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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 157,279 population of Stearns County, Minnesota comprised of 5,079 people who identified as Hispanic (3.23%), and 152,200 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Stearns County, Minnesota with a population of 140,944 (89.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,394 (5.97%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,545 (2.25%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Stearns County, Minnesota in 2016, with a population of 136,668 (86.9%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,182 (5.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,276 (2.72%).

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

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Population By Race in Stearns , MN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,394 5.97%
White Alone 140,944 89.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 601 0.38%
Asian Alone 3,545 2.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 157 0.1%
Two Or More Races 2,638 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Stearns , MN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 212 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,276 2.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 233 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 80 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 53 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 225 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,182 5.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 136,668 86.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 368 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,465 2.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,413 1.53%