Minnesota Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Minnesota's population of 5.71M residents comprised of 345.64K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.06%), and 5.36M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Minnesota, with a population of 4.42M (77.51%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Minnesota, with a population of 398.43K (6.98%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Minnesota, with a population of 345.72K (6.06%). The smallest racial group in Minnesota was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 2.92K (0.05%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Minnesota, with a population of 4.35M (76.30%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Minnesota, with a population of 392.85K (6.88%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Minnesota, with a population of 297.46K (5.21%). The smallest ethnic group in Minnesota was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 297 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Minnesota from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar information for each Minnesota county.

Minnesota Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Minnesota Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Minnesota Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Minnesota Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 398434 6.98
White Alone 4423146 77.51
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 68641 1.20
Asian Alone 299190 5.24
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2918 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 168444 2.95
Two Or More Races 345721 6.06
Minnesota Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 4353880 76.30
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 392850 6.88
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 297460 5.21
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 236034 4.14
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 147481 2.58
Hispanic - Two or More Races 109687 1.92
Hispanic - White Alone 69266 1.21
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 57046 1.00
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 20963 0.37
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 11595 0.20
Hispanic - Black Alone 5584 0.10
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2621 0.05
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1730 0.03
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 297 0.01