohi County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Hennepin County 75906
2 Ramsey County 24862
3 Dakota County 14244
4 Anoka County 13978
5 Stearns County 7876
6 Olmsted County 6109
7 Washington County 4701
8 Scott County 4671
9 Rice County 2804
10 Kandiyohi County 1837
11 Blue Earth County 1611
12 Clay County 1396
13 Sherburne County 1363
14 Mower County 1251
15 Wright County 963
16 Steele County 948
17 Carver County 926
18 Nobles County 891
19 Benton County 882
20 St. Louis County 768
21 Polk County 470
22 Nicollet County 430
23 Otter Tail County 408
24 Lyon County 374
25 Winona County 151
26 Isanti County 139
27 Jackson County 136
28 McLeod County 135
29 Goodhue County 130
30 Wadena County 122
31 Carlton County 120
32 Cass County 81
32 Chisago County 81
33 Swift County 75
34 Pine County 71
35 Crow Wing County 70
36 Freeborn County 68
37 Stevens County 62
38 Chippewa County 58
39 Roseau County 55
40 Fillmore County 54
41 Becker County 52
41 Kanabec County 52
41 Kittson County 52
42 Sibley County 45
43 Mille Lacs County 44
44 Lincoln County 38
44 Pipestone County 38
44 Todd County 38
45 Morrison County 35
46 Watonwan County 33
47 Beltrami County 32
48 Itasca County 30
49 Pennington County 28
50 Aitkin County 27
50 Grant County 27
51 Wabasha County 26
52 Brown County 24
53 Yellow Medicine County 23
54 Houston County 19
55 Faribault County 18
55 Rock County 18
56 Hubbard County 17
57 Lake County 16
58 Waseca County 13
59 Clearwater County 12
60 Douglas County 11
60 Le Sueur County 11
61 Martin County 10
62 Norman County 8
63 Cottonwood County 7
64 Lac qui Parle County 6
65 Mahnomen County 5
66 Dodge County 4
66 Marshall County 4
66 Pope County 4
66 Traverse County 4
67 Red Lake County 2
68 Cook County 1
68 Koochiching County 1
68 Meeker County 1
68 Renville County 1
68 Wilkin County 1