Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton County, MN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 40,219 population of Benton County, Minnesota comprised of 1,003 people who identified as Hispanic (2.49%), and 39,216 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Minnesota with a population of 36,903 (91.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,740 (4.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 841 (2.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Minnesota in 2017, with a population of 36,054 (89.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,709 (4.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 849 (2.11%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Benton, Minnesota.

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Population By Race in Benton , MN in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,740 4.33%
White Alone 36,903 91.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 238 0.59%
Asian Alone 482 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.04%
Two Or More Races 841 2.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , MN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 849 2.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 56 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 56 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,709 4.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,054 89.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 182 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 471 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 785 1.95%