Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.64% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Benton County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.24%), followed by Clay County (1.21%), and Hennepin County (1.17%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Benton County
Clay County
Hennepin County
Stearns County
Ramsey County
Kandiyohi County
Dakota County
Wadena County
Anoka County
Olmsted County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Benton County 1.24
2 Clay County 1.21
3 Hennepin County 1.17
4 Stearns County 1.10
5 Ramsey County 1.01
6 Kandiyohi County 0.92
7 Dakota County 0.88
8 Wadena County 0.87
9 Anoka County 0.86
10 Olmsted County 0.73
10 Polk County 0.73
11 Nobles County 0.66
12 Nicollet County 0.55
13 Mower County 0.53
14 Sherburne County 0.51
15 Swift County 0.43
16 Blue Earth County 0.41
16 Wright County 0.41
17 Kittson County 0.40
18 Carver County 0.35
18 Lyon County 0.35
19 Otter Tail County 0.29
20 Scott County 0.22
21 Rice County 0.21
22 Isanti County 0.20
23 Pennington County 0.19
24 Lincoln County 0.14
25 Aitkin County 0.12
25 Cass County 0.12
25 Goodhue County 0.12
25 Lake County 0.12
25 Todd County 0.12
26 Becker County 0.11
27 Mille Lacs County 0.10
27 Pine County 0.10
27 Roseau County 0.10
27 Wabasha County 0.10
27 Washington County 0.10
28 St. Louis County 0.08
28 Watonwan County 0.08
29 Sibley County 0.07
29 Waseca County 0.07
30 Houston County 0.06
30 Kanabec County 0.06
30 Steele County 0.06
30 Traverse County 0.06
31 Carlton County 0.05
31 Red Lake County 0.05
32 Hubbard County 0.04
32 Winona County 0.04
33 Faribault County 0.03
33 Itasca County 0.03
33 Lac qui Parle County 0.03
33 Martin County 0.03
33 Morrison County 0.03
34 Brown County 0.02
34 Chisago County 0.02
34 Wilkin County 0.02
35 Beltrami County 0.01
35 Crow Wing County 0.01
35 Dodge County 0.01
35 Douglas County 0.01
35 Fillmore County 0.01
35 Koochiching County 0.01
35 Pipestone County 0.01
35 Renville County 0.01
35 Yellow Medicine County 0.01