Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 1,169,581 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 78,826 people who identified as Hispanic (6.74%), and 1,090,755 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 899,318 (76.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 143,648 (12.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 77,143 (6.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2011, with a population of 835,171 (71.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 139,549 (11.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 76,292 (6.52%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 143,648 12.28%
White Alone 899,318 76.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,072 1.2%
Asian Alone 77,143 6.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 727 0.06%
Two Or More Races 34,673 2.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,099 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 64,147 5.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,191 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 851 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 284 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,254 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 139,549 11.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 835,171 71.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,881 0.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 76,292 6.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 443 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 30,419 2.6%