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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hennepin County, MN in 2012

Total Population:1,184,545

Non Hispanic (93.25%)

Hispanic (6.75%)

Race in Hennepin County, MN in 2012

Total Population:1,184,545

White Alone (76.52%)

Black or African American Alone (12.42%)

Asian Alone (6.78%)

Two or more races (3.01%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.21%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2012

Total Population:1,184,545

Non-Hispanic White Alone (71.02%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.08%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (6.71%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.5%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.65%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.04%)

Population By Race in Hennepin , MN in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	906,367	76.52%
Black or African American Alone	147,153	12.42%
Asian Alone	80,322	6.78%
Two Or More Races	35,699	3.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	14,307	1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	697	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	841,262	71.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	143,081	12.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	79,477	6.71%
White Alone - Hispanic	65,105	5.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	31,418	2.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	8,960	0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5,347	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	4,281	0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4,072	0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	845	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	412	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	285	0.02%