Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dakota County, MN in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 440,423 population of Dakota County, Minnesota comprised of 36,387 people who identified as Hispanic (8.26%), and 404,036 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dakota County, Minnesota with a population of 364,707 (82.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 34,953 (7.94%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,897 (5.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dakota County, Minnesota in 2020, with a population of 333,540 (75.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 33,509 (7.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 31,167 (7.08%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 34,953 7.94%
White Alone 364,707 82.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,857 0.65%
Asian Alone 23,897 5.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 473 0.11%
Two Or More Races 13,536 3.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Dakota , MN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,444 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 31,167 7.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,329 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 451 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 164 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,832 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33,509 7.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 333,540 75.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,528 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23,446 5.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 309 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,704 2.66%