Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 1,281,649 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 98,182 people who identified as Hispanic (7.66%), and 1,183,467 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 945,469 (73.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 179,939 (14.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 97,259 (7.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2020, with a population of 864,818 (67.48%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 175,311 (13.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 96,237 (7.51%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 179,939 14.04%
White Alone 945,469 73.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,604 1.14%
Asian Alone 97,259 7.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 733 0.06%
Two Or More Races 43,645 3.41%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,628 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 80,651 6.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,322 0.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,022 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 257 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,302 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 175,311 13.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 864,818 67.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,282 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 96,237 7.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 476 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 38,343 2.99%