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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 1,154,323 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 77,717 people who identified as Hispanic (6.73%), and 1,076,606 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 892,229 (77.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 139,934 (12.12%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 73,794 (6.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2010, with a population of 828,852 (71.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 135,819 (11.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 72,973 (6.32%).

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

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Population By Race in Hennepin , MN in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 139,934 12.12%
White Alone 892,229 77.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13,953 1.21%
Asian Alone 73,794 6.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 729 0.06%
Two Or More Races 33,684 2.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,115 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 63,377 5.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,027 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 821 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 287 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,090 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 135,819 11.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 828,852 71.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,926 0.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 72,973 6.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 442 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 29,594 2.56%