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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Stearns County, MN in 2016

Total Population:157,279

Non Hispanic (96.77%)

Hispanic (3.23%)

Race in Stearns County, MN in 2016

Total Population:157,279

White Alone (89.61%)

Black or African American Alone (5.97%)

Asian Alone (2.25%)

Two or more races (1.68%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Stearns County, MN in 2016

Total Population:157,279

Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.9%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.84%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.72%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.2%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.53%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.81%)

Population By Race in Stearns , MN in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	140,944	89.61%
Black or African American Alone	9,394	5.97%
Asian Alone	3,545	2.25%
Two Or More Races	2,638	1.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	601	0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	157	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Stearns , MN in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	136,668	86.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	9,182	5.84%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,276	2.72%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,465	2.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,413	1.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	368	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	233	0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	225	0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	212	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	104	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	80	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	53	0.03%