Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Minnesota counties, in April 2020, among all of Minnesota's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Brooklyn Park city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (29.48%), followed by Brooklyn Center city (27.97%), and New Hope city (22.11%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Minnesota cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Minnesota.

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Center
New Hope
Columbia Heights
St. Cloud
Minneapolis
Hopkins
Fridley
St. Paul
Burnsville
Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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1 Brooklyn Park city 29.48
2 Brooklyn Center city 27.97
3 New Hope city 22.11
4 Columbia Heights city 21.64
5 St. Cloud city 19.23
6 Minneapolis city 19.08
7 Hopkins city 18.56
8 Fridley city 18.24
9 St. Paul city 16.77
10 Burnsville city 15.52
11 Robbinsdale city 15.43
12 Faribault city 14.85
13 Crystal city 13.95
14 Willmar city 12.07
15 New Brighton city 11.82
16 Maplewood city 11.24
17 Little Canada city 10.41
18 Coon Rapids city 10.37
19 Oakdale city 10.26
20 Bloomington city 9.93
21 Richfield city 9.83
22 North St. Paul city 9.67
23 Mounds View city 9.52
24 Shakopee city 9.42
25 Eagan city 9.30
26 Apple Valley city 8.92
27 Rochester city 8.89
28 Roseville city 8.86
29 Savage city 8.74
30 Mankato city 8.42
31 Champlin city 8.22
32 West St. Paul city 8.11
33 St. Louis Park city 8.03
34 Anoka city 7.90
35 Woodbury city 7.43
36 St. Peter city 7.25
37 Eden Prairie city 7.24
38 Blaine city 7.14
39 Worthington city 6.79
40 Golden Valley city 6.78
41 Moorhead city 6.73
42 South St. Paul city 6.53
43 Ramsey city 6.51
43 Vadnais Heights city 6.51
44 Maple Grove city 6.43
45 Marshall city 6.30
45 Plymouth city 6.30
46 Cottage Grove city 6.10
47 Inver Grove Heights city 6.08
48 Austin city 6.04
49 North Mankato city 5.62
50 Owatonna city 5.00
51 Rosemount city 4.84
52 Minnetonka city 4.58
53 Chaska city 4.57
54 Lakeville city 4.35
55 Farmington city 4.24
56 White Bear Lake city 4.16
57 Elk River city 4.12
58 Lino Lakes city 3.87
59 Shoreview city 3.66
60 Edina city 3.57
61 Duluth city 3.56
62 Big Lake city 3.53
62 Otsego city 3.53
63 St. Michael city 3.47
64 Northfield city 3.05
65 Andover city 3.03
66 Red Wing city 2.96
67 Bemidji city 2.82
68 Winona city 2.77
69 Prior Lake city 2.76
70 Rogers city 2.72
71 Hastings city 2.47
72 Sauk Rapids city 2.39
73 Albert Lea city 2.33
74 Monticello city 2.11
75 Hugo city 1.95
76 Sartell city 1.92
77 Hermantown city 1.87
78 Lake Elmo city 1.77
79 Fergus Falls city 1.74
80 Forest Lake city 1.70
81 Mendota Heights city 1.69
82 Stillwater city 1.66
83 Brainerd city 1.61
84 Hibbing city 1.51
85 Chanhassen city 1.39
86 Buffalo city 1.26
87 Alexandria city 1.23
88 North Branch city 1.08
89 Hutchinson city 1.03
90 Waconia city 1.01
91 Fairmont city 0.91
91 Grand Rapids city 0.91
92 Cloquet city 0.84
93 Victoria city 0.75
94 New Ulm city 0.72
95 Ham Lake city 0.71
96 East Bethel city 0.59