Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 9.70K people in Minnesota with Nigerian ancestry (0.17% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.36%), followed by Ramsey County (0.30%), and Blue Earth County (0.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Nigerian 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 Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Blue Earth County
Washington County
McLeod County
Anoka County
Carver County
Dakota County
Clay County
Clearwater County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hennepin County 0.36
2 Ramsey County 0.30
3 Blue Earth County 0.29
4 Washington County 0.24
5 McLeod County 0.20
6 Anoka County 0.19
7 Carver County 0.18
7 Dakota County 0.18
8 Clay County 0.14
8 Clearwater County 0.14
9 Benton County 0.13
9 Scott County 0.13
10 Polk County 0.11
10 St. Louis County 0.11
11 Nicollet County 0.09
12 Chippewa County 0.07
12 Lyon County 0.07
12 Mower County 0.07
12 Olmsted County 0.07
13 Stearns County 0.05
14 Morrison County 0.04
15 Isanti County 0.03
15 Nobles County 0.03
16 Brown County 0.02
16 Hubbard County 0.02
16 Sherburne County 0.02
16 Wabasha County 0.02
17 Carlton County 0.01
17 Chisago County 0.01
17 Cottonwood County 0.01
17 Douglas County 0.01
17 Todd County 0.01
18 Mille Lacs County 0.004