Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dakota County, MN in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 399,214 population of Dakota County, Minnesota comprised of 24,178 people who identified as Hispanic (6.06%), and 375,036 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dakota County, Minnesota with a population of 349,654 (87.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 19,472 (4.88%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 17,981 (4.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dakota County, Minnesota in 2010, with a population of 328,693 (82.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,961 (5.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 18,548 (4.65%).

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

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Population By Race in Dakota , MN in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 19,472 4.88%
White Alone 349,654 87.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,030 0.51%
Asian Alone 17,981 4.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 287 0.07%
Two Or More Races 9,790 2.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Dakota , MN in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 924 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,961 5.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 700 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 268 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 59 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,266 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18,548 4.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 328,693 82.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,330 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,713 4.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 228 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,524 2.13%