Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 33.23%. Among all Minnesota counties, Big Stone County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (100.00%), followed by Rock County (100.00%), and Lincoln County (93.10%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Big Stone County
Rock County
Lincoln County
Kanabec County
Swift County
Murray County
Grant County
Brown County
Pennington County
Becker County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Big Stone County 100.00
1 Rock County 100.00
2 Lincoln County 93.10
3 Kanabec County 71.43
4 Swift County 71.05
5 Murray County 66.67
6 Grant County 65.39
7 Brown County 62.03
8 Pennington County 61.86
9 Becker County 54.26
10 Martin County 53.33
11 Meeker County 50.00
12 Isanti County 47.43
13 Wilkin County 45.46
14 Beltrami County 45.00
15 Faribault County 44.12
16 Sherburne County 42.72
17 Dodge County 41.56
18 Fillmore County 41.38
19 Clay County 40.19
20 Otter Tail County 39.54
21 St. Louis County 38.42
22 Carver County 37.84
23 McLeod County 37.68
24 Anoka County 36.83
25 Stearns County 35.67
26 Carlton County 35.47
27 Hennepin County 34.39
28 Kandiyohi County 34.28
29 Pine County 33.99
30 Ramsey County 33.76
31 Dakota County 33.47
32 Sibley County 33.33
32 Traverse County 33.33
33 Lyon County 32.67
34 Nobles County 30.17
35 Scott County 29.95
36 Wright County 29.12
37 Blue Earth County 28.91
38 Houston County 28.17
39 Benton County 28.01
40 Douglas County 27.94
41 Red Lake County 27.27
42 Washington County 26.29
43 Jackson County 26.09
44 Renville County 25.93
45 Wadena County 24.73
46 Olmsted County 24.61
47 Mower County 23.79
48 Aitkin County 23.08
49 Polk County 22.59
50 Itasca County 22.52
51 Crow Wing County 20.91
52 Cottonwood County 20.23
53 Steele County 20.21
54 Cass County 19.78
55 Waseca County 19.42
56 Rice County 17.88
57 Goodhue County 17.67
58 Hubbard County 17.05
59 Kittson County 15.79
60 Nicollet County 14.77
61 Mille Lacs County 14.55
62 Clearwater County 14.29
63 Winona County 13.58
64 Freeborn County 13.27
65 Redwood County 12.50
65 Stevens County 12.50
66 Yellow Medicine County 11.94
67 Roseau County 11.11
68 Mahnomen County 10.71
69 Le Sueur County 7.86
70 Chisago County 6.52
71 Marshall County 5.88
72 Morrison County 4.65
73 Chippewa County 2.68
74 Koochiching County 0.00
74 Lac qui Parle County 0.00
74 Lake County 0.00
74 Lake of the Woods County 0.00
74 Norman County 0.00
74 Pipestone County 0.00
74 Pope County 0.00
74 Todd County 0.00
74 Wabasha County 0.00
74 Watonwan County 0.00