Minnesota Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 398,434 people in Minnesota who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 6.98% of the total population of Minnesota. Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (171,511), followed by Ramsey County (71,390), and Dakota County (32,740). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Kittson County (3), Mahnomen County (8), and Lincoln County (10).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Hennepin County had the highest percentage, with 13.38% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Ramsey County (12.93%), and Stearns County (8.41%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Minnesota.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Minnesota Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Minnesota Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Aitkin County 62 0.40
Anoka County 28657 7.88
Becker County 203 0.58
Beltrami County 543 1.18
Benton County 2022 4.89
Big Stone County 29 0.56
Blue Earth County 3970 5.74
Brown County 128 0.49
Carlton County 562 1.55
Carver County 2208 2.07
Cass County 73 0.24
Chippewa County 75 0.60
Chisago County 853 1.51
Clay County 3190 4.88
Clearwater County 23 0.27
Cook County 25 0.45
Cottonwood County 143 1.24
Crow Wing County 419 0.63
Dakota County 32740 7.44
Dodge County 134 0.64
Douglas County 235 0.60
Faribault County 60 0.43
Fillmore County 101 0.48
Freeborn County 486 1.57
Goodhue County 685 1.44
Grant County 13 0.21
Hennepin County 171511 13.38
Houston County 98 0.52
Hubbard County 93 0.44
Isanti County 318 0.77
Itasca County 178 0.40
Jackson County 120 1.20
Kanabec County 67 0.42
Kandiyohi County 2649 6.06
Kittson County 3 0.07
Koochiching County 44 0.37
Lac qui Parle County 36 0.54
Lake County 11 0.10
Lake of the Woods County 13 0.35
Le Sueur County 264 0.92
Lincoln County 10 0.18
Lyon County 922 3.65
McLeod County 235 0.64
Mahnomen County 8 0.15
Marshall County 13 0.14
Martin County 118 0.59
Meeker County 93 0.40
Mille Lacs County 83 0.31
Morrison County 185 0.54
Mower County 1638 4.09
Murray County 26 0.32
Nicollet County 1707 4.95
Nobles County 983 4.41
Norman County 20 0.31
Olmsted County 11113 6.82
Otter Tail County 856 1.43
Pennington County 181 1.29
Pine County 478 1.66
Pipestone County 107 1.14
Polk County 977 3.13
Pope County 39 0.35
Ramsey County 71390 12.93
Red Lake County 15 0.38
Redwood County 80 0.52
Renville County 69 0.47
Rice County 4386 6.54
Rock County 51 0.53
Roseau County 87 0.57
St. Louis County 4189 2.09
Scott County 8225 5.45
Sherburne County 3666 3.77
Sibley County 84 0.57
Stearns County 13315 8.41
Steele County 1373 3.67
Stevens County 84 0.87
Swift County 88 0.89
Todd County 119 0.47
Traverse County 27 0.80
Wabasha County 122 0.57
Wadena County 131 0.93
Waseca County 359 1.89
Washington County 14041 5.25
Watonwan County 48 0.43
Wilkin County 42 0.65
Winona County 917 1.85
Wright County 2637 1.87
Yellow Medicine County 53 0.56