Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rice County, MN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 65,862 population of Rice County, Minnesota comprised of 5,247 people who identified as Hispanic (7.97%), and 60,615 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rice County, Minnesota with a population of 59,419 (90.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,413 (5.18%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,486 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rice County, Minnesota in 2016, with a population of 54,650 (82.98%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,769 (7.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,304 (5.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Rice, Minnesota.

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Population By Race in Rice , MN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,413 5.18%
White Alone 59,419 90.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 423 0.64%
Asian Alone 1,486 2.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 73 0.11%
Two Or More Races 1,048 1.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Rice , MN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 109 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,769 7.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 161 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 48 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 139 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,304 5.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 54,650 82.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 262 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,438 2.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 909 1.38%