Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Minnesota counties, in April 2020, Hennepin County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (171.51K), followed by Ramsey County (71.39K), and Dakota County (32.74K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Hennepin
171.51K
Ramsey
71.39K
Dakota
32.74K
Anoka
28.66K
Washington
14.04K
Stearns
13.32K
Olmsted
11.11K
Scott
8.23K
Rice
4.39K
St. Louis
4.19K
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Population
1 Hennepin County 171,511
2 Ramsey County 71,390
3 Dakota County 32,740
4 Anoka County 28,657
5 Washington County 14,041
6 Stearns County 13,315
7 Olmsted County 11,113
8 Scott County 8,225
9 Rice County 4,386
10 St. Louis County 4,189
11 Blue Earth County 3,970
12 Sherburne County 3,666
13 Clay County 3,190
14 Kandiyohi County 2,649
15 Wright County 2,637
16 Carver County 2,208
17 Benton County 2,022
18 Nicollet County 1,707
19 Mower County 1,638
20 Steele County 1,373
21 Nobles County 983
22 Polk County 977
23 Lyon County 922
24 Winona County 917
25 Otter Tail County 856
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