Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 1,184,545 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 79,935 people who identified as Hispanic (6.75%), and 1,104,610 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 906,367 (76.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 147,153 (12.42%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 80,322 (6.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2012, with a population of 841,262 (71.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 143,081 (12.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 79,477 (6.71%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 147,153 12.42%
White Alone 906,367 76.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,307 1.21%
Asian Alone 80,322 6.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 697 0.06%
Two Or More Races 35,699 3.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,072 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 65,105 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,347 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 845 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 285 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,281 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 143,081 12.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 841,262 71.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,960 0.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 79,477 6.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 412 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 31,418 2.65%