Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 1,258,021 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 87,554 people who identified as Hispanic (6.96%), and 1,170,467 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 932,920 (74.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 173,604 (13.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 95,305 (7.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2018, with a population of 861,213 (68.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 169,348 (13.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 94,346 (7.5%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 173,604 13.8%
White Alone 932,920 74.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,011 1.11%
Asian Alone 95,305 7.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 785 0.06%
Two Or More Races 41,396 3.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,256 0.34%
White Alone - Hispanic 71,707 5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,621 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 959 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 288 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,723 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 169,348 13.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 861,213 68.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,390 0.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 94,346 7.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 497 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 36,673 2.92%