Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of 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 (3.04% of Minnesota population). Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (5.98%), followed by Stearns County (5.00%), and Ramsey County (4.53%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Hennepin County
Stearns County
Ramsey County
Kandiyohi County
Rice County
Nobles County
Anoka County
Olmsted County
Dakota County
Mower County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Hennepin County 5.98
2 Stearns County 5.00
3 Ramsey County 4.53
4 Kandiyohi County 4.22
5 Rice County 4.20
6 Nobles County 4.01
7 Anoka County 3.87
8 Olmsted County 3.80
9 Dakota County 3.27
10 Mower County 3.13
11 Scott County 3.12
12 Steele County 2.54
13 Blue Earth County 2.35
14 Benton County 2.15
14 Clay County 2.15
15 Washington County 1.78
16 Polk County 1.50
17 Lyon County 1.47
18 Sherburne County 1.42
19 Jackson County 1.36
20 Nicollet County 1.25
21 Kittson County 1.23
22 Carver County 0.88
23 Wadena County 0.87
24 Swift County 0.77
25 Wright County 0.69
26 Otter Tail County 0.68
27 Lincoln County 0.67
28 Stevens County 0.64
29 Chippewa County 0.46
30 Grant County 0.45
31 Pipestone County 0.41
32 St. Louis County 0.38
33 McLeod County 0.37
34 Roseau County 0.36
35 Isanti County 0.34
36 Carlton County 0.33
36 Kanabec County 0.33
37 Sibley County 0.30
37 Winona County 0.30
38 Watonwan County 0.29
39 Cass County 0.27
39 Goodhue County 0.27
40 Fillmore County 0.26
41 Pine County 0.25
42 Yellow Medicine County 0.24
43 Freeborn County 0.22
44 Pennington County 0.20
45 Rock County 0.19
46 Aitkin County 0.17
46 Mille Lacs County 0.17
47 Becker County 0.15
47 Lake County 0.15
47 Todd County 0.15
48 Chisago County 0.14
48 Clearwater County 0.14
49 Faribault County 0.13
50 Norman County 0.12
50 Traverse County 0.12
50 Wabasha County 0.12
51 Crow Wing County 0.11
52 Houston County 0.10
52 Morrison County 0.10
53 Brown County 0.09
53 Lac qui Parle County 0.09
53 Mahnomen County 0.09
54 Hubbard County 0.08
55 Beltrami County 0.07
55 Itasca County 0.07
55 Waseca County 0.07
56 Cottonwood County 0.06
57 Martin County 0.05
57 Red Lake County 0.05
58 Le Sueur County 0.04
58 Marshall County 0.04
58 Pope County 0.04
59 Douglas County 0.03
60 Cook County 0.02
60 Dodge County 0.02
60 Wilkin County 0.02
61 Koochiching County 0.01
61 Renville County 0.01
62 Meeker County 0.004