Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Minnesota Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 22.54%. Among all Minnesota counties, Pope County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (100.00%), followed by Watonwan County (70.59%), and Winona County (70.14%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Pope County
Watonwan County
Winona County
Wright County
Blue Earth County
Cass County
Washington County
Faribault County
Traverse County
Meeker County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Pope County 100.00
2 Watonwan County 70.59
3 Winona County 70.14
4 Wright County 48.02
5 Blue Earth County 38.30
6 Cass County 36.26
7 Washington County 35.96
8 Faribault County 33.82
9 Traverse County 33.33
10 Meeker County 32.50
11 Scott County 31.77
12 Roseau County 30.86
13 Lac qui Parle County 30.77
14 Polk County 30.45
15 McLeod County 30.44
16 Goodhue County 28.74
17 Carver County 28.65
18 Dakota County 27.60
19 Lyon County 25.00
20 Beltrami County 24.38
21 Anoka County 23.78
22 Douglas County 23.53
23 Pipestone County 23.08
24 Benton County 22.66
25 Ramsey County 22.32
26 Mower County 21.92
27 Hennepin County 21.75
28 Jackson County 21.74
29 Itasca County 21.62
30 Chippewa County 21.43
31 St. Louis County 20.18
32 Olmsted County 20.12
33 Crow Wing County 19.55
34 Isanti County 19.43
35 Clay County 19.40
36 Otter Tail County 17.49
37 Fillmore County 17.24
38 Becker County 17.02
39 Sherburne County 16.42
40 Nicollet County 12.45
41 Stevens County 11.11
42 Pine County 10.67
43 Aitkin County 10.26
44 Stearns County 9.90
45 Waseca County 9.35
46 Morrison County 9.30
47 Pennington County 9.28
48 Todd County 8.99
49 Sibley County 8.89
50 Houston County 8.45
51 Nobles County 8.08
52 Le Sueur County 7.14
53 Rice County 6.80
54 Kandiyohi County 5.70
55 Koochiching County 5.26
56 Dodge County 5.20
57 Steele County 4.28
58 Kanabec County 3.57
59 Hubbard County 3.41
60 Wadena County 3.23
61 Chisago County 1.83
62 Carlton County 1.56
63 Freeborn County 1.53
64 Big Stone County 0.00
64 Brown County 0.00
64 Clearwater County 0.00
64 Cottonwood County 0.00
64 Grant County 0.00
64 Kittson County 0.00
64 Lake County 0.00
64 Lake of the Woods County 0.00
64 Lincoln County 0.00
64 Mahnomen County 0.00
64 Marshall County 0.00
64 Martin County 0.00
64 Mille Lacs County 0.00
64 Murray County 0.00
64 Norman County 0.00
64 Red Lake County 0.00
64 Redwood County 0.00
64 Renville County 0.00
64 Rock County 0.00
64 Swift County 0.00
64 Wabasha County 0.00
64 Wilkin County 0.00
64 Yellow Medicine County 0.00