Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin, MN in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,248,707 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 86,291 people who identified as Hispanic (6.91%), and 1,162,416 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 929,980 (74.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 169,512 (13.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 93,961 (7.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2017, with a population of 859,350 (68.82%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 165,302 (13.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 93,031 (7.45%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 169,512 13.58%
White Alone 929,980 74.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,035 1.12%
Asian Alone 93,961 7.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 791 0.06%
Two Or More Races 40,428 3.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,210 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 70,630 5.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,581 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 930 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 289 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,651 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 165,302 13.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 859,350 68.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,454 0.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 93,031 7.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 502 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 35,777 2.87%