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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 63,844 population of Clay County, Minnesota comprised of 2,919 people who identified as Hispanic (4.57%), and 60,925 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Minnesota with a population of 57,974 (90.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,307 (3.61%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,532 (2.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Minnesota in 2017, with a population of 55,600 (87.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,374 (3.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,223 (3.48%).

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

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Population By Race in Clay , MN in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,307 3.61%
White Alone 57,974 90.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,113 1.74%
Asian Alone 872 1.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 46 0.07%
Two Or More Races 1,532 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , MN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 84 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,374 3.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 250 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 38 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 158 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,223 3.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,600 87.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 863 1.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 834 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,374 2.15%