Minnesota Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 290,062 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Minnesota and they represented 5.39% of the total population of Minnesota in 2012. Hennepin County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (143,081), followed by Ramsey County (57,274), and Dakota County (20,132). On the other hand, Lincoln County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (9), followed by Traverse County (11), and Mahnomen County (12).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Hennepin County had the highest percentage (12.08%), followed by Ramsey County (10.99%), and Olmsted County (5.14%).

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

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Minnesota Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
Minnesota Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Aitkin 56 0.35
Anoka 15847 4.72
Becker 132 0.4
Beltrami 253 0.56
Benton 863 2.23
Big Stone 13 0.25
Blue Earth 1990 3.06
Brown 69 0.27
Carlton 524 1.49
Carver 1159 1.24
Cass 80 0.28
Chippewa 72 0.59
Chisago 664 1.24
Clay 850 1.41
Clearwater 23 0.27
Cook 25 0.48
Cottonwood 101 0.87
Crow Wing 338 0.54
Dakota 20132 4.97
Dodge 83 0.41
Douglas 185 0.51
Faribault 58 0.41
Fillmore 66 0.32
Freeborn 260 0.84
Goodhue 486 1.05
Grant 20 0.34
Hennepin 143081 12.08
Houston 102 0.54
Hubbard 63 0.31
Isanti 228 0.6
Itasca 149 0.33
Jackson 48 0.47
Kanabec 75 0.47
Kandiyohi 1357 3.2
Kittson 14 0.31
Koochiching 85 0.65
Lac qui Parle 23 0.32
Lake 34 0.32
Lake of the Woods 13 0.33
Le Sueur 122 0.44
Lincoln 9 0.16
Lyon 619 2.41
McLeod 188 0.52
Mahnomen 12 0.22
Marshall 32 0.34
Martin 74 0.36
Meeker 86 0.37
Mille Lacs 115 0.45
Morrison 132 0.4
Mower 1171 2.97
Murray 25 0.29
Nicollet 709 2.15
Nobles 886 4.08
Norman 26 0.39
Olmsted 7549 5.14
Otter Tail 568 0.99
Pennington 182 1.29
Pine 575 1.97
Pipestone 72 0.77
Polk 315 1
Pope 36 0.33
Ramsey 57274 10.99
Red Lake 28 0.69
Redwood 80 0.51
Renville 45 0.29
Rice 2384 3.7
Rock 67 0.71
Roseau 49 0.32
St. Louis 2798 1.4
Scott 3936 2.91
Sherburne 1657 1.85
Sibley 42 0.28
Stearns 5354 3.52
Steele 993 2.73
Stevens 103 1.06
Swift 69 0.72
Todd 96 0.39
Traverse 11 0.32
Wabasha 90 0.42
Wadena 127 0.93
Waseca 402 2.1
Washington 9322 3.83
Watonwan 76 0.68
Wilkin 18 0.27
Winona 627 1.22
Wright 1264 0.99
Yellow Medicine 26 0.26