Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,270,055 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 97,893 people who identified as Hispanic (7.71%), and 1,172,162 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 933,991 (73.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 180,504 (14.21%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 96,413 (7.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2021, with a population of 853,524 (67.2%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 175,985 (13.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 95,414 (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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 180,504 14.21%
White Alone 933,991 73.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,690 1.16%
Asian Alone 96,413 7.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 712 0.06%
Two Or More Races 43,745 3.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,519 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 80,467 6.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,404 0.5%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 999 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 249 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,255 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 175,985 13.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 853,524 67.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,286 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 95,414 7.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 463 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 38,490 3.03%