Population By Race and Ethnicity in Blue Earth County, MN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 66,398 population of Blue Earth County, Minnesota comprised of 2,323 people who identified as Hispanic (3.5%), and 64,075 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Blue Earth County, Minnesota with a population of 60,752 (91.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,556 (3.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,597 (2.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Blue Earth County, Minnesota in 2016, with a population of 58,741 (88.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,477 (3.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,011 (3.03%).

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

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Population By Race in Blue Earth , MN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,556 3.85%
White Alone 60,752 91.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 236 0.36%
Asian Alone 1,597 2.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 38 0.06%
Two Or More Races 1,219 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Blue Earth , MN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 79 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,011 3.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 83 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 112 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,477 3.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 58,741 88.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 153 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,566 2.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,107 1.67%