Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dakota, MN in 2011

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 401,804 population of Dakota County, Minnesota comprised of 24,829 people who identified as Hispanic (6.18%), and 376,975 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dakota County, Minnesota with a population of 350,743 (87.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,239 (5.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 18,360 (4.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dakota County, Minnesota in 2011, with a population of 329,203 (81.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,540 (5.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,309 (4.81%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,239 5.04%
White Alone 350,743 87.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,092 0.52%
Asian Alone 18,360 4.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 324 0.08%
Two Or More Races 10,046 2.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Dakota , MN in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 930 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,540 5.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 760 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 286 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 78 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,235 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19,309 4.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 329,203 81.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,332 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18,074 4.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 246 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,811 2.19%