Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 1,222,868 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 83,692 people who identified as Hispanic (6.84%), and 1,139,176 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 921,201 (75.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 159,149 (13.01%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 89,238 (7.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2015, with a population of 852,696 (69.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 155,072 (12.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 88,317 (7.22%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 159,149 13.01%
White Alone 921,201 75.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,097 1.15%
Asian Alone 89,238 7.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 777 0.06%
Two Or More Races 38,406 3.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,077 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 68,505 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,389 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 921 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 322 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,478 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 155,072 12.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 852,696 69.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,708 0.71%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 88,317 7.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 455 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 33,928 2.77%