Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hennepin County, MN in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 1,258,713 population of Hennepin County, Minnesota comprised of 98,839 people who identified as Hispanic (7.85%), and 1,159,874 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hennepin County, Minnesota with a population of 917,782 (72.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 184,652 (14.67%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 95,751 (7.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2023, with a population of 836,585 (66.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 180,153 (14.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 94,735 (7.53%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 184,652 14.67%
White Alone 917,782 72.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14,819 1.18%
Asian Alone 95,751 7.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 645 0.05%
Two Or More Races 45,064 3.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Hennepin , MN in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,499 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 81,197 6.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,581 0.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,016 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 231 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,315 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 180,153 14.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 836,585 66.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,238 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 94,735 7.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 414 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 39,749 3.16%