Population By Race and Ethnicity in Blue Earth County, MN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 66,931 population of Blue Earth County, Minnesota comprised of 2,470 people who identified as Hispanic (3.69%), and 64,461 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Blue Earth County, Minnesota with a population of 60,906 (91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,793 (4.17%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,638 (2.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Blue Earth County, Minnesota in 2017, with a population of 58,773 (87.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,703 (4.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,133 (3.19%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,793 4.17%
White Alone 60,906 91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 251 0.38%
Asian Alone 1,638 2.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.06%
Two Or More Races 1,300 1.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Blue Earth , MN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 90 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,133 3.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 83 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 33 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 124 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,703 4.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 58,773 87.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 168 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,605 2.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,176 1.76%